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Shami's Speakeasy

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

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

“Love recklessly, unencumbered. Don’t be ashamed of your vulnerabilities... always focus on the joy and rally back towards the light.” - Michael Pedersen, in the Speakeasy.

Poet and novelist Michael Pedersen joins Shami Chakrabarti in the final epis... more

Baroness Charlotte Owen: “Of all deepfakes, 98% are pornographic, and of those 99% are of women.”

Charlotte Owen joins Shami Chakrabarti in the Speakeasy to talk about consent, dignity and the law catching up with technology.

From the bill she is s... more

Baroness Doreen Lawrence: “When do I get a break?”

Doreen Lawrence joins Shami Chakrabarti in the Speakeasy to talk about courage, exhaustion and the long shadow of injustice.

From the murder of her son Stephen to the Lawrence Inquiry’s landmark fi... more

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

Nicola Sturgeon – “I’m not going to be bullied out of doing what I think is right.”

How do you stay true to yourself under pressure? What hope is to be found in politics today?

And is there life beyond endless crisis meetings?

Nicola Sturgeon s... more

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Recent Guests

Charlotte Owen
Conservative member of the House of Lords and campaigner for women's rights and protections online
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Episode: Baroness Charlotte Owen: on AI
Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon
An incredible campaigner for race equality and activist, mother of Stephen Lawrence.
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Episode: Baroness Doreen Lawrence: on struggle
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
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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 Brenda 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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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Michael Pedersen: on friendship
Q: So last question, what does Michael Pedersen, the Edinburgh Macker and the celebrated author say to the young Michael of that sort of age?
Just to love recklessly, unencumbered. Don't be ashamed of your vulnerabilities.
Michael Pedersen: on friendship
Q: When you were writing that book, presumably in a place of considerable pain, did you think of it that way? Did you think, this is my answer to these currents that are around me in terms of the manosphere and in terms of men and boys who can't speak about their feelings?
No, I didn't think I was writing into an answer. I was writing a series of love letters to the various friendships that have inhabited my life.
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.

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