Open Thought

Open Thought

By Koen F FloresSociety & Culture
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Open Thought episodes

  • Educated Book Review | Yasmina & Koen (Ep. 3)
    Yasmina and Koen discuss "Educated" by Tara Westover. Although 4 months late, they share their thoughts on Tara Westover's memoir and unfold how her story has changed the way they view their life.
    Links:
    Educated: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550168/educated-by-tara-westover/
    Hidden Brain Between Two Worlds: https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/between-two-worlds/
    "Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them."
    - Oscar Wilde
    Timestamps:
    01:00 Introduction and an apology :(
    02:20 Summary 
    25:00 The Weaver Story
    34:00 Gene's bipolar disorder
    41:00 Tara learns about the Holocaust
    48:00 Pasta Talk
    51:44 "How does this relate to your life?"
    1:13:00 Explaining emotions and problems across the generational gap.
    1:13:00 You are not fools gold. You are gold
    1:24:00 Hidden Brain: Between Two Worlds. Family fragmentation when moving up the socioeconomic ladder. 
    1:33:00 Parenthood and recognizing/admitting flaws
    1:39:00 Closing Thoughts and Ratings
    1:48:00 Quotes 
    1:52:00 Next Episode
    1 hr 53 min
  • We Should All Be Feminist Review | Yasmina Bassi & Koen Flores (Ep. 2)

    Yasmina and Koen discuss “We Should all be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Through open and honest discourse they share their thoughts on feminism and discuss their personal experiences with gender inequality. 


    Links: 

    PDF: https://people.unica.it/aideesu/files/2019/11/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie_We_Should_All_Be_Feminiz-lib.org_.epub_.pdf 

    TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists?language=en 

    TED Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-should-all-be-feminists/id1509561884?i=1000498770237 


    Timestamps: 

    0:40 We should all be feminist summary  

    2:10 initial thoughts  

    6:10 the importance of promoting a conversation  

    11:55 Feminism with an asterisk  

    26:58 What is it like to be a woman in stem?  

    45:00 What do you do as a man to address the gender issues you’ve noticed?  

    48:32 What does emasculation mean to you?  

    51:14 Clothing and gender roles  

    1:13:11 “Bottom Power” and Call Her Daddy  

    1:22:10 Powerful Quotes

    1 hr 26 min
  • Introductions and Q&A | Yasmina & Koen (Ep. 0)

    Yasmina and Koen introduce themselves and interview one another on episode 0 of Open Thought. Through a Q&A style, they bounce between banter, techno-pessimism and brutal honesty as they discuss topics ranging from Space Balls, taking down TikTok, and teaching compassion.


    Timestamps:

    - Introduction - (00:00) 

    - "What are your Top 3 favorite movies?" - (04:40)

    - Space Balls - (09:50)

    - "What makes you seriously consider getting out of bed in the morning?" - (13:00)

    - "What are you currently listening to?" - (22:00)

    - Taking down TikTok and Social Media - (26:10)

    - "If you had a dog, what kind would it be and why does the breed you chose look like you?" - (45:30)

    - "If you had a child and you could only impart one lesson, what would that lesson be?" - (48:00)



    55 min

About Open Thought

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Open Thought is a podcast that embodies the willingness to actively consider new concepts and perspectives through literature, discourse, debate, and humor.