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SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Disrupting Climate Transition? w/ Nicholas BeuretIs the climate transition really happening? If so, what does it look like in reality? Has its promises been broken? Who profits and who loses? Should the environmental movement actually resist climate transition, and how?Dr Nicholas Beuret is Lecturer at Essex Business School, University of Essex. He joins Josh White to talk about his book Or Something Worse: Why We Need to Disrupt the Climate Transition (2025), published with Verso. They discuss the realities of the climate crisis for people in the UK today; the relationship between climate and the cost-of-living crisis; how 'the installation economy...
2026-01-1445 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Disrupting Climate Transition? w/ Nicholas BeuretIs the climate transition really happening? If so, what does it look like in reality? Has its promises been broken? Who profits and who loses? Should the environmental movement actually resist climate transition, and how?Dr Nicholas Beuret is Lecturer at Essex Business School, University of Essex. He joins Josh White to talk about his book Or Something Worse: Why We Need to Disrupt the Climate Transition (2025), published with Verso. They discuss the realities of the climate crisis for people in the UK today; the relationship between climate and the cost-of-living crisis; how 'the installation economy...
2026-01-1445 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Financialisation of Football w/ James JacksonWho makes money out of football: broadcasters, clubs, players, or investment banks? Why are clubs selling their own assets to themselves? How do fans and players take collective action to resist the further financialisation of the sport? How important are local and foreign fans to the Premier League's boom? Is it inevitable that the Premier League will go bust?Dr James Jackson is a Hallsworth Research Fellow in Politics at University of Manchester. He joins Dr Remi Edwards and Josh White to discuss his article 'A league made in the economy's image: destabilised stability and the...
2025-12-0345 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Financialisation of Football w/ James JacksonWho makes money out of football: broadcasters, clubs, players, or investment banks? Why are clubs selling their own assets to themselves? How do fans and players take collective action to resist the further financialisation of the sport? How important are local and foreign fans to the Premier League's boom? Is it inevitable that the Premier League will go bust?Dr James Jackson is a Hallsworth Research Fellow in Politics at University of Manchester. He joins Dr Remi Edwards and Josh White to discuss his article 'A league made in the economy's image: destabilised stability and the...
2025-12-0345 min
The ProgressiveNew Thinking: Capitalist Value Chains w/ Benjamin Selwyn Podcast: SPERI Presents...Episode: New Thinking: Capitalist Value Chains w/ Benjamin SelwynPub date: 2025-10-23Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationHow important is exploitation in the organisation of global supply chains? How do they drive geopolitical conflict and ecological destruction while depressing wages? How does the capitalist state drive and uphold capitalist accumulation? What does US-China rivalry mean for value chains? Benjamin Selwyn is Professor of International Relations and International Development at University of Sussex. He joins Dr Remi Edwards to...
2025-11-0844 min
Conversation with a chef#325 Mirco Speri | SinceroSincero in Malvern is the second restaurant from chef Mirco Speri and the team behind Buono in Parkdale. While Buono captures the easy warmth of a bayside ristorante, Sincero brings a quieter confidence to Glenferrie Road. Open since April 2024, it’s already known for what Mirco calls Italian my way: familiar flavours, local produce, and the occasional twist; like seaweed spaghetti with Moreton Bay bugs and blood orange jelly. Mirco has spent three decades cooking around the world, from Michelin-starred kitchens in Europe to Melbourne’s evolving dining scene. At Sincero, that experience shows in food that feels both grounded and...
2025-10-2937 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Capitalist Value Chains w/ Benjamin SelwynHow important is exploitation in the organisation of global supply chains? How do they drive geopolitical conflict and ecological destruction while depressing wages? How does the capitalist state drive and uphold capitalist accumulation? What does US-China rivalry mean for value chains?Benjamin Selwyn is Professor of International Relations and International Development at University of Sussex. He joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss his new book Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Destruction, Geopolitics (Oxford University Press, 2025), co-authored with Christin Bernhold. They consider the limitations of mainstream 'global value chains' literature; how critical approaches draw stronger connections...
2025-10-2344 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Capitalist Value Chains w/ Benjamin SelwynHow important is exploitation in the organisation of global supply chains? How do they drive geopolitical conflict and ecological destruction while depressing wages? How does the capitalist state drive and uphold capitalist accumulation? What does US-China rivalry mean for value chains?Benjamin Selwyn is Professor of International Relations and International Development at University of Sussex. He joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss his new book Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Destruction, Geopolitics (Oxford University Press, 2025), co-authored with Christin Bernhold. They consider the limitations of mainstream 'global value chains' literature; how critical approaches draw stronger connections...
2025-10-2344 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Capitalist Value Chains w/ Benjamin SelwynHow important is exploitation in the organisation of global supply chains? How do they drive geopolitical conflict and ecological destruction while depressing wages? How does the capitalist state drive and uphold capitalist accumulation? What does US-China rivalry mean for value chains? Benjamin Selwyn is Professor of International Relations and International Development at University of Sussex. He joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss his new book Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Destruction, Geopolitics (Oxford University Press, 2025), co-authored with Christin Bernhold. They consider the limitations of mainstream 'global value chains' literature; how critical approaches draw stronger connections...
2025-10-2344 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Capitalist Value Chains w/ Benjamin SelwynHow important is exploitation in the organisation of global supply chains? How do they drive geopolitical conflict and ecological destruction while depressing wages? How does the capitalist state drive and uphold capitalist accumulation? What does US-China rivalry mean for value chains? Benjamin Selwyn is Professor of International Relations and International Development at University of Sussex. He joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss his new book Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Destruction, Geopolitics (Oxford University Press, 2025), co-authored with Christin Bernhold. They consider the limitations of mainstream 'global value chains' literature; how critical approaches draw stronger connections...
2025-10-2344 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Is there a Chinese road to decarbonisation? w/ Chris SaltmarshDoes China’s unique party-state capitalist political economy model hold the key for global climate transition? Can the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) translate its success in expanding green energy technology to the destruction of the fossil fuel industry? What does China’s idea of ecological civilisation offer that Western notions of green capitalism do not? How should activists in the West respond to the rise of China amid the climate crisis?Chris Saltmarsh is a postgraduate researcher at University of Sheffield and the executive producer of SPERI Presents… He joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss his paper...
2025-09-2344 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Is there a Chinese road to decarbonisation? w/ Chris SaltmarshDoes China’s unique party-state capitalist political economy model hold the key for global climate transition? Can the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) translate its success in expanding green energy technology to the destruction of the fossil fuel industry? What does China’s idea of ecological civilisation offer that Western notions of green capitalism do not? How should activists in the West respond to the rise of China amid the climate crisis?Chris Saltmarsh is a postgraduate researcher at University of Sheffield and the executive producer of SPERI Presents… He joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss his paper...
