Novara FM: Crossing the Class Divide w/ Lynsey Hanley
Born and raised on an ‘overspill’ estate in Birmingham, the writer Lynsey Hanley has experienced what a politician would call social mobility. In her books on housing estates and the British class sys...
12 Okt 202357min
Downstream: Europe Is Over w/ Yanis Varoufakis
In his new book, ‘Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism’, Yanis Varoufakis explores how giant tech firms, both in the US and China are expanding their control over the planet. His analysis is that, ...
9 Okt 202357min
Novara FM: Trillions of Tiny Flying Particles w/ Jay Owens
Last month it was revealed that 98% of Europeans are breathing toxic air. We’re slowly realising that the modern world is covered in the dust of environmental devastation, from particle air pollution ...
5 Okt 20231h 7min
Downstream: Into The Mirror World w/ Naomi Klein
When we were in lockdown, conspiracy theorists went on the march. The emergence of anti-vaccine scaremongering coupled with virulent antisemitism was disconcerting for all of us. But it was even more ...
1 Okt 20231h 13min
Novara FM: The Other Enlightenment w/ Kenan Malik
For the second episode of our series on class, writer and broadcaster Kenan Malik takes us through three centuries of thought to explain the origins of identity politics. It all starts with Haitian Re...
28 Sep 20231h 1min
Downstream: Big Pharma’s Secrets w/ Nick Dearden
Nick Dearden has been an economic justice campaigner for over 20 years, and his attention was on the pharmaceutical industry when Covid-19 hit. But as the world began to sing the praises of pharmaceut...
25 Sep 20231h 19min
Novara FM: Is It Time For Post-Doom Politics? w/ Jem Bendell
The politics of ‘deep adaptation’ is as intriguing as it is controversial. Jem Bendell, a former professor of sustainability leadership, launched the Deep Adaptation movement in 2018 by claiming that ...
22 Sep 20231h 16min
Downstream: Empire, Austerity and Why Corbyn Was Right About Iraq w/ Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart has led a colourful life: diplomat in Indonesia, governor in post-invasion Iraq, founder of an NGO and a Member of Parliament. He’s also run for London Mayor and leader of the Conservativ...
18 Sep 20231h 12min
