The Crucible of Modernity

Undeniably, the world remains plagued by crisis and a host of enduring injustices owed to colonial power and domination. In turn, countless revolutionary thinkers from times past and present have identified…

Social Science for Social Justice

In this collaborative podcast series with Sage Publishing we take a closer look at the books currently being published in the Social Science for Social Justice book series. This book series…

Black Health & Humanities

In this series we introduce the work of researchers from the Black Health and Humanities Network. Each episode uncovers the different ways that racist environments impact the health of Black African…

Race & Ethnicity in Britain

Welcome to this collaborative two-part series with the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity at the University of Manchester. In these episodes we explore the research conducted at the centre focused…

Alternative to Woman’s Hour

The alternative to woman’s hour is an offshoot of our main show, focused on discussions that centre how gender, hetronormativity, race and patriarchy shape history and contemporary society. Expect conversations with…

The Spotlight Series

The Spotlight Series contains guest hosted conversations between academics, researchers and community organisers from around the world. Typically these episodes feature a variety of themes from global decolonising movements and pedagogies;…

Structure of Feeling

In this Surviving Society miniseries, Structure of Feeling: Writing how we live now, Sita Balani draws on the ideas of socialist thinker Raymond Williams who coined the term ‘structure of feeling’…

Hidden Histories

Hidden Histories is a project which grapples with the politics of race, class, exclusion, and how colonial histories continue to affect the present between Liverpool and the Caribbean. Season One: Resistance…

Material Crimes

Material Crimes is what happens when ‘true crime’ meets ‘academic research.’ Like a detective, each episode’s narrator follows the trail of a different infrastructural crime, grounded in a specific site, with…

Legacies of the War on Terror

In these episodes we tackle complex questions concerning how the war on terror became a war *of* terror for many negatively racialised communities over the past 21 years. Through expert knowledge…

The Role of Love in Social Justice Work

In these episodes, Ez Chigbo explores the role of love in social justice spaces. Each guest focuses on how they bring love into their work. With discussion on the possibilities and…

The Global Power of the British Monarchy

This series provides a critical exploration of the power of the British Monarchy. Often in popular discourse, the monarchy is taken for granted as a part of British culture. With expert…

Institute of Race Relations

Surviving Society collaborated with Institute of Race and Relations on their  ‘New Circuits of Anti-racism’ event – an IRR50 conference on racism, imperialism and new lines of resistance. Episode Details IRR50…

The Housing Series

The right to a safe home should be a multi-classed issue that we can build solidarities from. From the cladding scandal; Grenfell and the lack of affordable housing, this is an…

Institute of Race Relations & Race and Class

This is a special five part series in collaboration with the official journal of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), Race & Class. The series begins with an introduction to the…