On today’s show:
0:08 – FUND DRIVE SPECIAL
0:17 – Vice News Correspondent Matthew Cassel speaks with us from Kyiv, Ukraine, to describe how he has seen Ukrainians work together to keep each other safe and to build neighborhood-level militant blockades as Russian forces encroach on the capital city. Follow his on-the-ground coverage on Twitter or Instagram @MatthewCassel.
0:36 – British Petroleum, Shell, and others have announced plans to disinvest from their roles with Russian oil and gas. Antonia Juhasz (@AntoniaJuhasz) joins us to describe the effect on the oil industry of the war in Ukraine.
FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $150 and receive a copy of Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention—And How to Think Deeply Again
1:08 – We spend the second hour with Johann Hari (@johannhari101) about his new book Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention—And How to Think Deeply Again. He explores how our minds have been negatively impacted by technology, and what we can do to create freedom from it.