Best Craig Gent Podcasts (2025)

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 0011: LICENCE TO... CHILL? 54:28

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When someone says they meditate, what do you imagine them doing? Many of us picture someone in a lotus position listening to 'chillout' music. Not the sort of thing we associate with James Bond. However, there's both more - and less! - to meditation than this...Quite simply, David had the wrong idea about meditation until a mental health crisis a c…

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#6 Not 007 without his piece?! Plus book news, Q the Music report-back, and more! 1:43:35

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Sorry for the wait with this one folks - life got in the way! But we hope it's worth the wait. This week on the Bond Again podcast we talk about the Amazon 'gun controversy' (don't make us call it Gungate), we're getting excited about a slew of Bond book news, and Sam coins a new merchandise segment: Q'sVC. Then in our reviews section we report bac…

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#5 First Light Gameplay, Bond Casting, Thunderball Soundtrack, FYEO and more! 1:48:04

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This week on the Bond Again podcast we talk James Bond casting suggestions, GoldenEye's 20th anniversary, Bond book news, First Light gameplay, and we wave goodbye to Danjaq <3 Then in our reviews section we unwrap the brand new Thunderball soundtrack reissue from La-La Land Records, reassess For Your Eyes Only, and fill listeners in on a recent no…

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Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C (trailer) 4:05

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Today we're posting a trailer for OVERSHOOT, an exciting new series forthcoming from our friends over at Planet B Productions. OVERSHOOT is hosted by Laurie Laybourn, author of Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown, published by Verso Books. In 2015, the world agreed to limit global heating to 1.5°C. Ten years later, te…

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GoldenEye: The queer re-view 46:01

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How queer is GoldenEye? David Lowbridge-Ellis reads his original essay exploring the queer qualities of the films' villains, the girls, the allies and, of course, Bond himself. "Brosnan’s opening mission ends with the death of his best buddy. But unbeknowst to him, the object of his bromantic affections isn’t really deceased: he’s just watching fro…

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No time to be discussing politics 14:53

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Bond and politics don’t mix. So why, when Bond himself resists being drawn far along either end of the political spectrum, do both sides persist in wielding poor 007 like a blunt instrument? Original article: https://www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/no-time-to-be-discussing-politics

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#4 Road to a Million, the Unofficials Strike Back, Bondspotting at Pride and more! 1:29:08

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This week on the Bond Again podcast we dig into the new release everyone is talking about, 007: Road to a Million. Plus, Craig returns with his list-in-progress of seedy-or-shiny Bond films... We also cover IO Interactive's appearance at Gamescom 2025, and pay tribute to 007 logo creator Joe Caroff. In our reviews section we revisit both Never Say …

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#3 Steven Knight, Billy's Bond Art, JW Pepper, 007: Road to a Million, Goldfinger LP and more! 2:48:47

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This week on the Bond Again podcast we digest the news that Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will be the Bond 26 screenwriter, and speak to Billy Robertson of Billy's Bond Art about his journey through fan art. Apologies for the slight audio issues towards the start of this episode - they do clear up as we go on! In packed news section we discu…

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'To be Bond or to bed him?' (AKA The quote that irks me!) 14:26

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‘James Bond is what every man would like to be and what every woman would like between her sheets’. Over six decades, this assertion has become received wisdom. But it turns out we’ve been lied to the whole time… David Lowbridge-Ellis MBE reads his article, which you can read the original of here: https://www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/to-be-bond-or-t…

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#2 New Director, OHMSS, Q the Music, A View To A Kill and more! 1:34:06

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This week on the Bond Again podcast we reflect on the announcement of Denis Villeneuve as the director for Bond 26. PLUS we discuss the La-La Land Records OHMSS soundtrack release and the continued expansion of the literary 'Bondiverse' with M.W. Craven's forthcoming James Bond children's books. THEN in our reviews section we chat A View To a Kill,…

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#1 First Light, Calvin Dyson, Dr No, A Spy Like Me and more! (Pilot) 2:06:54

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On this pilot episode of the Bond Again podcast we catch up with Calvin Dyson to reflect on over 15 years in the online Bond fan community. PLUS we discuss the 007 First Light trailer, Raymond Benson's 'Felix Leiter' serialisation, Q the Music's annual spectacular and the Pascal-Heyman Bond 26 announcement. THEN in our reviews section we chat Dr No…

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Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams 40:00

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In this episode of Future Perfect Book Club, Joel and Ron dive into Careless People: The Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn Williams-a memoir chronicling the author’s time at Facebook (now Meta). Recorded in person with producer Jess, the hosts wrestle with the challenges of critiquing a memoir while unpacking the broader societal and ethi…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 0010 BOND THE OUTSIDER with Craig Gent, Author of 'Cyberboss' 1:14:01

