P's in a Pod

2.1. Fighting Racism, Evaluating Quarantine, and Changing Ourselves Before the World

June 05, 2020 Susan Baek / Camille Reeves / Ashwini Shende / Alkin Kaz / Douglas Robins Season 2 Episode 1
P's in a Pod
2.1. Fighting Racism, Evaluating Quarantine, and Changing Ourselves Before the World
Show Notes Chapter Markers

Camille Reeves, Alkin Kaz, Ashwini Shende, and Douglas Robins return for an unprecedented roundtable discussion with Susan — over Zoom. After (re)introductions (3:11), they have a candid conversation about racism and the surge in social media activism (5:48). Their first P is Progress, in which they discuss virtual appearances (12:54), seeing COVID-19 patients as people (18:17), Alkin's life-changing philosophy (22:50), educational disparities during quarantine (34:15), and Douglas' hot takes on Hannah Brown and Bernie Sanders (48:30). Then for Pandemic (59:26), they explore positives and new hobbies of quarantine. During Platform (1:08:21), they learn about Camille taking a stance with TigerTrends, Douglas exposing unsanitary nursing facilities in Louisiana, Alkin translating Physics Olympiad materials, and Susan's view on Asian Americans standing with BLM. Lastly, for Pitched (1:18:11), they answer your questions about genetic engineering, TV recommendations, and advice for pre-frosh.

Check out TigerTrends: https://www.tigertrendsprinceton.com/
Article reported by Douglas about Louisiana nursing homes: https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_43127c7c-9a26-11ea-889f-dfe5c428a147.html

Intro: Continue advocating for change.
Introducing the guests
Addressing George Floyd's murder and recent protests
Progress: The role of fashion during quarantine and virtual first impressions
Progress: COVID-19 patients are people, not numbers
Progress: Changing ourselves before we can change the world (Alkin's life-changing philosophy)
Progress: The U.S. news cycle, normalizing changes in opinions, and creating change that lasts
Progress: Educational disparities during quarantine
Progress: Canceling Hannah Brown and tokenism in the Bachelor franchise
Progress: Bernie's legacy in 2016 vs. 2020, Biden 2020, and why you must vote
Pandemic: Positives during quarantine, how it's honestly been, and new hobbies
Platform: TigerTrends takes a stance
Platform: Exposing Louisiana nursing facility's lack of sanitation
Platform: Translating Physics Olympiad materials and taking advantage of Princeton's resources
Platform: Asian Americans standing with Black Lives Matter
Pitched: Ethics of genetic engineering
Pitched: Movie/TV/music recommendations for this summer
Pitched: What we wish we knew before freshman year
Takeaways