{"id":46231,"date":"2020-10-28T15:56:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T05:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=46231"},"modified":"2020-10-28T15:56:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T05:56:27","slug":"politics-in-a-podcast-fiscal-statements-and-the-pandemic-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=46231","title":{"rendered":"Politics in a Podcast &#8211; fiscal statements and the pandemic future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s Wednesday and just a few things today while I attend to other things (writing, meetings, etc). I will have an interesting announcement to make in a few weeks (around then) about a project I am working on that I hope have wide interest. Today, we have a podcast I recorded a few weeks ago with the Politics in the Pub, Newcastle group &#8211; now, in this coronavirus era being rebadged and reformatted as Politics in a Podcast. And then we celebrate a great musician who died last week but left some memorable songs for us to take into the future.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Politics in a Podcast<\/h2>\n<p>A few weeks ago, I did a podcast for the group that has organised &#8216;Politics in the Pub, Newcastle&#8217;, which is a monthly event where a speaker(s) address a topic of public interest in a local Newcastle hotel and answer questions from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>It is meant to be an educative engagement with the interested public.<\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus has halted all events like that and so the organisers have done a deal with my university to run a series of interviews with special guest(s) each month on issues that impact on the political debate.<\/p>\n<p>The latest edition, published today (October 28, 2020) features yours truly and discusses the recent fiscal statement from the federal government from an Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) perspective.<\/p>\n<p>While it is focused on Australian specifics, the principles outlined and form of analysis is universal.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the convenor Peter Hooker for organising this and producing the show.<\/p>\n<p>It runs for 39:46 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/peter-hooker\/embed\/episodes\/Politics-in-a-podcast-2-el4r7d\/a-a37f3a5\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Music &#8211; Spencer Davis<\/h2>\n<p>On October 19, 2020, at the age of 81 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spencer_Davis\">Spencer Davis<\/a> died in California.<\/p>\n<p>He was of Welsh origin and started out as a skiffle, jazz and blues musician in the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>I first really was attracted to the &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Spencer_Davis_Group\">Spencer Davis Group<\/a> &#8211; as a young teenager when I obtained the singles:<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gimme_Some_Lovin%27\">Gimme Some Lovin&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; written by Stevie Winwood, Muff Winwood and Spencer Davis, released in late 1966.<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I%27m_a_Man_(The_Spencer_Davis_Group_song)\">I&#8217;m a Man<\/a> &#8211; written by Stevie Winwood and Jimmy Miller and released in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>These were great examples of the British beat era and were in sharp contrast to the sugary stuff that The Beatles were putting out (sorry I was never a fan).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Winwood\">Stevie Winwood<\/a> &#8211; playing the Hammond organ was one of the best sounds of my youth &#8211; which culminated in my aesthetic sense when he jammed with Jimi Hendrix at the Electric Ladyland Studio in New York on the extended version of Voodoo Child &#8211; that is a magical track.<\/p>\n<p>Once he left the band, I lost interest and they disbanded a couple of years later.<\/p>\n<p>My focus then shifted to &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traffic_(band)\">Traffic<\/a> &#8211; which Stevie Winwood started with his brother and others.<\/p>\n<p>In some of the bands I have played in over the years, we have dome covers of I&#8217;m a Man &#8211; one of the great songs of the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Here it is &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/POCUgBSVENQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>There was also a 1969 cover by the &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_(band)\">Chicago Transit Authority<\/a> &#8211; which is worth listening to. A tougher guitar sound.<\/p>\n<p>RIP SD.<\/p>\n<p>That is enough for today!<\/p>\n<p>(c) Copyright 2020 William Mitchell. All Rights Reserved.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Wednesday and just a few things today while I attend to other things (writing, meetings, etc). I will have an interesting announcement to make in a few weeks (around then) about a project I am working on that I hope have wide interest. 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