{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Other Life","title":"Other Life #5 - Dan Goss and Rosie Hiscock","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5930,"description":"Dan Goss is a happy revolutionary. Unlike me Dan actually works hard on many active political campaigns. We first met through Plan C. Although Dan is a very committed and serious organizer, he's also very based and reflective and funny, too, which is why I asked him to do a podcast. We are joined by Rosie Hiscock, who is a working actress and musician. We recorded this podcast in Dan's home in London.\n \nNotes with timestamps:\nhow to shut down a coal mine in South Wales (1:56)\nactivist guilt, and work guilt, and why they're fucked up (7:50)\ndoing direct action just for fun (9:05)\nhonesty as the only radical political obligation (9:40)\ndon't be insecure about seeming selfish (13:00)\ndon't do stupid activist shit if you don't honestly believe it's going to make revolution (15:00)\nwhy I like Plan C (15:30)\nDan is against altruism and selfishness (15:50)\nWhat if the joy of our relationships was the only thing? (18:15)\ndon't care what some random activist group thinks (18:50)\nmaybe we need a cult with no leader (24:30)\nhow does one become ungovernable? (34:20)\nacting and performance as a political skill (37:25)\nThe power of self-observance (38:00)\nRosie teaches us the Alexander Technique (39:00)\nthe political significance of a slouching posture (41:40)\nresentment and conservatism (52:30)\nhow is Dan so happy all the time? (55:00)\non becoming revolutionary or hating yourself (63:00)\nhow the fear of being offensive turns people off to politics (74:30)\nthe idiotic performances of activism (75:00)\nrefuse anything that does not feel like the liberation of your soul (76:20)\nradical politics is learning how to live (83:00)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BZcuiSRr4bH_GmK2Yf2ejTUwE_7qZeLoFy1J8IYgIS0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0MDg1LzE2ODgw/NTE4MjMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}