The People Vs Football
Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams unite to discuss football as a site of political struggle, from Cairo to Clapton FC.
Audio
Microdose: A Festive 50 for 2023
The gang celebrate 2023’s political and cultural highlights, from sci-fi blaxploitation to UAW strikes.
It’s A Wonderful Life
James Butler and Eleanor Penny explore the political upheavals at the heart of a beloved Christmas movie.
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.
Palestine 2048
Palestinian sci-fi predicts the dystopias of now, not tomorrow, as editor Basma Ghalayini explains.
Fascism Is Not the Exception
To understand the threat we need to look beyond 20th century histories, explains Alberto Toscano.
New Cities, Old Scams
Will NEOM ever be built? Historian Quinn Slobodian explores the hi-tech metropolises of the future with Richard Hames.
Why Posh People Have Bad Taste
Taste may be subjective, but there’s no accounting for it. Critic Nathalie Olah on normcore, hoodies and the Kardashian mansion.
Engine of Immortality
What will be lost when the internet renders print culture obsolete?
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.
In Search of Red Africa
Kevin Okoth excavates the revolutionary history of a continent to make the case against Afropessimism.
Emergency Brake
Should climate activists be protesting against migration policies? Richard Hames goes on the road with Just Stop Oil.
Truth That Only Fiction Reveals
Can novels help us make sense of our political era? Writer and essayist Pankaj Mishra makes the case for fiction.
Palestine As Showroom
Is the occupation a stain on Israel’s image or an advert for its services? Rivkah Brown asks Antony Loewenstein.
Crossing the Class Divide
What happened to social mobility? Lynsey Hanley tells Juliet Jacques about becoming middle class.
Trip 37: Surrealism
Like manifestos? Then you’ll love surrealism. The gang explore the radical aesthetic that never lost its edge.
Trillions of Tiny Flying Particles
Dust might seem mundane, says Jay Owens, but only by looking at the tinest particles can we truly understand our impact on the planet.
The Other Enlightenment
What does the Haitian Revolution have to do with the current furore over identity politics? Kenan Malik explains.