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
2.1. Fighting Racism, Evaluating Quarantine, and Changing Ourselves Before the World
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2.1. Fighting Racism, Evaluating Quarantine, and Changing Ourselves Before the World
Jun 05, 2020 Season 2 Episode 1
Susan Baek / Camille Reeves / Ashwini Shende / Alkin Kaz / Douglas Robins

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

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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
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