On Work: Working the Marathon

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On Work: Working the Marathon

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Sep 27, 2018

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You get it, it’s all about labour, we make today’s episode in one day, scripted, recorded and edited - straight from the Royal Geographic Society + 70 guests… we work for work! Wth Stella Creasy, Wilson Oryema, Nick Srnicek, Nanu Al-Hamad, Beatriz Colomina, and more.

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Sep 27, 2018

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On Work: Working the Marathon

On Work: Working the Marathon

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