Planet: Critical

On this week’s episode is Jens Trier, COO of We Make Change, a platform that partners skilled volunteers from all around the world with social enterprises. We discuss the politics of volunteering before taking a wonderful left turn into whether or not Scandinavia is as progressive as most of us believe.You can also listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.We Make Change: https://www.wemakechange.org/Platform is a newsletter and podcast for people pissed off with capitalism. Subscribe to get episodes like this delivered to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

On this week’s episode is designer and activist Charlie Waterhouse. Charlie has done fantastic work for both the Brixton Pound and Extinction Rebellion, and we had a fascinating discussion around alternative currencies and the power of communities before delving into how to design a movement.Watch the episode here: https://www.satellite.earth/pub/@rachel:designing-rebellionYou can also listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Charlie’s website: https://www.thisaintrocknroll.com/Platform is a newsletter and podcast for people pissed off with capitalism. Subscribe to get episodes like this delivered to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

On this special edition of Platform Enterprise, Intellectual Property journalist, Charlotte Kilpatrick, returns to discuss why Biden's recent announcement to waive COVID-19 vaccine IP rights is too little too late for the developing world—and what we must learn from Big Pharma's refusal to produce a people's vaccine.Watch the episode here: www.satellite.earth/pub/@rachel:pharmageddon-the-destruction-of-the-peoples-vaccineYou can also listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Platform is made for people who are pissed off with capitalism. Subscribe to receive episodes delivered straight to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

This week I am joined by economic anthropologist, Julio Linares, to discuss Circles, a cryptocurrency project tackling world poverty. Circles provides users with a Universal Basic Income in Trust tokens, meaning accounts are topped up every day with new tokens. The aim is to build economies around communities—and trust.Watch the episode here: https://www.satellite.earth/pub/@rachel:circles-the-cryptocurrency-taking-on-world-povertyYou can also listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Circles website: https://joincircles.net/Julio’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Julio_Linares_Subscribe to receive episodes delivered straight to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

Alice Frecknall is a poet, short fiction writer and fine artist whose collection will be published with Outspoken Press later this year.Alice joined me on the podcast to discuss artistry, language and the creative process. In this wonderful conversation, she highlights her journey from literature student to published poet, and delves into what being an artist and a writer means to her, and how the different mediums of her work continue to influence each other and evolve.This is a beautiful discussion on that highlights just how remiss the world would be if we lost our Art and Artists. Ease in, and enjoy. You can also watch the full episode here.You can also listen to the episode Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Alice’s website: www.alicefrecknall.comSubscribe to receive episodes delivered straight to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

This week I’m joined by the Stuart Bowman, creator of Satellite, a social network that puts decentralization and data ownership at the heart of its code. Satellite is mind-bogglingly good. Simply put: it’s the answer to the Facebook problem—you know the one I mean. Built on the blockchain, Satellite prioritises authenticity, diversity and privacy, with an algorithm specially coded against echo-chambers.I’m a Satellite convert since recording this interview a few weeks ago. To prove it, I’ve uploaded the video of this podcast episode to Satellite only. Watch my jaw drop 100 times during this conversation here. You can also listen to the episode Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Sign up to Satellite here. Be quick about it and you might still be able to claim your first name as your username (unless your name is Rachel; that ship has obviously sailed).Subscribe to receive episodes delivered straight to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

This week I am joined by Adventure Hydrology, the twin duo on a journey to educate their audience to the wonders of the planet, and inspire them to help save it.Using the lens of adventure, join Twin Brothers Chris & Ryan Wolff share stories about your world, inviting you to join them on a journey across our amazing planet. Experience what makes our world so amazing. Understand how it is changing. Learn how we all can help save it. Because the most dangerous world views are the world views of those who have never viewed the world. Listen to the episode Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Youtube.Subscribe to Adventure Hydrology on Youtube.Subscribe to receive episodes delivered straight to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

Telekommunisten core member, Baruch Gottlieb, joins me to discuss data, democracy and economics on this week's podcast. He discusses how crypto can be used to code an inherent theory of value that prioritises human economies, and reveals Telekommunisten's latest crypto project, Haket.Telekommunisten: http://telekommunisten.net/Haket: https://haket.infoListen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Youtube.Subscribe to receive episodes delivered straight to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

This week I am joined by acclaimed poet, Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa to discuss poetry, joy and why young writers are challenging the archaic traditions of the literature world.Safiya’s debut collection, The Inheritance, is forthcoming with Outspoken Press. Sign up to their mailing list to get it hot off the press.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Youtube.Subscribe to receive episodes delivered straight to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com

Ela Kagel, cofounder of Supermarkt Berlin, joins me to discuss economies: collaborative, caring and digital.Supermarkt Berlin: www.supermarkt-berlin.net/MoneyLab Berlin: www.moneylab-berlin.de/schedule/Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Youtube.Subscribe to receive episodes delivered straight to your inbox every week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetcritical.substack.com