25: I Hate the Way That You Walk, I Hate the Way That You Talk
Prompted by Kendrick’s anthemic Drake diss, Ash explains why this is the summer of the hater.
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Trip 44: Humility
What happens when you lose? Nadia, Jem and Keir unpack the role of humility – and humiliation – in politics.
24: Help! What’s My Purpose in Life?
Moya and Ash butt heads over the lure of individualism and living a political life. Plus: introducing Missed Connections.
23: Surviving Your Saturn Return
Moya and Ash talk about the lure of astrology and discuss their best anti-procrastination techniques.
The Misfit Visionaries Who Invented Modern Football
Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams
Throughout English footballing history, some coaches have transformed the game. Is Gareth Southgate among them? In this season finale, the squad asks what’s next for this sport of oligarch and oddballs.
22: How Will I Know If I Really Want Kids?
Renay Richardson tells Ash and Moya about the realities of solo parenting.
Macron’s Own Goal
Richard Hames talks to Olly Haynes
What the hell just happened in the French elections? We explore the long crisis that led to Macron’s electoral gamble and consider the odds of a far-right France.
Can Football Play a Part in Political Resistance?
Tom and Juliet on the surprisingly rich history of football as a political tool for liberation.
From Algeria to Palestine to the growing power of the grassroots game in Britain.
Microdose: Election Vibecheck
The ACFM crew offer their first reactions to Labour’s landslide election win.
21: What Does It Take to Be Effortlessly Cool?
Ash has a theory of cool that involves nonchalance, style and timing – but Moya’s not so sure.
Britain’s Infrastructure Is Crumbling. Can Labour Fix It?
Moya Lothian-McLean Meets Dom Davies
Why does it feel like nothing works anymore?
Can English Football Escape the Iron Grip of the Big Five?
Next in our Euro 2024 series, Juliet Jacques explains how we ended up with a Premier League that’s stuck in a rut.
20: Skinny Is Back in Fashion. FFS!
The Ozempic era is upon us, but what's driving the latest twist in toxic beauty standards?
The Ozempic era is upon us, but what’s driving the latest twist in toxic beauty standards?
It’s the End of the Tory Party As We Know It (And I Feel Nothing)
James Butler paints a picture of Britain at a historic crossroads, waving fuckity bye to the Tories and bracing for Starmerism.
Who Runs Football?
David Goldblatt explains why billionaires and foreign investors love wasting their money on football clubs.
How Labour’s Left-Wing Firebrands Fought Back
Eleanor Penny Meets Andy Beckett
It’s not the first time the Labour left has seemed defeated, but the difference this time is that their ideas are more popular than ever. Can the left come back?
19: We’re Boiling With Rage
Moya has a big theory about why everyone’s on such a short fuse these days.
Moya has a big theory about why everyone’s on such a short fuse these days.
Where Will Labour Invade This Time?
Eleanor Penny Meets David Wearing
From the war in Iraq to the Malaya counterinsurgency, Labour governments have been in power during some of Britain’s worst colonial blunders. What should we expect this time?