State of Power

About State of Power

Let us introduce you to some of the fascinating people we work with to help you make sense of the world’s most complex challenges. In this podcast we share our research, explore alternatives to the status quo and give a platform to scholars and activists who are at the forefront of the fight against the current neoliberal order. We believe there are alternatives to this world and hope you do too.

Publisher

State of Power

Category

government · news · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Mar 2019

Latest episode

31 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

81 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Dec 2025

   S2 Ep35: Myanmar's fight for democracy: In conversation with Sai Sam Kham

   Host Shaun Matsheza speaks with Sai Sam Kham, an activist from Myanmar, to try and gain a deeper understanding of the story that is in the news, and to place all the images and headlines in context.

2. 

   6 Feb 2025

   S5 Ep6: A Fractured World: Reflections on Power, Polarity and Polycrisis (Nick Buxton in Conversation with Adam Tooze and Walden Bello)

   Is US hegemony really fading? Does any other nation, including China, pose any real challenge to US power, let alone offer a political or economic alternative? Has the heralded hope of a BRICS bloc collapsed amidst its contradictions? What would it take to build a more equitable and just new international political and economic order?

3. 

   12 Dec 2024

   S5 Ep1: History in Action Part 1: 1970-1990 - A counter history by the Transnational Institute

   Historian and TNI co-founder Susan George delves into the founding of the Transnational Institute and its origins in opposition to the Vietnam War, exploring its evolution and sustained resistance against neoliberal ideologies.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

2,932,959

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

90

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Books guests

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