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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
by Bold Politics · English
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Benjamin Moser and Zack Polanski on the Jewish History of Anti-Zionism
Jewish history of anti-Zionism and arguments that Zionism is inherently racist and leads to genocide; also how media/politics conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism and how to communicate morally…
11 Nov 2026 · 52m · 21 chaptersGreta Thunberg and Zack Polanski talk Zionism is Racism, Smears and Autism.
Greta Thunberg and Zack Polanski discuss why electoral politics can’t solve climate and human-rights crises alone, how media and politicians enable “greenwashing” and pro-occupation/pro-genocide…
4 Nov 2026 · 48m · 24 chaptersWhy Is The UK Prison System Failing? | Steve Gillan
UK prisons in England and Wales are in “crisis,” driven by overcrowding, underfunding, and degraded conditions for prison staff and prisoners.
1 Sep 2026 · 41m · 16 chaptersHow The UK Is Complicit In The Gaza Genocide | Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn argues the UK is complicit in Israel’s Gaza genocide, focusing on Britain’s arms/weapons supply, military overflights, and media/political cover.
25 Aug 2026 · 59m · 21 chaptersWhat Does It Mean To Be Patriotic? | Afua Hirsch
What it means to be patriotic in Britain, amid debates over empire, race, media, education, and Israel/Palestine.
18 Aug 2026 · 59m · 23 chaptersShould We Separate Military From Security? | Anna Stavrianakis
Whether “military” should be separated from “security,” and how UK/US-led defence spending, NATO, nuclear weapons, and arms trade practices shape everyday insecurity (cost of living, climate, health,…
12 Aug 2026 · 53m · 21 chaptersHow We Build An Economic Transition For All | Thomas Piketty
Thomas Piketty discusses building an “economic transition for all” by combining progressive wealth taxation, inequality reduction, and climate/planetary-habitability goals.
4 Aug 2026 · 56m · 21 chaptersHow Right-Wing Media Polarises Us | Natasha Devon
How right-wing media and social platforms polarise politics by rewarding short clips, exploiting fragmented attention, and amplifying extreme content; whether far-right growth is real or a “social…
28 Jul 2026 · 46m · 20 chaptersCan We Restore Decency To Politics? | Iain Dale
Iain Dale (LBC host) discusses whether politics can regain “decency,” arguing for nuanced, non-nasty debate, and criticizing media incentives that reward clicks/box-office stories over deeper…
21 Jul 2026 · 57m · 16 chaptersHow We’re Making Things Worse For Migrants
A conversation about border violence and policy complicity affecting migrants in Calais, focusing on “no point of fixation” (France), UK–France border funding, and the harms of “one-in, one-out” and…
16 Jul 2026 · 34m · 10 chaptersHow The Economy Is Rigged Against Women | Daniella Jenkins
Feminist economics and how the economy is “rigged” against women by excluding women’s work (care, social reproduction) from GDP and policy design; links to climate crisis, AI governance, disability,…
14 Jul 2026 · 42m · 20 chaptersIs Society Becoming Less Tolerant? | Bimini
Whether society is moving forwards or backwards, focusing on social media’s algorithm-driven division, media misinformation, and political backlash against LGBTIQA rights; plus how drag, music, and…
7 Jul 2026 · 49m · 22 chapters
Why The War On Drugs Is A Huge Failure | Kojo Koram
Kojo Koram argues the “war on drugs” has failed and that the UK should legalize and regulate drugs to reduce harms, deaths, and racialized mass incarceration while avoiding a shift to “mass…
30 Jun 2026 · 45m · 13 chaptersHow The British Empire Changed The World | William Dalrymple
Why Britain’s empire—and the East India Company—reshaped global trade, politics, and modern conflicts; why empire/colonisation and the Nakba are missing from UK school curricula; and how Britain’s…
23 Jun 2026 · 53m · 23 chaptersElon Musk Calls Zack A Scumbag | Nish Kumar
Nish Kumar (Bold Politics) discusses Elon Musk calling him a “traitor” and “scumbag,” and uses it to pivot into broader arguments about social media misinformation, AI-generated media, and whether…
17 Jun 2026 · 1h 3m · 28 chaptersWhy The System Fails Carers In The UK
How the UK care system fails unpaid carers, especially in adult social care and NHS discharge, leaving carers isolated, overworked, and under-supported; includes calls for better recognition,…
9 Jun 2026 · 39m · 12 chaptersHow Billionaires Avoid Tax | Gabriel Zucman
Global and UK inequality driven by billionaire tax avoidance; proposes an international “minimum tax” on super-rich wealth to stop billionaires paying lower effective tax rates than everyone else.
2 Jun 2026 · 39m · 9 chaptersWhat Does A Green Coalition Look Like? | Ernest Urtasun
Ernest Urtasun (Spain’s Minister for Culture, Greens) explains what a “Green coalition” looks like in government, arguing for eco-socialism, international solidarity against far-right politics, and…
26 May 2026 · 35m · 24 chaptersIt’s Time to Decriminalise Sex Work
Sex worker decriminalisation in the UK, arguing that criminalisation harms safety, labour rights, health outcomes, and increases exploitation by empowering police rather than protecting workers.
19 May 2026 · 54m · 18 chaptersWe Need To Democratise The UK Economy | Danny Sriskandarajah
How to democratise the UK economy by challenging neoliberalism since Thatcher/Reagan; separating “markets” from “capitalism”; linking wealth inequality to attacks on democracy and civic space; and…
12 May 2026 · 37m · 16 chaptersThe British Housing System Is Broken | Kwajo Tweneboa
The UK housing system is “broken,” focusing on homelessness, unsafe temporary accommodation, damp/mould and other hazards, the failure to build enough council housing, the damage done by Right to…
5 May 2026 · 57m · 28 chaptersHow We Solve The Homelessness Crisis | Matthew Torbitt
Matthew Torbitt argues homelessness policy fails because it requires “treatment-first/ladder” conditions before housing, and he advocates “Housing First” with no stipulations plus year-round public…
28 Apr 2026 · 38m · 18 chaptersThe Online World is SO Unregulated | Sharon Gaffka
Sharon Gaffka, a former Love Island contestant and former UK civil servant, discusses using her platform to campaign on women’s rights—especially online safety, violence against women and girls…
21 Apr 2026 · 34m · 19 chaptersWhy British History Needs A Retelling | Zakia Sewell
Zakia Sewell argues that Britain needs a “retelling” of national history through myths, folk culture, and alternative heroes—especially to counter toxic, exclusionary versions of Englishness and to…
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