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01:25:17

Novara FM: Your Neighbour Kills Puppies w/ Tom Harris

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2024/05/02

In the ’00s, animal rights protestors nearly won their battle to ban vivisection in the UK, shutting down multiple breeding farms that were supplying laboratories with cats, dogs and guinea pigs. But at the last moment, the government made a dramatic U-turn, blocking their attempt to shut down Huntingdon Life Sciences and throwing activists in jail. How did this winning campaign fall apart? Why was the war on terror a crucial turning point? And what might the Palestine movement learn from its

01:20:02

Novara FM: Read Some Effing Jameson! w/ Sianne Ngai...

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2024/04/25

The exhortation to "read some effing Orwell!" is an old chestnut of the online left, whether ironic or sincere, or somewhere in between. But if we're looking for a writer whose body of work truly anticipates the world we live in now – globalised, postcolonial, postmodern – we might instead turn to the American Marxist thinker Fredric Jameson. He's just turned 90 and, in characteristically productive style, has three new books out this year. But where to start? To get a grip on Jamesonian thought,

01:10:39

Downstream: This Is How Israel Controls Palestinians...

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2024/04/22

It’s not what you know; it’s what you can prove. For years, Forensic Architecture has exposed state crimes against civilians, nature, and humanity. This week on Downstream, Ash Sarkar meets its director Eyal Weizman to discuss Israel’s settler colonial project, the police killing of Mark Duggan, and how the testimony of blindfolded torture victims helped construct a model of Bashar al-Assad’s most notorious torture prison.

02:02:05

ACFM Trip 42: Fascism

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2024/04/21

A lot of people are saying that fascism is on the rise. But what are we pointing to when we call a system, or a person, fascist? On this Trip, Nadia, Keir and Jem map out a complicated ideology, from its roots in 19th century industrialisation to its resurgence in ethnonationalism and eco-apartheid.Exploring how different political traditions try to explain fascism, they look for signs of the f-word in contemporary politics and play music from Woody Guthrie, Heaven 17 and Black Sabbath. Find our

01:14:07

Novara FM: London's Endless Appetite w/ Jonathan Nunn...

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2024/04/18

London is a foodie metropolis: undoubtedly one of the best places to eat in the world. But eating in London is also, like everything else in the city, shaped by its history as the capital of a globe-spanning empire. How did the contraction of this formal empire change infamously terrible British cuisine? How did multiculturalism become an excuse for underpaid racialised labour? And how did landlords ruin Chinatown? The essay collection London Feeds Itself, now in its expanded second edition, is

01:15:16

Novara FM: Colonial Capitalism Has Made Us Sick w/...

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2024/04/11

Centuries of colonial capitalism have reordered life on the planet and inside our bodies, from industrial farming and the uneven advances of modern medicine, to night shifts, chronic stress and inflammation. Has the system made us sick? That's the concern of Rupa Marya and Raj Patel, who join Eleanor Penny to talk about the history of medical injustice and environmental toxicity, and what can be done start the healing process. Their book, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, is

01:01:35

Downstream: Israelis Want Genocide w/ Abby Martin

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2024/04/08

Abby Martin is an American journalist and activist, host of the interview series The Empire Files, and a co-founder of the citizen journalism website Media Roots. She joins Ash Sarkar to discuss her political journey after 9/11, working for the state broadcaster Russia Today, how Israelis really talk about Palestinians, and why she believes the west doesn't care about Ukraine. Help us build people-powered media: https://novara.media/support

01:01:17

Novara Live: Pressure Mounting on Sunak to Ban...

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2024/04/04

Rishi Sunak is facing increasing calls to ban weapons sales to Israel after three British aid workers were killed by an IDF drone strike.Plus: we speak to artificial intelligence expert Professor Noel Sharkey about the news that the Israeli military have been using the technology to target Palestinians. With Moya Lothian-McLean and NoJusticeMTG.

01:06:03

Novara FM: What's Really Causing the Housing Crisis?...

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2024/04/04

Why is it so expensive to rent in the UK? In a divisive new book, barrister Nick Bano places the blame squarely on price-gouging landlords, rejecting the conventional wisdom that calls for more new housing as a solution to the crisis. He goes head to head with Novara Live’s Michael Walker to explain the Marxist thinking behind Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing Crisis, out on Verso Books. This episode is produced in collaboration with the Crash Course With Michael Walker

01:07:26

Novara Live: Three Britons Killed by Israel Named

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2024/04/03

The three British citizens killed in an Israeli airstrike on a humanitarian convoy in Gaza have been named, as pressure mounts on the government to end arms sales to Israel. Plus: We speak to surgeon Nick Maynard about his experiences as a volunteer medic in Gaza; and Krishnan Guru-Murthy puts Israel's new UK spokesperson through his paces. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

01:03:27

Novara Live: Three British Aid Workers Killed by...

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2024/04/02

Seven international aid workers, including three British citizens, have been killed in an Israeli air strike. Plus: We examine the reaction to the Iranian consulate bombing in Iran; and Labour can't say they'll stop selling arms to Israel. With Aaron Bastani and Mike Bankole.

01:01:04

Novara Live: Shocking Aftermath of Israeli Assault on...

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2024/04/01

After a two-week long assault and occupation, Israeli forces have pulled out of Gaza’s largest medical centre. Meanwhile, Tory MP Alicia Kearns has alleged the government have received legal advice that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. We speak to Paul Rogers emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

01:04:36

Novara Live: Olly Alexander Rejects Call to Boycott...

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2024/03/29

British Eurovision entrant Olly Alexander has rejected calls to boycott the contest over Israel's participation.Plus: how artificial intelligence continues to be a topic on the future of work; and we look at the record numbers of asylum seekers risking their lives to cross the Channel. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

01:02:28

Novara Live: Netanyahu Blasts United States and Says...

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2024/03/27

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken out for the first time about the UN security council voting for a ceasefire in Gaza. Plus: Eylon Levy has officially been terminated as an Israeli spokesperson; and new figures show there is now a record amount of sewage in Britain's seas, lakes and rivers. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

00:54:39

Novara Live: Israel Losing Global Support Says Hamas...

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2024/03/26

Hamas have said that Israel is losing global support following the UN security council's vote for a ceasefire in Gaza. Plus: Julian Assange wins more time to prevent his extradition to the United States; and the Labour party are facing allegations of vote rigging over candidate selection. With Aaron Bastani and NoJusticeMTG.

00:56:27

Novara Live: UN Security Council Votes for Gaza...

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2024/03/25

The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Following the U.S. abstention from the vote, Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled an Israeli delegation’s planned visit to Washington. Plus: Over 130 killed in a terrorist attack on a Moscow theater; and the Telegraph blames Russia and China for propagating Kate Middleton memes. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

01:05:47

Downstream: We Are Getting Foreign Policy Very Wrong...

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2024/03/25

With hindsight, the wars waged by the US and Britain in Afghanistan and Iraq look like terrible failures, both strategically and politically: the Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan, and living standards are worse in Iraq than they were before Saddam Hussein. In his book The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003, veteran American journalist Steve Coll looks at British and American foreign policy through the lens of one man: Saddam Hussein. He sat down

01:05:54

Novara Live: Russia & China Veto US Ceasefire...

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2024/03/22

Russia and China have vetoed a US-written ceasefire resolution at the United Nations.Plus: the Princess of Wales is receiving cancer treatment; and politicians weigh in on the new England football kit. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

01:01:43

Novara Live: US Submit Draft Resolution to United...

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2024/03/21

The US has submitted draft resolution to United Nations, but it stops short of demanding a Gaza ceasefire. Plus: Child poverty in the UK has hit a record high; and Labour race adviser Doreen Lawrence has slammed Keir Starmer's handling of racism in the party. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar.

01:11:57

Novara FM: Critical Theorists Hate This One Weird...

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2024/03/21

Immediacy, according to Anna Kornbluh, is the link between flow-states and Fleabag, between food delivery apps and a mistrust of political systems. She joins Richard Hames to explain the thinking behind her new book – Immediacy: Or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism – and what the effects of immediacy both reveal and conceal about our world. Help us build people-powered media: https://novara.media/support

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