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Novara FM: Escaping the Tourism Trap w/ Dean MacCannell

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2024/01/11

January is historically the busiest month of the year for holiday bookings. But if you've ever felt uncomfortable with the idea of being a tourist, you're not the first. Back in 1976, anthropologist Dean MacCannell theorised both our drive to see the world and its manipulation by capitalism in his book The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class. Travel has changed almost beyond recognition since then: staged authenticity is the norm, and the places you're most likely to visit are sourced from

01:12:13

Novara Live: MPs Vote to Protect Israel; We Speak to...

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2024/01/10

As MPs vote through the anti-BDS bill, we speak to the founder of BDS Omar Barghouti. Plus: a deep dive into what has led South Africa to take Israel to the international court of justice; and why the people who covered up the postmasters scandal really should be going to jail. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

01:04:07

Novara Live: Blinken Meets With Netanyahu, Cameron...

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2024/01/09

While Israel's war on Gaza continues, US secretary of state Anthony Blinken has traveled to the region to meet prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Plus: the absurd situation with student loans and the interest that so many graduates are paying on them; and it's official - 2023 was the hottest year on record. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.

01:03:17

Novara Live: Horrors in Gaza Revealed As World...

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2024/01/08

As Israel faces the International Court of Justice later this week, more evidence is emerging of genocide being committed in Gaza. Plus: the scandal that has been described as the largest miscarriage of justice in British history; and Rishi Sunak has a tough time in his first big interview of 2024. With Michael Walker and NoJusticeMTG

01:09:52

Novara Live: Israel Could Control Gaza Security After...

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2024/01/05

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant has outlined a plan to control security matters in Gaza after a defeat of Hamas. Plus: the chairman of NatWest says it’s not to difficult to get on the housing ladder; and we look at the Jeffrey Epstein court documents that dropped this week. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

00:54:41

Novara Live: Sunak Says No Election for Six Months,...

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2024/01/04

Rishi Sunak has confirmed the next general election will take place in the second half of the year. Plus: Keir Starmer gives his first speech of 2024; and the latest on how Israel’s war on Gaza is risking wider conflict in the region. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Dalia Gebrial.

00:53:04

Novara Live: Iran Explosion and Israel's Beirut...

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2024/01/03

Israel have assassinated a Hamas leader in Beirut, risking the spread of the conflict in Gaza spreading to the wider region. Plus: South Africa have brought a case to the international court of justice accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza; and junior doctors in England have begun six days of strike action. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

01:03:02

Downstream: End Of Year Review 2023

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2024/01/02

For our end-of-year edition of Downstream, the Novara Media team look back on the biggest stories of the year. Ash Sarkar is joined by Moya Lothian-McLean, Michael Walker and Owen Jones to talk about the Labour Party, the climate crisis, the rise of AI and the war on Gaza. This conversation was recorded live in London on 7th December.

01:28:14

Downstream: White Holes and Radical Politics w/ Carlo...

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2023/12/31

From his radical youth in 1970s Italy to his research as one of the world's leading theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli is as comfortable talking politics as he is explaining quantum theory. He sat down with Aaron to talk about the future of Europe, his theory of white holes, and why we're not actually living in a simulation. His book White Holes: Inside The Horizon is available from Penguin. * A huge thank you to everyone who has chosen to back our journalism this year. You’ve made everything

00:57:10

Novara FM: The People Vs Football w/ Juliet Jacques &...

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2023/12/28

Is football the place for political struggle? Is there a limit to the success of fan-owned clubs? How disappointed should we be when pundits and players turn out not to be comrades? Cultural critic Juliet Jacques and Pro Revolution Soccer host Tom Williams unite for a conversation inspired by Mickaël Correia's book The People's History of Football. They talk about the commodification of football, how a politics of resistance has inspired teams from Moscow to Cairo to Clapton, and why a

00:56:12

ACFM Microdose: A Festive 50 For 2023

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2023/12/22

The ACFM gang get together for the last time this year to deliver a Festive 50! Keir, Jem and Nadia select the best bits of culture and politics from 2023, including music, films, books, games, strikes and actions. Unwrap to find sci-fi blaxploitation, comedy history, gobby glam-punk, Judge Dredd, a fresh angle on Silicon Valley billionaires and much more. Thanks for listening to the show and for all your support this year – we couldn't do it without you. https://novara.media/support Sign up to

00:57:19

Novara Live: Interview With Israeli Refusing to Serve...

