Podcasts by HOPE not hate

No Free Speech for Fascists! An Interview with David Renton from 2021-07-06T16:00

The 'No Platform' tactic has important origins in the antifascist movement.

But what happens when the antifascist tactic is broadened to include the many non-fascist act...

Radio 43 | Intelligence Report | EP 6 | Nowt and Crosses from 2021-06-15T20:00

The far right continue their shambolic campaign in Batley, finding very little traction amongst the community so far. It's starting to feel like they are in the race for the wrong reasons a...

Lessons in Hope | EP 1 | Antifascist Geography from 2021-06-11T10:00

This new series in the HOPE not hate podcast spotlights the work of Owen Jones, Director of Education, and committed activist against the far right.
 
Owen's work is at the coal fac...

Radio 43 | Intelligence Report | EP 5 | The Far-Right Horrorshow Descends on Batley and Spen from 2021-06-08T21:00

The Batley and Spen by-election on July 1st will see an absolute shower of far right filth descend on the good people of West Yorkshire. While they may argue on the details, they are all seeking...

Radio 43 | Intelligence Report | EP 4 | Dwindling Dimwits Dawdle Down Dover from 2021-06-01T16:00

Tragically, the far right have become Radio 43's largest fan base so far.

One fringe figure wanted to feature so badly he made a list of foodstuffs for HnH to vet for racism.  Mean...

Radio 43 | Intelligence Report | EP 3 | Breaking The Laws, Breaking The Laws from 2021-05-25T17:00

Welcome back for another Intelligence Bulletin from Radio 43.

Roxana, Nick and Joe discuss the far right's cynical flag waving for both sides in the recent tragedies in Palestine a...

Radio 43 | Intelligence Report | EP 2 | Britain First's Big Day Out from 2021-05-18T17:00

Nick Spooner is joined by Joe Mulhall to discuss the wide range of goings on in the far right; nazi trials, migrant refuge invasions, and conspiracy theorist platforms, as well as other rumbling...

Radio 43 | Intelligence Report | EP 1 | Anne Marie Wipeout from 2021-05-13T14:00

This new series from HOPE not hate is a brief intelligence overview of far-right activity from the research team - designed to give antifascists the information they need to confront hate with h...

Registering to Vote is an Antifascist Tactic from 2021-04-19T12:00

With today being the deadline for voter registration, Roxana Khan-Williams, Liron Velleman and Nick Spooner got together to discuss the barriers to registering to vote and why young people shoul...

State of Hate 2021 - An Important Speech for Antiracists from David Lammy MP from 2021-04-09T16:00

The MP David Lammy discusses the worrying new trends in the far right as highlighted in the State of Hate report for 2021. David introduces the key themes facing antiracists and offers suggestio...

State of Hate: Far-Right Extremism in Europe from 2021-02-18T17:00

This week saw the launch of 'State of Hate: Far-Right Extremism in Europe' - a colossal report which explores the state of far-right extremism across Europe. Joe Mulhall, Senior Resear...

Signs of Hate from 2021-02-10T16:00

While the number remains, thankfully few, younger and younger people are being pulled into the extreme far right, they are being groomed online, and sometimes initiating their own cells. This al...

Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: An Interview with Pam Horowitz from 2021-01-27T14:00

Nick Ryan spoke with activist lawyer Pam Horowitz on her new book, and the life she spent with the activist in the civil rights movement -  Julian Bond.

Holocaust Denial Today from 2021-01-27T11:00

Holocaust denial continues it's ugly transmission, adapting even during an unprecedented health emergency.

Joe Mulhall spoke to the Council of Christians and Jews on the subject of...

Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: America's Unholy Ghosts, an Interview with Joel Goza from 2021-01-20T18:00

Nick Ryan spoke with activist and author Joel Goza on the history of ideas that deeply entrench racism in American life.

Joel is the author of America's Unholy Ghosts on racism in ...

From Charlottesville to the Corridors of Congress from 2021-01-08T10:00

Campaigns and Operations Officer Afrida was joined by Joe Mulhall, Nick Lowles and Matthew McGregor to discuss the deep roots of yesterday's attack on American democracy.

Challenging Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Hatred Today from 2020-12-11T16:00

This roundtable conversation is a reminder on the importance of combatting discrimination against muslims, worldwide.

