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A weekly news podcast bringing you the latest updates on the struggles that define our world from the people's perspective. Your favorite hosts, Zoe Alexandra, the editor of Peoples Dispatch, Indian journalist Prasanth R., and international editor at Morning Star Roger McKenzie move across continents and issues in this weekly 30 minute round-up. Artwork: Tings Chak Producer: Vyshakh T Audio Editor: Devin Martinez

  1. 11/07/2025

    A spectre haunts New York

    Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Peoples Dispatch editor Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R, and Roger McKenzie, international editor of the Morning Star. This week, they discuss the victory of Socialist Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor elections, the RSF capture of El Fasher in Sudan, disputed elections and popular protests in Tanzania and Cameroon, Trump’s threats to Nigeria over allegations of “Christian genocide” as well as updates from the Trump-Xi meeting in Busan, South Korea.

    23 min

  2. 10/23/2025

    Latin America unites against Trump's threats

    Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Peoples Dispatch editor Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R, and Roger McKenzie, international editor of the Morning Star. This week, they discuss the intensifying US threats and attacks in the Caribbean, Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans for the Aston Villa game, the 80th anniversary of the Manchester Pan-African Congress, expectations from Japan’s new right-wing prime minister, and the No Kings actions in the United States.

    32 min

  3. 10/18/2025

    Will the ceasefire stick?

    Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Peoples Dispatch editor Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R, and Roger McKenzie, international editor of the Morning Star. This week, they reflect on the ceasefire announcement in Palestine, the popular protests in Madagascar, the political crisis in France, US attacks on Venezuelan sovereignty as well as recent developments in the DRC.

    32 min

  4. 10/09/2025

    2 Years of Israel's genocide in Gaza

    Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Peoples Dispatch editor Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R, and Roger McKenzie, international editor of the Morning Star. This week, they reflect on two years of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, Israel's illegal interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, the crackdown on civil liberties in the UK, the political crisis in France, protests and violent repression in Ecuador and Peru, and what it means that renewables are overtaking coal as the largest source of electricity.

    33 min

  5. 10/02/2025

    Will youth protests pave the way for systemic change?

    Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Indian journalist Prasanth R and Roger McKenzie, international editor of the Morning Star. In this episode, they reflect on Israel's continued genocide on the people of Gaza, Trump’s "peace" plan, major developments at the United Nations General Assembly, the UN’s approval of a “Gang Suppression Force” for Haiti, and the youth protests in Morocco and Madagascar.

    32 min

  6. 09/25/2025

    Global South calls for an end to the Gaza genocide at UNGA

    Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Zoe Alexandra, editor of Peoples Dispatch, and Indian journalist Prasanth R as they reflect on the ongoing session of the United Nations General Assembly in which leaders of the Global South have called for an end to the genocide in Gaza. They also discussed US attacks on the sovereignty of Brazil and Venezuela, the release of activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), and the ongoing protests in Ecuador and Peru.

    31 min

  7. 09/04/2025

    80 years since China defeated fascism

    Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Zoe Alexandra, editor of Peoples Dispatch, and Indian journalist Prasanth R as they reflect on the recently concluded SCO summit in China, 80 years of China's victory over Japanese fascism, US attacks on Venezuelan sovereignty, Israeli onslaught on Yemen as well as the Global Sumud Flotilla.

    31 min

  8. 08/20/2025

    Peace on the horizon in Europe?

    Tune in to another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R., and Roger McKenzie, international editor of the Morning Star. This week, they reflect on the prospects for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, the devastating cholera outbreak in Sudan, Israel’s plan to seize Gaza City and the ongoing murder of journalists in the enclave, the advance of the right wing in Bolivia’s general elections, and the victory of Air Canada workers.

    31 min
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A weekly news podcast bringing you the latest updates on the struggles that define our world from the people's perspective. Your favorite hosts, Zoe Alexandra, the editor of Peoples Dispatch, Indian journalist Prasanth R., and international editor at Morning Star Roger McKenzie move across continents and issues in this weekly 30 minute round-up. Artwork: Tings Chak Producer: Vyshakh T Audio Editor: Devin Martinez

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