Jumping Off Points

Timbah and Aidan
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Hosts, Timbah and Aidan, use current events as jumping-off points to explore politics and culture.

  1. Ep.17 - The unbearable likeness of Blair

    02/08/2024

    Ep.17 - The unbearable likeness of Blair

    For better or worse, Keir Starmer wants to take Labour forward by rekindling the politics of the party’s not so distant past. The opposition leader has been the first of Tony Blair's predecessors to talk openly about his admiration for the achievements of ‘New Labour’ at the turn of the millennium, and his zeal for business-minded policymaking with left-leaning social goals has made comparisons between the two virtually unavoidable. Episode 17 of Jumping Off Points assesses whether Starmer is following in Blair’s footsteps through an in-depth look at the policies, attitudes and goals of New Labour during Blair’s time in government.

    1h 3m
  2. Ep.16 - A very tenuous political analysis of Love Actually

    12/21/2023

    Ep.16 - A very tenuous political analysis of Love Actually

    Dubious representations of the working class, incomprehensible foreign policy, freedom of movement in pre-Brexit Britain; Love Actually is not only the finest Christmas-themed rom-com ever made, it is also a time capsule preserving Britain’s biggest political and cultural debates from the last twenty years. In episode 16 of Jumping Off Points, hosts Timbah and Aidan get into the festive spirit by - very tenuously - analysing the film’s positions and messages.

    1h 17m
  3. Ep.15 - No room in British prisons

    11/09/2023

    Ep.15 - No room in British prisons

    In the months of September and October, the UK was gripped by headlines about British prisons being on the brink of total collapse. It was widely reported that there were only 557 places left for newly sentenced prisoners, amidst other reports that terror suspect Daniel Khalife had successfully escaped from Wandsworth Prison. Episode 15 of Jumping Off Points sees hosts Timbah and Aidan investigating the historical causes of an expanding prison population and exploring the potential solutions for reducing it.

    34 min
  4. Ep.14 - Birth rate decline and racial pro natalism

    09/15/2023

    Ep.14 - Birth rate decline and racial pro natalism

    On the 17th August 2023, the Office for National Statistics published a report which showed that the number of babies born in England and Wales in 2022 was the lowest since 2002. Why is no-one having babies any more? What does this mean for the economy? Why do racists seem to be so bothered about this issue? Episode 14 of Jumping Off Points answers all these questions and more as hosts Aidan and Timbah discuss the many factors behind the falling birth rate, and how it’s connected to a white nationalist conspiracy theory.

    46 min
  5. Ep.13 - Piers Corbyn & Delusional Activism

    08/18/2023

    Ep.13 - Piers Corbyn & Delusional Activism

    Conspiracy theorist, meteorologist, activist, and brother of the former leader of the Labour party: Piers Corbyn is many things, but he isn’t a talented politician. Unfortunately, that doesn’t stop him from trying. Episode 13 of Jumping Off Points investigates Piers’ experience with publicity stunts, climate change denial, and electioneering to shine a light on the UK’s wildest political oddball.

    1h 3m
  6. Ep.12 - Laurence Fox & Political Opportunism

    07/06/2023

    Ep.12 - Laurence Fox & Political Opportunism

    Formerly an actor and a musician, now a Twitter-obsessed campaigner for conservative social values, Laurence Fox rarely misses an opportunity to position himself in the spotlight. Most recently, he announced that he is running to be an MP and then released a video of himself burning LGBT Pride flags. Episode 12 of Jumping Off Points examines the career, beliefs and political aspirations of one of the UK’s loudest culture warriors.

    1h 5m
  7. Ep.11 - Bias at the BBC

    05/05/2023

    Ep.11 - Bias at the BBC

    On Friday 28 April, the Chairman of the BBC announced that he was resigning from the role after it was revealed that he had failed to declare his involvement in securing a loan of £800,000 for the prime minister at the time of his appointment, Boris Johnson. Episode 11 of Jumping Off Points examines the events that led to Richard Sharp’s resignation before opening up into a wider conversation about the BBC’s impartiality, its relationships with the British public and the Government, and the challenges it faces as a publicly funded broadcaster.

    51 min
  8. Ep.10 - Net Zero and Climate Skepticism

    03/26/2023

    Ep.10 - Net Zero and Climate Skepticism

    On Wednesday 15 March, Jeremy Hunt announced the Government’s Spring Budget. One of his spending commitments is encouraging the development of new technologies to tackle climate change.  In light of this, the tenth episode of Jumping Off Points sees Timbah and Aidan assessing the nature and political distribution of climate scepticism, and scrutinising the Conservatives’ green policies from the past ten years.

    30 min
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Hosts, Timbah and Aidan, use current events as jumping-off points to explore politics and culture.

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  • Creator
    Timbah and Aidan
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2024 Jumping Off Points
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