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MI5 Warns Of “Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism” Threat
MI5 chief Ken McCallum has used his annual speech to warn of threats to the UK from Iran and right-wing extremists. Plus: The chancellor has rejected calls to…
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132: Is there such a thing as healthy competition?
After quitting Instagram, Moya wonders if the concept of ‘healthy competition’ is a myth, and Ash explains how to hate with artistry. Plus: Taylor Swift chat…
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Revealed: Why the UK Surrendered to Israel
Peter Oborne takes us through the UK Government’s latest capitulation to Israel. Peter’s latest book available here…
Novara Media PodcastsDownstream: Former Scottish Leader: How My Family Escaped Gaza & Why I Can’t Forgive Starmer w/ Humza Yousaf
This week marked three years since the Hamas attack of October 7th, and the beginning of the Israeli state’s genocidal onslaught against the Palestinian…
Novara Media PodcastsDo Your Own Research: The Chinese Company That Terrifies the West w/ Eva Dou
Huawei makes the pipes and cables that power the Chinese internet. Its global reach has made China into a superpower. Huawei is often accused of spying for…
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Polanski Responds To Critics After By-Election Loss
Labour have held Holborn & St Pancras, was the Greens’ campaign lacklustre? Plus: Anthropic has banned cruel behaviour towards its chatbots, Abdul Al-Sayed…
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France Beckons Burnham ‘All The Way Back’ To EU
Burnham is on his first official visit to the EU as Prime Minister, is he taking us all back with him? Plus: We speak to the author of a new report on the…
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The Future of Progressive Politics Is on the Line
Central London is the battleground on which UK progressive politics will hinge tomorrow. We preview the runners & riders ahead of our live coverage. Plus…
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Riot Police Clash With Protesters In Major French Unrest
Protests over funding and conditions in French schools continue to grow, as more fires are lit and riot police deploy tear gas. Plus: Pedro Sanchez’s…
Novara Media Podcasts131: Is there an upside to AI-generated porn?
Ash and Moya talk about porn, sex work, desire, ‘duty sex’ and more in a conversation sparked by a mystery question. Is AI-generated porn driving…
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Green Party Declares Zionism Is Racism
The Green Party conference has backed a controversial motion that classifies Zionism as a form of racism, revealing some stark divisions within the party…
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Downstream: Trauma Farming and the Politics of Public Suffering w/ Catherine Liu
Are we in the era of trauma Top Trumps? ‘Lived Experience’ has become a byword for standpoint authority and progressive politics. It has allowed people from…
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Do Your Own Research: Secrets of the Chinese Internet w/ Tianyu Fang
Welcome to Series 2 of Do Your Own Research. Until the end of the year, I will be focusing on the most important and interesting country in the world: China…
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Zack Polanski Promises Rent Controls at Tense Party Conference
Zack Polanski has called for a 3-year cap on private rents. Elsewhere at Green Party conference, tensions are running high over a motion to declare that…
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Tories & Lib Dems Scramble for Response to Burnham Speech
Andy Burnham’s announcement of a triple lock shakeup has plunged Britain’s competing parties into chaos. Plus: Another botched execution in the US reopens the…
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Burnham Homes In On 40 Years Of Failure
Andy Burnham has laid out major reforms to social care, pensions, and public utilities in his speech to Labour conference. Plus: Ed Miliband has changed the…
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130: The inconvenient truth about convenience culture
Moya and Ash get their nerd on with a conversation about the rise of convenience and the loss of enchantment. How can we access feelings of wonder in a world…
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Palestine Engulfs the Labour Party Conference
Palestine is topping the agenda of The Labour Party conference with speeches inside and protests out – our correspondents are on the ground to bring you…
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Downstream: Porn Addiction Defines Our Political Age. Here’s How w/ Ash Sarkar
The effect of pornography on the people who consume it is often moralised about, generally due to its influence over the nascent sexuality of young men. But…
Novara Media PodcastsACFM Microdose: Reading The Society of the Spectacle
Following their recent Trip episode on Situationism, the gang offer a close reading of The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord, first published in France in…
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Netanyahu Speech Triggers Mass Walkout at UN
Israel’s Prime Minister delivers a tirade to a thin crowd at the UN General Assembly. Plus: Polanski faces down hecklers while calling out Israel’s…
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Reform Tanking In New YouGov Poll
A new Yougov poll predicts that Reform would win fewer seats than Labour and the Tories – with the UK heading for a hung parliament. Plus: The US and…
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Iran’s President BLASTS Donald Trump In FIERY UN Speech
More drama at the UN General Assembly as the US delegation storms out of the Iranian President’s defiant speech. Plus: A former SPAD to Starmer’s government…
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Trump Gives Wildest Speech yet to UN
Andy Burnham heads to New York for his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, following a filibuster speech to the UN by the US President. Plus: Former…
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129: How did the pandemic change you?
