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Hello everybody! Welcome to SEASON TWO of Waking Up. We've had a lovely break but are so excited to be back to our weekly episodes, chatting about issues or news stories that catch our attention every week. On today's episode the much-loved Feel Good Four is back and we talk about Meritocracy, which is the idea that (in the immortal words of our Prime Minister) everyone who "has a go" and tries hard, "gets a go" and is afforded opportunities for progression and success. FEEL GOOD FOUR1. NASA considers this 80-year-old radio buff part of the astronaut family2. Plastic waste: Shop launches refillable milk scheme3. Free rent and meals offered by nursing home to students in companionship program4. Grandfather crochets dolls with vitiligo to comfort children with skin diseaseMERITOCRACY 1. The Frant - "I got here on merit...and other not quite truths"2. The Meritocracy Trap3. Five Myths About Meritocracy