Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDownstream: Empire, Austerity and Why Corbyn Was Right About Iraq w/ Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart has led a colourful life: diplomat in Indonesia, governor in post-invasion Iraq, founder of an NGO and a Member of Parliament. He’s also…
2 years, 5 months ago
Novara FM: What Does Class Mean Now?
We’re going back to basics on Novara FM this autumn with a series about the big one: class. What does it mean to look at the world through the lens o…
2 years, 5 months ago
Downstream: Here’s How Power Really Works w/ Grace Blakeley
Most people know that the game is rigged. Those who set the rules – win the game. Grace Blakeley has made a career of studying the rules, exposing th…
2 years, 5 months ago
Downstream: Oligarchs Are Ruining This Country w/ Sam Bright
Who exactly is the ruling class? The conspicuous top hat and tailed Bullingdon Club still exert dominance, but their era is waning. There are new fol…
2 years, 5 months ago
ACFM Trip 36: Festivals
Festivals. The perfect embodiment of the ACFM aesthetic, and even social politics… or are they? As the season comes to a close, Nadia, Jem and Keir a…
2 years, 6 months ago
Novara FM: Will We Still Be Mad After Capitalism? w/ Micha Frazer-Carroll
Mental illness is endemic to life under capitalism, yet it’s still largely talked about as a personal and medical issue. But what if we ditched the c…
2 years, 6 months ago
Novara FM: The Art of the Psyop w/ Trevor Paglen
We live in exciting times for ufology. We’re also coming to realise that many of the modern-day myths around visiting spacecraft were in fact planted…
2 years, 6 months ago
Novara FM: The Oxygen of Democracy w/ Amy Goodman
“Democratic media is the oxygen of democracy.” That’s the maxim that motivates Amy Goodman, award-winning American journalist and longtime host of De…
2 years, 6 months ago
Downstream: A History of Sex Scandals w/ Steven Methven
The media and the public seem to be fixated on sex scandals this year, from household names in the headlines to salacious rumours spread on social me…
2 years, 6 months ago
ACFM Trip 35: The Internet
In this bumper Trip, the gang survey the totalising modern phenomenon that is The Internet. Nadia, Keir and Jem dredge up their early interactions wi…
2 years, 6 months ago