Mallen Baker: Faultlines
Episodes
Trump 2024 depends on Facebook?
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook grapples with the realisation that what it does next may affect whether Donald Trump stands for election in 2024. Britain engages in a wet fi...
Biden's Big Promise
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden makes big promises to lead the world on climate change, but not everyone’s convinced. Europe tries to tackle the downsides of artifi...
Should you fear the blood clots? | The Mallen Baker Show
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The UK regulator confirms a likely link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and extremely rare blood clots. The prosecution in the George Floyd trail runs...
America holds its breath
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The George Floyd murder trial gets underway in America as a row breaks out in the UK about the idea that Britain might NOT be institutionally racist. ...
China's Big Mistake
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The West hardens its lines against China, while Joe Biden struggles with the border crisis the EU steps back, for now, from the brink of vaccine natio...
Vaccine madness | The Mallen Baker Show
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Europe’s vaccine madness puts off its citizens from getting vaccinated even as it threatens to seize other people’s vaccines. Joe Biden’s puzzle...
Save us from online harm
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heavyweight figures call for action against online harm in the UK. US democrats cite exactly that principle to call for conservative channels to be re...
Vaccine passports are coming
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vaccine passports seem inevitably on the horizon whether we like them or not. The US continues to fail in achieving unity. And companies push ahead on...
World order "crumbling"
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The UK defence minister gives a stark warning that the current world order is crumbling and it’s becoming more likely that use of biological and che...
Climate action for thee but not for me
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it’s the UK and French governments or climate czar John Kerry, everybody gets hammered for saying one thing and doing another this week. Chi...
Vaccine Wars
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A vicious vaccine war breaks out as the EU threatens to divert doses from the UK, Joe Biden launches a barrage of first week measures on climate chang...
The rise of Captain Unity
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden is inaugurated as Captain Unity, with a mission to unite America. The EU and Australia open new fronts in the war against the tech giants. A...
The BIG TECH coup
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The tech giants demonstrate their power in obliterating any online presence for Donald Trump and taking down the independent Parler platform. In the U...
WHAT NEXT after the US Capitol Building drama?
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the week that rocked America and the world, we look at what really happened in Washington DC and, more importantly, what happens next.Support th...
Attack of the MUTANT VIRUS
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A mutant virus cancelled Christmas – was it just another example of over-reaction by the government? A Brexit trade deal limps over the line at the ...
A merry little COVID Christmas
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While Europe locks down, Britain resists for now the pressure to abandon its plans to let people use their own judgement on how they spend Christmas. ...
Sweden's Covid approach FAILED?
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sweden’s totally different approach to the pandemic has failed, and it’s now caved in and followed the rest of us into lockdown. That’s what som...
High Court says NO PUBERTY BLOCKERS for kids | The Mallen Baker Show
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A huge judgement as the High Court rules that children cannot consent to body-changing trans treatments such as puberty blockers. Britain picks playgr...
Will they take the Covid VACCINE?
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It seems as though it’s unending covid lockdowns until the vaccines arrive. But will people take them when they get here? Joe Biden pleases some and...
The Boris climate gamble | The Mallen Baker Show
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson launches his ten-point plan for the green industrial revolution. Question marks get raised over whether Covid-19 actually started in Chi...
Joe Biden WON’T HEAL America
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden promises that he can heal America, but there are good reasons to think that he’s wrong. A vaccine is on the way that has a 90% effectivene...
The Lockdown LIE? | The Mallen Baker Show
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
England goes into full lockdown and within days the data that put it there is being ripped apart. The US presidential standoff gets uglier as Presiden...
The Secret Covid Report REVEALED | The Mallen Baker Show
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As European countries are locking down again in the face of the pandemic, we discover the previously secret UK government advice directing its actions...
Things they tell us (that just AIN'T SO) | The Mallen Baker Show
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the final presidential debate takes place against the backdrop of highly partisan media reporting. The UK throws more ar...
Courting climate controversy | The Mallen Baker Show
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the UK government says ‘no’ to the scientists over covid lockdowns, Supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett outrages...
Why the debates don't work | The Mallen Baker Show
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, following the vice presidents debate we ask what we learned from the two candidates who are actually able to speak in co...
Lockdown, The Sequel | The Mallen Baker Show
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the UK tightens and Belgium relaxes their lockdowns even though their covid-19 figures are the same, America descends fu...
Fiery but mostly peaceful | The Mallen Baker Show
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, another shooting in America unleashes another round of riots, but are the protesters President Trump’s best hope of re...
The Panic Pandemic | The Mallen Baker Show
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, panic provokes lockdowns and quarantines in Europe even though almost nobody’s dying, panic leads to a U-turn in the U...
The Leaders We Deserve? | The Mallen Baker Show
08 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, anger is rising in the shell-shocked city of Beirut, leaked video evidence throws a new light on the murder of George Fl...
The second spike of stupidity | The Mallen Baker Show
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, European governments are terrified of what seems to be an emerging second wave of covid-19. Americans fight partisan war...
Portland Protests, Media Bias and the Russia Report | The Mallen Baker Show
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the US media shows shocking partisan bias as America sinks deeper into conflict, the UK is faced with the evidence of Ru...
Chinese or Woke? How do you prefer your censorship? | The Mallen Baker Show
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, we learned that Data and research are obliterated if they tell us things we don’t want to hear. The world wakes up to ...
The Surge in the South | The Mallen Baker Show
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the surge in the south puts the coronavirus back on the US agenda. A backlash grows against Black Lives Matter the organ...
Anti-slavery is CANCELLED | The Mallen Baker Show
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, anti-racism campaigners choose increasingly bizarre targets, battles are won against cancel-culture but mostly the war i...
The Crisis of Confidence | The Mallen Baker Show
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, we begin to reap what we sowed over the last month as trust in institutions goes through the floor. And people begin to ...
EVERYONE is Cancelled | The Mallen Baker Show
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, campaigners aim to cancel the police for brutality. Others want to cancel long-dead people for slavery. Mostly they end ...
Why America is REALLY divided and on fire | The Mallen Baker Show
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, America sees a week of protests and riots and police brutality and political manoeuvring and almost no social distancing...
Media frenzy FAILS to bring down Dominic Cummings
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the media tries to take down Brexit architect Dominic Cummings, President Trump declares war on social media companies, ...
FEAR of ending lockdown | The Mallen Baker Show
23 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the second wave of infections is notable by its absence, the WHO comes under attack, furious debates break out over how ...
Herd immunity the only Covid-19 strategy that works? | The Mallen Baker Show
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the World Health Organisation, savages Sweden for believing in herd immunity. But is it actually the only strategy that ...
Was the LOCKDOWN MODEL wrong?
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, as 'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson falls from grace the computer model that kept people off the streets comes under f...
Sweden the post-lockdown role model? | The Mallen Baker Show
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the world gets confused about whether Sweden’s relaxed no-lockdown approach to coronavirus is a good example, or a bad...
Chris Rose - What makes for effective campaigning strategy?
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Rose is a hugely experienced environmental campaigner, and was a leading figure in the iconic Shell Brent Spar campaign with Greenpeace. He now ...
BBC Climate Bias? | The Mallen Baker Show
04 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, the BBC plays host to a climate change scrap between Matt Ridley, Kevin Anderson and Greta Thunberg. And the second in l...
Climate Change 'Not as bad as it once looked'
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-up of the week, one of the most pessimistic self-described 'alarmists' David Wallace-Wells, concludes that the worst case scenario that ...
Are bees going extinct?
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
According to reports, we’re facing the beepocalypse. Pollinators are dying out, and the result will be much of our food will disappear with bee exti...
Richard Walker – The plain-speaking approach to sustainable business
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Richard Walker, managing director of Iceland Foods. Richard has become one of the most recognisable faces of sustainable bu...
Amy Clarke – Investing in impact
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Amy Clarke, co-founder and chief impact officer at Tribe Impact Capital, the award-winning wealth management firm and BCorp...
Anna Cain – Boxing clever for the youngsters failed by the system
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Anna Cain, chief executive of the Boxing Academy, a unique and groundbreaking school for the most hard-to-reach young peopl...
Giles Gibbons – Doing good with business and food
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Giles Gibbons, founder and chief executive of Good Business, as well as founder of the sustainable restaurant association. ...
Brendan May – Challenging businesses to change for good
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Brendan May, chairman and founder of Robertsbridge, the sustainability strategy agency. Brendan was formerly chief executiv...
In dialogue with Roger Hallam, Extinction Rebellion co-founder
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a rather different type of discussion to the usual ones I have on this podcast. Many of you will know that I do commentary videos on Y...
Anna Dixon – What works for an ageing population
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Anna Dixon, chief executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, the charity working to create a society where everyone enjoys ...
Peter Grant – Understanding effective philanthropy
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Dr Peter Grant, director of charities MSC programme at Cass business school and author of various books on the theory and h...
Becky Willan – Challenging brands to embrace a positive purpose
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Becky Willan, managing director and co-founder of Given London, the brand agency with a focus on purpose and positive impac...
Tim Smit - Inspiring the self-belief of others
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Sir Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project and executive chairman of Eden Project International. The Eden Project transfo...
David Grayson - Working carers and how to support them
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I welcome back David Grayson, author, speaker and Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility at the Cranfield School of Managemen...
Alison Ward - Tackling issues from cocoa to cotton
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Alison Ward. Alison is the chief executive of Cotton Connect, a social enterprise with a mission to transform the cotton in...
How leading change makers seize opportunities
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a little different to what we’ve done so far. We’re at episode number 29, and bearing in mind we launched the first three episodes...
Mike Clasper – Sustainability at the heart of good management
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Mike Clasper. Mike is the chairman of Coats Group plc. He was formerly chief executive of the airports company BAA, and was...
Stephanie Davies-Arai – Seeking the truth without fear
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Stephanie Davies-Arai. Stephanie is the founder of Transgender Trend, a parent effectiveness trainer and the author of the ...
Caroline Casey – The magic of possibility
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Caroline Casey. Caroline is a social entrepreneur, international speaker and leading authority on diversity and inclusion. ...
Jonathon Porritt – Calling time on unsustainable wealth creation
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Jonathon Porritt, co-founder of Forum for the Future. Jonathon has been one of the most respected faces of the environmenta...
Katie Buchanan – Do a few things really well
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Katie Buchanan, the head of sustainability for Virgin Media. Katie is responsible for Virgin Media's growing reputation for...
John O’Brien – Helping people maximise their potential for good
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What did the world look like to the young John O’Brien as he left school and embarked upon adult life? (1:29) The startlingly different direction th...
Ron Bailey – Successful campaigns against powerful opponents
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Ron Bailey. This is a special one for me. Ron is a campaigning genius who has been possibly the most effective parliamentar...
Jennie Galbraith – A force for change in the world of tobacco
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Jennie Galbraith who is the group head of sustainability for British American Tobacco. Jennie is also Vice Chair and one of...
Lord Boateng – Be prepared to be a disrupter
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Lord Boateng who, as Paul Boateng, was a cabinet minister in the Blair Government as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Paul ...
Paul Polman - Leadership with purpose
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Paul Polman who, until just a few weeks ago, was the chief executive of Unilever. Paul needs very little introduction to ma...
Beccy Speight – why ancient woodland matters for the future
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Beccy Speight, the chief executive of the Woodland Trust. Beccy is an energetic champion for practical environmental change...
Claire Fox – Robust debate and Generation Snowflake
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Claire Fox, Director of the Academy of Ideas and author of the book ‘I find that offensive’. Claire is a panellist on R...
Michael Kelly - Turning risk into opportunity
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this, the first episode of 2019, I talk to Mike Kelly, chairman of the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust and former head of CSR for KPMG. Mike is a seasoned ...
Be a more effective change maker in 2019
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a different kind of episode, as we finish off 2018 with a quick look back to some things that changed my thinking over the last year, and then...
Dame Julia Cleverdon – connecting the unconnected
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Dame Julia Cleverdon, a passionate and practical campaigner, listed by the Times as one of the 50 most influential women in...
Vicky Pryce - Economics as a vehicle for change
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Vicky Pryce, economist and commentator and previously Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innova...
Andy Wales - Making change that sticks
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Andy Wales, the Chief Digital Impact & Sustainability Officer for BT, and formerly the Corporate Affairs Director for S...
Ravinol Chambers – Storytelling with purpose
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Ravinol Chambers, the founder of Be Inspired Films - a multi award-winning video production company that helps individuals ...
Your personal purpose – why and how to create one
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the value of having a personal purpose – what it is, and how you can go about creating one. Lots of the most successfu...
Rob Cameron – Tackling the big emerging issues
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Rob Cameron, the chief executive of the consultancy and think tank Sustainability. Rob has been the CEO of a sustainability...
Joost Oorthuizen – how to push positive impact to scale
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Joost Oorthuizen, the chief executive of IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative. Joost has led IDH for the ten years since i...
Trewin Restorick – focusing on what works for environmental change
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Trewin Restorick, the founder of environmental communications charity Hubbub UK, which aims to create real practical change...
David Goodhart – the new values divide that led to Brexit and Trump
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to David Goodhart, author of the hugely influential book ‘The Road to Somewhere – The new tribes shaping British politics’...
John May - Unleashing the power of young people
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to John May, the secretary general of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. He describes himself as a campaigner, sto...
Taking risks to tackle human rights with Chris Harrop of Marshalls
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Chris Harrop, the group marketing director and the head of sustainability for Marshalls plc. In addition to those roles, Ch...
Solitaire Townsend - positivity and its power to change the world
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Solitaire Townsend is an entrepreneur, sustainability expert and author of ‘The Happy Hero - How to change your life by changing the world’. She c...
David Grayson - Why businesses need to go 'All In'
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David Grayson is Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility at the Cranfield School of Management. For over ten years, he was the director of the ...
Mike Barry of Marks & Spencer - the ambition to sell sustainably
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Barry is the Director of Plan A and Sustainable Business for Marks and Spencer. He is known throughout the responsible business community as a ke...
Introduction to the podcast
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A short introduction to the change maker podcast, how it's going to work and what you can expect in the first three episodes.