Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant Katie Parsons and co-founder of Run For Something Ross Morales Rocketto. With less than a week until E-Day, Katie and Ross return to unpack all the latest news in the race for the White House including Trump’s Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden and WaPo’s first non-endorsement in decades. Kate and Ross also give us the inside baseball on how the swing states are shaping up and share their final refl...
Oct 31, 2024•54 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Queensland Treasurer, Jackie Trad, and former QLD Labor Campaign Director, Evan Moorhead. Jackie and Evan are back for the finale in our Queensland Election series for 2024, unpacking the disappointing results from Saturday night, discussing the fault lines between metro and regional Queensland, criteria to vanquish the Greens, federal implications, and where to now for QLD Labor. Join the Socially Democratic Patre...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant Katie Parsons and co-founder of Run For Something Ross Morales Rocketto. Kate and Ross are back to unpack that week that was in the US election campaign. With only 2 weeks till polls close, , they’ll cover Trump’s brief stunt at Maccas, VP Harris’s appearance on Fox News, and the tight polling numbers that’s got some of us biting our fingernails. Plus we do a deep dive on the battleground states of M...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined once again by former Queensland Treasurer, Jackie Trad, and former QLD Labor Campaign Director, Evan Moorhead. With four days (as of recording) to go until E-day in Queensland, our panel covers the latest polling, the first cracks in the LNP campaign and its impact on voters, and seat analysis of battleground electorates regions of Cairns, the Gold Coast and Logan, plus our Tory with a Typewriter award. Wanna make a differen...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Queensland Treasurer, Jackie Trad, and former QLD Labor Campaign Director, Evan Moorhead. Jackie and Evan are back for week two and, with less than ten days left in the election, there was a lot to talk about. From the latest “exit polling” results and Labor’s campaign launch, our panel will share their insights on how the Queensland election is shaping up. Wanna make a difference this election? Find out how here: ...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic campaign consultant Katie Parsons and co-founder of Run For Something Ross Morales Rocketto. For the next four weeks Ross and Katie will be joining us to unpack the week that was in the race for the White House. Starting in week one where they break down the Harris vs Trump campaign narratives, strategies, closer look at battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, and the latest news and polls. Join the So...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Queensland Treasurer, Jackie Trad, and former QLD Labor Campaign Director, Evan Moorhead. They join Stephen for our first of four weekly recap episodes analysing the October Queensland state election campaign. Jackie and Evan lend their campaign expertise on everything QLDpol and discuss the diversity of the Queensland political landscape, current polling, how Labor will frame up the LNP’s Crisafulli, and the key i...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former speechwriter to Julia Gillard, Michael Cooney. Michael joins the show to give us a preview of the ACT Election, where Chief Minister Andrew Barr will attempt to win a seventh term for Labor. He’ll break down the seats Labor needs to win to secure victory, the issues shaping the race, and the factors that make ACT’s election unique to the rest of the country. Join the Socially Democratic Patreon: https://tinyurl.com...
Oct 03, 2024•56 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. Stephen and David chat about the latest round of federal polling, speculate when the next federal election will be called, the federal government’s omission of LGBTQ+ questions from the census and more about this month’s #auspol news. Plus they answer questions from our patreon community about the social media ban, the influence of independent candidates, and ot...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Co-founder and Co-Executive Director for Run For Something, Ross Morales Rocketto. Stephen joins Ross in Washington D.C to chat about the US Election, including the second presidential debate (this time against Donald Trump and Kamala Harris), Taylor Swift’s endorsement, and Run For Something’s White Dudes for Harris campaign. Join the Socially Democratic Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/45bc4wub The presenting sponsor of the...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by constitutional lawyer and writer, Shireen Morris. Shireen joins the show to discuss her latest book, “Broken Heart: A True History of the Voice Referendum”, which unpacks the build up to the Voice to Parliament referendum, and shares the key moments where and when it was lost, and what lessons future reformers could learn from its failure. Get your copy of Broken Heart from BlackInc Press here. Join the Socially Democrati...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. It’s the end of another month and that means it’s time for Feeney’s hour of power where Stephen and Feeney break down the #auspol news for the month. It was a big month for politics. We had an election in the NT, the Democratic National Committee came and went with huge success, there were massive union marches across Australia, and more. David also answers a pa...
Aug 29, 2024•58 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by managing partner at Mandala, Amit Singh. Amit joins the show to give us the rundown on where Australia’s economy is at including the mixed messages we’re getting from data, the contradictory stances from our Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, and RBA governor, Michelle Bullock, and what we need to be thinking about when looking at the future of our economy. Join the Socially Democratic Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/45bc4wub The pres...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Ryan Neve - former Deputy Chief of Staff to NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner.. Ryan joins us to share his campaign insights into the upcoming Northern Territory election on Saturday August 24. He discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the two leaders for Labor and the Country Liberal Party, the issues dominating this election, the path to victory, and of course our regular analysis of the seats to watch on election nig...
