GEC: Important Talks

NOTE: This episode was recorded on 10/12/2023. The situation has changed since then, so please check updated news sources for further information.

CONTENT WARNING: Sensitive topics discussed. Please proceed with caution.

In this episode, Carter and Kathryn discuss the ongoing situation between Israel and Palestine.

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Carter Beck - Host & Executive Director

Kathryn Slotterback - Host & Podcast Director

Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern

In this episode, Carter and Kathryn discuss President Biden's address to the United Nations General Assembly.

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Transcript of Biden's Speech: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/09/19/remarks-by-president-biden-before-the-78th-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-new-york-ny/

Video of Biden's Speech: https://gadebate.un.org/en/78/united-states-america

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Carter Beck - Host & Executive Director

Kathryn Slotterback - Host & Podcast Director

Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern

In this episode, Carter and Kathryn discuss extreme heat and the effects it has on various things, like children and the environment.

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Kathryn Slotterback - Host & Podcast Director

Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern

Disclaimer: sensitive subjects discussed. Listener and viewer discretion is advised.

In this episode, Carter and Kathryn discuss rare earth mineral mining in Africa, specifically cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Check out the articles we referenced in this episode:

- https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/01/child-labour-behind-smart-phone-and-electric-car-batteries/

- https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/07/14/child-labor-and-human-rights-violations-mining-industry-democratic-republic-congo

- https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/01/1152893248/red-cobalt-congo-drc-mining-siddharth-kara

- https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/drc-mining-industry-child-labor-and-formalization-small-scale-mining

- https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/drc/overview#:~:text=DRC%20is%20among%20the%20five,in%20SSA%20lives%20in%20DRC.

- https://www.heritage.org/index/country/democraticrepubliccongo#:~:text=The%20DRC%20is%20Africa's%20largest,high%20inflation%20discourage%20international%20investors.

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Carter Beck - Host & Executive Director

Kathryn Slotterback - Host & Podcast Director

Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern

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In this episode, Carter and Kathryn discuss the war in Ukraine and its various effects on Ukraine, surrounding countries, and globally.

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Check out the articles we referenced in this episode:

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moscow-says-700000-children-ukraine-conflict-zones-now-russia-2023-07-03/#:~:text=In%20July%202022%2C%20the%20United,are%20currently%20considered%20illegally%20deported.

- https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/politics/russia-grain-deal-ukraine-food-crisis/index.html

- https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/more-half-ukraines-children-displaced-after-one-month-war

- https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/ukraine-russia-war-conflict-anniversary-facts/

- https://www.wfp.org/stories/horn-africa-hunger-crisis-pushes-millions-brink

- https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/why-the-black-sea-grain-deal-is-so-important/48669562

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Carter Beck - Host & Executive Director

Kathryn Slotterback - Host & Podcast Director

Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern

In this episode, Carter, Kathryn, and today's special guest, Ellie, discuss the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).

Check out the articles we referenced in this episode:

- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/02/updated-kids-online-safety-act-aims-to-fix-unintended-consequences.html

- https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/08/10/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022/

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Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern

In this episode, Carter and Kathryn discuss policing and police brutality, specifically in regard to minors.

Articles we discussed for reference:

- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56834733

- https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/how-police-compare-different-democracies

- https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-training-us-falls-short-compared-rest-world/story?id=96729748--

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Kathryn Slotterback - Podcast Director

Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern

In this episode, Carter and Kathryn, joined by Harmony, discuss the current state of college in the United States.

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The article discussed in the episode: https://educationdata.org/college-tuition-inflation-rate

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Kathryn Slotterback - Podcast Director

Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern

In this episode, Carter and Kathryn discuss Romani children and their access to education in Europe in preparation for Global Education Connection's June Think Tank Publication.

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Carter Beck - Executive Director

Kathryn Slotterback - Podcast Director

Albert Lim - Marketing Director

Harmony Wang - Director of Middle East Programs

Luke Black - Director

John Hague - Marketing Intern

Ellie Armstrong - Marketing Intern