Gaza Has Exposed the Hypocrisy of the West
Steven Methven Meets Omar El Akkad
‘One day, everyone will have always been against this.’
Downstream is an in-depth interview show featuring conversations with activists, authors, economists, politicians, scientists, philosophers and thinkers of all stripes.
The New Right Is Obsessed With AI, Israel and the Apocalypse
Ash Sarkar meets Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
Who are the ‘end times fascists’?
Ex-Scottish Leader on Starmer’s Gaza Legacy
Aaron Bastani meets Humza Yousaf
‘I urged Starmer to call for a ceasefire.’
Trauma Farming: the New Politics of Public Suffering
Ash Sarkar meets Catherine Liu
The new politics of public suffering.
Porn Addiction Defines Our Political Age. Here’s How.
Ash Sarkar Meets Patricia Nilsson
Everything is porn now.
Nobel Economist Warns: AI Will Destroy Democracy
Aaron Bastani meets Daron Acemoglu
We are not prepared.
The Next Big Shock Is Coming. Green Energy Is the Only Way Out
Aaron Bastani meets Tessa Khan
North Sea oil is a distraction.
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Cory Doctorow on the Big AI Lie
Michael Walker meets Cory Doctorow
Is AI the scam of the century?
Multiculturalism Will Save the Working Class
Ash Sarkar meets Jonas Patrick Marvin
Elites tore the working class apart. Here’s how.
Elites Have No Plan for Climate Change
Aaron Bastani meets Bill McGuire
Veteran natural disaster expert on the coming storm.
The Journalist Who Terrifies Corporate America
Ash Sarkar meets Amy Goodman
Understanding how elites silence dissent.
Ex-Oil Engineer Turned Climate Whistleblower: We Face Collapse.
Aaron Bastani Meets Kevin Anderson
We have missed the 1.5°C target.
The Age of the West Is Over. Here’s Why.
Aaron Bastani meets Pankaj Mishra
Gaza changed everything.
The F35, Apartheid and Israel’s Secret Weapons
Ash Sarkar Meets Andrew Feinstein
Follow the money.
You Will Rent Forever. Here’s Why.
Aaron Bastani Meets Peter Apps
The housing crisis explained.
The Middle Class Will Collapse Unless We Tax the Rich
Aaron Bastani Meets Gary Stevenson
The establishment is terrified.
Who Won the War on Drugs?
Ash Sarkar Meets Kojo Koram
The new drug economy explained.
Governments Do Capitalism Wrong. Here’s How We Fix It.
Ash Sarkar meets Marianna Mazzucato.
How to unf*ck the economy.