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Novara MediaNovara FM: Understanding Hezbollah, Israel's 'Best Enemy' w/ Elia Ayoub
What does Israel hope to achieve this time, nearly 20 years after its last failed ground offensive in Lebanon? And how should we understand its adversary, a…
Novara Media34: How mean can you be to other people's kids?
Ash and Moya channel their inner Clint Eastwoods to lament the rise of trick or treating and consider how to interact with other people’s children. Plus, a…
Novara MediaACFM Trip 46: Death
Of all the unseen forces that shape human society, could death be the most powerful? The ACFM crew take a leftwing look at mortality in this Trip, asking how…
Novara MediaNovara FM: When Does a Crowd Become a Mob? w/ Dan Hancox
The English language is full of pejoratives for large groups of people: mob mentality. Herd behaviour. Crowd contagion. Much of this apprehension stems from…
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33: What makes you embarrassed to be leftwing?
Moya and Ash turn the weapon on themselves with a Mystery Question about the lows of being on the left – haters and losers, pyrrhic victories, strategic…
Novara MediaNovara FM: How the British State Is Trying to Crush the Palestine Movement
The Palestine Movement is the largest movement in British politics for a century. Yet it has been vilified and policed as if it were a tiny group of…
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32: What makes a house a home?
Inspired by Moya’s big move, Ash wonders what the necessary ingredients are to turn a house share into a home. Plus, advice for a listener whose friend is…
Novara MediaNovara FM: Our New Cyberboss Overlords w/ Craig Gent
How can we resist exploitation when our boss has been replaced by a computer? That's the premise of Cyberboss, a new book by Craig Gent, North of England…
Novara MediaDownstream: The UK’s Landowning Elite Are Destroying the Countryside w/ Guy Shrubsole
Guy Shrubsole is an author and campaigner whose new book The Lie of the Land seeks to expose the history of the British elite’s relationship to the land they…
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31: Why isn't my best friend excited about my wedding?
Moya and Ash argue over a big theory about our need for surprise. Has modern life killed off spontaneity in everything from dating to holidays? Plus: advice…
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30: Unbothered, moisturised, happy – and ready for a relationship?
Are you sitting comfortably? Because Moya has come to a big realisation – and some new rules for dating etiquette. Plus: a new batch of your Missed…
Novara MediaACFM Microdose: The Joy of Fascism
A month after racist riots engulfed the country, the ACFM crew ask what fascism – and antifascism – look like in Britain today. Do the riots and…
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Novara FM: Mourn the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living w/ Sarah Jaffe
"Don’t mourn, organise" were the final words of American labour activist Joe Hill before his execution in 1915. But sometimes our feelings of grief don't lend…
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Downstream: We Have Enabled Putin w/ Anne Appelbaum
Political scientists agree that we are now living in a "multipolar" world, with power contested by multiple states and blocs. But how we arrived at this…
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29. Has therapyspeak improved our lives?
Does knowing your attachment style make life easier? Moya and Ash tackle a mystery question about our newfound fluency in the language of therapy. Plus: advice…
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Novara FM: Motherhood In and Against the State w/ Helen Charman
Motherhood was once at the centre of the feminist movement's demands, from campaigns for reproductive rights and Wages For Housework, to the mobilisation of…
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28: What the hell is a gut feeling, anyway?
