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13/03/2022

#ACFM Trip 22: Democracy

Has democracy broken down? Is it even an idea worth fixing? Trip 22 is a three-horse race as Nadia Idle, Jeremy Gilbert and Keir Milburn consider the anti-democratic shifts happening across the political spectrum and ask what it really means to be ruled by the people. The gang discuss whether democracy is necessary to tackle climate breakdown, how democratic relationships can spawn creativity and joy, and what happens when left politics abandons mass movements – as well as selecting some suitably egalitarian music from Crass, Shonen Knife and more. An ever-expanding playlist of all the music discussed on the show can be found on Spotify. Music: Crass – ‘Punk is Dead’ (Use Knife Remix) / Cornelius Cardew & the Scratch Orchestra – ‘The Great Learning’ / Shonen Knife – ‘Riding on the Rocket’ / Persimfans Orchestra – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony / Weather Report – ‘Milky Way’ Books & articles: Robert D. Putnam – Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community / Andreas Malm – How to Blow Up a Pipeline / Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright – Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future / Paul Hirst – Associative Democracy / Francesca Polletta – Freedom is an Endless Meeting / Sean Smith – Crass Goes Disco Produced and edited by Chal Ravens and Matt Huxley. PRS Licence Number: LE-0016481
20/08/2024

Downstream: Is Humanity Really Heading for Population Collapse?! w/ Paul Morland

During 1960s, fears of planetary ‘overpopulation’ became widespread. And yet, in more recent years, an altogether different worry has emerged: future population decline. Fertility rates have fallen for decades – and in some places centuries – as humans live in cities, gender equality improves and access to birth control becomes widespread. But, according to some, if they fall too far, and too fast, the basis of the modern welfare state is in jeopardy – not to mention our entire economic order. Could falling birth rates, combined with increased life expectancy, even if not universal, really be as big a challenge in the 21st century as climate breakdown and runaway inequality? Or is this just another moral panic with no basis in fact? To discuss all of that Aaron Bastani is joined by Dr Paul Morland, a demographer whose latest book is titled “No One Left”. Dr Morland’s previous books include “The Human Tide” and “Tomorrow’s People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers.
23/05/2021

#ACFM Trip 16: The Long ’90s

In this extended Trip, Keir Milburn, Nadia Idle and Jeremy Gilbert wrestle with the idea of “the long ‘90s”: a set of cultural, political and affective assumptions that have outlasted the 20th century, and from which a certain cohort of today’s politicians, commentators and columnists cannot seem to escape. With music from Roni Size, Stereolab and Kula Shaker, the gang discuss to what extent the long ’90s were shaped by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and the Chinese Communist Party, how “new laddism” emerged as a riposte to cultural pluralism, and what people really meant when they declared “the end of history”. Finally, they agree to disagree on the musical and social value of Britpop. Music: Roni Size – ‘Brown Paper Bag’ / M-Beat ft. General Levy – ‘Incredible’ / Kula Shaker – ‘303’ / Spice Girls – ‘Wannabe’ / Stereolab – ‘Ping Pong’ / Asian Dub Foundation – ‘Fortress Europe’ Books and articles: Eric Hobsbawm – The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991 / Gavin Mueller – ‘Stereolab’s Revolutionary Horizon’ / Francis Fukuyama – The End of History and the Last Man Produced and edited by Chal Ravens and Matt Huxley.
16/08/2020

#ACFM Trip 12: The Cosmic Right

Nadia Idle, Keir Milburn and Jeremy Gilbert are back to discuss the recent rise of conspiratorial thinking within New Age, spiritual and ‘wellness’ communities, and what implications this has for the Left, with music by David Bowie, Mark Stewart and Coki. Edited and produced by Olivia Humphreys and Matt Huxley. PRS LICENCE NUMBER: LE-0016481 Music: Black Sabbath – Paranoid / Mark Stewart + Maffia – None Dare Call It Conspiracy / David Bowie – Moonage Daydream / The Stooges – TV Eye / Coki – Mood Dub / David Bowie – Rock’n’Roll Suicide. Books: Frederic Jameson – The Postmodern Condition / Jean-Francois Lyotard – The Condition of Postmodernity / Thomas Pynchon – The Crying of Lot 49 / Dan Hind – The Return of the Public: Democracy, Power and the Case for Media Reform / Clare Birchall – Knowledge Goes Pop: From Conspiracy Theory to Gossip / Jack Bratich – Conspiracy Panics: Political Rationality and Popular Culture / Alan Piper – Strange Drugs Makes For Strange Bedfellows: Ernst Junger, Albert Hofmann and the Politics of Psychedelics. Listen to our Microdose with Erik Davis here. Erik is the author of TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information, The Visionary State: A Journey through California’s Spiritual Landscape, Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica, and High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies. You can also sign up for his excellent Substack. Psymposia are an organisation making sense of the complex connections between drugs, science, capitalism, policy and culture. You can also read an interview with the Zizek Stardust. We’ve compiled an ever-expanding playlist of all the music heard across #ACFM so you can tune in and drop out at your leisure. Find it on Spotify. Want to up your dose? Join the mailing list to find out first about new developments from the #ACFM crew. https://novaramedia.com/?p=24304
22/07/2021