2025-09-2344 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Why is labour governance failing racialised workers? w/ Natalie LangfordWhat is labour governance and why is it failing? How effective is civil society activism at improving labour conditions in global value chains? What does the Indian tea industry tell us about the consequences of colonialism and globalisation for racialised workers? What role did the collapse of the USSR play in creating our contemporary situation?Dr Natalie Langford is Lecturer in Sustainability at University of Sheffield. She joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss her paper 'The limits of labor governance in global value chains: exclusions, ‘edge’ populations and civil society activism in unstable labor regimes' recently publ...
2025-08-2641 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Why is labour governance failing racialised workers? w/ Natalie LangfordWhat is labour governance and why is it failing? How effective is civil society activism at improving labour conditions in global value chains? What does the Indian tea industry tell us about the consequences of colonialism and globalisation for racialised workers? What role did the collapse of the USSR play in creating our contemporary situation?Dr Natalie Langford is Lecturer in Sustainability at University of Sheffield. She joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss her paper 'The limits of labor governance in global value chains: exclusions, ‘edge’ populations and civil society activism in unstable labor regimes' recently publ...
2025-08-2641 minThe ChatterboxLive: Is organised violence central to capitalism? @ BISA 2025 Podcast: SPERI Presents...Episode: Live: Is organised violence central to capitalism? @ BISA 2025Pub date: 2025-07-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationHow are technologies used by militaries to enact organised violence produced? How are post-industrial regions of the UK becoming dependent on the supply chains of the global war industry? What narratives enable organised violence perpetrated by elites, and how are they resisted? What is the role of everyday tedium and mundanity in producing such violence?Dr Joanna Tidy is a Se...
2025-08-1858 min
SPERI Presents...Live: Is organised violence central to capitalism? @ BISA 2025How are technologies used by militaries to enact organised violence produced? How are post-industrial regions of the UK becoming dependent on the supply chains of the global war industry? What narratives enable organised violence perpetrated by elites, and how are they resisted? What is the role of everyday tedium and mundanity in producing such violence?Dr Joanna Tidy is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at University of Sheffield. Dr Beryl Pong is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge. Dr Frank Maracchione is a Postdoctoral Research Associate...
2025-07-1558 minSPERI Presents...Live: Is organised violence central to capitalism? @ BISA 2025How are technologies used by militaries to enact organised violence produced? How are post-industrial regions of the UK becoming dependent on the supply chains of the global war industry? What narratives enable organised violence perpetrated by elites, and how are they resisted? What is the role of everyday tedium and mundanity in producing such violence?Dr Joanna Tidy is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at University of Sheffield. Dr Beryl Pong is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge. Dr Frank Maracchione is a Postdoctoral Research Associate...
2025-07-1558 min
Italian Wine PodcastRoza Zharmukhambetova interviews Samuela Speri of Cantina Siridia in Valpolicella | Clubhouse Ambassadors' CornerWelcome to Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner and Episode 2399 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode, Roza Zharmukhambetova IWA interviews Samuela Speri of Cantina Siridia in Valpolicella. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast.
In this interview, today’s guest host covers the following learning objectives:
Discover how new-generation winemakers are reshaping tradition in Valpolicella.
Explore the power of storytelling and experience in modern wine branding.
Gain insight into the challenges and opportunities of building an export strategy from scratch.
Co-Host: Roza Zharmukhambetova
Roza Zharmukhambetova has a background i...
2025-07-0346 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: How does India's agrarian crisis harm women workers? w/ Shreya SinhaThe crisis of India's agrarian sector has been widely reported amid spates of farmer suicides and mass protest as incomes decline and indebtedness rises in response to falling productivity. What are the underlying causes of this persist crisis in India's agriculture? Is it right that we understand these phenomenon as 'crisis'? Who are the winners and losers? In particular, how are women workers disproportionately affected by the current upheavals?Dr Shreya Sinha is Senior Lecturer in Business and Society at Queen Mary, University of London. She joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss her paper 'Shifting agrarian...
2025-06-2441 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: How does India's agrarian crisis harm women workers? w/ Shreya SinhaThe crisis of India's agrarian sector has been widely reported amid spates of farmer suicides and mass protest as incomes decline and indebtedness rises in response to falling productivity. What are the underlying causes of this persist crisis in India's agriculture? Is it right that we understand these phenomenon as 'crisis'? Who are the winners and losers? In particular, how are women workers disproportionately affected by the current upheavals?Dr Shreya Sinha is Senior Lecturer in Business and Society at Queen Mary, University of London. She joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss her paper 'Shifting agrarian...
2025-06-2441 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Technocapitalism w/ Sami Moisio and Ugo RossiHow have states evolved in tandem with the spread of techno-monopoly? Why do states and cities increasingly behave like startups? Is social polarisation a product of the startup economy or is it a necessary precondition? Sami Moisio is Professor of Spatial Planning and Policy in the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki. Ugo Rossi is Professor of Economic and Political Geography at the Gran Sasso Science Institute University. Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Knowledge Governance at University of Sheffield and Director of the Urban Institute.They join Dr...
2025-05-2842 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Technocapitalism w/ Sami Moisio and Ugo RossiHow have states evolved in tandem with the spread of techno-monopoly? Why do states and cities increasingly behave like startups? Is social polarisation a product of the startup economy or is it a necessary precondition? Sami Moisio is Professor of Spatial Planning and Policy in the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki. Ugo Rossi is Professor of Economic and Political Geography at the Gran Sasso Science Institute University. Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Knowledge Governance at University of Sheffield and Director of the Urban Institute.They join Dr...
2025-05-2842 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Big Pharma w/ Owain WilliamsA tiny number of huge companies dominate the pharmaceutical industry, making extraordinary profits in the process. All the while, the poorest people around the world struggle to access medicines they need to survive. What does the COVID-19 pandemic tell us about Big Pharma? What's the problem with a cartelized global market? What role does Bill Gates play in solving (or reproducing) the big challenges of global health? Is there a political economy explanation for rising anti-vaccine sentiment? Should we expect Trump's second Presidency to challenge the dominance of Big Pharma?Dr Owain Williams is a Senior...
2025-04-2337 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Big Pharma w/ Owain WilliamsA tiny number of huge companies dominate the pharmaceutical industry, making extraordinary profits in the process. All the while, the poorest people around the world struggle to access medicines they need to survive. What does the COVID-19 pandemic tell us about Big Pharma? What's the problem with a cartelized global market? What role does Bill Gates play in solving (or reproducing) the big challenges of global health? Is there a political economy explanation for rising anti-vaccine sentiment? Should we expect Trump's second Presidency to challenge the dominance of Big Pharma?Dr Owain Williams is a Senior...
