InExplicable Thoughts

Today's episode we are joined by Lauren as we talk about her experience as a teacher in the COVID limited classroom.

- Thoughts on virtual learning vs. In person school during COVID.

- Technical difficulties.

- Experiences with teachers and the barriers presented with students who have limited resources.

- Favorite part of teaching that you did not realize until online teaching (or a part that was relevant during in person that use miss most or is highlighted more now?).

-Thoughts on larger institutions like colleges going in person.

- Would you have gone in if you were still a college student? (different if I was a senior or freshman vs sophomore/junior).

- Thoughts on students deferring school for a year to take community college or relax before a better in class experience.

- Thoughts on schools like Missouri mishandling the spread of COVID cases.

Outro: Moonwalk by Rexx Life Raj ft Kenny Beats.

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PARENTAL TRAUMA

1. TRAUMA PASSED DOWN

A. How it manifests, when it begins, when do we realize it?

B. How to cope during trauma, survival techniques we developed?

C. Coming to terms after the realization

D. Healing, both the abuser and the abused

2. GENERATIONAL CURSES

A. Real or myth? Is it an actual psychological occurrence?

My cohosts for the day are Jared and Jake, as we discuss:

The NBA restart: Logistics of running the bubble, how well Adam Silver planned this (GOAT commish so far), our. standout players and disappointments of the NBA restart, and lastly our general opinions on the feel of the tournament and game play.

B1G and Pac 12:

We do a quick pros vs cons on the cancellation of league play for the Fall semester. 3 major thoughts on why they cancelled and why we believe the SEC and southern divisions are bluffing in order to main donors and support before inevitably cancelling too. 

MLB:

Jared and Jake chop it up on the MLB. Franklin remains silent because he finds the MLB boring to watch unless it is live... which is a major topic of conversation for Jared and Jake as they discuss some of the barriers between the MLB and other sports of higher status. Starting with a lack of a clear face to the league.

Listen to the end to hear our new segment: hot topic of the week.......?

- Today’s podcast we are joined by fellow CSU alumnus and current dual Masters student at Carnegie Mellon, Cameron. Today we talk about Chicago and the right lenses to look through when discussing Chicago. We address the bad side of Chicago that frequently gets swept under the rug. 

- Crime is dispersed based on economic opportunities. The groundwork for crime and economic disparity was started decades ago by the government. Chicago has done a poor job perpetuating through over policing, yet under nursing the community. Today we take a deeper look into that. 

Section 1: Chicago Current Problems

                  - Our opinions on Lori Lightfoot

                  - Legalization of weed

                  - Gang violence, extreme poverty, and gun violence

Section 2: Chicago and it’s complicated history with MLK Jr/Civil Rights Movement

                   - Chicago - "The most segregated city in the North." - MLK Jr. once said I think the people of Mississippi ought to come to Chicago to learn how to hate”.)

                   - White Chicagoans celebrated the assassination of MLK Jr. which led to looting in response to the disrespect.

                   - Public Housing in Chicago and how segregation was pushed as civil unrest grew.

Section 3: Current Issues Facing American Cities

                   - Gentrification, segregation, and evictions. Chicago's eviction rate is 1.1% compared to the nationwide rate of 2.34% but this does not include the informal eviction that go unreported or the discriminating leasing practices by landlords.

                   - How does real estate impact the black plight and segregation?

                   - Is gentrification inevitable in Chicago? And if so where do poor residents move to next?

Section 4: Police misconduct in Chicago

                   - Chicago spent more than $113 million on police misconduct suits in 2018, half a billion $ in 8 years.

                    - From 1972 to 1991 a group called the midnight crew led by Chicago detective Jon Burge tortured suspects into giving confessions.

                    - Between 2000 and 2008 1,300 Chicago PD officers have been the subject of at least 100 citizen complaints.

How does this get fixed? What is the next generation of policing going to look like?

This episode we are joined by my cohost Jazmine as we discuss her life journey in the inner city of Cleveland. We dive into the her success even after a past of failure, rejection, and self doubt. The first real obstacle was being academically expelled from Kent State a few years ago...

Takeaways: 

Dealing with failure and rejection is tough but should not deter staying consistent and believing in yourself.

Overcoming fear and being active in your own life rather than being passive.

Betting on yourself/believing in yourself.

