Can we build a world that works for everyone?

Short & Curly

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Philosophy, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Carl has shrunk Molly and set her up in a world built of LEGO. You'd think that would be a fun adventure, but not for Molly, who just doesn't fit in. We find out if it's possible to build a world that works for everyone.

Brains Trust: Somerset College, Queensland — Charlotte, Abhiraj, Magnus, Isabel, Sarah and Archie.

Guest: Simon Darcy, Professor of Social Inclusion at the University of Technology, Sydney.

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:05.0	Hello and today you're listening.
0:09.0	Short, you're listening to Short and Curly.
0:13.0	Yay! Short and Curly!
0:16.0	Curly, Curly, Curly, Curly, Curly, Curly, Curly, Curly, Curly.
0:20.0	Short and Curly.
0:23.0	Good morning world, it's gonna be a beautiful...
0:35.0	Wow, my bed feels really bumpy and hard.
0:41.0	Almost like I'm lying on a plastic rectangular block.
0:47.0	Why are the walls brightly colored bricks?
0:50.0	Is everything made of Lego?
0:54.0	What happened to my bedroom?
0:56.0	The desk chair is built out of black blocks.
0:58.0	The chest of drawers is made of little green blocks.
1:01.0	The windows are clear and plastic.
1:04.0	What is going on?
1:07.0	Good morning, Molly.
1:09.0	Who are you?
1:10.0	It's me, your friend Carl.
1:13.0	But you have a little yellow head and claw hands and...
1:17.0	You're a tiny Lego person.
1:19.0	Why are you a tiny Lego person?
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