Socially Democratic

Updated: 15 Aug 2025 • 311 episodes
Dunnstreet.com.au

Socially Democratic is your weekly centre-left politics and campaign podcast hosted by Stephen Donnelly, founder of Dunn Street - a campaign agency bringing change by organising from the ground up. Each Friday, Stephen and guests breakdown the issues shaping Australia and the rest of the world and the social democrats leading them. Follow on Instagram at @dunn.street Facebook at @dunnstreetaustralia Twitter at @Dunn_Street_LinkedIn at Dunn Street Website at dunnstreet.com.au 

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Dive into the latest episode of Socially Democratic as Stephen Donnelly and Chicago-based Democratic strategist Katie Parsons unpack the whirlwind first six months of the Trump administration. ​  From record-breaking executive orders to controversial immigration policies, the duo explores the political landscape, the D

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📣Attention all shoppers - the Mailbag Episode is here! 📫 Our listeners have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. They wanted to hear more about: 🖊️Labor’s agenda. Will it be bold this term? Is now the time to act on tax reform? ♟️Without support of the crossbenches, how long with the Rockliff Tasmanian government last? 📹Fri

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Federal Labor Minister Chris Bowen wants Australia to be on the frontlines of the fight against climate change. And he’s in a hurry.  Stephen Donnelly sits down with him for a fact-packed half-hour to discuss Australia’s most urgent energy challenges.  They cover: 🇦🇺 COP31: Why he’s pushing to bring the world’s large

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It’s the end of the month and Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone is back. We’ve got a lot to cover this month, including: ✈️ Albanese"s trip to China. Did he bring enough treats back for all of us? 🟢 The Greens Party’s internal fracas.  What hill are they prepared to die on and why are they so bad at dissent? 🚄 The Age

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“If not us, then who? And the answer is no one. So you kind of find the other gear that you didn"t know you had and you just keep going no matter how hard it gets.” This week, Stephen Donnelly sat down for an exclusive with Lissie Ratcliff, former Chief of Staff to Daniel Andrews, for her first-ever public interview. 

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Meet the man challenging the Libs for the leadership of Tasmania: Dean Winter. It’s been only 15 months since Jeremy Rockliff was re-elected the Premier of Tasmania, but last month a nail-biting, nearly-tied no-confidence vote in the government threw the state into political uncertainty.  Opposition Leader Dean Winter

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