{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F57637f35-fe45-44ae-9674-55498fd9bda6","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 149 \u2013 The N Word, Pirates and The Noble Savage\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/57637f35-fe45-44ae-9674-55498fd9bda6\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 149 \u2013 The N Word, Pirates and The Noble Savage","description":"We discuss the N word, the surprisingly civilised nature of pirate society, the dangers posed by robots and we and examine the interaction between discrimination and culture.<br />\nTopics:<br />\n1:06 The number of Canberrans choosing to end their lives with voluntary euthanasia <a href=\"http://cathnews.com/cathnews/32168-a-dark-crevasse-we-should-not-fall-through-euthanasia-inquiry-told\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could grow to 65 a year</a> in the next decade if assisted dying is legalised, an ACT parliamentary inquiry has heard.<br />\n2:39 Ray Martin<a href=\"https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/ray-martin-used-n-word-during-sbs-live-coverage-of-royal-wedding-20180524-p4zhce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> says the </a>N-word during the Royal Wedding.\u00a0<a href=\"http://variety.com/2018/music/opinion/kendrick-lamar-rappers-should-stop-using-n-word-1202818977/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Onstage Outrage: Why Rap Should Retire the N-Word for Good</a><br />\nYou can\u2019t have a blanket ban on a text because they are used for all sorts of purposes that have nothing to do with inciting violence. Intention and context matter.<br />\n21:48 Roseanne, the top new\u00a0 show of the TV season, <a href=\"https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/abc-cancels-roseanne-s-tv-show-after-star-s-racist-twitter-rant-20180530-p4zia0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was cancelled by the American ABC network</a> on Tuesday in the wake of star Roseanne Barr making a racial slur on social media about a member of the Obama administration.<br />\n25:10\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https://theconversation.com/first-amendment-lawsuit-says-president-trump-cant-block-twitter-followers-he-doesnt-like-79074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0 From episode 100</a> &#8211; Trump can&#8217;t block people from his Twitter account and <a href=\"http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/donald-trump-blocking-twitter-users-violates-free-speech/9794294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the result is in.</a><br />\n35:52 Pirate ethics<br />\n44:00 <a href=\"https://www.domain.com.au/news/australias-housing-affordability-crisis-intergenerational-theft-john-hewson-20180326-h0xyrs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Hewson see inter-generational theft</a><br />\n44:51 Should We Fear the Robot Revolution?\u00a0<a href=\"http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2018/05/21/Should-We-Fear-the-Robot-Revolution-The-Correct-Answer-is-Yes-44923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(The Correct Answer is Yes)</a><br />\n<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/16/australian-millennials-faith-in-politics-and-big-business-collapsing-poll-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Among millennials, 45% said automation would improve and support their work,</a> 27% said it would have no effect, 18% said it would replace at least a part of their job, and 10% didn\u2019t know.<br />\nAmong Generation Z, 32% were positive, 24% were negative and 31% thought it would have no impact.<br />\n<a href=\"https://medium.com/basic-income/its-time-for-technology-to-serve-all-humankind-with-unconditional-basic-income-e46329764d28?platform=hootsuite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s Time for Technology to Serve all Humankind with Unconditional Basic\u00a0Income</a><br />\n55:31 <a href=\"http://quillette.com/2018/04/22/canadas-cult-noble-savage-harms-indigenous-peoples/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Canada\u2019s Cult of the Noble Savage Harms Its Indigenous Peoples</a><br />\n<a href=\"http://quillette.com/2018/05/22/indigenous-ways-knowing-magical-thinking-spirituality-one-name/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Indigenous Ways of Knowing\u2019: Magical Thinking and Spirituality by Any One Name</a><br />\n<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/22/indigenous-greens-mp-lidia-thorpe-says-she-may-oppose-treaty-legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Victorian treaty with First Nations Peoples?</a><br />\n&nbsp;<br />","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/085762e2-797c-4ef4-9b10-434ecde61c07/logo2018v2.jpg"}