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  What Makes Us Experts? (part 3 of 3) 22.09.2026 1h 25min

  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 1h 6min

  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 1h 15min

  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 1h 8min

  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 1h 26min

  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 1h 35min

  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 1h 3min

  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 1h 34min

  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 57min

  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 1h 19min

  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 1h 49min

  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 2h 51min

  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 1h 20min

  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 1h 14min

  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 1h 54min

  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 1h 37min

  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 1h 49min

  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 1h 46min

  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 1h 30min

  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
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  The End of the World as We Know It: Catastrophe Culture 16.06.2026 1h 46min

  What role do images of total catastrophe play in our culture and politics? For notes, info and to support us, please go to: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/06/16/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-catastrophe-culture/