It's been five years since Grenfell Tower in London burned down, after polyethylene cladding installed to make the building look more attractive acted as an accelerant and rapidly spread the fire along the length of the building. In the years since, many of those affected by the fire have had their lives uprooted, and there has been no real accountability. M ... Show More
Jun 2022
Summer Series — Rage & Optimism: Staying Motivated in the Climate Crisis
<p>It's summertime in Sweden and Canada, and that means it's time for Pushback Talks - Summer Series! The Filmmaker and the Advocate are taking a break, but the podcast isn't. For the next couple of months, Fredrik and Leilani bring their faithful fans and new lis ... Show More
41m 42s
Jun 2022
Summer Series — Evergrande - Can China's Communist Party Save Capitalism?
<p>It's summertime in Sweden and Canada, and that means it's time for Pushback Talks - Summer Series! The Filmmaker and the Advocate are taking a break, but the podcast isn't. For the next couple of months, Fredrik and Leilani bring their faithful fans and new lis ... Show More
40m 26s
Jul 2021
Grenfell: A tragedy that changed everything, feat. Lowkey, Paul O’Connell & Fatima El-Guenuni -- Bonus (Webinar recording)
Four years have passed since the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower that exposed the deep schisms in British society. Today, what is left of the tower stands as a reminder of the ever-growing inequality and class divide in Britain. In fact, some would argue it was precisely the issues ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2023
Episode 302 - Grenfell Tower
<p>On 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a high-rise residential building in West London. </p><p>74 people died, and the tragedy became one of the darkest days in recent British history.</p><p>But worst of all, the incident was completely avoidable. This is the ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 2022
203 The End of the Hearings
After more than four years, more than three hundred thousand documents, four hundred days of testimony and around £150 million, the Inquiry heard its final evidence. Lawyers for the core participants put forward the arguments they think the chair of the Inquiry, Sir Martin Moore- ... Show More
48m 48s
Jun 2022
199 Expert Witnesses: Week 2
This week, as we passed the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, two expert witnesses levelled a series of fierce criticisms at the building safety regime. José Torero, head of the civil engineering department at a London university, described the competence levels among ... Show More
32m 37s