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In light of the US's blockade on Cuba, we look at the realities of what democracy looks like in Cuba with comparison to the US and UK. Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes Reference: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy3r3w4zl8o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_...

On this lovey dovey episode, we explore all the nice guys that us lesbos are missing if only we'd give them a chance owo  Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes  Intro - Corcovado by Nonak Outro - Cat and Mouse by Nonak Music by Freepik  https://www.freepik.com/audio   Contact -  girlypopcentralpodcast@gmail.com  

We discuss Simone de Beauvoir's book 'The Ethics of Ambiguity' and how through actualising our freedom we can give meaning to our lives and move to a better future. Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes Reference: Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity Intro - Corcovado by Nonak Outro - Cat and Mouse by Nonak Music by Freepik https://www.freepik.com/audio

Piper takes us on a journey of the history of the far-right parties that Nigel Farage has had his fingers in, and how fascism appeals to working class people. Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes References: https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/The-dilemmas-of-a-single-issue-party/99513138302346/filesAndLinks?index=0 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-elections-britain-i...

Natalie takes Piper on a journey of a handful of different thought through human history on what people have believed about the self, listen to find out how this relates to the Peener Gland Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes References: D. Hume,  A treatise of human nature R. Descartes and D.M. Clarke,  Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings W. Jaworski,  Philosophy of mind: a comprehensive int...

We look at were your poppy money goes and the purpose of the British army (it's not for your safety) - late remembrance day episode Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes References: https://storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/docs/default-source/remembrancedocs/remembrance-key-points_aug25.pdf?sfvrsn=d84a4a02_1 https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/about-remembrance https://www.brit...

In this episode we take a look at what utilitarianism is, how it is often mischaracterised and argue for how it is one of the most compassionate ethical theories Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes References: Mill, J.S.,  Utilitarianism D. Hume,  A Treatise of Human Nature J. Bentham,  An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation D. Benatar,  Better Never to Have Been: The harm of com...

Piper explores their special interest in North Korea as we discuss North Korea's most famous 'defector' Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes References: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/strong-anna-louise/1949/in-north-korea/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20231107020939/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/ 07/16/yeonmi-park-conservative-defector-stories-questioned/ h...

We put Natalie's degree to use by looking at thought experiments from the book 'The Pig That Wants to be Eaten' by Julian Baggini somehow making them all relate to communism Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes Intro - Corcovado by Nonak Outro - Cat and Mouse by Nonak Music by Freepik https://www.freepik.com/audio

In this episode we discuss ipad kids and the impact of technology on children's health and give unsolicited parenting advise as two child free lesbians Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes References: https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/resources/screen-time/ https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/311664/9789241550536-eng.pdf?sequence=1 https://www.vice.com/en/article/ipad-kids-gen-alpha-childhood...

CONTENT WARNING - DISCUSSION OF RAPE In this episode we take a look at Sabrina carpenter's 'Man's best friend' album cover, analysing it from a feminist perspective and discussing kink and the BDSM community more widely Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes Intro - Corcovado by Nonak Outro - Cat and Mouse by Nonak Music by Freepik https://www.freepik.com/audio

We talk about performative activism and the origins of pinkwashing, getting progressively more unhinged throughout Piper's TikTok @talesofpipesReferences; https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/p-n-r/article-abstract/55/1/83/297925/What-Is-Performative-Activism?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/pinkwashing-definition-history-examples/ https://www.lawsociety....

In light of the recent supreme court ruling on the definition of woman in the UK, we discuss the issues with biological sex and talk about more useful ways to look at gender. Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes References https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/differences-in-sex-development/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/androgen-insensitivity-syndrome/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-...

Our first podcast episode covers the history of 20th Century Burkina Faso and how the French poke their noses where they shouldn't. Piper's TikTok @talesofpipes References  https://www.marxists.org/archive/sankara/assassination/fight-racism-feb-1988.htm   https://www.e-ir.info/2023/11/12/thomas-sankara-how-the-leader-of-a-small-african-country-left-such-a-large-footprint/   https://www.bla...