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On this episode of Ungagged, themed around "the luxury gap", we hear Neil Anderson  and Sandra Webster,  interviewing Mhairi Black MP which she and recorded at Mhairi’s Paisley constituency office. Mhairi gives us insights to the House of Commons and some of its characters, why she entered politics, along with her views on Donald Trump and Jacob Rees Mogg. 

 We'll also have a listen in on a chat with Neil Scott  and Scottish Independence campaigner and artist,"Wee Skribbles" (Michael Larkin), who talks about his work and how he became an activist for independence.

We'll hear from Debra Torrance  on  Food Luxury, specifically about food production in the Netherlands, the second largest food producer in the world, Victoria Pearson ponders the psychological damage of poverty on children and why short breaks should be on the NHS, George Collins will be examining the conundrum of combating global economic injustice from an environmentalist standpoint, and the necessity of interdisciplinary thought among progressives, and Chuck Hamilton muses about the American white middle class and their view of the rest of humanity.

Nelly Neal asks whether the evils of want and ignorance seen by Dickens and quoted in the 1942 Beverage report are still here now and if they’ve ever gone away, Laura Lundahl tells us we are ALL immigrants, and says we can help immigrants by changing the way we talk about them, and the possibilities of food shortages after Brexit is discussed by Red Raiph, who has been practising his bartering skills so he can trade for food.

Sandra Webster was transported back in time by the title The Luxury Gap and reminisces about Heaven 17 and The Clockwork Orange before discussing poverty and having enough food to eat.

With music to get you moving from Steve McAuliffe & the Mighty Ur, Madame So, Gallows Circus, Jackal Trades, Attila the Stockbroker, The Blackheart Orchestra,  Ethical Debating Society, Argonaut, Nervous Twitch, The Potentials, and Sharon Martin.

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On this privilege themed Ungagged, introduced by Neil Anderson, we will be hearing from Steve McAuliffe, who will be talking about islamophobia, George Collins will be talking with ethnomusicologist and African religious scholar Javoen Byrd about Christian privilege in the United States and the suppression of African spiritual practices in times of resistance, and Debra Torrance will be talking about how great privilege comes with great responsibility.

We'll hear from Richie Venton on his USDAW unanimously passed policy proposal of guaranteed 16 hour contracts for all workers who want them in an attempt to bring income stability to part time workers, Red Raiph talking about the all under a banner march and naked gardening day, Julie will perform her spoken word piece The So Called Inclusive Movement, Thomas Morris will be talking cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, and Chuck Hamilton will shock us all by sticking to the theme and talking about privilege.

With music from The Twisted Melons, Candidates, Rufio G, Faber Whitehouse, Joe Solo, Roy Møller, Pilgrims, St Christopher Medal, Stephen Smith, Steve White, Stuart McFarlane, The Eastern Swell, and Those Unfortunates.

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Our theme this time is, “but sure they can afford smokes and a big telly.” 

Overtaking our theme was last weeks 20th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement-  To mark this we present a piece Neil Scott wrote almost twenty years ago inspired by of the troubles, is read by Anthea Irwin and edited by Neil Anderson.

In this podcast we’ll be talking Syria, Scottish History, the free jaggi now campaign, “hard working tories, or at least what they think hard work is, avoiding idiots who think they are activists, poverty, optimism  and “but they can afford fuck off big tellys and packets of  20 Silkcut,” On these topics and avoiding dodgy youtubers, Russia Today, British imperialist propagandists, and antisemetic conspiracy sites as sources are, Chuck Hamilton, Jason Travis, Catriona Stevenson, Damanvir Kaur, Joe Solo, Victoria Pearson (whose piece was recorded on Friday), Teresa Durran, Steve McAulliffe, Sandra Webster, wee Raiph, Paul Sheridan, Julie aka Politicious,,  and Debra Torrance.

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We’ll add a list of music, musicians with links to where and how you can hear them asap.