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Novara FM: Who Dares To Rewrite 40,000 Years of History? w/ David Wengrow
This episode was first released in November 2021. In the bestselling book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, archaeologist David Weng…
2 years, 1 month ago
Downstream: Everything You Know About The Global Economy is Wrong w/ Philip Pilkington
We are in a drastically different world from the one most of us grew up in. This has been proven by the rapid escalation in the events in the Middle …
2 years, 1 month ago
ACFM Microdose: Plugged-in Protest w/ Jeremy Gilbert
Music has the uncanny power to stir up big feelings, which makes it an obvious vehicle for political statements of hope, anger, despair, or how to ca…
2 years, 1 month ago
Novara FM: The Novels That Inspired Class War w/ Mark Steven
What role does literature play in revolution? If the question seems bizarre to you and the answer obvious, you’re not alone. Yet some of the most imp…
2 years, 1 month ago
Downstream: We Are in the Post-Climate Change World w/ Gaia Vince
Discussion of climate change mainly focuses on mitigating rising temperatures, de-carbonising and getting to ‘net zero’. Author and broadcaster Gaia …
2 years, 1 month ago
Novara FM: Escaping the Tourism Trap w/ Dean MacCannell
January is historically the busiest month of the year for holiday bookings. But if you’ve ever felt uncomfortable with the idea of being a tourist, y…
2 years, 1 month ago
Downstream: White Holes and Radical Politics w/ Carlo Rovelli
From his radical youth in 1970s Italy to his research as one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli is as comfortable talking p…
2 years, 2 months ago
Novara FM: The People Vs Football w/ Juliet Jacques & Tom Williams
Is football the place for political struggle? Is there a limit to the success of fan-owned clubs? How disappointed can we be when pundits and players…
2 years, 2 months ago
Downstream: 2023 Year in Review
For this end-of-year edition of Downstream, the Novara Media team look back on the biggest stories of the year. Ash Sarkar is joined by Moya Lothian-…
2 years, 2 months ago
ACFM Microdose: A Festive 50 For 2023
The ACFM gang get together for the last time this year to deliver a Festive 50. Keir, Jem and Nadia select the best bits of culture and politics from…
2 years, 2 months ago