I Drank the Russell Brand Kool-Aid
Alison J Carr
A false idol.
Tag: alt-right
Maybe Don’t Defund the BBC? Interview With Nish Kumar
This week on Downstream Ash Sarkar met with Nish Kumar – comedian and host of The Mash Report – to talk about how he became the accidental face of the Defund the BBC movement, and why rightwing comics are the real snowflakes.
Covid Has Exposed Conservatives As Complete Idiots
For years conservative arguments, particularly on social media, have gained increasing traction. But in the context of Covid-19 they are making less sense than ever as they try to make a pandemic which is killing people about free speech and mega-dosing Vitamin C. Aaron watches an interview between two conservative ‘Covidiots’, Paul Joseph Watson and […]
Every Nihilist Is Really an Optimist. Ash Sarkar Meets Frankie Boyle
Ash Sarkar spoke to comedian Frankie Boyle about his new book ‘The Future of British Politics’ and whether there’ll actually be one.
Taking the Red Pill with Hari Kunzru
Hari Kunzru joins James Butler to discuss his new novel, Red Pill. They talk surveillance capitalism, neofascism, violence and breakdown.
‘Cultural Marxism’ Is a Far Right Conspiracy Theory
Cultural Marxism, increasingly mentioned by right-wing politicians, pundits and terrorists, is a conspiracy theory. But where does it come from, what does it mean and what is its political function for those who deploy it? Aaron Bastani traces the roots of the term from 1930s Germany through the fantasist ravings of Lyndon Larouche to its […]
Aaron Bastani Reacts to David Starkey’s Mask Off Moment
David Starkey’s appearance on Darren Grimes’s Youtube channel revealed the unashamed racism of Britain’s most prominent conservative historian.
Speaking in the Language of YouTube | Ash Sarkar Meets ContraPoints
Natalie Wynn aka ContraPoints has spent several years crafting one of the smartest, most entertaining and beautiful channels YouTube has to offer. Her work is a political counterbalance to the forces of reaction so dominant online and a gasp of oxygen on a website awash with mediocrity. Ash caught up with Natalie over a humble […]
Winning the Culture War | Interview With PhilosophyTube
Olly Thorn’s YouTube video essays have racked up hundreds of thousands of views and along with fellow YouTubers Contrapoints and HBomberGuy, PhilosophyTube is one of the leading lights of ‘LeftTube’. We sit down with the man behind PhilosophyTube to discuss winning the online culture war.
Ash Sarkar DESTROYS… Herself?
Recently conservative culture warriors Ben Shapiro and Nigel Farage were both delivered a beating by BBC bulldogs Andrew Neil and Andrew Marr. But are televised debates really the best way to combat the alt right? Or are they kinda dumb?
Reflections on Christchurch
A week after the tragic events in Christchurch New Zealand, Ash shares some reflections.
Paul Mason Explains Fake News
With the British press crossing the line into full fake news, Paul Mason takes us through the online undergrowth of smear merchants and explains how the alt-right sets the agenda for the MSM.
Fake News, Communist Lobsters and Jordan Peterson
Join Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani as they discuss ‘The Press and the Peterson’ on the newly live streamed TyskySour.
