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The Cultures Ep 272: Racists on a Plane, HSBC Silicon Valley Diary, Tiny Conferences
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No comments on The Cultures Ep 272: Racists on a Plane, HSBC Silicon Valley Diary, Tiny ConferencesListen to episode 272 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Racists on a Plane The glorious diary of a Silicon Valley HSBC exec (Metafilter discussion, Dealbreaker parody) Let’s plan a Tiny Conference Note: No Andrea this ep
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The Cultures Ep 271: Andrea gets LASIK, Starting a Bookstore, Self-Driving Cars
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Listen to episode 271 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Andrea gets LASIK! So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Space? A Cautionary Tale Google’s self-driving car Note: No Naomi this ep
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The Cultures Ep 270: Zettelkasten, Meaningless Rituals and Self-Control, Data Sabbath
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Listen to episode 270 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Zettelkasten (Naomi’s book, Notational Velocity) Meaningless rituals increase self-control Data Sabbath (Screen Time on iOS, Digital Wellbeing on Android) Note: No Andrea this ep
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The Cultures Ep 269: Moral foundations of DRM vs. Copyleft, XOXO Festival
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Listen to episode 269 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Moral foundations of DRM vs. copyleft XOXO Festival Note: No Naomi this ep
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Double Booking Dark Pattern on AirBnB
I recently booked a single night stay in London with AirBnB, who promptly told me on completion of payment that I already had a booking confirmed for that night, and would I like to cancel one of them? It’s easy to cancel, but you don’t get a full refund; AirBnB keep the booking fee, which was…
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The Cultures Ep 268: Apple iPhone Xs and Series 4 Watch, Myst and Walking Simulators
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Listen to episode 268 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: The new Apple iPhone Xs and Series 4 Watch Myst’s history and walking simulators Note: No Naomi this ep
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The Cultures Ep 267: The Pleasures of Reading, Solving Murders on Mars, Never Let Me Go, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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Listen to episode 267 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction How Will Police Solve Murders on Mars? Never Let Me Go The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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The Cultures Ep 266: The Riddle of the Labyrinth, Mary Killen, Yuval Noah Harari and Gurus
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Listen to episode 266 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: The Riddle of the Labyrinth Mary Killen Yuval Noah Harari and gurus A Room of One’s Own
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The Cultures Ep 265: Doctor Who, Jeremy Corbyn, Goop
Listen to episode 265 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Naomi and Andrea’s Doctor Who bet Hey, let’s talk about Jeremy Corbyn! Goop
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The Cultures Ep 264: Disneyland, Contrapoints
Listen to episode 264 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Followup on escape rooms (Museum of Intrigue, London recs blog post 1 and post 2) Andrea’s Disneyland and Cruise adventures Shanghai Disneyland Contrapoints on Incels