Michael And Ivanka's Grand Podcast

Let's talk about the difference between exercising human rights and just being a selfish idiot. But first, the subject of "dog legging".Michael's app: https://goodtohear.co.uk/changesRestaurants Brighton: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk---- This Week's Links ----[1] Kentucky sees biggest spike in coronavirus cases after anti-lockdown protests https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kentucky-a9475236.html[2] Angela Merkel and Science https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/16/angela-merkel-draws-on-science-background-in-covid-19-explainer-lockdown-exit[3] James Howard Kunstler on Team Human - https://teamhuman.fm/episodes/ep-151-james-howard-kunstler-the-long-emergency/ [4] The Long Emergency https://amzn.to/2XSyDxt [5] Richard Ayoade on guns - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vEJpHZp2ek[6] First Month Without School Shooting Since 2002 - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-first-march-without-school-shooting-since-2002-united-states/[7] This Snopes came up for the school shooting

Coronavirus shines a light on all the problems of Conservative thinking and shows us why it's so important to have a state that protects everybody. How will this pandemic change things? Will it change our leaders for the better? Are noses for breathing and mouths for eating?Michael's free book Tracking Happiness: https://goodtohear.co.uk/freeRestaurants Brighton: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk---- This Week's Links ----[1] Dr Chatterjee - https://drchatterjee.com/how-breathing-through-your-nose-will-change-your-life-with-patrick-mckeown/[2] Horizon Coronavirus Special - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000h3nm/horizon-2020-coronavirus-special-part-1---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----Buy our mug! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodcastPatreon: https://patreon.com/gr

This week we investigate a positive spin on the Coronavirus situation and talk about all the things that have improved in the wake of this crisis. We predict that those of us who manage to weather the storm will come out much stronger.Michael's app: https://goodtohear.co.uk/changesRestaurants Brighton: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk---- This Week's Links ----[1] Michael's novelty mask pic - https://www.instagram.com/p/B-gf1vyAOYB/ [2] MUSIC: Chocolate by Michael Forrest [Spotify] [Apple Music][3] MUSIC: You Can Do Without by Michael Forrest [Spotify] [Apple Music][4] Venice Webcam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPXtn15_9qo [5] Heavyweight Podcast - https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight [6] Universal credit claims jump by almost a million - https://www.ft.com/content/73c4c1e3-c284-4aac-a766-22fccb3afdb7---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandca

Another week into quarantine social distancing coronavirus life and we just have a little chit chat about the various novel experiences we've been having under this new regime.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Ivanka’s sourdough on our instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/B-JiG7BJpsp/ [2] Domain of Science guy's bread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_a0A8lfD2g [3] Changes App - Mood Insights - by Michael https://goodtohear.co.uk/changes [4] Wetherspoons guy comments - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/25/jd-wetherspoon-refuses-pay-suppliers-until-uk-coronavirus-lockdown-ends [5] Hey look Bernie said the same thing I said! But with even more sarcasm! https://twitter.com/the_vello/status/1242992321785782272[6] VICE Trump Death Toll - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr6lnPVc4tg [7] Braindead - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GSSIJQY/ref=dvm_uk_sl_tit%7Cc_419824420077_m_feCpXWto-dc_s_---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://mic

COVID-19 is here to stay so we try to offer some tips on remote working, self-isolation and what to watch on TV. Michael invents the phrase "Winston Churchial" which means somebody who is like Winston Churchill.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Infinite London by Michael Forrest on Bandcamp https://michaelforrest.bandcamp.com/track/infinite-london [2] Michael’s tweet to Bezos etc - https://twitter.com/michaelforrest/status/1240670852871606278[3] 3Blue1Brown Exponential Growth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg[4] Kurzgesagt - The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY [5] Vox Flatten the curve - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQztKXR6k0[6] Microphone we use for podcasting - https://amzn.to/2Ur5Exe [7] “Who can draw us the best ham?” https://twitter.com/royalacademy/status/1240314352865030144 [8] TV recommendations thing - https://coda.io/@goodtohear/michaels-film-tv-video-master-list [9] Work with Michael live! - Twitch.t

