Margin Call

On this mini-episode of Margin Call, the crew kicks off the New Year with the graphic novel fairy tale that brings up the important question of kissing consent in today's society. 

On this week's episode of Margin Call, guest host Eming Piansay, Charles Jones, and Ann Bassette discuss the mental health, Kanye West, Pete Davidson and which celebrity is the current "poster child" for mental illness. 

On this episode, the Margin Call crew takes on tech topics, which leads to a discussion on whether the internet is to blame for recent reports that young people are having less sex. 

On this episode of Margin Call, we welcome two women with recent firsthand experience of the impact of natural disasters. Dayna Willis did animal rescue work during the recent California fires, and Wendi Thomason's mother lost her home in Hurricane Harvey. They joined the Margin Call crew to share their experiences and discuss the personal and profound ways in which natural disasters affect people's lives. 

On this episode of Margin Call, Kwest On Borderless Editor Sheerly Avni shares her experience doing aid work with members of the migrant caravan as they passed through Mexico City. Also featuring Eming Piansay. 

On this episode of Margin Call, visual artists Josue Rojas and Destyni Swoope discuss their craft and how digital imagery has changed the art world. 

The Margin Call crew attempts to solve the mystery of a blood-soaked mattress found on a street in Oakland, which leads to a discussion about homeless encampments, real estate, gentrification, and mayoral politics. This may well be the first in a series about displacement in the San Francisco Bay Area, so stay tuned. 

On this episode of Margin Call, we gather the crew to discuss the implications of the midterm elections. With special guest Lateefah Simon. 

On this week's episode, Margin Call welcomes Sundown Hazen, who explains how he mines cryptocurrency from his home in Walla Walla, Washington. We also hear from Silvano Pontoniere, who calls in from Germany to explain why Germans don't use social media. (Hint: it's bad for you) 

This week, Margin Call welcomes Anisa Liban, a 22 year old woman who founded a humanitarian organization focused on empowering young women and girls around the world. We talk about access to clean water and education and how international issues mirror domestic ones.