Owen Jones, journalist, author of Chavs and The Establishment, or "that left-wing idiot off the telly", is fed up with the establishment media. After all, it punches down, not up, blames minorities for all the problems in society, and, let's face it, often just parrots the government line. So this podcast is offering something different: speaking truth to power, giving the marginalised a voice, offering hope - and having a laugh along the way. From Michael Sheen to Judith Butler, Prof. Devi Sridhar to Noam Chomsky, Peter Hitchens to Chelsea Manning and Gary Younge to Stewart Lee, the interviewees couldn't be more eclectic. Expect documentaries, too, exposing injustice and going to enemy territory - and discussions with experts on everything from COVID dreams about the pandemic to the history of US-backed coups. We'll learn a lot - but above all else, have our optimism in a better world rebooted.
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Is this guy serious? In the midst of a massive housing crisis, this landlord thinks he has the solution - why didn't anyone think of this? This came up in a new podcast by Michael Walker - Crash Course - and I discuss it with him here. Support it if you can!: https://www.patreon.com/crashcoursepod Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
As the Tories lurch from scandal to crisis, I'm discussing all the latest government horror stories with Michael Walker - plus, talking about his new amazing podcast about the housing crisis! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
One of the big controversies enveloping the Tories - I know, you've probably lost count! - focuses on allegations that the man who became BBC Chair helped secure a loan for Boris Johnson. But this just underlines a much bigger problem - the cosy relationship between the Conservatives and Auntie Beeb. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Well, Nadhim Zahawi had a defence - that being forced to pay a huge penalty on his tax affairs was just a careless error. Slight hiccup: the head of HMRC has said that "innocent" mistakes aren't penalised. So where does that leave us? But there is a broader point - why we should talk about social harms rather than crimes, because our justice system is rigged in favour of the rich against the poor. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
I never thought Carol Vorderman would become the de facto Leader of the Opposition, but that's the timeline we're in! Watch her shred the Tories over the Nadhim Zahawi scandal - and look at how she's doing a job which should belong to others, taking on the Tories' gruesome behaviour. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Why isn't this leading the news bulletins? This news story is so shocking that when you hear the details, you'll find yourself asking why: 200 child asylum seekers are missing from hotels run by the Home Office. What on earth has happened to them? How could this be allowed to happen? And how has government policy made it possible? We speak to the anti-trafficking social worker Lauren Starkey who has all of the details. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted ...
With Nadhim Zahawi embroiled in a storm over his tax affairs, we talk to the tax expert Richard Murphy about the truth, including Zahawi's defence. This exposes a tax system rigged in favour of the rich - at everybody else's expense. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's fair to say I'm not a fan of any Tory MP, but good grief, this one. Lee Anderson's latest contribution is to use his researcher as social media fodder to suggest people who use food banks are simply bad at budgeting. Here's the truth - and what it says about Toryism and the state of the country. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Finally, the truth is coming out: Tory minister Nadhim Zahawi has admitted reaching a tax settlement with HM Revenue and Customs over a supposed 'error' worth million. Even more remarkably, he negotiated the settlement when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. What on earth is going on, what's the truth - and what does it tell us about our broken tax system? Tax expert Richard Murphy joins us to explain all. As the anti-trans moral panic escalates with the showdown over Scotland's reform of the g...
This country is a burning skip, and not since the aftermath of World War II has there been a more desperate need for transformative policies. But after Labour leader Keir Starmer abandoned his leadership promises, there is a massive vacuum. RMT leader Mick Lynch has shown courage and determination in fighting the Tories - and without more of that, the danger is of a Labour government which causes mass disappointment and opens the door for very dark political forces. Support this show http://supp...
What on earth is going on here? There are allegations that Tory Chair Nadhim Zahawi has been forced to pay millions to HMRC, after allegedly not paying tax by using an offshore trust when he sold off his company. We don't know the truth because Zahawi hasn't answered the questions properly - and there isn't enough media pressure. But this sums up a society where it's one rule for the top - and one rule for everyone else. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hoste...
Enough. As the Tory government shuts down the democratic decision of the Scottish Parliament to expand trans rights, it's time to wake up to a gruesome reality. One of the most vulnerable minorities is being subjected to the exact same hate campaign gay and bi people faced in the 1980s and 1990s. You either have the courage to be on the right side of history - or you can stand back and allow an oppressed community to suffer unnecessary pain and fear. Here's the argument for trans rights - and wh...
