Shows / Novara Media Podcasts
Novara Media Podcasts
Episodes
- Novara Media Podcasts
Media Under Scrutiny Following Tragic Death Of Jason Arday
Professor Jason Arday has been found dead at his home, following intense scrutiny of his personal life and academic career by the media. This episode contains…
Novara Media PodcastsDownstream: The Journalist Who Terrifies Corporate America w/ Amy Goodman
The genocide of Palestinians, carried out by the Israeli army with backing from the US and the British state, has lead to an almighty breakdown in public trust…
Novara Media PodcastsACFM Microdose: How Britain’s Coastal Communities are Reclaiming Power w/ Hazel Sheffield
Nadia visits reporter and author Hazel Sheffield in her Hastings beach hut to talk about the coastal communities that are reimagining their economies in the…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Farage Beats A Bin
Farage is victorious in his valiant quest to wrest control of Clacton-On-Sea from the clutches of an intergalactic bin! So why didn’t he show up to celebrate?…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Whatever Happens, Farage Loses
Last month, Nigel Farage resigned as an MP, in the hope that winning a by-election would clear his name as questions mounted over his personal finances. Voters…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Burnham Chairs Emergency COBRA Meeting On Droughts
Burnham belatedly calls an emergency COBRA meeting on the UK droughts, will it be too little too late? Plus: The UK heatwave has pummelled productivity &…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Is Burnham-ism High Street Socialism?
Burnham unveils a raft of measures to save the local high street while Britain continues to burn. Plus: Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) jail terms are…
Novara Media Podcasts125: Is the era of conspicuous consumption nearly over?
Have we finally had enough of hyper-consumerism? Moya and Ash confront the political crises that are changing our attitudes to spending, and what that’s got to…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Britain Could Face Food Crisis As Droughts Spread
UK farmers have warned that food shortages are likely following ‘very poor’ crop yields caused by droughts. Plus: Student loan holders face a ‘ticking…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Downstream: Ex-Oil Engineer Turned Climate Whistleblower: “We Face Collapse” w/ Kevin Anderson
The summer of 2026 will go down in history books as the hottest, driest and most deadly set of heatwaves Britain has ever experienced. This weather isn’t…
Novara Media PodcastsACFM 62: The Beach
Nadia, Keir and Jem wonder why humans are drawn to the beach in a weird-left conversation that spans geological deep-time, the birth of surf culture, the…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Thetford Anti-Migrant Protests Drive Asylum Seekers From Their Homes
A third night of anti-migrant protests in Thetford, Norfolk has forced asylum seekers to flee their homes. Plus: Controversial plans to build a data centre in…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Trump Begins Building Gaza Military Base
Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Board of Peace’ has issued its first building contract in Gaza, and it’s for a military base. Plus: New EHRC guidance on single-sex…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Polanski Demands Fossil Fuel Industry Foots Bill For Fighting Wildfires
Greens Leader Zack Polanski attempts to apply pressure on the PM to move the climate crisis up his agenda. Plus: The Israel Lobby finally loses a race in the…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Burnham Cuts Early Prison Releases Short
Andy Burnham has tightened the rules on early prison releases, preventing serious sex offenders from being freed under the scheme. Plus: A Cambridge plagiarism…
- Novara Media Podcasts
124: Are you afraid of being ordinary?
Trapped in the attention economy, Moya wonders if our reading habits are affecting our sense of self, and Ash offers a feminist analysis of ‘main character’…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Reform Promises “Military Operation” To Stop Migrant Boats
The Ceuta migrant crisis effects continue to ripple throughout politics at home and abroad. Plus: Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pictured…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Downstream: The West is Over. Here’s Why w/ Pankaj Mishra
In the years since October 7th, the world has been bitterly polarised over how to make sense of the violence. While polling shows that a majority of people do…
Novara Media PodcastsDo Your Own Research: Is This Podcast the Problem? w/ Joshua Citarella
Joshua Citarella built his reputation by mapping synthetic e-deologies of terminally online politics, expressed in memes, micro-disputes and merch drops. Now…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Burnham’s Devolution Revolution Funding Revealed
Burnham and Louise Haigh have unveiled their plans for funding devolution, do they stack up? Plus: A number of Burnham’s new ministers are under scrutiny for…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Is Sitting Down Terrorism Now?
