The Circled A

Joining me is guest Sophie Scott-Brown. Sophie is a modern intellectual historian and philosopher specialising in direct democracy. Her research interests is in modern European political thought, Anarchism, and the history of education. Her historical work on left-wing politics, especially the post-war British left, has earned her widespread recognition.

We explore the nature of Jewish and Christian (which was it’s predecessor)Zionist ideolgy, and how the Capitalists, Far Right and NeoCon’s have also come to embrace it. Yodet interviews Tony Greenstein. A British left-wing activist, writer, Anti-fascist, former squatter, and founding member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Greenstein is opposed to Zionism which he says is a racist and supremacist ideology.’

The Rebel City group features on this week’s episode. Yodet interviews two members of the London based anarcho/socialist collective. We discuss anarchist theory and the types of inspiring organsing they do. You’ll have a better understanding of anarchist philosophy in action by the end of this show.

On the first Circled A show of 2025, Yodet Gherez is joined by

On the Circled A is John Constable! John is known as a Writer / Performer / ‘Shaman of Crossbones Graveyard’. He is an English playwright, poet, activist and author of The Southwark Mysteries. He also goes by the name John Crow. A shamanic alter-ego. Yodet will also do a reading from an anonymous anarchist, comments on Luigi Mangione (the man charged with murder in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson). We air the New Zealand's parliament indigenous Haka protest agaist the controversial bill that proposes to radically alter how New Zealand’s treaty between Māori and the crown is interpreted. Also we feature an unreleased song called ‘Elbow Grease’ from the album ‘Incidental Games’ by the band ‘Secluded Bronte’.

On the show we feature an interview with artist Bob Parks exploring Performance Art. Yodet also look’s at the influence of anarchism in art movements.

On this show I interview Dee, a holistic practioner of various forms of healing. We discuss prejudice negative interpretations of the dark-within mysticism and spiritual culture, we find out more about the affordable workshops she runs, why good health is a poltical class

We also include a ‘what is anarcho-socialism’ monologue and a poetry reading of ‘Prison City.’

An exclusive interview with Professor Jane Somerville professor of cardiology.