Anti-Politics: State, Authority, Ideology
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Eliane Glaser to discuss her new book ‘Anti-Politics’, and the attitude of the contemporary left to the key questions of political power and the state.
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The Leo Panitch Show
Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin sit in starstruck awe as Professor Leo Panitch explains how the world works in a dulcet Canadian accent.
Guilty by Association: How to Get a Life Sentence for a Murder You Didn’t Commit
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to activist and founder of campaign group Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA), Gloria Morrison.
Raj Patel: a History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
James Butler is joined by author, activist and academic Raj Patel to discuss ‘A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things’, and explore the relation between climate, capitalism, colonialism – and the future of the planet.
Utopia Now?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler and Ash Sarkar discuss Utopia, its history and politics, and ask: what would it mean to make Utopia now?
Ending the Cycle of Violence
On The Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to anti-violence practitioner Whitney Iles about youth violence, why it happens and how to stop it.
Local Election Results
Michael Walker, Dawn Foster and Richard Seymour take a look at the local election results.
After Windrush: Britain and Migration
On #NovaraFM, James Butler, Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar look at the politics of the recent Windrush crisis, the history of migration policy in the UK, and ask: what could a left-wing migration policy look like?
Beyond Prison: Michael Balogun Part 2
On the Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann chat with Michael Balogun (whose incredible story is discussed in part 1) about what could be in place instead of a system of punishment.
Sticks and Stones May Break Owen Jones, but Words Will Never Hurt Him
Owen Jones joins Matt Zarb-Cousin and Max Shanly on All The Best for a lively discussion on Lycamobile scandal, the Windrush scandal, problems with the media and a general salting sesh.
On Migration and the State: Lea Ypi
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Lea Ypi, professor in political theory at the LSE to discuss ways of thinking about migration, what it tells us about the state and the possibility of an emancipatory cosmopolitanism.
Prison and Beyond: Michael Balogun
Actor Michael Balogun tells his story of spending much of his young life in and out of prison to hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann. The first part of a two-parter, looking at the factors leading to imprisonment and how we could do things differently.
Corbynism Is the Centre Ground Now, Your Centrist Party Is Irrelevant
Momentum’s National Co-ordinator Laura Parker joins Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin on All The Best to discuss the new “centrist” party, rampant inequality, first principles political communications, and the Conservatives criticising and then copying Corbyn.
Flame War = … War?
On this episode of TyskySour Michael, Aaron and Ash discuss whether Bashar Assad used chemical weapons in Syria and what the appropriate response should be.
TyskySour: No, but Seriously, Why Has the Media Lost It?
On this episode of TyskySour Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker are joined by BBC Director General in waiting Tom Mills to talk about the crisis in the British media, lying Boris, Skrupal, Jewdas and more.
Anti-Semitism and the Left
Eleanor Penny is joined by Rachel Shabi and Ian Saville to discuss anti-semitism on the left and the media’s recent attacks on Jewdas.
ATB: Ian Dunt’s Jailhouse Rock
Matt Zarb-Cousin is joined by special guest host Riley Quinn from Trashfuture to talk Ian Dunt’s stint behind bars, Tony Blair hanging around like a bad smell, antisemitism, and blue passports.
The Lockdown: the End of Policing
Sam Swann and guest host Connor Woodman discuss the book, The End Of Policing with its author Alex S. Vitale. They discuss the ways that the police exacerbate social problems and what the alternatives might be.