Safety, Security, Terrorism
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani, James Butler and Ash Sarkar discuss recent events in Manchester and their relationship to the 'War on Terror'.
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The Meaning of Manifestos
On #NovaraFM James Butler and Aaron Bastani review the party's election manifestos. What do manifestos tell us more generally about the limits of modern politics?
OCTOBER: China Miéville on the Russian Revolution
China Miéville joins James Butler to talk about his new narrative history of 1917, OCTOBER.
Talking Heads: Media and Politics
Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the British press, media during the election, and the relationship between media, truth and politics.
The Long Depression: Michael Roberts on Capitalism and Crisis
On #NovaraFM, James Butler interviews Michael Roberts on Marxist readings of economic crisis and the post-08 depression.
#GE2017
On this week's#NovaraFM James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the forthcoming British General Election, announced earlier this week by Theresa May.
Trash Cultures
Ash Sarkar and James Butler are joined on #NovaraFM by Bridget Minamore and Joseph Guthrie to discuss "low" culture, "high" theory, memory and resistance.
The Mask and the Flag: Populism and Protest
James Butler is joined by Paolo Gerbaudo to discuss 'populism' and the rise of a populist Left.
The End of the UK?
James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Pat Kane to discuss Scotland, Ireland and the possible end of the UK.
Shadow Channels~
On #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar is joined by Juha van't Zelfde, Jay Owens and Liv Wynter to discuss art, digital platforms, and potentials for a new counter-culture.
Reclaiming Feminism: Sex, Work & Womanhood
Eleanor Penny & Ash Sarkar are joined by Lola Okolosie and Juno Mac to discuss the failings of liberal feminism, and how to build a more radical movement that centres the lives of marginalised women.
Fake News? Media and Strategy After Trump
Juliet Jacques joins James Butler and Ash Sarkar to talk media and strategy in the era of fake news.
Vive La Resistance?
On #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar and James Butler are joined by anti-racist activist Joshua Virasami and Stop Trump Coalition organiser Nick Dearden to discuss protest and strategies for resistance against rightwing populism.
Future Proof: Britain in the 2020s
Aaron Bastani and Eleanor Penny are joined by Mathew Lawrence from IPPR, author of Future Proof: Britain in the 2020s.
The Production of Money: In Conversation with Ann Pettifor
On this week's NovaraFM James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by Ann Pettifor, author of The Production of Money.
This. Is. Trumpland.
On this week's NovaraFM James Butler, Aaron Bastani and Eleanor Penny look at the opening weeks of the Trump administration.
Sex & the State-Machine
On this week's #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar is joined by Joni Cohen to discuss the politics of gender and sexuality in relation to the violence of the state.
Trump’s Inauguration
On a special edition of #NovaraFM Xtra Ash Sarkar, James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the inauguration speech of Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States.