Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by Dr Michelle Lim - Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist at the Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, and Centre for Mental Health at Swinburne University of Technology. Dr Lim's specific area of study is in loneliness and how it can negatively impact social functioning. She spoke about her research, the challenges people face during various stay at home orders and what positive societal changes can be born out of the...
May 17, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by former Obama alumni organizer - Sam Schneidman. With the Democratic primary season now concluded and the party unifying around former Vice-President Joe Biden, Sam and Stephen turn their attention to the general in November. They discuss which battleground states will be the key to securing 270 electoral college votes, how Biden should frame his GOP opponent, and the importance of online campaigning in a COVID-19 world. Download on y...
Apr 23, 2020•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line from San Francisco, CA with former White House press secretary for President Obama’s re-election campaign - Ben Labolt. Ben spoke about the American Coronavirus experience, the Trump Administration’s negligent response to the global pandemic, and considered the political implications for the general election in November. Download on your fav podcast app today. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more inform...
Apr 13, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Amit Singh - senior advisor at economic consultancy firm Alpha-Beta, and former economic advisor to the Rudd and Gillard governments. On this week's episode, Amit and Stephen discuss the economic impact COVID-19 is having on global markets and the Australian economy, has the federal government adopted the right approach, and what are the next steps needed to navigate this global economic and health crisis? Download on your fav podcast app toda...
Apr 06, 2020•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with host of the weekly AFL podcast ' Bottom of the Pack' - Seán O'Sullivan to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on world sports in the past month. Seán and Stephen reflected on the crazy week in early March when most domestic and international sporting competitions shutdown in order to help contain the spread of the deadly virus. They turn their attention to the Australia domestic sport scene and consider why it took so long for the AF...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Obama organizer - Sam Schneidman to discuss Joe Biden's stunning sweep of the latest week of Democratic primaries. Sam discusses the impact COVID-19 is having on the ground in his home town of Brooklyn, NY and the reaction to how the Trump Administration is mismanaging the crisis. They discuss the secret behind Biden's sweep of all three primaries on Tuesday, why Bernie Sanders couldn't enlarge his voting block beyond young people, w...
Mar 19, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly - in conjunction with Australian Labor International - was in the Maldives last week, leading workshops with the Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party (MLSDP) and took time out to speak with two local party activists organising for change across this island nation. Stephen spoke with Mauroof Zakir - General Secretary of the Tourism Employees Association of the Maldives (TEAM) about the transition from autocratic rule following constitutional reforms in ...
Mar 13, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Obama organizer - Sam Schneidman to breakdown all the results from Super Tuesday's Democratic primary. Sam and Stephen discuss the how Biden became the comeback kid, what this means for Bernie Sanders and his revolution, what happened Senator Elizabeth Warren and what we can expect from the next round of primaries in the coming weeks. Download on your fav podcast app today. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more...
Mar 05, 2020•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly in front of a live audience spoke with Ben Hugosson from the Swedish Social Democrats, Danielle Pore Villafana from the School Strike 4 Climate and former Victorian CAN Field Director and Deputy Chief of Staff to Premier Dan Andrews - Jessie McCrone about the future of grassroots organising. Was the last Australian election a repudiation of our current organising model of campaigning? What are the models being used in civil society and where to from here for ...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Obama organizer - Sam Schneidman to breakdown Tuesday's New Hampshire Democratic primary. Sam and Stephen discuss the surprise performance of Amy Klobuchar, ask if did Bernie Sanders did enough to expand his base, is Warren and Biden finished, who has momentum and deep campaign infrastructure leading into the Nevada caucus and the South Carolina primary? Download on your fav podcast app today. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is D...
Feb 14, 2020•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Democratic organizer and Obama alum - Sam Schneidman to discuss Monday's 'first in the nation' - Iowa Caucus. They unpacked the story behind the 'quality control issues with the count of caucus tallies', who were the winners from the night, the losers, and the implications the results have for all the Democratic candidates heading into next week's New Hampshire primary. Download on your fav podcast app today. The prese...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly kicked off season 2 of Socially Democratic with Tasmanian Leader of the Opposition, Labor’s Rebecca White. Rebecca spoke about growing up in regional Tasmania, her entry into state politics, the state of the Tasmanian economy, her view on dealing with the Greens political party and campaigning under a Hare-Clarke electoral system. Today’s episode is recorded in conjunction with – and thanks to - the Chifley Research Centre and Australian Labor International. ...
