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In a sea of centrist dross, try the Labour Left Podcast
Despite mainstream political podcasts drowning in centrist drivel, Labour Left Podcast offers an authentic grassroots perspective from decades of working-class struggle and resistance, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
ANNOYING YET OMNIPRESENT: The podcasting left must find ways to break the painful dominance of Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart

IF you are trying to find a podcast to listen to, but your ears are curling over and closing in disgust at the endless lapping of sensible centrist soundwaves, I might have an answer.

Listening to podcasts — including those full of political chat — is an increasingly popular pastime. But it can be a bit of a struggle to find a podcast that doesn’t have some horror like Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart, Emily Maitlis, Alastair Campbell, Jon Sopel, Jess Phillips, Alastair Campbell, Ed Balls, or even Alastair Campbell bombastically blabbing along.

But here is one solution. The Labour Left Podcast has been running for around a year now. It’s a podcast which manages to combine the grit of the grassroots with the surprising, entertaining and informative.

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