2025-04-2337 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: A Theory Of Crisis w/ Dillon Wamsley & Chris SaltmarshHow do we make sense of the multitude of so-called crises that dominate our current conjuncture? Is polycrisis a useful concept for getting to grips with the present condition of political economy? Are its proponents right to embrace uncertainty at the expense of theoretical explanation? Or can we hope to make sense of what's going on and chart a path forward?Chris Saltmarsh is a postgraduate researcher at University of Sheffield. Dillon Wamsley is a postdoctoral researcher the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI). They are producers and co-hosts of Crisis Point, a SPERI Presents... limited...
2025-04-1444 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: A Theory Of Crisis w/ Dillon Wamsley & Chris SaltmarshHow do we make sense of the multitude of so-called crises that dominate our current conjuncture? Is polycrisis a useful concept for getting to grips with the present condition of political economy? Are its proponents right to embrace uncertainty at the expense of theoretical explanation? Or can we hope to make sense of what's going on and chart a path forward?Chris Saltmarsh is a postgraduate researcher at University of Sheffield. Dillon Wamsley is a postdoctoral researcher the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI). They are producers and co-hosts of Crisis Point, a SPERI Presents... limited...
2025-04-1444 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Climate Crisis w/ Jeremy GreenClimate change is one of the most urgent and existential challenges to emerge in capitalism's history. It threatens to undermine the basic conditions of capitalist accumulation not to mention human life itself. And yet, emissions continue to rise. Why? Climate change is often termed the climate crisis, but what does it actually have in common with historic crisis events like the 1930s or 1970s? What does this tell us about the possibility of resolving it through global energy transition? What can we learn about the nature of crisis in capitalism more generally?Jeremy Green is a...
2025-04-1041 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Climate Crisis w/ Jeremy GreenClimate change is one of the most urgent and existential challenges to emerge in capitalism's history. It threatens to undermine the basic conditions of capitalist accumulation not to mention human life itself. And yet, emissions continue to rise. Why? Climate change is often termed the climate crisis, but what does it actually have in common with historic crisis events like the 1930s or 1970s? What does this tell us about the possibility of resolving it through global energy transition? What can we learn about the nature of crisis in capitalism more generally?Jeremy Green is a...
2025-04-1041 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Populism w/ Michael BrayDoes the rise of populisms of both Left and Right varieties constitute a crisis in democracy? Is this a new phenomenon or has there always been a contradictory relationship between capitalism and democracy? How does the erosion of democratic norms relate to other crises in the political economy? Why does the Left seem so incapable of effectively confronting this multitude of challenges?Michael Bray is Professor of Philosophy at Southwestern University. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss democracy in the history of capitalism, populism as a mode of politics, and how to navigate...
2025-04-0736 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Populism w/ Michael BrayDoes the rise of populisms of both Left and Right varieties constitute a crisis in democracy? Is this a new phenomenon or has there always been a contradictory relationship between capitalism and democracy? How does the erosion of democratic norms relate to other crises in the political economy? Why does the Left seem so incapable of effectively confronting this multitude of challenges?Michael Bray is Professor of Philosophy at Southwestern University. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss democracy in the history of capitalism, populism as a mode of politics, and how to navigate...
2025-04-0736 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Cost-of-Living w/ Martijn KoningsAs prices keep on rising while wages stagnate, it becomes more and more expensive for ordinary people to afford the basic essentials. Does this inflationary pressure constitute a crisis in capitalism or should we understand it as a normal function of the system? What are the different ways that inflation can be managed and how does this effect who wins and loses? What effect will the shocks of climate change have on prices in the future?Martijn Konings is Professor of Political Economy and Social Theory at the University of Sydney. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and...
2025-04-0330 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Cost-of-Living w/ Martijn KoningsAs prices keep on rising while wages stagnate, it becomes more and more expensive for ordinary people to afford the basic essentials. Does this inflationary pressure constitute a crisis in capitalism or should we understand it as a normal function of the system? What are the different ways that inflation can be managed and how does this effect who wins and loses? What effect will the shocks of climate change have on prices in the future?Martijn Konings is Professor of Political Economy and Social Theory at the University of Sydney. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and...
2025-04-0330 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Housing Crisis w/ Johnna MontgomerieThe housing crisis is a term used to describe a housing system characterised by extortionate rents with the only prospect of financial security realised through the huge debts associated with purchasing residential property. How did housing become financialised? What role does it play in capital accumulation today? Is this a normal condition of capitalism or are we right to understand it as a crisis? What chance do we have of transforming the system so housing re-takes its rightful place as a source of security and community?Johnna Montgomerie is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and...
2025-03-3136 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Housing Crisis w/ Johnna MontgomerieThe housing crisis is a term used to describe a housing system characterised by extortionate rents with the only prospect of financial security realised through the huge debts associated with purchasing residential property. How did housing become financialised? What role does it play in capital accumulation today? Is this a normal condition of capitalism or are we right to understand it as a crisis? What chance do we have of transforming the system so housing re-takes its rightful place as a source of security and community?Johnna Montgomerie is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and...
2025-03-3136 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Austerity w/ Clara MatteiAusterity has dominated Western politics since the 2008 financial crisis, but where did it come from? And why has it proved so enduring as a response to capitalist crises (real or perceived) despite appearing so unpopular? Has the nature of austerity changed over time as capitalism develops? Or does it retain a fundamental character across space and time?Clara Mattei is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Heterodox Economics at The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss austerity as an elite strategy throughout capitalism's history from the...
2025-03-2737 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Austerity w/ Clara MatteiAusterity has dominated Western politics since the 2008 financial crisis, but where did it come from? And why has it proved so enduring as a response to capitalist crises (real or perceived) despite appearing so unpopular? Has the nature of austerity changed over time as capitalism develops? Or does it retain a fundamental character across space and time?Clara Mattei is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Heterodox Economics at The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss austerity as an elite strategy throughout capitalism's history from the...
2025-03-2737 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Crisis in Economic Thought w/ Matthew WatsonThe Long Depression spanned the 1870s into the 1890s, characterised by a prolonged squeeze on capitalist profits, deflation, protectionism and class conflict. How were the harms of this period distributed between classes? What does this early crisis of capitalism tell us about the relationship between crisis and capitalism more generally? How can it help us understand the contributions and limitations of marginalism and neoclassical economics?Matthew Watson is Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss the Long...
2025-03-2440 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Crisis in Economic Thought w/ Matthew WatsonThe Long Depression spanned the 1870s into the 1890s, characterised by a prolonged squeeze on capitalist profits, deflation, protectionism and class conflict. How were the harms of this period distributed between classes? What does this early crisis of capitalism tell us about the relationship between crisis and capitalism more generally? How can it help us understand the contributions and limitations of marginalism and neoclassical economics?Matthew Watson is Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss the Long...
