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Ep.283 - Kenya Protests, Neo-Feudalism... & Watercoolers
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In a week where:
- Just Stop Oil protesters spray Stonehenge orange.
- Baseball legend Willie Mays dies aged 93.
- Russia and North Korea pledge mutual defense assistance in the event of war.
- Records on 300m patient interactions with NHS stolen in Russian hack.
- Five people with links to Rishi Sunak or the Conservatives are being investigated by the gambling watchdog.
In Society: (5:55) The Kenyan youth are making a racket after their government introduce a IMF-backed Finance Bill and like most 21st Century protests, digital activism is the key. (Article By Job Mwaura)
In Life: (16:11) The term Neo-Feudalism sounds like something that George Orwell would've had in one of his books but la di da, it's a real life possibility. (Article By Joel Kotkin)
In Arts: (32:14) Satirical writer Marina Hyde got on her Podcast "The Rest Is Entertainment" and talked about a specific example of a progressive entity doing what they do: raising a voice about bad corporations. So what's the argument here? (Article By Russell Warfield)
Lastly, in TV: (46:58) A simple question. Is anybody watching the same TV shows anymore? No. But let's entertain the topic. (Article By Constance Grady)
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