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Oct 2018
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#050 Systems Of The Damned (with Charles...

Russell Brand
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On today's episode of Under The Skin I'm joined by author Charles Eisenstein to discuss alternative economic systems, find out what's wrong with the current climate change narrative and how we can actually change the world, challenge the powerful and empower the powerless.

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