A World to Win with Grace Blakeley

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A podcast from Grace Blakeley and Tribune Magazine bringing you a weekly dose of socialist news, theory and action with guests from around the world.

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Updated Oct 27, 2022

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Nov 18, 2021 · 46 min
A HISTORY OF EVERYTHING: An interview with David Wengrow
This week, Grace speaks to David Wengrow, Professor of Comparative Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, and the author of a brilliant new book, with the brilliant late David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything. In this episode, David and Grace talk about literally everything—human history, human nature, and how to change the world. You can support our work on the show by subscribing to our Patreon, where you'll get access to full-length versions of the interviews. Thanks to producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.
Nov 11, 2021 · 42 min
NEOLIBERALISM AND THE PRODUCTION OF USELESSNESS: An interview with Neil Vallelly
Grace speaks to Neil Vallelly, author of Futilitarianism: Neoliberalism and the Production of Uselessness. They discuss the role of utilitarian thinking in the development of capitalism, how utilitarianism has collapsed into "futilitarianism," and the impact this pervasive sense of futility is having on our sense of individual and collective wellbeing. You can support our work on the show by subscribing to our Patreon, where you'll get access to full-length versions of the interviews. Thanks to producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.
Oct 28, 2021 · 40 min
HOW WE WIN THE GREEN NEW DEAL: An interview with Chris Saltmarsh
This week, Grace speaks to Chris Saltmarsh, co-founder of Labour for a Green New Deal and author of Burnt: Fighting for Climate Justice. We discuss what the Green New Deal should look like, who should pay for it, and how we should mobilise to win it. You can support our work on the show by subscribing to our Patreon, where you'll get access to full-length versions of the interviews. Thanks to producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.
Oct 21, 2021 · 36 min
NET ZERO IS NOT ENOUGH: An interview with Holly Jean Buck
Grace speaks to Holly Jean Buck, Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Buffalo about her new book Ending Fossil Fules: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough. They discuss the meaning of net zero, the different trajectories we might use to get there, and how these different paths might ease or exacerbate other ecological, social and political challenges the world faces today. You can support our work on the show by subscribing to our Patreon, where you'll get access to full-length versions of the interviews. Thanks to producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.
Oct 14, 2021 · 36 min
WORK WITHOUT THE WORKER: An interview with Phil Jones
This week, Grace speaks to Phil Jones, researcher at Autonomy and author of Work Without the Worker: Labour in the Age of Platform Capitalism. They discuss whether what we refer to as automation actually relies on the proliferation of poorly paid microwork around the world, who does this work under what conditions, and how workers can start to organise to resist their exploitation at the hands of some of the most powerful companies in the world. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron. Thanks to producer Sarah Hurd for filling in this week and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.
Oct 6, 2021 · 36 min
NO FINAL DEFEAT: An interview with Nina Turner
This week, Grace speaks to Senator Nina Turner, the former Ohio Senator and Democratic Nominee for Ohio Secretary of State who also served as co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 Presidential Campaign. Grace spoke to Senator Turner at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton about organising within the Democratic Party, the future of the US left under Biden, and what lessons we can all learn from the defeats of the past few years—as well as how to make sure we don’t give up hope. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/aworldtowinpod, where you'll also get access to full versions of the interviews. A production note: Because of a technical issue, we had to switch to an imperfect back-up recording about twenty minutes into the episode.
Sep 29, 2021 · 37 min
CLIMATE, CAPITAL, AND THE STATE: An interview with Geoff Mann
Grace speaks to Geoff Mann, Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University and author of In the Long Run We Are All Dead: Keynesianism, Political Economy and Revolution and, with Joel Wainwright, Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future. They discuss capitalism, state power and climate breakdown, whether the pandemic has ended neoliberalism, and why democracy is so important to anti-capitalist struggle today. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/aworldtowinpod, where you'll also get access to full versions of the interviews.
Sep 22, 2021 · 46 min
THE LONG DECLINE OF THE TORY PARTY: An interview with Phil Burton-Cartledge
This week, Grace speaks with Phil Burton-Cartledge, lecturer in sociology at the University of Derby and author of Falling Down: The Conservative Party and the Decline of Tory Britain. We discuss whose interests the Tory Party really represents, how the party works, and why, contrary to appearances, the Tories are in decline. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/aworldtowinpod, where you'll also get access to full versions of the interviews.
Sep 15, 2021 · 37 min
DEMAND A SHORTER WORKING WEEK: An interview with Will Stronge and Kyle Lewis
Grace speaks to Kyle Lewis and Will Stronge, authors of Overtime: Why We Need a Shorter Working Week. They discuss the centrality of struggles over working time to the history of class struggle, why the shorter working week should be a central demand of labour movements today, and how we need to reimagine work to build a more just and sustainable world. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/aworldtowinpod, where you'll also get access to full versions of the interviews.
Aug 26, 2021 · 42 min
THE TRANSGENDER ISSUE: An interview with Shon Faye
