Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin have a casual natter on whether nationalism can ever be positive, why the British state is incapable of running the HS2 train service and while railing against the delegitimisation of the left. http://novaramedia.com/?p=10769

On this episode of #TyskySour Michael is joined by Ash Sarkar and Wendy Liu to talk stop-and-search in the UK, a socialist tide in the US, and whether it’s time to abolish Silicon Valley.

On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by James Bridle, author of ‘New Dark Age: Technology, Knowledge and the End of the Future’, to discuss the politics of technology, silicon prometheanism, how to think about the present – and why nothing seemed to happen after the Snowden leaks. http://novaramedia.com/?p=10751

On this episode of TyskySour Michael Walker is joined by Zoe Williams and Grace Blakeley to discuss the pros and cons of a second Brexit referendum.

On this episode of #TyskySour, Michael is joined by Shelly Asquith to talk about @OFOCBrexit, Labour Live and #LoveIsland.

On #NovaraFM, James Butler talks to Daniel Trilling and Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi on migration to Europe, the politics of cross-border movement, the experiences of people who make the crossing and what drives them. http://novaramedia.com/?p=10702

One year on from the Grenfell Tower fire, James Butler is joined by Guardian columnist Dawn Foster and Inside Housing’s Luke Barratt to discuss the political aftermath of the fire, the progress of the inquiry, and the survivors’ struggle for justice. http://novaramedia.com/?p=10679

On this episode of TyskySour, Michael is joined by Wes Streeting MP and the IPPR’s Tom Kibasi for a debate on whether Britain should stay in the Single Market and on Labour’s Brexit strategy.

Brexit day looms ever closer, and we still don’t know what we’re getting. The Tories seem to be cracking under their own contradictions, but what hope is there in Brexit? Joining James Butler to discuss Brexit, Europe and beyond are: ‘Lexit’-sympathetic Aaron Bastani, Marina Prentoulis of ‘Another Europe is Possible’, and Samuele Mazzolini, joint founder […]

Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann finish this season of The Lockdown with a recap of what they’ve discussed in the previous episodes. Sam talks about what he’s learnt and they decide whether he’s ready to graduate from the podcast’s ‘resident idiot’. http://novaramedia.com/?p=10659