Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDownstream: Novara’s 2022 Roundtable Review
Ash is joined by Novara’s own Aaron Bastani, Moya Lothian-McLean, Michael Walker and James Butler to talk about what was bugging them in the year 202…
3 years, 4 months ago
Downstream: Our Own Cynicism Is the Left’s Biggest Enemy w/ Billy Bragg
Throughout his 30-year career, Billy Bragg has never shied away from politics. From playing benefit gigs for miners in the 1980s to clashing with the…
3 years, 4 months ago
Downstream: Twitter’s Toxic Downfall w/ Richard Seymour
What is it about Twitter that turns us into such objectionable creatures? What has social media done to the language we use and the way we interact w…
3 years, 4 months ago
Downstream: Everything We Think We Know About Human History Is Wrong w/ David Wengrow
New research shows our distant ancestors enjoyed a far more complex – and creative – existence than we had ever imagined. If humans have always exper…
3 years, 4 months ago
Downstream: How to Hide a Billion Pounds w/ Oliver Bullough
Imagine you had a few million ill-gotten pounds, dollars or rubles. Where would you stash it? You’d need to make sure no one knew it was yours, or wh…
3 years, 4 months ago
Downstream: Labour are as Bad as the Tories on Immigration w/ Maya Goodfellow
We’re told by the Conservatives and their acolytes in the media that the Labour Party is — and always has been — soft on immigration. Little could be…
3 years, 5 months ago
Downstream: It’s Now or Never w/ Chris Packham
Chris Packham is a national treasure. A naturalist, photographer and author, he’s best known for bringing nature into our living rooms as host of The…
3 years, 5 months ago
Downstream: Food Culture Is Making Us Anxious w/ Ruby Tandoh
Eating is supposed to be fun, so why does food culture – from our table manners to the promise of “clean eating” – trigger so much anxiety? Ash Sarka…
3 years, 6 months ago
Downstream: The Plan is to Make You Permanently Poorer w/ Gary Stevenson
In 2011, while working as a City trader, Gary Stevenson joined the ranks of the ultra-rich with a single bonus cheque. Not long after, he was named o…
3 years, 6 months ago
Downstream: Can Lula Take Brazil Back From Bolsonaro? w/ Sabrina Fernandes
On 2nd October, Brazil will be faced with a stark choice. The incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro, has overseen economic calamity and nearly 700,000 …
3 years, 6 months ago