Trip 44: Humility

With the general election leaving plenty of Labour voters feeling sidelined by the centre-right’s power grab, the ACFM crew explore the role of humility – and humiliation – in politics.

Should we cultivate humility to cope with political weakness? Is fear of humiliation a product of patriarchy? And can humility help us be better political thinkers and organisers? And who’s the humblest ACFM host of them all?

Nadia, Keir and Jem apply their weird-left lens to the topic with ideas from Nietzsche and Lyotard, and music from Erik Satie, Kendrick Lamar, Ravi Shankar and Joni Mitchell.

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Music: The Strikes – Baby I’m Sorry / Erik Satie – Gnossienne No.1 / Youth – Iron Horse (The Orb’s End Hate Remix) / Ravi Shankar – Raga Jog / Kendrick Lamar – Humble / Beck – Loser / Radiohead – Creep / Joni Mitchell – River

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