History’s Biggest Benefits Cheat
Eleanor Penny
Sociologist Gurminder K. Bhambra tells the truth about the wealth of the welfare state.
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Identity Politics Hijacked
Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò reframes a radical struggle with Eleanor Penny.
Trip 28: Horror
What can horror teach us about the nature of the universe? A Halloween Trip with ACFM.
The Unfinished Fight
With reproductive rights under threat around the world, activists have a lot to learn from Ireland’s “Repeal” campaign.
Time to Say the F-Word?
Italy’s far right is in power — what now? David Broder tells Aaron Bastani just how worried to be.
Choose Your Own Family Adventure
Sophie Lewis — author of Abolish the Family — explores the limits of our biological bonds with Rivkah Brown.
Trip 27: Magic
The revolution will be manifested. Keir, Nadia and Jeremy investigate magic, with music from Siouxsie, Queen and The KLF.
Microdose: Fantasy and Conspiracy With Wu Ming 1
Did a ’90s literary prank inspire the Capitol riots? The author of Q explores the universal appeal of conspiracies.
Deep Medicine
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel take Eleanor Penny on a global tour of inflammation and healing.
Trip 26: Care
Nadia, Jeremy and Keir think about birth, death and all the social reproduction in between.
Microdose: Tabletop Role-Playing Games
It’s not just Dungeons & Dragons. ACFM enters the fantastical worlds of TTRPGs.
Trip 25: Games
Have games taken over our inner and outer lives? The ACFM gang throw the dice to find out, with music from Super Mario and The Who.
One Last Job
Episode 6
The IRA’s American support group has had a strange afterlife, as Nate Lavey learns in the final episode of the series.
How to Be a Good Ancestor
The left’s political focus is typically on the here and now. Should we be considering our place in the vast scope of time?
Hollywood and the IRA’s American Connection
Bonus 2
Nate Lavey explores how Irish American support for the IRA has been portrayed on screen, from Columbo to Patriot Games.
Truncheons at Dawn
When a filmmaker and a solicitor investigated the policing of protest, they found secret manuals, imperial legacies and dirty tricks.
Our Day Will Come
Episode 5
After the horror of the hunger strikes, Noraid is invigorated – but the movement is beginning to fracture. Will the future be decided by rifle or ballot box?
Abolishing Prisons Is Only the Start
How can we build a world that has no need of policing? Rivkah Brown finds out with scholar-activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore.