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Shami's Speakeasy

Chaotic Dogooders
Social Media
Trauma
Mental Health
Poverty Safari
The Trauma Industrial Complex
Activism
Storytelling
Baroness Hale
Critical Thinking
Resistance
Civic Values
Hope
Race
Identity
Pigeonholed
Judiciary
Women's Rights
Justice and Equality
Women In Culinary Industry
Feminism

In the world outside, dark forces rise and trouble brews - but here in the Speakeasy, we are building a refuge for honest conversation, activism and critical thinking. Hosted by Shami Chakrabarti. Please join and help grow our Speakeasy community - sign up to our mailing list here: www.shamisspeakeasy.co.uk A Bespoken Media Scotland production for Chaotic DoGooders. Artwork by Josh Moir.

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Latest Episodes

Scottish writer, rapper, and Orwell Prize-winning social commentator Darren McGarvey - on resilience, responsibility and the radical power of self-awareness:

"When you become publicly identified with a certain story, you may at some point feel a cer... more

Asma Khan: "Food sits in your DNA, close to your skin, connected to your heart. Your ancestors have blessed you. Be proud."

Celebrated chef and activist Asma Khan brings spice to the Speakeasy, joining Shami Chakrabarti to explore the intersections ... more

Baroness Hale: “The law can do things for you as well as to you.”

Baroness Brenda Hale was given the tabloid nickname 'the spider woman' when, in 2019, she declared Boris Johnson's prorogation of Parliament to be ‘unlawful, void and of no effect’ - ... more

Gary Younge – “Racism is a language … once you learn it, you see it everywhere.”

Who gets to tell the story of our times?

What does it take to confront injustice head-on?

And what does 'pigeonholed' mean if the pigeon can fly?

Journalist, writ... more

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Recent Guests

Darren McGarvey
Writer and social commentator known for his books on poverty and trauma.
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Episode: Darren McGarvey: on storytelling
Asma Khan
First British chef to feature on Netflix's Chef's Table
Darjeeling Express
Episode: Asma Khan: on food
Baroness Brenda Hale
First woman in the UK's highest court and author
Author of 'The Law on Our Side'
Episode: Baroness Hale: on law
Gary Younge
Legendary journalist and writer on race, author of 'Pigeonholed'.
Episode: Gary Younge: on race
Nicola Sturgeon
Former First Minister of Scotland and author
Episode: Nicola Sturgeon: on reflection

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Shami Chakrabarti
Host of Shami's Speakeasy.

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#104
United Kingdom/News/Politics
Apple Podcasts
#132
Italy/News/Politics
Apple Podcasts
#244
Ireland/News/Politics

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Asma Khan: on food
Q: Can I ask you about the Second Daughters Fund?
Asma explains that the fund supports education for second daughters in families where daughters are often neglected in favor of sons.
Asma Khan: on food
Q: So tell me about the beginnings of your career as a chef.
Asma mentions starting her food business the night she passed her Ph.D. Viva, signaling a significant career shift and her commitment to both academia and culinary arts.
Gary Younge: on race
Q: How are you finding the intergenerational and anti-woke backlash in academia?
Younge notes that the discourse around free speech has become selective, indicating that it serves particular ideologies while being dismissed for others.
Gary Younge: on race
Q: What do you reckon about the supermarket checkout versus the military checkpoint analogy of identity?
Younge appreciates the analogy, highlighting the lack of control associated with identity at military checkpoints, whereas the supermarket analogy presents an idea of choice.

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