Name: Arresting the Virus by The Lockdown Podcast
Duration: 1 h 18 min 16 s
Description: Oonagh Ryder and Carl Cattermole speak to Kevin Blowe, Coordinator of the Network for Police Monitoring, about the new police powers that the Coronavirus Bill (now the Coronavirus Act 2020) has brought in. They are also joined by researcher and creative producer, Becka Hudson, to discuss the government's focus on criminalisation over public health.

What's it like to be left-wing in an aspiring ethnostate?

Israel has swung hard to the right in the last few decades, with self-described fascists now in government. But a left remains, calling not just for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza, but for the end to the apartheid regime as a whole. What power do they have?

Comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi and +972 Magazine journalist Haggai Matar talk to Rivkah Brown about the terrifying consequences of resistance to the Israeli state, how Jewish ethnic minorities are treated within Israel, and how to survive in a society that treats 'leftist' as a slur.

Novara FM now has its own inbox. Email us with comments, criticisms and suggestions: fm@novaramedia.com

Novara Audio: Radio For A Different Politics

Novara FM: Whatever Happened to the Israeli Left? w/ Noam Shuster-Eliassi and Haggai Matar

Ash presents a big theory about disposability and social shame prompted by a wardrobe clearout, and Moya responds to a dilemma about dating while living with parents. Plus: spot remedies.

Come and see If I Speak live at the London Podcast Festival on 15 September! Tickets available from kingsplace.co.uk now.

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*Gossip, elevated.*

Music by Matt Huxley

If I Speak

18: Why does everything feel so disposable?

Moya and Ash talk to Chimene Suleyman, author of The Chain, about uncovering her ex-boyfriend's secrets and why society lets abusive men get away with it again and again. Plus: a listener needs help with their sexless relationship.

Come and see If I Speak live at the London Podcast Festival on 15 September! Tickets available from kingsplace.co.uk now.

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Music by Matt Huxley

16: How do you recover after betrayal? w/ Chimene Suleyman

Does the body keep the score? Ash and Moya explore the border between grief and trauma and how to embrace being emotionally messy when disaster strikes. Plus: an “accidental incel” writes in.

Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com

Music by Matt Huxley

15: Dissociation is my superpower

Ash and Moya talk to Evenings And Weekends author Oisín McKenna about living authentically, intense female friendships, and how financial precarity limits our self-exploration. Plus: compulsory heterosexuality and suspicious new boyfriends.

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Music by Matt Huxley

14: What does it mean to live authentically? w/ Oisín McKenna

Moya and Ash talk to Nicola Dinan, author of Bellies, about why we crave external validation yet hate to be perceived. Plus: advice for a listener who got engaged while drunk.

Come and see If I Speak live at the London Podcast Festival on 15 September! Tickets available from kingsplace.co.uk now.

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Music by Matt Huxley

17: Feeling seen w/ Nicola Dinan

As Euro 2024 gets underway, election results show a surge of support for the far-right across Europe. Can football help us make sense of it? 

This week on Pro Revolution Soccer, Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams look at the connections between football and fascism, and explain how the same forces that allowed a tiny elite to take over the game are now reopening the door to the far-right.

Music by Matt Huxley. Design by Pietro Garrone. Produced by Chal Ravens.

Novara Audio: Radio for a Different Politics

Pro Revolution Soccer 2.2: Can Football Explain the Far-Right Resurgence in Europe?

Novara Media's football podcast returns for another crack at the silverware! Every Wednesday until the Euro 2024 final, Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams provide political and tactical analysis of the tournament in an episode of two halves. 

This week: the strange spectacle of politicians pretending to like football, the changing status of women and LGBT+ players and fans, what Starmer will do for the game, and England's prospects after a flat showing against Iceland.

Music by Matt Huxley. Design by Pietro Garrone. Produced by Chal Ravens.

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Pro Revolution Soccer 2.1: Euro 2024 Reboot

Was the Iraq War the exception or the rule?

Throughout the twentieth century, Labour governments have been involved in some of Britain's most disastrous colonial acts: the partition of India, the counter-insurgency in Malaya, and the Nakba.

So, what can we expect this time?

Eleanor Penny asks David Wearing, author of AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain.

Novara FM: Where Will Labour Invade This Time? w/ David Wearing

Moya has a big theory about why everyone’s on such a short fuse these days and Ash responds to a listener with a debilitating crush. Plus: science or magic?

We're going to Glastonbury! Moya will be joined by Shon Faye and a legendary special guest for a Radical Connections session and a live recording of the show. Find us on the Nomad stage in Shangri-La at 12pm and 2pm on Thursday.

Got a problem? Tell us: ifispeak@novaramedia.com

*Gossip, elevated.*

Music by Matt Huxley

19: We're boiling with rage

Oonagh Ryder and Carl Cattermole speak to Kevin Blowe, Coordinator of the Network for Police Monitoring, about the new police powers that the Coronavirus Bill (now the Coronavirus Act 2020) has brought in. They are also joined by researcher and creative producer, Becka Hudson, to discuss the government's focus on criminalisation over public health.

Arresting the Virus

The Lockdown Podcast

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