POC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of Color

Nancy Wu talks with Isaac Miller about the future of the US regardless of the winner of the presidential election, what police reform, abolish the police, and defund the police really mean, political semantics, the code of the flag, and the path to anarchy. Isaac Miller works as a photographer, teacher, Uber driver, and at an LA juicery.

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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices.

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Farrah Hsu has worked in every industry and country imaginable and currently works with autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas. We chat about her life living abroad in Japan, Taiwan, International Waters on a cruise line, and in Las Vegas. She talks about her time working with autonomous vehicles and the future of cybersecurity and technology. 

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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices. The economy is complicated enough. Learn about it through stories from real people.

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Sumaya Bouadi studies tax law at Yale Law School. We talk about Trump’s taxes—what’s legal and what isn’t and what are the consequences? What would Biden’s tax on people who make more than 400k do? Could getting rid of the corporate tax actually be more progressive tax policy? Why isn't capital taxed? How do we get more progressive tax policy? What could increasing the capital gains tax do? How did evangelicals and the moral majority and the religious right get interested in politics? It’s not pro-life! Why do we even need taxes? Taxes are fundamentally redistributive--do we see that in our economy? Where are our taxes going?

(2:50) - Trump's tax returns. How did he pay $750? What's legal and what isn't?
(6:50) - How does the IRS investigate fraud? Shouldn't businesses be audited more? Who is audited the most--low income individuals who get tax credits.
(8:40) - Why can't we just increase taxes on corporations? Offshoring and international tax and overseas tax savings. How Amazon saves on taxes.
(13:30) - Who is being harmed from tax proposals from Biden and Trump? Why don't we have tax on capital? The 2017 Republican Tax Bill. 
(17:00) - Biden's proposal of raising taxes for people making over $400,000.
(19:10) - Why don't we increase the capital gains tax and taxes on investment income? 
(20:20) - Why did evangelicals, the moral majority, and religious right get interested in politics? It's not Roe v. Wade.
(23:25) - When politicians talk about taxes, 
(25:50) - Why don't we just only issue debt and not have taxes?
(27:25) - Are taxes actually redistributive? Where are our taxes going? 
(30:15) - Why aren't the 1 percent paying more taxes than those making less?
(33:50) - How did Sumaya get into taxes?
(37:45) - Eliminating the corporate tax would never pass by progressives even if it is more redistributive! Tax is so hard to explain. 


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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices. The economy is complicated enough. Learn about it through stories from real people.

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Frank Chiang joins today to talk about being a gay, cis, Asian man in various white and Asian queer spaces. We talk about activism and far left social media activism. Has seeing racial activism on social media bummed you out? Why and what can you do about it? We also shit on sheltered white people and their bubbles and talk about desirability and beauty as privilege but also power. Also, what's up with colorblind white people and how is that still a thing?

LGBTQ Asian American groups mentioned:
GAPIMNY: http://gapimny.org/
Q-Wave: http://www.q-wave.org/
NQAPIA: https://www.nqapia.org/

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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices. The economy is complicated enough. Learn about it through stories from real people.

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What was that SHITSHOW?! Four guests bring their perspectives and reactions of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. What are the consequences, dangers, and opportunities of a more polarized society? How can stats and data help Biden swing swing voters his way? What's up with Trump's taxes from the perspective of a tax scholar? Felt triggered watching that debate? Because we did!

Guests:
Isaac Miller (guest in the COVID-19 and unempolyment episode)

Nicole Zhao (guest in Asian American history and Trump supporting immigrant parents episode)

Sumaya Bouadi (upcoming guest on how to create a more redistributive tax policy)

Alaric Qin (upcoming guest on urban planning and race)

