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Downstream: Masculinity, Modern Love, and Mental Health w/ Blindboy
Blindboy is an artist, podcaster, and author. His storytelling style weaves anti-colonial histories with perspectives on modern masculinity, politics, and mental health, all cut with an absurdist sens
Novara FM: ICE Is Ramping Up. LA Fought Back w/ Harsha Walia
The Trump Administrations Big Beautiful Bill will fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the tune of $45bn a staggering increasing. But the fight back has already started. The 2025 pro
Downstream: Exposing The True Costs of AI w/ Karen Hao
As AI begins to fundamentally alter our lives, were in urgent need of expert voices who both understand how the technology works and are capable of scrutinising its effects. In her new book, Empire o
ACFM Trip 52: Cleaning
In the socialist utopia of our dreams, who exactly is doing the cleaning? Nadia, Jem and Keir confront a tricky topic in this ACFM Trip. With music from X-Ray Spex, The B-52s and more, they offer thei
Novara FM: Israel-Iran War, Escalation Pauses w/ Eskandar Sadeghi
Escalation towards war with Iran has hit a pause. But for how long? Eskandar Sadeghi is the author of Revolution and its Discontents: Political Thought and Reform in Iran. He joined Richard Hames to e
Downstream: Trump’s Plan is to Make His Friends Even Richer w/ Quinn Slobodian
Quinn Slobodian is a Canadian historian. His new book, Hayeks Bastards: The Neoliberal Roots of the Populist Right is a deep dive into the set of far-right ideologues currently dominating US politics
Novara FM: How BlackRock and Global Finance Stole Your Future w/ Michael A. McCarthy
Got a pension? Or a savings account? Arguably, its purpose is to align your interests with the interests of capitalism: when the market goes up, you benefit too. All this means that the working class
Downstream: American Democracy Is Collapsing, and This Man Predicted It w/ Joseph Stiglitz
During the 2008 economic crisis, the Obama administration had an opportunity to enact widespread market reforms. Instead, they bailed out the banks and laid the groundwork for mass inequality and a po
Novara FM: How to Redistribute the Globe w/ Jo Guldi
Assuming youre not reading this on your yacht, then the most contentious thing in the world is right beneath you. Since the dawn of agriculture, peasants, farmers, landlords, and states have vied for
Downstream: The IDF Killed My Entire Family, and the British Government Helped Them w/ Ahmed Alnaouq
Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist and author. In October 2023, while he was in the UK, an Israeli airstrike hit his home in central Gaza, killing 21 of his immediate family, including his fath