Michael and Ivanka's Grand Podcast
205 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe are two friends, tech veterans, turning up each week to figure out what we think about everything in the world, one thing at a time.
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Episodes
Statement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
November 15, 2019 16:01 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThis is a bonus episode where Michael reads out the entire UN Poverty Report from 16th November 2018. You can share using this link https://grandpodcast.com/un-poverty-report-2018.html Original document: https://www.ohchr.org/documents/issues/poverty/eom_gb_16nov2018.pdf ---- Credits ---- Talking is generally by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest Music and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.com Music available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp ---- Support Us ...
UN Poverty Report on UK 2019 - Audio Version
November 15, 2019 16:01 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBStatement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights This is a bonus episode where Michael reads out the entire UN Poverty Report from 16th November 2018. You can share using this link https://grandpodcast.com/un-poverty-report-2018.html Original document: https://www.ohchr.org/documents/issues/poverty/eom_gb_16nov2018.pdf ---- Credits ---- Talking is generally by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest Musi...
Episode 101 - Origins of The Universe
November 12, 2019 17:13 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBWe talk about where everything came from; the Big Bang, energy, matter, anti-matter - that kinda stuff. Then we talk about the shortcomings of creationist or alternative world views, science communication and the reasons people prefer such beliefs. ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Michael’s latest YouTube video of old Amiga music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7SsN6JnfEI [2] Gut by Giulia Enders - https://amzn.to/2qJXBAA [3] Usborne “See Inside The Universe” flap book - https://amzn...
Episode 100
November 05, 2019 14:17 - 56 minutes - 64.1 MBOur first 100 episodes are in the bag! We attempted to review some of our conclusions and then talked about how bad we are at celebrating. ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Succession - https://www.hbo.com/succession [2] David Sandberg Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR-QVyxP2L4 [3] Morris Buxton - http://adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/ep104-chris-morris-1 ---- Credits ---- Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest Music and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.com Mus...
Episode 99 - The 99%
October 29, 2019 16:32 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBInequality! Wealth tax! Anti Tax Avoidance Laws! The Environment! Viral Videos and Stuff! We talk about stuff. We look some stuff up. ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Michael's Gym Promotional Video - https://www.instagram.com/p/B3kJUjUnavb/ [2] Michael's Ukulele Video - https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uE2AEgSE_/ [3] Tantacrul YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl_dlV_7ofr4qeP1drJQ-qg [4] Hbomberguy talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS1k88LzjkQ [5] Michael’s Reddi...
Episode 98 - Practicing What You Preach
October 22, 2019 15:38 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBWe talk a big game on this podcast, but do we really follow through? The answer is: "Mostly. When we can...". ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Wintergatan Wednesdays - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhz4mHoqZfjWT2gIe5uDZWEiuJs7uZWgZ [2] Michael’s latest YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esL4tjtwaac&t=1s [3] Michael’s Spinny Biscuit - https://www.instagram.com/p/B3b26-Fg-OE/ [4] Podcast by doctor guy on parenting - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/feel-better-live-m...
Episode 97 - Waste & Rubbish
October 15, 2019 16:42 - 52 minutes - 60.6 MBWe talk about all kinds of waste from plastic bottles to wasting time and effort. It's sometimes hard to know how much you need of something and being more efficient isn't always a good thing. Just to keep things nice and complicated. It's possible we diverged from the topic here and there this week... ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Don’t listen to the ukulele orchestra probably - https://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/ [2] Stupid rotating biscuit - https://www.instagram.com/p/B3b26-Fg-OE/ [...
Episode 96 - Conspiracy Theories
October 08, 2019 16:15 - 58 minutes - 66.4 MBIs everything what it seems? Probably. This week we talk about why people conspiracy theories them so much. Michael repeatedly says "peeling back the curtain" which is not a real expression. Enjoy! ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Greta Thunberg helpline - https://twitter.com/markhumphries/status/1177178666402365440 [2] Chinese influencer outed by landlady - https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/27/inside-internet-stars-disgusting-flat-exposed-angry-landlady-10818904/ [3] Penn & Teller on vaccines ...
Episode 95 - Leadership
October 01, 2019 15:33 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBLots of good advice from Ivanka about how to be in charge this week. Michael wonders if it's even possible for somebody to be a great leader. ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] UK’s season finalé https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=742203889551767 There must be more links than that... ---- Credits ---- Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest Music and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.com Music available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp ---- Support ...
