Socially Democratic
Socially Democratic is your weekly centre-left politics and campaign podcast hosted by Stephen Donnelly, founder of Dunn Street - a campaign agency bringing change by organising from the ground up. Each Friday, Stephen and guests breakdown the issues shaping Australia and the rest of the world and the social democrats leading them. Follow on Instagram at @dunn.street Facebook at @dunnstreetaustralia Twitter at @Dunn_Street_LinkedIn at Dunn Street Website at dunnstreet.com.au
Episodes
325 episodes
Ep. 325 Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone: Tory Story
Seven months post-election, Federal Labor is still going strong, while the Liberals seem hopelessly mired in conflict.🤔 Sussan Ley’s decision to dump net zero targets aren’t doing them any favours with suburban voters. And, Labor is poll...
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Episode 325
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Ep. 324: The Mailbag Episode with Lissie Ratcliff and Todd Pinkerton
This week, Lissie Ratcliff and Todd Pinkerton are back to answer more questions from Patreon. If you’re not a Patreon member, not to worry - this episode is for everyone. In this conversation:❓With flagging party membership a...
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Episode 324
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Ep. 323: Serving Justice: The Fight for Fair Work at Macca's with Josh Peak
"You wouldn't know the half of it."🍔 What happens when McDonald's - a corporate behemoth so vast, so rich, so omnipresent that its logo is synonymous with globalisation and capitalism - is asked to compensate hourly workers for unp...
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Episode 323
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Ep. 322: How to Capture a Prime Minister with Filmmaker Gary Newman
⚡ Don't miss your chance to watch 'How to Capture a Prime Minister' online - Nov 11th only at howtocaptureapm.com⚡⌛ 11 November 2025, is the 50th anniversary of Governor-General Sir John ...
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Ep. 321: Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone: October
Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃Stephen, Jessie, and David gather around the campfire to discuss the spookiest stories of the month, including:🤝Albanese’s meeting with Trump and the run-in with Rudd.🗽Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral run in New...
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Ep. 320: People Power, Change with Marshall Ganz
In this special overseas episode, Stephen Donnelly sits down with Harvard Senior Lecturer and veteran organiser Marshall Ganz to discuss his legendary work, and his thoughts on how we build power in the current environment.
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Episode 320
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Ep. 319: The Mailbag Episode with Lissie Ratcliff and Todd Pinkerton
👉 Todd Pinkerton, Director for Campaigns and Strategy at Unions New South Wales, and 👉 Lissie Ratcliff, former Chief of Staff to Daniel Andrews and managing partner at FMRS Advisory - join Stephen Donnelly to answer all your burning questions -...
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Episode 319
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Ep. 318: Leading the Comeback with 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand, Chris Hipkins
In this episode of Socially Democratic, Stephen Donnelly sits down with Chris Hipkins, the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand, to talk about his journey from the Hutt Valley to the halls of power. They dive into the highs and l...
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Ep. 317: Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone
Did the Socially Democratic hiatus week leave you feeling politically deprived?Not to worry. Stephen, Jessie, and David are back with a full episode covering all the major (and some minor) stories in politics for the month of September.&...
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Episode 317
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Ep. 316: Benita Explains it All
On August 31st, March for Australia spilled across the streets and into the headlines. But who organised it? And if not the neo-Nazis of Australia’s far-right National Socialist Network (NSN), then why did their notorious leader Tho...
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Ep. 315: The Green-Slayer with Sarah Witty
When Sarah Witty de-throned Adam Bandt as the Member for Melbourne, it came as a surprise to many - none more than Adam Bandt.“He wouldn’t have been surprised if he was out talking to people like I was,” said Sarah. “There was a definite...
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Ep. 314: Right Notes, Wrong Order with John McTernan
💰In June, Keir Starmer’s Labour government proposed significant cuts to disability benefits for the UK's most vulnerable citizens. 🟢 With his party holding a clear majority in Parliament, there should have been no issue gettin...
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Ep. 313: Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone - August
Welcome back to Socially Democratic!This week, we’ve got planes, trains, and ornery Teals.The Transport Workers’ Union wins a landmark case against Qantas. Where to from here?The Economic Reform Roundtable took place in Can...
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Episode 313
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Ep. 312: Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan - Today’s Debate is Tomorrow’s No-Brainer
🤔 How much do you really know about Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan ?She joins us in the Socially Democratic office for a special episode with Stephen Donnelly.📺 You can also watch the full interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/g...
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Ep. 311: U.S.A. Check-in with Katie Parsons
Dive into the latest episode of Socially Democratic as Stephen Donnelly and Chicago-based Democratic strategist Katie Parsons unpack the whirlwind first six months of the Trump administration. From record-breaking executive orders...
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Episode 311
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Ep. 310: The Mailbag Episode!
📣Attention all shoppers - the Mailbag Episode is here! 📫Our listeners have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. They wanted to hear more about:🖊️Labor’s agenda. Will it be bold this term? Is now the time to act on tax reform?
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Episode 310
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Ep. 309: Climate Ambition with Chris Bowen
Federal Labor Minister Chris Bowen wants Australia to be on the frontlines of the fight against climate change.And he’s in a hurry. Stephen Donnelly sits down with him for a fact-packed half-hour to discuss Australia’s most u...
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Episode 309
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Ep. 308: Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone
It’s the end of the month and Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone is back.We’ve got a lot to cover this month, including:✈️ Albanese's trip to China. Did he bring enough treats back for all of us?🟢 The Greens Party’s internal ...
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Ep. 307: “Build the Case, Stick it Out” with Lissie Ratcliff
“If not us, then who? And the answer is no one. So you kind of find the other gear that you didn't know you had and you just keep going no matter how hard it gets.”This week, Stephen Donnelly sat down for an exclusive with Lissi...
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Episode 307
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Ep. 306: The Man Who Would Be Premier
Meet the man challenging the Libs for the leadership of Tasmania: Dean Winter.It’s been only 15 months since Jeremy Rockliff was re-elected the Premier of Tasmania, but last month a nail-biting, nearly-tied no-confidence vote in the gove...
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Episode 306
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Ep. 305: Progress and Politics in the Catholic Church
On May 8, 2025, Vatican reporter Colleen Dulle was in Rome, covering the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor. Her days were long, spent trawling through international coverage, meeting with sources inside the Vatican and oth...
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Ep. 304: Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone
Changes are afoot at Socially Democratic HQ - namely, the addition of Jessie McCrone as a regular guest to the Feeney Files.Which does mean we need a new name. If you have any brilliant suggestions, let us know in the comments. ...
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Episode 304
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Ep. 303: State of the Student Union with Ashlyn Horton
Between 😷Covid, 💸cost of living pressures and the 🤖 proliferation of AI, life as a university student looks a lot different than it did even six years ago. ✊ The National Union of Students [NUS] is the peak body representing around...
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Episode 303
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Ep. 302: Crisis of Confidence in Tasmania
You’ve probably seen it on the news - a shakeup in the Tasmanian Parliament. So what’s really going down in the Apple Isle?Jack Milroy joins Stephen Donnelly to unpack the events and actors surrounding the no-confidence vote in Liberal P...
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Ep. 301: Final Election Recap - Victoria
At the end of all our exploring, we arrive back where we started and know the place for the first time.*Jessie McCrone and Stephen Donnelly cover the last marginal seats of the election - some of which they did not even know were margina...
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Episode 301
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