Surviving Society
By Surviving Society Productions
Award winning, weekly political podcast exploring the local and global politics of race & class from a sociological perspective.
Out every Tuesday !!
Presenter: Dr Chantelle Jessica Lewis
Executive Producer: George Ofori-Addo
Design: Evelyn Miller
Out every Tuesday !!
Presenter: Dr Chantelle Jessica Lewis
Executive Producer: George Ofori-Addo
Design: Evelyn Miller
Latest episode
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S2/E7: Night Terror with Namir Shabibi
During a deadly dawn raid by a Kenyan paramilitary squad, an innocent Muslim man, Omar Faraj, was brutally murdered. In the final episode of the series, Namir Shabibi sets out to find those responsible for this extrajudicial killing. The par… -
S2/E6: Shelter on the Hill with Benedetta Zocchi
Sitting at the edge of the notorious ‘Western Balkan Route,’ Bihac’s Borici Temporary Reception Centre is witness to some of Europe’s worst border violence. Only a few kilometres from the Bosnian-Croatian border that separates the Western Ba… -
S2/E5: Underwater with Eray Çaylı
When a dam on the Tigris burst in 2018, waters rushed towards Amed, Turkey’s largest predominantly Kurdish city. In its aftermath, the Turkish state claimed there were no casualties. Speaking with environmental justice campaigners and farmer… -
S2/E4: Gaslighting Tengratila with Paul Robert Gilbert
In 2005 blowouts occurred at Bangladesh’s Tengratila gas field operated by Canada’s Niko Resources Ltd. Toxins leached into the surrounding environment, devastating local habitats. Niko pled guilty to bribery charges related to Tengratila in… -
S2/E3: Death by Welfare with China Mills
On Tothill Street, in the heart of London’s Whitehall, sits Caxton House, home to the Department for Work and Pensions. The DWP administers the UK’s welfare system, a key infrastructure of everyday life. For many, the DWP determines if they … -
S2/E2: Murder in Melville with Nicky Falkof
On New Year’s Eve 2019, a drive-by shooting took place in the popular Johannesburg suburb of Melville. Two people were killed and six injured in this shocking and as-yet-unsolved case. Almost unheard-of in this crime-ridden city, the drive-b… -
S2/E1: Welcome Material Crimes Season 2
In this episode series producers - Chantelle Lewis, Maia Holterman-Entwistle, Sharri Plonski and the inimitable George ‘Adders’ Ofori-Addo - reflect on the evolution of season two of ‘ Material Crimes.’ We discuss the incredible work of cont… -
Material Crimes Season 2
Material Crimes returns with a brand new series. Material Crimes is brought to you by Surviving Society Productions. Executively Produced by Dr Chantelle … -
Gaza, Identity & Solidarity with Ala Sirriyeh & Aaron Winter
In this episode of Surviving Society, in collaboration with the Identities Podcast, Ala Sirriyeh and Aaron Winter discuss their thoughts and experiences in the 10 months since 7 October and what has occurred in Gaza and globally, including … -
E191 Bev Skeggs: Reflections On Class & Capitalism in the 21st century
Bev Skeggs is one of our best ever thinkers on formations of class and gender and her archive is now live! In this episode we reflect on Bev’s incredible career and we take a deep dive into corruption, class and capitalis…
