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The nth DimensionWhere's Canada at in providing free/accessible mental health care?People's mental health has severely decreased during the pandemic. Openings/closings/loss of jobs and hours/increase in costs of living are taking a toll on people. What is the government doing to make sure this expensive health service is provided to everybody, regardless of their insurance/benefits coverage. In conversation with mental health nurse, and psychotherapist, Talia Singer. Music: Metre, Pedestrian. 2022-02-081h 09The nth DimensionReflection on Canada's democratic system post-election 2021This episode is not so much a micro-analysing the conclusions of the 36-day election cycle, but more so focusing on the democratic system at hand and whether it's working to meet the needs of people currently. Where do we stand, how can we evolve the system? What're the drawbacks? Equally what're the solutions. 2021-09-3057 minThe nth DimensionEp 36: In conversation with economist Alex Hemingway on the wealth tax and reducing inequalityWealth tax, and tax reform in general, has emerged as a key issue since it was brought forward by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in 2019. The momentum for tax fairness has spilled into Canada as well, which is grossly unequal now than it was just a few decades ago. Alex and I discuss whether a wealth tax and tax reform are enough to solve the inequality problem, or just a part of the solution. 2021-08-3154 min
The nth DimensionHow is Bhutan a carbon negative country?Bhutan is a small country nestled between India and China, with an extremely small population. But as the world grapples with climate change, the world has reason to pay attention to Bhutanese people. Bhutan has ALWAYS been a carbon negative country, and it has a min 60% of forest cover as part of its constitution. The cross stitches of Buddhism, a compassionate monarchy and leaders, and living literally in the mountains, have all played a part in the progressive and people + environment-centric policies of Bhutan. I spoke to Kinley Dorjee, an environmental science professor in Bhutan. 2021-02-161h 37The nth DimensionEp 34: Streamlining 4% of India's child population into the legal adoption processThere are 30 million orphaned and abandoned kids in India. Of this only about half a million are in childcare institutions, and only around 20,000 in the legal adoption pool. So where are the other 29.5 million of India's children? In this episode, we chat to Smriti Gupta, Founder of 'Where are India's Children', who's working towards the safe surrender of orphaned and abandoned kids, spreading awareness on the existence of childcare institutions (CCIs) in India, and using technology to ensure the path of children from CCIs to the adoption pool is streamlined. Essentially, Smriti is in the pursuit to ensure that...2020-12-231h 30The nth DimensionEp 33: Feminism in India with Japleen PasrichaIn this episode, we chat to Japleen Pasricha, the founder of Feminism in India, about the women's movement in India. We talk about her startup journey, violence against women, dismantling patriarchy and the rocky road to gender equality. 2020-12-101h 11The nth DimensionEp 32: Climate litigation - how courts can build political willWhen the Ontario government, led by Premier Doug Ford, reduced the province's carbon emission targets, seven young Ontarians took the Ford government to court. They are suing the government for weakening environmental standards and making them more vulnerable to sickness.This is one of many climate cases around the world, where people are increasingly taking their governments to ensure they are moving the needle on the climate instead of making empty promises to their votebanks to wield power.The Netherlands vs Urgenda was one such case that resulted in an unexpected victory. In a nutshell...2020-12-0254 minThe nth DimensionEp 31: Mainstream media and tech censorship of newsMainstream media such as CNN, MSNBC, and the New York Times have benefited from Trump's presidency and experienced higher profits in the past four years. In this episode, a Jacobin journalist and I talk about the increased polarization of mainstream media and how that is affecting a nuanced flow of ideas, while discussing the role of tech in censorship and creating echo chambers.2020-11-231h 23The nth DimensionEp. 30 - Pre-American-2020-election chat: Our friendly political analyst pounds the gavelDonald Trump or Joe Biden? Nasim tells us who he thinks is going to win, and why. Listen for more!2020-11-0147 min