CLIMATE STRIKE
September 24, 2019 09:20 - 48 seconds - 760 KBWe're on climate strike this week. Perhaps you could be too... https://globalclimatestrike.net/ ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Extinction Rebellion https://rebellion.earth/ [2] Greta https://youtu.be/rYxt0BeTrT8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 94 - Feeling Overwhelmed
September 17, 2019 13:48 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBBit of a therapy session today; bit sweary. We talk about what to do when you've just got too much to do. And possibly talk shop a bit too much. At times. ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Extinction Rebellion - International Rebellion starts 7th October 2019 - https://rebellion.earth/ [2] Michael’s new video - https://youtu.be/iZ5t21c9n3I [3] Quora answer with lots of Brexit details - https://www.quora.com/Why-are-some-people-convinced-that-staying-in-the-European-Union-is-best-for-the-U...
Episode 93 - Handling Feedback
September 10, 2019 13:19 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MBIf you make stuff and have to deal with client feedback or reviews then hopefully you'll identify with our complaining this episode! ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Economists podcast - https://davidmcwilliams.libsyn.com/rss [2] David Sandberg - YouTuber turned Hollywood Director - https://www.youtube.com/ponysmasher ---- Credits ---- Music and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.com Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest ---- Support Us ---- Paypal Donation: https://payp...
Episode 92 - Disaster Capitalism
September 03, 2019 15:47 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBSometimes only a traumatic experience can precipitate change. There are people who would rather profit from a crisis than prevent or avoid it. ---- This Week's Links ---- [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 eval...
Episode 91 - Meditation
August 27, 2019 16:04 - 54 minutes - 62.9 MBWe 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. ---- This Week's Links ---- [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...
Episode 90 - Growing Up
August 20, 2019 13:43 - 59 minutes - 67.7 MBWhy does growing up seem to mean being unhappy? Why is childish play so frowned-upon in adults? Are fart jokes politically subversive? ---- This Week's Links ---- [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.whatthehealthfil...
Episode 89 - Personal Change vs Institutional Change
August 13, 2019 17:57 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBWe'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. ---- This Week's Links ---- [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/n...
Episode 88 - Unintended Consequences of Technology
August 06, 2019 15:34 - 57 minutes - 65.9 MBWe 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. ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] What does a billion dollars look like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbVb63qPDQ8 [2] Image by @veektoreea https://weheartit.com/entry/100206721 ---- Credits ---- Music and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.com Talking is by ...
Episode 87 - Dystopian Visions
July 30, 2019 07:30 - 54 minutes - 62.3 MBWhat 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... ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] How America Criminalised Poverty https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/aug/10/america-poverty-criminalised ---- Credits ---- Music and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic...
Episode 86 - Language
July 23, 2019 09:38 - 57 minutes - 65.6 MBWe 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... ---- This week's links ---- [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 ---- Credits ---- Music and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic...
Episode 85 - Nationalism, Patriotism & Control
July 16, 2019 08:22 - 53 minutes - 61 MBWe 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-campai...
Episode 84 - Bloody Brilliant Women
July 09, 2019 18:07 - 53 minutes - 60.7 MBSwearing this week, sorry! Michael finished this book "Bloody Brilliant Women" recently and we discuss some of the highlights. Get ready to get angry... ---- This week's links ---- [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/...
Episode 83 - Freedom
July 02, 2019 17:41 - 49 minutes - 56.7 MBFreedom 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. ---- This week's links ---- [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....
Episode 82 - How to be your own boss
June 25, 2019 15:27 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBWe 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] Anxi...
Episode 81 - How to leave the country
June 18, 2019 16:24 - 48 minutes - 56 MBASMR 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 ---- Credits ---- Music and editing b...
Episode 80 - How to make a hard decision
June 11, 2019 16:15 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MBMichael is getting sober from contracting. We talked a lot about gender inequality before we got started too. ---- This week's links ---- [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] Invisibl...
Episode 79 - Buying Less, Working Less
June 04, 2019 16:20 - 50 minutes - 57.4 MBHow 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 ---- Credits ---- Music and ed...
Episode 78 - Progress Update
May 28, 2019 16:14 - 1 hour - 70 MBBit 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-m...
Episode 77- Self Actualisation (aka 'First World Problems')
May 21, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 73 MBThis 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 ha...
Episode 76 - What if we all got paid the same?
May 14, 2019 16:46 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBWe 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_5cc83aa3e4b07...
Episode 75 - Climate Emergency
May 07, 2019 17:26 - 55 minutes - 63.3 MBThe 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...
74. Extinction Rebellion
April 30, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutes - 62.7 MBWe 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://ww...
Episode 73 - Wealth
April 16, 2019 07:38 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis week we talk about vegan ice cream and plumbers. Oh and how some people seem to have way too much money. And what that means to them and what it means to us. ---- This week's links ---- [1] Banking person grilling person banking - https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1116143763804622848 [2] XR rebellion week - https://extinctionrebellion.org.uk [3] George R R Martin dark times - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdA5Q82ByjE [4] Lorenzo’s thread - https://twitter.com/lorenzowood/sta...
