The Cyberunions Talk Show: Episode 25 – Walton is half-cut, I play catchup

By mv On November 7, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Podcast

Walton is half cut and I am playing catchup

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0:30 We celebrate our 25th episode with a wee swally

Walton is on Aberlour a’bunadh
Stephen is drinking Harpoon Chocolate Stout
What is there possibly to talk about for 25 shows?
We think our show is a great practical example of what is possible – two amateurs who have never met using technology to collaborate on a project
We expected a lot of listeners from mainstream union, but listeners are more diverse than expected
We have tech and politics listeners, as well as programmers
We’ve had good interactions with radical unions like the IWW and IWA

14:00 You liked books so we’ll make them a regular feature

Here are some good book stores
Powell’s
Food for Thought books
Word Power in Edinburgh and People’s Bookshop in Durham
Can you recommend any others?

16:42 The Occupy Update

Occupy London Stock Exchange is causing a big theological upheaval in the Church of England
Is St Paul’s the Vatican of Capital, or do we still throw money lenders out of the temple
Occupy has opened up discourse. It’s more than a protest – it’s a conversation too
Mexico Solidarity Network visited Occupy Boston – there’s an Occupy Tijuana too
Who would have thought there’d be a successful general strike in the US?

25:40 We get a bit slurry