The Centrist Podcast is hosted by Will Barber – Taylor and it includes interviews with a wide variety of politicians, academics and activists.
The official podcast of the alt-center https://twitter.com/centristmadness
A host with a centrist view that has buddies on both side of the spectrum.
Join us on a new path: Alt-Centrism. New ideas & a divorce from polarized two party politics. Conservative, Liberal, Radical - we all want this world to be a better place. Let's do it together. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alt-centrism/support
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Interview with Shadow Minister Stephen Kinnock
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Stephen Kinnock is the MP for Aberavon since 2015 and has been the Shadow Minister for Immigration since 2022. Stephen has also held the role of Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific and was also the Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces. He is also married to Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former Prime Minister of Denmark, and he is the son of Neil…
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Interview with Chris Birks of Labour in Communications
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In this interview Will Barber-Taylor talks to Chris Birks of Labour in Communications. They speak about how social media has changed political campaigning, the 1997 election and the work Labour in Communications is doing.על ידי centristpodcast
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Interview with Sir David Hanson, former Cabinet Minister
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In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to Sir David Hanson who was MP for Delyn from 1992-2019. During this time Sir David Hanson held a number of positions including as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony Blair, Minister of State for Justice from 2007-2009, Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 2005-2007 and Minister of …
Matt attracts some (unwanted?) attention at a gay bar in NYC. Best restaurant idea. French jet boots. Murdered oil execs and whatever Putin is dying of.על ידי Centrist Madness
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Interview with Cllr Alec Sandiford
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In this episode Will talks to Councillor Alec Sandiford the Parliamentary candidate for Stone. They discuss why Centre opposes the abolition of Local Justice Areas, legal aid cuts, how we can create a fairer system to replace council tax, building more homes, the Rwanda plan put forwards by the government, "partygate" and Proportional Representatio…
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Interview with former MP Stephen Lloyd
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Centre supporter and former MP Stephen Lloyd talks to Will. They talk about why Stephen is a centrist, Brexit and how we can tackle loneliness after the pandemic.על ידי centristpodcast
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Interview with councillor James Steel
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This week Will Barber – Taylor interviews councillor and Centre supporter James Steel. They talk about the housing crisis and how we can increase the number of houses being built.על ידי centristpodcast
Melissa Benn is a writer, campaigner and journalist. She talks to Centre about the school system including comprehensives, grammar schools and secondary moderns.על ידי centristpodcast
Torrin Wilkins, Jasneet Samrai and Pushkin Defyer talk about education and specifically exams during COVID-19. This episode was recorded during the pandemic.על ידי centristpodcast
Torrin Wilkins, Jasneet Samrai and Pushkin Defyer talk about the impact of COVID-19 on exams. They also look at some of the ways the government could support students during this. This episode was recorded during the pandemic.על ידי centristpodcast
Torrin Wilkins, Jasneet Samrai and Pushkin Defyer talk about the issues with both grammar schools and the 11+ test. They also look at tutoring for the 11+ test and how selection at 10 impacts students. This episode was recorded during the pandemic.על ידי centristpodcast
Torrin interviews Layla Moran and talks about why she ran to be Lib Dem leader and what she would do in the role. This interview was originally recorded during the 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election. Pushkin Defyer also gave his permission for this podcast to be released and he originally recorded the episode with Layla.…
In this podcast we talk to Ed about his bid to be the next leader of the Liberal Democrats. It includes discussions about academic selection at the age of 11, Academies, Brexit, electric cars and UBI. This interview was originally recorded during the 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election. Correction: The number of grammar schools in England wi…
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Ep 59: Please do not attack nuclear power plants
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There's all kinds of stuff in there you don't want to blow up. They have like big complicated cooling systems that are piping water around all sort of different ways, and a lot of controls and electrical stuff you don't want to hit with a RPG. Honestly, and I'm not trying to be a dick, this seems really intuitive and it's fucked up that we even hav…
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Ep. 58: #1 Top Ukraine Predictions of All Time
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200,000 Russian troops have massed on the Ukranian border. What are they up to? We have a few theories. Recorded Wednesday, February 16th.על ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep. 57: Centrist Madness Revisited (Born to be mild)
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Returning to our roots...two guys being right about things...על ידי Centrist Madness
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Interview with Mathew Hulbert on Democracy
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Mathew Hulbert talks to Will Barber – Taylor about democracy. This episode looks at how we get to a fairer voting system, whether we should have a new election if the Prime Minister steps down, a written constitution, votes at 16, and whether we need an independent complaints body for political party complaints.…
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Interview with Lauren Davison on justice
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In this podcast episode Will talks to Lauren Davison about studying criminology and how we can improve the justice system within the UK.על ידי centristpodcast
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Interview with Pushkin Defyer discussing our paper on mental health