What if we still haven’t processed what the pandemic did to us? Was Covid a permanent turning point for our social lives and mental health? Ash and Moya…
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German Socialists Win Mamdani-Style Victory In Berlin
Die Linke have won a major election, opening a path to the Berlin mayoralty for Germany’s leftmost party. Plus: Specialist courts for sexual assault cases are…
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Downstream: AI Will Destroy Liberal Democracy w/ Daron Acemoglu
When and why did liberal democracy stop working for the many? On Downstream this week is Daron Acemoglu, joint recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic…
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Corbyn’s Former Deputy Tom Watson Lands Palantir Job
Former deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson is now working for the controversial US tech firm Palantir. Plus: Leaks from No. 10 reveal a surprising…
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UN Suspects US War Crimes in Iran
A UN fact-finding mission has reported that two US airstrikes which killed at least 178 civilians in Iran constitute war crimes. Plus: Andy Burnham says he is…
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Every Supporting Act On Ed Sheeran Tour Pulls Out
Ed Sheeran finds himself isolated as the rest of his warm up acts quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore’s speech in support of Palestine. Plus: An…
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War Looms In The Red Sea As Houthis & Saudi Arabia Clash
13 people have been injured overnight in the latest escalation of the Houthis’ attacks on Saudi Arabia. Plus: A delve into the economic realities that…
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How Israel’s Lobby Captured the US Government | With Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick
Steven Methven speaks to Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick, authors of “Israel’s Lobby, America in the Grip of a Foreign Power”
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128: Does a widening income gap spell trouble between friends?
Moya and Ash think about how money changes our priorities. Should rich friends should pay for their poor friends? And how do income gaps affect our romantic…
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Reform’s Crypto Billionaires Break British Donation Records
As Reform’s crypto-billionaire backers break consecutive records for political donations, will the government change the rules? Plus: The Houthis bombing of a…
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Downstream: The Next Big Shock Is Coming. Green Energy Is the Only Way Out w/ Tessa Khan
This summer’s extreme heat, wildfires and thousands of excess deaths have shown that the climate is destabilising faster than predicted. In the face of this…
Novara Media PodcastsACFM Trip 63: Situationism
What did the Situationists actually achieve? Nadia, Jem and Keir look back on the antics and manifestos of the socialist revolutionaries who gathered under the…
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Far Right Brands Lifeboat Volunteers “Traitors”
The Lifeboat charity RNLI has warned its volunteers against wearing its branding in public in light of harassment from far right agitators. Plus: Albanians…
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Trump Promises Hunk Of Cash At Republican Convention
Donald Trump has promised a $5000 check to every American if the Republicans win the mid-terms. Now, JD Vance has appeared to walk back that offer. Plus: Kemi…
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Ed Miliband Defiant Against Critics Of Settler Sanctions
As the UK’s Chief Rabbi decries the new settler sanctions, we speak to Palestine’s UK ambassador for his reaction. Plus: England’s youth are (nearly) leading…
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Israel Furious Over New UK Sanctions on Illegal Settlements
Foreign secretary Ed Miliband has announced new economic sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Plus: Billionaire Chris Rokos…
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127: Help! I think my friend is in love with me?!
