Couch Potato Politics

Couch Potato Politics

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Couch Potato Politics episodes

  • The Elements Part 1: The Politics of California's Water Crisis

    Thank you everyone for listening to Couch Potato Politics! Hope you all enjoyed learning about the water crisis in California. This is the first episode of a multi-part series on the politics of the elements. Each element will have an episode where I speak about the issues and then about three weeks later there will be a conversation with someone who is an expert in their respective field. For this episode's action steps and donations please check out a whole entire list of organizations that are recommended by the online water encyclopedia. Personally I recommend Clean Water Action,  Friends of the River, and especially Run 4 Salmon but all of the organizations are reputable and are working to make change.

    Online Water Encyclopedia: https://www.watereducation.org/california-environmental-organizations-involved-water-issues

    Clean Water Action: https://www.cleanwateraction.org/

    Friends of the River: https://www.friendsoftheriver.org/

    Run 4 Salmon: http://run4salmon.org/

    19 min
  • EP 6: A Conversation on the State of Women's Rights in the World and How to Get Involved

    Thank you for listening to Couch Potato Politics! Hope you all enjoyed this episode on women’s rights around the world, with my guest, Gabriella Hakopian. This is the fourth and final installment of my youth activism series. For this episode’s action steps and donations, please check out the National Organization for Women, Association for Women's Rights and Development, Global Fund for Women, International Women’s Health Coalition, Women’s Environmental Development Organization, Equal Rights Advocates, The Women’s Refugee Commission and Planned Parenthood.

    National Organization for Women: https://now.org/

    Association for Women's Rights and Development: https://www.awid.org/

    Global Fund for Women: https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/

    International Women’s Health Coalition:  https://iwhc.org/

    Women’s Environmental Development Organization: https://wedo.org/

    Equal Rights Advocates: https://www.equalrights.org/

    The Women’s Refugee Commission: https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/

    Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/

    Again follow Couch Potato on Instagram and Spotify (@couchpotatopolitics) for all of the latest on everything related to the podcast.

    Email questions, concerns or feedback to :[email protected]

    Also, you can join the discord server to hang out and discuss all things politics, here: discord.gg/NZFW4As3gZ

    41 min
  • EP 5: The Importance of Local Government and Ways You Can Make an Impact


    Thank you for listening to Couch Potato Politics! Hope you all enjoyed this episode on local government, with my guest Ransom Fox. This is the third installment of the youth activism series. For this episode's action steps, please get involved in your local government by going to board meetings, town halls, and other events in your city. By getting engaged on a local level your impact can grow, and you can be the change you want to see. 

    Again follow Couch Potato on Instagram and Spotify (@couchpotatopolitics) for all of the latest on everything related to the podcast.

    Email questions, concerns or feedback to :[email protected]

    Also, you can join the discord server to hang out and discuss all things politics, here: discord.gg/NZFW4As3gZ

    59 min
  • EP 4: The Messy Reality of LGBTQ Rights in the U.S. and How We Become Advocates

    Thank you for listening to Episode 4 of Couch Potato Politics! Hope you all enjoyed this Pride Month themed episode with my guest, Sadie Smith. This is the second installment of the youth activism series. For this episodes action steps and donations, please check out both the Trevor Project, The Black Aids Institute and The National Center for Transgender Equality.

    The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

    The National Center for Transgender Equality: https://transequality.org/

    The Black Aids institute: https://blackaids.org/

    Again follow Couch Potato on Instagram and Spotify (@couchpotatopolitics) for all of the latest on everything related to the podcast.

    Email questions, concerns or feedback to :[email protected]

    Also, you can join the discord server to hang out and discuss all things politics, here: discord.gg/NZFW4As3gZ

    43 min
  • EP 3: The Log Off Movement and the Political Implications of Social Media

    Thank you everyone for listening to Episode 3 of Couch Potato Politics! Hope you all enjoyed this first part of this youth activism series! For this episode’s action steps and donations, please check out how you can get involved with the Log Off Movement, start your own chapter,  join as an ambassador to participate in their projects, write for their blog or share your experiences with social media.

    Log off Movement: https://www.logoffmovement.org/take-action

    https://www.logoffmovement.org/

    To join the conversationalist, you can use this link to join the community (Gen Z only): https://links.genevachat.com/invite/a4eaa2fa-b758-403f-9876-ca9f254660aa

    Again follow Couch Potato on Instagram, and here on Spotify (@couchpotatopolitics) for all of the latest on everything related to the podcast.

    And email questions, concerns or feedback to [email protected]

    *None of these promotions are ever paid.

    43 min
  • EP 2: A Conversation on Gun Violence in America

    Thank you all for listening to Episode 2 of Couch Potato Politics. Hope you all enjoyed it. Please be sure to follow us on Spotify and Instagram @couchpotatopolitics and email us with any comments, questions or concerns at [email protected] 

    For this episodes action steps, make sure to direct all donations to Everytown, Students Demand Action and Mom's Demand Action. There are also instructions on each website on how to start your own chapter at your high school or college and start advocating for gun control and safety in your local community. Also, if you want to get involved in gun control advocacy, and ways to contact your legislators, be sure to text STUDENTS to 644-33. 

    Students Demand Action: https://studentsdemandaction.org

    Everytown: https://www.everytown.org/

    Mom's Demand Action: https://momsdemandaction.org/ 

    To keep track of the latest gun violence data in the U.S., and see where I got my statistics for this episode, be sure to check out the Gun Violence Archive: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/query/14c00d51-0b8d-4dd6-a71e-0caa61f54155/map 

    38 min
  • EP 1: Thoughts on Government (and How You Participate)

    This episode is an interview with my AP government teacher, where we discuss government and how politics is all a game. We also talk about how you can participate on a grassroots level in your community to make the change you want to see no matter your political beliefs. At the end of this episode I meant to thank my guest, Mr. Skinner. I'm so grateful for his time and knowledge, and for being my guest. For this episodes suggested donation, direct funds to: 

    Fair Fight: https://fairfight.com/

    ActBlue: https://secure.actblue.com/directory/all/org

    and MoveOn: https://front.moveon.org/ 

     

    51 min

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This podcast will cover human rights issues, politics, and social issues from my couch to your ears.