The nth DimensionEp. 30 - Pre-American-2020-election chat: Our friendly political analyst pounds the gavelDonald Trump or Joe Biden? Nasim tells us who he thinks is going to win, and why. Listen for more!2020-11-0100 minThe nth DimensionEp. 29 - Why death penalty is not a solution for violence against women2020-10-2224 minThe nth DimensionEp. 29 - Why death penalty is not a solution for violence against women2020-10-2200 minThe nth DimensionEp. 28 - In conversation with Leah Gazan, MP Winnipeg Centre on locating the political will and UBI2020-09-0849 minThe nth DimensionEp. 28 - In conversation with Leah Gazan, MP Winnipeg Centre on locating the political will and UBI2020-09-0800 minThe nth DimensionEp. 27 - 2020 so far. COVID + Jefferey Epstein + UBIThought I'd do something different for this episode, so it's a Joe Rogan style episode with one of my favourite guests, Nasim, back on to discuss everything that's happened this year.2020-08-0200 minThe nth DimensionEp. 27 - 2020 so far. COVID + Jefferey Epstein + UBIThought I'd do something different for this episode, so it's a Joe Rogan style episode with one of my favourite guests, Nasim, back on to discuss everything that's happened this year.2020-08-021h 31The nth DimensionEp. 26 - Covid-19, #climatecrisis, Canada and UBI (duhh) with Alvin Tedjo2020-05-2053 minThe nth DimensionEp. 26 - Covid-19, #climatecrisis, Canada and UBI (duhh) with Alvin Tedjo2020-05-2000 minThe nth DimensionEp. 25 - Talking to Scott Santens - Will UBI help in mitigating the climate crisis?UBI is THE most talked about policy idea right now as a way to reform the creaky foundations of our global socio-economic systems that have plunged millions into financial vulnerability. While the pandemic will eventually end, what will pursue is the climate crisis. It will create much of the same chaos and disruptions except it will be widespread. There is a growing concern in BC, for example, that the drought in California is going to inflate food prices which imports about 70% of its produce from the US. It would be naive to say that UBI is the silver bullet to...2020-05-141h 09The nth DimensionEp. 25 - Will UBI help in mitigating the climate crisis?UBI is THE most talked about policy idea right now as a way to reform the creaky foundations of our global socio-economic systems that have plunged millions into financial vulnerability. While the pandemic will eventually end, what will pursue is the climate crisis. It will create much of the same chaos and disruptions except it will be widespread. There is a growing concern in BC, for example, that the drought in California is going to inflate food prices which imports about 70% of its produce from the US. It would be naive to say that UBI is the silver bullet to...2020-05-1400 minThe nth DimensionEp. 24 - Universal Basic Income in IndiaMost of the conversation about UBI globally happens in the context of more developed countries. How close is a country like India - eyeing to become the next superpower but still with millions in poverty - to implementing UBI. In conversation with Sarath Davala, the VP of the Basic Income Earth Network.2020-05-111h 08The nth DimensionEp. 24 - Universal Basic Income in IndiaMost of the conversation about UBI globally happens in the context of more developed countries. How close is a country like India - eyeing to become the next superpower but still with millions in poverty - to implementing UBI. In conversation with Sarath Davala, the VP of the Basic Income Earth Network.2020-05-1100 minThe nth DimensionEp. 23 - More UBI + Covid-19: What does it mean for young peopleYoung people are increasingly doing gig and contract work, which is often devoid of benefits and precarious. The job market is set to become even more precarious because of covid-19. How could an unconditional basic income help a generation of people entering an economy that is going to be more devastated than during the Great Depression? I talk to Floyd Marinescu, CEO of UBI Works.2020-05-0336 minThe nth DimensionEp. 