POC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of Color
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWelcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that creates space for people of color in conversations about economics, politics, and culture. Your host is Nancy Wu. Nancy is an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. Nancy triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and has a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. She works as an Economist full time and has previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, we hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join us in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices.Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: [email protected] or DM on Instagram @pocpodcast
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Midterm Elections, the First AAPI Super PAC, and Asian American Political Candidates with AAPI Victory Fund President and Funny Or Die DC's Brad Jenkins
May 14, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBWith midterm elections around the corner, Brad Jenkins discusses how Asian Americans are the margin of victory for Democrats and how to support AAPI candidates for office. Brad and Nancy also discuss Brad's unique career path from working in a hedge fund to serving in the Obama administration to becoming a producer. About Brad: AAPI Victory Fund President and Enfranchisement CEO and Founder Brad Jenkins spent four years serving as President Obama’s Associate Director in The White House Off...
How Do Gen Z Asian Americans Feel About Politics, and Serving the AAPI Community with Senior Advisor for RUN AAPI, Linh Nguyen
May 05, 2022 02:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBWe're kicking off AAPI Heritage Month with Linh Nguyen, Senior Advisor for RUN AAPI. We talk about being the only Asian women at the table in politics, how to get more AAPI Gen Z to get excited about and involved in politics, the importance of AAPI representation in politics, and how to better serve the Asian American community in politics. We even discuss results from one of the first, if not only, surveys on AAPI Gen Z and how they feel about the political climate and asian representation...
How Do Gen Z Asian Americans Feel About Politics, and Serving the AAPI Community with Linh Nguyen, Senior Advisor for RUN AAPI
May 05, 2022 02:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBWe're kicking off AAPI Heritage Month with Linh Nguyen, Senior Advisor for RUN AAPI. We talk about being the only Asian women at the table in politics, how to get more AAPI Gen Z to get excited about and involved in politics, the importance of AAPI representation in politics, and how to better serve the Asian American community in politics. We even discuss results from one of the first, if not only, surveys on AAPI Gen Z and how they feel about the political climate and asian representation...
Legal Definition of a Hate Crime, #StopAAPIHate, Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Supreme Court, and Affirmative Action with Former Federal Prosecutor, Shanlon Wu
April 20, 2022 01:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBToday’s guest is Shan Wu. As a former federal prosecutor, nationally known criminal and student defense lawyer, and frequent guest on CNN and other news outlets, Shan is regularly called on to explore political and legal topics, ranging from election and impeachment questions to high-profile Title IX cases. We discuss: -The spike in hate crimes against AAPI folks -What is the legal definition of a hate crime and why hate crimes are underreported -The affirmative action case at Harvard ...
Are Democrats Doing Enough to Keep Young Voters Engaged? With Alliance for Youth Organizing Executive Director, Dakota Hall
March 11, 2022 20:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThe Alliance for Youth Organizing, released the full results of their first National Youth Survey of 2022 (that was just covered in TIME). This survey takes a look at how young voters from across the political spectrum feel about the future of the country, what policies the Biden Administration should prioritize, how they plan to be civically engaged this year leading up to the midterm elections, and more. The survey of registered voters aged 17-39 was conducted between January 2-6, 2022. ...
Being a Citizen Change Maker, Voting in Local Elections, and Protecting Democracy with Future Hindsights Host, Mila Atmos
March 01, 2022 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBNancy speaks with Mila Atmos about being a citizen change maker and making your voice heard, voting close to home, engaging in civic action on your terms, forming an ideal democracy, and more. About Mila Mila Atmos fiercely believes in the power of individuals to shape our society, and to cultivate and protect American Democracy. On her podcast, Future Hindsight, Mila aims to spark civic engagement through in-depth conversations with citizen changemakers. Mila combines life experiences fro...
Medical School to Filmmaking, Serving vs. Saving, and Life Coach Advice with Artist Yiqing Zhao
February 21, 2022 22:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBNancy is joined with Yiqing Zhao to discuss her career as an actress, filmmaker, and life coach. Yiqing Zhao is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and a certified life coach. Besides her artistic pursuits, she help creatives belong, become, and create the life they want. Before becoming an artist, Yiqing was a medical student in China. Yiqing's links: https://linktr.ee/yiqingzhao Nancy: Website, Instagram, Twitter Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that creates s...
