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Downstream: Who Profits From Genocide? w/ Andrew Feinstein
3w ago01:32:41Tap to summarizeA new consensus has emerged in Westminster, seemingly overnight: we need more defence spending, and we need it now. But the Ministry of Defence has a record for waste that would put Tony Soprano to shame. £13 billion down the drain, since 2010, at the very least. Aircraft carriers that come in late, overbudget, and beset by mechanical failures. IT systems that cost millions, and are wildly out of date. No other government department could get away with it. But the arms trade spends billions of dollars on greasing the wheels of political consent. They employ armies of lobbyists, print reams of analysis, and bribe politicians the world over to keep the war machine funded. The result isn’t just a crisis of corruption. It’s a threat to our survival as a species. Andrew Feinstein is a former-minister in the South African government, turned investigative reporter. He is the executive director of Shadow World Investigations, and serves on the board of Declassified UK. And in 2024, he stood against Keir Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras. He joins Ash Sarkar on Downstream to lift the lid on how the arms industry really works, and tell us about his political journey.
Transcribe →Europe Is Burning
3w ago00:57:51Tap to summarizeFirefighters are still battling devastating wildfires across Europe, with hundreds of thousands of people having been evacuated from their homes. Plus: Burnham lays out his plan for social care in an interview with Laura Kuenssberg, a woman has been killed in a horrific attack on Berlin Pride, and India’s Cockroach Janta Party strikes a blow against Modi. With Michael Walker, Steven Methven, Laurie Laybourn & Jayati Ghosh.
Transcribe →Do Your Own Research: What JD Vance and Tucker Carlson Actually Believe w/ James Pogue
3w ago01:38:01Tap to summarizeThe American empire is in crisis – and there is a new generation of more vocal critics coming from the right. So what do JD Vance and Tucker Carlson actually believe about American power? James Pogue has reported on empires and their decline for years, from West and Central Africa, where Wagner Group picked over the corpse of French neo-colonialism, to California’s secessionist fringe and the absurdities of Washington. He also happens to be one of the closest observers of JD Vance, who is just a heartbeat from one of the most powerful positions in the world. The president’s real job is keeping the machine running: asset prices up, markets juiced, the war economy fed. Can anyone actually change that? And would we even want them to try, if it’s as ideologically peculiar and dangerous as Vance? Get the map: novaramedia.com/dyor Music by Iglooghost.
Transcribe →Angela Rayner Rules Out Rent Controls
3w ago01:12:46Tap to summarizeAngela Rayner has ruled out rent controls, citing Scotland’s scheme as her reason. We ask an expert if she’s right. Plus: Europe is further engulfed in flame, Musk gifts further insights into his insanity to The Economist & Saudi Arabia have learned to stop worrying and love The Bomb. With Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial, Beth Stratford & Dave Ward.
Transcribe →New Battlefront In Trump’s “Easily Won” War
3w ago01:18:32Tap to summarizeTrump is “very disappointed” by Yemeni Houthis’ attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen. Plus: Burnham’s first-week policy-blitz continues apace. We talk to Julia Davies of Patriotic Millionaires about their latest headline-grabbing plea to pay more tax. And finally, a prominent Zionist Democrat gets his clock cleaned by Krystal Ball on Breaking Points. With NoJusticeMTG, Barry Malone & Julia Davies.
Transcribe →Burnham Faces First Big Dilemmas
3w ago01:08:33Tap to summarizeWe take a look at the new Prime Minister’s bulging inbox and weigh up his options. Plus: Mamdani isn’t going to arrest Netenyahu on entering New York, but he isn’t exactly rolling out the red carpet either. Finally, AI lies, cheats and steals its way through the internet, so why are mathematicians championing its latest test results? With Michael Walker & Aaron Bastani.
Transcribe →Burnham Unveils ‘Cost Of Living’ Government
4w ago01:01:18Tap to summarizeAndy Burnham has announced his final cabinet picks and we examine the new policy announcements he claims will ease financial pressures on working people. Plus: Why Britain needs public ownership of water, and Trump’s tariff war ramps up against Canada. With Aaron Bastani & Michael Walker.
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122: Can you change who you’re attracted to? w/ Annie Lord
4w ago01:07:07Tap to summarizeFormer Vogue agony aunt Annie Lord joins Ash and Moya to talk about what happens if you let go of your ‘type’ and allow your romantic ideals to change. Her debut novel, The Project, is out now. (NB: Annie recommends Sharon Olds’ poetry collection Stag’s Leap.) Plus: advice for a man who’s feeling romantically jaded. Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by Matt Huxley.
Transcribe →Andy Burnham Becomes Prime Minister
4w ago01:14:48Tap to summarizeIn his first speech as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has pledged to build a new economy, end rough sleeping and tackle the cost of living crisis. Can he deliver? Plus: We speak to IPPR North’s Mirte Boot about Burnham’s plan to devolve power away from Westminster. And finally, what will be the new Prime Minister’s approach to dealing with a certain Donald J. Trump? With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar & Mirte Boot.
Transcribe →Downstream: You Will Rent Forever. Here’s Why. w/ Peter Apps
4w ago01:48:00Tap to summarizeWe live in times of crisis. But perhaps none of the crises affect so many people in the here and now, as the housing crisis. Solving it could provide the skeleton key to unlocking so many of society’s problems. Despite this, decades of successive governments in the UK have failed to bring housing under control. The social contract which told us that if we worked hard all our lives, we can own a home and be secure in retirement, has been completely broken. To discuss the crisis in Britain and beyond, Aaron Bastani sat down with Peter Apps. He is an award-winning journalist who knows the field of housing – its failures and its potential fixes – better than almost anyone. He wrote an article about the threat of flammable cladding a month before Grenfell caught fire. How has housing policy shaped Britain in the last 50 years? Who did more to damage the housing system, Labour or the Tories? Is more housing supply always the solution? And why is no one talking about the crisis facing our ageing population, one million of whom will be in housing insecurity and poverty by 2030?
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