Spotlight on VC2
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Hey, folks! Kelly here, giving you the lowdown on some of last week’s most awesome new pods.
Let’s start out with our latest Leaderboard winner, Down to Dribble by Danielmklopp:
http://current.com/items/89303483_down_to_dribble
This is an inspiring pod about a group of guys from the US who travel to Peru to set up a four-day basketball camp for the young boys of an impoverished village. Check it out!
Next up, Family of Skin Bleachers by sassyvelvet gives us insight into the practice of skin bleaching in Jamaica:
http://current.com/items/89328481_family_of_skin_bleachers
This disturbing trend seems to be reaching new heights of popularity across the globe, and this pod reveals some of the social pressures that drive both women and men to bleaching, as well as the potentially devastating side effects.
For something a little more lighthearted, raskin gives us China's Tsingtao Beer:
http://current.com/items/89328614_china_s_tsingtao_beer
The beer festival has been pushed back a whole month, but that doesn’t mean that Li Du and Zach Mexico can’t make a beer festival of their own! Travel with them as they reveal some of the history behind China’s Tsingtao Beer and bring us some highlights from Beer Town.
Speaking of overseas, if you’ve ever wondered about the business of offshore banking, trousersOsaurus_rex enlightens us with his pod, Offshore Banking 101:
http://current.com/items/89326557_offshore_banking_101
I’m afraid it’s not as shady or exciting as the movies make it look, but hearing about the rise of banking in the Cayman Islands is interesting all on its own. And hey, in the midst of a financial crisis, a little tax-free banking might be sounding good right about now, right?
And finally, cinquanta5000 speaks to the author of the best-selling book “The Pirate's Dilemma” in this pod, Pirate’s Dilemma:
http://current.com/items/89320897_pirate_s_dilemma
A teasing insight into the effect of pirating on social evolution and innovation, this pod just makes you want to hear more. Not to worry, the book is up for download on The Pirate Bay.
I hope you enjoyed this week’s Spotlight, and I’ll be back next week with more. Happy Tuesday, Current!
Let’s start out with our latest Leaderboard winner, Down to Dribble by Danielmklopp:
http://current.com/items/89303483_down_to_dribble
This is an inspiring pod about a group of guys from the US who travel to Peru to set up a four-day basketball camp for the young boys of an impoverished village. Check it out!
Next up, Family of Skin Bleachers by sassyvelvet gives us insight into the practice of skin bleaching in Jamaica:
http://current.com/items/89328481_family_of_skin_bleachers
This disturbing trend seems to be reaching new heights of popularity across the globe, and this pod reveals some of the social pressures that drive both women and men to bleaching, as well as the potentially devastating side effects.
For something a little more lighthearted, raskin gives us China's Tsingtao Beer:
http://current.com/items/89328614_china_s_tsingtao_beer
The beer festival has been pushed back a whole month, but that doesn’t mean that Li Du and Zach Mexico can’t make a beer festival of their own! Travel with them as they reveal some of the history behind China’s Tsingtao Beer and bring us some highlights from Beer Town.
Speaking of overseas, if you’ve ever wondered about the business of offshore banking, trousersOsaurus_rex enlightens us with his pod, Offshore Banking 101:
http://current.com/items/89326557_offshore_banking_101
I’m afraid it’s not as shady or exciting as the movies make it look, but hearing about the rise of banking in the Cayman Islands is interesting all on its own. And hey, in the midst of a financial crisis, a little tax-free banking might be sounding good right about now, right?
And finally, cinquanta5000 speaks to the author of the best-selling book “The Pirate's Dilemma” in this pod, Pirate’s Dilemma:
http://current.com/items/89320897_pirate_s_dilemma
A teasing insight into the effect of pirating on social evolution and innovation, this pod just makes you want to hear more. Not to worry, the book is up for download on The Pirate Bay.
I hope you enjoyed this week’s Spotlight, and I’ll be back next week with more. Happy Tuesday, Current!
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- credits:
- sassyvelvet Producer, Danielmklopp VC2 Leaderboard Winner, trousersOsaurus_rex Producer, more
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huntre
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Thanks, Allsunday (lesser known as Kelly), for bringing together these fine VC2's.
It's way too easy to overlook great contributions when the world is spinning backwards or whatever the f*ck is going on right now.
I appreciate all of the work that went into these. - 4 years ago
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CrappyTheClown
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Those "poor" kids, in the dribble pod, had better sneakers that I ever had! I'm a little jealous!
- 4 years ago
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