LEFT OVER Podcast

17/09/2021

17/09/2021

Updating this page for the first time in a while, and since the new lineup of Aarjan of Rory as co-hosts. This week we are joined by former Extinction Rebellion organiser Sam Knights to discuss everything related to the climate movement and what we can possibly do after a summer of extreme weather around the world.

Former Extinction Rebellion organiser Sam Knights joins us for a light discussion on Mother Nature being murdered by an economic system that can't stop producing infinite varieties of Funko Pops. Is there hope for mankind against the droughts, floods, Ronas that drop daily? Yes, but everything must....

01/05/2021

LEFT/OVER Episode 13. - A S*x Work In Progress feat. Molly Smith

We're joined by activist and co-author of Revolting Prostitutes, Molly Smith, to talk about the s*x workers' rights movement, what we're doing and who we're fighting against. We talk about how the 'end demand' model doesn't really work in the context of an industry where poverty creates the demand itself, and the economic and border violence that props the legislation up. In addition, we talk about the employment of strategic ignorance to disregard workers' voices. We have a candid discussion about trafficking, and the various ways it's either applied as a 'gotcha' in the debate with no real care or understanding of its roots and nuances or outright ignored, how the application of laws that are supposed to target pimps and clients overwhelmingly, and disproportionately, hurt s*x workers, and how the internet censorship that has been trialled on s*x workers affects us all.

We're joined by activist and co-author of Revolting Prostitutes, Molly Smith, to talk about the s*x workers' rights movement, what we're doing and who we're fighting against. We talk about how the 'end demand' model doesn't really work in the context of an industry where poverty creates the demand i...

27/04/2021

And finally, Episode 12. - A State of Insecurity, featuring author, journalist, and co-host of TrashFuture podcast Hussein Kesvani, is our deep dive into the Qulliam Foundation, which shut its doors recently, as well as the British counter-extremism apparatus. It is particularly fascinating to take a journey into the mind of one of its founders, recent LBC host Maajid Nawaz, his flirtations with Tommy Robinson, and his shadowy sources of funding. That's the most recent one for now, and we'll do our best to keep this page updated every Friday from now on!

This week we're talking about the ideological and practical dangers of British counter-extremism with author, journalist and Trashfuture co-host Hussein Kesvani. We discuss the end of the Quilliam Foundation/Quilliam and its dodgy funding and founders, predominantly our favourite special boy, Maajid...

27/04/2021

Episode 11. Liquid Assets, featuring the all-round legend Tom Usher, is the discussion of our mutual love and despair at the beautiful game of football (and Arsenal Football Club). We talk about greed and corruption and exploitation that runs rampant in the industry and how we as leftists can level with the cognitive dissonance that comes with being a football fan in the 21st century. Particularly relevant in light of the European Super League debacle.

We're joined this week by Tom Usher to talk about the most British fanaticism; football. We talk about our own connections with the sport, primarily with Arsenal, and how the atmosphere at the grounds can transcend into a religious experience and the tribalism that comes with the territory. We delve...

27/04/2021

Episode 10. - Guardians of the Galaxy Brains, featuring author and journalist, Dawn Foster, has us discussing Dawn's former employer, and the gatekeepers of liberalism in the UK, the Guardian newspaper. We take a deep dive into its mythos, its history, and in particular the way in which it undermined the Corbyn project in recent years, including Dawn's own dismissal. Special shoutout to Dawn for making sure this episode happened despite the very severe issues that came up in recording.

This week we are joined by a very special guest, author and journalist Dawn Foster, to discuss the gatekeepers of British liberalism, The Guardian newspaper. We delve into the mythology of The Guardian, from its origins with the Peterloo Massacre to CP Scott's 'A Hundred Years' essay, its rise to gl...

27/04/2021

Episode 9. - Union Cracked, featuring musician and pro-indy activist Elijah Fynmore, sees us delving into the Scottish independence movement, tackling questions of nation and empire, as well as the highly suspect careers of two renowned Scottish politicians in Alex Salmond and George Galloway.

Elijah from Podcasting is Praxis joins us to talk all things Scottish Independence. Journey through Alex Salmond's sordid past, unpack the transphobia within the Scottish independence movement (and resistance to it) and learn how to pronounce "Alba". We also attempt to interrogate Scotland's place w...

27/04/2021

Apologies, we've not been very good at keeping the page updated, but you'll be happy to know that we've been going strong. Updating you on some of the recent episodes, first up is Episode 8. - Desi Dialectics Vol. I, featuring the newest member of the crew, producer Sarah Sahim, as we spend an hour taking the p**s out of the very worst South Asians in British politics in media.

The newest member of the LEFT/OVER crew, producer Sarah Sahim gets in front of the mic for us to delve into why British Asians in our politics & media are so deeply embarrassing. From Sunny Hundal's bald-faced wrongness to Sajid Javid's role in the "Tequila Crisis" of the 90s and forgettable tour th...

