Going Underground
In this episode, we speak to the Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative under former President Obama, Professor Matt Gold, about whether we’re heading towards a potentially multi-trillion-dollar worldwide trade war. Plus, to mark today's...
Three times a week Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to discover the stories that aren’t being covered by the mainstream UK media. From GCHQ to Occupy protests, and everything else in between, Going Underground is here to bring a fresh perspective to our audiences around Britain.
- Nelson Mandela 100 Birthday w/ Lord Hain & US-China Trade War w/ Fmr US Trade Representative (E637)In this episode, we speak to the Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative under former President Obama, Professor Matt Gold, about whether we’re heading towards a potentially multi-trillion-dollar worldwide trade war. Plus, to mark today's...
- US Sen Dick Black on Trump & Cold War, Bail for Immigration Detainees in UK & RAF Akrotiri (E636)
In this episode, Virginia State Senator Dick Black tells us if he thinks Trump can thaw the Cold War-style relations that defined foreign policy during the Obama era. We speak to Bail for Immigration Detainees about the victims of Theresa May's... - Sen. David Norris on Irish ban on Israeli settlements goods & Chris Williamson MP on Brexit (E635)
In this episode, we speak to former Irish presidential candidate, Senator David Norris about the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill just approved by the Irish Senate. We ask former Shadow Fire and Emergency Services Minister... - Trump vs. NATO, UK-US ‘Special Relationship’ & Inside Look into Saudi Security Forces (E634)
In this episode, we speak to Dr Jan Halper-Hayes about NATO, Donald Trump and the future of the so-called ‘special relationship’ between Britain and the US. BAFTA Award-winning director Jonathan Hacker tells us about his new documentary,... - Grammy-winner Jimmy Cliff on UK hostile environment, Mexican president-elect & Spanish MEP (E633)
We speak to Grammy Award-winning artist Jimmy Cliff about wars funded by colonialism, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, as well as Bob Marley in a welding factory and a hostile environment that began long before Theresa May. The founder and chairman of... - Syrian MP on UK bombs in Middle East, pride in London & Rita Tushingham on 'A Taste of Honey' (E632)
In this episode, we speak to Fares Shehabi, Member of Parliament for Aleppo, about why is the British government is once again bombing in the Middle East without permission. We speak to war veteran Lee Wardle, who made headlines for intervening in a... - NHS 70th anniversary: Lord McColl, Dr. Youssef El-Gingihy, Nurse Jacqui Berry & Dan Glass (E631)
On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the NHS, we look at the history of the NHS from its creation to today. We speak to Lord McColl, who was 15 when a Labour Government sent letters saying that from that day on, healthcare would be free for all.... - Human trafficking in NATO-bombed Libya, Wimbledon distracting Brits from austerity & cuts (E630)
We talk to Libyan Mission Chief of the International Organization of Migration Othman Belbeisi about the post-NATO war descent of Africa’s richest per capita country. We ask working class sociologist Dr. Lisa McKenzie whether Wimbledon only... - Pulitzer Prize-winning Sy Hersh questions official line on NATO, Skripal & ISIS (E629)
In this episode, we are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sy Hersh who exposed NATO nations’ war crimes of the military-industrial complex. From Abu Ghraib prison in the Anglo-American war on Iraq to the My Lai Massacre, Sy Hersh has... - Top human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson on censorship, WikiLeaks & Brazil’s Lula (E628)
In this episode, we talk to one of the world's greatest human rights lawyers, Geoffrey Robertson, about speaking out against legal-aid cuts as well as censorship, General Pinochet and defending the likes of WikiLeaks, Brazil's Lula, and the IRA....
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