Gen Green

Gen Green

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Gen Green episodes

  • The New Menthol: Vaping & Covid-19 - Gen Green
    On the latest workshop episode, the Gen Green crew goes over new, crucial research on the connection between vaping and contracting Covid-19 - dissecting the medical realities of smoking and vaping in an accessible manner.  Further through the episode, our co-hosts dive into aspects of youth psychology, dank memes, and substance abuse.  For the long-term activists, health advocates from the health field, and younger listeners: we are indebted to your efforts and support that you have provided to this program.  You are all profoundly appreciated.
        As always, please contact us for direct inquiries at [email protected].  Also, please follow our social media, most notably our Instagram account and Facebook page.  Until next time!
    Cool Links:
       Though not referenced in the episode, I would like to honor Pride month by spreading the news for the first dedicated, 24-hour trans help line.  Your struggle is real, you are valid, and under no pretext can anyone strip you of your humanity.  Call 877-565-8860 if you are a trans person requesting crisis assistance.
       For those looking for support during their arduous struggle of reclaiming your independence from nicotine and tobacco, Nobutts.org / Tobacco Free California also has a 24-hour support line at 1-844-866-8273.
    Sources referenced:
    https://tobaccofreeca.com/health/covid-19-stop-smoking-and-vaping/?gclid=CjwKCAjwq7aGBhADEiwA6uGZp-izCcEH_mom00hDDejsKkuZJEUFYJVvfrjX24Ivw-OB9RuTcMShOhoCv-oQAvD_BwE
    https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/vaping-linked-to-covid-19-risk-in-teens-and-young-adults.html
    1 hr 14 min
  • Green New Deal 101 - Gen Green

    *The views represented by single members of the YAFT Coalition do not represent the entirety of the YAFT Coalition*


    This week the crew decides to step back and do a workshop episode on the Green New Deal, a green energy/employment/social investment program championed by left-of-center parties from Seoul to Seattle.  The first section is a quick rundown that attempts to fairly and evenly dissect this policy proposal.  The second half transitions to criticisms of the policy along with other discussion - at which Johnny has controversial beliefs and chides Chelsey while Jenny nearly suffers a heat stroke.

    We have an Instagram account!  Follow the program at @yaftcoalition

    To contact the program, please email [email protected]

    Links to material mentioned on the program:

    https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/RenewableEnergy
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_New_Deal
    https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/2/7/18211709/green-new-deal-resolution-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-markey
    https://news.stanford.edu/2019/03/28/strengths-weaknesses-green-new-deal/
    https://grist.org/article/whats-the-green-new-deal-the-surprising-origins-behind-a-progressive-rallying-cry/
    https://news.stanford.edu/2019/03/28/strengths-weaknesses-green-new-deal/

    1 hr 9 min
  • Anti-Tobacco Power Hour w/ Ariana from LUCHA - Gen Green

    On this episode our guest Ariana Ponce from LUCHA Tobacco (Latinos Unidos Contra el Habito y Adiccion al Tabaco) talks briefly about her time as an organizer for the Latino-advocacy group under the Health Education Council - mainly the issues faced by half of California's population and ways that we, as communities and concerned citizens, can organize to build better health outcomes for everyone.  Further on, the entire crew sidelines the conversation to dunk on Big Tobacco, lament at the erosion of privacy through commercial social media, and relate to Johnny's experiences as a former smoker.

    LUCHA Tobacco: https://healthedcouncil.org/what-we-do/programs/knowledge/lucha.html
    Inquiries to YAFT/STAAND: [email protected]

    32 min
  • Marching for Climate in Modesto - Gen Green

    This week we brought in two wonderful guests from Stanislaus County, California to build further publicity for a march and rally taking place in Modesto on the 19th of September at 10am on Briggsmore and McHenry.  We conduct an overview on the history of involvement our two speakers Morgan and Robin have had as college freshmen political activists before diving deeper into some personal questions on the Earth's environmental degradation and green politics.  If you are interested in helping organize the event in advance, please contact Morgan at [email protected], as well as follow their Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/cjanstanislaus/ .  As always, the YAFT Coalition's email is [email protected].  Thank you again for your support and we are positively beaming at the future of this program.


    Update: Due to an increase in cases of Covid in Stanislaus county, the Climate Rally has been moved to a virtual setting. The virtual rally will take place on the 18th and 19th of September at 1:00 pm. Email [email protected] to get involved. For any future updates please visit http://cjanstanislaus.wixsite.com/website

    In the Media: https://www.modbee.com/news/economic-mobility-lab/article253534529.html



     