27/03/2021

Instead of our regular weekly episode, this time Nikita and Aarjan make a case for abolition in the UK with the backdrop of the ongoing protests against the PCSC Bill. We chart the imperialist and colonial roots of the modern-day institutions of police and prisons and make a case for why reform simply cannot be an answer any more, particularly in the face of rapidly expanding authoritarian state apparatus.

A case for abolition in the UK

12/03/2021

LEFT/OVER Episode 7. - Rebellion Without A Cause feat. Kate Flood

This week we're joined by Kate Flood to discuss activism and organising in the UK, particularly its difficulties and limitations. We talk about questions of accessibility, accountability, internationalism, solidarity, examine the sh*tshows that are Extinction Rebellion & the Socialist Workers' Party, and try to envision how we can move forward and confront the new challenges we'll face as we move out of lockdown.

This week we're joined by Kate Flood to discuss activism and organising in the UK, particularly its difficulties and limitations. We talk about questions of accessibility, accountability, internationalism, solidarity, examine the sh*tshows that are Extinction Rebellion & the Socialist Workers' Party...

28/02/2021

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26/02/2021

LEFT/OVER Episode 4. - Ranting & Raving feat. Riley Quinn and StefGotBooted

We are joined this week by Riley Quinn, host of Trashfuture and The Bottlemen podcasts, and StefGotBooted of Twitter infamy, as we take a deep dive into the intersection of dance music and politics. Join us as we take our best shot at emulating a smoking area conversation about why techno lends itself to purism, the radical roots of carnival, and try to answer once and for all: is raving anti-capitalist?

https://anchor.fm/left-over-podcast/episodes/LEFTOVER-Episode-4----Ranting--Raving-feat--Riley-Quinn-and-StefGotBooted-er2bb8

We are joined this week by Riley Quinn, host of Trashfuture and The Bottlemen podcasts, and StefGotBooted of Twitter infamy, as we take a deep dive into the intersection of dance music and politics. Join us as we take our best shot at emulating a smoking area conversation about why techno lends itse...

19/02/2021

LEFT/OVER Episode 3. - Genetically Modi-fied feat. Amardeep S Dhillon

This week we are joined by Amardeep S Dhillon to talk about the recent Indian Farmer’s Protests in Panjab, the rise of Narendra Modi, the Elderly Hindu WhatsApp Industrial Complex & why the British Left is seemingly so reluctant to talk about India.

This is the first of what will be a series of episodes focusing on South Asia, covering history, politics, culture and the indescribable madness of the Subcontinent.

This week we are joined by Amardeep S Dhillon to talk about the recent Indian Farmer’s Protests in Panjab, the rise of Narendra Modi, the Elderly Hindu WhatsApp Industrial Complex & why the British Left is seemingly so reluctant to talk about India. This is the first of what will be a series of ep...

12/02/2021

For our first ever guest episode, we are thrilled to talk to Ali & Nick of the Stansted 15 about their 2017 action to halt the deportation of sixty migrants on a chartered flight to West Africa. We discuss the long-protracted, legal battle against the state which they recently won, ask whether or not shoes should be classified as 'devices', and question the wider implications this case could have on protest in the UK.

Join us as we delve into the hostile environment - from New Labour to the scapegoating of migrants during the pandemic, and Britain's continued failings at reckoning with its colonial past, as we try to comprehend how we got here as well as how we can resist the racist border regime.

/// SHOW NOTES ///

https://leftoverpod.medium.com/left-over-episode-2-border-cancelled-show-notes-9991557d8127

/// Credits ///

Hosts: Aranyo Aarjan (twitter.com/aarjanistan) and Nikita (twitter.com/jeremywh0rebyn)
Guests: Ali Tamlit and Nick Sigsworth
Music: Cardio (soundcloud.com/yungcardio)

For our first ever guest episode, we are thrilled to talk to Ali & Nick of the Stansted 15 about their 2017 action to halt the deportation of sixty migrants on a chartered flight to West Africa. We discuss the long-protracted, legal battle against the state which they recently won, ask whether or no...

05/02/2021

/// New podcast just dropped ///

Join Aarjan and Nikita for a rambling discussion about the last year-and-a-bit, the now, and how the hell we got to this point. Come lose your minds with us as we try to get to grips with Keir Starmer's (literal) car crash leadership of the Labour Party, the time when Nikita joined Toby Young's COVID skeptic dating forum, and the burgeoning phenomenon of yoga fash.

The giant baby takeover is on.

Get involved.

/// New podcast just dropped /// Join Aarjan and Nikita for a rambling discussion about the last year-and-a-bit, the now, and how the hell we got to this point. Come lose your minds with us as we try to get to grips with Keir Starmer's (literal) car crash leadership of the Labour Party, the time whe...