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
- 314
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep.214: Post Referendum Break Down with Marcus Stewart, Prof. Andrea Carson, and John Armitage
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria Marcus Stewart, Professor of Political Communication, Prof Andrea…
Ep.213: Countdown to The Voice Referendum with Rueben Berg, Prof Andrea Carson, and John Armitage
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria Rueben Berg, Professor of Political Communication, Prof Andrea Carson fr…
Ep.212: New Zealand Election Update with Neale Jones
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Chief of Staff to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and now the Managing Director of Capital NZ, Neale Jones.…
Ep.211: The New Dutch with Ali Hashem and Mikal Tseggai
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Dutch activist for the PVDA and host of the upcoming Forging Links podcast, Ali Hashem, and councillor of the Hague Labor Pa…
Ep.210: Trump v Biden 2.0? with Jonae Wartel
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant and state director for the Georgia Run-Off, Jonae Wartel.
While Dunn Street was in Washington D.C. for…
Ep.209: Resetting the Union/Government relationship with Melissa Donnelly
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Secretary for the CPSU, Melissa Donnelly.
Mel joins the show for the first time to chat about her journey into the u…
Ep.208: What is the path to victory for The Voice with John Armitage
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director at QDOS research group John Armitage.
John returns to Socially Democratic to discuss the Voice Referendum: how the …
Ep.207: The Modern Campaign - Socially Democratic at ALP Nat Con
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by founder of Love Reacts Only - a digital and social media consultancy and the former Digital Director for Victorian Premier D…
Ep.206: The Future of Unionism - Socially Democratic at ALP Nat Con
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by ACTU President, Michele O'Neil and TWU National Secretary, Michael Kaine.
They join Stephen for the first of TWO live recordi…
Ep.205: Why the Climate Crisis has a Communication Problem with Ben Hart
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by founder of Fireside Agency, Ben Hart.
Working in environment media and communications since 1997, Fireside’s Ben Hart joins …
Ep.204: Solving the Australian Housing Crisis with Rebecca Thistleton and Matthew Lloyd-Cape
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Rebecca Thistleton from the McKell Institute - Victoria and for his Socially Democratic debut Matthew Lloyd Cape from the Ce…
Ep.203: Crossroads for Israeli Democracy with Will Cubbison
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former researcher with the US based Analyst Institute and Israeli based progressive campaign consultant Will Cubbison.
In Isr…
Ep.202: The PaperBoy Picket Line with Tony Burke
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister of the Arts, Tony Burke.
A long time listener, first time guest,…
Ep.201: The 2023 ALP Nat Con and Fringe with David Epstein
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre, David Epstein.
David joins the show to chat about his political journey fr…
Ep.200: Double Tonne Celebration Episode!
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Federal Labor MP Josh Burns, Democratic strategist Jonae Wartel, former ALP Secretary David Feeney for our 200th Episode!
To…
Ep.199: ALP Federal Campaign Review with Lenda Oshalem
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Campaigns Director at SEC Newgate, Lenda Oshalem.
Lenda returns to the show to discuss the 2022 Federal Election cam…
Ep.198: The Amazon Labor Union with Christian Smalls
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by organiser and founder of the Amazon Labor Union, Christian Smalls.
At the height of COVID pandemic, Amazon employee, Christi…
Ep.197: An Australian Republic with Michael Cooney Jr
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Youth Convenor for the Australian Republican Movement, Michael Cooney Jr.
Michael joins the show to chat about his …
Ep.196: Making the Centre-Left More Competitive with Claire Ainsley
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal at the Progressive Policy Institute, Claire Ainsley.
Claire joins the show to …
Ep.195: New Zealand campaign politics update with Neale Jones (Labour Congress edition) 134 days to go
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Chief of Staff and Managing Director at Capital NZ, Neale Jones.
Neale dials in from Ao…