Steven Methven reports from a Defend Our Juries protest during which multiple people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism, seemingly for just sitting…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Burnham Stakes Early Grace On Fixing Broken Care System
We look at Andy Burnham’s proposals for fixing a care system that is universally regarded as unfit for purpose. Plus: We ask The Greens’ Manchester…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Burnham Vows To Tackle Youth Unemployment
Andy Burnham has said he is “on a mission” to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs), but has stopped short of…
- Novara Media Podcasts
123: How can I get better at dealing with rejection?
Ash dreams up a whole new category – Disasterclass – in order to talk about inevitable pain of rejection. Whether it’s jobs, romance, friends or success…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Downstream: Who Profits From Genocide? w/ Andrew Feinstein
A new consensus has emerged in Westminster, seemingly overnight: we need more defence spending, and we need it now. But the Ministry of Defence has a record…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Europe Is Burning
Firefighters are still battling devastating wildfires across Europe, with hundreds of thousands of people having been evacuated from their homes. Plus: Burnham…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Do Your Own Research: What JD Vance and Tucker Carlson Actually Believe w/ James Pogue
The American empire is in crisis – and there is a new generation of more vocal critics coming from the right. So what do JD Vance and Tucker Carlson actually…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Angela Rayner Rules Out Rent Controls
Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls, citing Scotland’s scheme as her reason. We ask an expert if she’s right. Plus: Europe is further engulfed in flame…
- Novara Media Podcasts
New Battlefront In Trump’s “Easily Won” War
Trump is “very disappointed” by Yemeni Houthis’ attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen. Plus: Burnham’s first-week…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Burnham Faces First Big Dilemmas
We take a look at the new Prime Minister’s bulging inbox and weigh up his options. Plus: Mamdani isn’t going to arrest Netenyahu on entering New York, but he…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Burnham Unveils ‘Cost Of Living’ Government
Andy Burnham has announced his final cabinet picks and we examine the new policy announcements he claims will ease financial pressures on working people. Plus…
- Novara Media Podcasts
122: Can you change who you’re attracted to? w/ Annie Lord
Former Vogue agony aunt Annie Lord joins Ash and Moya to talk about what happens if you let go of your ‘type’ and allow your romantic ideals to change. Her…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Andy Burnham Becomes Prime Minister
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has pledged to build a new economy, end rough sleeping and tackle the cost of living crisis. Can he…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Downstream: You Will Rent Forever. Here’s Why. w/ Peter Apps
We live in times of crisis. But perhaps none of the crises affect so many people in the here and now, as the housing crisis. Solving it could provide the…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Andy Burnham Accepts Labour Leadership
Andy Burnham gives his first speech as leader of the Labour Party ahead of moving into Number 10 on Monday. Is Farage already on the run? Plus: The US is…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Britain Is Burning
Multiple wildfires continue to burn across Britain, as the Met Office warns that extreme UK weather is becoming “the new normal”. Plus: Starmer marks his last…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Shabana Mahmood Set To Be Chancellor
Burnham has appeared to rule out Ed Miliband as chancellor, seen by many as the progressive choice – what does it mean for his impending premiership?…
- Novara Media Podcasts
The Never-Ending Battle for the Strait of Hormuz
The US-Iran war for the Strait of Hormuz is once again at boiling point. Plus: The UK government has proscribed the IRGC, Sudan braces for a major massacre…
- Novara Media Podcasts
121: Is it time to stop height-shaming men?
