Michael And Ivanka's Grand Podcast

This is the last episode of Michael & Ivanka’s Grand Podcast! We have a new one though: https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com In this episode we went back over what we’ve learned and how we’ve changed over the last few years recording this podcast. All the video episodes are now available for free on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBnjcgu4DgLDlr0gg9FtJA Patreon is now closed!Episode streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 29th April 2022Michael / Squares TVhttps://squares.tv Ivanka https://twitter.com/ivanka---- This Week's Links ----[1] ElectroBOOM - https://www.youtube.com/c/Electroboom [2] Drag Con - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4ii5m9g1Ao [3] Snatch Game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ZMh9bJ_nQ [4] Musk Twitter - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61222470 [5] Trump Tweet - https://twitter.com/ivanka/status/821286796491362304 [6] Meaning Conference - https://meaningconference.co.uk ---- Credits ---

What takes us older folks time to get our heads around is second nature to the younger generations. Instead of worrying about whether climate change is real, they’re devoting their lives to fixing it.OUR NEW PODCAST!https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 8th April 2022---- Stuff we made ----Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] BRAVO WINNERS - https://brightonrestaurantawards.co.uk/ [2] Smorl’s Kitchen, Brighton - https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/budget-brighton-restaurant/ [3] Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/dont-say-gay-bill-florida-ron-desantis-b2048570.html [4] Gapminder - https://www.gapminder.org/ [5] Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00135tz/episodes/guide [6] NY Times Climate Optimism - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/03/briefing/climate-optimism-ukraine-week-ahead

We often end up taking turns being grumpy at work or in our relationships. Sometimes it doesn’t feel fair to have to bring the energy. Sometimes all we want to do is throw a temper tantrum or sulk. How can we deal with this better, and how do we help others to recognise our own emotional labour?OUR NEW PODCAST!https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 1st April 2022---- Stuff we made ----Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Michael’s unrepairable MacBook Pro - https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Touch+Bar+2018+Teardown/111478 [2] How Emotional Labor Affects Women's Careers - https://www.forbes.com/sites/melodywilding/2018/06/06/dont-be-the-office-mom-how-emotional-labor-affects-womens-careers/ [3] It’s OK to - https://twitter.com/gdsteam/status/877806951693864960?lang=en-GB [4] Our interview with Rabbi David Paskin - https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com/e

It’s all too easy to dismiss people these days but this wasn’t always possible. Subjects that can be skirted face-to-face come to the fore on social media. We talk about strategies for dealing with people who give us those red flags. Sometimes they deserve a second chance. OUR NEW PODCAST!https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 25th March 2021---- Stuff we made ----Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Game Theory - Tit for Two Tats - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat [2] Louis Theroux - Forbidden America - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014khc/louis-therouxs-forbidden-america-series-1-1-extreme-and-online ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | BandcampPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcasthttps://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand See acas

We explore the network effects of talking to people.OUR NEW PODCAST!https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 4th March 2021---- Stuff we made ----Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Office Hours Global - https://officehours.global[2] Michael’s IndieHackers posts - https://www.indiehackers.com/michaelforrest [3] Restaurants Brighton - https://brightonrestaurantawards.co.uk/ [4] Russian invasion of Ukraine - https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine [5] Switzerland adopts wholesale EU sanctions against Russia - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/28/switzerland-adopts-wholesale-eu-sanctions-against-russia [6] Thread on Ukrainian invasion - https://twitter.com/Austen/status/1498369007509913604 ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | BandcampPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcasthttps://twitte

Joe Rogan is happy to promote misinformation and extremist voices on his podcast, and many artists recently left Spotify as a result of his continued inclusion on the platform. We talk about our history with Spotify as consumers and as an artist, and wonder what the hell CEO Daniel Ek is doing.Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 11th Feb 2021---- Stuff we made ----Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] BRAVOS - https://brightonrestaurantawards.co.uk/ [2] Michael’s new thing - https://squares.tv/deluge[3] Office Hours - https://officehours.global [4] Shoot clean camera feed - http://clean.camera [5] Artists React to Spotify CEO Saying They Need to Work Harder - https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dzje3/daniel-ek-spotify-artists-pay-interview [6] The Hunt - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106476/ [7] Weird Kids’ Videos and Gaming the Algorithm - https://youtu.be/LKp2gikIkD8[8] Solving the Debate Bro Problem -

