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TheLefty
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How many episodes does TheLefty have?
The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.
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October 05, 2022Ep61: 'Understanding Each Other' - Liam Stowell Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half-weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a left-wing perspective.This is a biggie that I urge young people, young men especially, of any political persuasion, to listen to. This week I'm in conversation with Liam Stowell - a socialist NHS mental health nurse based in Merseyside. Liam and I discuss the NHS, the state of the UK's mental health service, NHS Pay 15, men's mental health, the effects of the lockdowns, NHS workers refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and the recent leaked documents from the US about abortion.In this episode, we discuss themes surrounding mental health. Attached are some websites that can help you if you are struggling:- Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/- Papyrus https://www.papyrus-uk.org/- Beat: Eating Disorders https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/- Crisis https://www.crisis.org.uk/...more July 30, 2022An Announcement... ...
...more June 12, 2022Ep63: 'Negative Hyperpartisanship' - James A. Smith Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a leftists' perspective. This week I'm joined by the brilliant James A. Smith, an academic and writer. James has written two books, Other Peoples Politics and Work Want Work. James and I discuss the Labour Party, the Corbyn moment, class politics, the populist left, Paul Mason's Grayzone article, NATO hypocrisy and the importance of unifying the working classes for socialism. Thanks for your time James, you were a tremendous guest.
...more May 18, 2022Ep62: 'Operation Surprise' - Kit Klarenberg Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half-weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a left-wing perspective. This week I'm in conversation with investigative journalist Kit Klarenberg about his fantastic new article 'Operation Surprise'. We discuss Brexit, the civil service, conspiracism, modern journalism, SpyCops, Boris Johnson and much more.
Kit's ground-breaking new article can be found here: https://thegrayzone.com/2022/05/15/operation-leaked-emails-intelligence-coup-boris-johnson/...more April 30, 2022Ep60: 'Trade Unionism Brought Me to Socialism' - William Jarrett Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half-weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a left-wing perspective. This week I'm talking to William Jarrett, the TUSC candidate for North Shields and Riversides in the Local Elections about trade unions, his area, why local democracy is a good thing, the far-right, proletarian internationalism and whether the left needs 'its own UKIP'.
...more April 09, 2022Ep59: April AMA Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half-weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a left-wing perspective. This week I'm taking audience questions, talking about everything from the rouble, Macron, the new SDP, what leftists should get up to now, football and Juan Peron.
...more April 02, 2022Ep58: 'Criminal Neglect' - Nazma Meah Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half-weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a leftist perspective. This week I'm joined by Nazma Meah, Breakthrough party candidate for Aston ward, Birmingham, in the Local Elections. We're discussing community action, local councils, austerity, Blair, renewable energy and childcare.
...more March 12, 2022Ep57: March AMA Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a leftist perspective. This week I’m taking questions from you guys and answering them myself, starting with Breakthrough questions, then the French election, then the road to socialism and finally a ranking of prominent socialist leaders of the 20th century. Enjoy :)...more February 27, 2022Ep56: 'Agree with the 90%' - Christian Florelius Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half-weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a leftist's perspective. This week I'm joined by Christian Florelius, a Norwegian socialist and member of the Red Party. Christian and I discuss revisionism, the anti-war movement, Norwegian labour history, parallels with the UK, the EU and why we must ditch our left-wing pretences about working with those we may not always agree with.
Solidarity!
...more February 13, 2022Ep55: A Very Lefty Birthday Hello and welcome to TheLefty, your half weekly podcast in which we discuss politics and news from a left-wing perspective. February 13th 2022 is the one year anniversary of TheLefty ep1, and so I'm running down my favourite moments from the last year, as well as discussing why I'm still a socialist, despite constant barrage and scrutiny from the right, the bourgeoisie and the Blairites.
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FAQs about TheLefty:
How many episodes does TheLefty have?
The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.