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01:14:56

Novara FM: Rojava After Assad: Where Next for the...

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2025/03/13

On the 8th December 2024, the Assad regime in Syria fell, replaced by a group of former jihadists called Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. In the north east of the country, in a territory called Rojava, a feminist socialist revolution has been ongoing for since 2012. Then a few weeks ago, Abdullah Öcalan, a Kurdish leader who has been imprisoned by Turkey for 26 years, called on the PKK, the Kurdish Worker's Party, to disband. Elif Sarican is a writer, organiser and activist with the Kurdish woman's

01:02:27

56: The one where Moya grills Ash on her new book

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2025/03/13

Moya has a bone to pick with Ash about Minority Rule and the conversations sparked by her book tour, while posing the big question: why is it so hard to form your own opinions? Plus: what to do when a newly sober friend starts drifting away. Follow us on TikTok! @ifispeakpod Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.

01:29:19

Downstream: Why Don’t We Have Any Hope? w/ Jonathan...

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2025/03/11

When we talk about politics – whether it’s the climate, the economy or constitutional reform – the thing that’s at stake is an idea of ‘the future’. These days, the idea of imminent societal or ecological breakdown necessarily means adopting the framing of the present as being a ‘state of emergency’. This is an obvious way for political actors to attempt to generate consensus – but does this ostensibly well-intentioned way of viewing the future actually narrow political discourse in favour of

01:17:39

Novara FM: The Absurdity of Rearmament w/ Khem Rogaly

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2025/03/11

The US is no longer supporting Ukraine. And, in response, the UK and Europe are rearming. The Germans are taking off their hallowed debt brake to allow it. The French want a European Army. And Keir Starmer is talking tough about the capabilities of the British Armed Forces. In a world still dominated by the American military, what does it all matter? And what could we do instead? Khem Rogaly has the answer. He's a Senior Research Fellow at Common Wealth and he's proposed a 'Lucas Plan for the

01:02:53

55: Joy is an act of resistance... right?

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2025/03/10

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01:10:03

ACFM Microdose: Making Art in a World on Fire w/...

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2025/03/07

What's the point of the arts when the world is on fire? To follow the pipeline from creativity to activism and back again, Nadia Idle is joined by Amber Massie-Blomfield, former chief of theatre company Complicité and the author of Acts of Resistance: The Power of Art to Create Better World.Sign up to the ACFM newsletter: https://novaramedia.com/newsletters Help us build people-powered media – pledge your support from as little as £1 a month: https://novara.media/support

01:00:18

Novara FM: Did Pandemics Make the Modern World? w/...

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2025/03/06

Lockdown was one of the defining experiences of our lives, but it was far from unique in history. From the plantation to the infirmary and from the leper colony to the stay at home order, contagion and confinement are inextricably intertwined. In The History of the World in 6 Plagues, Edna Bonhomme investigates how fear, power, race science and colonial violence have shaped six of the most powerful plagues in history, and shaped our societies in turn.

01:51:00

Downstream: Everything We’re Told About the History...

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2025/03/03

In 1996 Samuel Huntington published ‘The Clash of Civilizations’. At the time its hypothesis was counter-intuitive. Despite the supremacy of the United States after the Cold War, the ascent of globalisation would not lead to the end of history, but a return to distinctive and competing civilisations. Rather than homogeneity we would see a growing emphasis on difference, rather than unhindered free markets we would see friction, and eventually rupture. In 2025, with the continued rise of China to

00:53:37

54: Forget the boycott, gimme that brand deal

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2025/03/03

Why did Stormzy delete his pro-Palestine posts just before unveiling a Happy Meal tie-in with McDonald's? Ash asks Moya if big artists are all just businesses in the end. Plus: how to deal with a delusional friend.Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.

00:56:17

Novara FM: The Decades Long Plan that Made Trump...

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2025/02/27

Read any of the mainstream press at the moment and you'll hear the same thing: major things are happening in America.But what if this sudden shift was an illusion? David Adler is Co-General Coordinator of the Progressive International, a group that brings together forces from across the progressive left. He told Richard Hames that far from being radical change, Trumpism is the culmination of decades-long project called the Reactionary International.

