Podcast appearances and mentions of James Bloodworth

The Matts are joined by author James Bloodworth whose new book Lost Boys is a brilliantly insightful exploration of misogyny and conspiracy rife within groups of young men today. James does what many journalists don't - he goes on the road, all over the world, to meet with his subjects and understand what drives this alarming phenomenon. From Red Pill and Black Pill conspiracies to Instagram's algorithmic gateway into Andrew Tate, James explains how the manosphere works … starting with his own flirtation with it twenty years ago. It's a fascinating conversation. Enjoy!OFFER: Get The New World for just £1 for the first month. Head to https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/2matts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The journalist James Bloodworth has been exploring the manosphere revealing a hidden world of modern masculinity and the anxieties driving it. Charting the history from pickup artists to incels and influencers, he tells Manveen about the attractions of this digital world to young men and his own experiences within it.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: James Bloodworth, journalist and author of Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the ManosphereTo order a copy go to timesbookshop.co.uk. Free UK standard P&P on orders over £25. Special discount available for Times+ membersHost: Manveen RanaProducer: Shabnam GrewalFurther reading : My job at a £7,500 dating boot camp — toxic masculinity rules Clips: Youtube, Tiktok ,@rich_somers, @BrandonFromILET, @SpartanMomentum, @ChrisWillx, Jordan Peterson Fan Channel@PsycheMatters, ABC Photo: James BloodworthGet in touch: thestory@thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manosphere's Political Influence DiscussedNick Cohen talks to author James Bloodworth about his new book which explores the toxic so-called "Manosphere", focusing on its origins and influence, particularly in the context of political movements like Donald Trump's campaign. James highlighted his book, "Lost Boys," which explores the manosphere's impact and is set to be released on June 5th.Origins of the Manosphere MovementJames explained the origins of the manosphere, which emerged from pickup artist communities in the early 2000s. He described how pickup artists viewed seduction as a science and gender relations as a power game, attracting both men seeking advice on social interactions and those with darker, manipulative intentions. James noted that the movement often targeted neurodivergent men and sold expensive courses based on essentialist gender ideas, leading to a culture focused on conquest and objectification of women.Pickup Culture and Online ExtremismJames discussed his experience with a pickup boot camp, describing it as expensive and objectifying, but noting that some counterintuitive advice, such as being more of a challenge rather than nice, was helpful. He explained how the pickup artist scene evolved into more political and conspiratorial rhetoric, leading to the emergence of the Incel movement and increased misogyny. James also highlighted the role of algorithms in radicalising individuals by funnelling them towards increasingly dark and political content online.Manosphere Radicals and Social InfluenceJames and Nick discussed the radicalisation process within the manosphere and how figures like Jordan Peterson can unintentionally influence their audience towards extreme right-wing views. James explained that content creators often lean into controversial topics to increase their audience and revenue, which can lead to self-radicalisation. They also touched on the phenomenon of "gamer gaze," where young men online suddenly turn against women, and the role of social media algorithms in promoting extreme content. The conversation highlighted the complex interplay between individual circumstances, cultural messages, and the influence of charismatic figures in shaping political and social views.Right-Wing Resurgence in the 2010sJames discussed the rise of right-wing movements in the 2010s, focusing on how liberal feminism and identity politics created resentment among certain groups. They explored how this resentment was harnessed by right-wing influencers and politicians, including Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, who capitalized on "loser culture" and anti-establishment sentiment. James highlighted the shift in media and journalism towards clickbait and contrarian content, which helped spread right-wing ideologies.Read all about it!James Bloodworth, @J_Bloodworth, the author of The Lost Boys, A personal journey through the Manosphere published on June 5th by Atlantic BooksNick Cohen's regular Substack column Writing from London on politics and culture from the UK and beyond is another must-read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Bloodworth reveals the problems young men are having with finding dates and sex. We discuss Jordan Peterson & Andrew Tate, as well as the manosphere, Chris Williamson and many other aspects of male culture.  James Bloodworth is an English journalist and writer, as well as a former Trotskyist. He wrote the brilliant book Hired about going undercover in an Amazon warehouse: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hired-Months-Undercover-Low-Wage-Britain/dp/1786490161 (irony of buying it on Amazon!) Follow his substack here: https://www.jamesbloodworth.com/ Get our bonus questions on http://andrewgold.locals.com #heretics #manosphere #dating Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok  Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 165 of The Just Checking In Podcast, we checked back in with journalist and author James Bloodworth. During the Covid-19 pandemic, James returned to his home county of Cornwall to live with and support his Gran. James saw this as repaying a childhood debt after she helped raise him for much of his adolescence. Unfortunately, James's Gran passed away in 2022 and the impact the grief had on him was immense and made him question his path in life, the choices he's made and affected his relationships with those closest to him. In this episode we discuss that grief and why it had such a profound impact on him, how its forced him to grow up even as a 39-year-old, addressing underlying mental health issues and putting new internal systems in place to deal with the ups and downs of life. We also discuss the anxiety he'd been having during Covid-19 and how it alleviated significantly when he stopped taking his ADHD medication. We finish by analysing the pros and cons of that decision and his experience of antidepressants he was prescribed after his gran's death and therapy. As always, #itsokaytovent You can follow James on social media below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/J_Bloodworth You can read The Times article we mentioned which interviewed James and his gran here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-went-to-see-gran-for-the-weekend-so-how-did-i-end-up-staying-for-a-year-p370c30j3 Listen to Part 1 of James's story here: https://soundcloud.com/venthelpuk/jcip-69-james-bloodworth Support Us: Patreon: www.patreon.com/venthelpuk GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-vent-supp…ir-mental-health Merchandise: www.redbubble.com/people/VentUK/shop Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk

