by cameron | Apr 27, 2009 | Podcast
This is the recording from the live show I did last Tuesday. Find out how you can be part of the G’Day World Live experience here.
My guest on the show is Steve McDonald from a company called Transcendence.
Steve has consulted in change management, strategic planning and organisational development in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors since 1998. His professional background spans the defence, aviation and emergency services industries.
He came on the show to explain to me what Spiral Dynamics is all about.
Steve is blogging about change at http://www.eman8.net
Follow Steve on Twitter: http://twitter.com/stevemc1
by cameron | Apr 25, 2009 | banksters, capitalism
I’ll admit that, until now, I’ve never wondered much about where money comes from. However, after watching this video, I am totally fascinated by the concepts it explores. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the content or how it applies in Australia, but nevertheless, it’s a terrific video that everyone should watch.
The basic premise of the video is that the monetary system we have in the West is a complete fraud and totally unstable as it is built on the foundation that money is created by the banking system through issuing debt. When they agree to loan you (or a corporation or a government) money, they literally create that money out of nowhere. Watch and learn more. I’ll no doubt be talking about this during next week’s live show which will feature @brad_fidler talking about the origins of – and possible alternatives to – capitalism.
The video was created by Paul Grignon and I was pointed to it by @lelaissezfaireisover.
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2244372&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1
Money as Debt from RoneTyne on Vimeo.
by cameron | Apr 22, 2009 | Culture Jamming, Melbourne, Podcast
Every now and again I get to chat with someone who has been an inspiration to me for many years – Noam Chomsky, Ray Kurzweil, Doc Searls, Leo Sayer, John Romero, Vint Cerf – and this is another of those episodes.
Kalle Lasn is the founder of Adbusters magazine and author of the books Culture Jam and Design Anarchy. He is the CEO of the Blackspot Anticorporation. For 20 years, Kalle has been trying to buy space on TV networks around the world to show Adbusters’ anti-consumerism commercials such as these:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbW31Fa4SM&list=PLLWWwP1Ombs3_EB0kIm6KdmVrsbAS4anA&index=1]
He is continually rejected by the networks who refuse to take his money and show his ads on the ground that it will offend their larger advertisers. So Kalle has been fighting them in the courts to try to get equal access to the airwaves and, after 20 years of the cases being dismissed by the courts, he’s finally had a win. He joined me recently to talk about it.
Follow Adbusters on Twitter!
Adbusters are the folks behind “Buy Nothing Day”. I shot some video of folks promoting BND in Melbourne back in 2006:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8kHXrcG1E4&hl=en&fs=1]
by cameron | Apr 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow night on the live show I will have Steve McDonald ( @stevemc1) as my guest. Steve runs a company called Transendence which specializes in using the techniques of Spiral Dynamics to create organisational and social change. I was introduced to Spiral Dynamics and to the work done by Steve by @rosshill when he was staying with me a couple of weeks ago. I’m still trying to get my head around it and Steve will be coming on to explain it to us.
As usual, I’ll be pulling out the old guitar and playing some songs before and after the show. Plan to stick around for the after party, where I’ll also be talking about:
– Why I Believe Women Run The World
– I’ll talk a bit about the interview I did with Kalle Lasn this morning and why the Internet is bad for you
– My plan for the TPN 500
– Why Ashton Kutcher is a douche… or maybe the greatest genius of our time
Oh and this week I have a sponsor for my scotch!
Find out the details of how to listen and participate LIVE in the show here.
by cameron | Apr 16, 2009 | Podcast
On G’Day World Live this week my guest was Fi Bendall from Bendalls Group. Fi is one of Australia’s best known digital strategists who has worked with clients from MTV to Amnesty. She came on to chat about how social media is challenging corporate cultures in Australia and what needs to happen before those companies will be ready to embrace things like Twitter. You can follow Fi on Twitter.
G’Day World Live broadcasts every Tuesday evening, 8pm AEST. Join in the fun! Lately it’s been running for about four hours – I play guitar and we talk about all the things you’re not supposed to talk about in polite company – from politics to religion, sex, social media and single malt whisky.
And finally, please support TPN’s April drive! We need your support!
If you want to keep TPN on the air, please show your support. If just the listeners of this show contributed $20 a month, I could fund TPN indefinitely! Is the information and entertainment you get from TPN worth a bottle of cheap wine?
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