Today's episode we are joined by Abdo Michael Boumitri as we discuss his journey - beating brain cancer, leaving medical school due to the growing concern that we operate in a failing medical system, and his switch to a vegan plant based diet.

Abdo and I talk about the concepts of preventative medicine vs disease based medicine and how the world's dedication to the latter is harming the human population. He supports a high starch, protein, and fiber diet as a means of preventative medicine rather than responding to diseases and health problems with diet changes. One approach is an active approach while the other is a reactive approach. 

His cancer diagnosis is an example, Abdo responded to the removal of his benign tumor with a new diet to reduce future medical implications.

Lastly, we discuss some changes you can make to eat a more well rounded and less animal based diet. I personally am trying to reduce my meat and cheese consumption to a more maintainable level. 

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In this episode I am joined by Chewy and Mykus as we discuss our shared experiences dealing with racism growing up, at work, and in social settings.

We explain our feelings on a need for police reform, our experiences with local PD, and the history behind our opinions. 

How BLM is demonized in media because it is a common tactic used to discredit the movement and has been used before now. (similar tactics were used against MLK Jr., Malcom X, and more importantly the Black Panthers.)

We also dive into the fact that Black History is American History but American History is not Black History as we speak on some of the forgotten past grievances against the black community. Highlighting the difficulty of changing the landscape for the modern black individual with the past still affecting us. Lastly, we talk about how the attacks on our community throughout history have shown us that we will not be allowed to organize when we are deemed a threat by not only society but our government too. (examples: Soul City, Black Wall Street aka Tulsa Massacre, the Mulford Act, The Crime Bill, The fact that we went from an accused racist in President LBJ (passed Civil Rights bill and other key legislation for minorities ) to another accused racist in Nixon (accredited for ruining Soul City and its current use as a state prison). The white washing of American history to ignore the facts and control the narrative (Ghandi being known for his nonviolent protests but not for his reported pedophilia allegations or his known racism toward Black People and Muslims. Other examples include Mother Theresa and Susan B. Anthony).

1. Thoughts on the occurrences of last week?

2..How our companies handled the situation?

3. Our experiences with the police?

4. POC vs Black - what does it mean?

5. . A list of events in black history that get ignored - starting with Fred Hampton, Black Wall Street (relate it to Cooper NYC situation) Red Summer of 1919.

6.. Over exhaustion in the police force (pilots for airlines clock too many hours and aren’t allowed to fly, same should go for cops)

- Internal Affairs

- The lack of clear federal or state guidelines of police procedures. Most local police departments train by their own standards.

7.. History repeats itself

8. The reason we are exhausted now is because this is a weight we wake up and carry every day.

9. The amount of revenue and culture lost from black people (Elvis, rap and hip hop was considered Juvenile and imperfect and was gonna die, they tried to kill auto tune, country music is using 808s and snares but still reject the legitimacy of hip hop (Lil Nas X)

- Interview with Mo Abouelsoud, founder and CEO of U the Brain company - an Ohio based medical device startup. https://www.ubraincompany.com/

- How dealing with bipolar disorder and psychotic tendencies, suicidal thoughts, and psychosis since the age of 19 led him to starting his company and start-up, U the Brain company. The addition of Dr. Jeffrey Spitzner to his board of directors.

- His diagnosis led to the development of his new medical technology to treat mental disabilities. He currently has built his team to 11 part time partners and workers.

                   - Goal: To serve others.

- We discuss the concepts of Neuroplasticity and cybernetics. “The world is fluid and changeable as your brain, but it takes more time.”

- Positive thoughts and manifesting your reality.

- Perception on high achievers - “The king and the pawn will always go back in the same set.” Happiness needs to be a bigger metric of success.

- Thoughts on COVID-19 regarding mental health. Great perspective on the lingering physical effects due to COVID-19 related isolation.

On today’s podcast I am joined by Tysen S. as we discuss her opinions on:

Today’s episode I spoke with third year medical student Nick Hinkle as we discussed our opinions on the coronavirus, society’s response to it and the amount of information and misinformation out there.

- 1 surgical mask for every five days for some healthcare providers in Ohio is a high health risk.

- The comparison between the military and healthcare providers - the necessary supplies for the military outweigh that of healthcare

- The need for a more open conversation on proper personal etiquette and hygiene moving forward - Lebron pledging he will never high five the general public again.

- Working from home needs to be more available, and the need for a convo from politicians on paid sick leave and better health care services.

- Universal healthcare vs. Private Healthcare.