23 - More UBI + Covid-19: What does it mean for young peopleYoung people are increasingly doing gig and contract work, which is often devoid of benefits and precarious. The job market is set to become even more precarious because of covid-19. How could an unconditional basic income help a generation of people entering an economy that is going to be more devastated than during the Great Depression? I talk to Floyd Marinescu, CEO of UBI Works.2020-05-0300 minThe nth DimensionEp. 22 - How COVID-19 has built a case for UBI2020-04-0800 minThe nth DimensionEp. 22 - How COVID-19 has built a case for UBI2020-04-0841 minThe nth DimensionEp. 21 - The Wet'suwet'en Solidarity Protests and Its Media Coverage2020-02-2536 minThe nth DimensionEp. 21 - The Wet'suwet'en Solidarity Protests and Its Media Coverage2020-02-2500 minThe nth DimensionEp. 20 - How to Talk About Faith Outside of Religion2020-02-1150 minThe nth DimensionEp. 20 - How to Talk About Faith Outside of Religion2020-02-1100 minThe nth DimensionEp. 19 - What policies does Canada have in place to manage the climate emergency?2020-01-2825 minThe nth DimensionEp. 19 - What policies does Canada have in place to manage the climate emergency?2020-01-2800 minThe nth DimensionEp. 18 - A lowdown on American politics and its relevance to us2020-01-2139 minThe nth DimensionEp. 18 - A lowdown on American politics and its relevance to us2020-01-2138 minThe nth DimensionEp. 17 - Illuminating poverty2020-01-0940 minThe nth DimensionEp. 17 - Illuminating poverty2020-01-0940 minThe nth DimensionEp. 16 - Let's talk about Big Tech!2019-12-2842 minThe nth DimensionEp. 16 - Let's talk about Big Tech!2019-12-2842 minThe nth DimensionEp. 15: What global protests tell us about the state of the world2019-12-1400 minThe nth DimensionEp. 15: What global protests tell us about the state of the world2019-12-1441 minThe nth DimensionEp. 14 - The Amazon rainforest is BEING burnt. Here's why2019-11-101h 04The nth DimensionEp. 14 - The Amazon rainforest is BEING burnt. Here's why2019-11-101h 03The nth DimensionEp. 13 - The act of borrowing sugar2019-09-2827 minThe nth DimensionEp. 13 - The act of borrowing sugar2019-09-2826 minThe nth DimensionEp. 12 - Conversations With My Father2019-08-3154 minThe nth DimensionEp. 12 - Conversations With My Father2019-08-3155 minThe nth DimensionEp. 11 - Being Queer and South Asian2019-08-2645 minThe nth DimensionEp. 11 - Being Queer and South Asian2019-08-2646 minThe nth DimensionEp. 10 - Power of everyday grassroots activism2019-08-1036 minThe nth DimensionEp. 10 - Power of everyday grassroots activism2019-08-1037 minThe nth DimensionEp. 9 - Feminism.2019-07-2836 minThe nth DimensionEp. 9 - Feminism.2019-07-2835 minThe nth DimensionEp. 8 - What's Up World? Saravana Bhavan owner's murder sentence, helping crying strangers and climate change (well of course!)2019-07-1929 minThe nth DimensionEp. 8 - What's Up World? Saravana Bhavan owner's murder sentence, helping crying strangers and climate change (well of course!)2019-07-1928 minThe nth DimensionEp. 7 - The Goodness and Badness of Human Beings2019-07-1555 minThe nth DimensionEp. 7 - The Goodness and Badness of Human Beings2019-07-1555 minThe nth DimensionEp. 6 - What's Up World? Our absurd place in the world, and how the rich can help slow climate change2019-07-1322 minThe nth DimensionEp. 6 - What's Up World? Our absurd place in the world, and how the rich can help slow climate change2019-07-1323 minThe nth DimensionEp. 5 - What's Up World? Climate change (and a whole lot of it)2019-07-0622 minThe nth DimensionEp. 5 - What's Up World? Climate change (and a whole lot of it)2019-07-0623 minThe nth DimensionEp. 4 - What's Up World? Baby India, 'Homeless' at McDonald's and the US migrant crisis2019-06-2928 minThe nth DimensionEp. 4 - What's Up World? Baby India, 'Homeless' at McDonald's and the US migrant crisis2019-06-2929 minThe nth DimensionEp. 3 - What's up World? Climate change, Trump's 16th sexual assault accusation and unique names2019-06-2222 minThe nth DimensionEp. 3 - What's up World? Climate change, Trump's 16th sexual assault accusation and unique names2019-06-2223 minThe nth DimensionEp. 2 - Capitalism and Climate Change2019-06-1842 minThe nth DimensionEp. 2 - Capitalism and Climate Change2019-06-1841 minThe nth DimensionEp. 1 - Race in Comedy2019-06-1140 minThe nth DimensionEp. 1 - Race in Comedy2019-06-1141 min