Mike and Jon follow up on the cost of cabs and Ryanair flights, and make corrections about car ownership and New York hurricanes. They also talk about the Economist Newspaper’s odd practice of collective authorship, and why we trust certain media sources sources. After this they explain the Catalan independence movement and have a discussion on various secession movements and the future of the European Union more broadly.
Listen to this Episode and Learn:
The origins of the Economist Newspaper
Our thoughts on trust of the media
The forces driving the Catalan independence movement
Our thoughts on secessionists, nationalism, and self determination
Mentioned in the Episode:
Ryanair: 10 euro flights between the UK and Ireland
New England hurricane killed 60 people
Why Economist Authors aren’t listed
Economist founded September 1843 - to fight corn laws among other things
Galencia and basque independent movements
Scottish independence referendum
Catalonia’s referendum - October 2017 - 92% for 8% against
2016 US Election - 58% of eligible voters turned out
Correction: Catalonia accounts for 20% of Spanish GDP
Population of Catalonia is 7.5 million > Ireland (4.7M) or Denmark (5.7M)
Correction: Naples is Italy’s 3rd largest city
IRA - Irish Republican Army not to be confused with NRA - National Rifle Association
Peruvian ethnic and linguistic diversity
Esperonto - the second language of the world