Is Political Art Good?
On this week’s show James Butler and Ash Sarkar discuss the potential for art in articulating radical politics.
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Trans: In Conversation with Juliet Jacques
On this week’s show James Butler and Ash Sarkar talk to the writer Juliet Jacques about pop culture, media representation and life-writing.
Paris Attacks: The Aftermath and the History
This week Ash Sarkar is joined by Eleanor Penny, James Butler and Sam Kriss to discuss the Paris attacks, the political responses and how they can be understood in the context of migration and colonialism.
After the Fall: When Movements Lose but Change the World
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani talk about failure, triumph and the history of modern revolution.
Dismantle, Decolonise, Democratise – Fighting Neoliberalism in the University
Ash Sarkar talks to Harry Stopes and James Eastwood casualisation in higher education and what students, lecturers and workers can do to resist it.
Inventing the Future
This week Aaron Bastani is joined by Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek, co-editors of “Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a world without work”
Disaster Capitalism: In Conversation with Antony Loewenstein
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by investigative journalist and author of ‘Disaster Capitalism’ Antony Loewenstein.
Who Runs Britain?
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani ask who really holds power in Britain today?
Post-Colonial Ecologies
On this weeks #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar discusses climate, conquest and capitalism with Anna Lau from Platform, a group involved in ecological justice movements, and James Butler.
Is Labour the Exception?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler ask if, and why, Labour is the exception among Europe’s faltering parties of social democracy
Pigs, Lies & Political Sex Scandals
Ray Filar is joined by writer Reni Eddo-Lodge and journalist Marie Le Conte to discuss recent allegations against David Cameron concerning a farmyard animal and what these rumours and the press reaction tell us about the British establishment.
Labour Under Corbyn: Limits and Possibilities
On this week’s show James Butler, Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar are joined by Dawn Foster and Tom Youngman as they discuss Labour under Corbyn, limits and possibilities.
Europe’s Refugee Crisis
On this week’s show Ash Sarkar, James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss Europe and migration: how much will demographic change transform the politics of the continent in coming decades?
In or Out? Britain and the EU
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss Europe and Brexit. Is it really worth staying in the EU?
The Invention Of Whiteness
On this weeks Novara FM, Ash Sarkar is joined by Kerem Nisancioglu as they discuss the discursive formation of whiteness thoughout history.
#Oxi: Betrayal or Inevitability?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the latest in the Greek crisis.
#BlackLivesMatter: Race and Resistance in the UK
Ash Sarkar is joined by Adam Cooper, Ashok Kumar and London Black Dissidents as they discuss racist policing and immigration policy in the UK.
Oxi: Crisis in Greece
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the ongoing crisis in Greece. How did we get here and what happens after Sunday’s referendum?’