Barely Gettin' By

3.1 Things Can Only Get Better3.2 Goodbye, England’s Rose3.3 Different Class

In this episode, Emma and Chloe cross the Atlantic, moving on from ‘New Democrats’ to talk about ‘New Labour’. The 90s in Britain were a time when politicians, princesses, and pop stars promised modernisation of tired, worn-out traditions. But looking back on Tony Blair’s rise and the tragic death of Princess Di suggests not all was well beneath the surface of ‘Cool Britannia’. Chloe then goes on to explain why, in her opinion, some of the best explanations of what was really happening in Britain in the 90s came, in fact, from culture.

Links and sources‘Blair aide asked Keating for hate lessons’, SBS, 23 August 2013.http://.https:/www.sbs.com.au/news/blair-aide-asked-keating-for-hate-lessons

Jonathan Davis, ‘History didn’t end with the fall of the Berlin Wall – but only now is the new battleground clear’, The Conversation, 7 November 2019.https://theconversation.com/history-didnt-end-with-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-but-only-now-is-the-new-battleground-clear-125768

Noel Gallagher on *that* visit to Downing Street‘Tony Blair told Princess Diana her relationship with Dodi Fayed was a problem’, Guardian, 1 September 2010.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/sep/01/tony-blair-diana-relationship-fayed

Thomas Dixon, ‘History in British Tears’, The History of Emotions Blog, 10 September 2015.https://emotionsblog.history.qmul.ac.uk/2015/09/weeping-britannia/

Hilary Mantel, ‘Royal Bodies’, London Review of Books, 21 February 2013.https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v35/n04/hilary-mantel/royal-bodies

‘Greek finance minister responds to claim that wife was inspiration behind Pulp hit’, Guardian, 12 May 2015.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/12/greek-finance-minister-responds-claim-wife-inspiration-pulp-common-people

Owen Hatherley, ‘Pulp matter more than ever in today’s cowed cultural landscape’, Guardian, 15 June 2011.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jun/14/pulp-festivals

Owen Hatherley, Uncommon: An Essay on Pulp, Zero Books, 2011.And one video on Princess Di conspiracy theories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I38T7_uLio0
Common People by PulpWritten by: Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior
Cocaine Socialism by PulpWritten by: Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior, Mark Webber and Antony Genn
Tony Blair ‘Windfall Tax’ excerpt from UK Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II ‘Death of Princess Diana’ excerpt from AP Archives
Noel Gallagher ‘Downing Street Part Invitation’ excerpt from kinoLibrary at www.knolibrary.com Clip Ref DW022092
Tony Blair ‘Sinn Fein’ excerpt from UK Parliament
Tony Blair ‘The People’s Princess’ excerpt from AP Archives
Queen Elizabeth II ‘Annus Horribilis Speech’ from ITN Source

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3.1 Things Can Only Get Better3.2 Goodbye, England’s Rose3.3 Different Class
In this episode, Emma and Chloe cross the Atlantic, moving on from ‘New Democrats’ to talk about ‘New Labour’. The 90s in Britain were a time when politicians, princesses, and pop stars promised modernisation of tired, worn-out traditions. But looking back on Tony Blair’s rise and the tragic death of Princess Di suggests not all was well beneath the surface of ‘Cool Britannia’. Chloe then goes on to explain why, in her opinion, some of the best explanations of what was really happening in Britain in the 90s came, in fact, from culture.
Links and sources‘Blair aide asked Keating for hate lessons’, SBS, 23 August 2013.http://.https:/www.sbs.com.au/news/blair-aide-asked-keating-for-hate-lessons
Jonathan Davis, ‘History didn’t end with the fall of the Berlin Wall – but only now is the new battleground clear’, The Conversation, 7 November 2019.https://theconversation.com/history-didnt-end-with-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-but-only-now-is-the-new-battleground-clear-125768
Noel Gallagher on *that* visit to Downing Street‘Tony Blair told Princess Diana her relationship with Dodi Fayed was a problem’, Guardian, 1 September 2010.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/sep/01/tony-blair-diana-relationship-fayed
Thomas Dixon, ‘History in British Tears’, The History of Emotions Blog, 10 September 2015.https://emotionsblog.history.qmul.ac.uk/2015/09/weeping-britannia/
Hilary Mantel, ‘Royal Bodies’, London Review of Books, 21 February 2013.https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v35/n04/hilary-mantel/royal-bodies
‘Greek finance minister responds to claim that wife was inspiration behind Pulp hit’, Guardian, 12 May 2015.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/12/greek-finance-minister-responds-claim-wife-inspiration-pulp-common-people
Owen Hatherley, ‘Pulp matter more than ever in today’s cowed cultural landscape’, Guardian, 15 June 2011.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jun/14/pulp-festivals
Owen Hatherley, Uncommon: An Essay on Pulp, Zero Books, 2011.And one video on Princess Di conspiracy theories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I38T7_uLio0
Common People by PulpWritten by: Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior
Cocaine Socialism by PulpWritten by: Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior, Mark Webber and Antony Genn
Tony Blair ‘Windfall Tax’ excerpt from UK Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II ‘Death of Princess Diana’ excerpt from AP Archives
Noel Gallagher ‘Downing Street Part Invitation’ excerpt from kinoLibrary at www.knolibrary.com Clip Ref DW022092
Tony Blair ‘Sinn Fein’ excerpt from UK Parliament
Tony Blair ‘The People’s Princess’ excerpt from AP Archives
Queen Elizabeth II ‘Annus Horribilis Speech’ from ITN Source

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Emma and Chloe turn their attention to the USA, in a decade where America, for better or worse, defined the world order. They discuss the mixed achievements of Bill Clinton’s presidency, including the 1994 assault weapons ban that, while a huge success at the time was compromised by a ‘sunset clause’ that ensured no permanent change to American gun culture. They then consider Republican attempts to frustrate Clinton’s presidency, and the right-wing operatives who, after cameo appearances in the Clinton impeachment saga took leading roles in the Trump presidency. Finally, they look at how America remade the global economy in its own image, and in ways that served its own interests, and the market dogmatism that may now, finally, be unravelling in the liberal West.
Dan Roberts, “Clintons continue to tout legacy where others see era of mistakes and scandal,” The Guardian, 22 May 2016.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/hillary-clinton-bill-90s-nostalgia-reform-scandal
Patrick Andelic, “As it celebrates its 25th birthday, how does the Clinton administration look today?” The Conversation, 17 January 2018.https://theconversation.com/as-it-celebrates-its-25th-birthday-how-does-the-clinton-administration-look-today-89718
German Lopez, “Joe Biden's controversial criminal justice record, explained,” Vox, 26 August 2015.https://www.vox.com/2015/8/26/9208983/joe-biden-black-lives-matter?__c=1
Ron Elving, “The U.S. Once Had A Ban On Assault Weapons — Why Did It Expire?” NPR, 13 August 2019.https://www.npr.org/2019/08/13/750656174/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire
Ed Pilkington, “How the Drudge Report ushered in the age of Trump,” The Guardian, 25 January 2018.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/24/how-the-drudge-report-ushered-in-the-age-of-trump
David Smith, “Kenneth Starr, driver of Clinton impeachment, does about-face for Trump,” The Guardian, 28 January 2020https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/27/kenneth-starr-trump-impeachment-trial

Andrew Chatzky, James McBride, and Mohammed Aly Sergie, “NAFTA and the USMCA: Weighing the Impact of North American Trade,” Council on Foreign Relations, 24 February 2020.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/nafta-and-usmca-weighing-impact-north-american-trade
Stephen Grenville, “No consensus on the Washington Consensus,” The Interpreter, 7 June 2017.https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/no-consensus-washington-consensus
'Theme for Barely Getting' By' written and produced by Stuart Cullenhttp://stuartcullen.net[email protected]
Tony Blair, Madeleine Albright and Bill Clinton excerpts courtesy of The William J. Clinton, Presidential Library.
Donald Trump excerpt courtesy of The White House

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Emma and Chloe turn their attention to the USA, in a decade where America, for better or worse, defined the world order. They discuss the mixed achievements of Bill Clinton’s presidency, including the 1994 assault weapons ban that, while a huge success at the time was compromised by a ‘sunset clause’ that ensured no permanent change to American gun culture. They then consider Republican attempts to frustrate Clinton’s presidency, and the right-wing operatives who, after cameo appearances in the Clinton impeachment saga took leading roles in the Trump presidency. Finally, they look at how America remade the global economy in its own image, and in ways that served its own interests, and the market dogmatism that may now, finally, be unravelling in the liberal West.
Dan Roberts, “Clintons continue to tout legacy where others see era of mistakes and scandal,” The Guardian, 22 May 2016.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/hillary-clinton-bill-90s-nostalgia-reform-scandal
Patrick Andelic, “As it celebrates its 25th birthday, how does the Clinton administration look today?” The Conversation, 17 January 2018.https://theconversation.com/as-it-celebrates-its-25th-birthday-how-does-the-clinton-administration-look-today-89718
German Lopez, “Joe Biden's controversial criminal justice record, explained,” Vox, 26 August 2015.https://www.vox.com/2015/8/26/9208983/joe-biden-black-lives-matter?__c=1
Ron Elving, “The U.S. Once Had A Ban On Assault Weapons — Why Did It Expire?” NPR, 13 August 2019.https://www.npr.org/2019/08/13/750656174/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire
Ed Pilkington, “How the Drudge Report ushered in the age of Trump,” The Guardian, 25 January 2018.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/24/how-the-drudge-report-ushered-in-the-age-of-trump
David Smith, “Kenneth Starr, driver of Clinton impeachment, does about-face for Trump,” The Guardian, 28 January 2020https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/27/kenneth-starr-trump-impeachment-trial

