Freedom good but isn't all it's cracked up to be. We explore a few ways to approach freedom and ways that, as a concept, it can be abused.

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[1] What North Korean defectors think of North Korea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyqUw0WYwoc 

[2] Woman refused morning after pill at Lloyd’s Pharmacy - https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/18/pharmacist-refused-give-morning-pill-sunday-personal-reasons-9972138/

[3] 100 companies responsible for 70% of emissions - https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change

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

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We woke up again this week and talked about the productivity and procrastinative pitfalls of working for ourselves. How do we use mushrooms for motivation and exploration? What's a good way to plan features in your app? How to monetise YouTube? How to plan your time? How to balance productivity and admin? Lots of food for thought.

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

[1] Reconditioned Fairphones - https://shop.fairphone.com/en/refurbished

[2] News Simulator - https://ncase.itch.io/wbwwb 

[3] Anxiety Simulator - https://ncase.me/anxiety-demo/ 

[4] Coming Out Simulator - https://ncase.itch.io/coming-out-simulator-2014 

[5] Segregation explainer - https://ncase.me/polygons/ 

[6] Nicky Case Talk - https://vimeo.com/135596203 

[7] Wintergatan - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcXhhVwCT6_WqjkEniejRJQ 

[8] XR logo in the sky - https://www.instagram.com/p/By9von8pvA_/ 

[9] Hong Kong protests - https://www.vox.com/videos/2019/6/24/18701607/hong-kong-huge-protests-explained 

[10] Forest App - https://www.forestapp.cc/

[11] Coda - https://coda.io

[12] Maker time vs manager time - http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html

[13] Blank State - https://blankstate.org 

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ASMR sleepy episode this week. We consider life as Brefugees / Brexiles in other countries. What’s it like to uproot and leave? How do you make friends in a new town? How do children deal with it? Is it worth it? What is Brexit doing to us?

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

[1] Restaurants Brighton jobs - https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/jobs/

[2] Refugee Week - https://refugeeweek.org.uk/ 

[3] Fear Setting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J6jAC6XxAI 

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Michael is getting sober from contracting. We talked a lot about gender inequality before we got started too.

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[1] London Borough of Jam - http://www.londonboroughofjam.com/?from=grandpodcast 

[2] Andrew Huang studio tour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s65g3I98b6I 

[3] Searching - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7668870/

[4] Stath Lets Flats - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7524382 

[5] Grayson Perry - The Descent of Man - https://amzn.to/2MDWjBD 

[6] Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - Caroline Criado Perez - https://amzn.to/2Wzhc5E 

[7] I Am Sober - https://iamsober.com/ 

[8] Michael’s new video - https://youtu.be/85N60tYYP_U 

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How do we buy and work less? We cover a few ideas around the concept of value. As a couple of part-timers we try to figure out how many days we like in our work week.

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

[1] Exit Planet Earth - http://michaelforrestmusic.com/posts/2016_ep?filter=releases

[2] Fairphone - https://www.fairphone.com 

[3] The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation - https://amzn.to/2ELMyLi 

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Bit sweary this week, sorry. We talked about voting in the EU elections and mentioned Game Of Thrones more than once. Ivanka's got plans, Michael's working on things, took a break, failure planning.

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

[1] Brexit Party - https://medium.com/@SJHolloway/this-is-everything-i-discovered-about-all-of-the-brexit-party-mep-candidates-2a59f8f850c5

[2] George Osborne - https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-our-view-on-european-poll-your-vote-matters-a4148571.html 

[3] Contrapoints Beauty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mspMJTNEY 

[4] SOPHIE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es9-P1SOeHU&list=PLotGp6w837wQ8Vd8lC53YhoxBGNASo0AE&index=1 

[5] Coda - https://coda.io 

[6] Glide Apps without code / David Siegel - https://go.glideapps.com

[7] Fear Setting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J6jAC6XxAI 

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This is a bit of a therapy session really. If you've ever felt a bit depressed even though everything is going really well, maybe you'll hear something in this episode to help you understand why.

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

[1] US refuses to sign declaration protecting the Arctic because it references climate change - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-climate-change-arctic-trump-pompeo-declaration-sign-a8903706.html

[2] UN waters down rape resolution to appease US's hardline abortion stance - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/apr/23/un-resolution-passes-trump-us-veto-threat-abortion-language-removed 

[3] Instagram video about Michael’s synth - https://www.instagram.com/p/BxRqXcCllpW/ 

[4] Blender 2.8 - https://www.blender.org/2-8/

[5] IFTTT Google Sheet - https://ifttt.com/google_sheets 

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We talk a bit about hugging gravestones before getting onto the subject of equal pay for everyone. Like, everyone.

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

[1] David Graeber - Bullshit Jobs - https://amzn.to/2VAcEvq 

[2] Video of JP Morgan - 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 

[3] Bernie Sanders to Disney - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bernie-sanders-disney-avengers_n_5cc83aa3e4b07c9a4ce93610 

[4] Suma Coop - http://www.suma.coop/ 

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The UK government has declared a Climate Emergency. We talk about the implications. Sorry for Michael's echoey voice this week - sub-optimal editing environment.

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

[1] UK Government Declares Climate Emergency -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48126677 

[2] Michael’s new video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyOJHO1p2Y 

Hans Rosling on global population growth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTznEIZRkLg 

[3] Heathrow Airport - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow_Airport 

[4] Ecocide law - Polly Higgins - https://eradicatingecocide.com/about-polly/ 

[5] Bankers For Climate - https://bankersforclimate.com/

[6] Manjula Lee - Worldwide Generation - http://www.worldwidegeneration.co/

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We talked about Extinction Rebellion in the news and the British Parliament's reactions to Greta. Michael complains a bit despite having been to Italy.

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

[1] Gail Bradbrook - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Bradbrook 

[2] Bloody Brilliant Women by Cathy Newman- https://amzn.to/2UNX8XA 

[3] Greta to Parliament transcription - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg-full-speech-to-mps-you-did-not-act-in-time

[4] FT on XR - https://www.ft.com/content/9bcb1bf8-5b20-11e9-9dde-7aedca0a081a

[5] Comparison infographic - metal straw etc… [can't find the link!]

[6] George Monbiot on Frankie Boyle - https://www.facebook.com/BBCOne/videos/2216446115140101/ 

[7] Mark Fisher book - https://amzn.to/2GUwp7R 

[8] Citizens assemblies - https://citizensassembly.co.uk/

[9] Katharine Hayhoe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hayhoe 

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