Episodes

  • Women, Wealth And Power - with Victoria Bateman

    Women, Wealth And Power - with Victoria Bateman
    Jun 17 2026
    Adrian Goldberg talks to Victoria Bateman, author of Women, Wealth And Power - a revisionist history which provides evidence that, contrary to popular perception, women have been key generators of wealth for millennia. The book is published in paperback on July 2, 2026 in the UK. Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Albania's Flamingo Revolution - And The Trump Connection.

    Albania's Flamingo Revolution - And The Trump Connection.
    Jun 14 2026
    Albania has witnessed nightly demonstrations against the development of a luxury resort on the unspoilt Sezan Island by – amongst others - Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in law Jared Kushner. Protestors have gathering nightly in the capital Tirana to the oppose the plan, which threatens to disrupt a key habitat for migratory birds, endangered species such as Mediterranean monk seals, sea turtles and, yes, flamingos. Adrian Goldberg analyses the protests with Gezim Alpion, a sociologist from Birmingham University and Scott Lucas – professor of US and international politics at the Clinton Institute, University College, Dublin Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, UK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • World Cup 2026: Time To Tackle FIFA

    World Cup 2026: Time To Tackle FIFA
    Jun 11 2026
    Marking the start of World Cup 2026, Adrian Goldberg talks to Nick McGeehan, director of Fair Square, about their campaign to remove FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • How AI is becoming an election issue

    How AI is becoming an election issue
    Jun 10 2026
    Artificial Intelligence will shape our all lives for better or for ill for years to come…and now there's growing evidence that it's starting to influence how people vote. New research by think tank Diffusion ahead of next week’s Makerfield by election suggests that four out of five voters say they don’t trust the government to effectively control the companies making AI. Lead author Daniel Stone shares his findings with Adrian Goldberg. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • How The Far Right Is Exploiting Henry Nowak's Murder

    How The Far Right Is Exploiting Henry Nowak's Murder
    Jun 3 2026
    The tragic murder of student Henry Nowak in Southampton last year has been seized upon as a cause celebre by the far right – even though Henry's father Mark said he didn’t want the incident to be used to create further hatred, division or tension. Police handcuffed Henry as he lay dying, following false claims by his killer Vickram Digwa that he had been the victim of a racist attack. Amid claims of 'two tier policing', Stephen Yaxley Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) spoke at a protest this week in which 11 officers were injured. Nigel Farage called for ‘pure cold rage’ in response to Henry’s death. Adrian Goldberg hears from Tippa Napthali who fought for years to secure justice on behalf of his cousin Mikey Powell - who suffocated in a police van in Birmingham 2003 - and Kojo Kyerewaa, national organiser for Black Lives Matter UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • "The Two Party System Is Dead - Time For Electoral Reform."

    "The Two Party System Is Dead - Time For Electoral Reform."
    Jun 1 2026
    Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has put the idea of electoral reform back on the agenda during the course of the Makerfield by election. Burnham has said that if he returns to Westminster and becomes Labour leader, he’ll put changes to the voting system future manifesto. The former Health Secretary has doesn’t back proportional representation; instead he favours a method known as the supplementary vote… Adrian Goldberg hears from from Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, who has called on the government set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform; and Darren Hughes, Chief exec of the Electoral Reform Society… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • "Let's Stop Trump Bullying Cuba"

    "Let's Stop Trump Bullying Cuba"
    May 24 2026
    As the United States tightens its economic stranglehold and threatens to invade the Carribean island, Adrian Goldberg hears from Rob Miller, director of the UK-based Cuba Solidarity Campaign. Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham, UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Is Birmingham 'Ungovernable?' And What Does It Say About The Rest Of The UK?

    Is Birmingham 'Ungovernable?' And What Does It Say About The Rest Of The UK?
    May 21 2026
    Is Birmingham the UK’s most ungovernable city? And what does the recent election tell is about politics in this country more widely? In the recent elections, when the entire Council was up, Labour lost control, winning just 17 seats of the 101 seats; Reform emerged as the largest party with 23 with the Greens coming second with 19 seats… So no party has a majority; Reform has acknowledged that it won’t find enough coalition partners; Labour has said it wants time to reflect on the result and rebuild trust with voters, making a partnership between The Greens,Lib Dems and a block of mostly pro Gaza independents the likeliest coalition to run Britain’s biggest local authority. It sounds like a recipe for chaos in a city where bin workers have been on strike for more than a year… Adrian Goldberg hears from Mike Olley a former Labour councillor who runs the Midlands Grit substack and Corinne Fowler, a newly elected Green councillor in the city… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins