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Novara FM: How Enoch Powell Explains British Politics’ Rivers of Shit w/ Kojo Koram
Keir Starmer stands accused of echoing Enoch Powell in his Island of Strangers speech. But who was this titanic figure in the history of British racism? And how did he shape the far rights existent
Novara FM: The New Party, Beyond London w/ Pamela Fitzpatrick, Jamie Driscoll and Shockat Adam
There will be a new party. And also, there already is one. We put the strategies of Pamela Fitzpatrick, Jamie Driscoll and Shockat Adam head to head: do we need a new party? Should it be led by Jeremy
Downstream: How to Be a Morally Effective Person w/ Rutger Bregman
This weeks guest is best known for hijacking a panel at the World Economic Forums annual meeting at Davos, where he told a room full of billionaires to stop avoiding taxes. He now claims that this f
Novara FM: What Communism Actually Is w/ Jasper Bernes
Communism is a classless, moneyless and stateless society. So far, so simple. And so far out of reach. Or, we could define it differently, as the real movement that abolishes the present state of thi
Downstream: Big Tech Is Making Our Children Depressed and Anxious. Here’s How w/ Jonathan Haidt
As smart phone use has soared, Generation Zs mental health has plummeted. But just how bad is this crisis, and who should we hold responsible? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan
ACFM 51: Heroes
The ACFM crew offer a weird-left perspective on the role of the hero (and heroine) in politics and culture. Nadia, Jem and Keir assess theories of Great Men, the myth of the heros journey and the lur
Novara FM: Are India and Pakistan Gambling with Nuclear War? w/ Mohamad Junaid
Last week, a terrorist attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir sparked a rapid military escalation: planes were shot down, thousands were arbitrarily detained, the houses of suspects families were blown up
Downstream: Why the Left Fails to Connect With People w/ Jimmy The Giant
Not long ago, Kieren Owen AKA Jimmy The Giant was in the alt right pipeline. He believed in the tyranny of the welfare system, thought woke culture was dangerous for society and that Tommy Robinso
Novara Debates: Are Labour Doomed?
Ash Sarkar, Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani debate: could the Labour Party be heading for a trouncing? Help us build people-powered media: https://novara.media/support
Novara Debates: Can Reform Win A General Election?
Ash Sarkar, Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani debate one of the most pressing questions of the day: can Reform UK win a general election? Might it even win the next one? Help us build people-powered me