Episode 36. What poverty does tu us. And what it has to do with our history.

Episode 36. What poverty does tu us. And what...

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Episode 37: Male Perversion and Sexual Violence

Support our project and get access to the scripts for all episodes: https://www.patreon.com/lives From catcalling and unsolicited “dick pics” to upskirting and other forms of sexual assault—sexualized violence is omnipresent, especially on social media, and is often perpetrated b ...  Show more

Episode 35. Envy. A hidden force within human relations

Envy can arise wherever there exists inequality between people: in societies and families, between siblings, genders, and generations. “Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay” (R.W. Emerson). Envy has a bad reputation, at times even considered taboo, and yet still it prov ...  Show more

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