(2:30) - Isaac Miller's thoughts on Joe Biden's performance and race.
(5:00) - What can Biden do to increase his debate performance.
(6:00) - How can Biden use facts and data to refute Trump and swing the votes of undecided voters?
(13:00) - Sumaya Bouadi on how do you even debate Trump?
(13:45) - Biden's reference that only Muslims understood!
(16:05) - Trump paid $750 in taxes. Tax law expert responds to Trump's tax deductions. Are they legal?
(20:05) - Abolishing the corporate tax? Preview on how to make tax policy more redistributive and keep Amazon and Jeff Bezos pay their taxes too.
(23:00) - Nicole Zhao on Trump in 2020 versus 2016 debates.
(25:30) - Triggered watching Trump? Toxic narcissistic parents fighting?
(29:00) - Who are swing voters and what do they think?
(31:30) - Does Biden support #blacklivesmatter or police reform?
(33:30) - What did our Chinese American parents think of the debates? Civil war? Third party?
(35:45) - Media wants a performance, not a debate.
(39:45) - Alaric Qin's thoughts on the absurdity of the debates.
(43:30) - Anti-intellectualism, the power of science, data, and experts and political bias in the White House.
(49:00) - Decorum and respect for healthy intellectual debate.
(50:30) - The opportunities and dangers of more polarized and extremist politics.

Contact Nancy at:
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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. It is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join m

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A special episode focusing on comparative politics and political theory today, featuring Gavin Huang, the managing editor of Goldthread. Gavin is based in Hong Kong and writes on China and Asia. We talk about how Asia and China are portrayed in Western media as scary, weird, or ancient. We talk about living in Hong Kong during the pro democracy protests and COVID as a Chinese American. How long do you have to live somewhere to no longer feel like an outsider and to have a political opinion in local politics? What do we think of cancel culture and Mulan? There's more to China than what Western media portrays--what's the other side? What does it mean to observe both sides versus taking a stance?


Mentioned:
Loud Murmurs
The Dao Network
China Watcher - Politico Newsletter
Goldthread

(4:20) - Gavin's career as a filmmaker and journalist and his motivation for going into journalism.
(8:30) - Three portrayals of China in Western media and stories that go beyond that. 
(6:15) - Gavin's recs for China podcasts. 
(20:00) - Hong Kong's response to COVID-19.
(24:30) - Hong Kong democracy movement vs. China.
(27:30) - What does it mean to be a global citizen?
(30:15) - Thoughts on Mulan?! Controversy in Xinjiang and Liu Yifei's comments on Hong Kong police. 
(37:10) - Can we judge Chinese celebrities by the same metrics we use to judge Americans despite unequal access to free speech and free press? Thoughts on cancel culture. Education as propaganda?
(45:30) - Racism in US and Hong Kong toward Chinese people. 
(47:00) - Gavin's removal from US politics and preference for observation over taking a side. 

 
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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underreprese

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Does anyone else struggle with feeling like 2020 isn't real? How is it possible that all this shit is happening? How do we even react to all the bad news quickly enough? John Montgomery is a therapist based in Chicago. We're going to address mental health, including our personal experiences and John's as a professional in the field. How are workplaces considering or not considering BIPOC needs? Racism in the UK vs the US? What do we make of Kamala Harris and the 2020 Election? 

(3:20) - Much of depression and anxiety begins in childhood. Talking to family about childhood trauma.
(6:40) - John's work as a therapist for the elderly with mental and physical disabilities and substance use disorders. How profit driven corporate models have changed that since COVID-19. Addressing BIPOC needs in the workplace over the bottom line and profits. 
(16:30) - How are psychiatrists billed? How are antidepressants and medications prescribed? How our healthcare system impact prescription drugs.
(18:45) - Our experiences with medication and care for anxiety and depression.
(23:00) - How have we been feeling in quarantine. How would you live if things weren't going to change? Mental health check in. Feeling dissociated. 
(35:00) - UK fakeness vs California fakeness, UK racism vs US racism. 
(44:00) - Kamala Harris and the 2020 election and readdressing what representation means in politics and the workplace. 


Contact Nancy at:

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John
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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices. The economy is complicated enough. Learn about it through stories from real people.

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RIP RBG, but now is not the time to wallow in misery and give up. I'll talk about concrete actions you can take now, as well as the significance of this event and the upcoming election. We have to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump, flip the Senate, protect Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat until the election, have conversations with people we know who are apathetic about politics or on the fence or support Trump to open dialogue.

