Inequality Talks is a podcast from the volunteers at Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus. Through discussion, debate, and interview, each episode explores a different concept, problem, or idea relating to issues of inequality (economic, gendered, racial, or otherwise). Each episode aims to offer an overview for the uninitiated before diving into the significance of current events, the complexities of what a given idea might mean, and what alternatives to the current status quo might look like in practice. This project has been supported by: ’Den almennyttige fond af 15. september 1968’.
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Inequality Interviews: New Forms of Precarious Employment in the Platform Economy
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
In this episode, Elise interviews Maybritt Hennig on precarious labor in the so-called online platform economy. Following an introduction into the world of online platform employment, we discuss its evolution through history and its current trends within the global labor market. May outlines the various legal, economic, and social forms of precariousness imposed on workers within the online platform economy that go largely unnoticed by the rest of society. We discuss topics such as algorithmic management, the digital capitalist service economy, permanent surveillance, and more.
Recorded by: Elise Andrew
Edited by: Elise Andrew
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
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Friday Jan 01, 2021
Episode 2: Collective Ownership
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
In this episode, Amanda, Adam, Elise, and Sebastien discuss collective ownership. The discussion delves into what ownership is, how property works, and how our current system has a number of harmful effects, before exploring alternative – collective – approaches to ownership, what they might do for equality, and how we might be able to implement them.
Recorded by: Edvard Bjørklund @ https://soundcloud.com/edvardbjorklund
Edited by: Sebastien and Adam
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list:
https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/collective-ownership-source-list/
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Monday Nov 23, 2020
Inequality Interviews: Work-time and Health Behaviour
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
In this episode, Amanda and Elise discuss the socio-ecological critique of the modern work-centered society, and more specifically, how long working hours impacts health behavior. Elise presents the findings of her European analysis on the correlation between work-time and the frequency of physical exercise.
Recorded by: Elise Andrew
Edited by: Elise Andrew
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
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Monday Nov 23, 2020
Episode 1: Universal Basic Income
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
In this first episode, Amanda, Adam, and Sebastien discuss UBI, Universal (or Unconditional) Basic Income. The episode explores some common questions and criticisms around UBI, examining the diverse ways in which it might be implemented (and the radically different effects these would produce), and offering two very different takes on what UBI might mean for economic inequality and society.
Edited by: Amanda and Adam
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list:
https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/ubi-source-list/
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