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Downstream: Elon Musk Wants to Be Napoleon w/ Will Davies
Its official were in the middle of an unprecedented vibe shift. Donald Trumps second term in the White House tips the political balance across the world. So, what happens next? And what defines t
Downstream: Why Are So Many People Lonely? w/ Shon Faye
Love is supposed to be the most universal human experience after death and taxes. So why do so many people feel like theyre failing in it? Ash Sarkar is joined by Shon Faye, author of the bestselling
ACFM Microdose: Making Sense of Sovereign Debt w/ Heidi Chow
After last weeks ACFM on the meaning and morality of personal debt, Keir and Nadia zoom out to the macroeconomics of debt. Joining them to make sense of concepts like sovereign debt, structural adjus
Novara FM: Time for a New Left Party? w/ Oliver Eagleton, Rachel Godfrey Wood and Joe Todd
Its been five long years since the decisive defeat of Corbynism at the ballot box. How, if at all, should the left reconstitute itself? Should everyone join the Greens? Or do we just need Mick Lynch
Downstream: Everything They Tell You About the Economy Is Wrong w/ Gary Stevenson
Fourteen years ago Gary Stevenson was one of Citibanks best performing traders. The bet that brought him success was one few foresaw: that despite record low interest rates, Britains economy would s
ACFM Trip 49: Debt
The concept of debt is as slippery as it is powerful. In this Trip episode, Keir, Nadia and Jem explain why debt is more like a belief than a calculation, and wonder how to imagine a society without i
Novara FM: What Will ‘Technoking’ Elon Musk Do in the White House? w/ Quinn Slobodian
Elon Musk is the most symptomatic capitalist of our era: obsessed with publicity, by many accounts a fanatical workaholic, and increasingly in bed with the far right. But how did he go from Obama-era
Downstream: Who’s Behind the Institute of Economic Affairs? w/ Kristian Niemietz
The Institute of Economic Affairs is one of the most powerful and secretive think tanks in the UK, known for promoting free-market Thatcherism as a solution to all of our economic woes. Whos behind i
Downstream: Woke Capitalism Just Collapsed. Here’s Why w/ Brett Christophers
Donald Trump is the next president. Meta, Walmart and McDonalds have forsaken their diversity policies. Elon Musk is demanding that Keir Starmer be removed as PM. Why is this all happening at the sam
ACFM Microdose: The Communist Manifesto
The ACFM gang gather for a midwinter reading of one of the most influential political tracts ever written. Download a version online and follow along as Nadia, Keir and Jem reassess The Communist Mani