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Unjunked By Design - Fighting Built-in Obsolescence - Conversation with Kevin O'Reilly

Unjunked By Design - Fighting Built-in Obsolescence - Conversation with Kevin O'Reilly

FromThe Multi-Hazards Podcast


Unjunked By Design - Fighting Built-in Obsolescence - Conversation with Kevin O'Reilly

FromThe Multi-Hazards Podcast

ratings:
Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Do products that soon break and cannot be repaired pose a hazard? And aren't we all fed up with paying for new technology every couple years? Having no right to own outright or repair the things we buy? Kevin O'Reilly is our featured Multi-Hazards guest today, Advocate with US PIRG's Right to Repair Campaign. Our conversation covers the right to repair our phones, computers and the other technology we own. Yes, the environment cannot handle more junk! Join us for this inspiring episode! Check out Kevin's article at https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/introducing-junked-design PS - Kevin O'Reilly's Bio & the disclaimer are read out at the end of the episode.
Released:
Jan 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (92)

Multi-Hazards . . . all about protecting communities. Climate change, extreme weather, (un)natural disasters, pandemics, systemic racism, neocolonialism, neoliberalism, poisonous political trends, etc. These pose a threat to human societies and the natural world. This is a podcast about disasters suffered or averted, with issues facing experts in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, anti-racism and many other important topics. It's for anyone interested in protecting your communities, families, your livelihoods or businesses, especially those suffering from this global system that makes many people even more vulnerable. Tune in as we seek solutions to potential risks and also the domino or cascading effects when they overlap and slam into each other. With many, many wonderful, knowledgeable guests and host, Vin Nelsen . . .