Moya is on the brink of change – but can she trust her gut on the biggest decision of her adult life? Plus, advice for a listener confused about their lifelong…
Novara MediaACFM Trip 45: Holidays
Everybody hates a tourist, as Jarvis Cocker once pointed out, and the ACFM gang are no exception in this ACFM Trip exploring the allure of holidays. Keir, Jem…
Novara MediaNovara FM: Clean Energy Is Already Terraforming the Earth w/ Thea Riofrancos
In 2019, mines expelled 100 billion tonnes of solid waste. Vast and destructive almost beyond imagination, mining is nevertheless essential to the green…
Novara Media27: I’m in big trouble! Your dilemmas answered
Ash and Moya dedicate the whole show to answering your dilemmas! Featuring a woman questioning her age-gap relationship, an infuriating parent who won’t budge…
Novara MediaNovara FM: Fear and Loathing in Silicon Valley w/ Malcolm Harris
People walk around San Francisco in Make America Great Again hats. Major CEOs endorse Trump. JD Vance is a hit among the crypto whales. So what? It's part…
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26: I’m so sorry, I’m English
Moya has a big theory for Ash – but the script goes out the window when they start talking about the far-right violence engulfing the UK and unpacking their…
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Downstream: Can The Green Party Keep Winning? w/ Carla Denyer
The Green Party of England and Wales now has four MPs in Parliament, and even more impressively has doubled its vote share to 7%, coming second in 39 other…
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ACFM Trip 44: Humility
With the general election leaving plenty of Labour voters feeling sidelined, the ACFM crew explore the role of humility – and humiliation – in politics. Should…
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24: Help! What's my purpose in life?
Moya and Ash butt heads over the lure of individualism and finding their purpose in life. Plus: Moya enters her busy-body era with a new segment, Missed…
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23: Surviving your Saturn return
Moya and Ash debate the power of astrology and explain how they survived their ‘Saturn return’ era. Plus: Ash's best anti-procrastination techniques. Come and…
Novara MediaPro Revolution Soccer 2.6: The Misfits Who Invented Modern Football
It's part of the national myth: the English invented football and to England it will return (next time!). But if football is part of what makes England…
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22: How will I know if I really want kids?
Ash and Moya are joined by podcast entrepreneur and single mum Renay Richardson to talk about the realities of solo parenting, from being blocked from adopting…
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Downstream: Party Politics is Broken w/ Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn was a Labour MP for almost four decades – and led the party at two general elections. This year however, and despite still being a party member…
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Novara FM: Macron's Own Goal w/ Olly Haynes
The French left have played a blinder. Or, at least, the centre-right chaos agent and French President Emmanuel Macron has played it for them. Macron called…
Novara MediaPro Revolution Soccer: Can Football Be Part of Political Resistance?
Tom and Juliet expose the surprisingly rich history of football as a wing of political resistance, from Algeria to Palestine to the growing power of the…
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ACFM Microdose: Election '24 Vibecheck
The ACFM crew offer their first reactions to Labour's landslide election win. Can Starmer's government rescue the public sector? Where will the money come…
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21: What does it take to be effortlessly cool?
Ash has a theory of cool that involves nonchalance, style and timing – but Moya’s not so sure. Plus, advice for one listener who wants respect in their…
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Downstream: Here's How America Really Runs Britain w/ Angus Hanton
The United States’ impact on British culture and foreign policy is obvious. But its influence on our domestic politics, business, and daily lives warrants…
Novara MediaNovara FM: Britain is Broken. Can Anyone Fix It? w/ Dom Davies
Asked in a recent poll to summarise Britain in a word, 'broken' was the people's top choice. This brokenness is concrete stuff: crumbling bridges…
Novara MediaPro Revolution Soccer 2.4: In the Iron Grip of the Big Five
This week on Pro Revolution Soccer, Tom and Juliet are joined by Keir Milburn to take the long view on the Premier League. Juliet explains how '80s hooliganism…
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20: Skinny Is Back In Fashion. FFS!
