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- Gareth's latest blog (posted: 29.04.2020) is up now. Check out a sample here.
- The latest PoC: SHOUT OUT - Vox Worldy & Coast to Coast AM - Pentagon confirm UFOs (Uploaded: 04.05.2020)
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We are in our fifth year and this little podcast continues to amaze us. April has beaten February's record to become our most downloaded month. That is so cool! From our Covid bunker to yours, THANK YOU!!!
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LATEST EPISODES
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PoC: Around the World - May 25, 2020
SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - APPLE PODCAST - STITCHER - YOUTUBE In this episode, Gareth and Olly look at the issues facing the people of the world's youngest nation, South Sudan. Having fought for decades to obtain it's independence that finally became a reality in 2011; the tiny country was quickly plunged into civil only two years later as the President and Vice President fought over political power and oil. As always, those who were hurt the most were the most vulnerable, which in South Sudan, is the majority of the population. Now that the fighting has mostly stopped, what remains is a country riddle with famine and poverty, created by conflict and compounded by climate change and the global impact of Covid-19. Organised crime is on the rise and a lucrative trade in children has made it exceptionally dangerous for both boys and girls to simply walk the streets. South Sudan has also seen the increased practice of families selling of their daughters for marriage to the highest bidder - sometimes even using Facebook to facilitate the sale. SHOW NOTES Daughters are sold for cows and goats in South Sudan and Kenya as war and climate change plague East Africa www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/…mate-change-plague How Stealing and Selling Children Became a Business in South Sudan www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpSFfeQmGYg&t=323s South Sudan Is Collapsing Thanks to Corruption Over Oil www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi37th_N3Ck War, Peace, and Women in South Sudan: Q&A with Betty Ogwaro theglobalobservatory.org/2016/04/sout…lution-1325/ Red Cross Information www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/africa/south-sudan Sudanese independence and civil war www.britannica.com/place/South-Sud…Peace-Agreement What's the child marriage rate? www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/south-sudan/ Coronavirus could put 4 million girls at risk of child marriage www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/co…covid19-pandemic/ History of South Sudan www.britannica.com/place/South-Sudan Timeline: South Sudan since independence www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/tim…22173029619.html |
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SERIES 5 EPISODE 8 - May 20, 2020
SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - APPLE PODCAST - STITCHER - YOUTUBE Gareth and Olly look into the sexual assaults allegations leveled at presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President, Joe Biden by former junior aide, Tara Reade. What they find is a deeply frustrating topic, full of contradictory information, changing stories, political bias and a man who doesn't understand why touching women without consent should not happen. SHOW NOTES Tara Reade's 'Democracy Now!' interview Tara Reade's 'Katie Halper Show' interview Tara Reade's 'Megyn Kelly' interview Joe Biden's 'Morning Joe' interview |
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PoC: Around the World - May 6, 2020
SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - APPLE PODCAST - STITCHER - YOUTUBE Gareth and Olly look into the death that wasn't of Nth Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Why did the press think he was dead? Where was he? And what does it have to do with bullet proof trains? In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has used the Covid-19 pandemic as cover to make a move for the one thing he has desired for a long time - ultimate control. How has Orban been able to do this, and what does it mean for the many minority groups in his country? |
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SERIES 5 EPISODE 7 - April 28, 2020
SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - APPLE PODCAST - STITCHER - YOUTUBE Gareth and Olly look at the anti-lockdown protests that have swept across the United States throughout April. Why are people risking their health to take to the streets? Who are the people and groups organising these protests and what are their motivations? There is more happening here than meets the eye. In Australia, we discuss the potential collapse of Virgin Australia which once went toe-to-toe with Qantas. If Virgin goes under it very well might be a bigger collapse than that of Ansett. Still in Australia, a very good suggestion was made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to give WHO experts the same powers as UN weapon inspectors. A great idea that will be difficult, if not impossible, to turn into a reality. Also in this episode, a stupidest political news item will be hard to beat in 2020. And yes, we know it's only April. SHOW NOTES End Of Episode Song Wisconsin Election 1 Wisconsin Election 2 Anderson Cooper Interview |