Michael And Ivanka's Grand Podcast

We've been afraid to discuss capitalism for a while because it's just one of those subjects that you feel like you're gonna be horribly wrong about.That said, the conversation went pretty well and we both came out a little wiser.---- This week's links ----Contrapoints - What’s wrong with Capitalism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJW4-cOZt8A Michael’s new song “Love Me Like I Love” - https://soundcloud.com/michaelforrest/love-me-like-i-loveMouse On Mars playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/michaelforrest/playlist/09aNjee2j7SpineSJrF7QM?si=KNolcPCYRJyHUfFhE95jlA Henie Onstad Kunstsenter - http://hok.n Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth - https://amzn.to/2DrDyNk 23 things they don’t tell you about Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang - https://amzn.to/2OOQNsL Government Digital Marketplace - https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/Steve Jobs on Android - http://uk.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-on-android-founder-andy-rubin-big-arrogant-f-2013-11Cost of childbirth in UK vs

We talk about fake news, technology, access to technology and digital exclusion. We realise that if people just paid £3 a year for Facebook we could have avoided a lot of these problems...---- This week's (and possibly a couple of last week's) links ----[1] PICTFOR event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictfor-shoreditch-summer-reception-fake-news-what-is-digitals-impact-on-democracy-tickets-48363993005 [2] Bob Mortimer does his own dentistry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgI3Y7gxMO4[3] Fishing with Bob + Paul https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7r2kb[4] Apostille Convention - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostille_Convention[5] park4night van owners’ app - https://www.park4night.com/[6] Michael’s mechanical Eurorack prototype on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/BnYcPxdgdmA/[7] Graham Dunning Mechanical Techno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl1ZrEza7uY [8] glitch uk - https://seyiakiwowo.com/glitchuk/ [9] Denmark responds to Fox News misinformation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?

This week Ivanka gives us a taste of the bureaucracy we can all look forward to post-Brexit. Michael nerds out describing some creative processes. Then we talk about the PICTFOR event as a starting point for a conversation about fake news that just kept on going. At one point Michael does an impression of God.---- This week's (and possibly a couple of next week's) links ----[1] PICTFOR event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictfor-shoreditch-summer-reception-fake-news-what-is-digitals-impact-on-democracy-tickets-48363993005 [2] Bob Mortimer does his own dentistry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgI3Y7gxMO4[3] Fishing with Bob + Paul https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7r2kb[4] Apostille Convention - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostille_Convention[5] park4night van owners’ app - https://www.park4night.com/[6] Michael’s mechanical Eurorack prototype on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/BnYcPxdgdmA/[7] Graham Dunning Mechanical Techno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl1ZrEza7uY [8] glitch u

Talking about the nature of respect in relation to manners, age, gender and beards. With a bit of axe-grinding thrown in for good measure.---- This week's links ----[1] Writing Down the Bones - https://amzn.to/2wE5Tdq[2] Limmy Park Sketch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G13uarFbxFw[3] Ivanka’s Tweet to Trump - https://twitter.com/ivanka/status/821286796491362304[4] Michael's new app "Just Calories" - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/just-calories/id1405658168?mt=8---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Grand Podcast Library ----Find links to everything we've mentioned on the podcast at http://grandpodcast.com/library---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We figure out exactly why it doesn't feel nice to be judged.---- This week's links ----[1] Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History “Painfotainment” - https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-61-blitz-painfotainment/ [2] On female Transformers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq7z9Xz0ixY[3] Tom Bulwer - https://www.facebook.com/ThomaBulwerDJ[4] Live DJ unfinished concept video - http://michaelforrest.github.io/2013/09/11/live-dj-concept.html---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Grand Podcast Library ----Find links to everything we've mentioned on the podcast at http://grandpodcast.com/library---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk about personal, social, legal, workplace, environmental, governmental and family responsibilities. We also discuss how to avoid having to do Airbnb tech support and the Rule of Thirds.---- This week's links ----[1] Ivanka's Airbnb referral link - http://www.airbnb.co.uk/r/imajic2[2] Beat organ web - https://devicesconnected.tumblr.com/ [3] Rule of thirds line - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds [4] Taking notes on our blockchain episode - https://twitter.com/jasonmesut/status/1030139617364848648?s=21[5] Just Calories - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/just-calories/id1405658168?ls=1&mt=8 [6] Murder of Kitty Genovese - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese[7] Riverford Organic - https://www.riverford.co.uk/ [8] Cartesian Theater - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesian_theater [9] The Self - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self[10] Bible Infographic (seems to have gone offline) - https://visual.ly/community/interactive-graphic/education/bible-contr

