The voice.wales podcast
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The voice.wales podcast Jan 31, 2023
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Class Struggle In France - Conversations With A Worker
Outside a café in Paris amidst protests, strikes and riots against the government of Emmanuel Macron, Mark Redfern spoke Axel Persson, a train driver and trade unionists with the CGT.
Their conversation, which took place on the eve of a mass protest in the city, covers everything from organising in the fast food industry, whether there is a uniquely French attitude to social revolt and the nature of the working class struggle in France today.
Mar 28, 202336:31
Tear Gas In Paris - Report From France Protests
As things kick off in France against President Macron's neoliberal pension reforms, we spoke to voice.wales journalist Mark Redfern in Paris.
Mar 22, 202314:15
The University Strikes
We chatted with University College Union (UCU) Cardiff activist Renata Madeiros Mirra about the upcoming university strikes, the attacks on working conditions in the sector & how the marketisation of higher education has negatively affected students.
Jan 31, 202344:26
The Ambulance Strikes
A collection of interviews looking specifically at the ambulance worker strikes and the crisis in emergency care.
Oojal Kour visited picket lines & spoke to patients, workers & union representatives.
Jan 13, 202342:46
Workers Can Win: A Guide To Organising At Work
Live recording of the book launch for Workers Can Win: A Guide To Organising At Work by Ian Allinson, published by Pluto Press. Plus an interview with a striking university worker.
Dec 07, 202250:13
AMAZON UNDERCOVER - Special Interview
For over 6 weeks Mark Redfern worked as a courier for Amazon, one of the world's most profitable firms. Here he discusses the exploitation workers face, monitoring by bosses and how the company stops people from uninonising.
Nov 21, 202148:37
COMING SOON: The Betrayal Of Health Workers In Covid
Listen to this trailer for our next podcast, featuring an interview with a nurse who caught Covid and feared for her life. Now she and others are fighting for a pay rise. Coming soon.
Jun 13, 202100:16
COMING SOON: The Betrayal Of Health Workers In Covid
Full episode coming soon on the voice.wales podcast.
Jun 12, 202102:55
Poverty & Politics
Julie has to raise three children in a house with damp and living off universal credit. Some days she can't even afford to eat herself. This is her story, recorded over the course of 14 months. Listening to Julie is also Ellie Harwood of the Child Poverty Action Group, discussing the poverty crisis in Wales and the issue of Free School Meals. Hosted by Faith Clarke & SC Cook. Produced by Veronika Merkova. Music by Tobias Andrews
Mar 12, 202134:03
Mohamud Hassan & Police Racism
A broadcast from the protests over the death of Mohamud Hassan and an interview with Black Lives Matter activist Hussein Said.
Mar 11, 202116:39
Poverty & Politics, Racism & The Police
An explosive show looking first at poverty and politics in Wales, and finishing with a section on the case of Mahamud Hassan and the issue of racism within the police.
Hosted by Faith Clarke and SC Cook, the episode starts with an interview with a woman in South Wales struggling to raise three children in an extremely challenging financial situation, followed by an interview with Ellie Harwood of the Child Poverty Action Group.
The second section features an audio broadcast from the protests over the death of Mohamud Hassan, followed by an interview with Hussein Said of Black Lives Matter Cardiff and Vale. Produced by Veronika Merkova, SC Cook & Faith Clarke. Cover photo by Glyn Owen. Music by Tobias
Mar 07, 202149:11