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YORCAST
Welcome to the Yorcast page.
Yorcast is the official podcast run by the University of York Politics Society! Hear the hosts discuss the latest political events in the UK and beyond, as well as deeper explorations of certain topics that are related to both current affairs and the politics curriculum at York! Episodes can be a mixture of casual chit-chat, interviews and debates. Tune in on Spotify or iTunes to listen, and follow our social media to be notified of new episodes!
Charlie Buckley and Georgia Jones
- Yorcast hosts
Newest Episode: Picking apart the Pandemic
Recorded during England's second lockdown, Adam and Georgia felt it was only natural for a politics podcast to record an episode about the coronavirus pandemic. We discuss the impact of the pandemic on the UK thus far, including the approaches taken by different nations.
Election Special
Georgia and Yorcast's new host, Adam, discuss the US election in relation to past elections that could set a similar precedent, particularly focusing on 1968, 2000, and 2008
Polarisation and Populism
Charlie talks about political polarisation and populism, and argues that the only way to stop having people like Trump emerge is to tackle the environment that created him in the first place, by accepting that our politics are divided and adopting radical policies that would actually address the discontent and poverty that fuel populism.
#MeToo: from Hollywood to HR
Have a listen to Charlie and Georgia discuss the #MeToo movement and how it has progressed from a hashtag used by Hollywood actors to something affecting the lives of everyone in the workplace, within families and online.
1 Wedding and a Funeral
Charlie and Georgia discuss the re-emergence of the Shamima Begum case, and also the future of this podcast
Minnesota Burning
Charlie and Georgia discuss the ongoing protests in America and beyond following the murder of George Floyd; what to make of them, what impact they'll have going forward, and why surrounding Churchill's statue in aluminium won't make the problem go away
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