Capital/isms

Jamie Walker and Jenna Cloughley
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*New episodes every two weeks on Friday. Welcome to Capital/isms, a podcast where we discuss the isms, systems and personal beliefs you may not know are keeping you stuck in our late-stage capitalist world. In this podcast we talk about reconciliation, anti-oppression and justice. We’ll ask deep questions and break it all down. Together, we’ll discover how to do the personal work needed to become agents of change inside capitalism. We deliver this podcast from across Turtle Island.

  1. 08/29/2024

    Are We Too Reliant On Technology?

    Oh technology, how have you changed drastically, and embedded yourself into all of our lives. Your hosts walk down memory lane, growing up with technology emergence in the 90’s and early 2000’s, (dial up internet anyone?)  Jamie and Jenna also dive into the current influence of technology, and the impacts on a global scale.  Interested in doing a book club with us? Let us know! Contact us directly: capital.isms23@gmail.com Resources & Further Reading Considerations Work with Jamie - WalkerCoaching Friends of the Congo - Learn & Donate Technology that changed us: The 2000s, from iPhone to Twitter Is Society Too Dependent On Technology? 10 Shocking Facts - University Of The People NOMOPHOBIA: NO MObile PHone PhoBIA How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy Emerging Trends in Psychology: Tech Dependency Technology and inclusion: importance and challenges Technology and Human Vulnerability - Harvard Business Review (2003) The World Counts U.S. surgeon general wants warning labels on social media platforms Netflix Trailer - The Social Experiment Who Remembers Dream Phone?

    57 min

  2. 08/15/2024

    Favour vs. Buden (Which is it?)

    In this episode, your hosts explore why we have such a hard time asking for a favour?! Why do we feel like it’s such a burden?!  Inspired by an IG post from @moneywithkatie, that hit very close to home as eldest daughters, but we know it’s not just us in this post capitalistic world.  Interested in doing a book club with us? Let us know! Contact us directly: capital.isms23@gmail.com Resources & Further Reading Considerations Work with Jamie - WalkerCoaching Link to @moneywithkatie IG post that started the conversation Woman Argues ‘Small Favors’ Like Asking For A Ride To The Airport Benefit Everyone Involved Can We Have Prosperity Without Growth? - The New Yorker 'Therapy speak' is everywhere, but it may make us less empathetic - NPR The Benjamin Franklin Effect

    36 min

  3. 07/19/2024

    Cash is King P2 - What the Fiat!

    This week your hosts explore our current monetary system - the fiat system, as best as they can. Together they explore switching from the Gold Standard to the Fiat system, which is now backed by the government instead of a physical product. This episode explores Seigniorage (a way for governments who mint their currency to make an economic profit,) the loss of the Canadian penny, inflation, interest rate, food company profit, currency wars, and so much more! You’ll want to stay and listen to the end. Money is powerful BECAUSE we give it that power. Interested in doing a book club with us? Let us know! Contact us directly: capital.isms23@gmail.com Resources & Further Reading Considerations Work with Jamie - WalkerCoaching How Currency Works Seigniorage Economic profit  Venezuela 2016 inflation hits 800 percent, GDP shrinks 19 percent India’s Looming Financial Crisis Bread price-fixing in Canada

    47 min

  4. 07/05/2024

    Cash is King P1 - Gold is Gold

    On this episode Jame and Jenna talk about cash! We all try to earn it, we all use it, but do you know its history? The world’s oldest coin dates back to 640 BCE from China, how did we get to where we are today? What does it mean to say “the gold standard?” and when did we move away from our money being backed by gold? This is the first of a two-part series all around money.  Interested in doing a book club with us? Let us know! Contact us directly: capital.isms23@gmail.com Resources & Further Reading Considerations Work with Jamie - WalkerCoaching A Brief History of Money Throughout World History Who Invented Money? | The History of Money | Barter System of Exchange | The Dr Binocs Show - Peekaboo Kidz What Is the Gold Standard? Advantages, Alternatives, and History Everything you need to know about the gold standard A History of the CANADIAN DOLLAR Learn Fiat Money  Fiat Money: What It Is, How It Works, Example, Pros & Cons

    40 min

  5. 06/21/2024

    The F**king Workweek

    We’re back with Season 3 baby!! To kick off Season 3, Jamie and Jenna discuss the workweek. Where did it come from? Why are we upholding it? Did you know how much you’re working in a lifetime? It’s mind-blowing! 40% of our lives are spent working! Your hosts continue the conversation to have an honest conversation about the landscape of the current workweek.  Interested in doing a book club with us? Let us know! Contact us directly: capital.isms23@gmail.com Resources & Further Reading Considerations Work with Jamie - WalkerCoaching A brief history of the five-day workweek - Morning Brew The history & evolution of the 40-hour work week 9 Hour Movement A four-day workweek: Some facts and figures to consider - Stats Canada Workweek and weekend - Wikipedia  Slow Productivity The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout By Cal Newport 2024 Why experts say it's time to adopt a 4-day work week - CBC The shorter workweek and worker wellbeing: Evidence from Portugal and France These Canadian companies switched to a 4-day work week. Here's why

    44 min

  6. 03/29/2024

    Embracing Our Feminist Killjoy!

    On this episode Jenna and Jamie discuss the book The Feminist Killjoy Handbook - The Radical Potential of Getting in The Way by Sara Ahmed. They dive into the sample text that's available for free on digital book platforms, which of course, are linked in the show notes for you to explore as well. Interested in doing a book club with us? Let us know! Contact us directly: capital.isms23@gmail.com Resources & Further Reading Considerations SHOW NOTES: feministkilljoys.com Sara Ahmed: Notes from a Feminist Killjoy Book sample - Feminist Killjoy Handbook

    47 min

  7. 03/15/2024

    “Peopling” Post Pandemic

    In this episode Jenna and Jamie get raw and real about how they have felt drained in social situations post pandemic.  The ladies tell personal stories, and have an epiphany moment bringing in clarity, “We’re in a whiplash moment…” Contact us directly: capital.isms23@gmail.com Resources & Further Reading Considerations The Rise Of Post-Pandemic Exhaustion Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation World-class Life Coaching, certified by the International Coaching Federation. Jamie’s website

    32 min

  8. 03/01/2024

    A New Way To Do Business - Azur Creative Solutions

    We welcome Azur Creative Solutions’ Founder, Irina Mityugova on this week’s podcast.  “Money is the energy that follows gratitude.” Azur. Azur is a non-profit of creatives. They do creative work for companies for free to build the  reputation of the designers and creatives. Since opening after a month, they have over 150 creative volunteers from 40+ different countries Contact us directly: capital.isms23@gmail.com Resources & Further Reading Considerations Azur Agency Website Azur Donations Man Searching For Meaning - By Viktor E. Frankl

    45 min
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*New episodes every two weeks on Friday. Welcome to Capital/isms, a podcast where we discuss the isms, systems and personal beliefs you may not know are keeping you stuck in our late-stage capitalist world. In this podcast we talk about reconciliation, anti-oppression and justice. We’ll ask deep questions and break it all down. Together, we’ll discover how to do the personal work needed to become agents of change inside capitalism. We deliver this podcast from across Turtle Island.

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  • Creator
    Jamie Walker and Jenna Cloughley
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jamie Walker and Jenna Cloughley
  • Show Website
    Capital/isms