Episode 72 - Defining an Ideal Society
April 09, 2019 16:50 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBRutger Bregman was saying everybody knows what they're against but not so many know what they're really for. We take this opportunity to hash out some goals for the next phase of human society. Where will we live and what will we do all day? ---- This week's links ---- [1] Rutger Bregman - Taxes at Davos - https://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2019/jan/30/this-is-not-rocket-science-rutger-bregman-tells-davos-to-talk-about-tax-video [2] Utopia for Realists - https://amzn.to/2uX009P ...
Episode 71 - Dominic Cummings - Brexit Architect Challenged
April 02, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBSWEARY ONE THIS WEEK. We read through a blog entry by Dominic Cummings, director of the Leave Campaign, where he explains how "a startup created in a few months could win a referendum that should have been unwinnable." Dominic put a bomb under the British government in 2016 by using hi-tech manipulative tactics to win the EU Referendum apparently to prove how broken the system is. As two people who have spent a lot of time designing and improving systems we start to unpick the problems with...
Episode 70 - Pre-Brexit Depression
March 26, 2019 17:30 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBMixed bag of content this week. We talk about all the biggest Brexit twats as we grit our teeth and prepare to accept our fate. ---- This week's links ---- [1] James O’Brien + Jacob Rees Mogg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF3OQkWEyZA [2] Conservatism video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agzNANfNlTs [3] Adam Buxton royals video - “Today on Xantiar” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2o4W4-ULjM [4] Lorenzo’s idea to track people’s views - https://twitter.com/lorenzowood/status/11...
Episode 69 - Kate Raworth #IWD #IWD2019
March 19, 2019 16:59 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBInternational Women's Month continues with our discussion of Kate Raworth's "Doughnut Economics", changing the goals of economic theory to target a safe and just space for humanity. ---- This week's links ---- [1] Kate Raworth - https://twitter.com/KateRaworth [2] Doughnut Economics - https://amzn.to/2TQLIqb [3] Berlin referendum - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/berlin-landlords-ban-germany-private-rent-housing-referendum-vote-a8796471.html ---- Credits ---- Music a...
Episode 68 - Greta Thunberg #IWD #IWD2019
March 08, 2019 14:50 - 46 minutes - 52.8 MBIt's International Women's Day but we were going to talk about Greta anyway. We read out her post that explains what she's doing (that was written partly in in response to a lot of online hate) and talk about what's so impressive about her. ---- This week's links ---- Greta’s Post https://www.facebook.com/gretathunbergsweden/posts/767646880269801 Fallacymania - https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gw8vYALJgQ29qQsDM/fallacymania-party-game-where-you-notice-fallacies-in Vice article about peo...
Episode 67 - UN Report on Poverty in Britain
March 05, 2019 18:39 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBThis week we read through the first couple of pages of the UN’s damning report on poverty in the UK. Follow along here: https://www.ohchr.org/documents/issues/poverty/eom_gb_16nov2018.pdf Get a Grand Podcast mug on our store! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mug?ref=shop_home_active_1 ---- This week's links ---- [1] Thinknation - http://thinknation.co [2] Rutger Bregman - Poverty isn’t a lack of character - https://www.ted.com/talks/rutger_bregman_poverty_isn_t_...
Episode 66 - Tidying Up
February 26, 2019 13:59 - 25 minutes - 28.6 MBMini episode this week. We're a little sleepy. We talk about tidying up and quinoa and then go over our one-page summary of Delton Chen's Silver Gun Hypothesis. ---- This week's links ---- [1] Silver Gun Hypothesis - Delton Chen - https://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/silver-gun-hypothesis/ [2] Our summary - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ogShWTfRS6VYEKpFacr94FNQEF7FDycdLg-o12TTjxE/edit?usp=sharing [3] Grand Podcast Mug - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mug [4] ...
Episode 65 - Silver Gun Hypothesis Explained
February 19, 2019 16:26 - 1 hour - 69 MBMichael talked to Delton Chen, author of the Silver Gun Hypothesis, and here attempts to clarify the idea. Will this be key to turning back the tide of climate change? We hope so! ---- This week's links ---- [1] Silver Gun Hypothesis - Delton Chen - https://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/silver-gun-hypothesis/ [2] Worldwide Generation - http://www.worldwidegeneration.co [3] UN Sustainable Development Goals - https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ [4] Ecosia ...
