This is PART 1 of a 2-part episode. In this episode, I’ll explore the economic, environmental, and political causes of the global cost-of-living crisis. I’ll also be deep-diving capitalism and the climate crisis, joining the dots to see how we’ve ended up here. RESOURCES/RESEARCH:​Greenpeace UK - Tackling the cost of living crisis and climate crisis together​New Internationalist - Global cost of living crisis: causes and ways out​National Centre for Social Research (UK) – Society Watch 2023: The Price We Pay:  the social impact of the cost-of-living crisis ​Philosophize This! (YouTube) Why we can't think beyond capitalism. - Neoliberalism (Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism)​Oxfam GB - Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020, as wealth of five billion people falls​Oxfam International - Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world put together over the past two years ​Vox – ‘The billionaire’s guide to doing taxes’​NASA – Climate Change: Evidence CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Intro(08:08) Immediate triggers of the cost-of-living crisis (16:29) Capitalism: Deregulation and tax cuts (39:21) Capitalism: Outsourcing and the erosion of workers’ rights(45:03) Linking the climate crisis with capitalism (59:45) Mythbusting “carbon neutrality” and “carbon offsetting”(01:05:55) The need for systemic change (01:12:31) Outro You can keep up with the podcast via @ramblerthepodcast and my Instagram @msmayabassicurtis⁠CREDITSThis podcast is written, hosted, edited and produced by Maya Bassi Curtis.

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