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Home of the Socially Democratic Podcast - your favourite weekly centre-left politics and culture podcast hosted by Stephen Donnelly, founder of Dunn Street.
Jess Wilson ousts Brad Battin as leader of the Victorian Liberals. What's in store for her?

LISTEN NOW to Ep. 324: The Mailbag Episode linktr.ee/sociallydemocr…#auspolo#victoriai#liberalsl#leadershipi#NSWS#unionsn#partymembershipi#ALPL#JessWilsono#statepoliticsc#climatechangege
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Transport Workers’ Union wins a landmark case against Qantas. Where to from here?

Hear the whole conversation in Episode 313: Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone.

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#TWU #TransportWorkersUnion #Qantas #AlanJoyce #MauriceBlackburn #Organising
September 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Ep. 309: Climate Ambition with Chris Bowen is out now!

In this episode, he speaks about how climate change is far from being a niche concern of inner city elites.

Hear the whole conversation here: lnkd.in/gNXfxQ4c
August 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This week @StiofanDonnelly is joined by Rapha Manajem to discuss his gig at the upcoming Melbourne Comedy Festival! Plus, awkward encounters with our nation’s most treasured Labor leaders.

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#melbcomedyfest #podcast #auspol
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
“Utterly disgraceful…The United States is behaving like a bandit.”

This week, Stephen Donnelly and former federal MP, David Feeney, answer your questions about the new American regime and how it might impact Australian federal politics.

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March 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This week @StiofanDonnelly is joined by campaign data and messaging expert James Booth to discuss campaign analytics and messaging in both the U.S. Presidential Race and the upcoming Australian Federal Election. .

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February 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This week @StiofanDonnelly is joined by John Armitage, director of Qdos Research, to discuss the Werribee by-election and why it matters for Labor.

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#Werribeebyelection #LaborParty#JacintaAllan #MelbourneWest #LiberalParty
February 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This week @stiofandonnelly.bsky.social is joined @Terry Szuplat to discuss his book, Say it Well, a must-read for anyone trying to their own voice in the public sphere.

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#TerrySzuplat #BarackObama #InauguralAddress #MarianBudde #publicspeaking
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
This week @StiofanDonnelly is joined by Tess Farrell for our 2024 Pop Culture Year in Review episode.

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#sociallydemocratic #dunnstreet #podcast #usapolitics #trump #AliAbbasi #AlexGarland #TheApprentice #CivilWar
January 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"I'd like to thank the early educators who are teaching my children every single day."

Aged Care Minister and Minister for Sport, Anika Wells, joined Socially Democratic for its annual Federal Politics Year in Review episode for 2024.

Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/H4lcu3YOOls
December 12, 2024 at 4:20 AM
"Labor's worst-case scenario is having to govern as a minority government with the support of the Teals."

David is back for a new episode of Feeney Files to unpack the Melbourne Mayoral race and the rumours of a February Federal Election.

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December 4, 2024 at 7:48 AM
"Every time there is an issue the present government wants to throw money at it. And the one line that always scared me when I heard it from the Minister for Health was money is not an issue. If money is not an issue there is some other reason, and that is usually structural."
November 28, 2024 at 4:45 AM
"The interplay of the economy with people's pocketbook... You do see some similarities with how things are in the US..."

David Kitching calls in from Dublin to give us the state of the race in Ireland before voters head to the polls.

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November 26, 2024 at 7:30 AM