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Pushkin and Will discuss the new Centre paper "A second pandemic" and how we can improve mental health services within the UK.על ידי centristpodcast
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Interview with Ryan Frendo on COP26
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In this episode Ryan and Torrin discuss the COP26 summit, how we fight climate change and what the net-zero target by 2050 means.על ידי centristpodcast
AOC's dress. Selenium, like the element. S-to-the-E. The borderline metalloid. Atomic number 38 woot woot!על ידי Centrist Madness
Our man in Moscow, Sergey Goryashko, reporter for BBC Russia, catches us up to speed on Russian politics, the rise of "Male State" and the foodie culture that is sweeping the Kremlin.על ידי Centrist Madness
Kabul falls, but the dream of a gay caliphate lives on. Continuing coverage of #LambGate. Pro-chef @anashwt joins and he's also some kind of middle-eastern history expert? That's the type of people we have in the alt-center...real renaissance persons. Goddamned polymaths is what they are.על ידי Centrist Madness
Will Pounder stops by to talk cryptoעל ידי Centrist Madness
Will Barber - Taylor interviews Josiah Mortimer who is the Co-Editor of Left Foot Forwards and works in communications for the Electoral Reform Society. They speak about voter ID, proportional representation and shortlists.על ידי centristpodcast
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Interview with Ryan Frendo on the environment
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Torrin Wilkins interviews Ryan Frendo who is a biodiversity and Nature Conservation assistant for Telford and Wrekin Council. He speaks to us about rewilding the UK and how we can convince the public on the issue.על ידי centristpodcast
* Meat talk* Lamb in America* Matt goes HAM on Yangwith Special guest Two Kong Theoעל ידי Centrist Madness
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Interview with ex number 10 pollster James Johnson
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Will Barber - Taylor interviews James Johnson, an ex pollster at number 10. They speak about how polling affects policy, how policies such as abolishing selection can be sold to voters and what it will require to implement ideas such as maglev which are seen as futuristic.על ידי centristpodcast
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Ep. 50: The Fiftieth Episode
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Can't believe we've published 50 of these thingsעל ידי Centrist Madness
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Interview with former-MP Melanie Onn
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In this episode of the Centrist podcast Melanie Onn speaks to Will Barber – Taylor. They discuss the environment, Brexit and how we tackle sexual assault. Music: 'Chasing Daylight' [Emotional Neoclassical CC-BY] - by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.auעל ידי centristpodcast
This one is all about the Synder cut. If you're interested in the Synder cut, this is an ep for you!על ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep. 47: Cocktail 2: The Hope
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Hope makes a special cocktail for this episode.על ידי Centrist Madness
Texas freezes and Ted Cruz goes to Cancun 🌴על ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep. 44: Women and Grids (or Lewd Crude Dudes)
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Electric grid operator and car-thusiast Dentonppm makes his Centrist Madness debut to discuss women and other critical infrastructureעל ידי Centrist Madness
Our friend and financial money wizard Vish explains GameStop bubble and we discuss implications on day-trading praxis as a means to usher in socialist revolution.על ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep 42: Feminist Breastaurant Roadhouse Blues
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Hope and Jenny join to discuss the 1989 classic film Roadhouse, and Matt's billion-dollar Breastaurant idea.על ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep. 40: The Silence of the Libs
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gothbiden stops by to talk about serial killersעל ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep. 39: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fascism
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Twitter's Ne0liberal joins to discuss fascist mobs overrunning the capitol, PLUS a Hollywood Minute you won't want to missעל ידי Centrist Madness
My voice is fucked up cause I didn't restart my computer for 23 days. Sam Grady and @pulsepersephone join to discuss Buttigieg, Nathan J Robinson's wardrobe and the news of the dayעל ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep. 37: Our Big Interview with David Shor
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Political data scientist and Obama campaign veteran David Shor joins and we try to act professional while discussing:* The 2020 campaign and what the hell just happened* Why the polls sucked* The rise of authoritarianism * How Democrats can winעל ידי Centrist Madness
Biden cabinet picks. Parler. The rise of conspiracy theories. Mysteries of the bible. WIFI on planes.על ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep. 35: Rapid Fire High Level Gameplay
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The Alt-Center origin story. AOC vs Pelosi. Matt's burger idea. Smallpapa gives us the secrets to planning the perfect orgy.על ידי Centrist Madness
Biden wins.על ידי Centrist Madness
Bernie's former Deputy Natl States Director joins the pod to give us the inside scoop on his campaign and discuss Greenwald, Corbyn, the upcoming election, and Matt getting cucked.על ידי Centrist Madness
Get ready to laugh.על ידי Centrist Madness
* Woodward-gate.* Critical support for Ryan Knight.* Dialectical analysis of Bad Faith episode one.Smallpapa and Sam Grady join to discuss the erotic nature of feet, and being a bimbo in 2020.על ידי Centrist Madness
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Ep. 30: Three men and a papa, ft. Sam Grady and Smallpapa
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Everything has to be perfect for our interview with Instagram star smallpapa, so we're crossing the t's, dotting the i's, and double-dotting the umlauts to make sure it goes off without a hitch!על ידי Centrist Madness
College Students back on the menu, Steve Bannon arrested, DNC convention, Stasi Pelosi trolls and DO SOMETHING twitter.על ידי Centrist Madness
Itchin' for your political fix? Tie off and smack up as these two beltway insiders deliver a whoppin' dose discourse straight to your veins.על ידי Centrist Madness
Incorrigible Twitter rascal Gene Kreemer stops by to talk sex, politics, and secret Cuban sons.על ידי Centrist Madness