Moya is worried about status – and so are increasing numbers of men in therapy, according to a recent report. So what does status look like in this economy?…
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Far Right Clash With Police in Portsmouth
Masked far right thugs gathered in Portsmouth to intimidate a group of asylum seekers last night, organised by a close connection of Tommy Robinson. Plus: A…
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Downstream: The Big AI Lie w/ Cory Doctorow
AI is set to take all of our jobs. It will irrevocably transform our relationships – and it might even kill us all. These are some of the big claims made…
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Reform UK Busted in Channel Four Investigation
The fallout from a Channel 4 undercover exposé on Reform has enveloped the nation, but has anyone at their conference noticed? Plus: Could the failings of Open…
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Zack Polanski Wants Keir Starmer’s Old Seat
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has announced his plan to stand in Keir Starmer’s vacated seat of Holborn and St Pancras. Plus: The bond markets are already…
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US Bomb Kills Five At Iranian Wedding
A US missile strike has killed at least five people at a civilian wedding in Iran. Plus: Andy Burnham faces Kemi Badenoch in his first PMQs, a new study has…
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Netanyahu Wants Full-Scale War in the West Bank
2026 has been the most violent year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, with 76 people having been killed either by settlers or the IDF. Plus: Keir…
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Bonus Interview: Everything You Need To Know About The Monster El Niño
Michael Walker speaks to climatologist Zeke Hausfather about global warming, geoengineering & more.
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Downstream: Multiculturalism Will Save the Working Class w/ Jonas Patrick Marvin
We live in a moment when the working class is fractured along a great many lines. Gone are the days of solidarity built around a shared experience of factory…
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The Tech Backlash Is Here
As Meta cedes in court to the tune of billions & datacentre protests pick up momentum, is techno-futurism crashing? Plus: Digging up a golf green could be…
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US Declares Palestine Action a Global Terror Group
The US government has issued sanctions against Palestine Action, branding them a “transnational terror group”. Plus: Experts link deadly flash flooding on the…
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Why Dolly Parton Is An Absolute Icon
Dolly Parton, singer, film star & philanthropist, has died at the age of 80. Plus: A vaccine for melanoma fuels hope in a cure for cancer & we take a…
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US Globalises Economic War With Iran
The Trump administration has unveiled widespread sanctions against “Iran’s financial connections around the globe”. Plus: Two proposed datacentres could…
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Downstream: Elites Have No Plan for Climate Change w/ Bill McGuire
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2026 is roughly the same as when, in the very, very distant past, the Earth was between 6 and 8 degrees…
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Burnham, Zelenskyy & Autonomous Drones
Burnham visits Ukraine to affirm support & share long range missile designs. Plus: Mark Ruffalo Vs The Israel Lobby, a Chinese robot is faster than Usain…
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Revealed: New UK Datacentre’s Massive Carbon Footprint
With the record heatwaves subsiding & El Nino on its way, Havering council decides this is the perfect moment to announce the UK’s largest datacentre…
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IDF Opens Criminal Investigation Into Murder Of Hind Rajab
The IDF has opened a criminal investigation into the murder of five year old Hind Rajab, her family and 15 other Palestinians in Gaza in 2025. Plus: Ed…
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Labour Could Lose 50 Seats Over North Sea Oil
As pressure mounts on the PM over the future of North Sea oil, we speak to Dale Vince, founder of the world’s first green energy company, about why he’s had a…
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Tens of Thousands Attend Vigil for Professor Jason Arday
Tens of thousands have attended a Trafalgar Square vigil to pay tribute to the late Professor Jason Arday. Plus: Reform proposes a £50bn welfare cut. This…
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126: What if you don’t have to feel anxious 24/7?
Ash has had life-changing experience for only £38. Has she found the key to escaping her fight-or-flight response? And what’s the best way to process anxiety?…