2025-03-2440 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: 2008 w/ Scott LaveryThe 2008 financial crisis is the most totemic political-economic event in living memory. What were the causes of the crash? How does it relate to previous crises in capitalism, like 1970s stagflation? Many believed that 2008 signalled the end of neoliberalism. How did neoliberalism endure in its immediate aftermath? Does China's alternative economic model represent a serious challenge to neoliberalism almost two-decades on? How should we make sense of the post-2008 multipolarity in global politics? Scott Lavery is Lecturer in Political and International Studies at University of Glasgow. His first book is British Capitalism After the Crisis (Springer, 2019...
2025-03-2034 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: 2008 w/ Scott LaveryThe 2008 financial crisis is the most totemic political-economic event in living memory. What were the causes of the crash? How does it relate to previous crises in capitalism, like 1970s stagflation? Many believed that 2008 signalled the end of neoliberalism. How did neoliberalism endure in its immediate aftermath? Does China's alternative economic model represent a serious challenge to neoliberalism almost two-decades on? How should we make sense of the post-2008 multipolarity in global politics? Scott Lavery is Lecturer in Political and International Studies at University of Glasgow. His first book is British Capitalism After the Crisis (Springer, 2019...
2025-03-2034 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Asian Financial Crisis w/ Jomo Kwame SundaramWhat does the 1997 East Asian Financial Crisis tell us about capitalism and crisis more generally? Should we include it alongside the 1930s, 1970s and 2008 as a major crisis in the history of capitalism? Or does it simply an early symptom of the conditions that eventually gave rise to 2008? Jomo Kwame Sundaram is a Malaysian economist holding such positions including Visiting Senior Fellow at Khazanah Research Institute, Visiting Fellow at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, and Adjunct Professor at the International Islamic University in Malaysia. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss the 1997...
2025-03-1739 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Asian Financial Crisis w/ Jomo Kwame SundaramWhat does the 1997 East Asian Financial Crisis tell us about capitalism and crisis more generally? Should we include it alongside the 1930s, 1970s and 2008 as a major crisis in the history of capitalism? Or does it simply an early symptom of the conditions that eventually gave rise to 2008? Jomo Kwame Sundaram is a Malaysian economist holding such positions including Visiting Senior Fellow at Khazanah Research Institute, Visiting Fellow at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, and Adjunct Professor at the International Islamic University in Malaysia. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss the 1997...
2025-03-1739 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: 1970s Stagflation w/ Colin HayThe 1970s crisis of stagflation is often represented as a crisis of capitalism inciting transformation from post-war social democracy to neoliberalism, but was that really how the crisis was experienced at the time? Was capitalism itself at risk, or was this just a crisis in capitalism and of British politics? Is social democracy the right way to understand the post-war period? Were the unions as powerful as we're told? Did Thatcherism decisively solve the problem of inflation as is claimed? Given the prevalence of historical analogy, what can the 1970s (and, indeed, the 1930s) tell us about our current...
2025-03-1337 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: 1970s Stagflation w/ Colin HayThe 1970s crisis of stagflation is often represented as a crisis of capitalism inciting transformation from post-war social democracy to neoliberalism, but was that really how the crisis was experienced at the time? Was capitalism itself at risk, or was this just a crisis in capitalism and of British politics? Is social democracy the right way to understand the post-war period? Were the unions as powerful as we're told? Did Thatcherism decisively solve the problem of inflation as is claimed? Given the prevalence of historical analogy, what can the 1970s (and, indeed, the 1930s) tell us about our current...
2025-03-1337 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Great Depression w/ Gareth DaleFor many the Great Depression represents the first and most devastating crisis in capitalism's history. How did it come about about? How did it change both the lives of ordinary people and capital accumulation? Was the Great Depression to be a model for future capitalist crises occurring in cycles, or a singular event producing a unique configuration of consequences?Gareth Dale is Reader in Political Economy at Brunel, University of London. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss how the ideas of Karl Polanyi can help us understand the 1930s Great Depression in the...
2025-03-1033 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Great Depression w/ Gareth DaleFor many the Great Depression represents the first and most devastating crisis in capitalism's history. How did it come about about? How did it change both the lives of ordinary people and capital accumulation? Was the Great Depression to be a model for future capitalist crises occurring in cycles, or a singular event producing a unique configuration of consequences?Gareth Dale is Reader in Political Economy at Brunel, University of London. He joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to discuss how the ideas of Karl Polanyi can help us understand the 1930s Great Depression in the...
2025-03-1033 min
SPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Debating Crisis w/ Dillon Wamsley & Chris SaltmarshWhy is crisis a core feature of capitalism? What role does crisis play in the history of capitalism? How useful is crisis as a concept for understanding contemporary political-economic upheavals, for both scholars and activists? Are we in the midst of a crisis or new era of polycrisis or permacrisis? How can we understand our location within it?Chris Saltmarsh is a postgraduate researcher at University of Sheffield. Dillon Wamsley is a postdoctoral researcher the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI). They are producers and co-hosts of Crisis Point, a SPERI Presents... limited series introducing the p...
2025-03-0632 minSPERI Presents...Crisis Point: Debating Crisis w/ Dillon Wamsley & Chris SaltmarshWhy is crisis a core feature of capitalism? What role does crisis play in the history of capitalism? How useful is crisis as a concept for understanding contemporary political-economic upheavals, for both scholars and activists? Are we in the midst of a crisis or new era of polycrisis or permacrisis? How can we understand our location within it?Chris Saltmarsh is a postgraduate researcher at University of Sheffield. Dillon Wamsley is a postdoctoral researcher the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI). They are producers and co-hosts of Crisis Point, a SPERI Presents... limited series introducing the p...
2025-03-0632 min
BIMeet#S3EP1: SPERI's approach to digital structural designCon Mauro Iacuaniello e Christian Musella, rispettivamente BIM Coordinator e BIM Manager in SPERI, approfondiremo l'evoluzione del BIM applicato alla progettazione strutturale, con un focus sulle metodologie adottate da SPERI.-------Si esplorerà come il team stia affrontando le sfide tecniche e organizzative legate a progetti strutturali e infrastrutturali di grande rilievo. Verrà descritto il percorso intrapreso per formare un team coeso ed efficiente, attraverso la definizione di standard operativi, l'organizzazione di incontri settimanali e la pratica di closeout meeting per il miglioramento continuo dei processi. Infine, sarà condivisa la visione per il...
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SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Human Costs of Caring w/ Shirin RaiWhat are the human costs of caring labour? Where does this labour take place, who takes it on and how can we best study it?Shirin M. Rai is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies SOAS, University of London. Dr Jayanthi Lingham is a Research Associate at the Centre for Care. They join Dr Remi Edwards to discuss Rai's recent book Depletion: The Human Costs of Caring.Works referenced:Lingham & Johnston 2024Budlender, 2010Butler & Hoskyns, 2017Cooper, 2014Dowling, 2021...
