Policing

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy were looking into the future of clothes and how they may change in the next coming years. We have seen a lot of changes to the fashion industry such as growing environmentalism, cultural norms changing and the use of technology being used for clothes. These ideas were heavily mentioned in this podcast.

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy were speaking about the possible future of the justice and prison system. This subject has been spoken about very recently and how we may need to go towards ideas such as restorative justice. The prison abolition movement was also talked about within this episode.

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy speaking about policing and what it may look like in the future. Ideas such as reforming or defunding the police were mentioned.

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy speaking about the concept of software and the distinction between open-sourced and closed-sourced software. They examined what kind of future may happen in regards to software. At the beginning of this episode, both Hamish and John made a statement regarding the ongoing black lives matter protests. They are both in solidarity and support these ongoing protests that want to achieve justice for those who have fallen victim of the system. Below you can find some resources of how you can help and support this movement. Podcasts About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge 1619 Code Switch (NPR) Intersectionality Matters! Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Pod For The Cause(from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights) Pod Save the People(Crooked Media) Seeing White Books Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold Films and TV Series 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy Petitions Breonna Taylor George Floyd Hands Up Act Sheku Bayoh Belly Mujinga Updating GCSE reading lists Teach British children about the realities of British Imperialism and Colonialism Donate George Floyd Memorial Fund I Run With Maud James Scurlock Memorial Fund Tony Mcdade Memorial Fund David McAtee Memorial Fund Gianna Floyd Fund Justice for Breonna Taylor The Bail Project

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy were speaking about the current situation of our interactions with each other. This has been affected by COVID-19. We also looked into what industries have been affected the most.

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy speaking about what relationships may look like in the future, such as friendships and love interests. 

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy looking into what the future may hold for energy. We both spoke about renewables and potentially why nuclear power should be part of the energy conversation.

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy exploring and investigating the future of post-secondary education. 

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy investigating the manufacturing industry and what it may look like in the future. Lots of ideas were raised such as automation and bio-materials.  

Hamish Hallett and John Beasy speaking about what the agriculture industry may look like in the future. Mechanisation and going towards plant-based alternatives were worthy mentions throughout the episode.