14. Why Chile's New Democratic Constitution Failed w/ Camila Vergara

Over the last few years, Chile has seen an unprecedented level of public protest and mobilization against neoliberalism, eventually winning a commitment to replace the country’s military-dictatorship era Constitution. Thousands of local democratic councils emerged across the country, articulating n…

13. Nagorno-Karabakh: Nationalism and the Origins of Armenia and Azerbaijan's Conflict

In 2020, a 44 day war saw Azerbaijan win the Nagorno- Karabakh territory from Armenia, who had held it for the past 25 years. One of the more forgotten global flashpoints, Nagorno-Karabakh has been long disputed between both nations. The reasons why can be found in the buried histories of the forme…

12. The Politics of Inflation w/ Radhika Desai

Inflation- its something that pretty much all of us have been dealing with in the last couple of years. Petrol, food, rent, - they’ve all been going up. And it doesn’t seem to be stopping. But how well do we actually understand inflation?  And does our government and reserve bank have any idea how…

11. The hidden exploitation behind Artifical Intelligence w/ Nanjala Nyabola

A recent Time magazine investigation uncovered that dozens of Kenyan workers were paid less than $2 per hour to view and process large amounts of disturbing material through content moderation work for popular new AI chatbot ChatGPT. As new and improving digital technologies increasingly become mo…

10. How Western Colonial Interests Made Modern Qatar

A long shadow has hung over the FIFA World Cup in Qatar; appalling working conditions for migrant workers, suppression of gender and queer rights, and brazen economic and political corruption. This week we're joined by activist and video essayist Bes, to talk about how Qatar became the nation it i…

9. Roe v. Wade Overturned: America's Rotten Democratic Institutions & How the Democrats Failed- w/ Margaret Kimberley

Originally broadcast 29/5/22 On the eve of Roe v. Wade's overturning by the U.S. Supreme Court, Lindsay is joined by activist and author Margaret Kimberley to discuss how the United States got to this moment. Covering a range of issues, Margaret unpacks how and why the Democrats failed to protect…

8. Palestine: Resistance Against Apartheid and Media Bias- w/ Ramzy Baroud

Originally broadcast 15/5/22 In a wide-ranging conversation, Lindsay is joined by Palestinian academic Ramzy Baroud to talk about ongoing Israeli violence and how Western media launders Israeli atrocities by relying on false narratives and ignoring Palestinian accounts and realities. We also disc…

7. Western Sahara: Africa's Last Colony- w/ Kamal Fadel

Originally broadcast 1/5/22 Most African nations fought for and won their liberation from colonial rule in the 1950s-70s. Western Sahara was an unfortunate exception. Spain, its former colonial occupier, abandoned the colony in 1975, and Morocco has since occupied around 80% of the territory. Lin…

6. South Korea's Presidential Election- w/ Ju-Hyun Park

Originally broadcast10/4/22 In South Korea's recent presidential election, conservative candidate Yoon Seok- youl won back the position from the previous centre-liberal Democratic Party. Yoon was a controversial candidate, with campaign rhetoric that was openly sexist, anti-worker and sabre-rattli…

5. Hawaiʻians Resist the Poisoning of their Water by the U.S. Military- w/ Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua

Originally broadcast 20/3/22 There are major fears that Hawaiʻi's entire water supply could become contaminated beyond repair, after revelations that the U.S. military covered up the leaking of petroleum at their Red Hill fuelling site.  Hawaiʻian political organiser and activist Kawenaʻulaokalā …