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Welcome to Fields and Feasts!This is a podcast all about food, farming, and all the strange, wonderful nonsense humans have invented around both. From ancient harvest rituals and weird rural superstitions to forgotten recipes, dodgy old traditions, and the people still keeping them alive, we dig into the stories hiding behind what ends up on your plate.Hosted by Miranda Webster, agricultural recruiter by day and a self proclaimed culinary chaos gremlin and Matt Hardy your friendly neighbourhood agronomist, you can expect folklore, food history, and modern farming life, served with a healthy ...

The motivating idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) is radically simple: give people cash and let them do whatever they want with it. But does this simple idea have the potential to radically transform our society? This book provides the average citizen with all the information they need to understand current debates about the UBI. It recounts the history of the idea, from its origins in the writings of eighteenth century radical intellectuals to contemporary discussions centered on unemployment caused by technological advances such as artificial intelligence.