#ACFM Microdose: Psychodrama with Nada Sabet

The point of psychodrama is not to create beautiful theatre, laughs practitioner Nada Sabet. To accompany the next #ACFM Trip on the topic of therapy, host Nadia Idle finds out about an unusual therapeutic technique which borrows elements of theatre, psychiatry and psychotherapy to gain insight into different facets of our identity. Nada explains how psychodrama can be used to deal with trauma, abuse and family dynamics, and how the method can shift focus from the personal to the political. Produced by Matt Huxley and Chal Ravens.
22/02/2022

#ACFM Microdose: Acid Camping

When he’s not working on #ACFM, show producer Matt Huxley is a musician. His recent EP under the name Muckers is the inspiration for this Microdose – a short audio essay about land, family, trespass and belonging. Recorded while out walking, Acid Camping considers who owns the landscape, the methods by which people have been driven off the land, and how we can dissolve the boundaries within ourselves. Matt draws on ideas from Nick Hayes, Richard King, Jodi Dean and, of course, #ACFM. All the music has been repurposed and rearranged from the Dingly Dell EP by Muckers, released on Circle Dance Recordings. Thanks to Amber Husain and Thom Andrewes for editorial advice on the text. Written, produced and mixed by Matt Huxley. Mastered by Rupert Clervaux. Design by Joe Nava.
17/07/2022

ACFM Microdose: Tabletop Role-Playing Games

In a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG), a group of people take a trip into an imaginary world, guided by an MC or ‘dungeon master’. Not limited to the Tolkien-esque themes of the famous Dungeons & Dragons, TTRPGs range from gritty sci-fi scenarios to steampunk heist fantasies, and from everyday life to magic, monsters and vampires. In this Microdose, Nadia, Keir and Jeremy gather round the table to talk about how role-playing games have evolved over half a century and what different game-playing styles might say about other societal battles – from feminism and reactionary masculinism to the revenge of the nerds. Discussing games like Call of Cthulu and Vampire: The Masquerade, as well as TV shows like Game of Thrones and The Expanse, the gang look at the huge cultural impact of TTRPGs. How has the rise of Silicon Valley changed the reception of geek culture? How might a players’ politics turn up in their gameplay? How have women navigated these subcultural spaces so long dominated by men? Shake those polyhedral dice and find out. Books and podcasts: The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity – Jon Peterson / The Grognard Files / One Shot / Not DnD/ What Would the Smart Party Do? / What Am I Rolling?
07/12/2023

Novara Live Extra: Israel’s Illegal War w/ Norman Finkelstein

On Novara Live this week, Michael Walker spoke to renowned political scientist and activist Norman Finkelstein about Israel’s assault on Gaza and the collapse of the ceasefire. In this extended interview, they discuss the relationship between Hamas and Hezbollah, the use of human shields, and whether US pressure can restrain Israel’s “high-tech massacre”. Subscribe to the Novara Live podcast for news and analysis five times a week: https://novara.media/live * We need 1,500 more people to become monthly supporters in order to hit our fundraising target. Can you help? Become a supporter from as little as £1 a month: https://novara.media/support
24/09/2024

31: Why isn’t my best friend excited about my wedding?

Moya and Ash argue over a big theory about our need for surprise. Has modern life killed off spontaneity in everything from dating to holidays? Plus: advice for a listener who’s wondering why an old friend isn’t more excited to be his best man. We’re sorry about the uneven audio quality for part of the dilemmas section! Email your missed connections and dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley. Help us build people-powered media: https://novara.media/support
21/01/2025

48: Is it time to cut off my lying dad?

Ash and Moya tackle a mailbag full of dilemmas, including a committed couple arguing over money, a daughter considering cutting off her dad, and a student struggling to overcome the trauma of rape. Plus: Ash blushes her way through your emails about gay porn. CW: suicide, rape. Resources: https://thesurvivorstrust.org/support-in-your-area Email your dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.

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#ACFM Trip 22: Democracy

Downstream: Is Humanity Really Heading for Population Collapse?! w/ Paul Morland

#ACFM Trip 16: The Long ’90s

#ACFM Trip 12: The Cosmic Right

#ACFM Microdose: Psychodrama with Nada Sabet

#ACFM Microdose: Acid Camping

ACFM Microdose: Tabletop Role-Playing Games

Novara Live Extra: Israel’s Illegal War w/ Norman Finkelstein

31: Why isn’t my best friend excited about my wedding?

48: Is it time to cut off my lying dad?

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