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Log on to any social media and you’ll be plunged into a whirlwind of demands for recognition, each voice trying to shout louder than the others. And for decades, political theorists have thought that the demand for recognition is one of the most powerful forces driving popular discontent – on right and left. But what […]

The government have announced double vaccinated people from the EU and USA won’t need to self-isolate on entry to England. We ask Gabriel Scally whether the move is sensible or reckless. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

In the past two weeks we’ve seen heatwaves and wildfires in North America and extreme floods in Europe, India and China. We speak to climate scientist Simon Lewis about just how bad this could get. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

Keir Milburn, Nadia Idle and Jeremy Gilbert get on the couch to talk about therapy. Wrangling with how to square their collectivist politics with the introspective work of therapy, they wonder if people on the left are more inclined to seek such treatment, and what role physical exercise plays in their mental wellbeing. Analysing their […]

Johnson’s incoherent plan to allow mass infections while keeping self-isolation in place has brought England to a standstill. How will the pingdemic end? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

#ACFM host Keir Milburn takes #NovaraFM producer Chal Ravens on a tour of Leeds, one of northern England’s historic epicentres of industry, trade and capital. From trouble at the flax mill to face-offs with fascists, Keir maps out a working class history that’s as much about violence as it is about solidarity. We meet Chartists […]

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 […]

Dominic Cummings has claimed Boris Johnson almost risked giving the Queen coronavirus and was unconcerned about 80 year olds dying. Cummings has also admitted he considered replacing the PM following the 2019 general election. Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial analyse the Cummings/Kuenssberg interview. Dominic Cummings Tells All in BBC Interview

The abandonment of coronavirus restrictions has brought about freedom for some, unfreedom for others, and fear for many more. We discuss the implications of Boris Johnson’s ‘freedom day’ with Deepti Gurdasani. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

Ash Sarkar speaks to Juliet Jacques about her new book ‘Variations’ – a collection of short stories inspired by real-life events that explore the history of transgender Britain.