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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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00:07:58

Islamophobia and the British Right: Revival or...

Conter Radio ·

2024/03/14

This is part of a longer podcast for our subscribers. You can become a subscriber and find lots of podcasts like this at https://www.patreon.com/conterscot.Jonathon Shafi and David Jamieson discuss Lee Anderson's defection to the Reform party, and the wider phenomenon of the revival of Islamophobia. How dangerous is the new backlash, and does it improve the prospects for Britain's flagging far right?

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00:10:39

Galloway, Gaza and the Backlash

Conter Radio ·

2024/03/03

The state's response to George Galloway's by-election victory has exposed an anti-democratic, anti-Muslim backlash. Those on the left most concerned to distance themselves from Rochdale's new MP are an unprincipled liability, argues David Jamieson.

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00:08:39

Dark Biden and the Leaderless World Order

Conter Radio ·

2024/02/18

The political systems of the west are visibly decomposing. Who could represent this more than Joe Biden - the exhausted avatar of a dying world?

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00:08:58

Do You Remember Sturgeon's Golden Lockdown?

Conter Radio ·

2024/02/04

Nicola Sturgeon was hailed as a hero during lockdown, despite there being no evidence of her supposedly benign regime. The cabin fever has now broken - but what did it all mean?

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00:56:46

Scotland's Covid Reckoning: 1 - Neil Findlay

Conter Radio ·

2024/02/02

In a new podcast series, James Foley and Ewan Kerr will interview key players and experts in Scotland's Covid saga. Cutting through mythology and posturing, they will ask the big questions about democracy, governance, class and power so often obscured in recent years.In this first episode, James and Ewan speak to Neil Findlay, former Labour MP and arch critic of the Scottish Government's handling of the Covid pandemic. They discuss the insults levelled at Findlay in uncovered government Whatsapp

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00:08:05

Sunday Sermon: In 2024, Liberal War Hawks Are Getting...

Conter Radio ·

2024/01/21

From Scotland and London to Washington, liberal defenders of good governance and equality are finally admitting what we all knew - they just want to defend US global power, no matter the cost in blood and destruction.

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00:09:50

Sunday Sermon: Scotland's Bombs Over Yemen

Conter Radio ·

2024/01/14

As bombs from Fife pound Yemen and Gaza, David Jamieson asks where Scots wish to stand in our changing world.

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00:32:15

Conter's Plans for 2024

Conter Radio ·

2023/12/19

Co-editors David Jamieson and Jonathon Shafi review the year, thank subscribers for all their support in 2023, and look forward to big changes in the new year.

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00:43:29

A People's History of Scotland 6:The Making of the...

Conter Radio ·

2023/12/18

Chris and Sara speak to Kenny MacAskill about the birth of the Scottish working class and its movements for justice. - What was the impact of the French Revolution in Scotland? - Why were weavers so important among labouring classes in 19th century Scotland. - Who were the Scottish radicals, and how serious was their Insurrection of 1820?

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01:05:07

Encounters: Is Britain Going Down with Biden's Ship?

Conter Radio ·

2023/12/14

From Ukraine to Gaza, Britain is once again following the US into a series of disasters. Is the UK hopelessly shackled to a zombie empire, facing its own long decline? Someone Else's Empire is a new book by Tom Stevenson, which buries the myth of 'global Britain', and exposes the extent of British subservience to US power. On this episode he discusses the past, present and future of British vassalage, and where it's leading us - from Eastern Europe and the Middle East to the South China Sea.

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00:35:47

A People's History of Scotland: Capitalism and the...

Conter Radio ·

2023/12/14

First for subscribers! On this edition of the People's History, Sara and Chris discuss capitalism, clearances and resistance in the Scottish Highlands. - Why did the emergence of capitalism promote the depopulation of the Scottish Highlands? - What form did resistance to the clearances take? Why was it not successful? - Did racism fuel the clearances?

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00:14:25

Sunday Sermon: Like it or Not, the Politics of War...

Conter Radio ·

2023/12/10

Critics of the pro-Palestine left think they are injecting nuance into an over-heated debate. In fact they are retreating from the harshness and complexity of the world.

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00:30:48

Rebel Lives: Robert Burns

Conter Radio ·

2023/11/30

Sophie Johnson and Chris Bambery are joined by Scots writer Billy Kay to discuss Scotland's most famous literary figure - Robert Burns. Burns class background powerfully informed his worldview and art. Derided as sentimental and romantic by some, does Burns in fact speak through the centuries to our own time?

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00:11:34

Sunday Sermon: Palestine and Coherent Anti-Imperialism

Conter Radio ·

2023/11/26

The US, UK, EU and Nato are showing their true colours in Gaza. Are they still on the side of angels in Ukraine?

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00:43:42

Interview: UK Declassified's Matt Kennard

Conter Radio ·

2023/11/20

Jonathon Shafi speaks to Matt Kennard of UK Declassified Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/conterscot Links mentioned in the show: Control Room - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCgfMdvk2n8 UK Declassified - https://www.declassifieduk.org Independence Captured - jonathonshafi.substack.com

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00:49:58

Encounters: Palestine, Decay of the Tories and the...

Conter Radio ·

2023/11/14

With Home Secretary Suella Braverman ejected from office by the anti-war movement, Jonathon Shafi and David Jamieson take stock. How has the movement been able to place Britain's politicians in such a bind, and what does this tell us about the future of the foreign policy of a state that acts as vassal to the United States?

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00:36:58

People's History of Scotland - 5: The Rise of...

Conter Radio ·

2023/11/09

After the suppression of the 1745 Rebellion, a new Scotland is born. Edinburgh becomes a seat of the Enlightenment, and the countryside is transformed by new capitalist relations. - How did economic changes bring new social classes to Scotland? - How did workers begin to fight for their interests? - Why did Scottish intellectuals become world famous in this period?

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00:35:36

Encounters: From Palestine - How You Can Stop the...

Conter Radio ·

2023/11/03

Sara Bennett and Alice Kinghorn-Gray speak to Riya, an activist in Palestine, about the impact of the siege of Gaza, the Palestinian struggle for survival and resistance, and the tasks of the international movement against Israel's allies in the west.

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00:49:24

A People's History of Scotland: The Act of Union and...

Conter Radio ·

2023/11/02

On this episode of a People's History of Scotland, Chris Bambery and Sara Bennett are joined by renowned Scottish historian Chris Whatley, to discuss the Act of Union, resistance to it, and the social forces that made up the Jacobite cause. - Why did the act of Union happen? Who supported and who opposed it? - What did it mean for the mass of ordinary people in Scotland - their rights and living standards? - What were the Jacobites trying to achieve? From where did they draw support?

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00:07:49

Sunday Sermon: Starmer - Heir to the Ruins

Conter Radio ·

2023/10/29

Starmer is steaming towards office, in a country that hates its leaders and especially their slavishly pro-US foreign policy. It could prove the greatest problem of his premiership.

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