A New Normal

Early on during the pandemic there was a popular refrain: "We're all in this together." Sadly, time has shown that to be a fiction. The recession ended for the haves months ago. Meanwhile, it's gotten harder and harder for many of us to kumbaya our way through it all. Join us as we talk with our go-to economists Shuaib Hassan and Chinesom Ejiasa about the wealth gap—what it looks like today, how we got here and what it means for us going forward. It may be economics, but we promise you it's not boring!

*Regarding the Gini in the title:
The Gini coefficient, sometimes called the Gini Index or Gini ratio, is a statistical measure of distribution intended to represent the income or wealth distribution of a nation. It was developed by Italian statistician Corrado Gini in 1912, and today is the most commonly used measurement of wealth or income inequality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient

Info and background links for today's show:

Shuaib Hassan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shuaib-hassan-mba-7119363/

Chinesom Ejiasa:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chinesom-ejiasa-9277468/

Interesting info on the Wealth Gap:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/07/6-facts-about-economic-inequality-in-the-u-s/

Byron Rumford and the California Fair Housing Act:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Byron_Rumford

The Sustainable Development Goals:
https://sdgs.un.org/goals

Redlining's legacy:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2020/06/11/redlinings-legacy-of-inequality-low-homeownership-rates-less-equity-for-black-households/#3697636d2a7c

We're No. 28! And dropping!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/opinion/united-states-social-progress.html

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What do All in the Family, the Brady Bunch and our all too apparent political divisions have in common? Join us as we cast (real) political commentary aside (we were no good at that anyway) and resurrect the sitcoms and TV dramas of the 70s in a musically fuelled episode for the current political climate. Grab your lifejacket and climb aboard!

Enough already! As if a pandemic, looming economic disaster, racial and civil unrest, and political division weren’t enough, there is talk in some circles about a second civil war. Clearly we're in uncharted territory. Is it possible that what we learned all those years ago in high school history and government classes might come in handy after all? This week's guest, Steve Steinbach, current high school history and government teacher and former trial attorney, looks back at our past, examines our present and gives his take on what might lie in our future. Spoiler alert: all is not lost.

At the end of the episode we talk about the poem Let America be America Again, by Langston Hughes. Though it was written in 1936, it couldn't be more relevant if it had been written today. Here's a link to the whole poem:
https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again

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It's a surreal time. Millions are unemployed and, for others, work has changed in ways they never imagined. This week we talk with career and leadership coach Karen Gulliford about managing change, what it takes to lead during a pandemic and why NOW could actually be the time to find a job or a career that fits you better than the one you’re leaving behind.

Find out more about Karen's work here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karencgulliford/

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Mortgages, the economy and capitalism, oh my. In this wide ranging conversation, our guest, economist Shuaib Hassan, talks about (among other things) immigrating to the US from Afghanistan when he was 11, what makes capitalism great (and how we could do better) and how the chaos in the housing market that led to the Great Recession has become a lifesaver (for those with a mortgage) during the pandemic.

Find out more about Shuaib's work here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shuaib-hassan-mba-7119363/

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Is there one (bitter) pill that, consumed regularly, could save us from COVID-19? As cases surge across the country, our guest, hospital pharmacist Samira Duja, reflects on the challenges of keeping up with the demand for medicine in her New York hospital during the spike—and we take the opportunity to rummage through the medicine cabinet in search of the only remedy guaranteed to slow the spread of a pandemic: clear, accurate information.

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For many of the world's 1.2 billion children who are out of school due to the pandemic, continuing their education is not a matter of how or even when—but if. Kelley talks with Education Specialist Alberto Begue about the impact the crisis is having on students, families, schools and governments in developing countries and the opportunities it may provide to modernize education.

Find more about Alberto and his work here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberto-begue-37465a7/

To see some of my work as a photographer/storyteller documenting education in developing countries follow these links:
http://www.kelleyslynch.com/education
http://www.kelleyslynch.com/publications

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What's the future of tourism in a post-COVID-19 world? How do you do it sustainably, so that it benefits local communities without leaving a massive carbon footprint? Kelley talks with Mark Chapman, whose community tourism organization, Tesfa Tours, has been answering these questions—while providing guests with unforgettable experiences—for the last 20 years.

Check out Testa Tours at
www.tesfatours.com

Tesfa Tours has been featured in National Geographic, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Telegraph, The Irish Times and Wanderlust Travel Magazine.

Do yourself a favor and check out photos of Tesfa Tour's communities—located in the stunningly beautiful landscape of Northern Ethiopia—on our Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/anewnormalpodcast/

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What's it like to collect news footage in a brothel while wearing full PPE in 93ºF (34ºC) heat and 90% humidity? During the pandemic, Bangladeshi video-journalist Salman Saeed has been taking on the near impossible to bring the news you need to the safety and comfort of your air conditioned living room.

Links to Salman's work:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/densely-populated-bangladesh-faces-immense-infection-control-challenge

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/26/asia/daulatdia-bangladesh-brothel-as-equals-intl/index.html

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-04-27/retailers-withhold-2-4bn-from-bangladeshi-factories-as-coronavirus-dents-sales/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52417822

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/04/asia/refugees-stranded-rohingya-bangladesh-intl-hnk/index.html

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America is battling two deadly pandemics. Is this a moment for hope or despair? Kelley asks her two co-hosts and close friends, Cindy and Tanvir—both from cultures with a history of white oppression, but on opposite sides of the planet—to weigh in on the current moment and that other virus that has infected America from the beginning: racism.

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