On this episode of Dewbs & Co. author James Bloodworth and columnist Ali Miraj join Michelle to look at all the today's big stories.The panel reacts to footage of police dancing the macarena at Lincolnshire Pride, a new report revealing that top bosses' pay has jumped by nearly 40 percent and share their thoughts on whether children should have a reduced school week. All that and more on today's episode of Dewbs & Co. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Unacceptable” Opinions Have you ever felt that you can't say what you really think, that your honest opinions have become somehow unacceptable? It's a common complaint that freedom of speech is being restricted, that more and more views have become inadmissible or rejected as intolerable. On social media, people expressing thoughts that would have hardly raised an eyebrow a generation ago, are viciously attacked and branded as bigots. If that is a problem - and opinions differ - the government may be about to make it worse. Its Online Safety Bill, going through Parliament just now, is aimed at making the UK the safest place in the world to go online, but there are concerns that it could involve more censorship and less freedom. It is surely good to have a diverse range of views openly and freely expressed in public, important for democracy for honest discourse and a sure sign of true freedom of speech. But others feel that cleaning up the public space of unsavoury, prejudiced and hateful views makes for a more civilised society. It creates safer, more respectful places for everyone. Offensive comments that were shamelessly expressed in the past about, for example black, gay or trans people are rarer now. Is this evidence that modern values like equality are being widely embraced, or a sign that people feel muzzled and their views, far from going away, are festering into conspiracy theories, extremism and even the threat of violence? Does it matter if the range of views we can express becomes narrower? With Eric Heinze, James Bloodworth, Joe Mulhall and Jeevun Sandher. Producers: Jonathan Hallewell and Peter Everett Presenter: Michael Buerk

Journalist and author, James Bloodworth joins us again to talk about his thoughts and finding on the modern dating economy. Check out his podcast on the subject: The Modern Dating Economy.  Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.

On this episode of Dewbs & Co. former Brexit Party MEP Michael Heaver, ethnographer and academic Dr Lisa McKenzie, and author James Bloodworth join Michelle Dewbury to take on the top stories in an authentic, unvarnished and unashamed way on the side of the unheard.The panel discuss the fact that at least 600 migrants have crossed the English channel in the past two days despite the government's proposals to send some illegal migrants to Rwanda. Do you own your own house? Dewbs & Co talk about the government's new right to buy scheme.And the team discuss sleaze in Parliament after a by-election has been called in Tiverton and Honiton following the resignation of Neil Parish for watching pornography in Parliament. All that on today's episode of Dewbs & Co. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Bloodworth is an author and political journalist. A former editor of the blog Left Foot Forward, James' work has appeared in The Guardian, The Spectator, the New Statesman and The Wall Street Journal. Author of ‘The Myth of Meritocracy' and ‘Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low Wage Britain', his work was long-listed for the 2019 Orwell Prize. In this in-depth interview, James discusses his experience going undercover in the low wage economy for his book ‘Hired' - and why a number of his discoveries, including Amazon workers urinating in coke bottles, made international news; reflects on his political journey, from Trotskyism and ultimately moving to the progressive centre-left - recently reserving his most strident criticism for his former far-left colleagues; and shares the plans for his next book which tracks how people become “radicalised into the manosphere” - arguing the growth of toxic masculinity and how our shared complacency ignores a very real threat.

In the latest episode of Free Speech Nation: The Podcast, Andrew is joined by author and journalist, James Bloodworth.Author of Hired and The Myth of Meritocracy, James joined Andrew to discuss whether the left in Britain is being consumed by identitarianism. They also unpicked traditional ideas about class and their place in today's political discourse, as well as delving into the idea of toxic masculinity and incel culture.We hope you enjoy the show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Dewbs & Co. political economist Ruth Lea, columnist at The Independent Mary Dejevsky and author James Bloodworth join Michelle Dewbury to take on the top stories in an authentic, unvarnished and unashamed way on the side of the unheard.The team discuss the Government's plans to aid the Channel crisis by sending people to Rwanda, Russia threatening to send nuclear weapons to Sweden and Finland as they consider NATO membership, automation in the workplace and susceptibility to fake news.All that on today's episode of Dewbs & Co. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Valentine's Day, this week, may have been good, bad, ugly or plain irrelevant – but for millions of people it will also have been expensive. So in today's Money Box Live, Adam Shaw and guests look at the costs of dating. What do you spend on finding and hooking up with someone? Is it worth spending money on how you look on dating sites, plus for the date itself? And do you split the bill at the end of a date? Adam Shaw talks to listeners Jan, Roger, Fay, Georgie and Mike who tell us about their money & dating experiences. And to help guide us through the finances of dating they are joined by: James Bloodworth, journalist, author and host of a podcast called "The Modern Dating Economy" and Jo Hemmings, dating coach & behavioural psychologist, a woman who knows her way around the love & dating game. For more information: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-modern-dating-economy/id1539621613 https://www.johemmings.co.uk/ Producer Smita Patel Editor Rosamund Jones

