What Communism Actually Is
Richard Hames meets Jasper Bernes
The riddle of history, solved.
Audio
65: Has Your Smartphone Broken Your Brain?
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Ash and Moya face up to all the ways their smartphone has warped their minds.
Does the Left Need New Heroes?
Jeremy Gilbert, Nadia Idle, Keir Milburn
The ACFM crew ask whether the idea of the hero is a right-wing fantasy.
Are India and Pakistan Gambling With Nuclear War?
Richard Hames Meets Mohamad Junaid
Last week, we were as close as we’ve been for decades.
64: What Is the Female Gaze?
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
What do straight women find attractive? Ash has a big theory about sensuality. Plus: what to do when your boss is a bigot.
A New Era for the World’s Billion Catholics
Richard Hames Meets Matthew Sitman
An American Pope!?
63: Do People Just Want to Be Told What to Do?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Moya has a big theory about our susceptibility to authoritarianism.
Was Prison Worth It?
Episode 4
The series concludes with a burning question for Just Stop Oil cofounder Roger Hallam.
How Does It Feel When They Choose Activism Over You?
Episode 3
Our podcast about Just Stop Oil prisoners continues.
62: I’m Not Sure I Want to Call Myself a Feminist Anymore…
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Ash and Moya confront their feelings after a bad week for feminism.
Should Revolutionaries Fall in Love? Reading Alexandra Kollontai
Jem Gilbert, Nadia Idle and Keir Milburn
The ACFM gang read a classic communist text by Russian revolutionary Alexandra Kollontai.
How Do Climate Activists Cope in Prison?
Episode 2
Our new podcast goes behind bars with Just Stop Oil.
What Kind of Person Goes to Prison for Their Politics?
Episode 1
A new podcast going behind bars with imprisoned Just Stop Oil activists.
61: Can Friendships Cross Class Lines? W/ Natasha Brown
Ash Sarkar
Ash speaks to Natasha Brown about the big questions raised by her second novel, Universality, before tackling a dilemma about selling your soul.
60: Are We Too Addicted to Convenience?
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Ash and Moya answer a mystery question and wonder if our quest for a friction-free life was a mistake.
How the West Tried to Co-opt Iranian Feminism
Eleanor Penny Meets Bahar Noorizadeh
Kurdish, Baloch and Palestinian feminists are fighting to be heard.
59: Does My Ex Owe Me Money for the House We Renovated?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Are some people just ‘relationship people’? Plus, advice for a listener who’s lost everything after doing up a property with their ex.
How Forensic Architecture Mapped the Gaza Genocide
Eleanor Penny meets Samaneh Moafi
Truth Will Out.