An occasional series revisiting conversations and ideas from Reasons to be Cheerful (2017-2024), formerly hosted by ex-Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, and Sony Award-winning radio presenter Geoff Lloyd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
164. DUMP DONALD, SAVE THE WORLD: the road to COP26
60 hours 17 mins; November 08, 2020
163. DATA, MINE: taking back control from Big Tech
56 mins; November 01, 2020
162. HOW MOVEMENTS CHANGE THE WORLD
57 mins; October 25, 2020
161. SWEET STREAMS AREN’T MADE OF THIS: what about the musicians?
57 mins; October 18, 2020
160. SQUAD SAVE AMERICA: from Ilhan Omar to the Sunrise Movement
58 mins; October 11, 2020
159. CTRL ALT-LABOUR: organising in the modern workplace
58 mins; October 04, 2020
158. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL: the dark side of meritocracy
56 mins; September 27, 2020
157. WHY DID IT TAKE A PANDEMIC?: valuing the everyday economy
58 mins; September 20, 2020
156. BOND BABY BOND: guaranteeing an inheritance for all
49 mins; September 13, 2020
155. WHO RUN THE WORLD: Julia Gillard on women in politics
57 mins; September 06, 2020
154. LIVING BETTER: a conversation with Alastair Campbell
44 mins; August 30, 2020
153. MY NAME IS WHY: a conversation with Lemn Sissay
27 mins; August 23, 2020
152. ABOLISH SILICON VALLEY: a conversation with Wendy Liu
33 mins; August 16, 2020
151. SEX, POWER, MONEY: a conversation with Sara Pascoe
34 mins; August 09, 2020
150. 150 NOT OUT: so what have we learned?
64 hours 4 mins; August 02, 2020
149. WE BUILT THIS CITY ON BIKES AND STROLLS
55 mins; July 26, 2020
148. CUTTING ZUCK’S BUCKS: can an ad boycott change Facebook?
58 mins; July 19, 2020
147. CHILDCARE MATTERS: learning lessons from lockdown
58 mins; July 12, 2020
146. NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY: tackling the scandal of food poverty
57 mins; July 05, 2020
145. THE SHOW MUST GO ON: why we need to save the arts
53 mins; June 28, 2020
144. WE ARE OUR HISTORY: time to understand our past
56 mins; June 21, 2020
143. NO WORKER LEFT BEHIND: planning a just transition
58 mins; June 14, 2020
142. BLACK LIVES MATTER
54 mins; June 07, 2020
141 and a half. ORDER ORDER: in conversation with John Bercow
33 mins; June 04, 2020
141. THE ZOOM WHERE IT HAPPENS: building a digital society for all
55 mins; May 31, 2020
140. MOBILISING A ZERO CARBON ARMY: green jobs for young people
56 mins; May 24, 2020
139. A MISSION FOR SORTITION: citizens’ assemblies & the climate crisis
55 mins; May 17, 2020
138. PEOPLE ARE GOOD: a truly radical idea
58 mins; May 10, 2020
137. TACKLING ROUGH SLEEPING: why does it take a pandemic?
54 mins; May 03, 2020
136. STRINGS ATTACHED: designing better bailouts
51 mins; April 26, 2020
135. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING?: learning from crises of the past
58 mins; April 19, 2020
134. A GREEN RECOVERY: the case for a climate stimulus
55 mins; April 12, 2020
133. IN THIS TOGETHER: global cooperation on a global crisis
51 mins; April 05, 2020
132. LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS: steering children through difficult times
57 mins; March 29, 2020
131 and a half. WHAT ABOUT THE SELF-EMPLOYED?
21 mins; March 25, 2020
131. WHATEVER IT TAKES: economics in times of crisis
55 mins; March 22, 2020
130. COME FARM WITH ME: a sustainable future for food and land
53 mins; March 15, 2020
129. YOU SAY YOU WANT SOME DEVOLUTION: a radical plan for giving power away
55 mins; March 08, 2020
128. WHY CAN’T I GET MY PHONE REPAIRED?: fighting the tech giants
57 mins; March 01, 2020
127. MAN ENOUGH: promoting positive masculinity
51 mins; February 23, 2020
126. THE FOUR DAY FUTURE: building a movement for shorter working hours
55 mins; February 16, 2020
125. WALK THIS WAY
54 mins; February 09, 2020
124. I'LL HAVE MY CHICKEN UNCHLORINATED PLEASE: a progressive vision for trade
55 mins; February 02, 2020
123. OIL SEE YOU IN COURT: suing the climate culprits
54 mins; January 26, 2020
Introducing: Cheerful Book Club
1 min; January 23, 2020
122. SCHOOL OF ROCKING THE BOAT: training the activists of tomorrow
54 mins; January 19, 2020
121. THE SKY’S THE LIMIT: reining in the fat cat pay gap
57 mins; January 12, 2020
120. ON FIRE: in conversation with Naomi Klein
56 mins; January 05, 2020
119. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2019 CHART SHOW
52 mins; December 29, 2019
118. CHEERFUL OFFICE XMAS PARTY
49 mins; December 22, 2019
117. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
30 mins; December 15, 2019
116. YOU HAVE TO VOTE: the case for compulsory participation
53 mins; December 08, 2019
115. GOING BACK TO MY GRASSROOTS: the return of the ground campaign
49 mins; December 01, 2019
114. A VOTE FOR THE PLANET: making this the climate election
58 mins; November 24, 2019
113. WHY AM I SEEING THIS AD: regulating campaigns in the digital age
48 mins; November 17, 2019
Cheerful Election Daily Preview - 27 DAYS TO GO - NHS distractions and speedier connections
30 mins; November 14, 2019
112. THE ELECTION WILL BE TELEVISED: leaders’ debates and democracy
55 mins; November 10, 2019
111. UNIVERSAL JOBS GUARANTEE: 21st century full employment
53 mins; November 03, 2019
110. (F)AIR MILES: the case for a frequent flyer tax
56 mins; October 27, 2019
109. FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU BREAK IT: challenging the spread of disinformation
56 mins; October 20, 2019
108. KEEP IT CIVIL (AND DISOBEDIENT): the power of non-violent direct action
54 mins; October 13, 2019
107. WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIGH (STREET)
55 mins; October 06, 2019
106. BACK TO THE FUTURE: representing the coming generations
56 mins; September 29, 2019
105. SWEET CHILD(CARE) OF MINE: investing in universal provision
54 mins; September 22, 2019
104. MISSING MILLIONS: time for automatic voter registration
51 mins; September 15, 2019
103. THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS: addressing the gambling crisis
56 mins; September 08, 2019
102. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: overhauling the history we teach
57 mins; September 01, 2019
101. (NET) ZERO TO HERO: tackling the climate emergency
56 mins; August 25, 2019
100. LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD: fixing music education
58 mins; August 18, 2019
99. WRITTEN IN THE STARS: the argument for a codified constitution
65 hours 20 mins; August 11, 2019
98. SMELLS LIKE COMMUNITY SPIRIT: bridging the intergenerational divide
57 mins; August 04, 2019
97. TREEDISTRIBUTION: shrubtastic reasons to plant
53 mins; July 28, 2019
96. TIL DEBT DO US PART: the case for personal debt write-off
57 mins; July 21, 2019
Cheerful Book Club: The Three Dimensions of Freedom by Billy Bragg
32 mins; July 19, 2019
95. SCHOOL’S OUT: time for LGBT-inclusive education
57 mins; July 14, 2019
94. A QUESTION OF SPORT: the fight for gender equality
55 mins; July 07, 2019
93. ELECTRIC DREAMS: the end of the petrol and diesel vehicle
53 mins; June 30, 2019
Cheerful Book Club: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
34 mins; June 27, 2019
92. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: the case for social ownership
59 mins; June 23, 2019
91. WHO’S AFRAID OF GDP?: shifting to a wellbeing economy
56 mins; June 16, 2019
Cheerful Book Club: How to Fail by Elizabeth Day
33 mins; June 12, 2019
90. THIS LAND IS OUR LAND
57 mins; June 09, 2019
89. DOING RIGHT BY OLDER PEOPLE: free personal care for all
57 mins; June 02, 2019
88. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (ONCE): tackling fast fashion
55 mins; May 26, 2019
87. ADMISSION IMPOSSIBLE: opening up our universities
56 mins; May 19, 2019
86. I FOUGHT THE LAW AND... I WON: the art of successful campaigns
57 mins; May 12, 2019
85. OPERATION BLACK VOTE: the fight for democratic equality
58 mins; May 05, 2019
84. ON YOUR BIKE
56 mins; April 28, 2019
83. PREDISTRIBUTION: what the hell does it mean?
54 mins; April 21, 2019
82. FULL ENGLISH: forging a progressive identity
55 mins; April 14, 2019
81. HOPE NOT HATE: changing attitudes to immigration
55 mins; April 07, 2019
80. REASONS TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE
55 mins; March 31, 2019
79. HONEY I SHRUNK THE TECH GIANTS
57 mins; March 24, 2019
78. (LIVING) WAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
52 mins; March 17, 2019
77. THE GREEN WOLF OF WALL STREET
57 mins; March 10, 2019
76. THE BEVERAGE REPORT
55 mins; March 03, 2019
75. REASONS TO BE ICELANDIC: gender equality, 6 hour days and 'hidden people'
55 mins; February 24, 2019
74. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT: pupil climate strikes and the green new deal
50 mins; February 17, 2019
73. FOR RICHER, FOR SUPER RICHER: taxing the ultra-wealthy
57 mins; February 10, 2019
72. MORE IN COMMON: Overcoming political polarisation