Violence Against Asian Women in NYC, Christina Yuna Lee and Michelle Go, Hate Crime or Not, and Stop Asian Hate with Host Nancy Wu
February 16, 2022 02:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBHere's a solo episode where Nancy talks about the recent murder of Christina Yuna Lee and Michelle Go in NYC. How do we move forward and prevent this from happening again outside of the prison industrial complex? Is that even the way to go in the short term? Join us in this rant about being an Asian woman in the United States, the sense of safety going away, and how difficult it is to prove that an act is a "hate crime" but racially motivated regardless. Nancy: Website, Instagram, Twitter ...
Increased Representation of POC in Politics, Turning Swing States Blue Ahead of Midterm Elections, and Changing Demographics with Sister District's Political Director, Jarvis Houston
January 08, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBJarvis Houston, the Organizing and Political Director of Sister District. Jarvis Houston has ten years of advocacy and campaign experience at the local, state, and national levels. He is a lifelong organizer and a proud graduate of Howard University. With armchair analysts portending a dark upcoming decade for Democrats, Jarvis speaks to a positive outcome of the past elections: the shift in political representation across a country and how the political climate is changing for people of c...
Transitioning from Product Manager to Creative with Podcast Host and Screenwriter Sean Niu
November 27, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBNancy chats with Sean about his own podcasts, how he transitioned from tech to the creative industry, how tech skills can be transferrable for creative career changes, and more. Sean is a Sloan MIT MBA, and former PM at Amazon. He currently is trying to write screenplays, actively participates in furthering the mission of the 1990 Institute as a board member and produces Bund to Brooklyn, a podcast on how Asian Americans and Chinese tackle modern issues like identity, mental health, activi...
Prison Abolition with the Formerly Incarcerated South Asian Journalist and Press Secretary Turned Prison Reform Activism, Ashish Prashar
November 16, 2021 01:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBNancy chats with Ashish Prashar about his time in prison for a non-violent crime, how the prison industrial complex discriminates against BIPOC, and how to move toward prison reform and abolition. When you hear Ashish Prashar’s lovely soft spoken British accent, coupled with his intellectual stance on the flawed U.S. prison system, it's really hard to believe he spent an entire year of his life in a dark prison at the young age of 17 for a non-violent crime. Sadly, he’s one of thousands o...
Voting Accessibility, National Voter IDs, California Recall Election, and Starting a Non-profit with Kat Calvin, Founder of Spread The Vote
October 14, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBNancy chats with Kat Calvin about voter suppression and the complexities of obtaining IDs for everyday use. Kat also talks about the California recall election and tips to starting a non-profit. Kat Calvin is the Founder and Executive Director of Spread The Vote and the Co-Founder and CEO of the Project ID Action Fund. A lawyer, activist, and social entrepreneur, Kat has built a national organization that helps Americans obtain the IDs they need for jobs, housing, and life and that also al...
Immigration Reform in the Reconciliation Bill with United We Dream Executive Director, Greisa Martinez Rosas
September 29, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBToday's guest is Greisa Martinez Rosas. She is the executive director of United We Dream (UWD), the largest immigrant youth-led community in the country. Greisa and Nancy talk about immigration reform and Democratic bid to legalize undocumented immigrants and give them a path to citizenship. Greisa also talks about the day to day of UWD and how you can get involved. Originally from Hidalgo, Mexico, Greisa migrated to the U.S. with her parents at a young age and grew up in Texas. While stud...
Political Organizing From Bush to Biden, Empowering Young Progressives, and Combating Voter Suppression with Sarah Audelo, Executive Director of the Alliance for Youth Action
September 20, 2021 18:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBNancy is joined with Sarah Audelo to discuss her work as executive director of the Alliance for Youth Action, the importance of Gen Z in voting and politics, how to enter a career of political organizing, and more. Sarah Audelo is a woman of color who has been at the forefront of youth political organizing for much of the last decade — from serving as the millennial vote director for the 2016 Clinton campaign to political and field director for Rock The Vote to policy director at Generatio...
