Let's Talk Media with Vedant Akhauri

Bartram High School has made headlines for censoring yearbook photos of its female students. As former students in the same district, Katie Logue and I discuss this controversy, how other schools' censor female and/or LGBT students, double-standards with gender and dress code, and free speech at high-school vs college.

Jay Bradley is a Journalism student at Ithaca College and the former News Director at WICB 91.7 FM. We discuss the importance of local journalism in the age of its downsizing, lack of funding, and comparisons against national journalism

Dasha discusses old Soviet cartoons she grew up with, these cartoon's themes, and the growing Western influence on Soviet cartoons.

Cartoons Mentioned: Nu Pogodi, A Kitten named Woof, Three from Prostokvashino, Karlsson on the Roof, Leopold the Cat, Cheburashka, Neznaika na lune, Smeshariki, Doktor Aybolit, Vinnie Pokh, The Snow Queen, Treasure Island Russia, and Buratino.

Jordan Stecker is an incoming grad student at Teachers College, Columbia University. We discuss how people talk during COVID? What are the ramifications for kids during the pandemic? What's it like to teach during COVID? How is COVID different for introverts and extroverts? And how will communication look like Post-COVID?

My first impressions of How I Met Your Father, the upcoming sequel to How I Met Your Mother.

Twitter Usage, Super Followers, Echo Chambers, Banning Trump, and Ithaca College's Twitter culture (Unaffiliated).

2021 Oscar Predictions for Best Director, Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best Original/Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature Film, and of course, Best Picture

A discussion of Nickelodeon's "iCarly" and the upcoming Paramount+ revival

Olivia Schlackman is a student athlete at Ithaca College. We discuss the pros/cons of paying college athletes: Worker's comp, Title IX problems, Free Education, Reputation, Time spent for each division, Media Earnings, and overspending in other categories.

We analyze this bombshell interview, American News vs. British News coverage of Meghan Markle, colorism, disturbing parallels to Princess Diana, and the future of the British Monarch.