15 Best UK Leftist Podcasts

1. The New Statesman | UK politics and culture

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Reporting and analysis to help you understand the forces shaping the world - with Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Kate Lamble and Tom Gatti, plus New Statesman writers and expert contributors.WEEKLY SCHEDULEMonday: CultureTom Gatti & Kate Mossman explore what cultural moments reveal about society and the world.Wednesday: InsightOne story, zoomed out to help you understand the forces shaping the world...MORE Ranking #23 in Apple Charts (GB)
Hosts Andrew Marr, Tom Gatti, Kate Lamble, Hannah Barnes
Email ****@lbc.co.uk
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2. Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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Bold Politics is the show making hope normal again where Zack Polanski speaks - and listens - to thinkers, activists and people whose voices deserve to be heard.From immigration to the economy, inequality to leadership, Zack explores what the future of progressive politics can look like.'Nauseating left-wing populism' - The Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Ranking #59 in Apple Charts (GB)
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Marxist Voice

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Marxist Voice is the official podcast of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) in Britain. We discuss Marxist theory, revolutionary history, and current events. Head to our website for daily news and analysis, as well as links to join and support the party, and to subscribe to our various publications.MORE Producer/Network Revolutionary Communist Party
Email ****@communist.red
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 123Facebook 18.6KTwitter 6Instagram 2 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since May 2018 Get Email Contact

4. What's Left? With Jovan + Freddie

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'What's Left?' is a progressive political podcast for the generation tasked with returning order to political chaos.With 'Left/Right' no longer a clear distinction for our politics, what does it really mean to be on the political 'left'? And given the enormous change we're living through, what is left of our values, institutions and political systems?Co-hosts Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and Freddie Feltham are ex-Labour Party staffers, who have scrapped with Nigel Farage and Andrew Tate between them...MORE Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 89 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Labour Left Podcast

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Are you desperate to kick out the Tories in 2024 and get behind every trade union dispute that declares Enough is Enough?… BUT despite your anger do you despair daily at Sir Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labour Party and his outright hostility to the socialist wing of our party? Are you angry about Labour's lack of support for those such as refugees and the LGBTQ community who most need our support?If you share our anger and despair, you are in the right place you will be listening to the new Labour Left Podcast produced in association with Labour Hub.MORE Host Bryn Griffiths
Email ****@icloud.com
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Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Synchronicity Magazine - New(s) Frontiers Podcasts

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Synchronicity Magazine is an independent socio-political magazine dedicated to upholding the highest standards of journalism. In our first podcast we will be taking a look at the UK government's crackdown on the pro-Palestine movement. From Draconian anti-terror laws targeting journalists and activists to increasingly restrictive measures being taken to block the mass protests organised against Israel's continuing assault on the people of Gaza. You can find us on buymeacoffee.com/synchronicitymagazine where your contributions go directly into producing impactful, quality journalism.MORE Estimated listeners
Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. PoliticsJOE Podcast

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This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed Campbell
Producer/Network PoliticsJOE
Email ****@joe.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 304 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. The Owen Jones Podcast

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Owen Jones, journalist, author of Chavs and The Establishment , or 'that left-wing idiot off the telly', is fed up with the establishment media. After all, it punches down, not up, blames minorities for all the problems in society, and, let's face it, often just parrots the government line. So this podcast is offering something different: speaking truth to power, giving the marginalised a voice, offering hope - and having a laugh along the way. From Michael Sheen to Judith Butler, Prof...MORE Producer/Network Owen Jones
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 1.7K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Macrodose

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Your weekly fix of everything economics. Hosted by James Meadway.
Host James Meadway
Producer/Network Planet B Productions
Email ****@planetbproductions.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 224 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. How to Rebuild Britain: PoliticsJOE

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In this podcast, PoliticsJOE's Ava Santina breaks down how Britain can rebuild the left flank of the political spectrum. Stay tuned for in-depth reporting, thought provoking interviews, and expert analysis as the UK faces one of the biggest political battles of the century. Labour are in power in Britain, but traditional Labour voters are as discontent as they've ever been with a left-wing government. Keir Starmer is battling against low approval ratings, by-election losses, and the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK...MORE Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Kernow Damo

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Welcome folks to daily doses of woke lefty, often humorously caustic analyses of the goings on in UK politics . ►ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Damien Willey. I'm a former welder, but now I'm a writer, blogger, vlogger and presenter and interviewer with Socialist Telly (Please do go and visit what we all get up to on / socialisttelly ) I'm an unpaid carer for my disabled wife and daughter and as such we know all too well the difficulties that associated with that living in Tory Britain and I personally believe the answer lies in socialism...MORE Estimated listeners
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12. Unmatched - The Hadi Naqvi Podcast

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The narrative does not reflect the reality of the people on the ground I am the UK TUC Organising Award winner of 2024 - the Trade Union Rep of the Year. I am giving back by using this channel to interview Trade Union Activists, Political Activists and Capitalists, showing how interconnected each element is. Through education one can become confident enough to organise, mobilise and empower those around them to create a better tomorrow. Welcome to the Unmatched Podcast.MORE Producer/Network Hadi Naqui
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13. ROTA Podcast: Talking About Race

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A podcast show 'Talking About Race' with expert guests from across the anti-racism space to discuss the issues facing Black and Global Majority communities across the UK and beyond. ROTA is one of Britain's leading anti-racist change drivers. Working with communities impacted by systemic racism, ROTA helps create the policies and practices to tackle inequality. ROTA aims to support and amplify the work of anti-racist organisations across the country as they work to bring equality to their communities. ROTA focuses on issues impacting on the Black and Global Majority communities.MORE Producer/Network Race on the Agenda
Email ****@rota.org.uk
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14. Sideways Sociology: UK Anti-Racism

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Three activists. Their ideas, their work, their lasting importance. In this special short series of audio essays from the Sociological Review Foundation, three expert guests introduce us to key figures in the story of UK anti-racism, illuminating how they show us what that term really means and what it takes but also how their work and ideas speak to sociology , too, and deserve to be better known...MORE Estimated listeners
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