On our next podcast episode we're joined by Antonia Verstappen from the New Zealand Labour Party to discuss the Party's recent election victory. 

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We talk with Martin Manurung, a Member of Parliament in Indonesia about how progressives can win  political power. He also shares his experience as a youth activist and as a progressive entering the electoral arena, his experience as a youth activist and the challenges faced by progressives entering government. We also talk about the prospects  for the future and youth engagement in politics.

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On this episode we talk with Scot Nakagawa, a Senior Partner at Changelab to discuss the upcoming United States Elections  this November, the intersection of racial, gender, and class issues  that will affect the elections, and what are at stake. We also discuss the prospects of change after the elections and its ramifications to the international community.

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On this special episode for October 2, International Day of Non-Violence and the Birth Anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (better known globally as Mahatma Gandhi), we discuss the legacy of the Father of Indian Nation and his contributions to philosophy of active non-violence which has inspired millions to fight for social change. We also discuss Gandhi's role in the transformation of India's social, economic and political life and his contribution to modern socialist thought.

For this episode, we talk with esteemed academic and activist Professor Anand Kumar, a Senior Fellow of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library  and a member of the Presidium of the Samajwadi Samagam (a socialist organization in India). Prof. Kumar presents a colorful and complex way of understanding Gandhi and how his thoughts can inspire us in confronting the multiple crises we face today.

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On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Marc Saxer head of the Asia-Pacific Department of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung to discuss the importance of building a compelling narrative for political parties in their political communications and reform work. We also discuss how to create a change narrative that can be used by progressives to push for societal changes.

This episode is hosted by Cassie Deluria

Excerpt of "Transformative Change Making" from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaaGwS6uxMU

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On our inaugural episode of the SocDem Asia Podcast we talk with Francis Isaac, Editor-in-chief of the SocDem Asia Quarterly and discuss how the fight for socialism and democracy are intertwined, their history here in the Asian region, social democracy's principles and how they are actualized in the past and present times, and social democracy's relevance today and social democrats' role in the struggle to build a more just and humane future.

This episode is hosted by Cassie Deluria

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