Find out what we think about libertarianism as we unpack some more thoughts after last week's blockchain episode.---- This week's links ----[1] Look Around You: Calcium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBaVwwuErmU[2] Peter Serafinowicz / Sassy Trump - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7e3O3-IwNM[3] Graham Dunning - Mechanical Techno Demonstration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl1ZrEza7uY&t=2s[4] ASMR - Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response[5] Britain's Fat Fight with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b15qt7[6] Naomi Klein on Ayn Rand - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/sep/29/comment.comment[7] Boris Johnson - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/aug/12/boris-johnson-must-face-full-inquiry-muslim-leaders-tell-may---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com

There's no easy way to talk about blockchain and we had to start somewhere but hopefully you'll get something out of some of the explanations offered here today. Combined with some of the links below you should be able to start piecing it together!---- This week's links ----[1] Jordon Peterson - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/07/how-dangerous-is-jordan-b-peterson-the-rightwing-professor-who-hit-a-hornets-nest[2] John Oliver Cryptocurrency Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6iDZspbRMg&t=981s[3] History Of Bitcoin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bitcoin[4] Bitcoin nodes - https://bitnodes.earn.com/[5] No there isn't child pornography on the Bitcoin blockchain - https://news.bitcoin.com/no-isnt-child-porn-bitcoin-blockchain/[6] RChain - https://www.rchain.coop/#home[7] Technical - BIP39 - https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039.mediawiki[8] "Kill Google AMP before it kills the web" - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/19/open_source_insider_google_amp_bad_bad_

We try to figure out why we're in a world where ignorance is increasingly celebrated. As usual, the solution appears to involve kindness.---- This week's links ----[1] Stephen Fry on political correctness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJQHakkViPo[2] Beginner's Luck - Guide for Non-Runners - George Anderson - https://amzn.to/2OvBd5u[3] Guilty Feminist on Language - http://guiltyfeminist.libsyn.com/107-language-with-carly-findlay-and-rana-hussain[4] Corbyn's views are popular in Guildford - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7lsRbDKOXg---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CONTENT WARNING: Hella swearing.Short sharp episode this week. Be warned, we use the C word. A lot.What is the real power of swearing? What are the dangers? Why shouldn't children swear? Let's brainstorm...---- This week's links ----[1] Malcolm Tucker swearing on The Thick of It - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUky4_A7Zw4[2] On the F-word - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkBnBXzUi_Y---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We delineate a few different ways of protesting. We talk about Brexit and try to dissect some criticisms of the EU. We ask Donald Trump some empathetic questions.---- This week's links ----[1] We Are Many - film by Amir Amirani - http://wearemany.com/[2] Martin Luther King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.[3] Emily Pankhurst - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Pankhurst[4] Millicent Fawcett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millicent_Fawcett[5] Ghandi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi[6] Seinfeld - Check at the end of the meal system - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC3ah71Meyg[7] Stop Funding Hate - https://stopfundinghate.org.uk/[8] Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge - https://amzn.to/2uInkrp---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Find us on Facebook -

We talk about seeing famous people in public and Ivanka describes a bout of Brexit depression before we get down to the serious business of wondering what's so difficult about being self-aware. Lots of links this week...---- This week's links ----[1] Flight of the Conchords - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0863046/[2] Vic & Bob - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_and_Bob[3] Legion - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5114356/[4] Rick & Morty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty[5] A Bit of Fry & Laurie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwrbiSJVWBY[6] ThinkNation and Project Twist-It - Changing the Poverty Narrative - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujpRDcqBW1w&t=713s[7] Sleeping Rough - Girls Living on the Streets of Brighton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-zoXDO5opU[8] GLOW on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=80114988&jbp=0&jbr=3[9] The Death of Stalin on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2zrFh3g[10] Marc Maron Amber Tamblin interview - http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-9

We wanted to talk about inequality since that's what a lot of our conversations kept coming back to. Ivanka went on a march. Michael had a moral quandary and showed he doesn't know much about social care. We talked about systems and taxes. Mild conclusions were reached. Feel free to chime in.---- This week's links ----[1] The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - https://amzn.to/2MKjmGd[2] Malcolm Gladwell on the Canadian border - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968?mt=2&i=1000413733598[3] Picture is Grenfell Tower from Holland Park https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/17/apartheid-notting-hill-grenfell-tower-development-social-cleansing---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out