Political Organizing From Bush to Biden, Empowering Young Progressives, and Combating Voter Suppression with Sarah Audelo, Executive Director of the Alliance for Youth Action
September 20, 2021 18:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBNancy is joined with Sarah Audelo to discuss her work as executive director of the Alliance for Youth Action, the importance of Gen Z in voting and politics, how to enter a career of political organizing, and more. Sarah Audelo is a woman of color who has been at the forefront of youth political organizing for much of the last decade — from serving as the millennial vote director for the 2016 Clinton campaign to political and field director for Rock The Vote to policy director at Generatio...
Asians in the Film Industry, Filmmaking and Art During COVID-19, Mental Health in the AAPI Community with Actress and Filmwriter Yanzi Ding
September 15, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBNancy is joined with Yanzi Ding to discuss her career as an actress and her short film, Sans Everything. * About the bilingual writer/actor Yanzi Ding New York Taiwanese bilingual actress Yanzi Ding is also a writer, translator, and dubbing artist. As an actor, she leads two Off-Broadway Play and two feature films. However, her mission in the United States is to create work and collaboration opportunities for diverse groups. Therefore, she creates many original works including the stage pl...
Combating Everyday Misogyny and Harassment, the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Delta Variant, Rising Rents with Host Nancy Wu
August 22, 2021 22:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBA solo episode today with Nancy Wu, who chats about women’s and gender studies theory versus facing everyday misogyny and catcalls. She also talks about the U.S. pulling troops out of Afghanistan and the Taiban’s entry, and the consequences of the U.S.’s actions abroad, and the narratives of the Delta variant in the U.S. and abroad, and the dangers of certain narratives around the Delta variant. Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: https://www.instagram.com/pocpodcast/ http...
Increasing BIPOC Voter Participation, Data Privacy, and Facebook Marketing with Tatenda Musapatike of the Voter Formation Project
August 16, 2021 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBNancy is joined by Tatenda Musapatike. Tatenda Musapatike is the founder and CEO of the Voter Formation Project. She’s spent over a decade working on digital programs and in tech to support progressive causes. She most recently was a senior advisor at ACRONYM where she built their $12.5M Expand the Electorate program from the ground up. This program worked to reach, register, and mobilize Black and Latinx voters across 8 states in the 2020 general election and the Georgia Senate runoff elect...
How AAPI Helped Swing the 2020 Election, Media Perceptions of Andrew Yang, and Mobilizing AAPI in Politics with Varun Nikore, President of the AAPI Victory Fund
August 03, 2021 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBNancy is joined by Varun Nikore, the President of the AAPI Victory Fund and Executive Director of the AAPI Victory Alliance. Varun discusses the importance of AAPI voter turnout in the 2020 election, why the AAPI vote matters, the importance of funding to turn out the AAPI vote, Andrew Yang's run for NYC Mayor, media perceptions of AAPI candidates, and more. Varun Nikore: https://aapivictoryfund.com/leadership/varun-nikore/ https://aapivictoryfund.com/ https://aapivictoryalliance.com/ ...
Founding a Black Owned Business, Overcoming Addiction and Homelessness, and Lessons from Bali and Singapore with Thomas Andrews, Owner of T3 PowerReady
July 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBNancy is joined with Thomas Andrews today. Thomas is the owner of T3 PowerReady, a group fitness program based right on the beach in Marina Del Rey, California. From overcoming addiction and homelessness to living in Singapore and Bali, Thomas’s story is one that I have the pleasure of sharing. He shares what it’s like to be black in Atlanta and abroad in Bali and Singapore, confronting racism, the mindset shifts he’s had to implement to change his life, and how he founded his company and pa...
Rewriting Asian American Cultural and Ancestral Narratives to Manifest Your Dream Life with Lillian So
June 04, 2021 01:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBNancy is joined with Lillian So to talk overcoming obstacles of growing up in the inner city of Chicago, acknowledging and working through our cultural and ancestral baggage as Asian Americans and how to move forward and manifest our dream lives, and helping ambitious people rewrite self-sabotaging narratives that are holding them back from what they want. About the Guest: Lillian So is a facilitator of transformation, community builder, and entrepreneur. She has more than 20 years of indu...
