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.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