Novara FM: The Novels That Inspired Class War
Why have so many revolutionaries turned to literature in times of crisis? Author Mark Steven explains.
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Novara FM: Escaping the Tourism Trap
Anthropologist Dean MacCannell explains how our urge to see the world has been manipulated by capitalism.
Novara FM: The People Vs Football
Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams unite to discuss football as a site of political struggle, from Cairo to Clapton FC.
ACFM: Microdose: A Festive 50 for 2023
The gang celebrate 2023's political and cultural highlights, from sci-fi blaxploitation to UAW strikes.
Novara FM: It’s A Wonderful Life
James Butler and Eleanor Penny explore the political upheavals at the heart of a beloved Christmas movie.
ACFM: Trip 39: Protest
What did an A-to-B march ever achieve? The gang consider the necessity and futility of protest, with music from Lowkey and Dylan.
Novara FM: Palestine 2048
Palestinian sci-fi predicts the dystopias of now, not tomorrow, as editor Basma Ghalayini explains.
Novara FM: Fascism Is Not the Exception
To understand the threat we need to look beyond 20th century histories, explains Alberto Toscano.
Novara FM: New Cities, Old Scams
Will NEOM ever be built? Historian Quinn Slobodian explores the hi-tech metropolises of the future with Richard Hames.
Novara FM: Why Posh People Have Bad Taste
Taste may be subjective, but there's no accounting for it. Critic Nathalie Olah on normcore, hoodies and the Kardashian mansion.
Novara FM: Engine of Immortality
What will be lost when the internet renders print culture obsolete?
ACFM: Trip 38: Movement and Stillness
Nadia, Jem and Keir consider the ebb and flow of political movements and inner lives, with music from Gang of Four and Björk.
Novara FM: In Search of Red Africa
Kevin Okoth excavates the revolutionary history of a continent to make the case against Afropessimism.
Novara FM: Emergency Brake
Should climate activists be protesting against migration policies? Richard Hames goes on the road with Just Stop Oil.
Novara FM: Truth That Only Fiction Reveals
Can novels help us make sense of our political era? Writer and essayist Pankaj Mishra makes the case for fiction.
Novara FM: Palestine As Showroom
Is the occupation a stain on Israel's image or an advert for its services? Rivkah Brown asks Antony Loewenstein.
Novara FM: Crossing the Class Divide
What happened to social mobility? Lynsey Hanley tells Juliet Jacques about becoming middle class.
ACFM: Trip 37: Surrealism
Like manifestos? Then you'll love surrealism. The gang explore the radical aesthetic that never lost its edge.