Joining us in the jungle for this topical episode is the talented musician and activist Ciara Gayer. Never fear, this isn’t your usual politics chat. We discuss the psychological effects of activism, as well as something called The New Jazz Wave. And if you can get through my disturbing story the ending is worth it.

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You can find Ciara at: www.ciaragayer.co.uk and @gayerayer

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Additional Links:

Political participation is good for wellbeing: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2009.00724.x

Feeling powerless is bad for your health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/027795369400362W

Social influence on environmental decisions: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Privacy-Badge-Revisited-Enhancement-of-a-User-Gehring-Gisch/deb718d5fedf302fd89afdb38cff67d1d3ea3d42#page=75 

Subordinate monkey and cortisol: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1098-2337(1978)4:1%3C43::AID-AB2480040105%3E3.0.CO;2-O