2025-01-2839 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Human Costs of Caring w/ Shirin RaiWhat are the human costs of caring labour? Where does this labour take place, who takes it on and how can we best study it?Shirin M. Rai is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies SOAS, University of London. Dr Jayanthi Lingham is a Research Associate at the Centre for Care. They join Dr Remi Edwards to discuss Rai's recent book Depletion: The Human Costs of Caring.Works referenced:Lingham & Johnston 2024Budlender, 2010Butler & Hoskyns, 2017Cooper, 2014Dowling, 2021...
2025-01-2839 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Adam Smith & Corporations w/ Maha Rafi AtalAccording to pioneering political economist Adam Smith, the liberalisation of trade was supposed to progressively grow social wealth for all nations and eliminate the need for social evils such as slave labour. Why, then, with production organised at a transnational scale and capital so mobile, do giant multinational companies continue to hoard profits while development stagnates for so many? And why does slavery and forced labour persist in global supply chains?Dr Maha Rafi Atal is Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at University of Glasgow. She joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss her recently...
2024-12-1737 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Adam Smith & Corporations w/ Maha Rafi AtalAccording to pioneering political economist Adam Smith, the liberalisation of trade was supposed to progressively grow social wealth for all nations and eliminate the need for social evils such as slave labour. Why, then, with production organised at a transnational scale and capital so mobile, do giant multinational companies continue to hoard profits while development stagnates for so many? And why does slavery and forced labour persist in global supply chains?Dr Maha Rafi Atal is Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at University of Glasgow. She joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss her recently...
2024-12-1737 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Climate Scenarios w/ Ben Clift & Caroline KuzemkoDespite decades of public knowledge about climate change and well-established international governance institutions designed to facilitate global energy transition, emissions continue to rise as climate breakdown intensifies. Why is climate modeling so important and what are technocrats getting wrong? What are the assumptions underlying these models of future climate scenarios and how do they misinform policy makers about the true costs of the climate (in)action? How can a constructivist approach to international political economy (IPE) help us understand the contestation the occurs within and between institutions on questions of climate mitigation?Professor Ben Clift is P...
2024-11-2738 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Climate Scenarios w/ Ben Clift & Caroline KuzemkoDespite decades of public knowledge about climate change and well-established international governance institutions designed to facilitate global energy transition, emissions continue to rise as climate breakdown intensifies. Why is climate modeling so important and what are technocrats getting wrong? What are the assumptions underlying these models of future climate scenarios and how do they misinform policy makers about the true costs of the climate (in)action? How can a constructivist approach to international political economy (IPE) help us understand the contestation the occurs within and between institutions on questions of climate mitigation?Professor Ben Clift is P...
2024-11-2738 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: Queer Activism in Ghana w/ Ellie GoreQueer men bear a disproportionate burden of HIV in Africa, but how do they experience the global development agenda of sexual health and sexual rights? What does a political economy approach bring to research on global development? How does queer political economy build on feminist approaches to help us locate contemporary Ghanian politics in histories of capitalism and colonialism? What are the lived experiences of queer men in Ghana in this context and what are their priorities in the struggle for queer liberation? How does an ethnographic methodology help researchers answer these questions and more?Dr...
2024-10-2836 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: Queer Activism in Ghana w/ Ellie GoreQueer men bear a disproportionate burden of HIV in Africa, but how do they experience the global development agenda of sexual health and sexual rights? What does a political economy approach bring to research on global development? How does queer political economy build on feminist approaches to help us locate contemporary Ghanian politics in histories of capitalism and colonialism? What are the lived experiences of queer men in Ghana in this context and what are their priorities in the struggle for queer liberation? How does an ethnographic methodology help researchers answer these questions and more?Dr...
2024-10-2836 min
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2024-10-0500 min
SPERI Presents...New Thinking: What is Political Economy?Political economists are inspired to understanding the major challenges that face our society today: climate breakdown and global environmental change, workers' rights across global supply chains, the intensification of war, the rise of the far-right, public health crises and so much more. But what exactly is political economy? Is it a discipline, sub-discipline, field, approach, all of these, or none? How does it help us understand capitalism, history, our everyday lives?Professor Andrew Hindmoor is Professor of Politics at University of Sheffield and Co-Director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI). Dr Liam Stanley is...
2024-09-2431 minSPERI Presents...New Thinking: What is Political Economy?Political economists are inspired to understanding the major challenges that face our society today: climate breakdown and global environmental change, workers' rights across global supply chains, the intensification of war, the rise of the far-right, public health crises and so much more. But what exactly is political economy? Is it a discipline, sub-discipline, field, approach, all of these, or none? How does it help us understand capitalism, history, our everyday lives?Professor Andrew Hindmoor is Professor of Politics at University of Sheffield and Co-Director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI). Dr Liam Stanley is...
2024-09-2431 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Climate Change w/ Michael JacobsStarmer's Labour has secured an overwhelming majority in what will surely be one of the most significant Parliamentary terms in the history of British climate politics. The clock is ticking on decarbonisation, but the new Labour government appears reluctant to take full advantage of the chance to be forever remembered as climate heroes. Will it make the most of this opportunity?Michael Jacobs, now Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield, was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers at the Treasury from 2004 to 2007 and special adviser to Gordon Brown at No 10 on...
2024-07-2643 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Climate Change w/ Michael JacobsStarmer's Labour has secured an overwhelming majority in what will surely be one of the most significant Parliamentary terms in the history of British climate politics. The clock is ticking on decarbonisation, but the new Labour government appears reluctant to take full advantage of the chance to be forever remembered as climate heroes. Will it make the most of this opportunity?Michael Jacobs, now Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield, was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers at the Treasury from 2004 to 2007 and special adviser to Gordon Brown at No 10 on...
2024-07-2643 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Policy Innovation w/ Geoff MulganKeir Starmer's new government must now walk the line between the short-termist incentives of Parliamentary politics and the imperative to tackle the medium and long-term social issues that Labour has been elected to solve. What mode of governance can effectively strike this balance?Sir Geoff Mulgan, now Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London, was Director of the Performance and Innovation Unit, Head of the Strategy Unit and Head of Policy in No 10 (1997-2007). He joins Michael and Mems to discuss strategies for addressing multidimensional and complex social issues; how S...
2024-07-2641 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Policy Innovation w/ Geoff MulganKeir Starmer's new government must now walk the line between the short-termist incentives of Parliamentary politics and the imperative to tackle the medium and long-term social issues that Labour has been elected to solve. What mode of governance can effectively strike this balance?Sir Geoff Mulgan, now Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London, was Director of the Performance and Innovation Unit, Head of the Strategy Unit and Head of Policy in No 10 (1997-2007). He joins Michael and Mems to discuss strategies for addressing multidimensional and complex social issues; how S...
