Inequality Talks: Recent Episodes
Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus
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’.
In this episode, Kirsi interviews Sebastien Verpoorten who is the project coordinator for Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus and Our Food Our Future.
Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (MS), Aarhus is an activist organisation run by volunteers and a part of an international federation Action Aid Alliance. In this interview we will shed light onto how MS works and what are the goals for the future. Besides that we will discuss the EU collaboration project Our Food Our Future.
Recorded by: Kirsi Tilk
Edited by: Kirsi Tilk
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list: https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/inequality-talks-ms-and-ofof-1683121117/
OUR FOOD OUR FUTURE This episode is made as part of the Our Food Our Future initiative. The initiative, co-funded by the European Commission, is an international coalition of civil society organizations working towards changing the global food system to be sustainable and socially just. In Our Food Our Future Denmark, we try to bring issues of food justice to the forefront of public debate.
Our food our future campaign:
https://ourfood-ourfuture.eu/
This podcast was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of ActionAid Denmark and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
Café Mellemfolk:
https://www.facebook.com/mellemfolk
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
We’ve got a lot going on in Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus. We are a Danish NGO that works for a more just and sustainable world, collaborating with global partners worldwide as part of the ActionAid Alliance.
Here in Aarhus we have over a hundred volunteers working together to run a not-for-profit cafe and campaign and educate in areas ranging from feminism and climate justice to anti-discrimination and economic inequality to queer issues and refugee rights.
You can come down to Cafe Mellemfolk every day but Sunday for amazing food, drinks, and events in a cosy cafe run by our lovely volunteers.
You can also get involved with our events, activities, and campaigns, and even running the cafe, as a volunteer yourself.
So check out Instagram and Facebook to find out more about our cafe and our campaigns, by looking up Cafe Mellemfolk or Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus or following the links in the episode notes. And check out Podbean, Youtube, and other podcast providers for more episodes, interviews, and cool stuff.
Thank you everyone for listening, and, until next time, goodbye!
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Kirsi interviews a regenerative farmer Marie Junker Boesen, who is the founder of the organic farm Høsteriet. We discuss the contemporary agriculture in Denmark and in the world. Besides that, we take a deep dive into how it is to be a small-scale farmer and discuss alternative ways of farming and food production.
Recorded by: Kirsi Tilk
Edited by: Kirsi Tilk
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list: https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/inequality-talks-h%c3%b8steriet/
For more information about Høsteriet:
https://www.hoesteriet.dk
OUR FOOD OUR FUTURE This episode is made as part of the Our Food Our Future initiative. The initiative, co-funded by the European Commission, is an international coalition of civil society organizations working towards changing the global food system to be sustainable and socially just. In Our Food Our Future Denmark, we try to bring issues of food justice to the forefront of public debate.
Our food our future campaign:
https://ourfood-ourfuture.eu/
This podcast was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of ActionAid Denmark and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
Café Mellemfolk:
https://www.facebook.com/mellemfolk
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
We’ve got a lot going on in Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus. We are a Danish NGO that works for a more just and sustainable world, collaborating with global partners worldwide as part of the ActionAid Alliance.
Here in Aarhus we have over a hundred volunteers working together to run a not-for-profit cafe and campaign and educate in areas ranging from feminism and climate justice to anti-discrimination and economic inequality to queer issues and refugee rights.
You can come down to Cafe Mellemfolk every day but Sunday for amazing food, drinks, and events in a cosy cafe run by our lovely volunteers.
You can also get involved with our events, activities, and campaigns, and even running the cafe, as a volunteer yourself.
So check out Instagram and Facebook to find out more about our cafe and our campaigns, by looking up Cafe Mellemfolk or Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus or following the links in the episode notes. And check out Podbean, Youtube, and other podcast providers for more episodes, interviews, and cool stuff.
Thank you everyone for listening, and, until next time, goodbye!
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Kirsi interviews Anna Baastrup Rønne and Emmeline Werner from the oldest environmental organisation in Denmark, NOAH. We discuss how the contemporary food industry and agriculture destroys the planet and the systemic changes necessary in order to strive for a more equal and sustainable system. We get an overview of NOAH, how they work and what they focus on. We touch on topics such as Danish agriculture, plant/animal patents, biomass production and much more.
