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  A New Hope? Labour Conference 2026 01.10.2026 2ó 6p

  In this emergency podcast, Alan Finlayson and Jeremy Gilbert analyse the key speeches at this year's Labour Party conference from Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey. The official slogan of the conference was 'Hope Again.' Are we feeling it?
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  What Makes Us Experts? (part 3 of 3) 22.09.2026 1ó 25p

  What makes us, a couple of professors at modern British universities, 'experts' on anything? What makes anyone an acknowledged expert on anything, and why does it matter? Why does the political right hate 'experts', and are they correct to do so? And what should radicals, socialists and democrats think about the role of 'intellectuals' in our movements?
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  What Makes Us Experts? (part 2 of 3) 22.09.2026 1ó 6p

  What makes us, a couple of professors at modern British universities, 'experts' on anything? What makes anyone an acknowledged expert on anything, and why does it matter? Why does the political right hate 'experts', and are they correct to do so? And what should radicals, socialists and democrats think about the role of 'intellectuals' in our movements?
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  What Makes Us Experts? (part 1 of 3) 22.09.2026 1ó 15p

  Alan Finlayson and Jeremy Gilbert explore the question of what counts as 'knowledge' or 'expertise' in our society, where the idea of 'the intellectual' came from, whether it has any relevance today, and what the point is of 'theory', 'analysis' or any other kind of knowledge of expertise.
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  Neoliberalism: what it is and how to end it (part 4 of 4) 28.08.2026 1ó 8p

  Part 4.  What would it mean for a UK government to fully break with the history of neoliberalism?  In the final episode of a four-part mini-series, Alan Finlayson and Jeremy Gilbert consider what it would mean for a UK government actually to break with the history of neoliberalism. What kind of economic policies, systems of government, media culture and […]
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  Neoliberalism: what it is and how to end it (part 3 of 4) 28.08.2026 1ó 26p

  Why do some people say neoliberalism does’t exist? How did neoliberalism respond to the conditions of the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic? Is it still the ruling ideology of our age? And is neoliberalism always socially conservative? 
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  Neoliberalism: what it is and how to end it (part 2 of 4) 28.08.2026 1ó 35p

  Alan Finlayson and Jeremy Gilbert explore how neoliberalism went from being a set of obscure academic ideas to the governing philosophy of late twentieth-century capitalism
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  Neoliberalism: what it is and how to end it (part 1 of 4) 28.08.2026 1ó 3p

  Alan Finlayson and Jeremy Gilbert explore the meaning and origins of 'neoliberalism'
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  Working Class Weird: The Fall & post-Punk with David Wilkinson 25.08.2026 1ó 34p

  In this episode Jeremy Gilbert talks to David Wilkinson about his article 'Mark E. Smith, Brexit Britain and the Aesthetics and Politics of the Working Class Weird' and his book Post-Punk, Politics and Pleasure in Britain.
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  Angela McRobbie: Feminism, Culture, Politics (part 2) 07.08.2026 57p

  Part 2 of our interview with pioneer of feminist cultural studies, Angela McRobbie For notes, info and to support us: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/08/07/angela-mcrobbie-feminism-culture-politics-part-2/
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  Angela McRobbie: Feminism, Culture, Politics (part 1) 07.08.2026 1ó 19p

  An interview with pioneer of feminist cultural studies, Angela McRobbie. For notes, info and to give us support: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/08/07/angela-mcrobbie-feminism-culture-politics-part-1/
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  Emergency Podcast: Burnham Begins 24.07.2026 1ó 49p

  Alan Finlayson and Jeremy Gilbert discuss the beginning of the Andy Burnham premiership.
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  Universities in Crisis (part 3) 21.07.2026 2ó 51p

  Do the universities have a future (and why does the tech sector hate them?)? For info, link and to support us: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/07/16/universities-in-crisis-part-1/
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  Universities in Crisis (part 2) 16.07.2026 1ó 20p

  How have universities changed in the eras of Fordism, post-Fordism and Platform Capitalism? How has the intersection of this history with the politics of neoliberalism and financialisation brought the entire sector to the brink of catastrophe? For info, links and to support us: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/07/16/universities-in-crisis-part-2/
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  Universities in Crisis (part 1) 16.07.2026 1ó 14p

  How did UK universities reach their current catastrophic condition? For info, link and to support us: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/07/16/universities-in-crisis-part-1/
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  The Battle for Britain with John Clarke (part 4) 14.07.2026 1ó 54p

  The fourth and final seminar on John Clarke's book The Battle for Britain For info, links, and to support us, go to: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/07/14/the-battle-for-britain-with-john-clarke-part-4/
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  Emergency Podcast: The Rhetoric of Burnhamism 03.07.2026 1ó 37p

  We discuss Andy Burnham's speech launching his formal bid for the Labour leadership. For info, errata and to give us support (Please give us support!): https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/07/03/emergency-podcast-the-rhetoric-of-burnhamism/
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  The Battle for Britain with John Clarke (part 3) 30.06.2026 1ó 49p

  John Clarke and Anamik Saha discuss the politics of Brexit, racism and authoritarianism UK 2020-22 For info, links and to give us support: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/06/30/the-battle-for-britain-with-john-clarke-part-3/
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  The Battle For Britain with John Clarke (Part 2) 23.06.2026 1ó 46p

  The second of four episodes with John Clarke, discussing his book The Battle for Britain. For info and to support us: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/?p=2561
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  Emergency Podcast: History Made in Makerfield 19.06.2026 1ó 30p

  As we predicted, Burnham won the by-election and it wasn't even close. For info and to support us: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/?p=2550