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Jun 25, 2024 • 1h 18min

Downstream: ‘We Have to Vote Labour’ w/ Mick Lynch

Mick Lynch, the General Secretary of the RMT, emphasizes voting for Labour, council housing importance, and activism on key issues like Palestine. The discussion covers challenges supporting Labour, rethinking police funding, housing decline, urban planning struggles, immigration complexities, trade unions' significance, and the need for a socialist movement within the Labour Party.
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Jun 25, 2024 • 1h 10min

Downstream: The Tories Are Done and They Won’t Be Coming Back w/ Peter Oborne

Former chief political correspondent Peter Oborne discusses the potential collapse of the Conservative Party, reasons for decline, capture by the far right, impact on civil society, financialization in British politics, Boris Johnson's leadership flaws, decline of British conservatism, media influence, scrutiny on political figures, upcoming election uncertainties, and criticism of Labour leader.
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Jun 25, 2024 • 1h 23min

Novara FM: How Labour’s Left-Wing Firebrands Fought Back w/ Andy Beckett

Author Andy Beckett discusses the enduring legacy of key Labour left figures like Tony Benn and Jeremy Corbyn. They delve into the challenges faced by left-wing politicians, the rise and fall of Corbynism, and the hope for the left in British politics
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Jun 20, 2024 • 1h 23min

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 colonial acts: the partition of India, the counter-insurgency in Malaya, and the Nakba. So, what can we expect this time? Eleanor Penny asks David Wearing, author of AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth […]
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Jun 19, 2024 • 52min

Pro 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 Revolution Soccer, Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams look at the connections between football and fascism, and explain how the same forces that allowed a tiny elite […]
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Jun 13, 2024 • 1h 32min

Novara 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 government. But a left remains, calling not just for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza, but for the end to the apartheid regime as a whole. What […]
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Jun 12, 2024 • 44min

Pro Revolution Soccer 2.1: Euro 2024 Reboot

Podcast discusses politicians feigning interest in football, changing roles of women and LGBT+ in the sport, Starmer's impact, and England's performance post-Iceland match. Touches on football culture, political interference, and excitement for Euro 2024 tournament.
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Jun 9, 2024 • 1h 29min

ACFM Microdose: Notes on Camp

Delving into Susan Sontag's 'Camp,' they explore the love for artificial, theatrical, and sentimental objects. They discuss aphorisms, camp sensibility, seduction, and subversion. Unpacking camp's relationship with role-playing games, Aubrey Beardsley, and various elements. They explore valuing style over substance, contrasting camp with chicness and discussing its historical context.
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Jun 3, 2024 • 1h 33min

Downstream: Everything You’re Told About Green Capitalism is Wrong w/ Brett Christophers

An exploration of the slow adoption of renewable energy due to capitalist profit motives. Discussing the challenges of transitioning to sustainable energy solutions, the importance of electrification for climate mitigation, and the role of China in global energy transition. Challenges of private sector profitability in renewable energy vs. public ownership. Geographical challenges in renewable energy deployment and the resurgence of nuclear energy in the energy mix.
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May 30, 2024 • 1h 4min

Novara FM: The Right Is Getting Real On Climate. Can We? w/ Ajay Singh Chaudhary

Author Ajay Singh Chaudhary discusses the right's shift on climate, focusing on exhaustion of people and planet. Topics include strange alliances due to climate change, potential in global peasant struggles, and turning collective exhaustion into a politics of rest and recuperation.

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