Microdose: Reactionary Democracy
How do politicians and pundits end up normalising the far-right? Aaron Winter and Aurelien Mondon explain in a Microdose interview.
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 42: Fascism
The ACFM gang investigate the use and abuse of the F-word, with help from Hannah Arendt, Antonio Gramsci and Black Sabbath.
Trip 41: Trust Your Gut
How did capitalism separate our minds from our bodies? Nadia, Jem and Keir investigate.
Microdose: Aliens on Screen
From Martian invaders to Mulder and Scully, our obsession with aliens says plenty about politics on Earth.
Trip 40: UFOs
Will aliens will bring about world revolution? ACFM investigates the impact of UFOs on political thought.
Microdose: Plugged-in Protest
Jeremy Gilbert narrates a playlist of modern protest, from hip-hop campaign boosters to new wave anti-imperialism.
Microdose: A Festive 50 for 2023
The gang celebrate 2023's political and cultural highlights, from sci-fi blaxploitation to UAW strikes.
Trip 39: Protest
What did an A-to-B march ever achieve? The gang consider the necessity and futility of protest, with music from Lowkey and Dylan.
Trip 38: Movement and Stillness
Nadia, Jem and Keir consider the ebb and flow of political movements and inner lives, with music from Gang of Four and Björk.
Trip 37: Surrealism
Like manifestos? Then you'll love surrealism. The gang explore the radical aesthetic that never lost its edge.
Trip 36: Festivals
Jem, Nadia and Keir argue over the political meaning of festivals, from Stonehenge to Castlemorton.
Trip 35: The Internet
What happened to the dream of free and open communication? The ACFM crew log on.
Microdose: Californian Capitalism
Malcolm Harris explains how Palo Alto became the intellectual laboratory for a century of US hegemony.
Trip 34: The Outdoors
What's so great about the British summertime? The gang have a cup of tea and think about leaving the house.
Microdose: Sitcoms at Work
The gang turn their attention to workplace comedy, from Wernham Hogg to Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
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.