Ash and Moya answer a not-so-mystery question about male self-image and whether short kings really do lose out in the dating market. How does modern…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Terror Police Lead Widdecombe Probe
The investigation into the murder of Anne Widdecombe has been handed to counter-terror police, contradicting the police’s initial announcements. Plus: Can…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Downstream: The Middle Class Will Collapse Unless We Tax the Rich w/ Gary Stevenson
The idea of a wealth tax has never been more popular in Britain, and while many have campaigned for it, none have done more to boost the demand than one man…
- Novara Media Podcasts
ACFM Microdose: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations
The Meditations of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius are perhaps the best-selling self-help book of all time. Rooted in the rational philosophy of the Stoics, the…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Naomi Klein on Heatwaves, China, and the Danger of Technofixes
Michael Walker sits down with Naomi Klein for a discussion on the climate crisis, fascism and more.
- Novara Media Podcasts
Do Your Own Research: The True Cost of AI Girlfriends w/ James Muldoon
AI boyfriends and girlfriends are all the rage – for some. For others, they just inspire rage. So what’s the truth about these seductive machines? Do…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Trump Just Can’t Quit Iran
The US and Iran are back to tit-for-tat strikes as both countries vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Plus: We speak to the Greens candidate Geraldine…
- Novara Media Podcasts
George Monbiot | The Most Important Technology You’ve Never Heard Of
With Michael Walker & The Guardian Columnist George Monbiot.
- Novara Media Podcasts
Farage RESIGNS As MP, Triggering By-Election
Amid scrutiny over his finances, Nigel Farage has announced his resignation from parliament. Can a by-election victory clear his name? Plus: French far-right…
- Novara Media Podcasts
120: Help! I’m dreading moving to the suburbs with my partner
Ash and Moya get stuck into your dilemmas. Featuring: a POC friend whose new boyfriend votes Reform, a male coworker who’s gone from supportive to creepy, a…
- Novara Media Podcasts
This Is Not Normal
We discuss the wildest political moments from the FIFA World Cup as Donald Trump appears to be meddling with the beautiful game. Plus: Is time running out for…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Downstream: Who Really Won the War on Drugs? w/ Kojo Koram
Last year, Zack Polanski’s Green Party suggested changes could be made to Britain’s prohibitionist approach to drugs – and felt the full force of the…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Trump’s Presidency Is a Cash-Grab
Trump has been cashing in on this phase of his Presidency on an unprecedented scale, will there be any kind of reckoning? Plus: We take a look at the first of…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Russian Drone Strikes Kill Dozens In Kyiv
As Russia batters Kyiv, we take a look at the vanishing concept of the frontline in an age of drone warfare. A new report sheds light on the horrific…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Top Economist: We Must Move Beyond Growth
We speak to a top economist about her vision for moving past economic growth as the bench mark for a country’s success. With Michael Walker &…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Starmer Announces Cuts To Pay For Defence
The Prime Minister has announced a £15bn increase in military spending, to be funded by cutting investment budgets in other areas. Plus: Anti-immigrant…
- Novara Media Podcasts
119: I know I should forgive my enemies… but what if I don’t want to?
* Last call for our show at Crossed Wires in Sheffield this Saturday, 4th July! Final tickets: https://crossedwires.live * A brush with an old enemy brings up…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Burnham Unveils Devolution Plan
Andy Burnham has laid his plan for devolving power away from Westminster over the next decade, pledging a ‘No 10 for the north’ and ‘growth in every postcode’…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Do Your Own Research: How China Wins the Resource War w/ Thea Riofrancos
We need critical minerals for the green transition, the military and the AI boom. In barely a year, lithium and the rare earths have become some of the most…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Downstream: Governments Do Capitalism Wrong. Here’s How We Fix It. w/ Mariana Mazzucato
Mariana Mazzucato is a towering figure in contemporary economics, best known for her work on the entrepreneurial state and mission-oriented economics. Her…
- Novara Media Podcasts
ACFM Trip 61: Resilience
A weird-left look at the magical properties of resilience, from the colonial legacy of the stiff upper lip to contemporary narratives of trauma and victimhood…
- Novara Media Podcasts
Is Burnham Just Starmer 2.0? | With Jeremy Corbyn
Is Andy Burnham capable of leading Britain in a more positive direction? We asked Jeremy Corbyn. Plus: The real reason why Europe is losing to Asia. With…