State of Power

State of Power is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 80 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts State of Power, a news show with 80 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  A Fractured World: Reflections on Power, Polarity and Polycrisis (Nick Buxton in Conversation with Adam Tooze and Walden Bello)

  Feb 6, 20251h 15mS5

  We live in an age of empire and resistance - a shifting geography of global power. The military, political and financial support of one country, the US, above all others has allowed a small country - Israel - to commit genocide in Gaza, to the horror of the vast majority of people worldwide. The US military, its corporations, its digital giants, its banks, and its culture continue to dominate globally.<br> <br> Yet at the same time, US-led imperialism has never felt more fractured and resisted. The heavily-resourced US army has been forced out of Afghanistan and was recently expelled...

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  Episode #1

  History in Action Part 1: 1970-1990 - A counter history by the Transnational Institute

  Dec 12, 20241h 13mS5

  History in Action Part 1 delves into the founding of the Transnational Institute (TNI) and its origins with the Institute for Policy Studies. We look at the roots of TNI in opposition to the Vietnam War and other global liberation movements. We explore TNI's evolution and its sustained resistance against neoliberal ideologies, its tragedy with the assassination of Orlando Letelier, and its early work on debt, food and alternatives. <br> <br> Narrator: Shaun Matsheza <br> Interviews conducted by: Denis Burke, Daria Gorshenina and Shaun Matsheza <br> Music: Aleksey Chistilin<br> Interviews with: Susan George, Cora and Peter Weiss, John Cavanagh, Achin...

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  Episode #5

  History in Action Part 5: 2020-onward! - A counter history by the Transnational Institute

  Dec 12, 20241h 11mS5

  History in Action Part 5 guides us through the multifaceted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscored by increasing corporate power and social injustices—from healthcare privatization and vaccine disparities to the militarization of borders. We talk about green colonialism and the people hijacking the transition to renewable energy for their own profits. We talk about Gaza. Insights from diverse activists and scholars emphasize the need for a collective, just transition and highlight the historical and ongoing struggles for social justice, for international solidarity and for systemic change.<br> <br> Narrator: Shaun Matsheza <br> Interviews conducted by: Denis Burke, Daria Gorshenina and Sh...

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  Episode #4

  History in Action Part 4: 2008-2020 - A counter history by the Transnational Institute

  Dec 12, 20241h 11mS5

  History in Action Part 4 talks about the fallout of the financial crises, the rise of new forms of authoritarianism, the new movements that shook the world, and the work against transnational corporate impunity. <br> <br> Narrator: Shaun Matsheza <br> Interviews conducted by: Denis Burke, Daria Gorshenina and Shaun Matsheza <br> Music: Aleksey Chistilin<br> Interviews with: Walden Bello, Sol Trumbo Vila , Niamh Ni Bhriain, Achin Vanaik, Dorothy Guerrero, Lucía Bárcena, Martin Jelsma<br> Archival audio with: Susan George, Howard Wachtel,  Brid Brennan<br> <br> Find out more about TNI at tni.org<br> Please consider making a contribution to sup...

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  Episode #3

  History in Action Part 3: 2000-2008 - A counter history by the Transnational Institute

  Dec 12, 202454 minS5

  History in Action Part 3 discusses the disastrous war on terror, the rise of China, and the convergence of social movements around the climate crisis, land, and essential public services. <br> <br> Narrator: Shaun Matsheza <br> Interviews conducted by: Denis Burke, Daria Gorshenina and Shaun Matsheza <br> Music: Aleksey Chistilin<br> Interviews with: Arun Kundnani,  Lyda Fernanda Forero, Jun Borras, Walden Bello, Dorothy Guerrero, Fiona Dove<br> Archival audio with: Howard Wachtel, Brid Brennan, Satoko Kishimoto, Fred Halliday<br> <br> Find out more about TNI at tni.org<br> Please consider making a contribution to support our vital work at tni.or...

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