This podcast was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of ActionAid Denmark and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
Recorded by: Kirsi Tilk
Edited by: Kirsi Tilk
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list: https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/activism-in-noah-source-list/
For more information about NOAH:
https://noah.dk/
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
This episode is a live recording of an interview with Jesper Theilgaard, a Danish meteorologist and climate educator, and Happy Itros, a Tanzanian climate justice activist. The talk focuses on climate change in Global North versus Global South countries and how to frame climate action within the climate justice framework.
The interview was part of Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke's 2022 Climate Justice Days in Aarhus, Denmark.
Recorded by: Sébastien Verpoorten
Edited by: Elise Andrew
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
For more from Happy Itros:
https://instagram.com/happy_itros?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://twitter.com/happy_itros/status/1573949116178120704?s=46&t=8yX3RQ0ECOqHVZ-VFkpJPA
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
This episode is a live recording of a talk given by Gry Bossen, the political and campaign coordinator of Verdens Skove (Forests of the World). Gry teaches us about unsustainable soy production and how Denmark and Europe play a massive role in causing this socio-ecological disaster.
OUR FOOD OUR FUTURE
This episode is made as part of the Our Food Our Future initiative. The initiative, co-funded by the European Commission, is an international coalition of civil society organizations working towards changing the global food system to be sustainable and socially just. In Our Food Our Future Denmark, we try to bring issues of food justice to the forefront of public debate.
MELLEMFOLKELIGT SAMVIRKE AARHUS
We’ve got a lot going on in Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus. We are a Danish NGO that works for a more just and sustainable world, collaborating with global partners worldwide as part of the ActionAid Alliance.
Here in Aarhus we have over a hundred volunteers working together to run a not-for-profit cafe and campaign and educate in areas ranging from feminism and climate justice to anti-discrimination and economic inequality to queer issues and refugee rights.
You can come down to Cafe Mellemfolk every day but Sunday for amazing food, drinks, and events in a cosy cafe run by our lovely volunteers.
You can also get involved with our events, activities, and campaigns, and even running the cafe, as a volunteer yourself.
So check out Instagram and Facebook to find out more about our cafe and our campaigns, by looking up Cafe Mellemfolk or Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus or following the links in the episode notes.And check out Podbean, Youtube, and other podcast providers for more episodes, interviews, and cool stuff.
Thank you everyone for listening, and, until next time, goodbye!
Our food our future campaign:
https://ourfood-ourfuture.eu/
Café Mellemfolk:
https://www.facebook.com/mellemfolk
This podcast was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of ActionAid Denmark and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union
Recorded by: Sébastien Verpoorten
Edited by: Elise Andrew
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
For more from Verdens Skove (Forests of the World):
https://www.verdensskove.org/
In this episode, we have interviewed Dr Claiton Marcio Da Silva on the historical context, the implications, the scale and more of soybean production in Brazil.
Brazil is the largest soy producer in the world.
Unfortunately, soy production is characterized by a number of social injustices, like land grabbing and displacement of small farmers, and ecological harms, like the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and consequent biodiversity loss.
The EU’s consumption of soy, particularly for animal feed, perpetuates and exacerbates these harmful practices by big, foreign agri-businesses in Latin America. And it is only expected to increase.
Dr. Claiton Marcio da Silva, professor at Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS) and expert in the history of soy agricultural, will join us to talk about these social and environmental harms of soy production, and the colonial implications of the global soy market.
MORE ABOUT DR. CLAITON MARCIO DA SILVA:
Claiton Marcio da Silva currently teaches at the Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS) in Santa Catarina, Brazil. His studies on the environment, society, and modernization of Brazilian agriculture began in 2002. He completed his MA in history at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) with a thesis on rural youth in Southern Brazil. At Casa de Oswaldo Cruz (COC/Fiocruz), his doctoral dissertation explored the work of Nelson Rockefeller’s American International Association for Economic and Social Development (AIA).
Since then, his main topic of research has focused on agricultural modernization experiments, especially in Latin America. He is co-editor of "The Age of Soybeans" (White Horse Press, Forthcoming early 2023).
