Ep.356 - Hurricane Melissa, Flag Raisers & Andrew

In a week where:

1. Trump tells The Pentagon to resume nuclear testing after 30+ years.
2. LA Dodgers retain the World Series after Game 7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
3. The Grand Egyptian Museum reopens.
4. Drinking water is two weeks away from running out in Tehran, Iran.
5. Online porn showing choking to be made illegal in the UK.

In Environment: (6:30) Hurricane Melissa has come and gone, ripping through Jamaica, The Bahamas & Cuba. But the sheer strength of it begs the question why do we just see it as natural disasters and not induced by the business decisions made by oil companies. (Article By Mikaela Loach)

In the 1st Society segment: (20:15) Up and down the UK, flags have been raised out of patriotic fervour. But who are these people spearheading the movement? The answer will not shock you. (Article By Jack Walton)

In the 2nd Society segment: (39:04) Prince Andrew is now just Andrew. And now that he doesn't have the Royal Family to back him, stories are suddenly coming out about his abuse of power & status. (Article By Dennis Altman)

Lastly, in Media: (55:00) There's been a way of thinking that I've held for years but I could never quite vocalise properly. Until I found The Vernon Philosophy of Black Media Avoidance. (Article By Dr. Jared Ball)

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