Moya and Ash wonder what’s up with kids these days, thinking about parenting, advertising, social media and anxiety. Plus, advice for a bereaved listener who’s furious with her stepmum. Send your dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.Av Novara Media

Moya and Ash wonder what’s up with kids these days, thinking about parenting, advertising, social media and anxiety. Plus, advice for a bereaved listener who’s furious with her stepmum.Send your dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.comMusic by Matt Huxley.Av Novara Media

Dale Vince is a former new age traveller. In 1985 he was beaten up by police and arrested during the infamous Battle of the Beanfield at Stonehenge. And he’s also the inventor a string of transformative technologies: the world’s first green energy company, the electric supercar, and the Electric Highway charging network. The last of these got him i…

Keir Starmer has launched the government’s strategic defence review, pledging billions of pounds to the arms industry. Plus: Israeli forces have opened fire on crowds approaching an aid distrubtion point, killing dozens of Palestinians; and Poland elects a right-wing strongman. With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar, Mark Curtis and Jakub Dymek.…

Dale Vince is a former new age traveller. In 1985 he was beaten up by police and arrested during the infamous Battle of the Beanfield at Stonehenge. And he’s also the inventor a string of transformative technologies: the world’s first green energy company, the electric supercar, and the Electric Highway charging network. The last of these got him i…

Dale Vince is a former new age traveller. In 1985 he was beaten up by police and arrested during the infamous Battle of the Beanfield at Stonehenge.And he's also the inventor a string of transformative technologies: the world’s first green energy company, the electric supercar, and the Electric Highway charging network. The last of these got him in…

Following the recent Trip episode on Heroes, Keir and Jem return with a Microdose focusing on the masked, the winged and the mutated. Why are superheroes such a cultural mainstay? What psychological and political desires do they fulfil? Are they inherently reactionary? From Superman to Batman, Wonder Woman to 2000AD, it’s a weird left reading of su…

Following the recent Trip episode on Heroes, Keir and Jem return with a Microdose focusing on the masked, the winged and the mutated. Why are superheroes such a cultural mainstay? What psychological and political desires do they fulfil? Are they inherently reactionary? From Superman to Batman, Wonder Woman to 2000AD, it’s a weird left reading of su…

Hamas is reviewing Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel. Plus: Robert Jenrick’s vigilante Twitter video has sparked a national debate; and the CEO of Anthropic has warned that Artificial Intelligence is set to decimate white collar jobs. With Michael Walker, NoJusticeMTG and Rachel O’Dwyer.…

Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs have been thrown into question by a federal court charged with overseeing U.S international trade. Plus: Israel is annexing swathes of territory in the West Bank. With Dalia Gebrial and Steven Methven.Av Novara Media

Keir Starmer stands accused of echoing Enoch Powell in his ‘Island of Strangers’ speech.But who was this titanic figure in the history of British racism?And how did he shape the far right’s existential struggle to understand Britain once it ceased to be a formal empire?Eleanor Penny spoke to Kojo Koram about how to understand his influence in a ren…

Keir Starmer stands accused of echoing Enoch Powell in his ‘Island of Strangers’ speech. But who was this titanic figure in the history of British racism? And how did he shape the far right’s existential struggle to understand Britain once it ceased to be a formal empire? Eleanor Penny spoke to Kojo Koram about how to understand his influence in a …

Keir Starmer stands accused of echoing Enoch Powell in his ‘Island of Strangers’ speech. But who was this titanic figure in the history of British racism? And how did he shape the far right’s existential struggle to understand Britain once it ceased to be a formal empire? Eleanor Penny spoke to Kojo Koram about how to understand his influence in a …

Support our work: http://novara.media/support A controversial U.S. and Israel-backed organisation has begun delivering aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and it is not going well. Michael talks to podcaster Kaiser Kuo about what the West gets wrong about China. Also: Dominic Cummings is back, and Sangita Myska has finally called out James O’Brien. With M…

A car has driven into a crowd in Liverpool, Reform are removing the 2-child benefit cap. Also: Tommy Robinson is out of prison again and Jordan Peterson seems very confused in the latest Jubilee debate video. With Aaron Bastani and Harriet Williamson.Av Novara Media

There will be a new party. And also, there already is one.We put the strategies of Pamela Fitzpatrick, Jamie Driscoll and Shockat Adam head to head: do we need a new party? Should it be led by Jeremy Corbyn, or someone new? Or do we just need more independent MPs?They debate Reform UK, attacks from the mainstream media, and what class politics mean…

There will be a new party. And also, there already is one. We put the strategies of Pamela Fitzpatrick, Jamie Driscoll and Shockat Adam head to head: do we need a new party? Should it be led by Jeremy Corbyn, or someone new? Or do we just need more independent MPs? They debate Reform UK, attacks from the mainstream media, and what class politics me…

Moya has an intrusive thought about our need for certainty and Ash responds with an idea about how the internet has polarised our thinking. Plus, advice for a singleton with avoidant tendencies. Send your dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.Av Novara Media

Moya has an intrusive thought about our need for certainty and Ash responds with a claim about how the internet has polarised our thinking. Plus, advice for a singleton with avoidant tendencies. Send your dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.comMusic by Matt HuxleAv Novara Media

Israel launched a deadly assault on a former school in Gaza. Russia conducted its largest aerial offensive against Ukraine to date. Paris Marx and Michael debate the latest AI developments and other current issues. With Michael Walker and Kieran Andrieu. Interview with Paris Marx of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast.…

This week’s guest is best known for hijacking a panel at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, where he told a room full of billionaires to stop avoiding taxes. He now claims that this form of protest has been proven ineffective in the struggle for progress. The last 25 years have seen some of the biggest protests in history, yet we’v…

This week’s guest is best known for hijacking a panel at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, where he told a room full of billionaires to stop avoiding taxes. He now claims that this form of protest has been proven ineffective in the struggle for progress. The last 25 years have seen some of the biggest protests in history, yet we’v…

This week’s guest is best known for hijacking a panel at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, where he told a room full of billionaires to stop avoiding taxes. He now claims that this form of protest has been proven ineffective in the struggle for progress. The last 25 years have seen some of the biggest protests in history, yet we’v…

Netanyahu has responded to the joint statement of the UK, France and Canada to take concrete actions against Israel. Plus: Is an AI apocalypse coming? And Trump has lashed out at Keir Starmer over net zero. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.Av Novara Media

A gunman has killed two Israeli embassy workers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC. Plus: The IDF has opened fire on an EU diplomatic delegation in the West Bank. With Dalia Gebrial and Steven Methven.Av Novara Media

Communism is a classless, moneyless and stateless society. So far, so simple. And so far out of reach. Or, we could define it differently, as “the real movement that abolishes the present state of things”. That’s how Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels described it in the German Ideology. Jasper Bernes is the author of The Future of Revolution, a book t…

Communism is a classless, moneyless and stateless society. So far, so simple. And so far out of reach. Or, we could define it differently, as “the real movement that abolishes the present state of things”. That’s how Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels described it in the German Ideology. Jasper Bernes is the author of The Future of Revolution, a book t…

Communism is a classless, moneyless and stateless society. So far, so simple. And so far out of reach.Or, we could define it differently, as "the real movement that abolishes the present state of things". That's how Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels described it in The German Ideology.Jasper Bernes is the author of The Future of Revolution, a book tha…

Keir Starmer has confirmed that he will u-turn on Labour’s unpopular decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners. Plus: Donald Trump has announced plans for a “golden dome” air defence system for the US. With Michael Walker, No JusticeMTG and Mark Blyth.Av Novara Media

The UK, France and Canada are threatening Israel with sanctions for blocking aid to Gaza. Plus: A new extinction-level poll for the Tories; and Andrew Tate faces extradition to the UK. With Aaron Bastani and Kieran Andrieu.Av Novara Media

Ash and Moya face up to all the ways their smartphone has warped their minds. Plus, advice for a trans woman struggling to interact with the world in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling. Come and see If I Speak in London on 21st May! Final tickets are available now from Dice. Send your dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.…

Ash and Moya face up to all the ways their smartphone has warped their minds. Plus, advice for a trans woman struggling to interact with the world in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling.Come and see If I Speak LIVE at EartH in London on 21st May! Final tickets are available now from Dice.Send your dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.comMusic by Matt …

Keir Starmer has signed a loose new trade agreement with the European Union. Nigel Farage claims it will “end” the British fishing industry. Plus: Israel’s intensified ground assault on Gaza; and Gary Lineker has resigned from the BBC as Match of the Day host. With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar, Anand Menon and Antonio Brito Guterres.…

As smart phone use has soared, Generation Z’s mental health has plummeted. But just how bad is this crisis, and who should we hold responsible? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt sets out his comprehensive diagnosis of the problems caused by the mass integration of smartphones into every aspect of most children’s lives. I…