01:36:46

Downstream: Europe's Political Elite Are Completely...

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2025/02/24

For almost six centuries Europe has been at the centre of world affairs. While the days of Empire are long gone, over the last several decades the importance and comparative wealth of Europe has declined at an extraordinary pace. Indeed for many countries, from Britain to Germany and Greece, living standards have stagnated or even declined. Now, in what seem like the final months of the war in Ukraine, Europe can no longer rely on security guarantees made by the United States. Technologically

00:47:04

53: Getting 'the ick'

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2025/02/24

When did we all start 'getting the ick'? And why does it mainly seem to be women who get it? Ash and Moya unpack the gender politics behind the 'ick-course'. Plus: when is the right time to have the big money chat with your partner?Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.

01:33:29

Novara FM: The Green Party vs Something New w/ James...

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2025/02/21

This part two of our discussion about a new left party. You can listen to part 1 here: https://novaramedia.com/2025/01/30/time-for-a-new-left-party/ James Schneider, Jeremy Corbyn’s former Director of Comms, argues for a new party. But who would it speak to? Would it be democratic and in what ways? And what could it actually achieve in the volatile terrain of British Politics? Zack Polanski, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, says we don’t need anything new. There is, after

01:06:24

52: Happy birthday IIS! Now ask us anything...

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2025/02/17

One whole year of If I Speak! Moya and Ash celebrate with an #AMA, tackling your questions on career growth, love songs, role models, Irish politics and whether they’re friends in real life. Plus: listener feedback on last week’s “return of the slur”.Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.

01:35:37

Novara FM: Two Years to See a Specialist, Two Weeks...

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2025/02/13

Your death should be your own, as much as possible. That’s one of the principles behind the Assisted Dying Bill. It lets adults with less than 6 months to live end their lives.But disability campaigners fear that people who don't want to die might be pressured to let themselves be killed. Ellen Clifford is the author of The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe. She spoke to Richard Hames about one of the most fraught debates of our era.

01:00:21

51: Am I feminine enough for you?

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2025/02/06

Ash and Moya respond to a mystery question about femininity with a chat about desire, agency and sexual politics. Plus: advice for a listener tangled up in their in-laws' finances. Send in your questions for If I Speak’s birthday AMA episode on 18th February! ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.

01:09:35

Downstream: Why Are So Many People Lonely? with Shon...

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2025/02/06

Love is supposed to be the most universal human experience after death and taxes. So why do so many people feel like they’re failing in it? Ash Sarkar is joined by Shon Faye, author of the bestselling book The Transgender Issue, to discuss her new book, Love In Exile. They talk about how marriage has changed since their grandmothers’ day, the crisis of lonely young men, and whether secularism is to blame for relationship breakdown.

01:03:57

50: The return of the slur

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2025/02/03

After hearing the R-word on a comedy podcast, Moya offers an intrusive thought about the limits of language policing. Plus: what to do about a horrible housemate. Send in your questions for If I Speak’s birthday AMA episode on 18th February! ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.

01:09:08

ACFM Microdose: Making Sense of Sovereign Debt w/...

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2025/01/31

Following last week's ACFM on the meaning and morality of personal debt, Keir and Nadia return to investigate the macroeconomics of debt. Joining them to make sense of concepts like sovereign debt, structural adjustment and international ratings agencies is Heidi Chow, executive director of Debt Justice.She explains how and why countries borrow money, why Global South countries end up mired in debt, and how the climate crisis will affect borrowing. Subscribe to the ACFM mailing list to get

01:36:26

Novara FM: Time for a New Left Party? w/ Oliver...

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2025/01/30

It’s been five long years since the decisive defeat of Corbynism at the ballot box. How, if at all, should the left reconstitute itself? Should everyone join the Greens? Or do we just need Mick Lynch to start a new party? In this episode, Richard Hames is joined by Rachel Godfrey Wood, Joe Todd, and Oliver Eagleton to thrash it all out and arrive at the One True Answer. We’re keen to hear from you on this topic! Lets us know your comments, criticisms and key strategic insights at

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