Ethical Lifestyle Podcast

KERRY: Hi, I'm Kerry, welcome to my ethical lifestyle podcast. I don't have what you would call ‘qualifications' in ethical issues but then neither does Bono and people seem to pay attention to him, no matter how bad his albums are getting. At least a podcast isn't made of plastic like a U2 CD is. Besides a degree is only a piece of paper from some university and that would just be increasing my carbon footprint, so it's more ethical not to have one. (BEAT) First up, Sally has asked me a question.

SALLY: Hi Kerry, my 5 year old son loves running round the garden with his arms stretched out making NYEEEEEOOOOWWW!! aeroplane noises. With all the recent fuss about the impact flying has on the environment, I wondered what I should do.

KERRY: Well Sally, as with real aeroplanes, whenever he does this you could try carbon offsetting, perhaps by planting a bonsai tree? As a more ethical alternative to playing aeroplanes, you could also persuade him to do some of his trips round the garden making train or even bicycle noises instead. (PAUSE) Dave has sent me a suggestion for decreasing our carbon footprints.

DAVE: Sometimes at work, I need to print things out, so my tip is to always print in colour as black ink has a lot more carbon in it than coloured ink does.

KERRY: That's a great suggestion Dave, keep sending them in and together we can save this fragile little planet. (PAUSE) Today's ethical consumer product review is for a new lip balm. Although it comes from China, the man selling it said that transporting it is carbon neutral because it's carried here by birds that are migrating anyway and he also said that it was Fair Trade. Apparently they hadn't put a fair trade label on it as they didn't want to use the extra paper to make the label - which is another good ethical point and the balm makes my lips feel great! (BEAT) Unfortunately, one of the ingredients is ground-up baby panda but it's so hard to be a completely one hundred per cent ethical shopper these days, isn't it? Overall, 4 stars out of 5. (PAUSE) There's just time for the top 3 environmentally friendly songs as emailed in by Laura.

LAURA:Hi Kerry, my top 3 ethically conscious songs are Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell because of its obvious ethical standpoint. And also Big Yellow Taxi by Bob Dylan and Big Yellow Taxi by Amy Grant as this represents good use of recycling.

KERRY:Great choices Laura, thanks! Well, that's all from today's podcast, see you next time!

It's a good idea, but your use of language seems didactic. You seem to be over empahsising and over explaining, it kinda ruins the flow.

Also there's no real concluison.

Could be great.

The idea that a child pretending to be a plane concerns a parent re: effect on environment is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Possibly the best idea I've read on here for ages. That gem alone is worth the sketch - personally I'd shift it to the end as it is the high point - nice recycling gag re: songs too.

Thank you! It was basically written round that gag. I think you're right about moving it to the end. I'll have a play about with it or maybe just take that gag into something else. Cheers.

Quote: Morrace @ July 17 2008, 11:53 AM BST

It's what is known as SATIRE. The piece is actually satirising the many DIDACTIC, over emphasising, over explaining programmes/'commercials' put out by the S.U.V-driving ‘carbon footprint' brigade.

And as for "there's no real conclusion" - I think that "Well, that's all from today's podcast, see you next time!" MIGHT do the trick.

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Sigh, I meant the use of prose was didactic. The way it came over to the reader. With satire, one of the easiest mistakes is to become what you mock (see Police Academy Films).

These adverts are usually didactic in a very spoecific chummy/scientific/patronising way.

I felt that in this case, it was didactic in an over explaining manner.

It's these subtle measures that amke all the difference.

I'm afraid I have to take the opening for a cheap gag you offer up.

You sound like people come over you alot, and you pay for it.

Neither satiric nor subtle.

Quote: sootyj @ July 21 2008, 12:46 PM BST

You sound like people come over you alot, and you pay for it.

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I'm not into bukkake. Even if I were, I wouldn't pay for it.

Sometimes this forum makes me feel really thick. [scans dictionary for 'didactic']

update: "A good example of didactism in music is the chant Ut queant laxis, which was used by Guido of Arezzo to teach solfege syllables."

Right.

Quote: Perry Nium @ July 24 2008, 11:18 PM BST

Sometimes this forum makes me feel really thick. [scans dictionary for 'didactic']

update: "A good example of didactism in music is the chant Ut queant laxis, which was used by Guido of Arezzo to teach solfege syllables."

Right.

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Not THE Guido of Arezzo, surely? It's a f**kin' small world innit?

Quote: Perry Nium @ July 24 2008, 11:18 PM BST

Sometimes this forum makes me feel really thick. [scans dictionary for 'didactic']

update: "A good example of didactism in music is the chant Ut queant laxis, which was used by Guido of Arezzo to teach solfege syllables."

Right.

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Usually form auto--didact, meaning a stern teacher.

Generally means a stern, repetative, means of communication.

I learnt that from Shock Video.

Ain't I a perverse stinker!