We have an action packed show today: - Nurse Maxine Wade on the strike and the NHS crisis - Commentator Ellie Mae O'Hagan on Tory crisis and Keir Starmer - Trans activist Beth Douglas on the stand-off over Scotland's reform of gender recognition - Holocaust survivor Joan Salter on confronting Suella Braverman Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Are the Tories buckling before nurses' demands? News reports suggest they're beginning to accept they're going to have to increase their pay. For those who say we don't have enough money - we need to start asking ourselves what we value more: rich people being ridiculously rich, or a functioning healthcare system? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Rishi Sunak's budget is like English food before the 90s - with its overcooked vegetables - and Liz Truss' Mini-Budget is like bringing back Tex-Mex. Confused? In his new book EDIBLE ECONOMICS, Prof. Ha-Joon Chang uses food to take apart the ruling economic mantras of our time - and shows that there is hope for an alternative. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This is absolutely gruesome stuff: what Tory MP Andrew Bridgen has said about vaccines is disturbing and dangerous. But it raises an important question - how do we reach people who've been radicalised by anti-vax conspiracism, especially given it's often a gateway? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Ugh, guys, I'm so angry with myself. I got comprehensively ripped off by a plumber and want you to avoid going through what I did! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To lots of people, the drama centred on Prince Harry must seem like a pointless distraction from a world that is on fire. But the revelations should spur on a long overdue conversation - about abolishing the monarchy. And the reason for that has been completely erased from this conversation - as I show. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This is a matter of life and death - nothing is more important. So why the silence? We know we lost a huge number of people because of Covid. But right now there is a surge in deaths happening not because of Covid. This is the biggest scandal all of us should be talking about. See this crucial thread here: https://twitter.com/ActuaryByDay/stat... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Look, I'm not a fan of Rishi Sunak, fine, but this is absolutely ridiculous even by his standards. Just watch him repeatedly refuse to answer a basic question about whether he uses private healthcare - which he clearly does. He's responsible for the NHS, he knows it's imploding, but wants to protect him and his family for a crisis he's to blame for. And he's not the only politician being dishonest, as we can see... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on A...
As you've noticed, the vast majority of my videos aim fire at the Tory government - but it's my job to challenge all politicians, including Labour. This week, Keir Starmer did a speech - and made clear he backs more privatisation of your NHS, and won't commit to the spending our imploding public services need. You deserve better than this - we all do. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
You probably think this title is an exaggeration, that my contempt for the Tories is sending me over the top. But no. In response to nurses - and rail workers, and teachers, and other key workers - being driven to such despair that they strike, the Tories have finally come up with a response: to sack them. But it won't just be our nurses and other pillars of society who will pay the price - we all will. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Honestly, this guy. Firstly, if you still remember Rishi Sunak is Prime Minister, then fair play to you, because he's practically invisible. But having reduced the country to state of 'massive burning skip', he's now set out 5 pledges which can be achieved through literally nothing the Tories do. This is taking the mick on a grand scale - and here's why we should see through every single pledge. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
This really has to be seen to be believed. During the referendum campaign, the Vote Leave campaign released a video about how the NHS was in chaos, but how it would be idyllic when Brexit happened. The people who staffed the Vote Leave campaign are the wing of the Tories who've run the country for years - and now the NHS is on the brink of collapse, with Britain now suffering a humanitarian catastrophe. This is the truth about what's happened - and this doesn't make your blood doesn't boil, then...
The Tories are in so much trouble. 'Yeah I know', you might say, everyone knows that - they partied in lockdown and lied about it, they failed to deal with the cost of living crisis, had a massive civil war - then crashed the economy with unhinged policies. But it is so so so so much worse than that - as I'll explain! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Ooooooooooof! From now on, epic misogynist Andrew Tate will be known as 'that guy who got wrecked by Greta Thunberg on Twitter'. He thought he was being well hard and clever, but suffered the mother of all smackdowns. But this matters - because this underlines the biggest issue of all which is at stake. Help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
Happy Christmas you lot! Ok, so a lot of my videos verge on the bleak side, but we have to work with the material we've got. Yet there so many reasons to be happy and optimistic - and here I set them out. Consider it a Christmas present! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oh dear oh dear. Two reports have come out showing that Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has been disastrous for the economy, meaning slashed growth and tax revenues. But what do we do about it - given the gruesome culture war detonated by the EU referendum? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Spare a moment for the poor suffering editor of The Spectator magazine. Besieged as it is - just because his publication publishes deeply offensive bile! - he now declares that the Royal Mail isn't delivering it on time to customers. But old on a minute: didn't you loudly cheer on its privatisation as a "resounding success"?! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Why doesn't Rishi Sunak just give nurses and paramedics the pay rise they deserve? Their pay has plummeted, after all, it's left the NHS massively short of staff, the public on their side, and there's no evidence it'll drive up inflation. This is the truth - and it's gruesome. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
