Showing Up
Showing Up
Babs and Eve
Ep. 2 - Why is the media US Centred? + Challenge 1 Power Hour Update
1 hour 39 minutes Posted Jan 29, 2021 at 6:04 pm.
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Welcome to episode two of Showing Up with Babs and Eve. In this episode we update you on week one of Power Hour and how we’re finding this challenge, we reflect on our experience 2020, as well as chat about what we’ve been watching, reading and listening to. We delve deep into what’s going on in the world of education, and Babs discussing why the world seems to revolve around the USA. So get yourself comfortable!  
And if you’d like to join us in our challenge, or you would like to share your thoughts on anything discussed, please send us an email at [email protected]  
Music - Funky Garden by Ketsa. 
FreeMusicLibrary.org  
//Watching/Reading/Listening//  
Eve  
Watching: 
- The Great Pottery Throwdown (2015-)  
Available on Channel 4 Sunday Nights
- Grizzly Man (2005)  
Directed by Werner Herzog  
Available on Amazon Prime Video  
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)  
Directed by Aaron Sorkin  
Available on Netflix  
Reading:  
- More Plants Less Waste: Plant-based Recipes + Zero Waste Life Hacks with Purpose (2019)  
Written by Max La Manna  
Listening:
- Bicep - Isles (2021) Bicep - Apricots.  
Music video directed by Mark Jenkin 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwrq9lZ9Ngs  
Bicep Global Livestream II - Tickets available at: https://dice.fm/event/xm3kk-bicep-live-global-stream-ii-at-saatchi-gallery-830pm-gmt-26th-feb-uk-830pm-gmt-london-tickets  
Babs  
Watching:
- Watching the Hills  
Whitney Port’s YouTube Channel  
- Ice Dancing  
Canadian Team Scott Moir Tessa Virtue  
Available on YouTube  
Reading:
- Linchpin (2010)  
By Seth Godin 
//Why the world seems to revolve around the US?//  
- Petrodollar system (https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-a-petrodollar-3306358)  
- USA deficit (https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/deficit/trends/) 
- Quantitative Easing (QE) (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/q/quantitative-easing.asp)  
- Government IOU (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/iou.asp)  
- The Federal Bank of America (https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/finance/federal-reserve-the-fed/)  
- Cryptocurrency (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cryptocurrency.asp)  
- Iraq War (https://www.britannica.com/event/Iraq-War)  
- How the US stole Iraq (https://youtu.be/C8YlGkoYXXM)