AAPI Heritage Month: Leanna and Ashley from Cove Collective Interview Nancy
May 21, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBNancy is joined with Ashley and Leanna of Cove Collective to discuss AAPI Heritage Month. We discuss: joy in being Asian American, reactions toward recent hate crimes, and more! Be sure the check out the live video recording on Cove Collective's Instagram (linked below). Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: Instagram Twitter Email: [email protected] Nancy: Website, Instagram, Twitter Guest: Cove Collective, a community that centers the voices of BIPOC Womxn and Femmes t...
Life as an Asian American Woman Living in the South, Talking to Asian Parents and White Partners About Race, Perceptions of Asians Since COVID-19 with Maggie Su
May 07, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBIn our first episode during AAPI Heritage Month, Nancy and Sonya are joined with Maggie Su. Maggie is a physical therapist and Asian American woman living in Birmingham, Alabama. They talk about life in the south, the recent acts of hatred toward the AAPI community, and perceptions of Asians since COVID-19. They also talk about fake news and their conversations with Asian parents and white partners about racism. Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: Instagram Twitter Email...
Life as an Asian American Woman Living in the South, Talking to Asian Parents About Race, Perceptions of Asians Since COVID-19 with Maggie Su
May 07, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBIn our first episode during AAPI Heritage Month, Nancy and Sonya are joined with Maggie Su. Maggie is a physical therapist and Asian American woman living in Birmingham, Alabama. They talk about life in the south, the recent acts of hatred toward the AAPI community, and perceptions of Asians since COVID-19. They also talk about fake news and their conversations with Asian parents and white partners about racism. Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: Instagram Twitter Email...
Stop AAPI Hate, Intersectionality, Alternatives to Policing, Community Care with Nicole Zhao
April 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBNancy and Sonya are joined with Nicole Zhao to talk about the recent acts of hatred toward the AAPI community. They also talk about alternatives for community care outside of policing, whether the cycle of carceration helps anyone, imagining a future without police, how Asian American experiences and oppressions are different from what the black community faces, and the need for an intersectional approach to anti-racism. Organizations mentioned: North Brooklyn Mutual Aid SafeWalks NYC Ho...
Stop AAPI Hate, Intersectionality, Alternatives to Policing, Community Care with Nicole Zhao
April 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBNancy and Sonya are joined with Nicole Zhao to talk about the recent acts of hatred toward the AAPI community. They also talk about alternatives for community care outside of policing, whether the cycle of carceration helps anyone, imagining a future without police, how Asian American experiences and oppressions are different from what the black community faces, and the need for an intersectional approach to anti-racism. Organizations mentioned: North Brooklyn Mutual Aid SafeWalks NYC Ho...
Womxn of Color Storytellers, Book Recs by BIPOC Authors, the Importance of Black Literary Perspectives with Leanna and Ashley from Cove Collective
February 19, 2021 01:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBSonya and Nancy are joined with Ashley and Leanna of Cove Collective to discuss Womxn of Color Storytellers for Black History Month. We discuss: Why is the literary and publishing world so white? What's the importance of representation in books? What are our book recs? Why is it so important to read from BIPOC authors and perspectives? What are other forms of storytelling by BIPOC artists for those who don't like to read? Works mentioned: The death of Vivek Oji - Awkaeke Emezi Wandering in...
Robinhood and GameStop, What's Wrong with Girl Boss "Feminism", and Cultural Appropriation from Yoga to Mahjong with Aneesha Natarajan
February 11, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBSonya and Nancy are joined by Sonya's sister, Aneesha Natarajan, to discuss the GameStop uprising, why Millennials use and Robinhood and why they should stop, Dry January and why America has an alcohol problem, critiques of "Boss Girl feminism," and whether our hobbies should be productive. We also explore cultural appropriation and all its nuances, from Mahjong to yoga to adaptogen mushrooms to tumeric. Is it more ok if people of color culturally appropriate other cultures? We also explore ...
Biden's Executive Actions, Raising the Minimum Wage, Hot Takes on the Inauguration with New Co-Host, Sonya Natarajan
January 29, 2021 02:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBNancy is joined by her new co-host, Sonya, to discuss some hot takes on the inauguration (from “unity” to J Lo), executive actions under the Biden administration, and the debate around raising the minimum wage (spoiler alert: we don’t think it will destroy the economy). We also explore student debt, classist forces keeping education inaccessible, and Biden’s vague plans and promises for racial equality. Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: Instagram Twitter Email: opinionspoc@g...
Student Loan Debt Forgiveness, Stimulus Checks, Where Do Delivery Service Commissions Go, LA vs NYC with Frank Chiang
January 21, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBOn Frank Chiang's second episode with POC Podcast, Frank and Nancy discuss Frank's "conservative" views. They're not actually conservative, so please give a listen to the entire conversation. Frank proposes that cancelling student loan debt and giving a $2,000 stimulus check are not enough to solve the actual problems at hand. We discuss student loan debt forgiveness, stimulus checks, where delivery service commissions actually go and how to give the most back when ordering online, and LA vs...
Universal Basic Income, Student Loan Debt Forgiveness, Stimulus Checks, Where Do Delivery Service Commissions Go, LA vs NYC with Frank Chiang
January 21, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBOn Frank Chiang's second episode with POC Podcast, Frank and Nancy discuss Frank's "conservative" views. They're not actually conservative, so please give a listen to the entire conversation. Frank proposes that cancelling student loan debt and giving a $2,000 stimulus check are not enough to solve the actual problems at hand. We discuss student loan debt forgiveness, stimulus checks, universal basic income (UBI), where delivery service commissions actually go and how to give the most back w...
Quitting Pre-med, Gender Studies, Why is Healthcare so Expensive, Ivy League, and Yellow Fever with Joyce Pan
January 17, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBJoyce Pan has experienced all aspects of healthcare: she's studied pre-med, worked in healthcare consulting for medical devices companies, and now works on the data and marketing side of healthcare. On this episode, Joyce and Nancy will discuss the following topics: -Why healthcare is so expensive -How are pharmaceuticals priced -Their majors at Dartmouth -Why everyone should major in Gender Studies -How an Ivy League degree signals conformity and privilege more than intelligence -Elitist ...
Happiest Season and Queer Representation in Film, Teaching in the Time of COVID with Writer and Educator Yamilette Vizcaíno
December 21, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBYami is an Afrolatinx creative and educator. She and Nancy will talk about the Happiest Season, Yami’s work as a tutor during the pandemic, queer and black representation, social media’s role in mobilizing Black Lives Matter, Sagittarius season, manipulative statistics, and more! Yamilette Vizcaíno Rivera is a Dominican-American writer and educator based in Brooklyn. She was an attendee at the 2020 Tin House Winter Workshop and the 2020 VONA workshop, and was the winner of the 2019 Cosmonau...
Indian American Immigrant Families, Critiquing Capitalism When You’re a Capitalist, Internalized Racism in Dating with Sonya Natarajan
December 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBSonya Natarajan has lived in Madrid, works in consulting, and graduated from NYU. Sonya and Nancy talk about the absurdity of capitalism and the difficulty of critiquing from within the system, Joe Biden’s win, Kamala Harris making Indian Americans proud, how Indian Americans got different spectrums of political views, dealing with anxiety in your 20s, our own internalized racism while dating, books we’ve been reading, and how to build a more equitable city from scratch, and more! Books men...
Indian American Immigrant Families, Critiquing Capitalism When You’re a Capitalist, Internalized Racism in Dating with Sonya Natarajan
December 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBSonya Natarajan has lived in Madrid, works in consulting, and graduated from NYU. Sonya and Nancy talk about the absurdity of capitalism and the difficulty of critiquing from within the system, Joe Biden’s win, Kamala Harris making Indian Americans proud, how Indian Americans got different spectrums of political views, dealing with anxiety in your 20s, our own internalized racism while dating, books we’ve been reading, and how to build a more equitable city from scratch, and more! Books men...
