Following the First Minister's widely-shared comments about the compatibility (or not) of national movements and socialism, this episode is the first of a short series of two exploring the subject.

In this episode we hear PhD student Sam Parry explore the argument from the perspective of a committed socialist equally committed to the Welsh independence campaign. Our subsequent episode will feature a different perspective from Labour historian Dr Daryl Leeworthy.

If you'd like to know more about the ideas discussed here, you can find us here: https://twitter.com/HiraethBlog

and our guest Sam Parry here: https://twitter.com/welshbolshevik

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