Socially Democratic

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Socially Democratic

Socially Democratic is your weekly centre-left politics and campaign podcast hosted by Stephen Donnelly, founder of Dunn Street - a campaign agency bringing change by organising from the ground up. Each Friday, Stephen and guests breakdown the issues shaping Australia and the rest of the world and the social democrats leading them. Follow on Instagram at @dunn.street Facebook at @dunnstreetaustralia Twitter at @Dunn_Street_LinkedIn at Dunn Street Website at dunnstreet.com.au

Episodes

Ep.14: Part 2 of Scottish Politics, Culture and Sport with Kevin McKenna

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Scottish journalist and social commentator Kevin McKenna to discuss all things Scotland. Kevin has been working in the Scottish media for over 30 years and shared his insights over a two hour discussion that has been broken up over two episodes. In Part 2, Kevin discussed religious, political and cultural sectarianism in Scotland between the Catholic and Protestant communities, the historical context and impact it has on society. They then turn ...

Aug 13, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.13: Scottish Politics, Culture and Sport with Kevin McKenna - Part 1

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Scottish journalist and social commentator Kevin McKenna to discuss all things Scotland. Kevin has been working in the Scottish media for over 30 years and shared his insights over a two hour discussion that has been broken up over two episodes. In Part 1, Kevin discussed the decline of the Labour vote in Scotland, the rise of Scottish nationalism and the challenge it presents for Scottish Labour. Ho spoke of his own journey from a pro-union vot...

Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.12: So what's the deal with Queensland?

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Labor Senator for Queensland, Anthony Chisholm to discuss what the hell happened in Queensland at the recent federal election. Senator Chisholm broke down the diversity that exists across Queensland's regions, the importance mining has in north Queensland and how federal Labor balances its support for regional employment with its commitment to confronting climate change. As a former party official, Senator Chisholm talked about the state of...

Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.11: UK Labour's anti-semitism crisis

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly, in conjunction with the Australian Israel Labor Dialogue spoke with former director of UK Labour group Progress - Richard Angell from London. Richard spoke in detail about the institutional crisis that is crippling the Labour Party – the rise of anti-semitism inside the party ranks, the handling of the anti-semitism cases against Jewish labour members and the inability of party leadership to deal with it. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn...

Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.10: I’m just an organised human being - Anika Wells MP

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly got on the phone with the newly elected Federal Member for Lilley - Anika Wells for some speech prep. As Anika prepares to deliver her first speech in parliament on Monday, she discussed the topics, themes and challenges that come with drafting this inaugural speech. Anika gave us the inside word on O-Week in Canberra, she spoke of the weight on millennial Labor politicians and being entrusted with the policy responsibilities for future generations; what impa...

Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.9: Jamila Rizvi and the fight for equal pay

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with author and social commentator Jamila Rizvi. Off the back of the United States national women's football team World Cup victory, Jamila talks about wage inequality in sport and beyond; the backlash in the women's advancement space; addressing gendered norms in the home and the masculinity of our parliaments. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build w...

Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.8: Changing The Rules with Liam O'Brien

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with ACTU Assistant Secretary Liam O'Brien for an in-depth conversation about the trade union movement. Liam spoke about his entry into the labour movement and his time as a union organiser with the Australian Workers Union. He discussed the Change the Rules campaign and the recent federal election campaign; as well as the future of organising and new approaches being adopted by unions to build power in the workplace. They also discuss the Democ...

Jul 03, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.7: Democratic Presidential Primaries Breakdown

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke to former Obama For American alum Sam Schneidman on the line from San Francisco, California. Together they breakdown the state of play in the Democratic primaries. Sam gives his assessment on the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination, they analyse the five voting blocks that will shape the outcome, the changing role of money and campaign finance in the primaries, what new organising models are being adopted by campaigns and Stephen asks the q...

Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.6: Policy! Policy! Policy! with Brett Gale

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined on the line from Sydney by Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre - Brett Gale. Together they get their policy wonk on. Brett discusses the challenges of taking big policy ideas into an election campaign, considers the impact of globalisation is having on the make up of the social democratic coalition. They also discuss the policy challenges and direction the progressive left must address in areas of climate change, employment and the eco...

Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.5: Campaigns and elections academic - Dr Andrea Carson

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined by Associate Professor in Communications and Media at La Trobe University - Dr Andrea Carson to reflect on the recent federal election campaign. Andrea brings her excellent insights on the federal campaign from an academic perspective. She compares the two party's campaign narratives, the winners and losers in the digital campaign wars, and the role of journalists covering modern election campaigns. She also touches on the recent AFP raids on t...

Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.4: John McTernan predicts fudge!

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined by former Gillard and Blair political strategist - John McTernan on the phone from London. They discuss this week's winners and losers from the European Parliament elections, the Labour Party's disappointing performance, the isolation of Jeremy Corbyn from his base and predictions on the next chapter in the Brexit fiasco. Support the show New episodes out every Friday. If you like the show leave a comment below or leave us a review on Podc...

May 30, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.3: The Monday After

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined by Victorian Labor Assistant Secretary - Clare Burns to reflect on Labor's shock election loss from the weekend. They discuss the results and seats still in doubt, were the published polls correct, tax and big picture politics, and turn their attention to the up-coming Labor leadership campaign. Support the show New episodes out every Friday. If you like the show leave a comment below or leave us a review on Podchaser: https://bit.ly/36uFbp8 Su...

May 20, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.2: Federal Election Breakdown

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined by Dan Andrews’ former Director of Digital Communication - Sabina Husic to breakdown the 2019 federal election. They discuss the Daily Telegraph’s attack on Bill Shorten’s mother and the declining influence of News Corp, question if this is the climate election, dissect the comms strategy of both campaigns, and breakdown the battleground seats to watch this coming Saturday night. Support the show New episodes out every Friday. If you like the show l...

May 12, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ep.1: Josh Burns - Labor for Macnamara

Welcome to the first episode of Socially Democratic. Host Stephen Donnelly sat down with Josh Burns, Labor's candidate for Macnamara at the upcoming federal election. They discussed Josh's entry into politics, what's at stake at this election, the leadership of Premier Daniel Andrews, Judaism, the rise of far right politics in Australia and they added in a bit of NBA chat at the end. Support the show New episodes out every Friday. If you like the show leave a comment below or leav...

May 06, 2019•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast