Martin Shipton Meets...

Sian Lewis is chief executive of Urdd Gobaith Cymru, the largest Welsh language employer in the third sector.
She explains what the youth movement is doing for Wales, its international strategy and how Welsh is overcoming reluctance and resistance of the past. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Russell Goodway, cabinet member for investment and development at Cardiff Council, tells Martin Shipton how he entered politics "by mistake".
He talks of his vision for Cardiff, on devolution, the abandonment of the Valleys and the Labour Party recovery.
And he addresses the public concerns about Cardiff Bus Station. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Paul Murphy, who helped deliver the Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland, recalls the occasion when he looked round a negotiating room and realised he was the only person present who wasn’t a murderer.
As he publishes his memoir Peacemaker, the former MP for Torfaen speaks about the pressures of his role in bringing Loyalists and Republicans together. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The Labour Assembly Member for Pontypridd speaks on improving the conditions of Welsh workers, constitutional dysfunction and why he sees the future of the UK as a voluntary union of nations if it's to survive. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Fay Jones is standing in the marginal seat of Brecon & Radnorshire, which she hopes to regain from Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds to become Wales's first female Conservative MP. 
She talks about the Ross England affair and Alun Cairns, working for Prince Charles and the prospects of Welsh farmers post-Brexit. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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From a teenage thief to a born-again Christian pastor who spoke in tongues, Richard Taylor is one of the most unusual General Election candidates in Wales.
Now a disciple of Nigel Farage, he tells Martin Shipton why he's "not your standard politician" as he mounts a challenge to Labour in Blaenau Gwent. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr tells Martin Shipton how she became tied up in the murky world of information warfare as she uncovered the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal - and the toll it has taken on her own life.
They also talk of her roots in Wales and the state of political accountability.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Labour AM Alun Davies has a panic button by his bed because of the toxic political environment created by Brexit.
He tells Martin Shipton why progressive forces need to win a "culture war” against those who have turned Britain into a society not at peace with itself.
He also explains why he has no faith in Jeremy Corbyn to win a General Election. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Is it ever ok to smack your child? Vivienne Laing, head of policy and public affairs at NSPCC Cymru, discusses the plans to change the law in Wales to end the legal defence of reasonable punishment when parents discipline children. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Labour MEP for Wales Jackie Jones talks about her belief in the European Union, why it's had low esteem in the eyes of many Brits and faced four decades of negative portrayal. She also discusses the apparently contradictory policy of the Labour party on Brexit. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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