Most of you will agree that corporations have undue influence over our democracies, but exactly how this influence is exerted is tricky to illustrate – and that is by design. Behind innocuous sounding acronyms and worthy sounding trade agreements are the real cogs that allow the global corporate machine to corrupt societies and our guest […]

In The UK, the last few decades have shown the steepest decline in trust in the media globally, second only to Egypt. How did we get here? Is it as simple as Rupert Murdoch wielding his malice more fervently here then elsewhere? Or are there insidious cultural factors that meant our newspapers, and increasingly our […]

This weeks guest was released from jail a few weeks before the interview. He was held on remand for 109 days after being charged for ‘conspiracy to cause a public nuisance’ – all for giving a speech. He has been part of some of the most influential activist groups of the last few years including […]

The media is awash with allegations of censorship. The works of Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming have been combed through to rid them of offensive tropes and language. Who is this seemingly gratuitous raft of cultural editing in service of? A lot of the media will have you believe that it’s the ‘snowflake’. The younger […]

Aaron is joined by Mariana Mazzucato to discuss how we’ve ended up with a management consultant industry is worth around a trillion dollars, yet with few people on the street could discern exactly how that money is spent.

Britain is in the grip of a generation defining housing crisis and private renters are being forced more and more into living in accommodation of a lower and lower standard – that’s if they can find somewhere to live in the first place. To discuss the problem, and how it can be fixed, Aaron is […]

Nicky Woolf joins Ash to discuss the mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Making Nazis Afraid Again.

With the coronation of King Charles approaching, it’s fitting to scrutinise, not only him personally, but the monarchy as an idea. To talk about everything from the ways in which the royals fund their luxurious lifestyles to how they exert political influence, Aaron Bastani is joined by Graham Smith, CEO of Republic – a pressure […]

A lot of racism in the 20th century was based on the debunked pseudo-science of eugenics. So why is it still believed in many aspects today? To discuss the history and resurgence of these ideas, Ash Sarkar is joined by Dr. Adam Rutherford, author of many books including Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present […]

It may be tempting to dismiss love and dating as trivial in an era of rising inequality and the climate crisis. However, love and the pursuit of it is a part of our daily lives and the transformation of how we interact and speak about it is worth exploring. To do so, Ash is joined […]