Listen "Crisis as usual?"
Episode Synopsis
This week we talk about the language of crisis and ask whether it enables or prevents us from moving towards a fairer economy. Words of Affirmation is a podcast from Care Full, hosted by Hannah Webster & Ruth Hannan.You can support the podcast to continue by signing up to our Patreon.You can find out more about hosts Care Full on our website.This week we talked about:Adam Tooze on the polycrisis for the Financial Times hereThe use of metaphors when talking about economic crisis here An exploration of crisis, value and hope hereSocial Care Futures work on how to build support to transform social care and the language of crisis hereRethinking EconomicsZohran Mamdani and his treasure huntOur music for the episode is Bobby Bertoli’s Rebirth (thanks Bob x). And thank you to Robyn Moffat for supporting the podcast with a professional studio and our best sounding episode yet!
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