The Owen Jones Podcast

11. LIVE SHOW: WTF Is Going On With The EU?

What is going on with the EU, vaccines, Article 16 and Northern Ireland? If you're completely baffled, this is the show for you. Joining me is Dr. Siva Thambisetty at LSE, Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice UK, and Esther Lynch at the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Also joining me is Ben Smoke, one of the anti-deportation 'Stansted 15' activists who have just won their appeal. Help us take on the right-wing media here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXE3MDV6NU1FTDR5eF92a0hQMkZhZmM1SUUwQXxBQ3Jtc0trYU9ZWld4ZXE4Tzd2RG9oa3ZaR0Nqa09wMlNDb3ZKMW1MbEZkR0tRclcyRTEzMkgwbzNfV0Y0NmdvS05oZVIxRndWaVlDUGEwcXJPbzlpTXQxU2l3WnNRWkRMMjAyR0Zidk5kangxdkw5WU9RNTBHZw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fowenjones84" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/owenjones84</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast" rel="payment" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Owen Jones, journalist, author of Chavs and The Establishment, or "that left-wing idiot off the telly", is fed up with the establishment media. After all, it punches down, not up, blames minorities for all the problems in society, and, let's face it, often just parrots the government line. So this podcast is offering something different: speaking truth to power, giving the marginalised a voice, offering hope - and having a laugh along the way. From Michael Sheen to Judith Butler, Prof. Devi Sridhar to Noam Chomsky, Peter Hitchens to Chelsea Manning and Gary Younge to Stewart Lee, the interviewees couldn't be more eclectic. Expect documentaries, too, exposing injustice and going to enemy territory - and discussions with experts on everything from COVID dreams about the pandemic to the history of US-backed coups. We'll learn a lot - but above all else, have our optimism in a better world rebooted. Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast" rel="payment" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.