Andrew Chatzky, James McBride, and Mohammed Aly Sergie, “NAFTA and the USMCA: Weighing the Impact of North American Trade,” Council on Foreign Relations, 24 February 2020.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/nafta-and-usmca-weighing-impact-north-american-trade
Stephen Grenville, “No consensus on the Washington Consensus,” The Interpreter, 7 June 2017.https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/no-consensus-washington-consensus
'Theme for Barely Getting' By' written and produced by Stuart Cullenhttp://stuartcullen.net[email protected]
Tony Blair, Madeleine Albright and Bill Clinton excerpts courtesy of The William J. Clinton, Presidential Library.
Donald Trump excerpt courtesy of The White House

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Emma and Chloe turn their attention to the USA, in a decade where America, for better or worse, defined the world order. They discuss the mixed achievements of Bill Clinton’s presidency, including the 1994 assault weapons ban that, while a huge success at the time was compromised by a ‘sunset clause’ that ensured no permanent change to American gun culture. They then consider Republican attempts to frustrate Clinton’s presidency, and the right-wing operatives who, after cameo appearances in the Clinton impeachment saga took leading roles in the Trump presidency. Finally, they look at how America remade the global economy in its own image, and in ways that served its own interests, and the market dogmatism that may now, finally, be unravelling in the liberal West.
Dan Roberts, “Clintons continue to tout legacy where others see era of mistakes and scandal,” The Guardian, 22 May 2016.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/hillary-clinton-bill-90s-nostalgia-reform-scandal
Patrick Andelic, “As it celebrates its 25th birthday, how does the Clinton administration look today?” The Conversation, 17 January 2018.https://theconversation.com/as-it-celebrates-its-25th-birthday-how-does-the-clinton-administration-look-today-89718
German Lopez, “Joe Biden's controversial criminal justice record, explained,” Vox, 26 August 2015.https://www.vox.com/2015/8/26/9208983/joe-biden-black-lives-matter?__c=1
Ron Elving, “The U.S. Once Had A Ban On Assault Weapons — Why Did It Expire?” NPR, 13 August 2019.https://www.npr.org/2019/08/13/750656174/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire
Ed Pilkington, “How the Drudge Report ushered in the age of Trump,” The Guardian, 25 January 2018.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/24/how-the-drudge-report-ushered-in-the-age-of-trump
David Smith, “Kenneth Starr, driver of Clinton impeachment, does about-face for Trump,” The Guardian, 28 January 2020https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/27/kenneth-starr-trump-impeachment-trial

Andrew Chatzky, James McBride, and Mohammed Aly Sergie, “NAFTA and the USMCA: Weighing the Impact of North American Trade,” Council on Foreign Relations, 24 February 2020.https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/nafta-and-usmca-weighing-impact-north-american-trade
Stephen Grenville, “No consensus on the Washington Consensus,” The Interpreter, 7 June 2017.https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/no-consensus-washington-consensus
'Theme for Barely Getting' By' written and produced by Stuart Cullenhttp://stuartcullen.net[email protected]
Tony Blair, Madeleine Albright and Bill Clinton excerpts courtesy of The William J. Clinton, Presidential Library.
Donald Trump excerpt courtesy of The White House