This week we tried to talk about being patronised and patronising other people in terms of hierarchy, preconceptions, its role in diversity, among other thoughts, all topped and tailed by obligatory Coronavirus chat.---- This Week's Links ----[1] The School of Life - How to spot emotional immaturity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdE17nu0zdo [2] Uncanny Valley - https://amzn.to/2Wpaf5N [3] Changes App - http://goodtohear.co.uk/changes?from=podcast---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----Grand Podcast Mug https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodcastPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcastRestaurants Brighton Jobs: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/jobs iOS Apps by Good To Hear: https://apps.apple.com/gb/developer/good-to-hear/id501992448---- Follow us on Twitter ----

We talked about crime in real life and on TV. All the different coloured collars of crime.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Changes - Mood Insights - Michael’s new app - http://goodtohear.co.uk/changes [2] Northernlion - https://youtube.com/northernlion [3] Check The Wire Podcast - http://checkthewire.com  [4] Michael’s TikTok @michaelforrestmusic - https://vm.tiktok.com/gvFrgQ/[5] Uncut Gems - https://www.netflix.com/watch/80990663 [6] The Night Of - https://www.hbo.com/the-night-of [7] Top Boy - https://www.netflix.com/watch/70236561?source=35 ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----Buy our mug! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodcastPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcastRestaurants Brighton Jobs: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/jobs iOS Ap

Sweary one this week, sorry. What is the Overton Window? We don't know. Something to do with taking the p*ss. Sounds important though. Let's figure it out.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Changes App - http://goodtohear.co.uk/changes [2] Peanut song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHQskFONDXg [3] Amnesty International - https://www.amnesty.org.uk/ [4] Netflix film “Long Shot” - https://www.netflix.com/title/81192826[5] Trump Lies Counter - https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/ ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----Buy our mug! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodcastPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcastRestaurants Brighton Jobs: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/jobs iOS Apps by Good To Hear: https://apps.apple.com/gb/developer

Conservatives think that jobs are the answer to every problem, regardless of how rewarding or well-paid they are. We dissect the video game that is corporate job titles and think about which types of we think should exist and which shouldn't. We decide that if only we all got paid the same, it might be nice to do a few months as a cleaner!---- This Week's Links ----[1] Bullshit Jobs - https://amzn.to/2VAcEvq [2] Restaurants Brighton Awards - https://brightonrestaurantawards.co.uk/ [3] Noam Chomsky on The Intercept - https://theintercept.com/2019/10/31/deconstructed-special-the-noam-chomsky-interview/ [4] AOC you don’t make a billion dollars, you take a billion dollars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAnRUepeb_U [5] Dom Cummings hire of eugenics person - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/19/sabisky-row-dominic-cummings-criticised-over-designer-babies-post [6] Org Chart image is https://www.wired.com/2014/03/stunningly-complex-organization-chart-19th-century/ [7] Rutg

A debate over which things the BBC does well and where it's been dropping the ball.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Restaurants Brighton BRAVOs - https://brightonrestaurantawards.co.uk/ [2] VFX of Zero - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urp6hxk4sPs [3] Pad Man - https://www.netflix.com/watch/81016191 [4] Sex Education - https://www.netflix.com/watch/80197526 [5] CBeebies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies [6] Dinosaurs have feathers - https://cosmosmagazine.com/palaeontology/jurassic-flight-school [7] Attenborough Blue Planet https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04tjbtx [8] Bake Off - https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/ [9] Slow TV - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_television [10] Mehdi Hasan - https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan[11] Kate Raworth - https://amzn.to/2TQLIqb ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Suppo

