Absolutely — here’s the **audio script for Episode 9** of **FLIP THE SCRIPT**:
️ **Title:** *“Reimagining Public Services for People + Planet”*
This episode looks at how we can transform healthcare, education, transit, and more — not as profit machines, but as tools for collective well-being and resilience.
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## **FLIP THE SCRIPT – Episode 9 Audio Script**
**Title:** *“Reimagining Public Services for People + Planet”*
**Tone:** Visionary. Grounded. Practical. Empowering.
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[Opening music — calm but determined beat with a sense of movement and momentum]
**HOST (energizing and clear):**
Hey — this is *FLIP THE SCRIPT.*
And today we’re asking a big question:
**What if public services weren’t underfunded, privatized, or broken —
but beautiful, well-resourced, and built for everyone?**
[beat]
Let’s be honest.
Public services — schools, buses, clinics, libraries, housing —
they’re supposed to be the infrastructure of care.
But in many places, they’ve been neglected, defunded, or sold off to the highest bidder.
Why?
Because the system we live in treats services for people as expenses —
and services for corporations as investments.
But here’s the flip:
**What if we designed public services as *climate solutions*, *community care*, and *a path to justice*?**
What if schools healed, not just tested?
What if buses ran on solar, and ran on time?
What if housing was a human right, not a market play?
What if your zip code didn’t determine your life span?
[beat shift — hopeful lift]
Around the world, people are reimagining what public services *can be.*
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### **Free and Clean Public Transit**
Cities like Tallinn, Estonia and Bogotá, Colombia are proving transit can be fast, electric, and fare-free —
reducing emissions *and* inequality.
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### **Universal Healthcare**
From Canada to Cuba to Costa Rica, people are showing that healthcare *can* be public, preventative, and people-first —
not profit-first.
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### **Community-Owned Housing**
From Vienna’s world-class public housing to community land trusts in the U.S.,
we’re seeing how housing can be de-commodified, dignified, and affordable — for the long haul.
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### **Liberatory Education**
Radical educators are flipping classrooms into sites of creativity, justice, and joy —
not just test prep factories.
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### **Public Power + Internet**
Dozens of U.S. cities now run their own internet or energy —
faster, cheaper, and more accountable than corporate providers.
People’s needs, not stock prices.
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These aren’t fantasies.
They’re already happening.
We just need to **invest, expand, and connect them.**
[beat – grounded breath]
**Public doesn’t mean broken.
Public means *shared*.
It means *ours*.**
So let’s rebuild the systems that serve life —
not just markets.
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**Here’s your action step for today:**
✅ Choose one public service you use — a school, bus, clinic, park, library.
Ask: *What would this look like if it were well-funded, just, and regenerative?*
Then:
✅ Share that vision. Talk to neighbors.
✅ Support a local campaign or initiative fighting for public infrastructure that works for people and planet.
[Outro music builds — steady and warm, signaling renewal and forward motion]
This is *FLIP THE SCRIPT.*
Public goods are not a burden.
They’re the **blueprint for a better world.**
And together — we’re building it.
**#FlipTheScript #PublicPower #CareEconomy #PeoplePlanetServices**
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### ️ Highlights of this episode:
– Transforms how we think about “public services” — from broken systems to regenerative infrastructure.
– Connects the dots between justice, climate, and care.
– Encourages visioning *and* grounded action.
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Would you like a **visual action card** for this one too? (Suggested title: *“5 Public Services That Can Be Regenerative”*)
Or should we roll into **Episode 10**, maybe something like *“Why We Need a New Story — and How We Start Telling It”*?
Ready when you are