Microdose: Sitcoms at Work
The gang turn their attention to workplace comedy, from Wernham Hogg to Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
The home of the weird left. Nadia Idle, Jeremy Gilbert and Keir Milburn examine the links between left-wing politics, culture, music and experiences of collective joy.
Trip 33: Comedy
Does satire make us more cynical? The gang investigate the politics of having a laugh.
Trip 32: Myth
Keir, Nadia and Jeremy consider the stories we just can't shake, from Oedipus to Brexit.
Microdose: Strikes on Screen
From blacklisted Hollywood dramas to bawdy British comedies, ACFM goes to the movies.
Trip 31: Strikes
The ACFM union look back on 200 years of strikes, with music from Paul Robeson and The Flying Pickets.
Microdose: A Ghost Story for Christmas
Jeremy explores the connections between festive cheer and spectral fear, with help from Lee Perry and Jacques Derrida.
Trip 30: Gifts
Keir, Jem and Nadia explore the cultural and economic pressures on doing pressies.
Trip 29: Sleep
Nadia, Jeremy and Keir report on the last line of defence against 24/7 capitalism.
Trip 28: Horror
What can horror teach us about the nature of the universe? A Halloween Trip with ACFM.
Trip 27: Magic
The revolution will be manifested. Keir, Nadia and Jeremy investigate magic, with music from Siouxsie, Queen and The KLF.
Microdose: Fantasy and Conspiracy With Wu Ming 1
Did a '90s literary prank inspire the Capitol riots? The author of Q explores the universal appeal of conspiracies.
Trip 26: Care
Nadia, Jeremy and Keir think about birth, death and all the social reproduction in between.
Microdose: Tabletop Role-Playing Games
It's not just Dungeons & Dragons. ACFM enters the fantastical worlds of TTRPGs.
Trip 25: Games
Have games taken over our inner and outer lives? The ACFM gang throw the dice to find out, with music from Super Mario and The Who.
Trip 24: Technology
Is technology a fundamental aspect of being human? On this wide-ranging Trip, the gang take on one of their biggest topics yet.
Microdose: Women and Technology With Katrine Marçal
Why did it take 5,000 years to put wheels on a suitcase? Nadia Idle meets feminist historian Katrine Marçal.
Trip 23: War
Jeremy Gilbert, Nadia Idle and Keir Milburn bring a weird left perspective on violence and conflict, with music from Digital Mystikz and Stiff Little Fingers.
Trip 22: Democracy
The gang find out what it means to be ruled by the people, with music from Crass and the Scratch Orchestra.