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We are always looking for ways to amplify supporters' voices, hear your reflections on the big news stories of the moment, and connect our readers with our newsroom. We hope that this monthly podcast will enable us to do just this – providing a platform for journalists, Guardian supporters and industry experts to come together to discuss the issues that matter most. You can submit topic suggestions and questions to our team via email at weneedtotalkabout@theguardian.com. Do please leave us your name, location and phone number so we can get in touch if needed. What is it that we need to talk about?

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We need to talk about protest – Guardian Members' exclusive podcast

We need to talk about protest – Guardian Members' exclusive podcast

From protests against President Trump and Brexit, to Romanian anti-corruption demonstrations and the people defending threats to local libraries – we appear to be living in a new age of resistance. But how can we maintain momentum? And what can we really achieve? In this edition of our podcast for Guardian Members we discuss the power and danger of protest

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en-gbFebruary 28, 2017

Michael Chabon on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – books podcast

Michael Chabon on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – books podcast

The Pulitzer prize-winning novelist looks back on a modern classic at a Guardian book club event

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en-gbFebruary 10, 2017

We need to talk about climate change – Guardian Members' exclusive podcast

We need to talk about climate change – Guardian Members' exclusive podcast

What will a Trump presidency mean for the future of the planet? In the first of our new monthly podcasts for Guardian members, in which expert panelists and journalists tackle your queries on the subjects you consider most pressing, we consider climate change policy in the Trump era. What should we expect – and what can we do about it?

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en-gbFebruary 02, 2017

The rise of Donald Trump - Guardian Live event podcast

The rise of Donald Trump - Guardian Live event podcast

It is an election result that has left the US and the rest of the world reeling, that saw a man with no record in any political office, a reality TV star who has boasted about sexually assaulting women, become the 45th US president. The Guardian’s special projects editor Mark Rice-Oxley and a panel of columnists discuss the reasons for Trump’s success and the Democrats’ failure

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en-gbDecember 13, 2016

Utopia 2016: how to die a good death – Guardian Live event podcast

Utopia 2016: how to die a good death – Guardian Live event podcast

By turning away from death, by ignoring its inevitability, are we making our death more distressing for ourselves and for our loved ones? Giles Fraser and an expert panel shed some light on the positive things that can happen when we face this entirely natural part of life

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en-gbNovember 01, 2016

Can the Labour party rebuild and win? Guardian Live event – audio

Can the Labour party rebuild and win? Guardian Live event – audio

The Guardian’s political editor Anushka Asthana alongside Paul Mason, Rafael Behr, Hugh Muir, Polly Toynbee and John Harris reflect on the tumultuous battle for the heart of the Labour party and ask whether Labour regain power?

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en-gbOctober 26, 2016

The Guardian Live interview with Ed Balls and Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian Live interview with Ed Balls and Jonathan Freedland

From the Labour conference in Liverpool, Ed Balls talks to the Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland about his memoir, his views on Labour’s survival and whether he’ll return to politics after Strictly Come Dancing

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en-gbOctober 04, 2016

Gary Younge: Another day in the death of America - Guardian Live event

Gary Younge: Another day in the death of America - Guardian Live event

On an average day in America, seven children and teens will be shot dead. At a Guardian Members’ event Gary Younge discusses his 18-month investigation into the lives lost during a single day – 23 November 2013

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en-gbOctober 03, 2016

The Observer interview with Nick Clegg and Andrew Rawnsley – Gdn Live

The Observer interview with Nick Clegg and Andrew Rawnsley – Gdn Live

Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister, joins the Observer’s Andrew Rawnsley to discuss his time in government and the current turmoil in mainstream politics

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en-gbSeptember 24, 2016

liberal democrats

liberal-conservative coalition

andrew rawnsley

Tim Farron talks to Heather Stewart – Guardian Live interview

Tim Farron talks to Heather Stewart – Guardian Live interview

The Lib Dem leader talks to the Guardian’s political editor about Brexit, his party’s future and potential alliances

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en-gbSeptember 21, 2016

liberal democrats

Crisis on the left: what's the future of progressive politics? – Guardian Live

Crisis on the left: what's the future of progressive politics? – Guardian Live

John Harris, a cross-party panel and Guardian Members ask if the only way to defeat the Tories is to create a more representative, pluralist politics on the left

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en-gbSeptember 15, 2016

liberal democrats

How to live a happy life – Guardian Live event

How to live a happy life – Guardian Live event

Dawn Foster asks a UTOPIA 2016/Guardian Live panel what makes us happy and whether happiness is now a marker for success that causes anxiety

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en-gbSeptember 05, 2016

health & wellbeing

happiness indices

What did the 80s do for us? – Guardian Live event with Alexei Sayle

What did the 80s do for us? – Guardian Live event with Alexei Sayle

‘The godfather of alternative comedy’ takes a walk down memory lane with the Guardian’s Andy Beckett to understand the impact of a tumultuous decade

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en-gbAugust 25, 2016

margaret thatcher

Rose Tremain on her novel The Gustav Sonata - Books podcast

Rose Tremain on her novel The Gustav Sonata - Books podcast

Orange Prize winner Rose Tremain gives an account of writing her latest book, The Gustav Sonata

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en-gbJuly 29, 2016

AI, augmented reality and the future of gaming – Guardian live event

AI, augmented reality and the future of gaming – Guardian live event

At a Guardian Live event, games editor Keith Stuart asks a panel of designers and programmers what the advances in artificial intelligence mean for games and the people who play them?

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en-gbJuly 20, 2016

virtual reality

augmented reality

artificial intelligence (ai)

Chilcot: the Iraq war inquiry – Guardian Live event

Chilcot: the Iraq war inquiry – Guardian Live event

Following the publication of the Chilcot report, the Guardian’s deputy editor, Paul Johnson, asks a Guardian Live panel how the invasion, occupation and reconstruction of Iraq were mishandled and looks at the wider consequences

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en-gbJuly 10, 2016

middle east and north africa

iraq war inquiry

Panama Papers: the biggest leak in history – Guardian Live event

Panama Papers: the biggest leak in history – Guardian Live event

Award-winning investigative journalists from Süddeutsche Zeitung Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer reveal the inside story behind the biggest leak in history

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en-gbJuly 06, 2016

What will the world look like in 2025? – Guardian Live event

What will the world look like in 2025? – Guardian Live event

At the end of a turbulent week, Mark Rice-Oxley and a panel of writers, philosophers and anthropologists take a step back to make their predictions for what our world will look like 10 years from now

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en-gbJuly 01, 2016

UK votes for Brexit: what happens next? – Guardian Live event

UK votes for Brexit: what happens next? – Guardian Live event

Jonathan Freedland chairs a discussion of what happens after the vote to leave the EU, the biggest political shock for decades

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en-gbJuly 01, 2016

What next for Syria? – Guardian Live event

What next for Syria? – Guardian Live event

As a result of the Syrian conflict, more than half of the country’s population has been displaced. At a Guardian Live event, Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov chairs an expert panel discussing the causes of the refugee crisis and how we can tackle it

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en-gbJune 28, 2016

amnesty international

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