SDPtalk

About SDPtalk

Join SDP leader William Clouston in a series of cultural and political conversations with politicians, academics, authors, and public intellectuals.

Publisher

Social Democratic Party

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2021

Latest episode

22 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

62 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jun 2025

   #62 –SDPtalk with Charlie Downes

   In this wide-ranging conversation, William is joined by Charlie Downes to discuss the deep cultural and political crisis facing the UK. They explore how our current institutions are failing, why a new moral foundation is essential, and what a meaningful alternative might look like. From the problems with modern democracy and the shortcomings of our political class, to the importance of family, community, nation and faith - this is a conversation about how we rebuild a broken country. Learn more about the SDP at: https://sdp.org.uk/ (https://sdp.org.uk/)

2. 

   27 Apr 2025

   #61 – SDPtalk with Henry Bolton

   Henry Bolton is the SDP's spokesperson on foreign affairs, security, and defence. In this latest SDPtalk, he sits down with William Clouston to discuss, Ukraine, Gaza, and whether the UK has the capability to fight an all arms conflict. Learn more about the SDP at: https://sdp.org.uk/ (https://sdp.org.uk/) The opening and closing music for SDP Talks is "Prelude in C (BWV 846)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com)). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

3. 

   23 Apr 2025

   #60 – SDPtalk with Catherine McBride

   Catherine McBride is an economist and a fellow at the Centre for Brexit Policy. She writes about trade and agricultural issues, having worked in financial services trading equity and agricultural commodity derivatives for 19 years. She explains how Trump has kickstarted a new era of international trade. Learn more about the SDP at: https://sdp.org.uk/ (https://sdp.org.uk/) The opening and closing music for SDP Talks is "Prelude in C (BWV 846)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com)). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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