HOPE not hate researcher Safya Khan-Ruf was invited to speak alongs...

Learning from Biden 2020: The Digital Team from 2020-12-11T10:00

Want to learn from the Biden for President digital team? We had a great session with them - and you can listen to the podcast here.

The Biden team faced off against the Trump campaign’s se...

Learning from Biden 2020: Digital Organising from 2020-12-10T16:00

If you want to know how Joe Biden beat Donald Trump, this podcast is for you. We talked to two of the Biden team about how they organised - and what we can learn. It’s a must-watch (and don&apos...

Learning from Biden 2020: Combating Disinformation from 2020-12-10T16:00

Want to learn from Joe Biden's campaign team? They faced online smears, sophisticated digital attacks, and social media companies who couldn't or wouldn't stem the tide of lies. H...

Red, White Supremacy and Blue (An Interview with Heidi Beirich) from 2020-11-02T12:00

With the US heading to the polls in one of the most fractious elections ever,  and many fearful about far right & militia violence, Nick Ryan speaks to former head of the Intelligence Projec...

What Next for Labour? from 2020-10-30T16:00

Following the publication of the EHRC report into antisemitism in the Labour Party, we're joined by Peter Mason of the Jewish Labour Movement, Jemma Levene from HOPE not hate, and the Labou...

Will We Win? Jess Morales Rocketto discusses the US elections with Matthew McGregor from 2020-10-27T14:00

Campaigns director Matthew McGregor asks Jess Morales Rocketto the question everyone wants to know- "Will we win?" the coming election in the United States.

A community organi...

Reckoning with the EHRC: Ruth Smeeth and Matthew McGregor discuss antisemitism in Labour from 2020-10-26T17:00

Ruth Smeeth (Vice Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement) and Matthew McGregor (Campaign director at HnH) discuss Ruth's highly personal experiences of antisemitism in the Labour Party and the...

The Resistible Rise of QAnon from 2020-10-23T19:00

The false QAnon conspiracy theory features aspects of ancient antisemitic narratives, its rise and spread across the globe has also seen its transformation into ever more virulent, localised for...

Paul Mason on the Shattering of the Greek Nazi Party"Golden Dawn" from 2020-10-09T16:00

Journalist, Author and Playwright Paul Mason spoke with Joe Mulhall about the recent prosecution of the Greek Neo-Nazi Party, their sudden rise, and what the significance of the verdict means fo...

Down the Alt-Right Rabbit Hole ... And Out The Other Side. from 2020-10-01T12:00

Caleb Cain and Cynthia Miller-Idriss join Nick Ryan for a conversation about the far right online ecosystem, and discuss their mutual work in challenging it.

The HOPE not hate Archive: Fascism is Not Our Only Scourge from 2020-09-01T14:00

Joe Mulhall dives back into the HOPE not hate archive for the second in our new series, this time reading new work from Simon Murdoch looking at the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, an impor...

A Discussion on Race Science at the Wiener Library, Featuring Angela Saini, Joe Mulhall and Marius Turda from 2020-08-13T13:00

This compelling round table between three leading writers (including Hope not Hate's Joe Mulhall) is a useful insight into the origins and continued importance of race science.

Wit...

Free Speech and the Far Right - Deplatforming Hate from 2020-08-13T10:00

Juliana Rordorf details the many ways that free speech is unevenly distributed, and outlines a liberal approach for its protection that accounts for how the far right violates the speech of othe...

Free Speech and the Far Right - The Law Surrounding Free Speech in the UK from 2020-08-10T17:00

Free Speech and the Far Right - An Introduction from 2020-08-07T14:00

Researcher Juliana Rordorf reads her first in a series of articles on the varying ways that the far right co-opts and abuses arguments around free speech.

The HOPE not hate Archive: The Hidden Hand from 2020-07-29T14:00

In this first episode of a new series where we look at objects in the HOPE not hate archive, Joe Mulhall discusses one of the oldest publications we keep. The Hidden Hand was the newspaper of Th...

Punk Rock Progressive: An Interview with Eric K. Ward from 2020-07-24T13:00

Eric K. Ward grew up in Los Angeles. Coming up in a punk scene that was volatile and tribal. In the context of rising hatred Eric and his friends learnt that they had to fight hard for their val...

