S07: Unparliamentary Mayhem

Unparliamentary Mayhem!

Unparliamentary Language

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Tom and Rob are joined by CK and Wade for a cross-over special: Unparliamentary Mayhem! Pitting two fictional characters chosen by their guests in a fictional debate for who would make a better World Leader: Trump or Merkel?

TOPICS

• [0:00]: Intro

• [2:47] The Rules

• [6:29] Now All Of China Knows You’re Here

• [16:57] Mickey Mouse

• [26:16] Taking Sides

• [28:50] Opening Statements

  • [30:32] Shan Yu For Trump

  • [31:43] Mickey For Merkel

  • [33:40] Relationships With China

  • [36:02] Thoughts On Walls

  • [37:55] Conflicts And Poverty

  • [39:53] A Woman For World Leader?

  • [42:54] Armies

  • [45:22] Protecting The Oceans

  • [46:14] How A World Leader Will Affect Sovereignty

• [47:40] Closing Statement From Shan Yu

• [48:52] Closing Statement For Mickey

• [49:57] Deliberations

• [55:28] The Winner Is

• [58:31] Outro

• [1:05:29] Bonus: Failed Intros

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SHOWNOTES

• Shan Yu

• Mickey Mouse

• Unraveled: Understanding Kingdom Hearts (and every other story)

• Donald J Trump

• Angela Merkel

• Scissors GIF

• Rock GIF

• Avalanche GIF

• Mish Mash Mayhem

DISCUSS

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• Reddit

• Twitter

• Facebook

ATTRIBUTION

• Recording engineer: Craig

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Photoshop based on Trump 2020 logo unofficial (Public Domain) and Angela Merkel CDU (CC by SA 3.0 DE)

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S06: Political Philosophy 101 - Plato & Aristotle

Political Philosophy 101 - Plato & Aristotle

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Tom goes back to school with Rob to learn some political philosophy. In the fist episode in this series they cover Plato & Aristotle’s views on governance.

TOPICS

• Intro [0:00]

• Plato [1:59]

  • Problems with Democracy [5:21]

  • Plato's Society [14:05]

  • Plato's View of Human Nature [22:58]

• Aristotle [33:54]

  • Aristotle's Types of Government [35:44]

  • The Virtuous Mean [49:25]

• Plato vs Aristotle [50:43]

• Outro [55:43]

  • Bonus: The Void [58:33]

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SHOWNOTES

• Wikipedia: Plato

• Wikipedia: Socratic Method

• Wikipedia: Plato - Politics

• Wikipedia: Aristotle

• Wikipedia: Politics (Aristotle)

DISCUSS

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• Twitter

• Facebook

ATTRIBUTION

• Recording engineer: Craig

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: The School of Athens from the Wellcome Collection under CC by 4.0

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S03: Voting and Electoral Systems

Voting and Electoral Systems

Unparliamentary Language

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Rob and Tom discuss the pros and cons of different voting systems, electoral systems and voter turnout.

Topics

• Voting Systems

  • First Past the Post

  • Alternative Vote

  • Proportional Representation

    • Single Transferable Vote

    • D’Hondt Formula

    • Hare and Droop

• Electoral Systems

• Voter Turnout

• UK Voting Reform

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Shownotes

• Types of Voting System

• YouTube - Politics in the Animal Kingdom

• Wikipedia - London Mayoral Elections

• Wikipedia - D’Hondt Method

• YouTube - D’Hondt with Jeremy Vine

• Wikipedia - Hare and Droop Comparison

• Parliament.uk - Turnout at Elections

• Pew Research - U.S. trails most developed countries in voter turnout

• Amazon: Comparing Democracies

• Wikipedia - Democracy Sausage

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Discuss

• Reddit

• Twitter

• Facebook

Attribution

• Recording engineer: Craig

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Voting Screen - Cartoon by DonkeyHotey [CC by A 2.0]

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S02: Consensus and Conflict (50 Years of British Politics in 50 Minutes)

Consensus and Conflict

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Rob and Tom discuss the 50 years of British politics from 1945-1997 in roughly 50 minutes.

Topics

• Post War Government

• Economic Policy

• Foreign Policy

• Boom and Bust

• Thatcher

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Shownotes

• Wikipedia - Winston Churchill

• Wikipedia - NHS

• Wikipedia - Keynesian Economics

• Wikipedia - Suez Crisis

• Made in Dagenham - Always a Problem Waiting in the Wings

• Telegraph - Harold Wilson Night: the PM who lived and died by television

• Billy Elliot - Solidarity

• Wikipedia - Black Monday

• Poll Tax £150 per head

• Spitting Image - Go Now

• Wikipedia - Black Wednesday

• Andrew Marr - History of Modern Britain

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Discuss

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• Twitter

• Facebook

Attribution

• Recording engineer: Craig

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Collage of Prime Ministers 1945-1997 by Tom. Source Images:

  • Yalta Conference [Public Domain]

  • Paris, Verhandlungen über NATO-Beitritt by Unknown [CC by SA 3.0]

  • President John F. Kennedy with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain in Bermuda [Public Domain]

  • Alec Douglas-Home by Anefo [CC by SA 3.0]

  • Edward Heath appearing on 'After Dark' by Open Media Ltd. [CC by SA 3.0]

  • Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Prime Minister Harold Wilson [Public Domain]

  • Callaghan Carter 1977 [Public Domain]

  • President Ronald Reagan with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher During a Working Luncheon at Camp David [Public Domain]

  • Major, PM [Public Domain]

  • Tony Blair in St Petersburg by www.kremlin.ru [CC by A 4.0]

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S01: UK vs US Politics, A Field Guide

UK vs US Politics, A Field Guide

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Rob and Tom discuss the differences and similarities between the UK and US political systems for the benefit of listeners on both sides of the pond. 

Topics

• Constitutions

• Parliament vs Congress

• Presidential vs Prime Ministerial Power

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Shownotes

• Wikipedia: US Constitution

• Wikipeida: UK Constitution

• British Library: Magna Carta

• Oyez: Obergefell v. Hodges

• Wikipedia: House of Commons

• Wikipedia: House of Lords

• Wikipedia: Earl Grey

• Wikipedia: House of Representatives

• Wikipedia: The Senate

• FiveThirtyEight: The 5 Big Takeaways From Our House Forecast

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• Reddit

• Twitter

• Facebook

Attribution

• Recording engineer: Craig

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: House of Commons Chamber 1 by UK Parliament under CC by Attribution 3.0 Unported and Obama Health Care Speech to Joint Session of Congress by Lawrence Jackson which is Public Domain

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