This week we wanted to touch on one of the hottest news stories we have seen so far, GameStop stock and the market. If you haven't heard about what is going on with the stock market these past couple weeks, take a moment to look into it. We also wanted to speak briefly about some of the new Executive Orders that are rolling out from the desk of the President. Thank you for listening, and please join the conversation through our social media platforms, especially through our email: [email protected]

This week we wanted to touch on a couple things over the the past week. First of all, Congress and a few things going on there. Secondly, the Inauguration and the swearing in of our new President and Vice President. And finally, Joe Biden and his first week in office, as well as his first Executive Orders. In the beginning there were 17. Now there are 30. 

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On this installment of Right of Passage we would like to welcome another guest on the Podcast. Johnmark is an account representative for a heavy equipment corporation in North Carolina as we discuss the deployment of the National Guard on January 6th, last week, and the second impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.

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Sound Byte Reference:
Youtube: Tapper presses National Guard Chief on delayed riot response

The episode was originally intended for release on Monday, January 11th, 2021.
However, due to the current discussions in our nation, we found it relevant for immediate release.

 Welcome to 2021, and Season 2 of Right of Passage!

This week, we could not start off the new season without talking about possibly the biggest news in the USA in decades. Angry supporters of Donald Trump and his administration, unhappy with the result of the United States presidential election took to the streets in D.C. this week and some of these protesters let themselves get out of control, and stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.

This week: The Break In, and Fallout of the storming of the Capitol.

Correction: President Trump did deploy the national guard, not Vice President Pence

As the longest year of the decade for so many comes to a close, we are also wrapping up our first season of podcasts. Its been a wild ride through 2020 not to mention the past decade in general. From all of us on Right of Passage, we want to thank you for listening in, your participation, and we wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! We will return on January 10, at the start of season 2 in 2021.

This week we wanted to look to the stars like many other Americans and companies and speak about the "new space race." China has recently landed a rover on the moon to collect lunar samples, so we thought what better time to speak about what is going on in space, and what has been going on for those trying to get there over the past 10 years. 

This week we wanted to tackle one of the topics that we have been dancing around for the past 6 months. Racism.

Racism is a very hot topic in the United States, especially with all that has happened in 2020. This discussion is not geared toward solving the racial tensions in the society, but more an exploratory dissection of this issue as it stands in America how it came to be so prevalent. No one has all the answers, but what are your thoughts? 

Share them with us on any of our social media pages or send your thoughts directly to us to our gmail account ([email protected]). We would love to hear your perspective. 

This week on Right Of Passage, we wanted to discuss a topic that causes so many people in this country so much stress, the college debt crisis. Should college debt be forgiven? Who should pay for it? What will that do to the economy? How will that effect the taxpayers? 

These are some of the questions that arise from discussions on this issue, and as you listen in you'll find that there is no magical solution. Join the conversation and give us your thoughts on this, or any other topic this far, at [email protected]!

Our conversation focuses on how In today’s political discourse policies are driven by emotion rather than reason. From racism to immigration, we fall victim to pragmatic political tactics designed to polarize us. Can the institute of the United States with stand the onslaught against reason?
Credit: “Rules for Radicals” by Saul Alinsky and “The Federalist Papers” by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

N.B. Josh says "mid terms" three times at the beginning of the episode while framing the conversation. He meant to say "term limits."

In this installment of Right of Passage we discuss a topic that has been widely circulated in light of the recent election in the United States and current affairs with respect to how much power the Executive Branch will hold for the next four years. How long so you think  Congress and Senate members should be allowed to hold their position? Join the conversation by contacting us through our social media pages and through our email address!