Trip 35: The Internet
What happened to the dream of free and open communication? The ACFM crew log on.
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Microdose: Californian Capitalism
Malcolm Harris explains how Palo Alto became the intellectual laboratory for a century of US hegemony.
Microdose: Sitcoms at Work
The gang turn their attention to workplace comedy, from Wernham Hogg to Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
Trip 33: Comedy
Does satire make us more cynical? The gang investigate the politics of having a laugh.
Trip 32: Myth
Keir, Nadia and Jeremy consider the stories we just can’t shake, from Oedipus to Brexit.
Microdose: Strikes on Screen
From blacklisted Hollywood dramas to bawdy British comedies, ACFM goes to the movies.
Trip 31: Strikes
The ACFM union look back on 200 years of strikes, with music from Paul Robeson and The Flying Pickets.
Microdose: A Ghost Story for Christmas
Jeremy explores the connections between festive cheer and spectral fear, with help from Lee Perry and Jacques Derrida.
Trip 30: Gifts
Keir, Jem and Nadia explore the cultural and economic pressures on doing pressies.
Trip 29: Sleep
Nadia, Jeremy and Keir report on the last line of defence against 24/7 capitalism.
Trip 28: Horror
What can horror teach us about the nature of the universe? A Halloween Trip with ACFM.
Trip 27: Magic
The revolution will be manifested. Keir, Nadia and Jeremy investigate magic, with music from Siouxsie, Queen and The KLF.
Microdose: Fantasy and Conspiracy With Wu Ming 1
Did a ’90s literary prank inspire the Capitol riots? The author of Q explores the universal appeal of conspiracies.
Trip 26: Care
Nadia, Jeremy and Keir think about birth, death and all the social reproduction in between.
Microdose: Tabletop Role-Playing Games
It’s not just Dungeons & Dragons. ACFM enters the fantastical worlds of TTRPGs.
Trip 25: Games
Have games taken over our inner and outer lives? The ACFM gang throw the dice to find out, with music from Super Mario and The Who.
Trip 24: Technology
Is technology a fundamental aspect of being human? On this wide-ranging Trip, the gang take on one of their biggest topics yet.
Microdose: Women and Technology With Katrine Marçal
Why did it take 5,000 years to put wheels on a suitcase? Nadia Idle meets feminist historian Katrine Marçal.