2024-07-2641 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Parliamenatary Reform w/ Meg RussellIt would appear that every Opposition party promises sweeping House of Lords reform while every government roundly fails to make any meaningful progress in that domain. What challenges will Keir Starmer's new Labour government face when it comes to constitutional and Parliamentary reform?Meg Russell, now Professor of Politics at University College London and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, was Special Adviser to Robin Cook as Leader of the House in 2001-3. She joins Michael and Mems to discuss the dynamic between the Prime Minister and Parliament; the need for reform in the House of C...
2024-07-2630 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Parliamenatary Reform w/ Meg RussellIt would appear that every Opposition party promises sweeping House of Lords reform while every government roundly fails to make any meaningful progress in that domain. What challenges will Keir Starmer's new Labour government face when it comes to constitutional and Parliamentary reform?Meg Russell, now Professor of Politics at University College London and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, was Special Adviser to Robin Cook as Leader of the House in 2001-3. She joins Michael and Mems to discuss the dynamic between the Prime Minister and Parliament; the need for reform in the House of C...
2024-07-2630 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Public Services w/ Nick PearceKeir Starmer inherits a series of broken public services after fourteen years of austerity and economic stagnation. Can the new Labour government turn them around while remaining so reluctant to invest public money? Nick Pearce, now Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Institute of Policy Research, University of Bath, was Head of the No 10 Policy Unit 2007-10 and Special Adviser at the Dept of Education and Employment and Home Office (2001-7). He joins Michael and Mems to discuss New Labour's record on education, (including the controversial policy of academisation), investment in the NHS and...
2024-07-1936 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Public Services w/ Nick PearceKeir Starmer inherits a series of broken public services after fourteen years of austerity and economic stagnation. Can the new Labour government turn them around while remaining so reluctant to invest public money? Nick Pearce, now Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Institute of Policy Research, University of Bath, was Head of the No 10 Policy Unit 2007-10 and Special Adviser at the Dept of Education and Employment and Home Office (2001-7). He joins Michael and Mems to discuss New Labour's record on education, (including the controversial policy of academisation), investment in the NHS and...
2024-07-1936 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Poverty w/ Carey OppenheimA key issue in Labour's 2024 general election campaign was the conflict between the moral imperative to end child poverty and the party's stringent fiscal rules. The debate over whether Starmer's new government will end the two-child limit in Universal Credit is already a live issue during his first period as Prime Minister.Carey Oppenheim, now an independent consultant on early years policy and adviser to the Nuffield Foundation, was Special Advisor to Tony Blair in the Number 10 Policy Unit from 2000 to 2005, working on employment policy, social security, childcare and poverty. She joins Michael and Mems to...
2024-07-1932 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Poverty w/ Carey OppenheimA key issue in Labour's 2024 general election campaign was the conflict between the moral imperative to end child poverty and the party's stringent fiscal rules. The debate over whether Starmer's new government will end the two-child limit in Universal Credit is already a live issue during his first period as Prime Minister.Carey Oppenheim, now an independent consultant on early years policy and adviser to the Nuffield Foundation, was Special Advisor to Tony Blair in the Number 10 Policy Unit from 2000 to 2005, working on employment policy, social security, childcare and poverty. She joins Michael and Mems to...
2024-07-1932 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: International Development w/ Clare ShortForeign aid spending has long been a political football kicked around by the major parties. Now that Keir Starmer has formed a new Labour government, what will its approach to international development tell us about the UK's place in the world?Clare Short was Secretary of State for International Development from 1997-2003 under Tony Blair. She joins Michael and Mems to discuss overseas development and foreign policy, including the founding of the Department for International Development, its relation to the Foreign Office, and American influence over British foreign policy making. They also consider the challenges faced...
2024-07-1941 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: International Development w/ Clare ShortForeign aid spending has long been a political football kicked around by the major parties. Now that Keir Starmer has formed a new Labour government, what will its approach to international development tell us about the UK's place in the world?Clare Short was Secretary of State for International Development from 1997-2003 under Tony Blair. She joins Michael and Mems to discuss overseas development and foreign policy, including the founding of the Department for International Development, its relation to the Foreign Office, and American influence over British foreign policy making. They also consider the challenges faced...
2024-07-1941 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Immigration Policy w/ David BlunkettDebates about migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats dominated the 2024 general election. The Labour government will now face pressure from all sides to resolve the issue decisively but humanely.Lord David Blunkett was Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1997-2001), Home Secretary (2001-4) and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2005). He joins Michael and Mems to discuss his time at the Home Office and immigration policy during Tony Blair's administration. They discuss whether the Home Office is fit for purpose, running the ministry in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, negotiating with France's N...
2024-07-0932 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Immigration Policy w/ David BlunkettDebates about migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats dominated the 2024 general election. The Labour government will now face pressure from all sides to resolve the issue decisively but humanely.Lord David Blunkett was Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1997-2001), Home Secretary (2001-4) and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2005). He joins Michael and Mems to discuss his time at the Home Office and immigration policy during Tony Blair's administration. They discuss whether the Home Office is fit for purpose, running the ministry in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, negotiating with France's N...
2024-07-0932 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Managing No 10 w/ Sally Morgan & Gavin KellyLabour is now in power for the first time in over 14 years. How does Keir Starmer hit the ground running? What are the challenges of running a government after so long away from 10 Downing St?Baroness Sally Morgan, now Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, was Tony Blair’s Director of Government and Political Relations at No 10 from 1997 to 2005. Gavin Kelly, now Executive Chair and formerly Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, was Deputy Chief of Staff at No 10 under Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010. They join Michael and Mems to discuss the challenges of managing the Prime Mi...
2024-07-0937 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Managing No 10 w/ Sally Morgan & Gavin KellyLabour is now in power for the first time in over 14 years. How does Keir Starmer hit the ground running? What are the challenges of running a government after so long away from 10 Downing St?Baroness Sally Morgan, now Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, was Tony Blair’s Director of Government and Political Relations at No 10 from 1997 to 2005. Gavin Kelly, now Executive Chair and formerly Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, was Deputy Chief of Staff at No 10 under Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010. They join Michael and Mems to discuss the challenges of managing the Prime Mi...
2024-07-0937 min
SPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Foreign Policy w/ Stewart WoodKeir Starmer and David Lammy face the immediate foreign policy challenges of wars in Ukraine and Gaza, volatility in Europe, and geopolitical conflict between the US and China.Lord Stewart Wood, now a Fellow of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers at the Treasury from 2001 to 2007 and Gordon Brown’s foreign policy adviser at No 10 from 2007 to 2010. He joins Michael and Mems to discuss his experience of working across a range of issues under the last Labour government and offer advice to Keir St...
2024-07-0943 minSPERI Presents...Lessons in Power: Foreign Policy w/ Stewart WoodKeir Starmer and David Lammy face the immediate foreign policy challenges of wars in Ukraine and Gaza, volatility in Europe, and geopolitical conflict between the US and China.Lord Stewart Wood, now a Fellow of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers at the Treasury from 2001 to 2007 and Gordon Brown’s foreign policy adviser at No 10 from 2007 to 2010. He joins Michael and Mems to discuss his experience of working across a range of issues under the last Labour government and offer advice to Keir St...
