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Novara Media is an independent media organisation addressing the issues—from a crisis of capitalism to racism and climate change—that are set to define the 21st century.

Recent Episodes
  • Novara FM: How to Redistribute the Globe w/ Jo Guldi
    Jun 13, 2025 – 1:18:16
  • Downstream: The IDF Killed My Entire Family, and the British Government Helped Them w/ Ahmed Alnaouq
    Jun 10, 2025 – 1:25:26
  • Novara FM: Palantir Technologies and the Age of Automated Genocide w/ Matt Mahmoudi
    Jun 5, 2025 – 1:16:51
  • Downstream: Britain’s Most Powerful Multi-Millionaire Hippy w/ Dale Vince
    Jun 2, 2025 – 1:41:26
  • ACFM Microdose: Superheroes
    Jun 2, 2025 – 2:01:01
  • Novara FM: How Enoch Powell Explains British Politics’ Rivers of Shit w/ Kojo Koram
    May 29, 2025 – 1:13:25
  • Novara FM: The New Party, Beyond London w/ Pamela Fitzpatrick, Jamie Driscoll and Shockat Adam
    May 27, 2025 – 1:19:38
  • Downstream: How to Be a Morally Effective Person w/ Rutger Bregman
    May 26, 2025 – 1:23:39
  • Novara FM: What Communism Actually Is w/ Jasper Bernes
    May 22, 2025 – 1:23:42
  • Downstream: Big Tech Is Making Our Children Depressed and Anxious. Here’s How w/ Jonathan Haidt
    May 19, 2025 – 1:15:43
  • ACFM 51: Heroes
    May 18, 2025 – 1:49:39
  • Novara FM: Are India and Pakistan Gambling with Nuclear War? w/ Mohamad Junaid
    May 15, 2025 – 1:31:35
  • Downstream: Why the Left Fails to Connect With People w/ Jimmy The Giant
    May 12, 2025 – 1:40:53
  • Novara Debates: Are Labour Doomed?
    May 10, 2025 – 1:05:12
  • Novara Debates: Can Reform Win A General Election?
    May 9, 2025 – 1:08:58
  • Novara FM: A New Era For The World’s Billion Catholics w/ Matthew Sitman
    May 8, 2025 – 1:28:39
  • Downstream: Is Christianity Back? Gen Z’s Search For Meaning w/ Lamorna Ash
    May 5, 2025 – 1:11:13
  • Local Election Results REACT With Aaron + Michael
    May 2, 2025 – 39:53
  • Committed: 4. Was Prison Worth It?
    May 2, 2025 – 48:57
  • Committed: 3. How Does It Feel When They Choose Activism Over You?
    Apr 29, 2025 – 43:54
  • Downstream: Does International Law Even Work? w/ Kenneth Roth
    Apr 28, 2025 – 1:08:39
  • ACFM Microdose: Make Way For Winged Eros!
    Apr 27, 2025 – 1:42:51
  • Committed: 2. How Do Climate Activists Cope in Prison?
    Apr 24, 2025 – 50:36
  • Committed: 1. What Kind of Person Goes to Prison for Their Politics?
    Apr 22, 2025 – 42:33
  • Downstream: Has Israel Become A Fascist State? w/ Ilan Pappé
    Apr 21, 2025 – 1:14:24
  • Committed: A New Series Out Now
    Apr 18, 2025 – 1:52
  • Downstream: What’s The Real Point of Trump’s Tariffs? w/ Slavoj Žižek
    Apr 16, 2025 – 2:05:36
  • Novara FM: How the West Tried to Co-opt Iranian Feminism w/ Bahar Noorizadeh
    Apr 10, 2025 – 1:03:10
  • Downstream: On Palestine, Prisons and British Vs. American Racism w/ Ta-Nehisi Coates
    Apr 7, 2025 – 1:38:52
  • Novara FM: How Forensic Architecture Mapped the Gaza Genocide w/ Samaneh Moafi
    Apr 3, 2025 – 55:38
  • Downstream: This Much We Agree On: Britain Is In Decline w/ Peter Hitchens
    Mar 31, 2025 – 1:37:20
  • ACFM Trip 50: Fifty Shades of Acid
    Mar 30, 2025 – 1:37:46
  • Novara FM: Geoengineering is Coming Whether We Like it Or Not w/ Laurie Laybourn
    Mar 27, 2025 – 1:16:03
  • Downstream: The British Military is Actively Involved in the Gaza Genocide w/ Matt Kennard
    Mar 24, 2025 – 2:25:53
  • Novara FM: Is This What Neofeudalism Looks Like? w/ Jodi Dean
    Mar 20, 2025 – 1:06:52
  • Downstream: We Have to Break Up With The USA w/ Angus Hanton
    Mar 17, 2025 – 1:33:45
  • Novara FM: Rojava After Assad: Where Next for the Kurdish Struggle? w/ Elif Sarican
    Mar 13, 2025 – 1:14:57
  • Novara FM: The Absurdity of Rearmament w/ Khem Rogaly
    Mar 11, 2025 – 1:17:39
  • Downstream: Why Don’t We Have Any Hope? w/ Jonathan White
    Mar 11, 2025 – 1:29:20
  • ACFM Microdose: Making Art in a World on Fire w/ Amber Massie-Blomfield
    Mar 9, 2025 – 1:10:03
  • Novara FM: Did Pandemics Make the Modern World?