Episode 64 - Silver Gun Hypothesis Read Through
February 12, 2019 17:45 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe spent this week trying to make sense of Delton B Chen's "Silver Gun Hypothesis", an economic theory proposing the addition of a second "positive" economy that acts to mitigate climate change. Well - it's a lot more complicated than that. This is us trying to figure it out. Read along here: https://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/silver-gun-hypothesis/ ---- This week's links ---- [1] THE BLOG POST - MAHB - Silver Gun Hypothesis https://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/silver-gun-hypothesis/ [2] Global 4C...
Episode 63 - But this is a civilised country, people said
February 05, 2019 18:46 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBThis week we just had a chat. Ivanka talks about her Twitter poem and the conversations around it. Michael is searching for equanimity and talks out an I Ching reading about relinquishing ego. A dog appears. ---- This week's links ---- [1] Ivanka’s poem on Twitter https://twitter.com/ivanka/status/1090519840903884800 [2] Rutger Bregman’s TED talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydKcaIE6O1k [3] Alex Von Tunzelmann’s insight into Ivanka's thread - https://twitter.com/alexvtunzelman...
Episode 62 - How to make people care
January 29, 2019 16:35 - 48 minutes - 56 MBYou worked really hard on a thing. Now you have to make people notice it and then care about it. How? Is this even possible in a world of so many other distractions? We both put out something big last week. Ivanka shared some Trumpiversary reflections (YouTube | Facebook | Twitter ) and Michael finished his first Blank State video (Facebook | YouTube | Twitter). Here are our reflections of how to get people to care. If you listened to Ivanka’s monologue and thought “right, what am I doing?...
Episode 61 - How to maintain enthusiasm
January 22, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutes - 54 MBWe both put out something big this week. Ivanka shared some Trumpiversary reflections (YouTube | Facebook | Twitter ) and Michael finished his first Blank State video (Facebook | YouTube | Twitter). Here are some conversations about how to stay motivated once that initial wave is complete and you need to persevere with the sharing and marketing efforts required to get something out there. Michael was being difficult this week. Sorry about that. If you listened to Ivanka’s monologue and th...
Climate Action - Ivanka's Trumpiversary special
January 17, 2019 06:30 - 4 minutes - 4.58 MBWe all have the power to act on behalf of the planet. What will you do? It's the second anniversary of the day that Donald Trump tweeted me. With #seasondo of the podcast in full swing I thought I would take a moment to reflect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 60 - How to be effective
January 15, 2019 17:41 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBJOIN US NOW ON DONEGOOD - https://donegood.app What makes some strategies and attitudes so much more effective than others? What did the Leave Campaign do right? Why is Donald Trump so good at getting elected when he's so bad at governing? It's 2019 and it's all kicking off. We've got lots of new projects starting up and ideas about how we're going to make things better. ---- This week's links ---- [1] Brexit film - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/brexit-the-uncivil-war/episode-guide...
Episode 59 - How to deal with negative people
January 08, 2019 17:46 - 46 minutes - 53.6 MBWhen you try to do something positive it's never too long until you come up against naysayers and pedants who gravitate towards criticism. We talk about how to avoid getting discouraged by such attitudes and persevere in the face of adversity. ---- This week's links ---- [1] Guilty Feminist Anti Fascist Extravaganza - http://guiltyfeminist.libsyn.com/129-yueltide-anti-fascist-extravaganza [2] Energy back on grid revoked - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/fit/about-fit-sc...
Episode 58 - How to admit when you're wrong
January 01, 2019 17:46 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBWe start with a conversation about trauma and having "incorrect" emotional reactions. The role of fear. The power of refusing to admit mistakes. How to let go of a job. How to let go of religion. How to let go of politics. ---- This week's links ---- [1] Redlettermedia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDM0k_EZ8SU [2] Haunting of Hill House - https://www.netflix.com/title/80189221 [3] Extinction Rebellion - https://rebellion.earth/ [4] Polish climate summit - https://cop24.gov.pl/ ...
Episode 57 - How to get people to help you
December 25, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBHere's how: Ask for help! Try the phrasing “how would you do this?” It's better with people you like Define tasks clearly but still give ownership Find out other people’s goals and what skills they’d like to develop Align yourself to others’ goals Be inspiring Be explicit about the potential for reciprocity Do you need to do the task or help the asker do it? Have a beard ---- This week's links ---- [1] Hacker Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/hackernewsletter/431?e=7805de18b5 [2...
Episode 56 - How to do things you don't feel like doing
December 18, 2018 18:13 - 55 minutes - 63 MBSometimes you know you should be doing something but you just don't feel like it. It's tough to form new habits when we've spent a lifetime doing things a certain way. Here are the headlines: Combine activities to make the most of your time When talking to strangers, a few set phrases can be very useful for starting conversations Turn it into a game - can you make a stranger laugh? It's not about you. It's about the world. Ask people questions. Know why you're doing something. If you ...