UK Desk for Arts Express

About UK Desk for Arts Express

A dedicated archive of Jack Clarke's segments from the acclaimed WBAI Radio - NYC show, Arts Express. Each 15-30 minute episode brings you in-depth coverage of film, arts news, and exclusive scoops, all delivered with a hard-core political edge. Dive into art alerts and Best Of The Net Hotspots, offering listeners the latest and greatest in the arts world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Jack Clarke

Category

arts · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jul 2024

Latest episode

6 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Nov 2025

   UK Desk for Arts Express 11-05-25: David Lidz and the legacy of Baltimore

   What is a co-operative? We throw the word around like it’s a trendy café or a startup with a conscience, but in Baltimore, David Lidz and his team at WaterBottle Co-op are proving it’s something far more radical, a way of reclaiming power from the few and putting it back in the hands of the people who actually graft. Worker-owners, not shareholders. Community control, not corporate spin. We talk about ownership, democracy, and what Baltimore can teach Britain about building from the ground up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   14 Oct 2025

   UK Desk for Arts Express 6-18-25: The Water Crisis in America

   I sit down with Josh Cliffords, the founder of @freewater.io (https://www.instagram.com/freewater.io/) the startup giving away bottled spring water for free and somehow managing to tackle the global water crisis while they’re at it. It’s like Mad Men meets mutual aid: every bottle’s an ad, and every sip helps fund clean water projects in East Africa. We talk philanthropy, advertising, why FreeWater might be capitalism’s glitch in the matrix, and why, when 2 billion people still don’t have safe drinking water, innovation without ethics isn’t innovation at all. It's part tech vision, part moral reckoning, and somehow still makes room for hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   15 Jun 2025

   UK Desk for Arts Express 6-11-25: Birmingham Bin Strikes What's going on?

   Arts Express reports from Birmingham, where striking bin workers and Unite the Union protest against a bankrupt council, highlighting issues of dignity and working-class struggles.

Who has been a guest on UK Desk for Arts Express

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• Adam Jones
• April Brucker
• May Wilson

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