    Mar 6, 2025 – 1:00:18
  • Downstream: Everything We’re Told About the History of the West Is Wrong w/ Josephine Quinn
    Mar 3, 2025 – 1:51:00
  • Novara FM: The Decades Long Plan that Made Trump Possible w/ David Adler
    Feb 27, 2025 – 56:18
  • Downstream: Europe’s Political Elite Are Completely Finished w/ Philip Pilkington
    Feb 24, 2025 – 1:36:46
  • Novara FM: The Green Party vs Something New w/ James Schneider and Zack Polanski
    Feb 21, 2025 – 1:33:30
  • Downstream: This Is Why the Right Are Winning w/ Ash Sarkar
    Feb 17, 2025 – 1:40:36
  • Novara FM: Against Assisted Dying w/ Ellen Clifford
    Feb 13, 2025 – 1:35:38
  • Downstream: Elon Musk Wants to Be Napoleon w/ Will Davies
    Feb 10, 2025 – 1:10:26
  • Downstream: Why Are So Many People Lonely? w/ Shon Faye
    Feb 3, 2025 – 1:09:35
  • ACFM Microdose: Making Sense of Sovereign Debt w/ Heidi Chow
    Feb 2, 2025 – 1:09:08
Recent Reviews
  • kfixbwhdisa
    Outstanding
    Thoughtful and morally grounded - an invaluable combination now more than ever.
  • joiedog
    Amazing podcasts!
    Great left-wing insights!!!
  • melodie-c
    Novara
    Novara
  • 34532647
    Great Hits and Small Misses
    Love the recent interviews by Ash, but what the heck was that George Galloway episode? This con man doesn’t deserve a platform. Edit: Coming back after a few weeks, giving another star. Consistently these podcasts are well done. China was talked about recently with the caution that life is terrible for most (many?) people, and leftists in the west have no idea. Election in India with Modi came up too. I really appreciate that they talked about how loved and revered Modi is, even among the guest speaker’s family. That’s accurate. Keep at it, and thanks.
  • Richard SoCal
    Highest quality news and political discussion
    Great platform
  • Kthanz
    The Left Side: UK and beyond
    Novara entered my consciousness while grieving the death of the late David Graeber (Novara hosted Graeber as a guest). Since then, I’ve continued following Novara’s excellent reporting. In this time of crisis RE: political representation, “objectivity” most frequently functions to smokescreen “centrist” technocratic manipulations. For folks on the abysmally represented Left–in the UK and beyond–Novara Media is an oasis of reporting, opinion, and analysis lacking the hostilities of folks who insist “both sides” must be given equal airtime, even when one side is totalitarian, fascist, and global. Hosts Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani are personal favorites; sharp, critical, intelligent and engaging. I’m so grateful for their thoughtful stewardship of political, intellectual, cultural and aesthetic values. Solidarity forever. Long live Novara Media.
  • wval35
    Love to hear about progressives across the pond
    Excellent info on what the real issues are in UK
  • Feargus OConnor
    Worthwhile and smart
    Worthwhile for US listeners. Ash Sarkar is amazing.
  • Marco Polo Mint
    So worth a proper listen!
    I don’t have the time to listen to many podcasts regularly, but I cherry-pick and there have been a few from this cast that I listened to and thoroughly enjoyed. These are learned discussions with intelligent questions asked, and the one on automation and the future of work is something I was deeply interested in academically and found so enriching to listen to. The questions and answers depart from the usual book promotions or pat answers to think more seriously about the politics and social implications. I’ll be returning to this network to find more, taking socialist thinking seriously.
  • Edward Dudley D
    Socialism in the UK
    This podcast covers socialistic ideas, UK politics, and the Labor Party. As an American, I benefit from listening to ideas like abundance, government run railroads, and how socialists can control a mainstream party.
  • Emma Stillwater
    Love it!
    Great reporting on British politics from a left perspective.
  • MaxStallsworth
    Indispensable resource
    I listen to/watch Novara regularly and they are a crucial voice in British politics, especially for an American leftist who wants to learn more about what’s going on in the UK.
  • NervousFishdown II
    The real deal
    We need a show this good in the US. A ‘war of position’ oriented TYT.
  • Buttabumps
    Subscribed ⭐️
    And I'm already impressed. Highly informative and very intelligent podcast. Keep up the great work.
  • daj3k
    ✊🏽👌🏽
    thoughtful, global discussions for the people. highly recommend. ✊🏽
  • Artemis Taint
    V. good
    Consistently thoughtful and substantive.
  • MikeRT10
    My go-to for current events and theoretical musings from the left
    Living in the States, I have yet to find a more compelling and incisive round-up of current events and the issues of the day from a left-perspective. I highly recommend this show for anyone trying to make sense of the world today, not just those that happen to live in Britain.
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