This week we explore our collective obsession with GDP and ask whether we need an alternative or to move away from simplistic stats altogether.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.And, you can find out more about hosts Care Full on ⁠our website⁠.This week we talked about:Emma Holten’s book ⁠Deficit: How Feminist Economics Can Save Our World⁠Adrienne Buller’s book ⁠Value of a Whale⁠Creativity in capitalism inspired by a ⁠Margate Sounds⁠ eventThis documentary ⁠Can Degrowth Save the World ⁠on the BBC⁠Wellbeing indicators from the ONS⁠⁠Dark Matter Lab’s Cornerstone Indicators⁠Oxfam, JRF and the UN on a world beyond GDP (⁠here⁠, ⁠here⁠ and ⁠here⁠ respectively)Our music for the episode is ⁠Bobby Bertoli’s Rebirth⁠ (thanks Bob x).

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