The British government released a report on the “benefits” of Brexit this week and it is so heavily predicated on questionable premises, and so one-sidedly targeted to a pro-Brexit audience, that it is difficult to discuss. We attempted to discuss it nevertheless.Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 4th Feb 2021---- Stuff we made ----Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] The benefits of Brexit - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-benefits-of-brexit[2] Marina Purkiss’ Twitter Thread - https://twitter.com/MarinaPurkiss/status/1488444666450100226[3] Channel 4’s Fact Check - https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-the-governments-four-dubious-benefits-of-brexit [4] The UN Poverty Report read out by Michael - https://grandpodcast.com/un-poverty-report-2018.html [5] When we read Cummings’ blog - https://grandpodcast.com/episode-71-brexit-architect-challenged.html ---- Credits ----Talking is by Iva

Episode 193 - InvestingWe’ve been experimenting with “assets”. How do you make money work for you? How do you play the game when you realise that for rich people, money isn’t a thing you earn and spend, it’s a magical up-and-down merry go round of arbitrary financial gain. Do we even have a “net worth” if we don’t do this stuff?Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Thursday 27th Jan 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Indie Hackers - https://indiehackers.com[2] Rich Dad Poor Dad - https://amzn.to/3BJHEtK [3] Nutmeg - https://www.nutmeg.com/ [4] Summit Financial Modelling - https://usesummit.com[5] How To Build a Personal Financial Plan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puC0YGBSDDk ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | BandcampPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcasthttps://

How well does something need to be before it’s ready to launch? How pretty does it need be? Michael is unlearning professional habits from years working for clients and allowing himself to release some janky stuff for market validation. Ivanka shares what happened on Ubuntu Phone and blows open the whole conversation to encompass the tradeoff between functionality, context and story telling.Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 14th Jan 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Croatian Cleaning Bears - https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/od-18-igracaka-do-smeca-iz-juge-evo-cime-su-sve-zatrpane-hrvatske-sume/2330626.aspx [2] Brighton rough sleepers - https://www.galvanisebh.org/ [3] Delay Calculator Posts - https://squares.tv/obs and https://squares.tv/ecamm  [4] About Ubuntu Phone - https://ubuntu-touch.io/ [5] I Solved Admin &am

Silicon Valley and investors have been talking about this stuff but what is it exactly? We try to wrap our heads around the implications of a blockchain-powered creator economy and the implications of businesses running on smart contracts. We don’t use any jargon without explaining it first!Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 7th Jan 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Indie Hackers - “A New Golden Age for Creatives and Founders” - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/indie-hackers/id1206165808?i=1000547008157[2] “Become a Signal Sustainer” - https://signal.org/blog/become-a-signal-sustainer/ [3] What is Web3? https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-web3/ [4] What are NFTs and why are some worth millions? - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56371912 [5] Music NFT Thing - https://sound.xyz/ [6] Ecosia - https://www.ecosia.o

Millennials and Zoomers seem to be under no illusions about the horrors of impending climate catastrophe and late stage Neo-liberal capitalism. Us older folks have taken a bit longer to come to terms with these facts. But is it reasonable to expect people to change in the light of everything new we keep learning? Could it be understandable that they want to stick to their guns and think about it a bit more? Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 10th December 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=pod---- This Week's Links ----[1] Michael’s Yamaha Synth Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ5t21c9n3I [2] BP Campaign - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint#Origin_of_the_concept [2] Slavoj on Anti-vaxxers - https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/svijet/zizek-antivakseri-sabotiraju-anti-korona-mjere-jer-su-perverznjaci-koji-uzivaju-u-ulozi-zrtve-depresiji-i-odugovlacenju-svojih-besmislenih-zivota

Sometimes you just want to clap back at an idiot on the internet. Sometimes you get into a row because you were casually unkind a few times too many. We wanted to understand why exactly why we think better of posting that pissed-off tweet or angry email even though in the moment it seems like it would feel so good.Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 3rd December 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] How To Win Friends & Influence People - https://amzn.to/313nqOC[2] 'Women are just better at this stuff': is emotional labor feminism's next frontier? - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/08/women-gender-roles-sexism-emotional-labor-feminism ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | BandcampPatreo

How do we talk to people who don’t want to do the things that we all need to do to end this pandemic?Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 26th November 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] For Billy Bragg equates vaccination to recycling - https://www.newsflare.com/video/465372/billy-bragg-comments-on-protest-outside-his-brighton-show-and-equates-vaccination-to-recycling[2] How To Win Friends & Influence People - https://amzn.to/313nqOC[3] Bo Burnham vs Jeff Bezos Video Essay - CJ The X - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvYcunuF3Eo[4] Stitch ’n Bitch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch_%27n_Bitch ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | BandcampPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcasthttps://twi

