The veil is thin this time of year, so Moya and Ash tackle a mystery question about the spirit realm. Plus, neighbourhood cat panics and advice for a listener who can’t stand that her friend is a police officer.

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Music by Matt Huxley.

The government has announced hikes to tuition fees; Keir Starmer has dialled up his anti-immigration rhetoric.

Plus: we speak to Max Geller from Palestine Action to discuss the group’s recent actions.

With Steven Methven and Aaron Bastani.

We speak to journalist Eoghan Gilmartin about catastrophic floods in Spain.

Plus: The right-wing scare stories about Rachel Reeves’ budget; and the latest from the US election.

With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Jeremy Corbyn and Zack Polanski give Novara Media their takes on what Rachel Reeves got wrong in the budget.

Plus: Kamala Harris deploys Bill Clinton to win over swing voters; and the Israeli government takes aim at Haaretz.

With NoJusticeMTG and Moya Lothian-McLean.

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 suck it up and ‘bear hug’ our enemies.

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Rachel Reeves has delivered her first budget, announcing a £40 billion tax increase to foot the bill.

Plus: Robert Jenrick exploits tragedy in a cynical attack on Labour.

With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

Labour brace the public for avoidable deaths and long waiting lists in the NHS this winter, despite a budget cash injection.

Plus: The Israeli Parliament has voted to ban UNRWA from the region within 90 days; and why liberal US news outlets aren’t endorsing Kamala Harris.

With Aaron Bastani and Mike Bankole.

Ash and Moya wonder why women still shoulder the burden of housework, even when they’re #leaningin to their careers. Plus, a listener who doesn’t know how to deal with his cheating ex-partner.

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Music by Matt Huxley.

Keir Starmer has kicked off budget week with a characteristically gloomy speech.

Plus: Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes on Iran; and the overt racism on display at Donald Trump’s Madison Square rally.

With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

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 crop of grass powered the Mongol empire, how the two world wars irreversibly changed the planet, and to wonderif the global north can ever come to terms with the need to consume fewer resources.

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