Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse

Naomi Klein has been writing critiques of capitalism and globalisation for more than 20 years. But now, for one of the most influential and outspoken figures on the political left, things are getting desperate. In her latest book 'End Times Fascism' she writes about how the global economic order is combining with other powerful forces to hasten the end of the world as we know it.
The author and social activist tells Gabriel Gatehouse about the religious fundamentalists, tech bros and white supremacists that keep her up at night, and her ideas about how to stop them - including dismantling capitalism, and why it hasn't happened yet.

Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Technical Producer: Jonny Hall
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

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Award-winning journalist and podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse is the new host of Radical, the podcast exploring the people and ideas trying to change the world.
At a time of radical change, in politics and technology, in culture and the natural environment, Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse is a twice-weekly podcast where thinkers, innovators and heretics explore bold ideas reshaping our world. Can these ideas, and the people driving them, really change the world? And if so, will it be for better, or worse?

LISTEN:

Listen to Radical every Monday and Thursday on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radical".

WATCH:

You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews.

GET IN TOUCH:

WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480
Email: radical@bbc.co.uk
Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BBCRadical

What if housing, childcare, transport and social care were no longer treated as things to buy and sell but as services everyone was entitled to, regardless of their ability to pay?
Social policy analyst Anna Coote believes the market has failed to provide many of life's essentials. Her answer is universal basic services: a system where access to housing, care, education, transport and other necessities are free or genuinely affordable.
She tells Gabriel Gatehouse about a proposal that challenges the assumption that markets are the best way to allocate resources. From housing shortages to childcare costs, Anna explains what universal basic services would mean in practice and whether Britain could ever afford them.
WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 
Email: radical@bbc.co.uk
Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday.
Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Producer: Ivana Davidovic
Technical Producer: Ben Andrews
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

Paul Sagar depends on carers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He could die without them. It's been that way ever since the academic at King's College London fell in a rock climbing accident three years ago and was paralysed from the neck down. His experiences in England's adult social care system - and the stories he has heard from others - have led him to a radical plan for how to address its spiralling costs, staff shortages, and increasing demand. Paul thinks that, before they go to university, students should be offered the chance to volunteer in the care sector for at least a year, in exchange for a discount on their future university tuition fees.
Gabriel Gatehouse hears Paul's remarkable story and puts his solution to the test: how many teenagers would actually go for it, and would they make a big enough difference?
This episode was recorded before Andy Burnham announced plans to end the pensions triple lock by 2030 to help fund a National Care Service in England.
WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 
Email: radical@bbc.co.uk
Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday.
Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Producer: Bob Howard
Technical Producer: Jonny Hall
Digital Producer: Daniel Raza
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

Politicians are always making decisions that impact future generations, but how often do they really consider whether they are making life better, or worse, for people who haven’t been born yet?
Rarely, thinks Sophie Howe, but she is part of a movement aiming to change that. She was the first future generations commissioner for Wales - at the time, the first role of its kind anywhere in the world - and her job was to make sure that decisions taken by the Welsh government would benefit its people in the long-term.
She tells Gabriel Gatehouse about some of the key things she made happen, and one big thing she stopped happening, as well as her current work to encourage other countries to appoint future generations commissioners. Also, she explains why she thinks it’s sometimes necessary to put the needs of the unborn over those of the living, at least in the short-term.
WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 
Email: radical@bbc.co.uk
Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday.
Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Producer: Bob Howard
Technical Producer: Dafydd Evans
Digital Producer: Daniel Raza
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham