About this Episode:

A reflection on key social developments since the 1960s that have led to the current global crisis, including transnational networks, new methods of warfare, a collapsing economic system and the deployment of desperate measures in an attempt to preserve the wealth and power of the old paradigm.

Recorded on 17th December, 2021 in Byron Bay, Australia.

 

Links and resources

The Limits to Growth Report (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limits_to_Growth

Interfutures: Facing the Future – Mastering the Probable and Managing the Unpredictable (Report) https://www.oecd.org/futures/35393713.pdf

Matthias Schmelzer, 2017: ‘Born in the corridors of the OECD’: the forgotten origins of the Club of Rome, transnational networks, and the 1970s in global history (Article) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthias-Schmelzer/publication/313483535_%27Born_in_the_corridors_of_the_OECD%27_The_forgotten_origins_of_the_Club_of_Rome_transnational_networks_and_the_1970s_in_global_history/links/5b758048a6fdcc87df810ea1/Born-in-the-corridors-of-the-OECD-The-forgotten-origins-of-the-Club-of-Rome-transnational-networks-and-the-1970s-in-global-history.pdf

The Guardian: They’re called the Good Club – and they want to save the world (Article) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/31/new-york-billionaire-philanthropists

Paul Schreyer: Pandemic simulation games – Preparation for a new era? (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3WUv5SV5Hg

Armstrong Economics (Website) https://www.armstrongeconomics.com

Fabio Vighi: Critical Theory and the Crisis of Contemporary Capitalism (Book) https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=EmEBCAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR3&ots=0_wx1slgnX&sig=KP2uoumgC0gxAOAoFTj0kznKJtU#v=onepage&q&f=false

Fabio Vighi: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy – Systemic Collapse and Pandemic Simulation (Article) https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-systemic-collapse-and-pandemic-simulation/?fbclid=IwAR2i9mA1b-WKQe9u3TqohNFlcQm1Ktbntn238HTicJd_TlGuYdeGQYVxqHY&utm_source=pocket_mylist

François du Cluzel (NATO): Cognitive Warfare (Report) https://www.innovationhub-act.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/20210122_CW%20Final.pdf

Reuters: EXCLUSIVE IMF, 10 countries simulate cyberattack on global financial system (Article) https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/exclusive-imf-10-countries-simulate-cyber-attack-global-financial-system-2021-12-09/

 

Music by Stellardrone (free) https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
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