We decided to tackle the prickly subject of immigration. We explored our own experiences and those of our families, we tried to figure out the origins of anti-immigration sentiment, we dissected the multiple standards of attitudes to migration. We expressed our beliefs on the subject as best we could. We hope you will be inspired to join our conversation.---- This week's links ----[1] Akala talking to James O'Brien https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/unfiltered-with-james-obrien/id1290769207#[2] Malcolm Gladwell on circular migration - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968?mt=2&i=1000413733598[3] Brexit admin - 'settled' status - https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/eligibility [4] Prisons make money - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqQa_0gM6hg[5] 50ºC heat in Pakistan - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/02/pakistani-city-breaks-april-record-with-day-of-50c-heat-nawabshah---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Iv

This week we figure out what entertainment is for and how to be entertaining maybe.---- This week's links ----[1] Monzo - https://monzo.com/[2] Irish Referendum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44256152[3] Trump on abortion - https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-s-hazy-stance-on-abortion-punishment-655457859717[4] Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs[5] David Shrigley - https://www.pinterest.de/pin/195836283769111048/[6] Adam Ruins Everything - Gladiators - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIDlAPNwbS8[7] Jesus (have you heard of him?) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus[8] Thermodynamics equations - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_thermodynamic_equations[9] Meditation by Barry Long - https://amzn.to/2M63iym[10] My Brother - Foz / Inkrument on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=inkrument[11] The time my brother wrote into The Complete Guide to Everything - https://player.fm/series/the-complete-guide-to-

Is talent really what we think it is? Is anybody really special at all? It seems like some people are talented in certain ways. See what we thought about all of it. But first listen to us relate our near death traffic experiences.---- This week's links ----[1] Elizabeth Gilbert's talk on Genius - https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius[2] Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers - https://amzn.to/2l81eu6---- Credits ----Music is by http://michaelforrestmusic.com---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We need to stay angry about this! Listen now and join us. Can we do anything about this. Step one is not to stop talking about it.---- This week's links ----[1] Leaving The Laptop - Michael's YouTube series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANqAvGyMivE&list=PLWng0deEc0VOMrncxmPbbxG2L8rJGsfV9[2] Squares.tv - coming soon...[3] Twitch - http://twitch.tv/michaelforrest[4] Gruffalo illustrator and Brexit - https://inews.co.uk/news/brexit/gruffallo-illustrator-brexit-speech-axel-scheffler[5] Dyson on Brexit - https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/07/james-dyson-on-brexit-trade-and-being-britains-biggest-farmer[6] Arron Banks Brexit Overspending - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/09/arron-banks-company-provided-12m-of-services-to-leaveeu[7] Irish Abortion Ban Overturned! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44256152---- Credits ----Music is by http://michaelforrestmusic.com---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Find

Power takes many forms. Sometimes it's physical, sometimes it's just a shared belief. Sometimes it's not even real. This week we talk about that sort of thing but first Michael tells his story of suddenly maybe becoming a millionaire and also of losing his passport on his way to the airport.---- This week's links ----[1] Nothing Bad Can Happen by Michael Forrest is on Spotify and iTunes etc...[2] "Feminism 1" - Michael's kidney stone travails - http://grandpodcast.com/5aafd227902b84804c100b3b.html[3] History of Bitcoin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bitcoin[4] Completely silent computer - https://tp69.blog/2018/04/17/completely-silent-computer[5] Windrush scandal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windrush_scandal---- Credits ----Music is by http://michaelforrestmusic.com---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-ou

It's our May Christmas episode! Since we come down largely against most traditions it's probably good not to do it while everybody's trying to enjoy a holiday season...---- This week's links ----[1] Articles about neutral facial expressions - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/science/reading-neutral-faces.html[2] The School of Life on Travel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWa13rkEUkk[3] More To That - "Travel is no cure for the mind" - https://medium.com/personal-growth/travel-is-no-cure-for-the-mind-e449d3109d71[4] Why Weddings are a Total Rip-off - Adam Ruins Everything - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5BeLinyfpg[5] How an Ad Campaign Invented the Diamond Engagement Ring - https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/how-an-ad-campaign-invented-the-diamond-engagement-ring/385376/---- Credits ----Music is by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.co

It's your last chance to vote for us in the British Podcast Awards! Do it now! Go to https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote and search for Ivanka.In this week's episode of Michael & Ivanka's Grand Podcast, (not) a.k.a. "Seagulls and Sirens", "Ruff Menace" and "Misunderstood Watcher" talk about where our understanding ends and the mysteries begin. What makes a good mystery? Are they always fun?---- This week's links ----[1] Mary Beard on Twitter - https://twitter.com/wmarybeard[2] Childish Gambino - This is America - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY&list=RDVYOjWnS4cMY[3] Peppered Moth evolution during the industrial revolution - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppered_moth_evolution[4] Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers - https://amzn.to/2jTffLF[5] Mouse On Mars - 21 Again Festival - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjuxMxmmH9g---- Credits ----Music is by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://tw