We talk about being your own boss, staying on top of your admin, juggling kids and dogs or too many ideas. Inbox Zero? Yes.---- This Week's Links ----[1] BRAVOs - https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/bravo-awards/[2] Good Habits in Japanese, Russian, Italian and German - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/good-habits/id573844300 [3] My Big Post - https://coda.io/d/I-Quit-Contracting-6-Months-Ago-Heres-How-Im-Doing-With-Charts_dt6Kk4hYMa1/I-Quit-Contracting-6-Months-Ago-Heres-How-Im-Doing-With-Charts_su9Nw#_luLjd [4] Maker Time vs Manager Time - http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----Buy our mug! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodcastPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcastRestaurants Brighton Jobs: https://restaurantsbright

Ivanka used to repair things for a living. This is a business that is being squashed by various global tech companies. The Right To Repair movement is fighting for our right to fix our stuff.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Louis Rossmann - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2mFZoRqjw_ELax4Yisf6w [2] Restaurants Brighton BRAVOs - https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/brighton-restaurant-awards/[3] My Big Blog Post - https://coda.io/d/I-Quit-Contracting-6-Months-Ago-Heres-How-Im-Doing-With-Charts_dt6Kk4hYMa1/I-Quit-Contracting-6-Months-Ago-Heres-How-Im-Doing-With-Charts_su9Nw#_luLjd[4] Twitch Link - https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest [5] Twitch Prime - https://twitch.amazon.com/tp[6] #DragConUK hashtag on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hashtag/DragConUK[7] AJ and the Queen - https://www.netflix.com/title/80237329 [8] T&T Music Factory - https://worldofwonder.net/trump-and-thatcher-are-recording-music-get-ready-for-tt-music-factory/[9] Ivanka’s Trumpiversary post - http://ivanka.blog/environment/

Dom Cummings says he wants to "transform Britain into a 'meritocratic technopolis'". He's now worked his way into a position where he can implement his ideas via the blank slate of our new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. We don't like him, but since we're stuck with him for the foreseeable future, we think about the areas where our values might intersect.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Statues are in colour video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jmMWohs1XM [2] Dom Cummings Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Cummings [3] Was it Nathan Barley or Dom Cummings - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/03/who-said-it-dominic-cummings-or-nathan-barley-quiz ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----Buy our mug! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodc

Continuing our discussion of "what is wrong with the left", this week we turn our attention to "Cancel Culture" and the phenomenon of publicly shaming people on Twitter. Contrapoints just released a good, long video on "Canceling" which Michael watched the day before recording. Perhaps if people were a bit more polite and considerate online, things would be less terrible...---- This Week's Links ----[1] Contrapoints Canceling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjMPJVmXxV8 [2] The Dark Heart of Italy - https://amzn.to/2uQrPUN [3] Ivanka’s Twitter thread “But this is a civilised country, people said” - https://twitter.com/ivanka/status/1090519840903884800 [4] Why Don’t We Care About China’s Uighur Muslims? - https://theintercept.com/2019/12/29/why-dont-we-care-about-chinas-uighur-muslims/ [5] Ronny Chieng - https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81070659[6] Andrew Yang - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCriIuQZpMi6gEt_2P7xKCww[7] Jon Ronson - So You’ve Been Publically Shamed -https://en.wikipedia.o

We discuss Jeremy Corbyn's failings as a politician and the Left's predilection for infighting and self-sabotage in the first episode we recorded after the Conservative Party's general election victory. We are glum and looking for answers. Ivanka shares some of the insights she gleaned from working at a high level within the Labour Party.---- This Week's Links ----[1] George Monbiot Boris Johnson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFlhUkudhzk [2] George Monbiot - “How to really take back control” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1-9zg0cgN0 [3] The Other Mother by Jen Brister - https://amzn.to/2ZVTFdC [4] Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri - https://amzn.to/36xcHtj [5] Contrapoints - Canceling (came out just after this recording and goes into a lot of detail that we will discuss next week!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjMPJVmXxV8---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music |

