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#12 Reversing Brexit, Political Activism and the wisdom of Buffy with Femi Oluwole
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In today's episode I interview Femi Oluwole! Femi is a British political activist and one of the most prominent voices in the anti-Brexit movement. He co-founded the group Our Future Our Choice (OFOC), which aimed to mobilize young people against Brexit, advocating for a second referendum on the UK's membership in the European Union. He's also a unique individual in that he straddles both traditional and social media in spreading awareness about Brexit, as well as conducting debates. I really enjoyed this interview and hope you will too!
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:29 Podcast begins with me mumbling
00:01:39 How would Femi describe what he does?
00:01:59 Femi's journey to political activism
00:04:40 Femi's experience of the Brexit vote result
00:07:24 Our Future Our Choice
00:09:17 How has Brexit damaged the UK?
00:12:27 How to avoid echo chambers
00:16:29 Do the Tories believe their own rhetoric?
00:21:09 What informs Femi's values?
00:23:09 What defines 'Good' to Femi?
00:27:47 What forms of online activism are most effective?
00:30:49 How can the left combat outrage content?
00:36:29 What politicians do Femi like?
00:38:49 Alternative Voting Referendum
00:39:53 How do comment sections differ on different platforms?
00:47:16 How does Femi deal with online racism and vitriol?
00:49:04 Removing anger as TV prep
00:50:34 Is sunlight the best disinfectant?
00:52:33 How does one develop cool-headedness in debates?
00:55:31 What other changes would Femi like to see in UK politics?
00:58:37 What ways would Femi like people to engage with politics?
01:02:24 Is Just Stop Oil ineffective activism?
01:05:18 What is a message that Femi would like everyone to know?
01:07:29 What do those disenchanted with politics need to reengage?
01:12:09 How can one educate themselves in Politics?
01:15:37 A really good Reality TV idea
01:16:34 For some reason I start talking about edibles
01:20:29 How can people support Femi?
01:21:59 Closing thoughts on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
For all of Femi's stuff:
https://www.instagram.com/femi_sorry/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/@Femi_Sorry
https://www.patreon.com/femi_Sorry
https://www.tiktok.com/@femi_sorry?lang=en
https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry
For my stuff:
https://www.instagram.com/jack.lawro/ for IG
https://www.tiktok.com/@jack.lawrofor TikTok
https://www.Jacklawrence.net for my website
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