Episode 159: Falling Back

The lads discuss what options there are for them employment-wise if the industry goes to hell. They ponder recessions - past and possible future ones - and what they could do within a functioning social net and without it. They talk about working for yourself and a no-growth business model. Shane hopes that society will become less tech-orientated. They end with a discussion about rural versus urban society.

Episode edited by Jake Bauer - thanks!

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• David McWilliams' podcast

• Wikipedia articles on the economic impact of COVID in the Republic of Ireland and the post-2008 Irish economic downturn

• Breakfast roll

• Chicken fillet roll

• Anthropic safety leader quits to study poetry

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The music for this podcast was sampled from Bust This Bust That - Professor Kliq which was released under the CC BY NC SA License.