2024-07-0943 min
SPERI Presents...Introducing 'SPERI Presents...'This introductory episode of SPERI Presents… gives listeners a taste of political economy as a discipline and SPERI as an institute while setting the scene for series to come.Dr Remi Edwards is joined by current SPERI co-director Professor Andrew Hindmoor and SPERI affiliates Dr Natalie Langford and Dr Liam Stanley. They discussed how they understand political economy as a field of study, the unique insights it offers for understanding dynamics of contemporary capitalism, and how they use it in their own research. Previous SPERI co-directors Professor Genevieve LeBaron and Professor Tony Payne offered their reflections on...
2024-07-0516 minSPERI Presents...Introducing 'SPERI Presents...'This introductory episode of SPERI Presents… gives listeners a taste of political economy as a discipline and SPERI as an institute while setting the scene for series to come.Dr Remi Edwards is joined by current SPERI co-director Professor Andrew Hindmoor and SPERI affiliates Dr Natalie Langford and Dr Liam Stanley. They discussed how they understand political economy as a field of study, the unique insights it offers for understanding dynamics of contemporary capitalism, and how they use it in their own research. Previous SPERI co-directors Professor Genevieve LeBaron and Professor Tony Payne offered their reflections on...
2024-07-0516 min
Italian Wine PodcastGiuseppe Speri Of Speri Winery | Slow Wine 2023Welcome to Episode 1781; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview features GIuseppe Speri of Speri WineryStevie Kim and her team traveled to the Bologna Slow Wine Fair in March 2023. There they conducted dozens of interviews with some of Italy's most inspiring producers. Join the fun every Thursday afternoon!Tune-in each Thursday as we bring you the great interviews that unfolded over the course of 3 days.More about today’s winery:The Speri Winery, one of the historical families of Valpolicella, is an authoritative and fait...
2024-02-0806 min
Italian Wine PodcastMatt Irwin Interviews Luca Speri | Clubhouse Ambassadors’ CornerWelcome to Episode 1637 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Matt Irwin interviews Luca Speri. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast!Listen in on this series as Italian Wine Ambassadors all over the world chat with Stevie and their chosen wine producer. Which producer would you interview if you had your pick?Co-ModeratorMatt Irwin grew up in Brisbane Australia and graduated with a Bachelor of Business in Hospitality Management before moving to Europe to work as a Tour Manager for Contiki Holida...
2023-11-091h 01
DeconstructedFog of War: The Media and the Israel–Palestine ConflictThis week on Deconstructed, Ryan Grim is joined by Intercept reporter Alice Speri, who has frequently reported from occupied Palestinian territory, and Palestinian American writer and political analyst Yousef Munayyer. Speri and Munayyer discuss the history behind the violence that exploded Saturday, with Hamas capturing and killing an unprecedented number of Israelis, including hundreds of civilians. They also examine the current spread of misinformation during the conflict, how the media has historically ignored violence perpetrated by Israel, and how the impunity surrounding many of those attacks by Israeli forces has given the government freedom to collectively punish Palestinian civilians...
2023-10-1333 min
Left Reckoning138 - Russia's Invasion & Ukraine's Collaboration Law w/ Alice Speri
Matt & David talk about how the right became obsessed with a subdivision in Texas.
#Ukraine
Then Alice Speri (@alicesperi) a journalist with The Intercept joins us to talk about her piece in the Intercept "Enemies Within" a look at the violence faced by Ukrainians from the Russian invasion and how the collaboration in Ukraine is adding to the pain of those who faced the brunt of Russian occupation.
Read the story here:https://theintercept.com/2023/09/27/ukraine-russia-war-crimes-sexual-violence-collaborators/
2023-10-041h 16
This Is Hell!Ukrainian Victims of Russian Sexual Violence Seen as Collaborators / Alice SperiThe Intercept's Alice Speri joins This Is Hell! to discuss her report on Ukrainian victims of Russian atrocities being seen as collaborators. Then a Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen.
Check out Alice's article, "Enemies Within
A Ukrainian Woman Protected Her Daughter From Russian Soldiers — and Was Accused of Collaborating With the Enemy" here: https://theintercept.com/2023/09/27/ukraine-russia-war-crimes-sexual-violence-collaborators/
2023-09-271h 38This Is Hell!Ukrainian Victims of Russian Sexual Violence Seen as Collaborators / Alice SperiThe Intercept's Alice Speri joins This Is Hell! to discuss her report on Ukrainian victims of Russian atrocities being seen as collaborators. Then a Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen.
Check out Alice's article, "Enemies Within
A Ukrainian Woman Protected Her Daughter From Russian Soldiers — and Was Accused of Collaborating With the Enemy" here: https://theintercept.com/2023/09/27/ukraine-russia-war-crimes-sexual-violence-collaborators/
2023-09-271h 38
Crashing the War PartyUS secret proxy wars across the globe and why you don't know about them, w/ Nick TurseNick Turse is the master of annoying the Pentagon with his pesky questions about their secret military deployments and how they're spending U.S. taxpayer dollars in places you've never heard of. He lives up to his reputation with a new Intercept piece, written with Alice Speri: "How the Pentagon uses a secretive program to wage proxy wars." This week, we discuss how their Freedom of Information requests resulted in a ton of new information about special operations missions across the Middle East and Africa, and how successive administrations and Congress have done nothing about it. In the first se...
2022-07-1536 min
Money Talks with Liam HalliganEpisode 38: Michael Jacobs | Former Special Adviser to Gordon BrownIn this episode, Liam talks to Michael Jacobs, Professorial Fellow at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) at Sheffield University. Prior to joining SPERI, Michael was Director of the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice, based at the UK think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research. From 2004–2007 he was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers at the UK Treasury. And until 2010 Michael was a Special Adviser to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, with responsibility for energy, environment and climate policy. Since leaving government, Michael has continued to stay in close touch wi...
2022-04-0124 min
CARE MATTERS PodcastCARE MATTERS: No Jab, No Job: 3 months onCentre for Care Co-Investigator and Deputy Director of SPERI (Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute), Tom Hunt is joined by Rachel Harrison (Public Services National Officer, GMB) to discuss the issue of mandatory vaccination for care home workers in England. Since November last year, it has been mandatory for all care home staff in England to have had 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of their deployment in a care home. The introduction of this policy has led to debate and concerns about the ethics of mandatory vaccination, it has also raised questions about the employment model in...
2022-02-0130 min
utopia3Episode 17 - EN / Alice Speri / utopia317th episode of the utopia3 podcast with Alice Speri.
Interview in English.