Jan 31, 2020•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Harriet Shing, Labor MP for Eastern Region in the Victorian state parliament and Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health. In the final episode for 2019, Harriet and Stephen broke down the political and cultural events and miniature Donkeys that shaped the year that was 2019 here in Victoria, across the country and overseas. Download on your fav podcast app today. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more informatio...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with former White House communications strategists and national press secretary for President Obama’s re-election campaign - Ben Labolt. Ben spoke about his time in the White House, what centre-left parties must do to ensure electoral success and his observations on the current Democrat primary race. Today’s episode is recorded in conjunction with – and thanks to - the Chifley Research Centre and Australian Labor International. Download on your fav p...
Dec 19, 2019•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Socially Democratic is the official podcast for the Chifley Research Centre policy conference Towards 2022: Ideas for Labor and Australia. How do social democratic parties reconcile the demands of workers and progressives in the modern world? This week's episode was a recording from the session titled "Is Labor losing the Working Class?" Join Federal Member for Chifley - Ed Husic MP and his panel members, Tasmanian Labor Leader Rebecca White MP, ALP National Vice-President Mich-El...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke to the Executive Director for the Chifley Research Centre - Brett Gale ahead of this weekend's Chifley policy conference in Sydney, Towards 2022: Ideas for Labor and Australia. Brett spoke about the conference purpose, outlined the international and local guest speakers on the agenda and touched on some of the topics and discussions that will be headlining the conference over the weekend. For those that can't attend the conference, Socially De...
Dec 03, 2019•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with the Chief Minister for the Northern Territory Government – Michael Gunner. Michael spoke about his early childhood and his pathway to become the first Chief Minister born and bred in the Territory. He discussed the unique challenges facing the top end community, his government’s economic plans and seeking leverage when negotiating with a tory Federal government. Download on your fav podcast app today. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democrati...
Nov 28, 2019•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with the leading bipartisan environmental organisation – the Environmental Defense Fund and their Chief of Staff Ryan Hamilton. Ryan spoke about his journey from Australian Labor Party staffer to the New York headquarters, his role at the EDF, the amazing work EDF are undertaking to address climate, the challenge of remaining bipartisan under the Trump presidency, and the lessons for social democrats to learn from the United States on how to campaign...
Nov 21, 2019•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with OFA and CAN Field alum Sam Schneidman in Brooklyn to catch up on the Democratic primaries. Sam and Stephen discussed the potential candidacy of Michael Bloomberg, what happened with Kamala Harris's campaign, the rise of Elizabeth Warren, AOC's endorsement for Bernie, and the implications of the recent Virginia and Kentucky elections on the 2020 general. Download on your fav podcast app today. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic ...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was in Washington, DC to speak with Shannon Talbert - Color Of Change's National Field Director. Stephen asked about her pathway into community organising, and the various campaigns that Color of Change are focusing on including the fight against mass incarceration and holding prosecutors accountable. Download on your fav podcast app today. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help orga...
Nov 06, 2019•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly returns from the winter break to sit down with proud member of the CAN Field Alumni and newly elected member for Buninyong - Michaela Settle. Stephen asked about her time organising, the transition to public office and some of the issues that are close to her heart. Download on your fav podcast app today. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your c...
Oct 18, 2019•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly went on the road this week to speak with former Labor Party secretary, Senator and federal member for Batman, David Feeney. David reflected on a career that spanned 30 years working in the union movement, the Labor Party and public office. He spoke about the rise and fall of the Greens party, Albo v the CFMMEU, the NSW branch of the ALP and Boris Johnson. The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Labor's federal shadow minister for Health and member for the western Sydney seat of McMahon, Chris Bowen. Chris gave his thoughts on the 2019 federal election and the policies Labor took to that ballot. He unpacked the broad church that is the Labor voting base and the demographic, policy and cultural challenges Labor face. They spoke about the legacy of LBJ, the impact of the Trump presidency on democracy and his predictions for the 2019 ...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Gabrielle Williams - Labor MP and Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, Women and Youth in the Andrews Labor Government. Gab spoke about her Irish heritage and the journey that led her to Belfast to interview a Republican hunger striker for her honours research. She spoke about her important role as the Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and the controversy with Mark Latham around the recent media campaign calling out sexua...
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 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 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 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 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 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 
