Reasons Revisited

128. WHY CAN’T I GET MY PHONE REPAIRED?: fighting the tech giants

Hello! Why do our phones slow down with each new update? Why could it be cheaper for Geoff to replace his broken vacuum than get it fixed? We speak to Janet Gunter from the Restart Project and Duncan McCann from the New Economics Foundation about planned obsolescence, our electronics consumption and why we need a ‘right to repair’. Then Adele Chasson explains how French laws are being used to challenge the worst offenders. AND Larry Sanders (Bernie’s big bro!) talks about the presidential primaries, his brother’s first election and why he thinks a democratic socialist could make it to the White House. Subscribe to the Cheerful Book Club feed. Search ‘Cheerful Book Club’ or go to <a href="https://podfollow.com/cheerfulbookclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podfollow.com/cheerfulbookclub/</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/RTBCKingsPlace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get tickets</a> for our Kings Place show on Thursday 12th March <a href="http://bit.ly/RTBCKingsPlace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/RTBCKingsPlace</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

An occasional series revisiting conversations and ideas from Reasons to be Cheerful (2017-2024), formerly hosted by ex-Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, and Sony Award-winning radio presenter Geoff Lloyd. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.