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Novara FM: Why Posh People Have Bad Taste w/ Nathalie Olah
Dolly Parton was right, as usual, when she revealed that “it costs a lot of money to look this cheap”. But who decided rhinestones were tacky in the …
2 years, 3 months ago
Downstream: The Future of Money w/ Brett Scott
We’re heading towards a cashless society. With the dominion of Visa and Mastercard showing no sign of shrinking, it’s becoming increasingly necessary…
2 years, 3 months ago
Novara FM: Engine of Immortality w/ Jeff Jarvis
For 500 years, societies have been shaped by the authority and permanence of the printed word. What do we have to lose – or gain – when the internet …
2 years, 3 months ago
Downstream: We Must Get Ready For An Emergency w/ Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek is perhaps the most famous living Marxist philosopher. This year he will publish three books on topics ranging from the nature of freedo…
2 years, 3 months ago
ACFM Trip 38: Movement and Stillness
Ever feel like there’s too much change these days? Don’t worry, you’re not (necessarily) becoming more conservative. On this Trip, Nadia, Jem and Kei…
2 years, 3 months ago
Novara FM: In Search of Red Africa w/ Kevin Okoth
In the second half of the 20th century, revolutionaries across Africa were striving towards a decolonised future that never fully materialised. Foldi…
2 years, 4 months ago
Downstream: How Protest Movements Fall Apart w/ Vincent Bevins
The 2010s were a time of mass protest, from the Arab Spring uprisings to Occupy Wall Street, Euromaidan and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement. Many of th…
2 years, 4 months ago
Novara FM: Emergency Brake! On The Road With Just Stop Oil
Just Stop Oil is a group focused on climate change. So what were they doing blocking the path of a coachload of migrants last week? It all has to do …
2 years, 4 months ago
Downstream: Philosophy’s Biggest Pessimist w/ John Gray
John Gray’s writing on political philosophy is not easily pigeonholed. Over the last half century he has explored ideas that span the whole political…
2 years, 4 months ago
Novara FM: Truth That Only Fiction Reveals w/ Pankaj Mishra
After 9/11, the writer and essayist Pankaj Mishra found himself losing faith in journalism’s ability to convey the complexity and nuance of the situa…
2 years, 4 months ago