Indian American Immigrant Families, Hating Capitalism When You’re a Capitalist, Internalized Racism in Dating with Sonya Natarajan
December 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBSonya Natarajan has lived in Madrid, works in consulting, and graduated from NYU. Sonya and Nancy talk about the absurdity of capitalism and how to hate capitalism when you’re working for capitalism, Joe Biden’s win, Kamala Harris making Indian Americans proud, how Indian Americans got different spectrums of political views, dealing with anxiety in your 20s, our own internalized racism while dating, books we’ve been reading, and how to build a more equitable city from scratch, and more! Boo...
President Biden and the Long Road Ahead, Fake News, What's Up with Black Trump Supporters, Voter Turnout, and Hope for Democracy with John Montgomery
November 20, 2020 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBNancy Wu talks with John Montgomery, a clinical psychologist based in Chicago, about finally getting rid of Trump from the White House. We talk about politicians who see politics as a game, cancelling RBG, what's up with black Trump Supporters, why voter turnout was higher this year, is there hope for democracy, feeling patriotic and proud to be an American again, fake news, how money is linked to power, and how politicians manipulate their constituents and other politicians. Contact Na...
Presidential Election Results, What Defunding the Police Really Means, Raising the Minimum Wage, the Path to Anarchy with Isaac Miller
November 06, 2020 23:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBNancy Wu talks with Isaac Miller about the future of the US regardless of the winner of the presidential election, what police reform, abolish the police, and defund the police really mean, political semantics, the code of the flag, and the path to anarchy. Isaac Miller works as a photographer, teacher, Uber driver, and at an LA juicery. Contact Nancy at: [email protected] Website POC Podcast has an Instagram now! And a Twitter! Isaac's Instagram Welcome to Progressive Opinions...
Presidential Election Results, What Defunding the Police Really Means, Raising the Minimum Wage, the Path to Anarchy with Isaac Miller
November 06, 2020 23:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBNancy Wu talks with Isaac Miller about the future of the US regardless of the winner of the presidential election, what police reform, abolish the police, and defund the police really mean, political semantics, the code of the flag, and the path to anarchy. Isaac Miller works as a photographer, teacher, Uber driver, and at an LA juicery. Contact Nancy at: [email protected] Website POC Podcast has an Instagram now! And a Twitter! Isaac's Instagram Welcome to Progressive Opinions...
Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Autonomous Vehicles, and Living Internationally with DJ, Bartender, Chef Farrah Hsu
October 16, 2020 22:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBFarrah Hsu has worked in every industry and country imaginable and currently works with autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas. We chat about her life living abroad in Japan, Taiwan, International Waters on a cruise line, and in Las Vegas. She talks about her time working with autonomous vehicles and the future of cybersecurity and technology. Contact Nancy at: [email protected] Website POC Podcast has an Instagram now! And a Twitter! Farrah Hsu Instagram Welcome to Progressive Opinion...
Trump's Tax Returns, Biden's Tax Plan, Everything You Didn't Know About Taxes, Redistributive Tax Policy, Where Do Our Tax Dollars Go with Sumaya Bouadi
October 08, 2020 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBSumaya Bouadi studies tax law at Yale Law School. We talk about Trump’s taxes—what’s legal and what isn’t and what are the consequences? What would Biden’s tax on people who make more than 400k do? Could getting rid of the corporate tax actually be more progressive tax policy? Why isn't capital taxed? How do we get more progressive tax policy? What could increasing the capital gains tax do? How did evangelicals and the moral majority and the religious right get interested in politics? It’s n...
Queer Asians Americans, Social Media Fatigue, and Performative Activism with Frank Chiang
October 05, 2020 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBFrank Chiang joins today to talk about being a gay, cis, Asian man in various white and Asian queer spaces. We talk about activism and far left social media activism. Has seeing racial activism on social media bummed you out? Why and what can you do about it? We also shit on sheltered white people and their bubbles and talk about desirability and beauty as privilege but also power. Also, what's up with colorblind white people and how is that still a thing? LGBTQ Asian American groups mentio...