Register to vote (it takes 2 minutes):
https://www.vote.org/

Contact info for your state senators:
https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state&Sort=ASC

Donate to Get Mitch or Die Trying
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/getmitch

Donate to Help Reach Unregistered Voters in MI, WI, PA & TX
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/r2v_vsa_general

How to flip the senate:
https://flipthesenate.com/


Watch Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez's video:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFTXq9BHi2r/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Contact Nancy at:

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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices. The economy is complicated enough. Learn about it through stories from real people.

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Ron Costa owns a house by the beach, leads his own real estate team, made a savings plan for his mom to help her budget to buy a house, and also an immigrant AND in his 20s. Learn about how to save, budget, and invest as a millennial, and how to talk to parents who may be immigrants, POC, lower or middle class about saving, budgeting, and investing. When you should buy a house and the investment pros and cons or homeownership as a millennial, and the history of discrimination in real estate. 

Books: 
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J Stanley
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
The Broke Millennial by Erin Lowery
A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel 

(2:00) - Ron’s intro
(5:55) - How to save money to buy a house/tips for saving money
(7:30) - How to stay honest with your expenses and what ratio of your income do you budget for saving
(9:20) - How to talk to immigrant parents about budgeting and saving.
(14:20) - Investing in stocks vs real estate pros and cons.
(16:00) - Big personal finance mistakes: credit cards, cars, and debt. 
(17:30) - It’s expensive to be poor and importance of saving.
(20:00) - Ron's book recs for personal finance.
(22:00) - Immigrant mentalities of wealth and conspicuous consumption.(23:40) - More personal finance tips for general spending.
(27:20) -Student loans and lack of financial literacy.
(33:00) - The privilege of financial literacy, the Color of Law, systemic discrimination and racism in homeownership.
(37:00) - Discrimination against millennials in real estate.
(39:00) - Should you buy a house?
(40:10) - Is buying a good investment compared to renting? Tradeoffs between renting and buying.
(41:30) - Timing the market.
(42:30) - How’s the market been? Are prices going down in LA? Gentrification. 
(45:00) - Passive versus active investing and tech stocks

Contact Nancy at:

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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices. The economy is complicated enough. Learn about it through stories from real people.

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Today's guest is Nicole Zhao, a native New Yorker who will talk about the importance of antiracist education. We have lots of history on structural inequities, systemic racism, and the different experiences within Asian immigrant communities and across racial groups. We grew up in very different communities and Asian American experiences. I was NOT woke at all in high school, and Nicole went to a high school that required standardized testing and an application to get in! We, unfortunately, both have Trump supporting parents. How do you talk to parents about that, and take into consideration how their immigration stories have shaped their beliefs? We also recount some racism and micro aggressions we’ve faced. 

(2:00) - Nicole's introduction. The diverse community in Queens.
(2:30) - How did growing up NYC vs. California shape political beliefs? 
(6:15) - What is a specialized high school? 
(10:45) - Education on the history of the U.S. should be embedded in the K through 12 system. 
(11:45) - Asian American history is erased from social studies. 
(12:00) - The Page act and how laws shaped racial stereotypes about Asians today.
(14:40) - Importance of gender studies.
(15:30) - How Nancy was a republican misogynist and racist in high school and college changed that.
(22:00) - Classes in college that were life changing. 
(24:00) - Asian solidarity and the formation of Asian American as a political and racial group.
(25:00) - Asian Black Solidarity and taking to Asian parents about #blacklivesmatter. (32:30) - Trump supporting Asian Parents. Why immigrants like Trump.
(37:00) - Different ideals of America from immigrant parents. 
(40:00) - Racial identity as a west coast Asian. 
(41:30) - Facing racism and microaggressions in college, sorority rush, running, and work. 

Contact Nancy at:

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POC Podcast has an Instagram now!

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Nicole:
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Rice's Diversity Education Must Include Anti-Racism

Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices. The economy is complic

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