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You’ve heard about it, but do you really know it? In 3 minutes, we help you understand the true meaning behind the trends, concepts and acronyms that are making headlines. After listening, you will really know for sure.
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Sep 22, 2021 • 5min
What is last chance tourism?
What is last chance tourism? Thanks for asking! Last chance tourism is a travel trend whereby tourists increasingly seek to experience the world’s most endangered sites before they vanish or are irrevocably transformed, according to the definition given by the Current Issues in Tourism magazine. Last chance tourism is also sometimes referred to as doomsday tourism. The term was first coined in the early 2010s in Britain, before catching on in other countries.What kind of endangered sites are we talking about? One would think an influx of tourists will only contribute to these sites’ deterioration. Is that the case? What can we do to put an end to last-chance tourism? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is toxic positivity?What is World Cleanup Day?What is the #QuitMyJob trend?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 20, 2021 • 4min
What is toxic positivity?
What is toxic positivity? Thanks for asking!“Good vibes only”, “everything happens for a reason”, “When life gives you lemons.”...You’ve almost certainly been told these mantras at some point in your life, whether in a professional or personal context. Toxic positivity is a belief that people should maintain a positive mindset no matter how difficult their situation is.Though they might seem comforting and well-intentioned, experts have suggested forcing positivity may actually do more harm than good to a person facing a difficult situation.Why doesn't this kind of positivity work? What can you do to avoid toxic positivity? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is a Tiny House?What is tokenism?What is squirting?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 2021 • 5min
[RERUN] What is 5G?
What is 5G? Thanks for asking!On Tuesday 14 September, Apple presented its new iPhone 13. With the 5G, the American company has boosted its iPhone sales. 5G is the fifth and newest generation of mobile connectivity. Its commercial rollout has already begun, with the four major US carriers having begun deployment in 2019. The GSMA estimates that 5G will account for 20% of all global connections by 2025. What’s more, this technological advance is at the heart of many economic and geopolitical issues. But associations and researchers have also warned on the potential risks 5G represents to health and the environment.So what more will we be able to do with 5G that we can’t now? What about the planet? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is tokenism?What is the 9/11 Museum?What is squirting?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 2021 • 5min
What is World Cleanup Day?
What is World Cleanup Day? Thanks for asking! World Cleanup Day is held annually on the third Saturday of September all over the world. This year it falls today, on September 18th. The global initiative was launched by the Let’s Do It Foundation, a nonprofit association, and the aim is to combat pollution through community clean-ups. Created in 2008 in Estonia, the association is a certified member of the UN Environment Programme.But why Estonia? What does a community clean-up mean? What kind of waste are we talking about? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the #QuitMyJob trend?What is a Tiny House?What is tokenism?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 2021 • 4min
What is the #QuitMyJob trend?
What is the #QuitMyJob trend? Thanks for asking!This hashtag went viral on TikTok during the summer. On social media, thousands of web users used the hashtag QuitMyJob to hand in their resignation directly on the Internet. For starters, to give their notice in style. But more importantly, to call their employers out for unacceptable behaviour. American Shana Blackwell, is seen as having started the QuitMyJob trend. In autumn 2020, she made the following announcement over her Walmart store’s PA system.Hold on, why would anyone want to do that? Can employees get in trouble for making allegations against their employers online? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is a Tiny House?What is tokenism?What is squirting?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 2021 • 4min
What is a Tiny House?
What is a Tiny House? Thanks for asking!You may have spotted one in a park, at the edge of the woods, or in a parking lot in the middle of the countryside. Tiny houses on wheels or up on a trailer have been springing up like mushrooms for a number of years. The tiny-house trend is a social and architectural movement that demonstrates a desire to return to simplicity by downsizing living spaces.Where does this idea come from? But what are the perks of going tiny? How do you move into a Tiny House? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is tokenism?What is squirting?What are Fan Tokens?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 2021 • 4min
What is tokenism?
What is tokenism? Thanks for asking! Have you ever got the feeling a company or organisation is preaching equality, but it all feels a bit fake? Well, you may be witnessing what’s known as tokenism.It’s a societal practice which is designed to prevent accusations of discrimination. It involves recruiting members of underrepresented groups to give an impression of equality. But more often than not, it’s easy to see through the facade.Isn’t it a good thing to make minorities more visible? Which groups of people have been made into tokens in the past? What can society do better to address tokenism? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is squirting?What are Fan Tokens?What is terraforming?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 2021 • 5min
[RERUN] What is Operation London Bridge?
What is Operation London Bridge? Thanks for asking! This meticulous plan had remained largely secret until now. All the details of this dreaded moment have just been leaked to a British media. Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the United Kingdom and Commonwealth since February 6th 1952, longer than any other British monarch. Believe it or not, extensive protocol is already in place for the day when the Queen passes away. Plans known as Operation London Bridge were first made in the 1960s and are updated regularly.Who will be the first to hear the news? How quickly will the rest of us find out? What are the practical arrangements for Operation London Bridge? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What are Fan Tokens?What is terraforming?What is a deepfake?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 2021 • 5min
What is the 9/11 Museum?
What is the 9/11 Museum? Thanks for asking!It’s been twenty years since the 9/11 attacks which shocked the entire world, killing 2977 people. As part of the commemorations, President Biden is due to visit the three plane crash sites in New York City, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. Part of the memorial at Ground Zero in New York includes the 9/11 Museum, which was inaugurated in May 2014 by then President Barack Obama. Its construction cost over $700M, and its aim is to ensure we and future generations never forget that fateful morning, all the while sending a message of hope, resilience and unity. Of course, it’s important to remember such historical tragedies and learn from them, but the museum has not been without its critics since day one.What’s it like inside the museum? It sounds very moving but what is the controversy about? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is squirting?What are Fan Tokens?What is terraforming?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 9, 2021 • 4min
What is squirting?
What is squirting? Thanks for asking!OK, so from their teenage years onwards most men get used to fluid shooting out of their genitals on a regular basis. But female ejaculation is a thing too, and it’s known colloquially as squirting.Most often, it’s when a woman expels fluid from the vulva either before or during an orgasm. It’s generally seen as a pleasurable sensation, even when it doesn’t happen at the same time as a climax.The terms squirting and female ejaculation are commonly used interchangeably, but some researchers have suggested they are two distinct phenomena.So squirting actually exists outside the world of porn? What is this mysterious fluid that comes out then? What are the secrets to making a woman squirt? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What are Fan Tokens?What is terraforming?What is a deepfake?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


