WELCOME to the 5th episode of THE BROKEN NEWS PODCAST with Billi and Becca! They will be discussing the biggest and most eye-catching headlines from August 2021 which include the advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Incel Culture and the mass shooting in Plymouth and the introduction of the 4 day working week in Scotland.

You can find our headlines, recommendations, links and music mentioned in this episode below. Billi and Becca have also added links to important articles, activists and campaigns that they think deserve more attention.

Let us know what you think of this month's episode and if you have any ideas of stories we should cover for next month (September 2021). You can contact Billi and Becca on Twitter (@brokennewscast) and Instagram (@thebrokennewspodcast).

We hope you enjoy listening!

HEADLINES: POLICY : 4 Day Working Week in Scotland POLITICS: The Taliban's Advance in Afghanistan CULTURE: Incel Culture and the Plymouth Mass Shooting

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Positive News Magazine
• 9 to 5: The Story of a Movement (also available on Netflix)
• 9/11: Inside the President's War Room (stream on BBC Iplayer)
• Late Night Mash (available on Dave/UKtv)

LINKS mentioned in this episode:

• @Bushra_Ebadi
• @SecKermani
• @RoyaRahmani
• BBC Map: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57933979
• Taliban funding: https://theconversation.com/the-taliban-are-megarich-heres-where-they-get-the-money-they-use-to-wage-war-in-afghanistan-147411
• Afghan refugees: https://www.unrefugees.org.au/our-stories/unhcr-warns-afghanistan-s-conflict-taking-the-heaviest-toll-on-displaced-women-and-children/#:~:text=UNHCR%20warns%20Afghanistan%E2%80%99s%20conflict%20taking%20the%20heaviest%20toll,the%20end%20of%20May%20are%20women%20and%20children.
• https://www.4dayweek.co.uk/
• https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/reclaim-the-internet
• https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/13/plymouth-shootings-may-be-a-sign-the-incel-culture-is-spreading