OUR FOOD OUR FUTURE
This episode is made as part of the Our Food Our Future initiative. The initiative, co-funded by the European Commission, is an international coalition of civil society organizations working towards changing the global food system to be sustainable and socially just. In Our Food Our Future Denmark, we try to bring issues of food justice to the forefront of public debate.
As a disclaimer: This was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union
MELLEMFOLKELIGT SAMVIRKE AARHUS
We’ve got a lot going on in Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus. We are a Danish NGO that works for a more just and sustainable world, collaborating with global partners worldwide as part of the ActionAid Alliance.
Here in Aarhus we have over a hundred volunteers working together to run a not-for-profit cafe and campaign and educate in areas ranging from feminism and climate justice to anti-discrimination and economic inequality to queer issues and refugee rights.
You can come down to Cafe Mellemfolk every day but Sunday for amazing food, drinks, and events in a cosy cafe run by our lovely volunteers.
You can also get involved with our events, activities, and campaigns, and even running the cafe, as a volunteer yourself.
So check out Instagram and Facebook to find out more about our cafe and our campaigns, by looking up Cafe Mellemfolk or Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus or following the links in the episode notes.And check out Podbean, Youtube, and other podcast providers for more episodes, interviews, and cool stuff.
Thank you everyone for listening, and, until next time, goodbye!
Our food our future campaign:
https://ourfood-ourfuture.eu/
Café Mellemfolk:
https://www.facebook.com/mellemfolk
In this episode, Adam and Elise interview Jacob Rask, co-author of Kooperativ Håndbog: Iværksetteri i Fælleskab, on the cooperative model. We discuss how the cooperative model can play an essential role in addressing some of today's biggest socio-ecological and economic challenges. We touch on topics such as equality of ownership, democracy in the workplace, green transition, societal welfare, and more. Jacob also teaches us about the rich history of cooperatives in Denmark.
Recorded by: Adam Bristow-Smith and Elise Andrew
Edited by: Anna Kildall Vænggård
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
Today we will be talking about supply chain law and how it relates to inequalities, namely how inadequacies in supply chain law can exacerbate and perpetuate existing inequalities, as well as create new ones. We will get insights from Floriane Biem, the Decent work & Corporate accountability Deputy Campaigner at ActionAid France & Maelys Orellana, campaigner at ActionAid France in matters of corporate accountability and decent work.
This episode is made as part of the Our Food Our Future initiative. The initiative, co-funded by the European Commission, is an international coalition of civil society organizations working towards changing the global food system to be sustainable and socially just. In Our Food Our Future Denmark, we try to bring issues of food justice to the forefront of public debate. The topic of supply chains is a particularly important one when we talk about food justice.
As a disclaimer: This was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union
We’ve got a lot going on in Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus. We are a Danish NGO that works for a more just and sustainable world, collaborating with global partners worldwide as part of the ActionAid Alliance.
Here in Aarhus we have over a hundred volunteers working together to run a not-for-profit cafe and campaign and educate in areas ranging from feminism and climate justice to anti-discrimination and economic inequality to queer issues and refugee rights.
You can come down to Cafe Mellemfolk every day but Sunday for amazing food, drinks, and events in a cosy cafe run by our lovely volunteers.
You can also get involved with our events, activities, and campaigns, and even running the cafe, as a volunteer yourself.
So check out Instagram and Facebook to find out more about our cafe and our campaigns, by looking up Cafe Mellemfolk or Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus or following the links in the episode notes.And check out Podbean, Youtube, and other podcast providers for more episodes, interviews, and cool stuff.
Thank you everyone for listening, and, until next time, goodbye!
Check out ActionAid France here:
https://www.actionaid.fr/
Our food our future campaign:
https://ourfood-ourfuture.eu/
Today we will be talking about the problem of food waste and how policies can support alternatives that try to address this problem. One such alternative is the NGO Skraldecafeen which works tirelessly to fight food waste in Denmark. Annbritt Jørgensen, who started the organization, is with us today to help us move one step closer to understanding the complexities of food policies in Denmark.
This episode is made as part of the Our Food Our Future initiative. The initiative, co-funded by the European Commission, is an international coalition of civil society organizations working towards changing the global food system to be sustainable and socially just. In Our Food Our Future Denmark, we try to bring issues of food justice to the forefront of public debate.