James met a woman while nightclubbing with friends in Las Vegas. After a brief weekend together she bombarded him with abusive text messages including threats that she would "get him" and that he should kill himself. He blocked her number and she started targeting his friends, co-workers, and eventually his new girlfriend. When she attempted extortion, the FBI got involved.  James opens up about his two-year ordeal at the hands of his stalker, detailing the mental and emotional trauma he's working to overcome. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? E-MAIL US strictlystalkingpod@gmail.com RATE US As a listener of Strictly Stalking please leave a review and rate us FIVE STARS on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strictly-stalking/id1494237083 CHECK OUT OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/strictlystalking ??Instagram:? Strictly Stalking https://www.instagram.com/strictlystalkingpod ?Jaimie Beebe https://www.instagram.com/feathergirl77 ?Jake Deptula https://www.instagram.com/jaked3000 Please consider supporting the companies that support us!  Get started today - frame your photos or send someone the perfect gift.? Go to Framebridge.com and use promo code STALKING to save an additional 15% off your first order.? Right now, our listeners can get 30% off their Betabrand orders when you go to Betabrand.com/STALKING. And when you use our special URL, you're supporting our show, too!? Go to magicspoon.com/STALKING to grab a variety pack and try it today! And be sure to use our promo code STALKING at checkout to save $5 off your order! With StoryWorth we are giving those we love most a thoughtful, personal gift from the heart and preserving their memories and stories for years to come. Go to StoryWorth.com/stalking and save $10 on your first purchase!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James met a woman while nightclubbing with friends in Las Vegas. After a brief weekend together she bombarded him with abusive text messages including threats that she would “get him” and that he should kill himself. He blocked her number and she started targeting his friends, co-workers, and eventually his new girlfriend. When she attempted extortion, the FBI got involved.  James opens up about his two-year ordeal at the hands of his stalker, detailing the mental and emotional trauma he's working to overcome. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? E-MAIL US strictlystalkingpod@gmail.com RATE US As a listener of Strictly Stalking please leave a review and rate us FIVE STARS on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strictly-stalking/id1494237083 CHECK OUT OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/strictlystalking 

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The tech revolution has completely changed the way we meet and mate, creating a hugely unequal playing field of winners and losers. James Bloodworth is the host of the Modern Dating Economy podcast, trying to understand what this revolution is doing to society. This was a conversation with Raven Connolly as part of the Sex and Culture series. To join future conversations like this, become a Rebel Wisdom member: https://rebelwisdom.co.uk/plans

James Bloodworth is a journalist, podcaster and an author. The modern dating market is a mess. From polyamory to OnlyFans, Tinder to Trad Wives. No one really knows the best approach for navigating these waters, and the lessons from our parents no longer apply. James has dedicated an entire podcast series to the most interesting parts of the dating economy and today we're going through them. Expect to learn whether porn addiction is really a thing, why sexual inequality is the only inequality no one wants to campaign for, James' insights around what Tinder is doing to dating, why 17% of people think that approaching anyone is harassment and much more... Sponsors: Get 40% discount on everything from boohooMAN at https://bit.ly/manwisdom (use code MW40) Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom (use code: MW20) Extra Stuff: Buy James' book Hired - https://amzn.to/3ySmh7l Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/J_Bloodworth  Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ 

This week we're interviewing journalist and writer James Bloodworth!!Diagnosed with ADHD in the past year, his brilliant article about his road to diagnosis in the Times caught our eye - and even made Ellie cry. He is the author of two books, most recently: “Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-wage Britain” and can be found on Twitter @J_BloodworthWe hope you enjoy! 

Today's episode features journalist James Bloodworth (@J_Bloodworth), who has written some excellent articles about the modern dating economy, and has a podcast of the same name. I've been a fan of his for a long time, and was thrilled to pick his brain on some of the issues facing incels today. We cover lots of ground and explore some familiar themes, but he introduces lots of new ideas. Check out his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-modern-dating-economy/id1539621613 and the article discussed during today's show: https://unherd.com/2020/02/why-incels-are-the-losers-in-the-age-of-tinder/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's finally here, boyos. A new sponsor, and a new solution to some of your deepest woes, perhaps. Check out Sophia, the first companion robot by eMates LLC, by visiting ematedolls.com today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Today's guest, James Bloodworth, is an intrepid journalist who went undercover to work in an Amazon warehouse and expose the torrid conditions within. His acclaimed book Hired details his journey back into the working classes from which he came for six months, also working as an Uber driver and a care worker in impoverished parts of the UK for the book. James Bloodworth Links: Hired book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hired-Months-Undercover-Low-Wage-Britain/dp/1786490161  https://twitter.com/j_bloodworth https://www.instagram.com/james.bloodworth  Andrew Gold Links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok http://patreon.com/andrewgold http://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Always in trouble at school, lots of dead-end jobs and plenty of failed relationships. James often wondered why he found life so difficult. Then 5 months ago, a psychiatrist gave him the answer and a whole new word opened up.

