May 29, 2020
From the ashes of this coronavirus crisis, how can we build a better economic & socially just system that works for all of us? The pandemic also exposes the pile-up of unaddressed crises which we must also fix. We discuss tax justice (which was always key), bailout conditions for companies now seeking government...
May 28, 2020
Oxford professor Danny Dorling tells us what his new book, Slowdown, is all about, why he thinks there were huge shifts taking place to our economy before Covid, and the lessons we can learn from Europe about how to create a fairer society. The Beyond Covid podcast series is created by Compassion in Politics, the think...
May 22, 2020
What voices are being represented or neglected by the mainstream media? And what does it have to do with the current democratic structure? This week we explore media narratives and how key workers’ stories are being told. Democracy in Lockdown is a weekly virtual conversation to discuss our democracy, looking at the...
May 21, 2020
Dr Kristin Neff, professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas, talks to us about self-compassion and how to generate it, what psychologists think about Donald Trump, and her recommendations for anyone feeling down & dejected because of the lockdown. The Beyond Covid podcast series is created by...
May 20, 2020
This week we speak to John Harris: Guardian columnist and co-creator of the brilliant "Anywhere but Westminster" series. For more than 10 years now, John has been helping tell the stories of people outside the Westminster bubble. In the era of coronavirus, he's continuing this work and his latest films on the impact of...