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Novara FM: How MAGA Went Mainstream w/ Joshua Citarella
In 2016, the alt-right seemed to come from the internet and infest politics. In 2024, the internet and politics have become identical. Are we swimmin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Downstream: What the Roman Empire Tells Us About the Collapse of the West W/ Peter Heather and John Rapley
Everyone knows that the Roman Empire rose, then fell. Historians don’t all agree on the reasons for the collapse, but their misunderstandings can she…
1 year, 3 months ago
Novara FM: What’s Next for AI Now It’s Ingested the Entire Internet? w/ Marek Poliks
The rise of artificial intelligence will bring about a planetary-scale shift in human life and politics – and, it seems, a lot of weird social media …
1 year, 3 months ago
Downstream: Could Israel Become A Failed State? w/ Ilan Pappé
War is spreading throughout West Asia, a situation understood by many observers as an outgrowth of Israeli expansionism. In a return visit to Downstr…
1 year, 3 months ago
Novara FM: How Do We Liberate People From Bad Ideas? w/ adrienne maree brown
In their new book Loving Corrections, adrienne maree brown poses a crucial conundrum for all progressive thinkers: how do we liberate people from bad…
1 year, 4 months ago
Downstream: How War, Trade and Farming Changed the Planet Forever w/ Sunil Amrith
What if instead of talking about history from the perspective of humanity, we told it from the perspective of the resources that made human expansion…
1 year, 4 months ago
Novara FM: The Age of Disaster Nationalism w/ Richard Seymour
Around the world, far-right movements are mobilising support by placing the blame for real catastrophes – Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, their own rio…
1 year, 4 months ago
Downstream: Insects Are Disappearing and We Should Be Very Worried w/ Dave Goulson
From pollinating crops to managing organic waste on a continental scale, insects are vital to life on Earth. They are also disappearing. Dave Goulson…
1 year, 4 months ago
Novara FM: Understanding Hezbollah, Israel’s ‘Best Enemy’ w/ Elia Ayoub
What does Israel hope to achieve this time, nearly 20 years after its last failed ground offensive in Lebanon? And how should we understand its adver…
1 year, 4 months ago
Downstream: Do We Really Need to Tax the Rich? w/ Stephanie Kelton
Stephanie Kelton is an author and economist, and subject of the new film ‘Finding The Money’. Her work as a proponent of Modern Monetary Theory and a…
1 year, 4 months ago