In this episode, we talk labor unions, anarchists, and the need for shorter work weeks!

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

Sources: 

https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-40-hour-workweek-2015-10

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/column-why-we-need-to-redefine-full-time-work.html

https://www.atspoke.com/blog/hr/40-hour-work-week/

https://b.3cdn.net/nefoundation/f49406d81b9ed9c977_p1m6ibgje.pdf

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325529

https://businessworkspaces.com/the-future-of-the-40-hour-work-week/

https://www.creditloan.com/blog/the-state-of-the-40-hour-workweek/

https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/40-hour-work-week-the-history-and-evolution

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20160714-is-full-time-work-bad-for-our-brains

https://hbr.org/2018/12/the-case-for-the-6-hour-workday

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/61670-the-psychological-benefits-of-working-less

https://www.vox.com/2019/9/13/20862246/future-of-work-4-day-workweek

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/04/776163853/microsoft-japan-says-4-day-workweek-boosted-workers-productivity-by-40

https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/income-limits-2020.pdf

Further Reading: 

Address of August Spies, 1886

Reflections on the Way to the Gallows by Kanno Sugako, 1911

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast! In this episode: Madeline smacks her lips a lot (sorry, we're new to this) and we talk about front lawns, community spaces, geodesic domes, and the housing crisis. 

Patreon: 

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

Sources: 

1) https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/

2) https://www.businessinsider.com/americas-biggest-crop-is-grass-2016-2

3) https://www.businessinsider.com/where-grass-lawns-came-from-2016-5#and-in-drought-stricken-regions-out-west-its-not-worth-all-the-water-to-grow-a-yard-full-of-plants-from-rainy-england-in-southern-california-stick-with-a-native-grass-instead-16

4) https://www.nrdc.org/experts/tracy-quinn/why-lawn-must-die

5) https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lawns-american-yard-us/index.html

6) https://www.nrdc.org/stories/more-sustainable-and-beautiful-alternatives-grass-lawn

7) https://ggwash.org/view/72499/lawns-are-good-for-almost-nothing-environment-eco-landscaping

8) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/video/lawn-grass-environment-history.html

9) https://www.cnps.org/

10) https://www.jstor.org/stable/24706922

11) https://www.dailycal.org/2021/03/20/why-do-we-have-lawns-anyway/

12) https://www.monticello.org/slavery/

13) https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/

Further Reading:

1) "Debt: The First 5000 Years" by David Graeber

2) "Confronting Empire" by Arundhati Roy

3) "Forest Bathing Is Great for Your Health. Here’s How to Do It" by Qing Li, Time Magazine

4) "When June Jordan and Buckminster Fuller Tried to Redesign Harlem" by Claire Schwartz, The New Yorker