    28 min
  • Travel Safety in COVID Times - Gen Green
    -- WARNING: The following podcast may be triggering or traumatizing to some audience members. Stalking, illicit drugs, and mature topics may be discussed. Listen at your own discretion. --
    In this episode, the crew takes a break from the back-to-back interviews to focus on general tips and recommendations for going on vacation in the wind-down of the Covid pandemic.  Introducing friend of the show Alessia, the crew discusses how to best run one's vacation in respect to the ongoing restrictions on travel and and other areas of concern.  Further, Jenny and Alessia share their odd and frightening encounters in France and Johnny spills the beans about his connections with the Irish Republican Army.  Finally, the crew takes a moment to reflect on the ongoing state violence in Colombia and the 73rd nakba in Palestine, as well as spread information on how to donate to relief efforts regarding the humanitarian crisis in India.  Requests and solicitations go through the updated [email protected].
    Link to Article on Sites that Raise Relief Funds for India: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-india-during-its-covid-surge-12-places-you-can-donate
    Other Sources:
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-safe-travel-advice/art-20486965
    https://www.rainn.org/articles/stalking (contains definition of stalking too)
    https://www.stalkingawareness.org/external-resources/
    https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/indias-covid-19-human-crisis-spirals-record-cases-77413851
    Lists risks assessment level for each country: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html
    1 hr 4 min
  • The Motherlode, Tobacco, & EJ: The Good, the Bad, and the Efraim Lopez - Gen Green
    Recorded on Mothers' Day, the crew interviews the director of the recently created Tobacco Project for the Motherlode Chapter of the Sierra Club, Efraim Lopez.  Over the episode, Efraim gives us a quick rundown on his role in the anti-tobacco scene, his past activism, and his connection to the environmental justice movement.  Further, Efraim also communicates the international role of Big Tobacco and the pollution it produces while keeping us poised for the turbulent future set for society by endemic electronic cigarette use.  If you would like to be involved with the Sierra club and its related expansions to the Tobacco Program, please contact Efraim at [email protected].  As always; inquiries, references, and appeals to join the organization go through [email protected].  Thank you for tuning in for us and happy Mothers' Day.
    Links:
    The Motherlode Chapter's social media account
    https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/yokuts-group/March_April_2021.pdf
    https://www.sierraclub.org/mother-lode
    41 min
  • EJ in the Motherlode - Gen Green

    After a hiatus from finals and moving, the gang returns with a special interview from Dyane Osorio, the director of the Motherlode chapter of the Sierra Club.  This week, we look into her own challenges and triumphs while guiding the Sierra Club in a more environmental justice-oriented direction.  If you are interested in being involved with the Sierra Club Motherlode tobacco program, please contact Dyane Osorio with an application at [email protected].  Likewise, the Young Adults Fighting Tobacco Coalition is always open for more friends of the podcast and new members to our program.  Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to do either.  As always, thank you for tuning in this week and we are anxious to continue our debut season.

    Sources:

    https://www.sierraclub.org/mother-lode/environmental-issues
    https://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta/current-status-delta-tunnels
    https://angeles.sierraclub.org/water_campaign/issues
    https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fracking-101

    48 min
  • Environmental Justice 101 - Gen Green
    This week our co-hosts do a rundown on Environmental Justice, providing an overview on an ascending but still relatively under-reported vein of social justice and youth activism.  Further, the YAFT Coalition crew talks about green politics in America and the fate of Disney World as sea-levels rise.  As always, our email [email protected] is open for inquiries and applications and our associated links and sources used for this programme are below.  Thank you <3
    Ongoing Struggle over the Northern California Fresh Water Pipeline
    Sierra Club - https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce-authors/u14412/SCC_Water_Report_2019.pdf
    Links About Environmental Justice
    EPA - https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/learn-about-environmental-justice
    Columbia University - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/EJ/definitions.html
    Natural Resources Defense Council - https://www.nrdc.org/stories/environmental-justice-movement
    Power, Corruption, and Lies
    Brookings Institute, the Lead-Crime Theory - https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/06/01/new-evidence-that-lead-exposure-increases-crime/
    Tobacco Control, Collusion on pro-Tobacco Laws - https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/tobaccocontrol/13/3/268.full.pdf
    US Department of Defense, 'Climate Change is now a national security priority' - https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2021/01/27/climate-change-is-now-a-national-security-priority-for-the-pentagon/
    National Priorities Project, 'US Army single largest polluter in the world' - https://www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2020/05/04/if-us-military-major-polluter-why-not-green-military/#:~:text=The%20carbon%20intensive%20U.S.%20military&text=In%202017%2C%20the%20Pentagon's%20total,also%20among%20the%20biggest%20polluters.
    Market Watch, 'US DoD Largest Employer in the World' - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-military-is-the-largest-employer-in-the-world-2015-06-17#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Defense,is%20Wal%2DMart%20Stores%20Inc.
    42 min
  • Big Tobacco & BIPOC America - Gen Green
    ~ Content Warning: This episode includes frank discussion regarding tobacco and alcohol abuse ~
    The Gen Green crew brings in the Solano County policy specialist Alix Winston in to discuss the epidemic of tobacco abuse in African-American communities and the recent propaganda wave whipped up by the industry in light of the flavored cigarette ban in California.  Further analysis leads to the discussion of systemic racism and endemic, institutionalized substance abuse - all culminating in Johnny doing a horrible JFK impression.
    If you are interested in becoming a member of the YAFT Coalition, feel free to email this webzone: [email protected]
    36 min
  • Vaccine Facts & Misconceptions - Gen Green
    Currently one of the hottest political topics since the disaster started a year ago, Chelsey flexes her skills as a biology major and discusses the new progress made on the vaccines for Covid-19.  While going over basic virology and the fundamental components of biology, our discussion continues further into areas of public health that augmented the tragedy of the pandemic and lamenting over the year that has changed countless billions of lives.  In addition to this, co-host Johnny finally learns how to use editing software, drastically improving the quality of the program in the process.
    Resources that Chelsey used:
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-020-00468-6
    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mrna.html
    https://www.phgfoundation.org/briefing/rna-vaccines
    https://www.cdc.gov/flu/symptoms/flu-vs-covid19.htm
    https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp37470/edward-jenner
    41 min

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Gen Green Podcast focuses on the issue's confronted by young adults, we hope to discuss topics ranging from environmental justice, endgame of commercial tobacco sales along with many other issues…