Living Through the Chinese Miracle
Should we romanticise China? Yuan Yang fills us in on the human costs of its rise.
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13: I’m the Problem, It’s Me
Ash has a big theory about how we behave in relationships and Moya responds to an anxious people-pleaser.
All Of Which Are American Dreams…
Know Your Enemy hosts Sam Adler-Bell and Matthew Sitman analyse the state of conservatism across the Atlantic.
12: How to Be a Good Friend
Moya and Ash get deep and meaningful before helping a listener who’s dating a “normie”.
Microdose: Reactionary Democracy
How do politicians and pundits end up normalising the far-right? Aaron Winter and Aurelien Mondon explain in a Microdose interview.
Your Neighbour Kills Puppies
Imprisoned animal rights activist Tom Harris tells Rivkah Brown about a campaign that inspired Palestine Action.
11: Help! My Partner’s Too Posh
Ash and Moya dream of life on the commune and help a listener dealing with class envy.
Read Some Effing Jameson!
Sianne Ngai and Matthew Beaumont unpack one of the great critics of our time as he turns 90.
10: Do I Have to Be Nice to My Friend’s Partner?
Is honesty the best policy when it comes to our friend’s partners? Plus: an important new personality test.
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.
London’s Endless Appetite
What does a colonial metropolis have for dinner? Vittles founder Jonathan Nunn and writer Amardeep Singh Dhillon explain.
09: Should You Ever Shag a Tory?
Ash and Moya tackle the politics of sex appeal in response to the show’s first ever Mystery Question.
Colonial Capitalism Has Made Us Sick
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel prescribe the “deep medicine” of decolonisation to cure our bodies, societies and the planet.
08: How To Cultivate Optimism
How to stay hopeful when the future looks bleak, and marriage communication advice.
The Great Housing Crisis Debate
What’s really causing Britain’s housing crisis? Michael Walker debates Nick Bano, author of Against Landlords.
07: What Do Straight Men Know About Dating? W/ Matt Kendall
Matt Kendall from The Love Cupboard podcast talks about how straight men perceive the women in their lives.
06: Do You Owe Your Parents Anything?
Ash has a big theory about chosen families and Moya responds to a listener’s dilemma about their parents.
Critical Theorists Hate This One Weird Trick
Anna Kornbluh, author of Immediacy, talks to Richard Hames about the vibes of a just-in-time world.