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TWT FM Live: Point of Order! A History of Political Meetings from 2021-10-28T09:46:55
At this year’s TWT festival in Brighton, TWTFM recorded its very first podcast in front a live audience.
Featuring a glittering line up of actors, musicians and speakers from across...
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S2. Holidays from 2021-06-08T11:05:58
In this final episode of our series on leisure we look at holidays. During the pandemic, we’ve seen campaigners arguing for the “right to holiday”; now, as we finally begin to open up, w...
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S2. Walking from 2021-05-28T12:36:15
During lockdown, walking became one of the only activities we were allowed to do. Some people trudged the same daily route while others go out into the rural or urban environment to expl...
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S2. Bathhouses from 2021-05-13T13:37:32
Spas, saunas and bathhouses may not seem to be the most obvious leisure spaces for the left to be fighting for. For many, they bear association with luxury and decadence. But this impressio...
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Bonus: David Goldblatt on the history of football fandom from 2021-04-19T10:20:46
On Sunday evening the 18th of April, 12 European football clubs shocked the footballing world by announcing plans for a new European Super League. The move by billionaire owners of the ‘...
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S2. Football Fandom from 2021-04-13T08:56:52
During lockdown, watching football at home has become the only way to enjoy one of the country’s favourite leisure activities. But football fandom simply hasn’t been the same without the...
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S2. Boredom from 2021-03-31T11:00:40
Boredom has proliferated under COVID. But the type of boredom we’ve collectively experienced during lockdown is radically different to that of previous generations. Where once boredom wa...
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Kill the Bill from 2021-03-22T11:02:37
We’re taking a short break from our series on leisure to bring you a mini-episode responding to the wave of protests around the tragic death of Sarah Everard and the government's Police,...
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S2. COVID and the Crisis of Leisure from 2021-03-07T20:00
Welcome back to TWT FM. In series 2 we'll be exploring leisure - in particular, the aspects of life we’ve been missing out on during the pandemic - with episodes on our favourite leisure...
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A Christmas Special from 2020-12-22T09:49:54
As 2020 draws to a solitary close, many are struggling to locate the season’s festive cheer. Luckily, the spirit of goodwill and merriment endures at TWT FM and in that giving vein, we a...
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S1. Illness from 2020-09-28T16:58:45
The pandemic has brought public health into focus while also serving as a magnifying glass that clarifies existing inequalities relating to class, race and gender. In this final instalment of th...
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Homelessness from 2020-09-20T13:56:24
As the government has made tentative steps to shelter the unhoused homeless and enacted a temporary eviction ban for renters, the pandemic has made clear that homelessness is a political choice....
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S1. Homelessness from 2020-09-20T11:56:24
As the government has made tentative steps to shelter the unhoused homeless and enacted a temporary eviction ban for renters, the pandemic has made clear that homelessness is a political choice....
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Unemployment from 2020-09-05T16:03:07
As a result of the economic downturn caused by Coronavirus, and with the government's furlough scheme winding down, we stand on the brink of mass joblessness. In this pilot episode of TW...
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S1. Unemployment from 2020-09-05T14:03:07
As a result of the economic downturn caused by Coronavirus, and with the government's furlough scheme winding down, we stand on the brink of mass joblessness. In this pilot episode of TW...
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Introducing TWT FM from 2020-08-27T11:07:23
Welcome to TWT FM, a brand new magazine-style podcast from The World Transformed bringing radical political education and utopian thinking to bear on the issues that define our world. Listen