In Defense of Humanity

Author, Web Developer, and Instructional Designer, Dr. Chris Richardson, speaks with the hosts about his latest book called Batman and the Joker: Contested Sexuality in Popular Culture.

The conversation covers film theory and comic books. It even gets personal when Chris jokes that Astheris disappointed him with his choice of film.

Khalid and Astheris speak with Army Transportation Officer Lt. Matthew Waddell around the topic of the military-industrial complex.

Spoilers Ahead!

Leila Sonora joins the boys in a discussion about the Amazon Prime hit series "The Boys."

This episode contains sensitive topics. Listener discretion is advised.

Khalid and Astheris have a light conversation about politics, human rights, and racism.

Khalid and Astheris are joined by writer and natural rights advocate, Cetvies, to speak about topics ranging from the critique of higher education to human trafficking.

We have chosen not to elaborate the episode contents in detail in these show notes, but we provide a trigger warning in theintro.

Resources:

Childhelp (1.800.4ACHILD)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1.800.273.TALK )

National Domestic Violence Hotline (1.800.799.SAFE)

National Sexual Assault Hotline (1.800.656.HOPE) (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network - RAINN)

National Parent Helpline (1.855.4A.PARENT)

National Human Trafficking Hotline (1.888.373.7888)

Alcoholism Recovery https://www.aa.org/

College Administrator, Jackie Lewis-Burton drops a bomb on workplace tokenism and respectability politics. Have a listen.

Khalid and Astheris are joined by WSL Leadership Founder, Iggy Perillo. The hosts speak with Iggy about developing unit cohesion through team-building exercises, reconciliation, and dissolution in some cases. Iggy has a degree in philosophy, which provided nuance as the conversation included talk of bigotry and systemic commodification.

English-Italian Professional footballer, Paco Gigi Craig, returns to the podcast to discuss the problems the pandemic has caused in the world and in personal interactions. Gigi was candid in the interview and took us on an exploration of politics in a dichotomous society.

Positive psychology advocate and HR Influencer, Jeff Harry, joins the podcast to speak with Khalid and Astheris about the idea of using play to overcome challenging organizational issues. Jeff addresses several aspects of the notion including: dealing with toxicity in the workplace and beyond, rediscovering one's flow, or play, and fighting against the capitalist-curated desire to envy others in the pursuit of things.

Anti-multilevel marketing enthusiast and financial planner, Cassidy Evans, joins the hosts to discuss the pervasive and predatory nature of multilevel marketing networks. The chat covers the potential illegality of the framework and how nepotism plays a large role in their organization. Khalid and Astheris even share personal accounts of their histories with MLMs.