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IN episode nine of Podaganda journalists Ben Cowles and Steve Sweeney are joined by their Morning Star colleague Kadeem Simmonds to discuss: General Election 2019 (1.40) Footballers defending billionaires against Labour (16:36) Anti-neoliberal protests around the world (24:48) And the Joker from a leftwing perspective (Spoilers!)(37:48) As always brace yourself for profoundly left-wing views and plenty of bad language Show Notes Check out Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson’s sketchy voting record here: bit.ly/2riwgFR Read the Morning Star’s front-page story on former BBC radio host and Tory party candidate Nick Conrad here: bit.ly/2qD1abz Here’s an audio clip of Nick Conrad in action: bit.ly/2NVsc5Z Watch this video of a Jewish woman on BBC Question Time defending Jeremy Corbyn and Labour Party policies and calling out the rightwing press’ weaponisation of antisemitism: bit.ly/36LOIXJ Check out our interview with Chilean exile Francisco Dominguez about the anti-government protests in Chile: bit.ly/36KtTvV Chilean police accused of raping protester: bit.ly/2Csf9DP Crackdown on protesters and opposition leaders in Ecuador gathers pace: bit.ly/2CsrEzw Lebanon protesters on the streets 'for as long as it takes': bit.ly/2qCxkEs Follow Steve’s Iraq coverage here: bit.ly/34LkToC OPCW abandons Turkey chemical attack investigation: bit.ly/2Nreadr Check out the trailer for Joker here: bit.ly/2K5iqxk Follow Podaganda, Ben Cowles, Steve Sweeney and Kadeem Simmonds on Twitter via: @PodagandaCast, @Cowlesz, @SweeneySteve and @KadeemSimmonds Check out Kadeem’s American Football podcast Nickel and Dime here: nickelanddimepod.libsyn.com as well as on Spotify and iTunes. Intro music by Jamie Thrasivoulou and Andrew De’Ath.