Food waste is a crucial topic when we discuss food justice, especially when we talk about the amount of food that is wasted up against the number of people suffering from food insecurity. We look forward to learning more about how we can improve our food systems to be less wasteful and more equal.
As a disclaimer: This was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union
We’ve got a lot going on in Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus. We are a Danish NGO that works for a more just and sustainable world, collaborating with global partners worldwide as part of the ActionAid Alliance.
Here in Aarhus we have over a hundred volunteers working together to run a not-for-profit cafe and campaign and educate in areas ranging from feminism and climate justice to anti-discrimination and economic inequality to queer issues and refugee rights.
You can come down to Cafe Mellemfolk every day but Sunday for amazing food, drinks, and events in a cosy cafe run by our lovely volunteers.
You can also get involved with our events, activities, and campaigns, and even running the cafe, as a volunteer yourself.
So check out Instagram and Facebook to find out more about our cafe and our campaigns, by looking up Cafe Mellemfolk or Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus or following the links in the episode notes.And check out Podbean, Youtube, and other podcast providers for more episodes, interviews, and cool stuff.
Thank you everyone for listening, and, until next time, goodbye!
Check out Skraldecafeen here:
https://skraldecafeen.dk/
Our food our future campaign:
https://ourfood-ourfuture.eu/
In this episode, Lavinia Moldovan interviews Judith Moser and Zeynep Yilmaz about abortion rights and activism on a global scale. Judith wrote her Master's thesis on the use of storytelling in debates on abortion rights in Ireland and Germany, and Zeynep is a research scientist at Aarhus University. This episode presents an overview of abortion rights through an intersectional and trans-inclusive feminist lens, and the conversations centre around the importance of access to safe abortion as a human right from the perspective of bodily autonomy and access to health care. Specific examples about abortion laws around the world are discussed to provide a global context. Additionally, we provide a list of resources for different types of activism geared toward creating better conditions to further abortion rights.
Recorded and edited by: Kirsi Tilk https://kirsitilk.com/
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source List: https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/feminist-talks-abortion-episode-source-list/
More about Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Edvard, Virginia, and Adam discuss automation: technologies that enable work to be done without human intervention. They explore the meaning of automation, its historical impact, and what it might mean for the future of work and its centrality in our lives.
Recorded by: Edvard Bjørklund @ https://soundcloud.com/edvardbjorklund
Edited by: Adam Bristow-Smith and Edvard Bjørklund
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list: https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/automation-source-list/
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Chris Bay interviews politician and author Pelle Dragsted about his new book, Nordisk Socialisme (Nordic Socialism), and the ideas and questions it poses: on what we can learn from the economic alternatives that already exist in our societies, on the political dangers of the increasing concentration of wealth, on the need for new economic models to face the challenges of the climate crisis, and on how we might (re-)introduce democracy into economy.
The 10 Reform Proposals in English:
- Expand the public sector.
- A modern fund socialism.
- Deprivatisation - new, democratic public ownership.
- A democratic, two chamber system in corporations.
- Democratisation of the financial sector and investment.
- Land and housing at use value, not market value.
- Data socialism.
- De-commodification and new public goods.
- Democratic doughnut planning.
- Full employment and a public job guarantee.
Recorded and edited by: Adam Bristow-Smith
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
For more about the book: https://www.gyldendal.dk/produkter/nordisk-socialisme-9788702294859
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Adam, Elise, Virginia, and Sebastien discuss the concept of a wealth tax, an idea with a long and storied history that has gained new relevance in an era of increasingly vast wealth inequality. The discussion covers the surprising prevalence of wealth taxes throughout history, the different ways such a tax can be implemented, and the potential advantages and limitations of it as a tool for addressing inequality.
Recorded by: Edvard Bjørklund @ https://soundcloud.com/edvardbjorklund
Edited by: Adam Bristow-Smith, Edvard Bjørklund, Robert Martínez
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list: https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/wealth-tax-source-list/
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Helena interviews Line Skovlund Larsen on her thesis “Climate Blame Below The Glaciers - Challenges to climate justice in Peruvian Mountains and German Courts”. Through the very concrete example of a lawsuit by a Peruvian farmer against a German energy company, we discuss how lawsuits can be a tool in the fight for climate justice and how to tackle global issues within the current justice systems.