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“The films were my therapeutic outlet. Even now, if I’m having a bad day, or gearing up for a bad day, I’ll wear that Bond t-shirt under my shirt, or Bond socks. A little bit of something that reminds me of who I am or who I want to be. Bond connects you to something.” We often think of Bond as someone who can move through the world effortlessly, f…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 009 SOME KIND OF ROLE MODEL with Timothy Russenberger @timothystylesactor 40:44

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“James Bond was always something I could escape to. If I was feeling down, I would put on a Bond, and that would sort me out mentally. No Time To Die is the only time Bond has negatively affected my mental health.” - Timothy Russenberger How much of an influence do the fictional characters we admire have on our mental wellbeing? Stories can be part…

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Mood Machine by Liz Pelly 37:22

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Joel Goodman and Ron Bronson delve into Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly. They discuss the book's exploration of Spotify's impact on the music industry, focusing on historical parallels, algorithmic control, and the creation of 'fake' artists. The conversation includes personal reflections on the e…

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Cyberboss by Craig Gent 40:12

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In the inaugural episode of the Future Perfect Book Club, Ron Bronson and Joel Goodman delve into Craig Gent's "Cyberboss: The Rise of Algorithmic Management and the New Struggle for Control at Work." They explore how algorithms are shaping the modern workplace, often in ways that diminish worker autonomy and dignity. Ron and Joel discuss the incre…

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"What's keeping you awake?" James Bond's battles with sleep 40:55

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What if we reframed the whole of the Bond franchise as the story of a man just trying to get a good night’s rest? For some reason, no one has ever looked in any detail at Bond and sleep. So let's get under the covers with 007 to explore when he sleeps, if he’s really the early riser he claims to be (!) and why we should be concerned about his dream…

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Myths about Israel | Ilan Pappé 58:30

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In our last episode of The Verso Podcast before the winter break, our host Eleanor Penny is joined by Israeli historian, and activist Ilan Pappé, to discuss the false histories upon which the modern state of Israel is founded. We are of course still working on bringing you more of these in depth discussions with our wonderful Verso authors in our u…

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AI, Automation, and Algorithms | Matteo Pasquinelli 58:29

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This week we have a special episode for you as part of our inter-season programming - an interview with Matteo Pasquinelli. Of course, we’re still working hard to bring you more roundtable discussions with our wonderful Verso authors in our upcoming fourth series of The Verso Podcast, but until then we hope you’ll enjoy the exciting interim episode…

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Overshoot | Andreas Malm & Wim Carton 1:14:15

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On this week’s episode of The Verso Podcast we’re back to our typical format - our host, Eleanor Penny, is joined by Wim Carton and Andreas Malm to discuss their new book Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown (BUY HERE: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3131-overshoot). We’re still working on bringing you more of these r…

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Fascism, Marxism and Israel | Enzo Traverso 1:40:08

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This week we have a special episode for you as part of our inter-season programming - an interview with Enzo Traverso. Of course, we’re still working hard to bring you more roundtable discussions with our wonderful Verso authors in our upcoming fourth series of The Verso Podcast, but until then we have some exciting interim episodes coming up for y…

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Macrodose: Cyberboss | Craig Gent 19:05

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This week we’ve got something a little different for you. Whilst we’re still technically between seasons - and working hard to bring you more roundtable discussions with our wonderful Verso authors in our upcoming fourth series of The Verso Podcast - we wanted to share a great episode we’ve been collaborating on with our friends over at Macrodose. …

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Uncovering the Bond art of Michael Gillette 42:36

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Michael Gillette’s art is nothing short of beloved by Bond fans. In 2008, he created a set of 15 instantly iconic covers for the Fleming centenary editions of the novels. Since then, he has also produced covers for continuation books. In October 2024, he releases his highly conceptual and utterly gorgeous covers for the new hardback editions of the…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 008 WHAT’S KEEPING YOU AWAKE? with Alex Lamas 1:22:39

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The episode’s title is a quote from Quantum of Solace, specifically the scene where Mathis attempts to get to the bottom of Bond’s sleep problems.In the Bond films we don’t see our hero getting healthy, natural sleep all that often. Perhaps because, as Hitchcock famously asserted, ‘drama is life with the dull bits cut out’, we’re supposed to assume…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 007 AGENTS OF OUR OWN LIVES with John Able 47:40

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“When you focus your time and energy into the things you can change and influence, opportunities come to you and doors open that wouldn’t have been there before.” - John Able John is a father and a writer of stories aimed at bringing children and their caregivers closer together. Earlier this year, he wrote an article about martial arts in Fleming …

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[LIVE] The Future of Global Politics w/ Jeremy Corbyn, Laleh Khalili & Daniel Denvir 1:27:48