Work your whole life so you can enjoy the rewards when you’re too old and tired to appreciate them? Sign me up!Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 19th November 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Four Hour Work Week (AGAIN SORRY) - https://amzn.to/3p4eFNO [2] Cities Aren’t Loud, Cars Are Loud - https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8[3] Police having panic attacks from seeing drugs - https://youtu.be/AswBdENetds[4] Heather Phillipson at Tate Britain - https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/heather-phillipson  ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | BandcampPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcasthttps://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand See

Overspecialisation makes us vulnerable so the best way to survive or grow is to diversify. If we have a couple of different options, we’ll be significantly safer.Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 5th November 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Michael’s new video - https://squares.tv/mf-music-stream [2] Property Taxes and Unequal Schools - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/property-taxes-and-unequal-schools/497333/ [3] Apple Stops Ignoring Women’s Health in iOS 9 Healthkit Update - https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/09/apple-stops-ignoring-womens-health-with-ios-9-healthkit-update-now-featuring-period-tracking/ [4] FD Signifier on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgi2u-lGY-2i2ubLsUr6FbQ [5] Invisible Women - https://amzn.to/2Wzhc5E [6] Music Theory and White Supremacy - https://www.youtube.com/w

We talked about the distractions, focus, responsibility, reactivity, routines and habits involved in trying to work on the right thing at any given moment.Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 29th October 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Rich Dad, Poor Dad - https://amzn.to/3BJHEtK [2] Alain De Botton on Relationships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ybpr7SJgD0&list=PLwxNMb28XmpcEwc0qydf2jSszQFSht81E [3] 4000 Weeks - https://amzn.to/3ln1pBL[4] Penguin Illustration by Percussionaut - https://percussionaut.com/[5] Tribes - Seth Godin - https://amzn.to/3jVdIUS---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | BandcampPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcasthttps://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/mic

We tried to figure out how to better assess risk and being more confident about making decisions around life, work, money and other stuff. Michael is reading “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and introduces a more hardcore Capitalist perspective than we usually engage with.Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 15th October 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Rich Dad, Poor Dad - https://amzn.to/3BJHEtK [2] DJ Dakeyne Interview - https://squares.tv/djdakeyne [3] Queen’s Park Referendum - https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/democracy/planning-referendums/queens-park-neighbourhood-plan-referendum [4] Four Hour Work Week - https://amzn.to/3p4eFNO [5] Nothing Bad Can Happen song - https://soundcloud.com/michaelforrest/nothing-bad-can-happen [6] Endlesss - https://endlesss.fm [7] Fear setting - https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_

WARNING: Ivanka’s levels were all over the place this week! What level of sovereignty do any of us want or need - is it local, national, tribal or just sovereignty over our own time and existence? What is so appealing about this story and how does it relate to the concept of control?Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 8th October 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Crafsman Steady Craftin - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsjHlc0WRwZYwlinsmtM4w [2] Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman - https://amzn.to/3ln1pBL [3] Ivanka’s Croatian Stitch ’n’ Bitch pics - https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4369306363107128&id=720708627966938&sfnsn=mo [4] Michael’s new video - https://squares.tv/djdakeyne [5] Rees Mogg confronted by disability campaigner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr-gKKBL8rs [6] Gary

Ivanka wants to build a community in Croatia as a way to start talking about climate action. Michael is trying to start a community of people who like plugging things into other things. We talked about ways we think we might do this better.Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 24th September 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[0] Michael's Interview with Adrian Salisbury- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtMZueomSVM[1] Michael’s Discord - https://discord.gg/ZJBHyb5tTP [2] Craftivism - https://craftivist-collective.com/[3] Stitch ’n Bitch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch_%27n_Bitch [4] Patriarchy Chicken - https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2019/02/how-play-patriarchy-chicken-why-i-refuse-move-out-way-men ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic availab

It’s easier to be pessimistic than it is to be optimistic. But it’s worth working to visualise positive outcomes to any situation if you don’t want to miss the best opportunities. We look at this through the lens of evolutionary psychology, privilege, toxic positivity and the plain old misery guts. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 17th September 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Michael’s new idea - http://rithnnn.app[2] Essentialism by Greg McKeown - https://amzn.to/3Aj018k [3] Conservatives big on fear, brain study finds - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-beast/201104/conservatives-big-fear-brain-study-finds[4] Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101452/ [5] Human Progress - https://www.humanprogress.org/ [6] Gapminder - https://www.gapminder.org/[7] Dunning-Kruger Effect