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2023/12/21

With Israeli's war in Gaza continuing, we speak to 18-year-old Tal Mitnick who is refusing to serve in the IDF. Plus: The two teenagers responsible for the murder of Brianna Ghey have been convicted. With Ash Sarkar and @NoJusticeMTG .

01:12:05

Novara FM: It's A Wonderful Life w/ James Butler

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2023/12/21

Released in 1946, Frank Capra's fable of Christmas despair in small town America has become – rather improbably – a staple of festive television. Starring Jimmy Stewart as virtuous everyman George Bailey, It's A Wonderful Life is not just a feelgood tale of moral redemption, but a clue to the shifting social terrain of post-war America. Is it a film about capitalism? Angels? Individual liberty? The subversion of community values? The trauma of the second world war? James Butler, co-founder of

01:09:02

Novara Live: Israel & Hamas Negotiating New Truce,...

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2023/12/20

A new humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza is being negotiated with Israel offering a one-week pause in their attack on Gaza in exchange for the release of more hostages. Plus: Donald Trump has been banned by the Colorado supreme court from appearing on the state’s presidential ballot. With Aaron Bastani and Dalia Gebrial.

00:56:48

Novara Live: Houthi Attacks on Shipping Risk Spread...

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2023/12/19

The U.S. have launched a taskforce to defend shipping from Houthi militias protesting the Gaza War. Plus: the UK government have released new guidance that affects how transgender children will be treated in British schools. With Michael Walker and Moya Lothian-McLean.

00:55:39

Novara Live: Tory Ben Wallace Says Israel’s “Killing...

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2023/12/18

Former defence secretary has criticised Israel’s actions in the war on Gaza, saying that Netanyahu’s strategy is being driven by a “killing rage”. Plus: the PPE scandal around Michelle Mone continues with her pointing fingers at the Tory government, and the fingers being pointed back at her. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar.

01:19:36

Downstream: The Plan To Privatise Everything w/ Brett...

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2023/12/18

Asset management companies like Blackrock, Vanguard and Macquarie have avoided real scrutiny for decades, but their secretive activities are starting to attract attention from political researchers and academics. What do these companies do, and what risk do they pose to society? Author and academic Brett Christophers sets out to answer this question in his new book, Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World. He sat down with Aaron for a crash course in the world of asset

01:51:17

ACFM Trip 39: Protest

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2023/12/17

Millions have protested against the bombing of Gaza by taking part in marches, boycotts, sit-ins and other demonstrations. But what difference does it make, either to the world or to ourselves? The gang confront a contentious topic in this Trip. Do "A to B" marches ever achieve anything? What about joining hands around an RAF base? Digging up roads? Refusing to pay your taxes? Is squatting a form of direct action? They discuss Irish hunger strikers, Montgomery bus boycotters, Greenham Common women

00:56:00

Novara Live: Piers Morgan Denies Knowing About Phone...

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2023/12/15

Piers Morgan has denied that he knew of phone hacking at the Daily Mirror whilst he was editor after a judge ruled that he did. Plus: the Palestinian ambassador responds after the Israeli ambassadors said “absolutely no” to a two-state solution. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

00:54:15

Novara FM: Palestine 2048 w/ Basma Ghalayini

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2023/12/15

Science fiction isn't a mode usually associated with Palestinian literature, perhaps because dreams of the future seem like a luxury when you can barely hold onto your past, or even present. In 2019, translator and editor Basma Ghalayini asked 12 Palestinian authors to imagine their world in 2048 – a century after the Nakba that violently dispossessed them of their land and rights – for a collection of sci-fi short stories. Some of the dystopias imagined by these authors proved gravely prescient

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