How to address the political problems of leftwing parties today?   Liverpudlian historian David Swift argues that the problem is hobbyism - people for whom politics constitutes their identity rather than expressing their interest in social and political change. He joins us to take us through his arguments about hobbyism, and how he thinks the Left might change for the better. Readings: A Left For Itself, David Swift, Zer0 Books How the Left lost all purpose, James Bloodworth, Unherd How not to be a white anti-racist, David Swift, Unherd

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused global disruption and changed so many of our lives forever. Today we look at cases in which lockdown has presented individuals with the rarest of opportunities.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guests:-Laura Thompson, Dental hygienist.-James Bloodworth, Author and journalist.Host: Manveen Rana. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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How to address the political problems of leftwing parties today?   Liverpudlian historian David Swift argues that the problem is hobbyism - people for whom politics constitutes their identity rather than expressing their interest in social and political change. He joins us to take us through his arguments about hobbyism, and how he thinks the Left might change for the better.   This is a sample. For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast Readings: A Left For Itself, David Swift, Zer0 Books How the Left lost all purpose, James Bloodworth, Unherd How not to be a white anti-racist, David Swift, Unherd

In the sixty-ninth episode of The Just Checking In Podcast, we checked in with James Bloodworth. James is a journalist, writer and broadcaster. He has written for outlets including The Guardian, New Statesman and UnHerd to name a few and is host of ‘The Modern Dating Economy Podcast'. He has written two books: ‘The Myth of Meritocracy: why working-class kids get working class jobs' published in 2016 and ‘Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain' published in 2019. In this episode we discuss James's journey into journalism, a discussion of both of his books and the mental health topics they discuss, masculinity in the modern age, dating, gym culture and lookism. We also discuss James's diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD, his struggle to manage it in academic environments and the impact that having a stalker had on him and his mental health. As always, #itsokaytovent You can purchase 'Myth of Meritocracy: Why Working-Class Kids Still Get Working-Class Jobs' here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-myth-of-meritocracy/james-bloodworth/9781785900532 You can purchase 'Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain' here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/hired/james-bloodworth/9781786490162 Read the UnHerd article we discussed here: https://unherd.com/2020/10/why-do-men-hate-women/ You can follow James on social media below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/J_Bloodworth You can listen to The Modern Dating Economy podcast here: https://t.co/d2LbkTJt2B?amp=1 You can also follow it on social media below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ModernDatingPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moderndatingpodcast/?hl=en-gb Patreon: www.patreon.com/venthelpuk Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk

References William’s article, “Step Your Dick Up: Why Incels Deserve Better Advice”: https://williamcostello.medium.com/step-your-dick-up-why-incels-deserve-better-advice-307879d7c97b William’s other discussions of this topic can be found here: Incel: 36: “Step Your Dick Up” w/ William Costello on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/36-step-your-dick-up-w-william-costello/id1469915971?i=1000489484162 ICMI20: William Costello - Step Your Dick Up: Incels and Men Generally Deserve Better Dating Advice - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5daap8dr3R0 Evolutionary Psychology and Incels - interview with William Costello - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlNsD5zymYg Why Society Has an Incel Problem - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_KUJ6x4L8g Be Kinder to Incels with Dr Sarah Daly & William Costello - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrfDnQOULcw Diana Fleischman, “Uncanny Vulvas”: Uncanny Vulvas: https://jacobitemag.com/2018/04/24/uncanny-vulvas/ James Bloodworth’s Letter exchange with Louise Perry: https://letter.wiki/conversation/789 The Mating Mind podcast with Geoffrey Miller and Tucker Max: ‎ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-mating-grounds-podcast/id894712811 More on Tucker Max’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Tucker-Max/e/B001JSAOIA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share The Joker film, 2019 Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning, The Rise of Victimhood Culture (2018) Ralph Leonard, There's nothing wrong with Obama's pick-up artistry: https://unherd.com/thepost/theres-nothing-wrong-with-obamas-pick-up-artistry/ For more on Aella Girl: https://www.reddit.com/user/AellaGirl/posts or see @AellaGirl on Twitter Matthew Hussey - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HGzFGt7BLmWDqooUbWGBg JOANNA R. PEPIN - About Joanna Pepin: https://www.joannapepin.com/ Geoffrey Miller and Tucker Max, Mate: Become the Man Women Want (2015) Follow William on Twitter @costellowilliam Timestamps 4:52 How incels are defined 06:40 The incel community 16:49 The empathy gap and the differences between attitudes towards women’s and men’s problems in love 27:38 Looks and the dating market 30:43 Online dating 39:54 Women’s mating choices 40:40 Male grooming 45:33 More on online dating 46:37 Pornography, sex robots, Only Fans and fake fitness 56:47 The incelosphere and the manosphere, pick up artists, dating coaches 1:05:36 Our cruelty towards the sexually rejected 1:16:52 Advice for incels

Let's talk about politics. Politics and tech, or politics in tech, to be more precise.James Bloodworth worked undercover at Amazon, Uber and other companies with shady business ethics for six months to write Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain. He also wrote The Myth of Meritocracy, so we invited him over to speak about both books, the systemic problems the tech industry is perpetuating and how social mobility is just not working and only the sons and daughters of rich folks are getting the top jobs in the industry.Accompanied by our friend Josh Feldberg, we discussed for over an hour how we seem to be going backwards when it comes to workers rights in part "thanks" to the tech giants like Amazon, Facebook or Uber, who are thriving businesses at the expense of their employees' rights, driving costs (and thus salaries) further down every year and revoking worker rights our ancestors fought for not that long ago such as minimum wage or an eight-hour work day. That was a hell of a long sentence, by the way.If you are interested in James' story, how the tech giants profit from these despicable tactics, social mobility, meritocracy and unionising in the tech industry, then this chapter is for you.

Subscribe to patreon.com/reelpolitik to hear the full minisode (not technically a contradiction in terms) Jack, Yair and Geraint recently sat down with friends of the show Will Sloan and Luke Savage to talk about The Ghost Writer, a film about a thinly veiled version of Tony Blair played by Pierce Brosnan, written by the hated ex-PM's erstwhile friend Robert Harris, and directed by international sex criminal Roman Polanski. Before - and after - we got into the swing of things, we recorded some idle chatter that mostly won't make the final episode. I thought RP's loyal Patreon subscribers would enjoy it while we edit the full thing. Discussed with the Michael & Us boys: James Bloodworth, Vegas, Mike Gapes, Clint Eastwood, method podcasting and Jack's 2-hours-a-week parasocial interactions with Will via the podcasting medium.

