Untelevised: The Podcast

The term ‘socialism’ is becoming more and more mainstream. As people grow increasingly disillusioned by capitalism and seek alternatives to it, political figures like Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn have helped to propel the ideology into popular conscience. Support is especially high amongst younger generations with the majority of Brits under 60 favouring socialism and 70% of American Millennials saying they prefer socialist candidates. But things haven’t always been this way. The idea of socialism has existed for centuries and for much of that existence it has faced heavy criticism. So what has changed? Is it our collective consciousness or has the meaning of the word evolved?  

We're taking a deep dive into this. Asking what does socialism really mean? What might it look and feel like? How might we get there? And, most importantly, does it present a real alternative to Capitalism? 

Learn - what is Socialism? (3 mins 10 secs) 

Discuss - Azar Majedi, find them on Wikipedia/ Facebook/ Instagram/ Twitter/ YouTube (9 mins 15 secs) 

Share - what can we all do? (49 mins) 

Things we mentioned: There are lots of Free versions of the Communist Manifesto available online, here are just a few different options PDF 1 (Free), PDF 2 (Free), PDF 3 (Free), Kindle (Free) If you would like a physical copy, the cheapest we’ve found (at the time of publishing) is at WHSmith (£1.25) and there are lots of copies available on ethical book websites World Books and  E Books.   

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens. 

Untelevised is all about exploring social change and no year in recent history has brought more change than 2020. For our season 1 wrap up episode, we’re reflecting on what that change looked like and all of the things that we learnt, discussed and shared in the year. 

And this episode our special guest is you! From nurses, to bus drivers, to lawyers, to youth workers and even parents turned teachers… we hear your reflections on the year that's passed and hopes for the year to come. 

To discuss what you’ve listened to or to see more from Untelevised between episodes, head to our twitter/instagram @untelevised_tv or write to [email protected] 

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens. 

Many of us take our rights for granted, but people have fought for decades to get us the rights we have and are still fighting to preserve and improve them. 

This year, the global onslaught of COVID-19 made us all realise how precarious working life can be and showed the inequalities between the privileges of many desk-based jobs versus frontline or manual jobs. Brexit will also inevitably affect our working rights, but how? 

This episode explores the history of unions and workers movements, gives practical tips for what all workers can do and our guests really inspire us with their optimism and wealth of knowledge. 

Learn - What are Workers' Rights? (4 mins) 

Discuss - Gareth Lowe, Regional Officer of trade union Unite @GarethLowe3 (10 mins); Dave Smith, author of Blacklisted @DaveBlacklist (25 mins) 

Share - What can we all do? (1 hour) 

To discuss what you’ve listened to or to see more from Untelevised between episodes, head to our Instagram @untelevised_tv or write to [email protected] 

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens. 

Capitalism has dictated how the world functions for centuries. And for almost as long, there have been people who challenge its principles.  

Recently, this discontent has seems to only be growing - with climate crisis posing a threat to our collective future, millions living below the poverty line, the economic and social shocks of the coronavirus pandemic and the richest 1% constantly accumulating more wealth - Gen Z and Millennials especially seem to be growing increasingly disillusioned with the system. 

So we're dedicating an episode to it. What does capitalism actually mean? Where does it come from? Who does it benefit or harm? And, most importantly, how might we escape it? 

Learn - what does capitalism mean? (3 mins) 

Discuss - Economy @ecnmy/ @EconomyAsks (9 mins) 

Share - what can we all do? (37 mins) 

Things we mentioned:

Economy website 

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens. 

Food is one of the most universal and simple things in life. We all need it. We all think about it every day. Whether we have it or not. There's no getting away from it. In the age of COVID-19, we've seen a spike in the conversation around food -  the rise in emergency food aid distribution and food bank use,  the pictures of people stockpiling everything from pasta to plain flour and it seems you can't turn on any news channel without hearing Marcus Rashford's name.   

This might all seem very recent, but this episode we explore how food has always been a political issue the help of two lifelong campaigners on food equality to find out why.

Learn - What's political about food? (1 min 50 sec)

Discuss - Chris Mould @ChrisMould, Former Chair of @TrussellTrust Foodbank Network and award-winning social entrepreneur (9 min 10 sec); Dee Woods @Didara / @osunschild Food Campaigner and Co-Founder of Granville Community Kitchen (37 min 18 sec)

Share - what can we all do? (56 min 32 sec) 

To discuss what you’ve heard or to see more from Untelevised between episodes, head to our Instagram @untelevised_tv or write to [email protected] 

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens.

Grassroots is a word we've used constantly, since the very first episode, so this week we thought that we'd explore what it actually means.  What makes work grassroots? Why and how do people choose to operate this way? and is it as romantic as it seems? 

Similarly to last week, we're exploring these questions from both a professional and personal standpoint; with one guest having founded a community project from his own back garden, and the other having dedicated her career to helping hundreds of projects grow from the grassroots up. 

Learn - How do we define grassroots? (2 mins 10 secs) 

Discuss - Ian @kmt_may, Co-founder & Director of May Project Gardens  (5 mins); Beau, Head of Development & Volunteering at Merton Voluntary Services Council (35 mins)

Share - what can we all do? (61 mins 30 secs) 

To discuss what you’ve listened or to see more from Untelevised between episodes, head to our Instagram @untelevised_tv or write to [email protected] 

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens. 

Allyship has become perhaps the most used term of 2020, but where did it come from? what does it mean? and who does it apply to? 

This week we explore these questions from both a professional and personal standpoint, through discussing the very different journeys of our two guests. 

Learn - What is an ally/allyship? (3 mins)

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens.

The way that we live means that we are constantly consuming - from the food we eat to the clothes we wear to the things we watch on the telly. But what effect is this consumption having on us and the people/ environment around us? 

We discuss what the word 'ethical' means and how we might apply it more in our daily lives, with two companies fighting hard to change the way that we consume. 

*We apologise as there are some sound issues this week with our interviews. The perils of virtual recording!*

Learn - what does ethical mean? (4 mins, 44 secs) 

Discuss - Ethical Consumer @ethical_consumer_magazine/ @ec_magazine (9 mins, 44 secs); Know The Origin @knowtheorigin (33 mins)  

Share - what can we all do? (58 mins) 

Things we mentioned:

Petition to support Iranian Activists, Ethical Consumers Guide to Ethical Banks 

To discuss what you’ve listened to or to see more from Untelevised between episodes, head to our Instagram @untelevised_tv or write to [email protected] 

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens. 

Allyship has become perhaps the most used term of 2020, but where did it come from? what does it mean? and who does it apply to? 

This week we explore these questions from both a professional and personal standpoint, through discussing the very different journeys of our two guests. 

Learn - What is an ally/allyship? (3 mins)

To discuss what you’ve listened or to see more from Untelevised between episodes, head to our Instagram @untelevised_tv or write to [email protected]

Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens.

This episode we're doing something a little different. We've realised you might want to know who you're listening to each episode - why are we so interested in social justice? who are we to be asking these questions? what are we doing ourselves in this field?

So this week we're introducing Fisayo, one of our hosts and the Founder of Filmanthropy. She talks about her passion for sharing diverse narratives and how a combination of her West African heritage and London upbringing has guided her passions for social justice. 

To discuss what you’ve listened to or to see more from Untelevised between episodes, head to our Instagram @untelevised_tv or write to [email protected] 

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Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens.