Novara FM – Novara Media Podcasts

Novara Media is an independent media organisation addressing the issues - from a crisis of capitalism to racism and climate change - that are set to define the 21st century.

Novara FM – Novara Media Podcasts is a news podcast hosted by Novara Media, with 300 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Novara FM: Where Did Novara Media Come From? w/ Aaron Bastani, James Butler and Ash Sarkar

  Aug 7, 20251h 41mS0

  <p >Novara FM was Novara Media’s first show – it’s now coming to an end.</p> <p >On the final episode, Richard Hames sat down with Aaron Bastani, James Butler and Ash Sarkar to talk about 15 years of Novara Media.</p> <p >What have we learned from a decade and a half fighting a media landscape that insists nothing can ever change?</p> <p >A new product will launch next month. Animated by the same complexity and depth as Novara FM, it will be available both on this podcast feed and YouTube.</p>

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  Novara FM: Does the Palestine Action Ban Signal the Decline of Liberalism in Britain? w/ Simon Childs

  Jul 24, 20251h 34mS0

  <p>Is the UK still a liberal country? With terrorism laws criminalising speech around Palestine Action, it’s a serious question.</p> <p>A growing gulf between public opinion and state policy on Gaza reveals a liberal order in decline.</p> <p>Richard Hames spoke to Simon Childs about where our society is going.</p>

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  Novara FM: ICE Is Ramping Up. LA Fought Back w/ Harsha Walia

  Jul 4, 20251h 26mS0

  <p>The Trump Administration’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the tune of $45bn – a staggering increasing.</p> <p>But the fight back has already started. The 2025 protests in LA sought to slow down enforcement of increasingly draconian migration rules.</p> <p>Harsha Walia is the co-founder of ‘No One is Illegal’ and author of Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism. </p> <p>She spoke to Eleanor Penny about the global fight against borders – and what we need to do now.</p>

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  Novara FM: Israel-Iran War, Escalation Pauses w/ Eskandar Sadeghi

  Jun 25, 20251h 37mS0

  <p>Escalation towards war with Iran has hit a pause. But for how long?</p> <p>Eskandar Sadeghi is the author of Revolution and its Discontents: Political Thought and Reform in Iran.</p> <p>He joined Richard Hames to explain the strategy and history of this conflict – and what it means for the future of geopolitics.</p> <p>And, of course, remember that the purpose of this war was to distract us from the Gaza Genocide.</p> <p> </p>

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  Novara FM: How BlackRock and Global Finance Stole Your Future w/ Michael A. McCarthy

  Jun 19, 20251h 17mS0

  <p>Got a pension? Or a savings account? Arguably, its purpose is to align your interests with the interests of capitalism: when the market goes up, you benefit too.</p> <p>All this means that the working class actually already owns lots of the assets around us, from companies to houses.</p> <p>But how much control do we actually have?</p> <p>Michael A. McCarthy is the author of The Master’s Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It).</p> <p>He spoke to Eleanor Penny about how we take back control of what is...

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