7. From the United Nations to a World Transformed

7. From the United Nations to a World Transformed

The Special Relationship is back! After a hectic summer period Aaron and Freddie are back to discuss the state of Left politics from London to New York. https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pod-8.2.mp3 [https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pod-8.2.mp3] You can also find this podcast on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-special-relationship/id1439321397]. ---------------------------------------- Aaron’s article for openDemocracy: The fight for climate justice will not be won inside the halls of power – it must be fought for on the streets [https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/the-fight-for-climate-justice-will-not-be-won-inside-the-halls-of-power-it-must-be-fought-for-on-the-streets/] Interview with Naomi Klein: Naomi Klein: “The moral crisis is inextricable from the ecological crisis” [https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/naomi-klein-moral-crisis-inextricable-ecological-crisis/] Freddie on Facial Recognition in Kings Cross: How facial recognition technology is bringing surveillance capitalism to our streets [https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/how-facial-recognition-surveillance-capitalism-streets/] Podcasts from The World Transformed festival: https://soundcloud.com/theworldtransformed [https://soundcloud.com/theworldtransformed]

6. Can the European Union be Reformed?

https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/final-pod-edit_mixdown.mp3 [https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/final-pod-edit_mixdown.mp3]   In our sixth episode of The Special Relationship we discuss whether or not the European Union can be reformed. We begin with a brief word from journalist Paul Mason, and then Freddie and Aaron are joined from Paris by Timo Stibbe to debate his recent Junction column [https://thejunction.space/2019/02/19/guest-column-why-the-european-union-is-and-therefore-has-a-future/]. You can now find us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-special-relationship/id1439321397?mt= [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-special-relationship/id1439321397?mt=2]. Subscribe and leave us a review! We record The Special Relationship between London and New York, so apologies in advance for any technical blips! ---------------------------------------- This podcast is still a work in progress. If you have any feedback or if you would like to contribute to the show please don’t hesitate to get in touch at thejunctionspace@gmail.com Image Courtesy of Aaron White

5. Climate Change: A Systemic Crisis

In our fifth episode of The Special Relationship we unpack Aaron’s recent column on the Green New Deal [https://thejunction.space/2019/02/05/private-jet-saviors-why-billionaires-are-not-the-answer-to-the-climate-crisis-we-are/], discuss the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and consider how a similarly progressive movement may develop transnationally in Europe. ---------------------------------------- This podcast is still a work in progress. If you have any feedback or if you would like to contribute to the show please don’t hesitate to get in touch at thejunctionspace@gmail.com Image courtesy of Freddie Stuarthttps://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/podcast-5-gnd_mixdown.mp3 [https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/podcast-5-gnd_mixdown.mp3]

4. Discussing Gilets Jaunes

In our fourth episode of The Special Relationship we discuss Aaron’s trip to Paris to see the Gilets Jaunes, as well as the wider ideological implications of the movement in the context of contemporary European politics. ---------------------------------------- This podcast is still a work in progress. If you have any feedback or if you would like to contribute to the show please don’t hesitate to get in touch at thejunctionspace@gmail.com Image Courtesy of Aaron White https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/podcast-4-gj.mp3 [https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/podcast-4-gj.mp3]

3. Sights and Sounds of TWT 2018

In our third episode of The Special Relationship we review our trip to The World Transformed festival in Liverpool and consider how the sights and sounds of the conference highlighted the unique nature of the Corbyn movement. ---------------------------------------- This podcast is still a work in progress. If you have any feedback or if you would like to contribute to the show please don’t hesitate to get in touch at thejunctionspace@gmail.com Image Courtesy of Aaron White   https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/podcast-3-twt-1.mp3 [https://thejunction.space/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/podcast-3-twt-1.mp3]