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Conter Radio

Conter Radio streams a range of podcasts from, or associated with, Conter.scot - Against the Scottish Establishment.

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00:15:18

Sunday Sermon: The End of Nationalist Leadership

Conter Radio ·

2023/03/05

This week's sermon explores the dissipation of the SNP project. No one quite seems to grasp yet how much damage has been done...

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00:55:50

Encounters: The Origins of Liberal War Fever w/...

Conter Radio ·

2023/03/05

We spoke to Leandros Fischer, Assistant Professor for International Studies at Alborg University, about the pro-war left, the geopolitics of Europe and German political tensions over Ukraine. How did the European liberal left learn to see the progressive applications of war, and where is this creed heading?

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00:10:08

Sunday Sermon: It’s Worse than it Looks for the SNP

Conter Radio ·

2023/02/19

None of the contenders for Scotland's top political job can match Sturgeon. What's worse, she hollowed the party of the democratic culture and intellectual life necessary for a reset.

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01:07:45

ConterCast: Sturgeon Beyond Good and Evil

Conter Radio ·

2023/02/18

Cat Boyd and David Jamieson return not to bury Sturgeon, but to praise her.

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00:41:58

Enemy Within: The Reluctant Prophet - Remembering Tom...

Conter Radio ·

2023/02/17

In this first of a two part examination of Tom Nairn's life and contribution to radical Scottish thought, Pete Ramand and James Foley talk to his long-time comrade and intellectual interlocuter George Kerevan. In Part 1 - Why did he disdain the traditions of the British left? - How did Nairn use Italian ideas to challenge the British left? - What was his relationship to the great theorists of his time?

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00:08:26

Sunday Sermon: Stolen Glory

Conter Radio ·

2023/02/12

As MPs cheered and fawned over Zelensky in London, teenagers continued to die in the bloody ditches around Bakhmut. 'Glory' they called it in Westminster Hall. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.

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00:10:19

Sunday Sermon: Scottish Greens – Vanguard Party

Conter Radio ·

2023/02/06

The Greens are on the streets protesting against their own policies. How can they weather this absurd contradiction? The answer can be found in their class base.

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00:30:03

Encounters: Universities, Strikes and the Culture War...

Conter Radio ·

2023/02/01

We spoke to Jay Sutherland, final year student at Strathclyde University and writer on the relationship between identity politics and activism, about student politics on modern Scotland. - How has industrial unrest on campuses changed student politics? - How have campus identarians come into conflict with workers? - What kinds of political operatives will emerge from the modern university?

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00:08:11

Sunday Sermon: A Warlord and a Gentleman

Conter Radio ·

2023/01/29

This week, David Jamieson examines the record of the new Czech President and former Nato military leader Petr Pavel. What does it mean that Europe's transnational apparats are rising to prominence in national politics?

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00:56:34

Protesting Alone? The Left and the Death of Mass...

Conter Radio ·

2023/01/26

We spoke to academic researcher and writer Anton Jager about the crisis of civil society and the decline of mass politics. Taking as a starting point the seminal study 'Bowling Alone', he explore the decades long unwinding of political, civic and voluntary organisation which explains so much of the volatility of contemporary politics. This is the first part of our discussion: the second part for our subscribers can be found at https://www.patreon.com/conterscot Anton's article, referenced in the

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00:08:17

Sunday Sermon: Our Retiring Ruling Class

Conter Radio ·

2023/01/22

In this week's sermon, David argues the latest constitutional crisis in Scotland only masks political convergence with Westminster.

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00:48:42

Encounters: Noam Chomsky - Humanity's Last Stand?

Conter Radio ·

2023/01/20

Noam Chomsky spoke in a lecture co-sponsored by Conter and the Havens Wright Centre at UW-Madison, on the threats to human civilisation in the 21st century. Can we navigate environmental destruction, a crisis-prone capitalism and renewed militarism to establish an international order worth the name?

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00:33:50

Encounters: Is Devolution Under Attack?

Conter Radio ·

2023/01/16

We speak to Dr Nick McKerrell, a constitutional law expert, about the Westminster government's use of Section 35 to block Gender Recognition Reform legislation passed at Holyrood. - On what grounds can/have they done this? - Is this an attack on devolution, or is it upholding devolution? - Does Holyrood produce bad legislation? Why is it so subject to legal challenge? - What are the politics behind the clash between Sunak and Sturgeon?

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00:06:33

Sunday Sermon: Goodbye De Facto Indyref

Conter Radio ·

2023/01/15

On this week's Sunday Sermon, David speculates that Nicola Sturgeon may be trying to kill-off her own 'de facto referendum' strategy.

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00:10:47

Sunday Sermon: Celebrity Deathmatch

Conter Radio ·

2023/01/08

This week, David surveys the latest celebrity spats - from Harry vs the Windsors to Greta Thunberg vs Andrew Tait. What do we want from the celebrity deathmatch, and why do we find ourselves such eager spectators?

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00:42:14

Conter International: Degrowth - A Middle Class...

Conter Radio ·

2023/01/05

On this edition of Conter International, Alice and Ben talk to Matt Huber professor of geography at Syracuse University and author of 'Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet'. They discuss the professional and managerial basis for much 'degrowth' rhetoric, and query what a working class and socialist environmental politics might look like.

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00:50:48

ConterCapital: The Economic Crisis of 2022

Conter Radio ·

2022/12/19

For this episode of Conter Capital, David and Gregor are joined by economist George Kerevan to take a look at the big picture of the crisis of 2022. What's driving inflation, how is it interacting with recession, and what does the future hold for global capitalism

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00:11:15

Sunday Sermon: The Decline of Christianity and its...

Conter Radio ·

2022/12/18

In this weeks Sermon, David examines the decline of Christianity in the UK, compares it to the decline of socialism, and investigates the ideology that has replaced both.

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00:11:10

Sunday Sermon: Musk Takes the War to Twitter

Conter Radio ·

2022/12/11

In this weeks sermon, David explores the struggle for institutional power that defines the culture war.

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00:46:51

Enemy Within: The Brilliance of Mike Davis

Conter Radio ·

2022/12/09

Pete and James examine the life and works of Mike Davis, the great US Marxist writer, scholar, urban theorist and activist who died in October. They explore their favourite Davis books and the penetrating insights that make them landmark texts.

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