The Progressive Britain Podcast

The Progressive Britain Podcast

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The Progressive Britain Podcast episodes

  • Dr Samara Linton on Diane Abbott and mental health

    Special guest Samara Linton is a Doctor, Writer and now radio Producer. She co-edited ‘The Colour of Madness’: an anthology of poems, stories and art about the experiences of minorities with mental health services in the UK. Samara also co-authored 'Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography'. 


    Henna Shah returns to host this episode with Frankie Grant, as they talk to Samara about her literary success, Diane Abbott's life & politics and the intersections between race and mental health. Samara also reads a powerful poem from the anthology.

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    48 min
  • The EHRC report and antisemitism with Dena Ryness and Michael Rubin
    For the last five years, Jewish Labour members had been told by many within the party that the issue of antisemitism was manufactured and exaggerated. The EHRC report into institutional racism in the Labour party acted as a vindication for those members and for others in the Labour movement who knew the extent of the problem and were desperate for more to have been done to fight against it. In this episode of the Progressive Britain Podcast, Frankie Grant and Progress director Nathan Yeowell speak to North West Jewish Labour Movement chair, Dena Ryness, and director of Labour Friends of Israel, Michael Rubin, about the report, its ramifications and how the party can move forward and seek to regain the trust of the Jewish community.

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    56 min
  • Abena Oppong-Asare & Vaughan Gething in conversation for Labour BAME network
    Abena Oppong-Asare, MP for Erith and Thamesmead, spoke to Vaughan Gething, Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services, as part of a Labour BAME network event. In August, Abena produced a report on the effects of COVID on people who fall under protected characteristics. Their discussion focuses on this report and how to mitigate the impacts of COVID on communities and people who already suffer from the effects of inequality and 10 years of Tory austerity.

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    39 min
  • Uncovered: Jacqui Smith, Strictly Come Dancing Star!
    As the first female Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith draws on her experience to tell us her thoughts on how the government has handled the crisis and where the home office seems to be moving on immigration. We also discuss her role as Deputy Minister for Women and Equalities and her current position on the Labour Women's Network, before moving on to the more important topic of Strictly Come Dancing!

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    42 min
  • US Election Special, Part II with Tiara Polite
    For the second of two US Election Special episodes, Frankie speaks to her old friend and roommate Tiara Polite, Digital Organiser for Our Future Florida, who's on the ground in one of the crucial swing states for November 3rd. They talk voter suppression, Biden's campaign tactics and the Latinx vote. Tiara gives a firsthand perspective of campaigning and getting out the vote in a state seen as important to both candidates.

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    38 min
  • US Election Special, Part I with Amanda Renteria
    Joe speaks to Amanda Renteria, Hillary Clinton's 2016 National Political Director. They talk about the state of the American social safety net and the state of American democracy before jumping into what to expect in November. Amanda's experience from the 2016 campaign lends her strong credibility on this year's election and her expectations may well surprise you.

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    31 min
  • Britain's War with Daniel Todman and Rachel Reeves
    Why was World War Two such a pivotal moment in Britain's national story? How did Labour benefit from the war and its role in the coalition government? And what can national crisis in the 1940s tell us about the Covid crisis today? Tune in to the first episode of the Progress History Project with Nathan and co-host Rachel Reeves MP as they interview Professor Daniel Todman about Britain's War - his two volume history of the Second World War. 

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    45 min
  • Uncovered: Left Out - The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn
    Frankie and Joe speak to Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire, co-authors of Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn. Did some figures get off lightly? In what ways did sources dictate the narrative? What's the real deal with Ergon House? Listen to find out!

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    48 min

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