Where's The Mic

#6 The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree - Hereditary Traits, Identity & Globalization


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Say hello the sixth episode of "Where's the Mic"! In keeping with the fruit and vegetable theme from the other week, in this episode we're looking at "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree".

Besides discussing the origins of this German catchphrase, we cover everything including; globalisation, dying languages, migration patterns, cultural values, family relations, parental responsibility, the role of the EU and how your identity is tied to your ancestry.

  • Defintion of term - https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/445.html
  • Family driving styles study - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222568017_From_parents_to_children_-_Similarity_in_parents_and_offspring_driving_styles
  • Nature vs nurture - https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/27/suppl_3/ckx187.317/4556285
  • Every 2 weeks a language is lost - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/saving-dying-disappearing-languages-wikitongues-culture#:~:text=Between 1950 and 2010%2C 230,the World's Languages in Danger.&text=Every two weeks a language dies with its last speaker,disappear by the next century 
  • Asian American Hate Crimes - https://time.com/5938482/asian-american-attacks/
  • Perception of Immigrants depending on % of country - https://www.pewresearch.org/global/interactives/international-migrants-by-country/
  • US migration policy over time - https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-population-over-time

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Where's The MicBy Jessica Pearce & Jeanne Moret