If you make stuff and have to deal with client feedback or reviews then hopefully you'll identify with our complaining this episode!

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[1] Economists podcast - https://davidmcwilliams.libsyn.com/rss 

[2] David Sandberg - YouTuber turned Hollywood Director - https://www.youtube.com/ponysmasher

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Sometimes only a traumatic experience can precipitate change. There are people who would rather profit from a crisis than prevent or avoid it.

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[1] Peanut - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHQskFONDXg 

[2] Disaster Capitalism video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL3XGZ5rreE 

[3] Fahreinheit 11/9 - https://www.netflix.com/watch/81014833 

[4] Pindex Conservative Brains video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5_mNm-tzuM 

[5] George Monbiot psychological evaluation - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/12/prime-minister-therapy 

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We deal with video chat delays and have a bit of an app-development nerd-out but eventually we do get onto the subject of meditation and how itchy our noses get. There is also some discussion of the problem of setting boundaries with family members.

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[1] Coda - https://coda.io 

[2] Good Habits app - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/good-habits/id573844300?mt=8 

[3] SwiftUI - https://developer.apple.com/xcode/swiftui/ 

[4] React Native - https://facebook.github.io/react-native/ 

[5] Flutter - https://flutter.dev/ 

[6] Thich Nhat Hanh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtZtR9BKDYk 

[7] Metta Bhavana / Loving Kindness Meditation - https://thebuddhistcentre.com/text/loving-kindness-meditation 

[8] Headspace - https://www.headspace.com/ 

[9] Book I forgot about [will look up - remind me if I forgot - Michael]

[10 Russell Brand YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/russellbrand 

[11] Brené Brown + Brand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM1ckkGwqZI 

[12] Is mindfulness making us ill? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/23/is-mindfulness-making-us-ill

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Why does growing up seem to mean being unhappy? Why is childish play so frowned-upon in adults? Are fart jokes politically subversive?

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[1] School Of Life “How to talk to a partner so they will listen” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qttya5Fg7zM

[2] Killing Eve - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7016936/ 

[3] Queer Eye - https://www.netflix.com/title/80160037 

[4] AP Bio - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6461726/ 

[5] What the Health? - http://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/ 

[6] UsTwo Moodnotes - https://www.ustwo.com/work/moodnotes 

[7] Happiness - http://goodtohear.co.uk/happiness 

[8] Uno card game - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uno_(card_game) 

[9] When my brother wrote into a podcast - https://headgum.com/the-complete-guide-to-everything/french-fry-burgers-and-secret-ingredients

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We've been hearing for years that it's down to individuals to make the world a better place but there's only so much we can really do before we need institutions to pull their weight.

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[1] My monopoly experiments on Observable - https://observablehq.com/@blankstate/monopolies

[2] Pimsleur Speak and Learn - https://www.pimsleur.com

[3] I can’t believe you’ve done this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lBO23Dh23I 

[4] George Monbiot - https://www.channel4.com/news/george-monbiot-beef-is-like-a-loaded-gun-pointed-at-the-living-world

[5] The Year In Science 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfQ2si7ksTY 

[6] UBS 4 day work week - https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/UBS-working-hours-Reviews-EI_IE3419.0,3_KH4,17.htm 

[7] Rap song video of kids from Ivanka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugMvOlFc-GE 

[8] Fesh Pince of Blair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeIkk6Yo0s8 

[9] Minister of State for Happiness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Happiness

[10] The Paris Agreement - https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement 

[11] France weather forecast - https://twitter.com/lordmanley/status/1156824624442818560

[12] Russell Brand Brené Brown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM1ckkGwqZI 

[13] Katherine Heyhoe https://qz.com/work/1196718/climate-scientist-katharine-hayhoe-bridges-the-gap-between-science-and-faith/

[14] Amazon counterpoint - https://quillette.com/2019/07/19/the-problem-with-tourist-journalism

[15] AOC in congress - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_gxiMTIudA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5M8vvEhCFI https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/07/12/alexandria_ocasio-cortez_on_border_this_is_a_manufactured_crisis_because_the_cruelty_is_manufactured.html https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/08/alexandria_ocasio-cortez_corruption_is_legal_in_the_united_states.html 

[15] Rik Mayall’s address - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjFEFyI8FU 

[16] The Body Keeps the Score - https://amzn.to/2pHYAxS 

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We discuss the ways different technologies and ideologies have ended up being used in ways their inventors never intended. We also clumsily touch on Pride, Africa, Islam and Nazis. All the swearing has been left in this week.

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[1] What does a billion dollars look like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbVb63qPDQ8 

[2] Image by @veektoreea https://weheartit.com/entry/100206721 

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What are we so worried about happening with this whole climate apocalypse and late-stage Capitalism burn-out? We do a bit of futurology for you and forecast a world of philanthropists in space mansions, augmented reality blinkers and (further) criminalised poverty...

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[1] How America Criminalised Poverty https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/aug/10/america-poverty-criminalised

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We discuss the nature of different languages and levels of communication between different or the same languages, with a bit of machine translation on the side. It's hot in the studios though...

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[1] Laira Borodizki - How language shapes the way we think - https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think?language=en

[2] Le Tombeau de Marot - https://amzn.to/2Y9S6WS 

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We were very hot and it took a while to figure out what was so unsettling about the role of nationalism and the concept of countries in the modern world. The upshot is that national borders seem like a pretty arbitrary thing to care about.

---- This week's links ----

[1] Using User Research - “Public Digital” https://public.digital/ 

[2] Greta on OPEC’s claim of “unscientific” attacks on the oil industry - https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/greta-thunberg-opec-climate-change-campaigners-oil-sector-mohammed-barkindo-a8990011.html

[3] Yerks Dodson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerkes%E2%80%93Dodson_law

[4] Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond - https://amzn.to/2jXAhfP 

[5] Doug Stanhope on nationalism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsPDT5qHtZ4

[6] Tony Blair Rant - https://twitter.com/independent/status/1134480402561753088?lang=en

[7] Ivanka’s poem - https://twitter.com/ivanka/status/1090519840903884800 

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Swearing this week, sorry! Michael finished this book "Bloody Brilliant Women" recently and we discuss some of the highlights. Get ready to get angry...

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[1] Bloody Brilliant Women by Cathy Newman - https://amzn.to/2YL7OZA 

[2] Simpsons wanted an all male writers room - https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/mimi-pond-says-the-simpsons-wanted-an-all-male-writing-room.html 

[3] JP Morgan CEO asked about budgeting - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/apr/11/jp-morgan-ceo-cant-explain-how-one-of-his-low-paid-employees-should-budget-her-salary-video 

[4] Rutger on Twitter - peaceful protest 3.5% more effective - https://twitter.com/rcbregman/status/1143584100734984194

[5] Women & Power - Mary Beard - https://amzn.to/2LJa4Nj 

[6] Fierce Women - http://fierce-women.net/ 

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