Posts Tagged ‘apocalyptic movies’

Episode 275: Don’t Look Up…Actually You Probably Should! Re-Engaging with the Climate Crisis

Posted: January 18, 2022 in Uncategorized
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Image from media.netflix.com

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We discuss the movie Don’t Look Up (Netflix), putting our energy back into climate action after the movement has lost momentum during the pandemic and avoiding burnout when coping with the reality of the climate crisis.

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Clips:

DON’T LOOK UP, Official Teaser Trailer – Netflix; Just Look Up (From Don’t Look Up) by Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi; 2 clips from Don’t Look Up (Netflix); Pink Convertible by MARINA;  I haven’t been taking care of myself by Alex Lahey.

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Episode 197: Destroy Capitalism! Just kidding…But not really*

Posted: January 9, 2018 in Uncategorized
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A slide from Mike’s talk which is discussed on this episode, with the caption explaining the audience’s reaction.

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This episode features designer and anthropologist Michael Palmyre who elaborates on some of the themes touched on in his talk ‘Are We Using Design to Make the World a Less Valuable Place?’. This talk was played on our last episode, #196.

More specifically, the discussion covers: the reaction to the talk, especially because it featured “the c word”; questioning whether economic growth really make our lives better; slavery and capitalism; the books Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There; Star Wars and the military industrial complex; mental health and capitalism; and Cracked on apocalyptic movies, zombies and vampires.

The final part of our discussion with Mike is played on episode 198.

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Clips:

Local Resident Failure ‘The Opener’, Bill Hicks ‘Vs the Audience 2’ from the album ‘Flying Saucer Tour Vol 1’, Does economic growth really make our lives better? Anthropologist Jason Hickel says it’s killing us, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality in The Sims 3: Chapter 18.

*Title inspired by a quote from the movie Dodgeball, coz we’re that highbrow!