The Decades Long Plan That Made Trump Possible
Richard Hames Meets David Adler
It’s what’s underneath that counts.
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53: Getting ‘The Ick’
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Ash and Moya unpack the gender politics behind the “ick-course” and advise a listener whose partner hasn’t been honest about money.
The Green Party Vs Something New
Richard Hames meets James Schneider and Zack Polanski
Maybe the new left-wing party already exists?
52: Happy Birthday IIS! Now Ask Us Anything…
Ash Sarkar & Moya Lothian-McLean
Moya and Ash celebrate with an AMA, tackling your questions on career growth, love songs, and whether they’re friends in real life.
Two Years to See a Specialist, Two Weeks to Die
Richard Hames Meets Ellen Clifford
Who really stands to benefit from the Assisted Dying Bill?
51: Am I Feminine Enough for You?
Ash and Moya answer a mystery question about what femininity means to thems. Plus: coping with controlling in-laws.
50: The Return of the Slur
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Moya and Ash debate the limits of language policing and help a listener with a horrible housemate.
How Does Sovereign Debt Work?
Keir Milburn & Nadia Idle meet Heidi Chow
How and why do countries borrow money? Heidi Chow, executive director of Debt Justice, provides the big picture on ACFM.
Time For a New Left Party?
Richard Hames asks Oliver Eagleton, Rachel Godfrey Wood and Joe Todd
A new hope?
49: We Need to See More Wrinkles on Screen!
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Ash and Moya tackle the intensifying obsession with ageing and give advice to a listener searching for friendship.
Trip 49: Debt
Nadia Idle, Keir Milburn & Jem Gilbert
From easy credit to debt jubilees, what does it means to owe and be owed? The ACFM gang find out.
What Will ‘Technoking’ Elon Musk Do in the White House?
Eleanor Penny Meets Quinn Slobodian
How the richest man in the world became Trump’s new best friend.
48: Is It Time to Cut Off My Lying Dad?
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Ash and Moya tackle a mailbag full of your dilemmas, including a committed couple disagreeing over money and a daughter considering cutting off her dad.
47: Is the Era of Public Shaming Over? W/ Yomi Adegoke
Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean
Recorded live at London Podcast Festival, Ash and Moya are joined by Yomi Adegoke, author of The List, to discuss the politics of online pile-ons.
46: Porn Is Everywhere. How Damaging Is It Really?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
What happens when sex becomes an online stunt? Ash and Moya discuss OnlyFans and ubiquitous porn.
Reading the Communist Manifesto
Jeremy Gilbert, Nadia Idle & Keir Milburn
The ACFM gang gather for a midwinter reading of Marx and Engels’ endlessly quotable 1848 tract.
Why the Left Needs to Care About Crypto
Richard Hames Meets Sam Hart
A blockchain for the local economy?
45: Surviving End-of-Year Burnout
Ash and Moya reflect on a year of discomfort and grief, from personal challenges to political setbacks.