Presented by Matt Barr, Looking Sideways is a podcast about the best stories in skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, and other related endeavours. www.weareloo...
“Well, I think the simple answer, and nothing here is simple, is that capitalism dies with its mistakes.” - John Elkington, Founder, VolansPatagonia’s September 2022 decisions to make ‘Earth’ the company’s only shareholder was huge news, particularly in the worlds of climate activism, business, philanthropy, the outdoors, and action sports. And at the heart of this decision, as the company made clear at the time, was a desire to shake up the capitalist and democratic status quo. What does this actually look like? Is The Announcement really at the vanguard of a ‘different form of capitalism’? And where does it fit into the ongoing story of ‘business for good’, a story that has been unfolding for the last 50 years?For bonus and behind-the-scenes material, click here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wearelookingsideways.com/subscribe
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The Announcement Episode 2: Scrutiny
“Whenever anybody with that level of wealth and power moves money into an opaque system, we should wave our red democracy flag, and say, ‘However virtuous they may be, we want to hold you to a higher standard’." Patagonia’s September 2022 decisions to make ‘Earth’ the company’s only shareholder made headlines around the world.So perhaps understandably, it wasn’t long before commentators began to scrutinise the details of the announcement. Was it all just an elaborate tax dodge? What are the ethical implications of billionaire philanthropy on this scale? And where does The Announcement sit within the context of the long history of corporate philanthropy? The Announcement is a new three-part podcast documentary series from Looking Sideways, hosted by Matt Barr.Episode 3 will be released on Monday January 27th. For bonus and behind-the-scenes material, click here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wearelookingsideways.com/subscribe
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The Announcement Episode 1: Decision
“Going purpose, not going public.”Patagonia’s September 2022 decisions to make ‘Earth’ the company’s only shareholder was huge news, particularly in the worlds of climate activism, business, philanthropy, the outdoors, and action sports.Here was the most influential company in the outdoor world, and one of the most influential businesses on the planet per se, relinquishing control of their profits for the greater good.But … what did this actually mean? Why did the company do it? How was the decision made? Who was involved?And is this really a critical moment in the history of capitalism, as Patagonia believe?The Announcement is a new three-part podcast documentary series from Looking Sideways, hosted by Matt Barr.Episode 2 will be released on Monday January 20th.For bonus and behind-the-scenes material, click here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wearelookingsideways.com/subscribe
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Introducing The Announcement
"Earth is our only shareholder.”In September 2022, Patagonia's billionaire owner Yvon Chouinard relinquished control and made 'earth' the company's only shareholder.But … what did this actually mean? Why did he do it? What about the scrutiny the company received? And is this really a critical moment in the history of capitalism, as Patagonia believe?The Announcement is a new three-part podcast documentary series from Looking Sideways, hosted by Matt Barr.This is a story about legacy, purpose, what we leave behind, and courageous people doing things differently.It’s about capitalism, democracy, the movement of money, and the history of giving it away.Above all, it’s about the power of symbolism, and the importance of storytelling when it comes to helping us get our heads around something as vast and conceptual as the climate crisis, and our own role in it.Episode 1 will be released on Monday January 13th. Find out more here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wearelookingsideways.com/subscribe
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Episode 244: Tim & Gendle - Festive Special!
Use LOOKINGSIDEWAYS massive discounts on ski and snowboard hire from my friends at Intersport Rent. --Ah, Christmas. A time of friends, family and tradition - which in Looking Sideways world means the much loved Festive Special with my close pals and stalwart podcast supporters Tim and Gendle! If you’re new here (and many thousands of you subscribed anew this year), I’ve known Tim Warwood and Adam Gendle, two incredibly funny and talented broadcasters, commentators, TV presenters, directors and all round media polymaths, for coming up to three decades now. We met through the extremely tightknit British snowboarding community, and spent a very fortunate decade snowboarding and travelling the world together. It was a wondrous run that forged bonds to last a lifetime. So when I launched Looking Sideways back in 2017, I invited the boys on to record a freewheeling special to mark the festive season. That episode was so well received that it soon evolved into something of a Christmas Looking Sideways tradition: all of which means that we are back once with our very own addition to the Christmas canon (even if, this year, we managed not to get blind drunk while recording this one). Apart from that, it was the usual story - our highlights of the year, our hopes for 2025, the usual quiz (spoiler alert: I lost yet again), and a freewheeling catch up for our annual Yuletide review.As ever, wherever you’re listening to this, grab a festive drink and a mince pie, don the Santa hat, and join us as we wax festive for a couple of hours. I’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy another brilliant Looking Sideways year, so huge thanks for listening and supporting what I do. I’ll be back refreshed, rested and ready to go once again in 2025 - in the meantime, have a brilliant break 🎄--To find out more about what I do, you can sign up as a subscriber to my Substack newsletter here. There's a brilliant community and much more than just the podcasts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wearelookingsideways.com/subscribe
Presented by Matt Barr, Looking Sideways is a podcast about the best stories in skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, and other related endeavours. www.wearelookingsideways.com
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