This week, Grace speaks to Shon Faye, writer, artist, comedian, and author of the forthcoming book The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice. They discuss the prevalence of transphobia in the UK, why the transgender issue is also a class issue, and how socialists can and should support the fight for trans rights. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/aworldtowinpod, where you'll also get access to full versions of the interviews.
Aug 18, 2021 · 37 min
MONOPSONY CAPITALISM: An interview with Ashok Kumar
This week, Grace speaks with Ashok Kumar, senior lecturer of political economy at Birkbeck and author of Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age. They discuss how global value chains have been reshaped under monopsony capitalism, how these changes have affected the power of workers all over the world, and how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact these trends. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/aworldtowinpod, where you'll also get access to full versions of the interviews.
Aug 12, 2021 · 43 min
POST-EXTRACTIVIST GREEN TRANSITIONS: An interview with Thea Riofrancos
Grace speaks to Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College and author of Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador. They discuss the findings of the IPCC’s new report, whether it’s possible to imagine a green transition within capitalist social relations, and how the left can chart a path to decarbonisation that doesn’t compromise the earth’s other natural systems or communities. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron, where you'll also get access to full versions of the interviews.
Aug 4, 2021 · 43 min
THE RIGHT TO ROAM: An interview with Nick Hayes
This week, Grace speaks to Nick Hayes, author of The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us, about the radical history of English trespassers, how the enclosure of common land formed the foundations of English capitalism, and how we can fight to enforce our rights to the commons and our right to roam against the Conservatives’ assault on our basic freedoms. Support us on Patreon to hear an extended version of the podcast: https://patreon.com/aworldtowinpod
Jul 28, 2021 · 42 min
ASSET MANAGER CAPITALISM: An interview with Adrienne Buller and Ben Braun
This week, Grace speaks to Adrienne Buller and Ben Braun. Adrienne is a senior research fellow at Common Wealth and Ben is a political scientist at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies. Together, they recently wrote a paper for the think tank Common Wealth entitled 'Under new management: Share ownership and the rise of UK asset manager capitalism'. They discuss the rise of the big three asset managers, who really makes the big decisions in today’s corporations, and whether workers can ever hope to use their power as shareholders to change capitalism. Read the paper here: https://www.common-wealth.co.uk/reports/under-new-management-share-ownership-and-the-growth-of-uk-asset-manager-capitalism And support us on Patreon to hear the extended version of the podcast: https://patreon.com/aworldtowinpod
Jul 22, 2021 · 38 min
GO BIG: An interview with Ed Miliband
This week, Grace speaks to Ed Miliband, former leader of the Labour Party, current Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and author of a new book titled Go Big: How to Fix Our World, which they discuss on the show. For access to the full episode, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aworldtowinpod
Jul 15, 2021 · 42 min
IGNORANCE IS POWER: An interview with Linsey McGoey
This week, Grace speaks to Linsey McGoey, professor of sociology at the University of Essex and author of The Unknowers: How Strategic Ignorance Rules the World and No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy. They discuss how politicians make use of ignorance and uncertainty, the difference between ignorance and deliberate misinformation, and why if "knowledge is power," then ignorance is too. For access to the full episode, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aworldtowinpod
Jul 8, 2021 · 45 min
IMPERIAL NOSTALGIA: An interview with Peter Mitchell
Grace speaks to Peter Mitchell, author of Imperial Nostalgia: How the British Conquered Themselves, which looks at how the memory of empire continues to inflect British culture and politics. We discuss how imperial nostalgia manifests itself in our politics today, the role of the Labour Party in supporting these trends, and how the left should respond to emotive calls for a return to a better age. Peter's book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146205/ For access to the full episode, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aworldtowinpod
Jun 23, 2021 · 42 min
WHAT IS LIBERALISM? An interview with Alexander Zevin
Grace speaks to Alexander Zevin, assistant professor of history at City University of New York, an editor at New Left Review, and author of Liberalism at Large: The World According to the Economist. We tackle a host of interesting questions this week, including: What is liberalism? Is it in crisis? And where next for the liberal rules-based world order? Find the book Liberalism at Large here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3090-liberalism-at-large For access to the full episode, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aworldtowinpod
Jun 16, 2021 · 36 min
IS GOOD WORK POSSIBLE UNDER CAPITALISM? An interview with Amelia Horgan
Grace speaks to Amelia Horgan, philosophy PhD candidate researching the politics of work and author of Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism. We discuss the changing nature of work in the UK and around the world, how these trends have been impacted by the pandemic, and whether it’s possible to imagine "good work" under capitalism. (Note there was an occasional snag in our guest's sound because of some internet trouble.) For access to the full episode, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aworldtowinpod
Jun 9, 2021 · 39 min
THE CAPITALOCENE: An interview with Jason W. Moore
This week, Grace speaks with Jason W. Moore, environmental historian and professor of sociology at Binghamton University, about capitalism and climate breakdown. They discuss his brilliant books, Capitalism in the Web of Life and Capitalocene or Anthropocene?, and ask what Marx can teach us about the multiple, overlapping ecological crises our planet is currently facing. Find Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oikeios For access to the full episode, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aworldtowinpod