Novara Media

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Novara Media

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.

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    Downstream: What the Roman Empire Tells Us About the Collapse of the West W/ Peter Heather and John Rapley

    Everyone knows that the Roman Empire rose, then fell. Historians don’t all agree on the reasons for the collapse, but their misunderstandings can shed plenty of light on the current state of the world, according to the authors of How Empires Fall: Rome, America and the Future of the West. Peter Heather, a historian of […]

    1h 30m
  2. Novara FM: What’s Next for AI Now It’s Ingested the Entire Internet? w/ Marek Poliks

    7 NOV

    Novara FM: What’s Next for AI Now It’s Ingested the Entire Internet? w/ Marek Poliks

    The rise of artificial intelligence will bring about a planetary-scale shift in human life and politics – and, it seems, a lot of weird social media spam. But for all the grand pronouncements from techno-utopians and pessimists alike, the reality is that there’s still much to be decided about the future that AI portends. At the […]

    1h 25m

  3. 5 NOV

    Downstream: Could Israel Become A Failed State? w/ Ilan Pappé

    War is spreading throughout West Asia, a situation understood by many observers as an outgrowth of Israeli expansionism. In a return visit to Downstream, historian Ilan Pappé provides a century’s worth of context to the unfolding crisis. He talks to Aaron to talk about the lack of a viable left in Israel, why nation-states haven’t […]

    1h 21m
  4. Novara FM: How Do We Liberate People From Bad Ideas? w/ adrienne maree brown

    31 OCT

    Novara FM: How Do We Liberate People From Bad Ideas? w/ adrienne maree brown

    In their new book Loving Corrections, adrienne maree brown poses a crucial conundrum for all progressive thinkers: how do we liberate people from bad ideas? One of America’s most energetic thinkers talks to Rivkah Brown about putting the pol back in idpol, understanding the IDF, navigating the US election, and why we might need to […]

    59 min

  5. 28 OCT

    Downstream: How War, Trade and Farming Changed the Planet Forever w/ Sunil Amrith

    What if instead of talking about history from the perspective of humanity, we told it from the perspective of the resources that made human expansion possible? Sunil Amrith is a historian and author of The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of The Last 500 Years. He sat down with Ash to explain how a bumper […]

    1h 2m
  6. Novara FM: The Age of Disaster Nationalism w/ Richard Seymour

    24 OCT

    Novara FM: The Age of Disaster Nationalism w/ Richard Seymour

    Around the world, far-right movements are mobilising support by placing the blame for real catastrophes – Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, their own riots and insurrections – on entirely made-up enemies, among them Muslims, immigrants and feminists. This is what Richard Seymour, a writer, theorist and founding editor of Salvage magazine, calls disaster nationalism. He joins Richard Hames […]

    1h 34m

  7. 22 OCT

    Downstream: Insects Are Disappearing and We Should Be Very Worried w/ Dave Goulson

    From pollinating crops to managing organic waste on a continental scale, insects are vital to life on Earth. They are also disappearing. Dave Goulson is an entomologist and ecologist whose books communicate the majesty of insects and arthropods – along with a grave warning about their demise. He talks to Aaron to Bastani talk about the […]

    1h 50m
  8. Novara FM: Understanding Hezbollah, Israel’s ‘Best Enemy’ w/ Elia Ayoub

    17 OCT

    Novara FM: Understanding Hezbollah, Israel’s ‘Best Enemy’ w/ Elia Ayoub

    What does Israel hope to achieve this time, nearly 20 years after its last failed ground offensive in Lebanon? And how should we understand its adversary, a political party that also functions as a fighting force, a historical movement, and a regional power? Richard Hames is joined by Elia Ayoub, a Lebanese-Palestinian researcher and writer […]

    1h 19m
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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.

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    Novara Media
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2024
  • Episodes
    306
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    Copyright © Thousand Hands Ltd 2023
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