Novara FM: The New Scramble for Africa in the Vacuum of Empire w/ James Pogue
In 1891, the French drew the borders of what became Mali. Like many colonial borders, they were arbitrary, absurd to the many nomads who supposedly lived within them. Now climate change is ravaging th...
5 Des 20241h 22min
Downstream: Humans Could Become Immortal This Century w/ Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston
Humanity has long pursued an elixir of youth and dreamed of eternal life. For the Abrahamic faiths, physical immortality was lost in the Garden of Eden, with only the soul remaining of permanence. Mor...
2 Des 20241h 17min
Novara FM: Protect or Punish? The Stakes of Sex Worker Activism w/ Laura Watson
Imagine a person arrested for keeping a brothel. Who are they? An abusive pimp? Such people exist, no doubt, but the law isn’t set up just to catch abusers: it also targets sex workers working togethe...
28 Nov 20241h
Downstream: Trains Are Better Than Cars. Here’s Why w/ Gareth Dennis
While the first modern trains were built in the early 19th century – more people travel by rail today than ever before. Not only have passenger numbers risen in the UK but the likes of China, Iran and...
25 Nov 20241h 34min
Novara FM: The New Space Race Is an Arms Race w/ Daniel Deudney
In October 2024, SpaceX caught a rocket. An astonishing feat of engineering, it took humanity one giant leap closer to the era of everyday space travel – and possibly one small step closer to its own ...
22 Nov 20241h 7min
Downstream IRL: There’s No Such Thing As Green Capitalism w/ Andreas Malm
Global heating is a serious problem, but the question of just how urgently to fight it is a fraught one. Should 2C or 1.5C of warming be our limit? Or can we blow past these limits now, and come back ...
18 Nov 202436min
ACFM Trip 47: Disruption
Disruption is a byword for success in the tech industry, but when it affects people’s daily routines – say, when JSO activists are slow-marching down a road – it becomes nothing short of criminal. On ...
17 Nov 20241h 28min
Novara FM: How MAGA Went Mainstream w/ Joshua Citarella
In 2016, the alt-right seemed to come from the internet and infest politics. In 2024, the internet and politics have become identical. Are we swimming in the world the alt-right built for us? Perhaps ...
15 Nov 20241h 18min
