New Cities, Old Scams
Will NEOM ever be built? Historian Quinn Slobodian explores the hi-tech metropolises of the future with Richard Hames.
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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.
Is It Time For Post-Doom Politics?
Capitalism won’t solve the climate crisis – our only hope is ‘deep adaptation’, says Jem Bendell. Is he right to be a ‘doomster’?
What Does Class Mean Now?
Is it your accent, dinner plate or bank balance that gives it away? A new series on class begins.
Trip 36: Festivals
Jem, Nadia and Keir argue over the political meaning of festivals, from Stonehenge to Castlemorton.
Will We Still Be Mad After Capitalism?
Mad World author Micha Frazer-Carroll tells Charlotte England why mental health is a political matter.
The Art of the Psyop
The truth is out there – but increasingly hard to confirm, as artist Trevor Paglen explains.
The Oxygen of Democracy
Amy Goodman, trailblazing host of Democracy Now!, tells Ash Sarkar why American journalism is always under threat.