Joining us to discuss her reporting the International Criminal Court’s recent decision on Afghanistan, as well as the ICC’s history, and the background of the the U.S.’s relationship with the court is journalist Alice Speri, whose work for the independent American news organization The Intercept has focused, in addition to the ICC, on civil and constitutional rights abuses by the U.S. government, and the how those abuses imp...
2021-12-0837 min
The Nomiki ShowShout Your Abortion | Melanie D’Arrigo & NY's 3rd District | Alice Speri on "Boycott" Film & BDS | The Nomiki Show 12-1-21Nomiki discusses ShoutYourAbortion.com 's #AbortionPillsForever campaign amidst the Supreme Court hearing arguments on Mississippi's abortion ban, a case which threatens to overturn Roe v Wade.
She's also joined by Melanie D’Arrigo to discuss her campaign for congress in New York's 3rd district, as she seeks to replace outgoing Republican Tom Souzzi.
The Intercept's Alice Speri also joins the show to discuss her article and JustVision's new film, "Boycott", which examines state efforts, among them Arkansas, to ban the pro-Palestinian BDS movement.
patreon.com/thenomikishow » We need your help to keep providing fre...
2021-12-0257 min
Ray Hanania's The Arab street Podcast12-11-20 Alice Speri on Social Media Censorship12-11-20 Alice Speri on Social Media Censorship
Alice Speri, a writer with The Intercept (TheIntercept.com) discusses a recent article she wrote with co-author Sam Biddle in which she explores censorship by Zoom against programs and conferences that feature topics Zoom considers violations of US Law.
Click here to read her article.
Speri joined host Ray Hanania on The Arab street Radio/US Arab Radio Network on Tuesday Dec. 11, 2020 on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit.
Speri and Hanania talk about the parameters of censorship as they apply to...
2020-12-1352 min
Buduleci Andrei's podcastAndreyuu-Momente (Instrumental Original "Tell Me" Very Sad Emotional Rap Beat Piano Rap Instrumental)Versuri:Strofa 1:Au fost momente când stăteam în umbra nopțiiAu fost și momente când am zâmbit în fața morțiiNu știu de-ți mai amintești da' cu o floare te-am cuceritDar ca orice floare,după un timp s-a ofilitMă bucur pentru tine,și pentru fericirea taDar sunt sigur că fericirea mea este altundevaDin iubire am ajuns să mă comport,în ultimul halȘi acum îmi caut remediul într-un simplu paharDar oricât alcool aș bea n-aș putea să uit de tine...
2020-09-2803 min
The Still Spying PodcastExposing FBI Surveillance Today featuring Alice SperiThe FBI is still spying on dissent. But how do we know what they’re up to? On this episode, Alice Speri of The Intercept talks about the importance of the Freedom of Information Act and whistleblowers to journalists reporting on FBI surveillance. She also discusses the case of Terry Albury, an FBI whistleblower who was prosecuted under the Espionage Act.
2020-09-1633 min
Post Brexit News Explosion13_PBNE Extra: Alice SperiPost Brexit News Explosion è un podcast e canale youtube dedicato alle notizie dal Regno Unito. Angelo Boccato e Alessandro Mariscalco raccontano questi concitati giorni di Corona virus in UK. Quarta puntata del segmento 'Extra'. Ospite, la giornalista di The Intercept, Alice Speri. Articoli citati in questo episodio: Why I’d Rather Be in Italy for the Coronavirus Pandemic – The Intercept https://bit.ly/2VgRCPm NYPD’s aggressive policing risks spreading the Coronavirus – The Intercept https://bit.ly/3chukjn Coronavirus numbers reflect New York City’s deep econo...
2020-04-1323 min
The Katie Halper Showpreview: 211 & 212- Matt Taibbi & Alice SperiHere's a preview of two patreon-only eps: Matt Taibbi, Struggle Session, Jamie Peck & Jake Flores live https://www.patreon.com/posts/neolib-or-neocon-26990464 ; Alice Speri on criminal justice. https://www.patreon.com/posts/212-vanilla-with-27145199
2019-05-2706 min
TrumpWatch with Jesse LentHow common is sexual assault at immigration detention facilities? (Alice Speri)From the time he announced his intention to run for president, in June of 2015, Donald Trump has consistently linked rape with undocumented immigrants. But while the President has repeatedly called Mexicans rapists without any evidence to support his claims, according to a new investigative report by Alice Speri of The Intercept, it is actually U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers that are sexually assaulting undocumented immigrants. Alice’s article “Detained, Then Violated: 1,224 Complaints Reveal a Staggering Pattern of Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention. Half of Those Accused Worked for ICE,” parses the hundreds of reports of sexual abuse fi...
2018-04-1225 min
Wine Soundtrack - ItaliaSperi Viticoltori - Luca SperiFamiglia storica della Valpolicella, l’azienda Speri è un’autorevole e fedele interprete dei vini della Valpolicella Classica, divenuta, per la sua continuità e il suo forte radicamento al territorio, un punto di riferimento dell’enologia italiana.La storia dell’azienda inizia nella prima metà del 1800 e oggi la famiglia Speri è arrivata alla settima generazione con un’estensione di circa 60 ettari di vigneto nelle zone più vocate della Valpolicella Classica. La forza dell’azienda è sempre stata ed è tuttora il gioco di squadra che oggi vede impegnate tre generazioni - Carlo, Alberto, Giampaolo, Giampietro, Chiara, Luca e Giuseppe - nella gestione dell’attiv...
2017-12-0515 min
Vitamina Business03 - Come trovare lavoroIn questa puntata parleremo su come trovare lavoro nel 2017. Come ha detto il buon Marco monteranno il lavoro non lo si cerca ma lo si attrae, se pensate che vi daremo dei consigli su come rendere i vostri curriculum più interessanti siete fuori strada, mandare curriculum per quanto ci riguarda sta diventando come il gratta e vinci, li mandi e speri, speri speri… ma speri cosa?
Ormai il posto fisso è morto, non lo diciamo noi lo dicono i dati, c’è tanto lavoro in giro ma bisogna cambiare le regole con cui lo cerchiamo.Non potete cercare lavoro come facevano...
2017-11-0417 minVitamina Business03 - Come trovare lavoroIn questa puntata parleremo su come trovare lavoro nel 2017. Come ha detto il buon Marco monteranno il lavoro non lo si cerca ma lo si attrae, se pensate che vi daremo dei consigli su come rendere i vostri curriculum più interessanti siete fuori strada, mandare curriculum per quanto ci riguarda sta diventando come il gratta e vinci, li mandi e speri, speri speri… ma speri cosa?
Ormai il posto fisso è morto, non lo diciamo noi lo dicono i dati, c’è tanto lavoro in giro ma bisogna cambiare le regole con cui lo cerchiamo.Non potete cercare lavoro come facevano...
2017-11-0417 min