In this Youtube special of the podcast we speak to two great Youtubers about their content, politics and how the two are linked. In the first part we speak to Canadian comedian Buckley of the Youtube channel ADoseOfBuckley about whether comedy has limits, free speech on Youtube, celebrities' use of politics and the influence of politics on music. In the second half Will speaks to British Youtuber Ed Chapman about his channel GameFaceHD, his series Roast the Week, whether Youtube is right to demonetize certain content and whether there's a difference between Youtube drama and politics. 

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In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Labour Party councillor for Stanhope, Brendan Chilton, about the coronavirus pandemic and the government's handling of it, Brexit and the UK's future relationship with the world including China, Blue Labour, the homicide of George Floyd and the UK's reaction to it. You can read the report Brendan mentions here https://globalbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GBLL-paper-30-Truths-Final-05.01.19.pdf

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In this episode we speak to Julian Burnside QC, a leading Australian human rights campaigner, lawyer and the Greens candidate for the Senate seat of Victoria. We discuss Manus and Naru, the Australian government's handling of coronavirus, Bill Shorten, Julian's 2019 House of Representatives campaign, the case of Bruce Trevorrow, why people are climate change deniers and why Julian is standing for the Greens. 

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In this episode Will speaks to acclaimed British actor, director and writer Reece Dinsdale about Threads, The Absence of War and This House which is being streamed by the National Theatre on their Youtube channel from the 28th of May to the the 4th of June. 

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In this episode Will speaks to Judith Bunting, a journalist, TV producer and Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England from 2019 - 2020 about the European Union, how it compares to Westminster, Brexit, the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections, Keir Starmer, VE Day and the coronavirus pandemic. 

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In this episode Will speaks to Michael Bell from the Co-operative Party about the history of the party, its structure, its links to Labour, whether the current pandemic will result in more cooperatives and Keir Starmer and the Co -Op. Please bear in mind when listening there are some minor glitches in the audio for this episode. 

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In this episode we speak to Chris Newton, a historian and former defence policy advisor to the Conservative Party on the links between defence and the response to the coronavirus pandemic, how to tackle nations like China and Russia, the upcoming US Presidential election and the lessons that can be learned from the First World War. 

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In this episode Will speaks to Benedict Macon-Cooney, Head of Technology Futures at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, about two new papers published by the Institute on technology and the coronavirus, how technology can be incorporated into policy decision making and how the government are handling the pandemic. 

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In this special episode Will speaks to two great short film directors. In the first part Will speaks to director Angus McDonald about his film Manus, they discuss what has happened to the refugees on Manus and Naru since they last spoke, Angus' other work and the impact of the coronavirus. In the second part Will speaks to writer and director of The German King, actor Adetokumboh M'Cormack about the film, what it says about the history of Cameroon, its central character Rudolf Duala Manga Bell and the way Cameroon and Africa are portrayed in the media. 

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In this episode Will speaks to Tim Stanley, a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and contributing editor to the Catholic Herald about his book Kennedy vs Carter: The 1980s Battle for the Democratic Party's Soul. Discussion includes Jimmy Carter's Presidency, why historians felt Kennedy was unpopular, how much Chappaquiddick impacted Kennedy's chances, whether President Carter's outsider status hindered his Presidency and whether we will see another President Kennedy.

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