James Bloodworth is an English journalist and author of Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@failinghuman) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.

Arbeidsforholdene på Amazon var de verste jeg har sett eller hørt om i Storbritannia i det 21. århundre, sier James Bloodworth som har jobbet undercover på et av Amazons gigantlagere.

Knut Hoem har lest James Bloodworths "Innleid og underbetalt", avslørende om britisk arbeidsliv

Kerry Hudson discusses her book Lowborn with James Bloodworth. Lowborn is a powerful, personal, agenda-changing work of non-fiction on poverty in Britain – a book like nothing that's been written before, and a book that we all need to pay attention to. Kerry Hudson grew up in all-encompassing, grinding poverty. Always on the move with her single mother, Kerry attended 9 primary schools and 5 secondary schools, living in B&Bs and council flats. Kerry scores 8 out of 10 on the Adverse Childhood Experiences measure of childhood trauma. Whilst many people would like to think that Kerry was an exception – that she was unlucky, or a one-in-a-million case. Sadly, this just isn't true. All of the people Kerry grew up with were experiencing exactly the same as she was. Some a little less, and some far worse. The difference is that Kerry saw an opportunity for a different existence and ran for it.

Today we offer thoughts on the working class, in Britain and America, through the lens of Hired, by James Bloodworth.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)

James Bloodworth lived undercover working in Amazon warehouses, care homes and clocked up hours as an Uber driver to see the realities of modern work for millions of Brits. It makes for a fascinating glimpse at the lives of people who often get ignored from the privilege of the open plan.James' compelling book Hired is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On April 6th, 2019 I was part of a panel in Oslo, Norway about the Future of Work alongside fellow panelists Guy Standing, Becca Kirkpatrick, and James Bloodworth. The panel was chaired by Basic Income UK's Barb Jacobsen and was part of UBI Nordic 2019. Panel description: The nature of work continues to change drastically. Experts predict that automation and AI will lead to massive job losses, and the growth of the “gig” economy is creating unstable jobs, with increased demands on flexibility and efficiency. Temporary positions create income insecurity for workers, and there will be a need to update skills and knowledge continuously. In such a situation, basic income may become a critical element of future work life. Video of the panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs-HTLSNIaE More about the event: https://ubi-nordic.org/ For more info about UBI, please refer to my UBI FAQ: scottsantens.com/basic-income-faq You can support these podcasts through Anchor or Patreon: patreon.com/scottsantens --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottsantens/support

I seks måneder arbeidet journalist James Bloodworth som løsarbeider for Amazon, han kjørte Uber, var telefonselger og hadde nulltimerskontrakt i eldreomsorgen. Slike arbeidsforhold inngår i det som på engelsk omtales som «gig economy». Det vil si et arbeidsmarked som karakteriseres av korttidskontrakter og frilansarbeid fremfor fast ansettelse. Millennium-generasjonen blir trukket til slike jobber ved at de blir lovet fleksibilitet og selvbestemmelse over egen arbeidstid, hvor andre benytter seg av slike jobber for å spe på en allerede fast inntekt. "Innleid og underbetalt" tar for seg det britiske arbeidersamfunnets store økonomiske og politiske problem, men må også ses i lys av større, mer globalt omfattende strukturer som den stadig økende andelen av mennesker som havner i kategorien «prekariatet». Arbeidere innenfor dette segmentet er ansatt i deltidsjobber og med korttidskontrakter og danner grunnlaget for en ny sosial underklasse. I kveldens samtale vil Jonas Bals, forfatter av boka "Hvem skal bygge landet" snakke med samfunnsøkonom og spaltist i Klassekampen, Ebba Boye, om boka Inneleid og underbetalt, om løsarbeid, korttidskontrakter hva som skjer når nyliberalismens markedsøkonomiske prinsipper blir anvendt i arbeidsmarkedet. Jonas Bals er rådgiver i LO og forfatter av boka «Hvem skal bygge landet» (2017). Han er utdannet maler og historiker. Ebba Boye samfunnsøkonom og leder for Rethinking Economics Norge. Hun har en fast økonomi-spalte i Klassekampen. (Foto: Bokomslag/Res Publica)

You will have almost certainly bought from Amazon. You may have travelled in an Uber taxi. You, or someone you know, may rely on home help from a carer. But have you ever considered what it's really like to work in one of those jobs, as part of the so-called gig economy? A job where you may be on a zero hours contract, with no guarantee of work one day to the next, and without the same safety and security provided by a traditional full time job. If you are a business psychologist you may be an independent freelancer and enjoy the flexibility of that lifestyle. But does the gig economy actually benefit the employee - or the employer? In this episode, we explore this new career deal, the rise of the gig economy and what this means in psychological terms for businesses and individuals. The 'New Career Deal' was our theme for the 2018 ABP conference and in this podcast you'll hear exclusive interviews with two of our keynote speakers. One is Matthew Taylor, the senior policy advisor and Chief Executive of the RSA whose government commissioned report on the nature of good work lead to new legislation in December 2018 giving gig economy workers more rights in terms of pay and leave. The other is the journalist and author James Bloodworth, whose book 'Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain' lifted the lid on what it is really like to work in the gig economy. You will also hear from our vice-chair Lucy Standing, and from ABP members and conference attendees, as we seek to understand more about the reality of the gig economy from a psychological perspective - and whether the gig work makes us happier, and healthier, than a traditional employer-employee relationship.