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Today we're publishing part two of our sell-out live event recorded at London's Union Chapel on July 26th. For this discussion we teamed up with our friends over at The Dig for a podcast extravaganza. Eleanor Penny of the Verso Podcast and Dig host Daniel Denvir sat down with writer and academic Laleh Khalili and the freshly re-elected, newly indep…

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[LIVE] The Future of Global Capitalism w/ Macrodose Podcast 48:37

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Today we're publishing part one of our sell-out live event recorded at London's Union Chapel on July 26th.For our first show of the evening we were joined by our friends at MACRODOSE podcast for a recording of their highly-recommended show on the future of global capitalism. This discussion was hosted by writer and academic Dalia Gabriel, and featu…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 006: POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE with Vinnie Harris 27:50

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“Just because someone seems happy, doesn’t mean it’s the reality of the situation. It’s good to check in and see how people are doing.” - Vinnie Harris Vinnie Harris is an unfalteringly positive voice in the Bond community - his voice is also very deep and many of you will recognise it from his appearances on various podcasts! As Anya Amasova tells…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 005: ARM OURSELVES BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE HERE WILL SAVE US? with Natasha Stone @The_Red_Vesper 58:21

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“It shook my foundations. I flipped from being someone that was 'Just get on with it' to a person who felt far more empathy, understanding not everyone has the tools to be able to 'Just get on with it'.” - Natasha StoneArm yourself because no one else here will save you? It’s a brilliant song lyric, but how far does being self-reliant really help u…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 004: HELPING PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS with John Kell ‪@Really007 1:07:01

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John is one of the fantastic lads who make up the Really, 007! podcast. While David has been honoured to be their guest multiple times and they've got to know each other well in real life, this is the first time John and David have publicly talked just the two of them.Both men help people with problems as part of their professional lives having bee…

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"A gay teen love letter to James Bond movies": Lee Wind's 'A Different Kind of Brave' 56:01

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The author of A Different Kind of Brave describes his novel as a “gay teen love letter to James Bond movies”, which is a pretty accurate description! Lee Wind’s book is a ludicrously exciting and romantic action adventure story with all of the Bond ingredients - but with two gay protagonists, one of who filters his whole life through his beloved Bo…

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Verso Book Club Podcast | Jules Gill-Peterson 40:40

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In this second episode of the newly launched Verso Book Club Podcast, Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with our host, Eleanor Penny, to discuss her new book A Short History of Trans Misogyny. In this incisive account of the invention of trans panic, A Short History of Trans Misogyny challenges the notion of transmisogyny as simply an attempt to mock o…

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Abolition Is Now | Leah Cowan & Lola Olufemi 1:11:06

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This week on The Verso Podcast we’re going to be thinking about the relationship between feminism and the carceral system. For a growing number of people the prospect of an abolitionist future - in which police and prisons are obsolete, and are not seen as the answer to all social ills - is an obviously desirable one. But to others, the notion of a…

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Never say 'no' to illustrating Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! 37:50

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David chats with Thomas Gilbert, the illustrator of the new edition of Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, released to celebrate the book's 60th anniversary. Although this is the first book Thomas has illustrated, you will likely be familiar with his work in other fields. He is not only a highly accomplished artist who turned to making Bond post…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 003: RELEVANCY with David Zaritsky @thebondexperience 31:55

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“At the core of a lot of depression is feeling like you don't have any meaning.” - David Zaritsky David Zaritsky and David Lowbridge-Ellis candidly explore the dark side and light side of relevancy within the Bond community. (Yes, there are also Star Wars references.) When we feel relevant, we get a natural hit of dopamine. But this can become dang…

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Building the Ark: The Life and Legacy of Mike Davis | Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Owen Hatherley 1:23:55

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This week on The Verso Podcast Eleanor Penny is joined by Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Owen Hatherley to look at the unflinching work of writer, urban theorist and historian Mike Davis. Verso x The Dig LIVE Podcast in London with Jeremy Corbyn, Laleh Khalili: tinyurl.com/bj2zx265You can find Mike Davis' works here: tinyurl.com/3pse83y3…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 002: COMBATTING ANXIETY with Alex Lamas @yestoadventure007 46:46

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Anyone who has seen Alex’s amazing YouTube knows that he always says yes to adventures! If something scares him, he follows Bond’s example and overcomes his fear by going and doing it. But as a child, he was not so confident. Alex has battled anxiety his whole life. He recognises that this is, in part, rooted in something James Bond is certainly no…

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On Our Minds Only? Episode 001: HYPERVIGILANCE with Blake Powers @BondLifeChicago 22:56

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Mental health is not discussed enough, despite it being an important element of the 007 stories. In this series, David talks very openly about mental health with members of the Bond community. He has a theory: these are the sorts of things on many of our minds but we often struggle to put them into words. Maybe we can change that?Here, David talks …

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Verso Book Club Podcast | Brett Christophers 34:33