Aug 15, 2024•58 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by NYC-based strategic communications and political consultant, Sara Valenzuela. Sara calls in from Texas to give us the rundown on all the developments in the US Presidential Election including Kamala Harris’ VP pick, Minnesota’s Tim Walz, her surge in the polls, and why Republicans are “weird”. Join the Socially Democratic Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/45bc4wub The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Du...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. In part two, we return home to unpack all the developments in Australian politics including the defection of Fatima Payman from Labor to the cross bench, as well as the most recent tussles between Labor and the Greens, the state of the Albanese government and the CFMEU. Join the Socially Democratic Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/45bc4wub The presenting sponsor of ...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. July was a HUGE month for politics, leaving David and Stephen with a tonne of stuff to unpack. So much so, they’ve had to split this month’s edition into two parts. In part one, David and Stephen will cover the results from the UK election, where the Labour Party secured a victory over the Tories for the first time in 14 years, the surprising outcomes from the F...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 39 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Djaran Murray-Jackson, lead engagement officer for First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, for the final installment of Socially Democratic’s LCN series. A proud Dja Dja Wurrung Man, representing the clan’s Aboriginal Corporation on the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria, Djaran shares his organising journey as part of the movement to negotiate an historic Treaty with the Victorian State Government. The LCN Series is a speci...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Mariali Cardenas, of Via Educacion for this installment of Socially Democratic’s LCN Series. Mariali joins us from Monterrey in Mexico to share her insights into strategy and re-strategising for Via Educacion’s School reopening campaign. The LCN Series is a special collaboration between the Socially Democratic podcast and Leading Change Network. Leading Change Network is a global community of organizing practice and learn...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Sreejani from the Haiyya organisation for the second installment of Socially Democratic’s LCN Series. Sreejani calls in from Mumbai, India, to share her insights into crafting Public Narrative and Relationship Building, drawing from her experience leading Haiyya’s successful Health Over Stigma campaign. The LCN Series is a special collaboration between the Socially Democratic podcast and Leading Change Network. Leading Ch...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Prof. Marshall Ganz. Marshall shares his rich background in organising, from his story of self, his experiences working with Cesar Chevaz and Barack Obama, to his role in educating and training the next generation of organisers (including Stephen) at the Kennedy School of Government at...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 37 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. Feeney is back again to unpack this month's Auspol and overseas, including the elephant in the room in European politics, don’t sleep on Dutton’s nuclear plans, crossing the floor, and more. Plus, we answer our Patreon Member questions. Thanks Adrian!! Join the Socially Democratic Patreon and get early access to next months Leading Change Network series...
Jun 27, 2024•47 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Political Secretary for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, John McTernan. John calls in from London to analyse the UK election campaign, including Tory PM Rishi Sunak’s surprise snap election and his strategic missteps following the announcement, the making of Keir Starmer, and Labour‘s path to victory and where they will bag the 121 seats required to pull off the biggest swing to Labour since the 1997 Tony Blair...
Jun 20, 2024•57 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. For their fourth installment of Feeney’s Hour of Power, David and Stephen cover politics from around the world, touching on the Trump conviction, the upcoming UK election. They also return to domestic politics and ask - is federal Labor in a funk?, immigration debate, and the AEC’s federal boundary redistribution. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democ...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, Andrew Barr. Andrews joins the show to discuss growing up in Canberra, his journey into politics; from running in assembly in 2001 to becoming ACT’s first openly gay Chief Minister in 2014; the battle of old Canberra versus new Canberra; and governing with the Greens Political Party heading into election season this August. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democrat...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by host of the Forging Links Podcast, Ali Hashem, and member for the provincial parliament in Limburg, Lianne Schuuring. Ali and Lianne phone in from the Netherlands to give us the rundown on the upcoming elections to the European Parliament, which happen every five years, explaining how it works, who the key players are, how national politics shape voting intention and the complexity of pan-European politics. The presenting...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of Per Capita Australia, Emma Dawson, and Executive Director of McKell Institute, Ed Cavanough. Emma and Ed are back to unpack the 2024/25 Federal Budget, which was dropped on Tuesday, outlining the winners, losers, and the overlooked. The pair of think tankies give their analysis of how this budget will impact the Australian economy and Labor’s prospects in the lead up to the next Federal Election. The...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of Per Capita Australia, Emma Dawson, and Executive Director of McKell Institute, Ed Cavanough. Emma and Ed join forces to give their predictions of what to expect in the upcoming 2024/25 Federal Budget, which will be announced next week. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in y...
May 10, 2024•58 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. Plus a bonus surprise visit from Rebecca Thistleton from McKell Victoria! David and Rebecca cover the last 30 days of domestic politics including the end to domestic violence rallies across the country, budget season gossip, the Prime minister’s Kokoda trek, and more! The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more informat...
May 06, 2024•52 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Federal Member for Macnamara, Josh Burns. Josh returns to the show to discuss how the Albanese Government plans to meet their priorities for 2024, including addressing the housing and cost of living crisis, as well as what’s going on with the Tories and their push for nuclear energy over renewables. And of course, they’ll polish the episode off with some banter about the NBA finals, while also crushing Josh’s dreams of pl...
Apr 25, 2024•59 min
