In today's episode I interview Femi Oluwole! Femi is a British political activist and one of the most prominent voices in the anti-Brexit movement. He co-founded the group Our Future Our Choice (OFOC), which aimed to mobilize young people against Brexit, advocating for a second referendum on the UK's membership in the European Union. He's also a unique individual in that he straddles both traditional and social media in spreading awareness about Brexit, as well as conducting debates. I really enjoyed this interview and hope you will too!
00:00:00 Intro 00:01:29 Podcast begins with me mumbling 00:01:39 How would Femi describe what he does? 00:01:59 Femi's journey to political activism 00:04:40 Femi's experience of the Brexit vote result 00:07:24 Our Future Our Choice 00:09:17 How has Brexit damaged the UK? 00:12:27 How to avoid echo chambers 00:16:29 Do the Tories believe their own rhetoric? 00:21:09 What informs Femi's values? 00:23:09 What defines 'Good' to Femi? 00:27:47 What forms of online activism are most effective? 00:30:49 How can the left combat outrage content? 00:36:29 What politicians do Femi like? 00:38:49 Alternative Voting Referendum 00:39:53 How do comment sections differ on different platforms? 00:47:16 How does Femi deal with online racism and vitriol? 00:49:04 Removing anger as TV prep 00:50:34 Is sunlight the best disinfectant? 00:52:33 How does one develop cool-headedness in debates? 00:55:31 What other changes would Femi like to see in UK politics? 00:58:37 What ways would Femi like people to engage with politics? 01:02:24 Is Just Stop Oil ineffective activism? 01:05:18 What is a message that Femi would like everyone to know? 01:07:29 What do those disenchanted with politics need to reengage? 01:12:09 How can one educate themselves in Politics? 01:15:37 A really good Reality TV idea 01:16:34 For some reason I start talking about edibles 01:20:29 How can people support Femi? 01:21:59 Closing thoughts on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
For all of Femi's stuff: https://www.instagram.com/femi_sorry/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/@Femi_Sorry https://www.patreon.com/femi_Sorry https://www.tiktok.com/@femi_sorry?lang=en https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry
For my stuff: https://www.instagram.com/jack.lawro/ for IG https://www.tiktok.com/@jack.lawrofor TikTok https://www.Jacklawrence.net for my website
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