We discuss Simone de Beauvoir's book 'The Ethics of Ambiguity' and how through actualising our freedom we can give meaning to our lives and move to a better future.

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Reference: Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity

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Piper takes us on a journey of the history of the far-right parties that Nigel Farage has had his fingers in, and how fascism appeals to working class people.

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References:

• https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/The-dilemmas-of-a-single-issue-party/99513138302346/filesAndLinks?index=0
• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-elections-britain-idUSBREA4O0EM20140526/
• https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/reform-uk-funders-nigel-farage-5-million-donations-fossil-fuels-tax-havens/
• https://novaramedia.com/2024/06/26/nigel-farages-anti-establishment-party-is-being-funded-by-the-establishment/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87lx0981nro
• https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/28/of-course-he-abused-pupils-ex-dulwich-teacher-speaks-out-about-farage-racism-claims

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Natalie takes Piper on a journey of a handful of different thought through human history on what people have believed about the self, listen to find out how this relates to the Peener Gland

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References:

• D. Hume, A treatise of human nature
• R. Descartes and D.M. Clarke, Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings
• W. Jaworski, Philosophy of mind: a comprehensive introduction
• C. Meister, Introducing philosophy of religion

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We look at were your poppy money goes and the purpose of the British army (it's not for your safety) - late remembrance day episode

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References:https://storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/docs/default-source/remembrancedocs/remembrance-key-points_aug25.pdf?sfvrsn=d84a4a02_1

https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/about-remembrance

https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/partnerships/our-partners/bae-systems?_gl=1*djku12*_up*MQ..*_ga*OTQwODg4MjE1LjE3NjI3MTM4MTg.*_ga_N0H21K3H1R*czE3NjI3MTcxNzIkbzIkZzAkdDE3NjI3MTg0MDAkajQ5JGwwJGgxNzU4NDA1Mzc4

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/red-poppies-and-arms-trade/

https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A17323957&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=219279&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=219279

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In this episode we take a look at what utilitarianism is, how it is often mischaracterised and argue for how it is one of the most compassionate ethical theories

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References:

Mill, J.S., Utilitarianism

D. Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature

J. Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

D. Benatar, Better Never to Have Been: The harm of coming into existence

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Piper explores their special interest in North Korea as we discuss North Korea's most famous 'defector'

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References:

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/strong-anna-louise/1949/in-north-korea/index.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20231107020939/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/

07/16/yeonmi-park-conservative-defector-stories-questioned/

https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/south-korean-broadcasters-change-the-way-they-cover-north-korea/

https://nautilus.org/napsnet/napsnet-special-reports/north-korea-migration-patterns-and-prospects/

https://core.ac.uk/reader/161446200

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/why-do-north-korean-defector-testimonies-so-often-fall-apart

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39170614

https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-strange-tale-of-yeonmi-park/

https://jooparkblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/yeonmi-park-defector-who-fooled-world.html

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2017/nov/09/north-korea-sanctions/

https://newparadigminstitute.org/learn/library/disinformation-series-operation-mockingbird/

https://www.carlbernstein.com/the-cia-and-the-media-rolling-stone-10-20-1977

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We put Natalie's degree to use by looking at thought experiments from the book 'The Pig That Wants to be Eaten' by Julian Baggini somehow making them all relate to communism

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In this episode we discuss ipad kids and the impact of technology on children's health and give unsolicited parenting advise as two child free lesbians

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References:

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/resources/screen-time/

https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/311664/9789241550536-eng.pdf?sequence=1

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ipad-kids-gen-alpha-childhood-development/

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/2025/targeting-girls-online

https://www-tandfonline-com.glos.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/15205436.2023.2183003Intro - Corcovado by Nonak Outro - Cat and Mouse by Nonak Music by Freepik https://www.freepik.com/audio

CONTENT WARNING - DISCUSSION OF RAPE

In this episode we take a look at Sabrina carpenter's 'Man's best friend' album cover, analysing it from a feminist perspective and discussing kink and the BDSM community more widely

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We talk about performative activism and the origins of pinkwashing, getting progressively more unhinged throughout

Piper's TikTok @talesofpipesReferences;

https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/p-n-r/article-abstract/55/1/83/297925/What-Is-Performative-Activism?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/pinkwashing-definition-history-examples/

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/climate-change/greenwashing-what-do-you-need-to-know

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61731187

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65820813

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-blackout-tuesday-the-show-must-be-paused-purpose-backlash-2020-6

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/4/madleen-gaza-flotilla-live-greta-thunberg-activists-to-arrive-on-june-7

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