LGBTQ Asians Americans, Social Media Activism Fatigue, Desirability and Beauty as Power, and What's Up with White People with Frank Chiang
October 05, 2020 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBFrank Chiang joins today to talk about being a gay, cis, Asian man in various white and Asian queer spaces. We talk about activism and far left social media activism. Has seeing racial activism on social media bummed you out? Why and what can you do about it? We also shit on sheltered white people and their bubbles and talk about desirability and beauty as privilege but also power. Also, what's up with colorblind white people and how is that still a thing? LGBTQ Asian American groups mentio...
Election Coverage: Presidential Debate Reactions from Real People (of Color)
October 01, 2020 06:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBWhat was that SHITSHOW?! Four guests bring their perspectives and reactions of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. What are the consequences, dangers, and opportunities of a more polarized society? How can stats and data help Biden swing swing voters his way? What's up with Trump's taxes from the perspective of a tax scholar? Felt triggered watching that debate? Because we did! Guests: Isaac Miller (guest in the COVID-19 and unempolyment episode) Nicole Zhao ...
Western Perceptions of China, Mulan and Cancel Culture, Hong Kong Pro Democracy Protests with Journalist Gavin Huang
September 25, 2020 03:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBA special episode focusing on comparative politics and political theory today, featuring Gavin Huang, the managing editor of Goldthread. Gavin is based in Hong Kong and writes on China and Asia. We talk about how Asia and China are portrayed in Western media as scary, weird, or ancient. We talk about living in Hong Kong during the pro democracy protests and COVID as a Chinese American. How long do you have to live somewhere to no longer feel like an outsider and to have a political opinion i...
Mental Health Check In, Dissociation During COVID-19, BIPOC Representation in Politics and the Workplace with Therapist John Montgomery
September 21, 2020 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBDoes anyone else struggle with feeling like 2020 isn't real? How is it possible that all this shit is happening? How do we even react to all the bad news quickly enough? John Montgomery is a therapist based in Chicago. We're going to address mental health, including our personal experiences and John's as a professional in the field. How are workplaces considering or not considering BIPOC needs? Racism in the UK vs the US? What do we make of Kamala Harris and the 2020 Election? (3:20) - Muc...
Managing Mental Health During COVID-19, BIPOC in Politics and the Workplace with Therapist John Montgomery
September 21, 2020 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBDoes anyone else struggle with feeling like 2020 isn't real? How is it possible that all this shit is happening? How do we even react to all the bad news quickly enough? John Montgomery is a therapist based in Chicago. We're going to address mental health, including our personal experiences and John's as a professional in the field. How are workplaces considering or not considering BIPOC needs? Racism in the UK vs the US? What do we make of Kamala Harris and the 2020 Election? (3:20) - Muc...
RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Resources to Take Action Now
September 19, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.55 MBRIP RBG, but now is not the time to wallow in misery and give up. I'll talk about concrete actions you can take now, as well as the significance of this event and the upcoming election. We have to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump, flip the Senate, protect Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat until the election, have conversations with people we know who are apathetic about politics or on the fence or support Trump to open dialogue. Register to vote (it takes 2 minutes): https://www.vote.org/ ...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Resources to Take Action Now, How to Have Political Conversations with Friends and Family
September 19, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.55 MBRIP RBG, but now is not the time to wallow in misery and give up. I'll talk about concrete actions you can take now, as well as the significance of this event and the upcoming election. We have to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump, flip the Senate, protect Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat until the election, have conversations with people we know who are apathetic about politics or on the fence or support Trump to open dialogue. Register to vote (it takes 2 minutes): https://www.vote.org/ ...
Personal Finance 101 for POC, Millennials, and Immigrants. Should You Buy a House? Saving, Budgeting, and Investing with Homeowner and Entrepreneur Ron Costa
September 17, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBRon Costa owns a house by the beach, leads his own real estate team, made a savings plan for his mom to help her budget to buy a house, and also an immigrant AND in his 20s. Learn about how to save, budget, and invest as a millennial, and how to talk to parents who may be immigrants, POC, lower or middle class about saving, budgeting, and investing. When you should buy a house and the investment pros and cons or homeownership as a millennial, and the history of discrimination in real estate....