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Ninth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Chris Wright and David Brian. Recorded 2nd August 2018. Released 6th August 2018. In this episode, we discuss: - [00:00:29] Introduction, housekeeping and accidental art crticism - [00:06:14] Brexit, again - [00:24:38] The Trump-Russia scandal - [00:42:47] Israel-Palestine and the new 'Nation State' law - [00:59:42] Anti-Semitism in the Labour Party - [01:15:51] Violence in Northern Ireland, and a tangent on the US electoral college - [01:30:22] A musical recommendation Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. Shownotes: That scene from RENT (sorry for poor quality): (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMqxFfuSvW8&t=2s) Patrick Maguire in the NS on DexEU [Soft Paywall]: (https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/07/dominic-raab-theresa-may-brexit-take-over-dexeu-negotiations) Steve Richards on BBC R4 on the Cameron Years: (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09m4wyx/episodes/player) The FiveThirtyEight Podcast on the Trump-Russia Scandal: (https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/politics-podcast-four-theories-about-the-trump-russia-connection/) Blake Hounsell in Politico on the Trump-Russia Scandal: (https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/20/confession-of-a-no-longer-russiagate-skeptic-219022) Benjamin Studebaker on US-Russian relations: (https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2018/07/20/why-every-president-tries-to-make-nice-with-russia-and-why-it-never-works/) Benjamin Studebaker on the left of the Democratic Party: (https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2018/07/24/the-left-should-commandeer-red-state-democratic-parties/) Guardian Editorial on the Israeli 'Nation State' law: (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/22/the-guardian-view-on-israels-new-law-popular-will-is-being-weaponised) Peter Beaumont in the Guardian on the EU's response to the Israeli 'Nation State' law: (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/19/israel-adopts-controversial-jewish-nation-state-law) Ben Lynfield in the NS on the Israeli 'Nation State' law [Soft Paywall]: (https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2018/07/it-s-disgrace-israel-s-nation-state-law-leaves-liberal-democracy-behind) Phil BC on Margaret Hodge: (http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2018/07/besmirching-labours-name.html) BBC News on the Peter Willsman remarks: (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45014771) YouGov polling on Anti-Semitism (apologies for partisan link, but it was the only place I could find the graphs): (https://evolvepolitics.com/yougov-polls-show-anti-semitism-in-labour-has-actually-reduced-dramatically-since-jeremy-corbyn-became-leader/) Phil BC on Labour Anti-Semitism: (http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2018/07/labours-incompetent-handling-of-anti.html) Owen Jones on Labour Anti-Semitism: (https://medium.com/@OwenJones84/labour-and-the-anti-semitism-saga-or-walking-and-chewing-gum-d0c6388aa661) The New Statesman Podcast, for a different angle on Labour Anti-Semitism: (https://www.acast.com/newstatesman/laboursanti-semitismrow-part94-) The Week on violence in Northern Ireland: (http://www.theweek.co.uk/95016/is-northern-ireland-violence-a-sign-of-things-to-come) Amanda Ferguson in the NS on violence in Northern Ireland [Soft Paywall]: (https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/northern-ireland/2018/07/brexit-changing-northern-ireland-s-direction-it-isn-t-heading-back) Fedora-Smashing Militant Black Metal from Neckbeard Deathcamp: (https://neckbearddeathcamp.bandcamp.com/releases) Our back catalogue can be found here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCGp9VTSvkrw0KzJqtmjClRw Visit us on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/revolutionarydespatches/
We've gotten to know Reni and now comedian and presenter [Nish Kumar](https://twitter.com/MrNishKumar) will delve into how and why '_[Why I'm no Longer Talking to White People About Race](https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race-9781408870570/)_' came to be. Featuring senior comminsing editor at Bloomsbury Publishing [Alexa von Hirschberg](https://twitter.com/alexavh) and journalist, activist and author [Owen Jones](https://twitter.com/OwenJones84). Fully-linked transcripts, episodes and BTS pictures available at [AboutRacePodcast.com](http://aboutracepodcast.com) Join the conversation online using [#AboutRacewithReni](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=aboutracewithreni&src=typd) Podcast recommendation of the week is [Podcasts in Color](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/podcasts-in-color/id1329298765?mt=2) Follow the team: Host/Writer [@ReniReni](http://twitter.com/renireni) Producer [@RenayRich](http://twitter.com/renayrich) Researcher [@RezMarino](http://twitter.com/rezmarino) Composer [@MatshidisoMusic](http://twitter.com/matshidisomusic) Artwork [@KevinMorosky](http://twitter.com/kevinmorosky)
Reni looks into the rise of the far right in Britain. With musician [Billy Bragg](https://twitter.com/billybragg), journalist and author [Daniel Trilling](https://twitter.com/trillingual) and journalist, author and activist [Owen Jones](https://twitter.com/OwenJones84). Fully-linked transcripts, episodes and BTS photos are available at [AboutRacePodcast.com](http://aboutracepodcast.com) Join the conversation using [#AboutRacewithReni](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23AboutRacewithReni&src=typd) **Some reference links below:** [BBC White Season Trailer](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4n8oc) Daniel Trilling's book [Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14451319-bloody-nasty-people) Owen Jones' book [Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10408011-chavs) **Follow the team on Twitter:** Host [@ReniReni](https://twitter.com/renireni) Producer [@RenayRich](https://twitter.com/renayrich) Researcher [@RezMarino](https://twitter.com/rezmarino) Composer [@MatshidisoMusic](https://twitter.com/matshidisomusic) Artwork [@KevinMorosky](https://twitter.com/kevinmorosky) Thanks for listening.
Owen Jones is an activist (first) and celebrated writer (second). He's the author of bestselling books Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class and The Establishment And How They Get Away With It, is a regular Guardian columnist and has a cracking YouTube channel. He's a major Leftist voice in UK politics and quite frankly, I was pretty stoked when he agreed to give me some of his time. Here we talk about democratic socialism, what Corbyn's political rise means for that cause, the dangers of centrism and the basics of Brexit. We also touch on what defines the "working class", being friends with Tories and Owen's cat. My latest appearance on The Bugle with Andy Zaltzman & Nish Kumar My appearance on Kyran Wheatley & Rhys Nicholson's podcast Save The Date Australia Says Yes Comedy Gala at the Athenaeum Theatre on Thursday September 21st @OwenJones84 Owen's writing for The Guardian Agitpod - Owen's podcast with Ellie Mae O'Hagan Owen's piece on centrists attacking Labour moderates Owen's piece reflecting on being wrong about Corbyn Cause of the Week: The Advocacy Academy (theadvocacyacademy.com)
We talk about the subject that is at the forefront of the English-speaking world's current interests: a vintage bus rally. And this tattoo and this image leads us to considered the delightful Nazism of Disney. Nick grills John on Toby's pink pram, and then we consider Owen Jones' latest peculiar twist. John tells a story that means no one will ever touch him again, we attempt to understand Pokemon GO and the potential of augmented reality gaming, and consider just how awful are the Cornish.