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Political podcasting from Cornwall, UK. We say:
Democracy is not a spectator sport!
Jam1st is not associated with any other businesses using the same name.
Jam1st dedicated to learning the importance of and preservation of democracy in Cornwall and UK generally.
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S2E13 We drop the F-bomb! (part one of two)
Send us some feedback here!F is for FASCISM. Garth and Robert look at the famous poster of the Warning Signs of Fascism and discuss to what extent they are coming true in UK and USA.
S2E12 What has gone wrong with Britain?
Send us some feedback here!In this short episode, Garth looks back over the last fifteen or so years, summarising how a happy country has tuned angry and disheartened.
S2E11 Moths, Woodlice, and the May 2026 UK elections
Send us some feedback here!To commemorate Sir David Attenborough's centenary, Garth and Robert have a tongue-in-cheek discussion about clothes moths and woodlice!Then they really stretch the metaphor…
S2E10 Is The Reform Party a British version of MAGA?
Send us some feedback here!Garth and Robert discuss the Hartland Institute, a UK right-wing thinktank which appears to be following the same ideology as the Heritage Foundation and Project 25 in the…
S2E9 Retail, shoplifting and the Squeezed Middle
Send us some feedback here!Garth interviews a senior retail manager about how supermarket shopping habits are changing as price rises take hold on most of us.
S2E8 Iran War! What is it good for? Absolutely no clue....
Send us some feedback here!Garth and Robert muse on the Iran War. What is Trump's objective? Has he got stuck in a quagmire? What will this do the world's economy?
S2E7 What the Gorton and Denton bi-election says about UK politics
Send us some feedback here!A grassroots win by the Green Party against oligarch politics? Garth and Robert discuss.We also talk about Council elections in Cornwall. Who is winning and why?
S2E6 Liberalism - why we need it!
Send us some feedback here!In this episode, Robert examines the intellectual argument for liberalism: its tenets, its history, what it has done for ordinary folk, and how it can resist the current…
S2E5 Strengthening democratic institutions
Send us some feedback here!Garth interviews Christine Leisner about her work to build the institutions which underpin democracy in many nations round the world.
S2E4 Populism - the rise of Reform in Cornwall
Send us some feedback here!It's time Garth and I spoke about Reform. Why have they done well in Cornwall Council elections? What do they plan to to on a national level regarding migrants? Do…
S2E3 Populism - an introduction
Send us some feedback here!A three-minute explainer on what populism means in our politics. Can it affect Cornwall?
S2E2 In the DOGE house - could it happen in UK?
Send us some feedback here!Garth has some old mates from His Majesty's Civil Service. Given what Musk's DOGE did to their American counterparts, we wonder if it could happen in UK too.
S2E1 Welcome to 2026!
Send us some feedback here!Happy New Year! here is our roundup of 2025 - in macrocosm of world politics, and in microcosm how this is reflected in Cornwall's politics.
Christmas wishes from Garth and Robert
Send us some feedback here!Garth and Robert discuss what Cornwall Council owes, and how it might be paid back - and in macrocosm what the UK owes in government debt, how we came to owe it, and what…
November Scone
Send us some feedback here!The final episode from tech entrepreneur Rick, discussing what citizens of democracies can do to counter disinfo, fake news, bot swarms on social media and the distorting…
S1E13 Cornwall Council Leader Leigh Frost
Send us some feedback here!We are please to talk with Cornwall Council Leader Leigh Frost.- Leigh discusses -his liberalism-how the Lib Dems and Indy group are back in charge at Lys Kernow- why…
S1E12 October scone
Send us some feedback here!Garth and Robert discuss the recent No Kings protests across the USA.Garth interviews social media business guru Rick concerning the role of AI in shaping our politics - is…
September Scone - the Tech Bros
Send us some feedback here!Garth and Robert begin a new series called "Sunday Scone" - obviously with jam on first! - where they discuss the previous week's political events.
The artist's duty to resist fascism
Send us some feedback here!Garth continues his interview with Sarah from NYC, and speaks with an American tech expert about the pervasive role of social media.
Losing democracy? USA and UK
Send us some feedback here!Garth interviews a citizen of New York City concerning President Trump's anti-democracy tactics - and sounds a warning. Could it happen here?
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Jam 1st has published 28 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in News, Politics.
Jam 1st is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 14m.
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