Arbeidsforholdene på Amazon var de verste jeg har sett eller hørt om i Storbritannia i det 21. århundre, sier James Bloodworth som har jobbet undercover på et av Amazons gigantlagere. Reporter Bo Brekke

James Bloodworths bok kan fort ødelegge den gode stemningen for alle som synes det er både lettvint og hyggelig å kjøpe varer og tjenester på nett. Knut Hoem anmelder boka i Åpen bok. Programleder Cille Biermann.

Journalist og forfatter James Bloodworth har jobbet undercover på britiske arbeidsplasser som preges av utrygghet, massiv overvåking, nulltimers-kontrakter og lite lønn. Hvordan preger dette menneskene som jobber der og samfunnene rundt, og hva kan boka lære oss om Brexit? Hilde Nagell forteller oss litt om hvordan en motmakt kan organiseres, for eksempel av fagbevegelse eller som egne samvirker.

In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to James Bloodworth, author of Hired, about how the impact that Amazon warehouses have had on small British towns, a viable political program for the far left, and the shortcomings of Jeremy Corbyn. Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk Podcast production by John T. Williams This episode brought to you by The Great Courses. The Great Courses is giving Good Fight listeners a special, limited time offer: Order Investigating American Presidents video course taught by Professor Paul Rosenzweig, JD and get 85% off the regular price!That's a $150 savings! And you can start watching it instantly! Just go to www.thegreatcourses.com/GoodFight for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to James Bloodworth, author of Hired, about how the impact that Amazon warehouses have had on small British towns, a viable political program for the far left, and the shortcomings of Jeremy Corbyn. Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk Podcast production by John T. Williams This episode brought to you by The Great Courses. The Great Courses is giving Good Fight listeners a special, limited time offer:  Order Investigating American Presidents video course taught by Professor Paul Rosenzweig, JD and get 85% off the regular price!That’s a $150 savings! And you can start watching it instantly! Just go to www.thegreatcourses.com/GoodFight for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist James Bloodworth's talks to Paddy Cole about his experience being embedded for six months as a zero-hours worker and the importance of trade unions. SIPTU Learning Coordinator Eira Gallagher talks about how SIPTU College jump-started her return to education. #Workers #TradeUnions #Activist #GigEconomy #Education

Ayesha Hazarika is joined by Melissa Benn, campaigner and author of Life Lessons: The Case for a National Education Service, and journalist James Bloodworth, to discuss their under-reported stories of the week. James highlighted Amazon's pay-rise for its warehouse workers, while Melissa raised the case of the Italian village of Riace, whose mayor has been defying Italy's hardline Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini. The panel also discuss their hero of the week, Monica Lewinsky, and villains, millennials.

Governments are often ready to close down sectors of their economies which they believe are inefficient, like coal mining, and keen to promote more efficient high tech companies. Back in 2000, author and government adviser Edward Luttwak coined the term Turbo Capitalism to describe how governments are enabling the destruction of well paid "dignified" jobs and replacing them with poorly paid low status occupations. These new roles may appear to be part of a more efficient system, but are, he argues, actually more damaging to society as a whole. He is joined by author James Bloodworth, who described the six months he spent working undercover in a variety of poorly paid positions in "Hired".

Colm O Gorman, Organiser of the Stand4Truth event spoke to us in advance of the Pope's visit to Ireland this weekend, Minister Regina Doherty told us why she believes the new pension scheme being proposed by Government will greatly benefit workers in their retirement and James Bloodworth, Author of Hired: 6mths undercover in Low Wage Britain joined us in studio to talk about his investigation into the work conditions of those in low paid jobs and how it impacts on their lives See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist James Bloodworth spent six months working undercover across Britain, taking on some of the country's most gruelling and menial jobs for his recent book Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain. In this Intelligence Squared podcast in conversation with the RSA's Matthew Taylor, he discussed his findings from Amazon's warehouses to the care industry to the taxicabs of Uber. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ayesha Hazarika is joined by UnHerd columnist and author, James Bloodworth, and Polly Mackenzie, Director of Demos think tank. This week, the panel discuss UnHerd's latest audio documentary, presented by James Bloodworth: 'How dead-end jobs killed small-town pride'. The documentary looks at the old industrial town of Rugeley and explores what can be done to help Rugeley and similar forgotten towns. The panel also discuss their heroes of the week, the Thai cave rescue team and their villain, Boris Johnson.

Barely a day passes without a politician or pundit worrying over the future of work. It's a conversation that tends to focus on the future – the rise of the robots and the growth of the gig economy – rather than the current plight of workers in low-quality, low-paid and precarious jobs. And the discussion rarely stretches beyond the economic. But work is about much more than wages, which means that when work – or good work – deserts a town, so too does its sense of  purpose; its sense of pride. In this UnHerd audio documentary, James Bloodworth travels to Rugeley, in the British Midlands. The old industrial town, once home to the Lea Hall Colliery and its mining community, is now home to a vast Amazon distribution centre, offering poorly paid and insecure work to a mostly migrant workforce. Rugeley's story is one repeated in post-industrial towns across the West, and working-class men, angry at the disappearance of what they saw as meaningful work, are struggling with a profound loss of identity. With contributions from local residents, as well as politicians and experts, James explores the plight of forgotten towns and considers how to renew them.