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Emma Shortis and Chloe Ward are back, for a nostalgic but-not-uncritical take on the 1990s and what it means for today. In three instalments, they outline the ideas and the political and economic forces that set out what the 1990s would look like. They start with the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s famous prediction of the ‘end of history’ and liberal triumph, before looking at the Cold War and its – surprising – peaceful end, and the much more cautious predictions about the future made by the historian Eric Hobsbawm.
Links and references
Francis Fukuyama, ‘The End of History’, The National Interest, Summer 1989, 3-18.
Louis Menand, ‘Francis Fukuyama Postpones the End of History’, New Yorker, 27 August 2018.
Francis Fukuyama, ‘The Thing That Determines a Country’s Resistance to the Coronavirus’, The Atlantic, 30 March 2020.
Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes: 1914-1991, Hachette, 2020.
The Late Show – Interview with Eric Hobsbawm
‘Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in Quotes’, Guardian, 1 October 2012.
Damien Cave, ‘Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way’, New York Times, 24 April 2020.
Credits
'Theme for Barely Getting' By' written and produced by Stuart Cullenhttp://stuartcullen.net[email protected]
Ronald Reagan speech excerpt Courtesy, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Bill Clinton speech excerpt Courtesy, William J. Clinton Presidential Library.
George H W Bush speech excerpt Courtesy, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

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Emma Shortis and Chloe Ward are back, for a nostalgic but-not-uncritical take on the 1990s and what it means for today. In three instalments, they outline the ideas and the political and economic forces that set out what the 1990s would look like. They start with the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s famous prediction of the ‘end of history’ and liberal triumph, before looking at the Cold War and its – surprising – peaceful end, and the much more cautious predictions about the future made by the historian Eric Hobsbawm.
Links and references
Francis Fukuyama, ‘The End of History’, The National Interest, Summer 1989, 3-18.
Louis Menand, ‘Francis Fukuyama Postpones the End of History’, New Yorker, 27 August 2018.
Francis Fukuyama, ‘The Thing That Determines a Country’s Resistance to the Coronavirus’, The Atlantic, 30 March 2020.
Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes: 1914-1991, Hachette, 2020.
The Late Show – Interview with Eric Hobsbawm
‘Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in Quotes’, Guardian, 1 October 2012.
Damien Cave, ‘Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way’, New York Times, 24 April 2020.
Credits
'Theme for Barely Getting' By' written and produced by Stuart Cullenhttp://stuartcullen.net[email protected]
Ronald Reagan speech excerpt Courtesy, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Bill Clinton speech excerpt Courtesy, William J. Clinton Presidential Library.
George H W Bush speech excerpt Courtesy, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Shortis and Chloe Ward are back, for a nostalgic but-not-uncritical take on the 1990s and what it means for today. In three instalments, they outline the ideas and the political and economic forces that set out what the 1990s would look like. They start with the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s famous prediction of the ‘end of history’ and liberal triumph, before looking at the Cold War and its – surprising – peaceful end, and the much more cautious predictions about the future made by the historian Eric Hobsbawm.
Links and references
Francis Fukuyama, ‘The End of History’, The National Interest, Summer 1989, 3-18.
Louis Menand, ‘Francis Fukuyama Postpones the End of History’, New Yorker, 27 August 2018.
Francis Fukuyama, ‘The Thing That Determines a Country’s Resistance to the Coronavirus’, The Atlantic, 30 March 2020.
Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes: 1914-1991, Hachette, 2020.
The Late Show – Interview with Eric Hobsbawm
‘Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in Quotes’, Guardian, 1 October 2012.
Damien Cave, ‘Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way’, New York Times, 24 April 2020.
Credits
'Theme for Barely Getting' By' written and produced by Stuart Cullenhttp://stuartcullen.net[email protected]
Ronald Reagan speech excerpt Courtesy, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Bill Clinton speech excerpt Courtesy, William J. Clinton Presidential Library.
George H W Bush speech excerpt Courtesy, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

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Barely Getting' By is back! In separate states and from isolation, Emma and Chloe preview Season Two, as they give us a taste of their upcoming nine week long exploration of how the politics and culture of the 1990s set us up for today’s catastrophic failures, as well as what is and isn’t considered history.
Season Two premieres on Wednesday 6 May.
Credits:Ronald Reagan speech excerpt Courtesy, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Bill Clinton speech excerpt Courtesy, William J. Clinton Presidential Library.
George H W Bush speech excerpt Courtesy, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

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One week on from Boris Johnson’s big victory in the British General Election, Emma asks Chloe what on earth just happened. They talk racism, neoliberalism, and the role of leadership. Does “electability” matter? And how might all of this play out in other places, like Australia and the US?
And speaking of the US...Trump has been impeached, but does it even matter? In this final episode of Barely Gettin’ By, Chloe and Emma reflect on the end of the year and what might be in store for the world in 2020. Merry Impeachmas everyone, and thanks for listening!
P.S. Looking ahead to our next season, we’d love to hear from you about what you liked, didn’t like, or want to hear more about, so please get in touch! You can post a review here or get us via Twitter: @DrChlod and @EmmaShortis.
P.P.S. Boris Johnson’s timetable for a trade deal with the EU.

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