We were going to talk about the disastrous Tory victory but we just ended up rambling about Christmas, kids, giving, receiving, winter swimming and Russian snacks.---- This Week's Links ----[0] Watchmen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(TV_series)[1] What movies should I watch tonight? - https://whatmovieshouldiwatchtonight.com/[2] I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore - https://www.netflix.com/title/80100937 [3] Titans - https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80218200 [4] Ruby on Rails MERB announcement - https://yehudakatz.com/2008/12/23/rails-and-merb-merge/ [5] Klaus movie - https://www.netflix.com/title/80183187 [6] Eating together Team Human thing - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/team-human/id1140331811?i=1000456698440 [7] Malcolm Gladwell Talking To Strangers - https://books.apple.com/gb/audiobook/talking-to-strangers/id1475747729[8] Utopia For Realists - https://amzn.to/33HepG3 [9] Guilty Feminist - https://amzn.to/2QDjN8Z [10] Descent of Man

We discuss the Labour Party's problem with accusations of antisemitism and how they've dealt with it badly but also how it doesn't line up with their values in any obvious way at all. We talk about the Green Party and Lib Dems. We hold our noses and jump in, hoping that we don't still have a Conservative government next week.---- This Week's Links ----[0] Tactical Voting Unboringed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQRyGacBRA4 [1] Derren Brown - Happy https://amzn.to/38rGwfY [2] Derren Brown on Buxton - https://adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/ep110-derren-brown [3] Alain DeBotton - https://www.alaindebotton.com/ [4] Brighton Hove Labour Statement - https://www.labourmemberstogether.com/antisemitism [5] Andrew Yang / Intercept - https://theintercept.com/2019/06/06/why-is-andrew-yang-running-for-president/ [6] THE SEVEN SECRETS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE https://twitter.com/sannewman/status/[7] Yuval Harari TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_what_explains_the_r

It's two weeks until the UK general election so we talked about that. This week we address some common excuses people make not to engage politically (tldr: "If you don't have to think about politics, check your f*cking privilege!"). We talk about the UN's damning report on poverty in the UK that exposes how much damage the Conservative Government has done in the last decade. We discuss the Conservative Party's shocking "FactCheckUK" Twitter deception and the moral vacuum that is Boris Johnson as his lies become ever bolder. Then there's part one of a discussion of the Labour Party. ---- This Week's Links ----[1] Politics Unboringed - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxzZNqvVQXcBPvsl1Zgzy2-q[2] See people’s voting record - https://www.theyworkforyou.com/[3] Caroline Lucas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Lucas [4] The Democracy Club - https://democracyclub.org.uk/ [5] Brexit Party Stands Down - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/11/brexit-party-will-not-contest-317-t

We talked about how to approach negotiations effectively in the context of work, among other situations. We ended up back on the subject of power and had some new ideas.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Getting to Yes - https://amzn.to/37kNy5T [2] Guildford video - free nhs etc questions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7lsRbDKOXg [3] Agamemnon Otero - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/agamemnon-otero.php [4] Jessica Jones - Killgrave (his power is that people do what he says - just watch the first few scenes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBgf6nSG0k8[5] Sarah McKinley - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/sarah-mckinley.php ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----Buy our mug! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodcastPatreon: https://patreon.c

It's Meaning Conference time again! This time Ivanka went and she reports back on lots of different talks.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Claire Farrell - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/clare-farrell.php [2] XR https://rebellion.earth/the-truth/about-us/[3] Miatta Fahnbulleh - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/miatta-fahnbulleh.php [5] Meaning YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVWc7MR_7EVZph7K1pgOgcA[6] Brett Hennig - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/brett-hennig.php [7] Citizens’ Assemblies - https://citizensassembly.co.uk/ [8] Sortition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition [9] Zebra Companies - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/322407[10] Rachel Lilley - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/rachel-lilley.php[11] Armin Steuernagel - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/armin-steuernagel.php [12] Zaytoun Palestinian olive oil - https://www.zaytoun.org/ [13] Sarah McKinley https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/sarah-mckinley.p