EP035 THE UNFORTUNATE HANNAH HERBERT
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The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native rights, and how land can tie to identity. I also cover the culture clash between the Europeans and the indigenous aborigines. This episode then breaks and in part 2, it will cover more of the background of Empire in the Australia’s, the impact of liberalism and the difference in world views between the Europeans and the Aborigines, and the timeline leading to the early Victorian Era in the Australia’s.
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The complexity of ethnic identity in the UK.
The idea of conquest as a legitimate means of ownership
Indigenous rights as a concept
The culture clash between Europeans and the Aborigines at a high level
Terra Nulis and settlement.
To whom the law applies
The first steps to human rights
Break for end of part 1.
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The complexity of Empire, and the settler empire.
How common were empires?
Are people innately warlike and violent?
Is life important; the need for philosophy.
Is life important; what would God do, and does that make it ok?
Is life important; building a moral framework for atheists.
The worst pub bore ever – drunken philosophy.
The economic value of life.
If your people are starving, is it immoral not to invade another country?
The right to liberty and freedom to do what you want except when you can’t.
Heuristics, mental shortcuts, and cognitive biases; how bad decision making affects empires.
The power and danger of othering.
Look him in the eyes as he dies.
Gengis Khan, and how to turn genocides into hero worship.
The dangers of anarchy, law and order.
Some impacts of Empires; feeding the hungry, and killing other people.
Final thoughts.
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This show has
An outline of key concepts of energy sources and management.
The application of energy to useful tasks.
The early pioneers.
The great ripples of change.
Triumph of industry
Poverty in the midst of plenty.
Angry authors & a cultural shift.
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Roll up your shirt sleeves, push back your top hat, and throw open your coat tails. It’s time to grab a bottle of gin, and seek riches or ruin as you learn about the history of gin in the Victorian era. Truly the drink of Empire…..or your personal ruin.
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Summer heat wave is here, so it’s time for Fish & Chips. You love em. I love em. The Victorians invented them. Don’t scoff, instead join me for a gallop through the history of Victorian fish and chips. Learn why Dickens was the key as always, and how fish and chips fuelled the industrial revolution. Listen to one of Queen Victoria’s daily menu’s – not for the faint of heart or the approval of Prince Albert.
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