SIM Ep 951 Chops 291: Jenny Kleeman knows The Price of Life

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Journalist, broadcaster, documentary-maker, author and Mickey mind-blower is back on the podcast to chat about her incredible new book, The Price of Life: In Search of What We’re Worth and Who Decides. It’s a fascinating and brutal investigation into who puts a price on our heads – because we all have not just one, but several, depending on the situation. Jenny’s met with a hitman, people who’ve faked their own death, modern-day slaves, the makers of F-35 fighter jets, scientists, effective altruists, parents whose children have died in terrorist attacks, kidnap victims and, for a frankly wild final chapter, an American funeral parlour owner and body broker to find out what we’re worth, dead or alive. And now she’s chatting to our Mick about all of the above, whether cold calculations are the way to measure a life, and how she still has a deep faith in the good of humanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you could get rid of everything bad about banks and build one from scratch,
0:04.3	you'd build a different kind of bank.
0:06.4	One that has actual people you can talk to 24-7, not robots,
0:11.2	doesn't invest in fossil fuels,
0:13.2	charges no extra fees for spending abroad,
0:15.7	and definitely doesn't close before you finish work.
0:18.2	You'd build tools to help manage bills,
0:20.5	teach kids good money habits,
0:22.3	and give interest on personal and joint accounts.
0:25.8	So what would that look like?
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0:31.2	This episode is brought to you by Cracken.
0:33.0	Crippo is like the financial system, but different.
0:37.0	It doesn't care where you come from, what you look like,
0:40.0	your credit score, or your outrageous food delivery habits.
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0:48.0	Visit Krakkin.com slash see what crypto can be.
0:51.9	To learn more, don't invest invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.
0:56.0	This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Standard issue for all women.
1:04.0	Hello, Standard Issue for all women.
1:14.0	Hello, hello and welcome to this week Sunday Chops.
1:18.0	It's Mickey this week with an interview I am properly excited about.
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