The return of low rise jeans was a harbinger of something worse: being seriously thin is back in fashion. But why now? Moya and Ash have a Big Theory. Plus…
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Downstream: This is How Propaganda Actually Works w/ Matt Kennard
If you want to understand how power works in our society, you can’t just examine what journalists say – you have to pay attention to what they’re silent about…
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Novara FM: Britain At A Crossroads w/ James Butler
This time next week, Keir Starmer will likely be settling into No 10 with a thumping majority. Yet Labour has largely avoided the question of what they're…
Novara MediaPro Revolution Soccer 2.3: Who Runs Football? w/ David Goldblatt
This week Tom and Juliet are joined by David Goldblatt, author of The Ball Is Round, to answer a seemingly simple question: who runs football? David explains…
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Downstream: The Tories Are Done and They're Not Coming Back w/ Peter Oborne
Former chief political correspondent for The Daily Telegraph and self proclaimed conservative speaks to Aaron Bastani about the collapse of the conservative…
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Downstream: 'We Have to Vote Labour' w/ Mick Lynch
Mick Lynch is the General Secretary of the RMT. He joined Ash Sarkar to discuss leveraging Starmer, the importance of council housing and why it’s vital that…
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Novara FM: How Labour’s Left-Wing Firebrands Fought Back w/ Andy Beckett
It's easy to think that the Labour left is gone for good. But it's not so certain. From the 80s to the 10s, the Labour left endured almost three decades of…
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19: We're boiling with rage
Moya has a big theory about why everyone’s on such a short fuse these days and Ash responds to a listener with a debilitating crush. Plus: science or magic?…
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Novara FM: Where Will Labour Invade This Time? w/ David Wearing
Was the Iraq War the exception or the rule? Throughout the twentieth century, Labour governments have been involved in some of Britain's most disastrous…
Novara MediaPro Revolution Soccer 2.1: Euro 2024 Reboot
Novara Media's football podcast returns for another crack at the silverware! Every Wednesday until the Euro 2024 final, Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams provide…
Novara MediaPro Revolution Soccer 2.2: Can Football Explain the Far-Right Resurgence in Europe?
As Euro 2024 gets underway, election results show a surge of support for the far-right across Europe. Can football help us make sense of it? This week on Pro…
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18: Why does everything feel so disposable?
Ash presents a big theory about disposability and social shame prompted by a wardrobe clearout, and Moya responds to a dilemma about dating while living with…
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17: Feeling seen w/ Nicola Dinan
Moya and Ash talk to Nicola Dinan, author of Bellies, about why we crave external validation yet hate to be perceived. Plus: advice for a listener who got…
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14: What does it mean to live authentically? w/ Oisín McKenna
Ash and Moya talk to Evenings And Weekends author Oisín McKenna about living authentically, intense female friendships, and how financial precarity limits our…
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15: Dissociation is my superpower
Does the body keep the score? Ash and Moya explore the border between grief and trauma and how to embrace being emotionally messy when disaster strikes. Plus…
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16: How do you recover after betrayal? w/ Chimene Suleyman
Moya and Ash talk to Chimene Suleyman, author of The Chain, about uncovering her ex-boyfriend's secrets and why society lets abusive men get away with it again…
Novara MediaNovara FM: Whatever Happened to the Israeli Left? w/ Noam Shuster-Eliassi and Haggai Matar
What's it like to be left-wing in an aspiring ethnostate? Israel has swung hard to the right in the last few decades, with self-described fascists now in…
Novara MediaPro Revolution Soccer 2.1: Euro 2024 Reboot
Novara Media's football podcast returns for another crack at the silverware! Every Wednesday until the Euro 2024 final, Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams provide…
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ACFM Microdose: Notes on Camp
What exactly is cool? Well, if it was that easy to describe, it obviously wouldn't be cool. In this Trip, Keir, Jem and Nadia wonder if cool can ever be…
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Novara FM: The Right Is Getting Real On Climate. Can We? w/ Ajay Singh Chaudhary
The right have ditched climate denial and found something worse. They're doubling down on the exhaustion of people and planet alike, making us run ever-faster…
Novara MediaACFM Trip 43: Cool
What exactly is cool? Well, if it was that easy to describe, it wouldn't be cool at all. In this Trip, Keir, Jem and Nadia wonder if cool comes from within, if…
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Novara FM: The Dolls Hold All The Receipts w/ Jules Gill-Peterson
The difference between sex and gender is fundamental to how we talk about trans people. But what if it actually obscures the richness of life outside of gender…