High tech firms, low wage jobs. What is life like working on zero hours for some of the world's biggest tech companies? James Bloodworth spent 6 months working undercover in low wage Britain for employers including Uber and Amazon. What he saw comprises a book which although not explicitly about technology and politics, offers an essential perspective on the role of big technology as an employer. James talks about the likelihood of robots taking the types of jobs he did for the book, the internal culture of Uber and Amazon and why we should we feel confident we can make a big difference to those currently working zero hours contracts for the minimum wage. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Emma interviews James Bloodworth about his new book Hired. James spent six months undercover in low wage Britain and writes movingly about what he found.

This week, Ayesha Hazarika is joined by News Editor at the Institute for Economic Affairs, Kate Andrews, and journalist and author of 'Hired', James Bloodworth, to discuss their under–reported stories as well as their heroes and villains of the week.  James's under–reported story of the week is the recent protests in Nicaragua, resulting in the deaths of 26 people. Could Nicaragua become a new Venezuela? Kate highlights Facebook's crackdown on political ads and the potential problems with such a move. The Heroes and Villain of the week include, Millicent Fawcett, Sadiq Khan and President Macron. Listen here to find out who is a hero and who is a villain.

Conor Pope, Stephanie Lloyd and Sam Bright discuss fully automated luxury social democracy, universal basic income and going to Mars. Includes 2008's best indie cultural references.Further reading:*Liam Byrne on democratising the ‘fourth industrial revolution' *Chris Yiu on embracing automation *Hannah Miller on what artificial intelligence has to offer the battle against inequality *James Bloodworth on how low-paid workers are being exploited by new technology See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Demeaning, poorly paid and tedious: life as an Order Picker in Amazon’s ‘fulfilment centre’ in Rugeley, Staffordshire was a draining, revelatory ordeal for writer James Bloodworth, who worked there undercover in 2016.In this enlightening interview with Olly, he reveals how being an ‘associate’ in Amazon’s warehouse meant enduring ten-hour shifts, tethered to an electronic device, walking up to fifteen miles per day; treated with suspicion, and effectively paid under the minimum wage.(James’s book, ‘Hired: Six Months Undercover In Low-Wage Britain’, is out now).In this week’s Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart has news of the return of the mullet, is concerned with how technology is corrupting our memories - and triumphantly answers his challenge to spend £100 on displaying his face somewhere impressive… in Slough.Meanwhile, down The Foxhole, Alix Fox explains why the law needs to change regarding ‘upskirting’, how your beard could carry an STI, and advises a listener seeking stealthy, quiet ‘battery-operated boyfriends’.The Foxhole is sponsored by our friends at MyCondom.com - visit their website now for an astonishing range of toys and products, and get 15% Off when you use our code, ‘Foxhole’.If you have a question of sex for next week’s show, or a challenge for Ollie Peart to partake in, don’t hesitate to reach out via our website, ModernMann.co.uk.Elsewhere, in this week’s Lifehack, Jessica Cerasi, curator of the Government Art Collection, offers up her Top 3 tips on how to get the most out of a visit to an art exhibition: read up, bring a friend, and spend longer than you think you want to actually looking at the art! Jessica’s book, ‘Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art?’, is out now.Finally, our record of the week is ‘Beware The Beast’ by Carpenter Brut. It’s available to stream now.Enjoy the show? Support the show! Buy us a beer, review us on iTunes, donate via PayPal, submit an idea for a future episode or just tell your friends about us on social media… All links are on our website, ModernMann.co.ukSee You Next Tuesday!Presenter: Olly Mann. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, James Bloodworth, Jessica Cerasi, Carpenter Brut. Producer: Matt Hill. Theme Music: 'Skies Over Cairo' by Django Django. Graphic Design: Jenny Mann Design. Copyright: Olly Mann / Rethink Audio 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The only possible way to stay in the single market is to win over public support for freedom of movement. So what changes can be made within free movement to give us more control over our borders? And is reform to free movement a pipe dream?Conor Pope, Alison McGovern and Richard Angell are joined by Pat McFadden to discuss whether it's possible to win over voters.Further reading:*Pat McFadden's Marshall plan for the working class *James Bloodworth on labour market reforms *Richard Angell's 10 reforms to keep us in the single market *Henna Shah on the immigration culture war *Progress editorial: We need to cut off the options that allow our opponents to disguise their prejudices as caring about inequality See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tim Montgomerie is joined by James Bloodworth to discuss his new book, "Hired".

