You dial it up and then it unwinds

Stuff. Lee and Simon talk about stuff, and then deviate towards discussing the way culture can be changed. Then, somehow they end up back at Armie Hammer. Bloody Armie Hammer! It all means they can no longer avoid talking about cancel culture and the divisions in our political and social worlds.

Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

Related links (and necessary corrections):

• The Story of Stuff animation: https://youtu.be/9GorqroigqM
• The Story of Stuff wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Stuff
• Sonos backlash: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/sonos-users-angry-over-trade-up-program-old-speakers/
• DFS: https://www.dfs.co.uk/
• Thomas Thwaites' toaster project at Royal College of Art: https://www.thomasthwaites.com/the-toaster-project/
• Dualit toasters: https://www.dualit.com/products/classic-toasters
• introduction of seatbelts in the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_legislation
• smoking legislation UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tobacco-and-smoking-policy-regulation-and-guidance
• overton window: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
• L. P. Hartley's quote on the past being a different country: https://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/the-past-is-a-foreign-country/
• sex positivity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-positive_movement
• performative allyship: https://forge.medium.com/performative-allyship-is-deadly-c900645d9f1f
• intimacy coordinator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimacy_coordinator
• Emilia Clark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Clarke
• Bridgerton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgerton
• binge watching: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge-watching

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Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

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