Bitchute: Platforming Hate and Terror in the UK from 2020-07-23T08:00

Joe Mulhall discusses the new report from Gregory Davis on the many failings of Bitchute. Bitchute is a video content platform that has hosted to terror videos from groups such as ISIS and Natio...

Never Again: China's Camps. An interview with Sophie Richardson of Human Rights Watch from 2020-07-07T22:00

The Uyghur crisis in western China has led to over 1 million – some upwards of 2 million – Muslim Uyghur people being interned in what the Chinese government calls "re-education" centr...

Reactionary Democracies an Interview with Aurelien Mondon and Aaron Winter from 2020-07-03T10:00

HOPE not hate's Joe Mulhall spoke with the authors of Reactionary Democracies. Aurelien Mondon and Aaron Winter's new book which challenges the idea that liberal democracy provides a c...

The Parliamentary Campaign Against the O9A, ft. Stephanie Peacock MP, and Stephen Doughty MP from 2020-06-26T12:00

Matthew McGregor, HnH Campaign Director, spoke with two MPs about their importance work combatting the extreme right. Both Stephanie Peacock and Stephen Doughty have contributed so much to the f...

The Great Get Together: A Live Q&A with Joe Mulhall and Afrida Chowdhury from 2020-06-25T13:00

Afrida pitched questions to Joe as a part of the Great Get Together, taken from Afrida, and the audience. This was the first of our live webinars.

The Devil in Camouflage from 2020-06-23T17:00

How one soldier conspired to have his comrades attacked by terrorists, as a part of a nazi-satanist murder plot.

HOPE for Towns: Hope in a Time of Pandemic from 2020-05-29T19:00

Rosie Carter discusses the important work of building communities that are resistant to hatred. She discusses the urban approaches that can lead to a better community in the wake of the pandemic...

Heroes of the Resistance: The Ringleblum Archive and the Ulma Family from 2020-05-22T18:00

In this final episode of our Heroes of the Resistance series we review some of the most powerful parts of our previous interviews. Matthew McGregor discusses the story that most resonated with h...

Heroes of the Resistance: The Pink Triangle&Gad Beck from 2020-05-21T17:00

Because homosexuality remained criminalised after the Nazis were defeated, many of the stories of LGBT persecution and LGBT resistance went undocumented, it's victims and heroes were at ris...

Heroes of the Resistance: The Spy Who Loved from 2020-05-20T15:00

Krystyna Skarbek was travelling outside of Poland when the country fell to the Nazis. In order to fight back after the occupation she threw her lot in with British intelligence offering her uniq...

Heroes of the Resistance: The Volunteer from 2020-05-19T16:00

Witold Pilecki, a resistance fighter in the Polish underground, was sent on a mission of great danger and crucial importance to the fight against the Nazis. Witold was tasked with the infiltrati...

Heroes of the Resistance: A Woman of No Importance from 2020-05-15T08:00

Sonia Purnell discusses Virginia Hall, who she wrote about in A Woman of No Importance. Working for SOE Virginia was able to do what many of her male colleagues had tried and failed to do- she b...

Heroes of the Resistance: The Women in the Mountains from 2020-05-13T09:00

We spoke to Caroline Moorehead about her book A House in the Mountains, the story of four partisan women and their struggle against fascism.

Heroes of the Resistance: Why We Resist from 2020-05-08T08:00

On 19th of April 1943, armed with only a pistol and a lamp, 3 Belgian resistance fighters stopped a train destined for Auschwitz. Outgunned, they nevertheless were able to fend off the Nazi guar...

Heroes of the Resistance: The Italian Partisans in Their Own Words from 2020-05-01T19:00

Matthew Collins spoke with some of the remaining heroes of the resistance. The Italian partisans he spoke with were messengers and fighters, saboteurs and agitators against Nazism and fascism on...

Misinformation is the Virus, Hatred is the Disease from 2020-04-26T12:00

Patrik Hermansson discusses the spread of conspiracy theories and denialism in the Coronavirus outbreak. Patrik discusses how the divergent theories related to the disease's development hav...

Reasons for Hope: Tracking Changing Attitudes in the Corona Outbreak. from 2020-04-24T11:00

Matthew McGregor spoke with Rosie Carter regarding her work in tracking the changing attitudes during the Corona virus outbreak. Far from what you would expect in this gloomy period, Rosie'...

