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
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 315
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep.95: New York City Mayoral Race with Sam Schniedman
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined, once again, by former Obama organiser and local New Yorker, Sam Scheidman.
Sam gives a speed dating style update on Tuesday’s New York City Mayoral De…
Ep.94: Australia-China Relations with David Feeney
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor member for Batman, David Feeney.
David unpacks Australia’s complex diplomatic relationship with China and the genesis of the diplomatic…
Ep.93: The Trial of the Chicago Seven with Tess Farrell
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Socially Democratic’s Pop Culture Correspondent, Tess Farrell.
Tess returns to the show to review Aaron Sorkin’s latest movie, The Trial of the Chica…
Ep.92: The Israel/Palestine War with Ittay Flescher
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Jerusalem based journalist for Plus 61J and Education Director for multi-faith community organisation, Kids for Peace - Jerusalem, Ittay Flescher.
It…
Ep.91: 100 Days of Biden with Sam Schneidman
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Obama organiser and Socially Democratic staple, Sam Scheidman.
Sam returns to the show to discuss the first 100 days of the Biden presidency,…
Ep.90: Scottish elections review (and some English stuff too) with John McTernan
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Director for Political Operations in the Blair Government, and Director of Communications for the Gillard Government, John McTernan.
John disc…
Ep.89: Sex, Lies, and Question Time with Kate Ellis
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former federal Labor Minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments, Kate Ellis.
Kate discusses her first book, “Sex, Lies, and Question Time,” a crit…
Ep.88: Campaign Data Analytics with James Booth
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by James Booth, a progressive political consultant based in Washington DC who was most recently the Director of Paid Media Analytics on the Biden for P…
Ep.87: Immigration and Counter Terrorism with Anne Aly
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Federal Member for Cowan, Anne Aly.
Anne details her incredible journey from Alexandria, Egypt, to Albury, Australia, as part of a young migrant…
Ep.86: Mic Handover - The Mckell Institute and Zoe Daniels (Welcome to Trumpland)
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly handed the mic over this week to Ryan Batchelor from the McKell Institute for his interview with former ABC bureau chief in Washington DC, Zoe Daniel.
Zoe discuss…
Ep.85: Top 5 Sporting Moments with Richard Marles
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Deputy Labor Leader and federal member for Corio, Richard Marles.
Richard and Stephen discuss their top five favourite sporting moments, the interse…
Ep.84: Elections in Israel with Ittay Flescher
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Jerusalem Correspondent for Plus61J Media, Ittay Flescher.
Last week, Israeli’s returned to the polls for the fourth time in two years. Ittay di…
Ep.83: The Dutch Elections with Nikki Gommers
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by organiser and Volunteer Coordinator for the PvdA, Dutch Labor Party, Nikki Gommers.
Nikki gives us a rundown of the recent elections in the Netherla…
Ep.82: WA Election Wipeout with Tim Picton
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by WA Labor State Secretary and Campaign Director, Tim Picton.
Tim discusses WA Labor’s historic electoral victory and the man at the centre of this wi…
Ep.81: The Rebuilding of Irish Labour with Billie Sparks
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by General Secretary of the Irish Labour Party, Billie Sparks.
Billie discusses the historic place the Irish Labour Party has in the republic, the ups a…
Ep.80: International Women’s Day Handover Episode
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly hands over the mic for a special IWD edition of Socially Democratic.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Liberty Sanger, National head of personal injury law …
Ep.79: The path to Treaty with Marcus Stewart
Marcus discusses his journey into political, indigenous activism and his work with…
Ep.78: Democracy in Colour with Néha Madhok
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Director for Democracy in Colour, Néha Madhok.
Néha discusses her journey into politics and the creation of Democracy in Colour, an Austral…
Ep.77: Good Media, Bad Media, and Search for Quality Journalism with Andrea Carson
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Associate Professor Communication and Media at La Trobe University, Andrea Carson.
Andrea discusses the media’s role in providing Donald Trump a pla…
Ep.76: Organising for Biden with Anatole Jenkins
Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by 2020 National Director of States Organizing for Biden-Harris & National Organizing Director for Kamala Harris, Anatole Jenkins.
Anatole discusses his…