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“Just Paint the Walls Pink”: Gender, Prison and Carceral Feminism

Oonagh Ryder speaks to Mo Mansfield, a social justice campaigner and women’s sector professional. They discuss what carceral feminism is, how it has helped to expand and entrench the criminal justice system and how we can move beyond this towards an abolitionist feminism.
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Public Capital and Transition: Robin Blackburn on the Corbyn Project
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Robin Blackburn, former editor of the New Left Review and professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, to discuss the political economy of Corbynism.
The Mason Hour
Matt Zarb-Cousin and Max Shanly are joined by Paul Mason to discuss how to respond to the rising tide of fascism across the West, and how Labour can be effective in that fight.
Exit From Nightmare: Will Davies on Economic Science Fictions
James Butler is joined by Will Davies to discuss Economic Science Fictions, dystopia, speculative politics, what neoliberals actually believe, and the fantasies behind Brexit.
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Stop Trump?
Ahead of Trump's visit to the UK – and the protests to accompany it – James Butler is joined by Ash Sarkar and Richard Seymour to discuss the first 18 months of the Trump regime, transatlantic politics post-Brexit, and the uses of political protest.
A New Dark Age?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by James Bridle, to discuss the politics of technology, silicon prometheanism, how to think about the present – and why nothing seemed to happen after the Snowden leaks.
Lights in the Distance: Migration in Europe
On #NovaraFM, James Butler talks to Daniel Trilling and Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi on migration to Europe, the politics of cross-border movement, the experiences of people who make the crossing and what drives them.
Grenfell: One Year On
One year on from the Grenfell Tower fire, James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Luke Barratt to discuss the political aftermath of the fire, the progress of the inquiry, and the survivors' struggle for justice.
To Brexit and Beyond
Brexit day looms ever closer, and we still don't know what we're getting. The Tories seem to be cracking under their own contradictions, but what hope is there in Brexit? Joining James Butler to discuss Brexit, Europe and beyond are: Aaron Bastani, Marina Prentoulis, and Samuele Mazzolini. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience.
What Is Abolition?
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann finish this season of The Lockdown with a recap of what they've discussed in the previous episodes. Sam talks about what he's learnt and they decide whether he's ready to graduate from the podcast's 'resident idiot'.
“If a Career Is All That Matters to You, Then Why the Hell Would You Choose Politics?”
Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin are joined by journalist, commentator and socialist firebrand Ellie O’Hagan, whose insights on political matters du jour fizz like a Lush bath bomb
Anti-Politics: State, Authority, Ideology
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Eliane Glaser to discuss her new book 'Anti-Politics', and the attitude of the contemporary left to the key questions of political power and the state.
The Leo Panitch Show
Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin sit in starstruck awe as Professor Leo Panitch explains how the world works in a dulcet Canadian accent.
Guilty by Association: How to Get a Life Sentence for a Murder You Didn’t Commit
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to activist and founder of campaign group Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA), Gloria Morrison.
Raj Patel: a History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
James Butler is joined by author, activist and academic Raj Patel to discuss 'A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things', and explore the relation between climate, capitalism, colonialism – and the future of the planet.
Utopia Now?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler and Ash Sarkar discuss Utopia, its history and politics, and ask: what would it mean to make Utopia now?
Ending the Cycle of Violence
On The Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to anti-violence practitioner Whitney Iles about youth violence, why it happens and how to stop it.
Local Election Results

Michael Walker, Dawn Foster and Richard Seymour take a look at the local election results.