An Outbreak of Hatred - An Interview with Sarah Owen MP on the Outbreak of Anti Chinese Racism in the Corona Crisis from 2020-04-03T14:00

"This is a pandemic, this is a virus it knows no boundaries[...] therefore we need an international response, not one that seeks to spread division and hatred" Sarah Owen MP.

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Metapolitics: Black Metal Resistance from 2020-03-20T17:00

In this, the first episode in Metapolitics, a new strand of the HOPE not hate podcast that looks at the cultural fronts in resisting hate, we look at Black Metal Resistance.

Nick Spoone...

Defining Islamophobia, Where We Are Now from 2020-03-13T00:00

Safya Khan-Ruf discusses the ongoing struggle to define islamophobia, and describes why its such a political issue. Nick Lowles talks on the recent media smears targetted against Qari Asim, and ...

The Nazi Satanists Inspiring Terror, An Interview with Nick Lowles from 2020-03-02T16:00

Nick Lowles, CEO of HOPE not hate, sat down to discuss the neo-Nazi Satanist group the Order of the Nine Angles, and their promotion of terror in the digital space. The O9A have been linked to v...

Is 2019 the Year Britain's Post War Far Right Finally Died? A Long Read. from 2020-03-01T18:00

In 2010 the BNP were able to run 338 candidates for Parliament,  humiliatingly the 2019 general election saw them field just one - and he lost his deposit.

This trajectory marks a histo...

The International Alt-Right: Fascism for the 21st Century? from 2020-02-28T17:00

HOPE not hate's Joe Mulhall and Patrik Hermansson discuss the circumstances that lead to the publication to their new book 'The International Alt-Right: Fascism for the 21st Century?&a...

Keep Talking - Inside the Secretive Conspiracy Theory Group from 2020-02-24T15:00

Every month a range of conspiracy theorists from across the political spectrum meet. They come together to share their doubts about everything from the moon landings to 9/11.

HOPE not h...

Remembering Srebrenica - Never Again. from 2020-02-07T13:00

25 years since the murder of over 8,000 unarmed Muslims in the days that followed the fall of Srebrenica, Bosnia, we discuss the latent prejudices that allowed for the rapid radicalisation of th...

Antifascism Works : The Sinking of Generation Identity in the UK. from 2020-01-24T13:00

When HOPE not hate heard of Generation Identity’s plans to try and prevent migrant rescue in the Mediterranean, we teamed up with antifascists across the world; including at Sleeping Giants and ...

We Fight Fascists - The 43 Group and Their Forgotten Battle for Post-war Britain. An Interview with Daniel Sonabend. from 2020-01-19T12:00

In the wake of the Second World War Jewish ex-servicemen returned from war on the continent to find the same hatred being spouted by Mosley's followers in the diverse communities of East Lo...

Angela Saini On Superior: The Return of Race Science from 2020-01-10T15:00

Race science underpinned many of the horrors of the recent past from slavery to genocide, but race science continues to exist in the academic space giving succor to far-right activists by justif...

HOPE in schools from 2019-10-09T15:00

To mark the launch of the HOPE Education Fund our Director of Education and Training, Owen Jones, and Teri, a teacher in a secondary school that has worked with HNH before, discuss the need for ...

Brexit and Northern Ireland: the stirring of a painful past in today’s communities. from 2019-10-05T18:00

Two murders this year have sent shocking echoes of Northern Ireland past: that of Lyra Mckee, attributed to the “New IRA”, and the other of Ian Ogle attributed to the UVF. With Brexit approachin...

Long Read - A Climate of Fear from 2019-10-02T01:00

A Long Read from our special on the climate crisis. Simon Murdoch investigates the politics of migration and its effects on Riace, Italy.

Read By Faizal Farook.

The Far Right Today, an Interview with Cas Mudde by Joe Mulhall from 2019-09-30T14:00

Senior Researcher Joe Mulhall interviews long term friend of HOPE not hate, and prominent scholar of the far right, Cas Mudde about his new book The Far Right Today.  Mudde argues that we have e...

CTRL ALT-RIGHT DELETE: Kim Kelly is The Coolest Person on The Internet from 2019-09-20T15:00

Kim Kelly is simply the coolest person on the internet. From taking on the metal scene's swastika tattooed underbelly, to teaching teens how to do labor organizing in the pages of Teen V...