Hi folks,
I have a number of interviews on file I am working through. Here is number two with the wonderful Kate Mason from
, a woman of deep integrity who upon losing her job due to the Covid mandates did a deep dive into the new philanthro-capitalism and commodification of, well, life. Every last bit of it. This is an important episode looking at the fourth industrial revolution in the Australian context. It was recorded in November 2024 and only touches the surface of the vast ocean of material on this topic. We are planning to do a second interview concentrating on how philanthrocapitalism changes the social contract. Please check out Kate’s work and the many links at the bottom of the show notes.You can listen on Podbean and Apple podcasts as well as here on Substack.
Petra
Episode 2: Exploring Social Impact Bonds, Managed Retreat, and the Commodification of Nature with Kate Mason
In this episode of the Veritas Podcast, host Dr. Petra Bueskens welcomes Kate Mason to explore intricate topics like social impact bonds, managed retreat policies, and the commodification of nature and privacy. The conversation delves into the philosophy and repercussions of current political and cultural shifts, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kate Mason, with a background in social ecology and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, highlights the transformation of the welfare industry and the rise of philanthropic capitalism. She explains how private interests now fund interventions in vulnerable populations, which leads to extensive data surveillance. They further discuss the impending preemptive relocations due to climate change modeling and how ecosystems are being quantified for financial markets. The episode underscores a critical look at how the operationalization of these policies is often underreported and misunderstood, urging listeners to question and critically analyze these sweeping changes.
00:00 Introduction to the Veritas Podcast
01:12 Meet Kate: A Journey Through Social Ecology and Psychotherapy
02:59 The Impact of COVID Mandates on Welfare Work
05:47 The Rise of Mental Health Pathologization
10:18 The Social and Psychological Impact of COVID Policies
37:44 Exploring Social Impact Bonds and Welfare Privatization
52:21 Japan's Surveillance Program
53:13 Parenting and Government Intervention
53:45 Therapeutic Approaches in Welfare
55:08 Social Media and Surveillance
56:05 Telehealth and Digital Revolution
56:45 Social Impact Bonds and Democracy
58:35 Global Influence on Local Policies
01:01:40 Commodification of Nature
01:10:00 Managed Retreat and Climate Change
01:26:20 Insurance and Private Property
01:34:44 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Links
Kate's Substack can be found here: https://kate739.substack.com/
Taschi talks- https://rumble.com/c/taschitalks
Japan 5.0 ‘Moonshot Goals’: https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/moonshot/target_en.html
Kate discussed Goal 9 concerning the use of surveillance robots in the home to ‘stop child abuse’. This is described as: ‘Breaking the intergenerational chain of child maltreatment through revolutionary diagnostics and positive intervention’.
Social Impact Bonds
Kate Mason articles: https://www.katemasonresearch.com.au/social-impact-bonds
Taschi Sidford & Kate Mason, ‘Social Impact investing episode 2 - Humans as a commodity to be fixed’, September 18, 2023.
Kate Mason, 'Social Impact bonds explained "Profiting from human suffering"', YouTube, August 20, 2023.
Kate Mason, 'Who knows best about your children's "Wellbeing"? According to Governments, They Do', May 20, 2024.
Kate Mason, 'What's with Treasurer Chalmer's "Wellbeing" obsession? Focus on Schools', May 7, 2024.
Philanthrocapitalism
https://www.paulramsayfoundation.org.au/
Mathew Bishop & Michael Green (foreword by Bill Clinton), Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World, Bloomsbury, 2010.
Vandana Shiva (editor), Gates to a Global Empire: Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy, Synergetic Press, 2022.
Mark Goodwin and Whitney Webb, 'Tokenized, Inc: BlackRock’s Plan To Own The Fractionalized World', Unlimited Hangout, February 8, 2024.
'Ecosystem services'
Kate Mason, ‘Corporates owning the rights to the air we breathe? Natural Asset Companies explored’, YouTube, November 21, 2023.
https://www.csiro.au/en/research/natural-environment/natural-resources/natural-capital-accounting
https://www.csiro.au/en/research/natural-environment/ecosystems?start=0&count=12
Green and blue 'infrastructure' (formerly known as nature)
https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/listing/newsletter/pathway-infrastructure-resilience
'Managed retreat'
UN Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). https://www.undrr.org/
NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022 No 80. https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2022-080#statusinformation
Kate Mason, 'Managed Retreat NSW Australia: NSW State Disaster Mitigation Plan', Substack, February 24, 2024.
Kate Mason, ‘6 Cities Plan, WEF, Rockefeller and Managed Retreat NSW Australia From Blue Mountains to Wollongong and up to Newcastle (and everywhere in between)’, Substack, March 1, 2024.
Kate Mason, ‘Managed Retreat New Zealand: Shhhh....be careful not to let the community know’, Substack, July 4, 2024.
Kate Mason, ‘Managed Retreat- Adaption Plans- Privatised Infrastructure- Wealth and Asset Transfer: The Australian government is "transforming" private property ownership using catastrophic climate modelling’, July 18, 2024.
Kate Mason, ‘Managed Retreat- "Governments are broke": The role of infrastructure ownership in the upcoming wide spread managed retreat swindle’, September 10, 2024.
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