Effe Barker Human Interest

Our guest for this episode is Mr. Adam Barker. He is an Advance Placement (AP) U.S. history, Government, and Economics teacher in California. He has a degree in Political Science at the Cal State University and Masters degree in political theory in political science comparative politics from the George Washington University.

Mr. Barker discussed the history of the Russian Empire, the USSR, and the country called Russia. He said that in 1991, during the reverse revolution, Russia and Ukraine were created and recognized internationally as two separate countries with separate governments and territory so, legally speaking, Putin does not have any ground to stand on.

However, the problem is that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not believe that Ukraine and Russia are two separate countries. He believes that there is no such thing as Ukraine; it is really just a part of Russia and Russia is a part of Ukraine - it's all the same thing. However, it is clear that Ukrainians do not believe it.

Also, in regards to the restoration of the Soviet Union Mr. Barker said, contrary to what most people think, the truth is that Putin wants to restore the old Russian Empire, the pre communist empire.

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Dr. Joel Gamo is a professor of medicine at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). His son Miguel Antonio Gamo jumped off Coronado bridge in 2019. Initially he went missing on the 29th of September but later his body was found on the 3rd of October.   In this interview, Dr. Gamo said that people who are depressed have a great possibility they'll mask their depression; they come home smiling, do their usual thing, or even play video games with their friends, you won't really know unless you explore. He said that while it is not a good idea to look at their diary if they have one, that is how he learned about his son's essay describing him as an absentee father.  Dr. Gamo added that in retrospect he should've been more proactive about his son's mental health and advises anyone with a family member suffering from depression to convince them to get a second opinion with a psychiatrist because they're the one who can prescribe antidepressants.  Meanwhile, Dr. Gamo regretted that he was not able to help his son with his mental health, given the fact that he is a doctor. He said that if he was an engineer, an architect, or a lawyer and had no medical background it would have been okay; he would not feel as guilty. He added that a week before he died, he was giving a lecture to his nursing students and talked about depression. For his son to die of suicide the next week he said was so hard.  Email us at [email protected] for story suggestions.  

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