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In this debut episode of the Verso Book Club Podcast, Brett Christophers sits down with our host, Eleanor Penny, to discuss his new book, The Price is Wrong, which challenges conventional wisdom by proposing a fresh perspective on the intersection of markets and the environment. Christophers argues that the slow progress toward sustainability isn't…

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Verso x The Dig LIVE Podcast with Jeremy Corbyn & Laleh Khalili 1:46

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On Friday July 26th Jeremy Corbyn MP joins Verso Books and The Dig podcast for a live conversation at London’s Union Chapel. TICKETS: https://unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/versothe-dig-live-podcast-with-jeremy-corbyn-laleh-khalili As we enter the era of polycrisis, from climate breakdown to deepening global inequality and the daily horrors unfo…

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Value In Motion | Beverley Best & Aaron Benanav 1:00:51

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This week on The Verso Podcast we’re taking a deep dive on the labour theory of value. From David Ricardo, to Adam Smith, to Karl Marx, it's a topic that economists have been fighting over for hundreds of years - and it's high time The Verso Podcast joined the fray. Our host, Eleanor Penny, sat down with Beverley Best and Aaron Benanav to discuss A…

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Spectators and Witnesses | Legacy Russell & Fred Moten 1:11:30

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This week on The Verso Podcast we’re taking a deep dive into the relationship between blackness and modern visual culture in the digital age. Our host, Eleanor Penny, will be joined by Legacy Russell and Fred Moten to delve into complicated relationship between philosophy, music, virality, and critical fabulation - in order to elucidate the fundame…

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A Spy Like Me - the official launch podcast 35:56

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Kim Sherwood's A Spy Like Me had its official launch on Saturday 27th April at Dukes Hotel in London. The event was a collaboration between 007GB - The British James Bond Fan Club, Ian Fleming Publications Limited and Harper Collins. It was my pleasure to be not only an organiser but also the emcee for the evening. The centrepiece of the event was …

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Climate Colonialism | Ann Pettifor & Hamza Hamouchene 1:03:08

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This week on The Verso Podcast we’ll be taking a close look at the political economy of climate breakdown. Along with our host, Eleanor Penny, Ann Pettifor and Hamza Hamouchene discuss climate justice, private equity, degrowth, and the false promise of techno-fixes.Grab Ann's Verso releases here: tinyurl.com/3n3nc6jnSign up to the Verso Book Club t…

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Everything SHE touches turns to excitement! 20:46

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On their most recent trip to Tokyo, David and Antony really didn’t expect to find themselves in a lesbian bar themed around James Bond. Nor could they quite believe it when the owner herself was up for being interviewed about her Bond fandom and how ‘women only’ carries a different meaning in Japanese culture. This interview was originally included…

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With or Without Hope | Hannah Proctor & Ajay Singh Chaudhary 1:18:14

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This week’s episode of The Verso Podcast centres on the gruelling work of making change happen in an often pitiless world - and the mental toll this can take on people. Along with our host, Eleanor Penny, Hannah Proctor and Ajay Singh Chaudhary discuss how revolutionary movements have balanced the grief of political defeat and lost hope, with the i…

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Licence to Queer presents... James Bond's Comic Book Capers - Episode 002: Eidolon 46:57

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Well, they can't all be winners, eh? Antony and David dive into the second Warren Ellis/Jason Masters' "caper" Eidolon, which deals with dirty money and even dirtier duties as James and Tanner, er, torture a suspect by removing his skin (?!) to prevent the rise of a neo-SPECTRE. Listen to what the couple thought, along with thoughts from LTQ listen…

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Baker, Bond, Benson, Bray - Kim Sherwood and David Lowbridge-Ellis 1:40:36

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This episode is also available as a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T0oz1O9yjU Award-winning Bond author Kim Sherwood and Licence to Queer's David Lowbridge-Ellis sit down to watch together the Bond film appearances of Kim's grandfather, George Baker - the man who Fleming wanted to play Bond. More than a decade after his passing, George rem…

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A Land Without Landlords | Nick Bano & Beth Stratford 1:08:44

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This week on The Verso Podcast we’re putting landlordism under the microscope - how it turns peoples’ homes into poker chips, and the housing market into a casino. Nick Bano and Beth Stratford join our host, Eleanor Penny to discuss the depth and breadth of the housing crisis.Grab a copy of Nick's new book "Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housi…

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Unruly Bodies | Matthew Beaumont & Annie Olaloku-Teriba 1:17:05

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On this episode of The Verso Podcast we’re going on a deep dive into the work of the psychiatrist, political theorist, and philosopher Frantz Fanon. Our wonderful host, Eleanor Penny, sat down with Matthew Beaumont and Annie Olaloku-Teriba to discuss Fanon’s expansive legacy - touching on everything from night walkers and revolutionaries, to radica…