14 - Linsey McGoey's Philanthrocapitalism and its Critics
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In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss examine the concept of 'philanthrocapitalism' by considering a sociological critique of it by Linsey McGoey. Philanthrocapitalism is a portmanteau of philanthropy and capitalism and it describes how the these two phenomena are thought to be increasingly linked to good effect in the contemporary era. McGoey provides us with an interesting way to understand what is or is not novel about philanthrocapitalism and what about philanthrocapitalism we should be concerned about. At one point in the episode, Eric disses Batman for not doing enough to address the issue of fair taxation in Gotham. Music and sound effects for this episode come from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks include: https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/ https://freesound.org/people/plasterbrain/sounds/273159/ https://freesound.org/people/funnyman850/sounds/194812/ https://freesound.org/people/colorsCrimsonTears/sounds/562296/ https://freesound.org/people/JPMusic82/sounds/415511/
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