Line Skovlund Larsen’s thesis is available here :
https://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/search/publication/8963105
Recorded and edited by: Sebastien Verpoorten
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Kirsi interviews Haya Termanini and Nadin Ziad Hussein about religion in feminism and Islam in Denmark. Haya is working at an architectural firm and comes from Syria, Nadin is studying intercultural studies at Aarhus University and is Danish/Palestinian. This episode goes deeper into the issue of white feminism and how it is exclusionary and supports only specific kind of freedom in women. Besides that we take a look into the Danish society in the current climate for throwing out Syrian refugees and limited acceptance of religious minorities living here.
Recorded and edited by: Kirsi Tilk, Arnault-Quentin Vermillet
Music by: Kirsi Tilk, Arnault-Quentin Vermillet
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Edvard interviews Lars Koch, Policy Director at Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke. Lars has spent almost two decades of his professional career working on the problem of tax havens and tax evasion, and in this interview we dive deep into what they are, how they work, and what needs to be done about them. The discussion covers the legality and ethics of tax havens, the negative impact they have had on both regional and global economies — with particular focus on the post-Covid 19 world and the climate crisis — and the possibilities for the future.
Recorded and edited by: Edvard N. Bjørklund
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Elise interviews Halliki Kreinin on degrowth economics - an alternative school of economics which prioritizes the socio-ecological well-being of society and the planet over corporate profit, excessive consumption and over-production. We discuss how inequality is conceptualized within the framework of degrowth and how this conception comes into direct conflict with the narrative of mainstream economics. We close by exploring degrowth policies aimed at fighting global inequality.
Recorded and edited by: Elise Andrew
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode there are two interviews on topic of the right to movement in Palestine. First, Thea Bissø speaks with Diala Isid, co-founder of the Right to Movement Palestine. Here they will be discussing this movements significance for Palestinians in general, and Palestinian women in particular. Second, Mads Dahl talks with Wisam Shweiki, global platform manager of Action Aid Palestine, and his work with instilling hope and purpose in the next generation of Palestinians.
Recorded and edited by: Edvard N. Bjørklund @ https://soundcloud.com/edvardbjorklund
Music by: Edvard N. Bjørklund
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus: https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Adam, Elise, and Sebastien discuss the economic indicator Gross Domestic Product, otherwise commonly known as GDP. We talk about GDP's historical and contemporary usage, the socio-ecological implications of its shortcomings, and its powerful narrative role in shaping society's goals and, consequently, the political agenda. Aside from everything that is wrong with GDP, we also explore alternative measures for the economy and society as a whole, and theorize goals for well-being that lie beyond (and even challenge) the economic growth imperative.
Recorded by: Edvard Bjørklund @ https://soundcloud.com/edvardbjorklund
Edited by: Elise Andrew
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list: https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/gdp-source-list/
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
In this episode, Adam joins Kirsi Tilk and Rebekah Baglini from the local MS Aarhus Feminist group to ask them about the pernicious and persistent problem of the gender pay gap. Their discussion delves into what it is, why it persists, why it is harmful, and what we might be able to do about it. This episode is brought to you in anticipation of the forthcoming March 8thEquality March in Aarhus for International Women’s Day.
For more on the 8th of March Equality March 2021: Aarhus skjulte feministiske skatte - https://fb.me/e/18Or92zUS
The Gender Museum - https://konmuseum.dk/kalender/8-marts-ligestilling-i-en-krisetid/
Recorded by: Edvard Bjørklund @ https://soundcloud.com/edvardbjorklund
Edited by: Adam Bristow-Smith
Music by: Cole B. @ https://soundcloud.com/colbylight
Source list:https://inequalitytalks.podbean.com/p/gender-pay-gap-source-list/
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
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
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
https://www.facebook.com/msaarhus
https://www.instagram.com/mellemfolkeligtsamvirke_aarhus/
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/
For more from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Aarhus:
https://www.ms.dk/mellemfolk
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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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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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