In 2016, the alt-right seemed to come from the internet and infest politics. In 2024, the internet and politics have become identical. Are we swimming in the world the alt-right built for us? Perhaps no one knows the world of online politics better than Joshua Citarella, an artist and political theorist whose 2018 book Politigram and […]
Apr 2023
Novara Live: Labour Meet The Tories In The Gutter, BBC Bias On Palestine
In the leadup to the local elections, Labour have joined the Tories in the gutter.
Plus, Mohammed El-Kurd exposes pro-Israel bias on the BBC and a Nike ad campaign sends transphobes into a tailspin.
With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
58m 4s
Apr 2023
Novara Live: 500 Asylum Seekers To Be “Imprisoned” On Barge, More Allegations Against CBI Boss
Aaron and Barnaby Raine discuss why refugees are becoming prisoners, the CBI scandal, a Tory MP media sting, and transphobes attacking Harry Potter’s girlfriend.
59m 22s
Sep 2025
America is in a dark era of political violence
<p>Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and commentator, was shot and killed while hosting an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Utah Governor Spencer Cox says it was a political assassination. Kirk, 31, co-founded the conservative youth organization, <a href="https:/ ... Show More
50m 34s
Oct 2025
On Politics: The Online Right (and Left)
For the best part of a decade, a new type of anti-systemic, nationalist politics has been emerging from different corners of the online world. In Britain, this has united with older forms of cultural conservatism to propel Nigel Farage and Reform UK to within touching distance of ... Show More
1h 15m
Nov 2024
America’s reactionary moment
What just happened?
It’s been almost two weeks since the presidential election, and many Americans are still grappling with the result. The political reckoning will probably last for months, if not years, and we may never know exactly why voters made the choices they did. But one ... Show More
1h 14m
<p><span class="x_xxxxcontentpasted0"><span data-olk-copy-source= "MessageBody">Guest: The Toronto Star's Richard Warnica, reporting from Washington, DC</span></span></p> <p class="x_xmsonormal"><span class="x_xxxxcontentpasted0">In this episode, This Matters returns from hiatus ... Show More