An explosive Quincy Jones interview via Vulture; an even more explosive Sex and The City row via Kim Cattrall (just try and get Dolly to shut up about it); and some fun Valentine's Day facts for you: did you know that 5% more babies are conceived during Valentines week than any other time (Christmas comes second); and that 52% of people are choosing to stay at home for Valentine's - or Galentines - this year? Also, old people are having more sex than ever and Dolly's very happy about it.Much has been happening in the world of celebrity, but we've also been reading some great new books (Pandora recommends Zadie Smith's short story anthology, Feel Free; whilst Dolly's pick for this week is Bad Romance, by Emily Hill) and The Reading Cure, by journalist Laura Freeman, who is also our guest today. A lyrical book from a former anorexia sufferer, on how books restored her appetite, Laura compares a disordered mind to that of a disordered library: where the books have flown off the shelves, the pages are ripped and the windows are smashed. We discuss the increase in eating disorders - according to a report by The Guardian this week, they have doubled in women - and why Laura sees the term ‘eating disorder' as an insufficient descriptor of this obsessive mental illness.LinksFeel Free, by Zadie Smith https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Free-Essays-Zadie-Smith/dp/0241146895/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518639110&sr=8-1&keywords=zadie+smith+feel+freeThe Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite, by Laura Freeman https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reading-Cure-Books-Restored-Appetite/dp/1474604641Bad Romance, by Emily Hill https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Romance-Emily-Hill/dp/1783524960/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518639876&sr=1-1&keywords=bad+romance+emily+hillSix Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain, by James Bloodworth https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hired-Months-Undercover-Low-Wage-Britain/dp/1786490145In Conversation: Quincy Jones, by David Marchese for Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.htmlYou don't have to be a CEO to be a superwoman, by India Knight for The Sunday Times magazine https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/india-knight-you-don-t-have-to-be-a-city-ceo-with-nine-kids-to-be-a-superwoman-ordinary-women-perform-miracles-every-day-nnkbw2r72Carey Mulligan and David Hare interview, by Louis Wise for The Sunday Times Culture magazine https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/interview-carey-mulligan-david-hare-bbc-drama-tv-show-collateral-3w5dj7308Inside The Mean-Girls Culture That Destroyed Sex And The City for the New York Post:

Happy New Year! We're back with our first 3 awards for 2017, nominees include choad James Bloodworth and megadeath happy sentient blood blisters. https://twitter.com/WDTATW_Podcast

Tim Montgomerie and Ayesha Hazarika are joined by Edward Davies and Jams Bloodworth to discuss if things really are getting better for those at the bottom.

With James Forsyth, Andrew Rawnsley, Matt Zarb-Cousin, James Bloodworth, Damian Thompson, and Evgeny Kissin. Presented by Freddy Gray.

A chat with James Bloodworth about the UK LARP Firefly game “Goldrush”.

A chat with James Bloodworth about the UK LARP Firefly game “Goldrush”.

The murder of the MP Jo Cox has cast a very long and dark shadow across the closing days of the EU referendum. The nature of the campaign and how her death might influence the result are a matter of conjecture. On this week's Moral Maze we're going stand back from that speculation and ask a much bigger question - has this referendum been good for us and good for democracy? The intense campaigning has been going on for many months now and comes hard on the heels of the Scottish independence referendum. Arguably, both have been characterised by trenchant, sometimes bitter and even abusive debate between two sides passionately and honestly committed to their positions. And, arguably, both referenda have left large parts of the electorate dissatisfied by a seemingly endless round of fact-free claim and counter-claim. Are our expectations unrealistic? Have referendums been, for all their faults, exercises in democracy that have engaged and inspired people in a way that party politics increasingly fail to achieve? Should we, like Switzerland, hold more of them? Is there a better way? Should we turn to technology and the internet for answers? 76% of people in the UK own a smart phone; with the growth of social media and online petitions there's a movement that believes the future of democracy is online, where it will engage more people in a wider variety of issues, putting more power directly into the hands of the electorate. Will e-democracy encourage more passionate engagement in issues and be a powerful force for progress? Can it cope with complex issues and complex societies with tens, or hundreds of millions of voters? Will we always need representative democracy to protect us from the tyranny of the majority, however that majority cast their votes? Chaired by Edward Stourton with Mona Siddiqui, Matthew Taylor, Giles Fraser and Claire Fox. Witnesses are Paul Hilder, James Bloodworth, Dr Philip Cunliffe and Tim Stanley.

Ben Judah talks to James Bloodworth and an excited audience at Conway Hall about his immersion in the hidden world of London's immigrants - from Russian oligarchs to Roma beggars - and discovers the complex and varied lives that make London what it is today.

Debating conditions in Venezuela provides a special topic this week on Latin Pulse, as the program provides an extended time for a diplomatic representative of the Bolivarian government to respond to questions. Beyond an official representative of the Venezuelan government a left-wing critic of the government also discusses his view that Venezuela is slipping into autocracy. The news segment of the program covers the call this week for further investigations into illegal domestic spying in Colombia and the sentencing of former government officials to long prison sentences for ordering such illegal activities.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, Consul General for the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela; andJames Bloodworth, editor of Left Foot Forward.Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; andProduction Assistant: Sierra Hancock.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 60 minutes in length and the file size is 83 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericadiplomacypoliticsVenezuelaautocracyjusticeauthoritarianismCubaspyingmediaeconomicspoliticsmilitaryUnited StatesBarack Obamaenergyhousingdomestic espionageriotsAlvaro Uribehuman rightsNicolas Maduroeconomic sanctionscoupoildemocracydictatorshipinflationnational securitySummit of the AmericasGeorge W. BushAntonio LedezmaDrug Enforcement Administrationpolitical repressionHugo Chavezprotest movementelectrical gridhydro-electric damsalternative mediacocaine smugglingRaul CastroFidel CastroDrug WarLeopoldo Lopezsecret policeinfrastructureimperialismDEASpainFrancetortureCELACALBAcolonialismenvironmentalismBoliviaDiosdado CabelloSEBIN

Mark is joined by Left Foot Forward editor James Bloodworth to discuss the political highlights of 2014 and to look forward to what 2015 has in store. Topics include the rise of UKIP (inevitably), Labour's diminishing poll lead, the Scottish referendum and aftermath and Russia's annexation of Crimea.