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76. #76 - Mark Thomas - Activism, comedy and community
44:46||Season 2, Ep. 76Mark Thomas is a stand up comedian, author, playwright and political activist from the UK. He was the host of the legendary TV show, 'The Mark Thomas Comedy Product' where he mixed stand up comedy with political reporting and used pranks, stunts and undercover work to expose government and corporate crimes around the world. He is a prominent and much respected figure amongst UK political activists for his decades of investigative journalism, comedy and activism. Here we chat about his current play 'Ordinary Decent Criminal', his thoughts on the current political landscape, how we make positive change, the power of comedy and why the solution to many of our social problems might just be on our doorstep. More on Mark can be found at:https://markthomasinfo.co.ukSupport the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyukMore about me at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyukAnd check out my music page at : www.youtube.com/user/jameskennedystuffJoin the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe
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75. #75 - Dr Susan Hawley - Government corruption in the Spotlight
48:52||Season 2, Ep. 75Dr Susan Hawley is an anti-corruption expert who has researched and campaigned against the UK's role in facilitating global corruption for over 20 years. Working formerly at Corruption Watch, she is now the Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption. Here she explains the different ways that corruption affects our governments, why it's gotten worse, what we can do about it and more. Spotlight on Corruption can be found at:www.spotlightcorruption.orgSupport the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyukMore about me at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyukAnd check out my music page at : https://www.youtube.com/@jameskennedystuffJoin the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe5. #74 - Stand Up To Racism - We Demand Change 2025
29:16||Season 2, Ep. 5Lewis Nielsen is the anti-fascist officer at the UK Stand Up To Racism campaign. We chat about the upcoming 'We Demand Change' summit in London this March 29th featuring Jeremy Corbyn, Owen Jones, Yanis Varoufakis, Andrew Feinstein and many others. We also discuss the rise of the Far Right, inequality and how we can build a new mass movement of resistance. Stand Up To Racism are at:https://standuptoracism.org.ukThe 'We Demand Change' summit is at:https://wedemandchange.ukSupport the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyukMore about me at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyukAnd check out my music page at : https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Cz7SfBAwZaCLN54GAMXX3Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe73. #73 - Toby Sebastian - making Eyes Light Up
38:52||Season 2, Ep. 73Toby Sebastian is a singer-songwriter and actor known for his roles in Game of Thrones, the Music of Silence, Trading Paint and Perfect Match. Here we chat about his brand new album, 'Eyes Light Up', being an independent artist, the music industry, Hollywood, songwriting and what's next. Toby can be followed at : www.instagram.com/tobysebastian1Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyukMore about me at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyukAnd check out my music page at : https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Cz7SfBAwZaCLN54GAMXX3Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe3. #72 - Ginger Wildheart - Recovery, mental health & songwriting
01:00:52||Season 2, Ep. 3Ginger Wildheart is a prolific songwriter, singer and musician known mostly as the frontman of The Wildhearts. We chat about their latest album 'Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts', Ginger's recovery and spiritual transformation, mental health, his songwriting process, the music industry and living in The Now. 'Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts' is out on March 7th. Ginger can be followed at : www.instagram.com/gingerwildheartSupport the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyukMore about me at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyukAnd check out my music page at : https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Cz7SfBAwZaCLN54GAMXX3Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe2. #71 - George Monbiot - How we beat The Invisible Doctrine
52:39||Season 2, Ep. 2George Monbiot is a renowned journalist, author and activist working mostly on environmental, political and social issues. He writes a regular column in the Guardian and has published many books including Regenesis, Captive State, Feral and many more. Here, we chat about his latest book with Peter Hutchinson, 'The Invisible Doctrine', neoliberalism, capitalism, human nature, oligarchy, democracy and how we avoid fascism. George can be followed on Bluesky at : https://bsky.app/profile/georgemonbiot.bsky.socialSupport the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyukMore about me at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyukAnd check out my music page at : @jameskennedystuff Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe1. #70 - Steven Donziger - Fighting Big Oil & the price of justice
35:01||Season 2, Ep. 1See the video on Youtube! Steven Donziger is a lawyer and environmental rights defender who successfully represented victims of oil dumping in Ecuador by oil company Chevron and paid the price with an unprecedented retaliation by Big Oil, which included being sued for 60 billion dollars, spending 3 years under House Arrest, 6 months in prison and the loss of his right to work and travel, still to this day. On this episode we discuss his scandalous story, what it means for activism generally, what lays ahead and his hope of a pardon from President Biden. Please support Steven at : https://www.freedonziger.comSupport the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyukMore about me at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyukAnd check out my music page at : https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Cz7SfBAwZaCLN54GAMXX3Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe