Episodes
Friday Jun 26, 2020
DFID abolished and Global Britain, with Laura Round.
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Former DFID Special Adviser Laura Round joins Martin and Steve to discuss the thinking behind the merger of DFID and the Foreign Office and what Global Britain means.
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Race, history and identity with Sunder Katwala
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Martin and Steve welcome Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future, to discuss the debate about British history in the wake of the BLM protests, and how identity politics is playing out in Britain. Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash.
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
BLM, police reform and understanding racism in the US and UK with Roifield Brown.
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Martin and Steve welcome Roifield Brown back to the podcast to discuss the Black Lives Matter protests in the UK and US, the prospect of police reform in the US and race and politics more broadly.
Friday May 29, 2020
Public opinion is shifting, with James Johnson.
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
Former Number 10 pollster James Johnson joins Martin and Steve to discuss changing public views around the lockdown, the Government's performance, Labour and Brexit.
Sunday May 24, 2020
Lockdown polarisation, Turi Munthe.
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
Turi Munthe of the newly founded Parlia.com joins the podcast to reflect on political polarisation since 2016 and how it is starting to play out in the debate about ending the lockdown.
Saturday May 02, 2020
A shared national story? English identity to Covid-19. With Professor John Denham.
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
Martin and Steve welcome former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Professor John Denham to talk about patriotism, national identity and how we can create a shared national story after the Covid-19 crisis. We also touch on Labour’s problems with English identity and the arguments for a progressive patriotism.
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
The psychology of lockdown and political tribes, Dr Cory Clark.
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Social scientist Dr Cory Clark joins Martin and Steve to explore the psychology behind following the lockdown rules and pandemic virtue signalling. We also discuss the roots of political tribalism and whether it will rebound after the crisis.
Friday Apr 03, 2020
US and UK politics, Covid, culture wars and beyond.With Roifield Brown.
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Special guest Roifield Brown, host of the Mid-Atlantic Conversations podcast, joins Martin and Steve to reflect on similarities between US and UK politics over the last few years. In doing so we catch up on the Democratic Primary, Trump’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and how the political centre is fairing across the pond.
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Coronavirus: the politics of the new reality
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Martin and Steve catch up (via Skype of course) on the unprecedented week we’ve had. We cover the Government’s response to Covid-19, touch on the public reaction and look ahead to future political fallout.
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Immigration and the culture wars, with Professor Eric Kaufman.
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
We are joined by special guest Eric Kaufman, Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, to discuss how the public view immigration and the roots of our culture wars.