Root of All Culture

Root of All Culture

By Darrnell WelchSociety & Culture
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Root of All Culture episodes

  • 100 Nights

    Our previous episode that spoke about the accountability that we must seek in our communities' leaders speaks to a larger spectrum: leadership. Today's episode speaks on what is leadership? (1:28). The qualities of leadership (12:53) and using leadership as an example to briefly describe Milwaukee, WI (17:76).


    i. Skodvin, T., & Andresen, S. (2006). Leadership Revisited. Global Environmental Politics 6(3), 13-27. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/201040.

    Eligon, J. (2016, August 15). Racial violence in Milwaukee was decades in the making, Residents Say. Retrieved March 19, 2021, from https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/us/racial-violence-in-milwaukee-was-decades-in-the-making-residents-say.html?searchResultPosition=76

    Woods, S. (2021, March 17). After last year's record number of Homicides, this group is looking for solutions From teens: MILWAUKEE neighborhood news service. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from https://milwaukeenns.org/2021/03/17/after-last-years-record-number-of-homicides-this-group-is-looking-for-solutions-from-teens/

    21 min
  • 100 Days

    A year ago, the COVID-19 hit and left us in an unprecedented time. More so, 2020 was more than just COVID being at the forefront of last year. From the death of Kobe, government’s response to COVID and its people, we look back at 2020. From the brief review of 2020, we look ahead to what we can expect from 2021.  Still, during the COVID pandemic, what will it look like, especially under President Joe Biden's new presidency as well? Speaking of which, we will briefly talk about his first 100 days in office but specifically, what did he succeed at? What did he fail at? And more importantly, how do we hold our lawmakers more accountable than ever in the climate of tension in our society?

    About covid-19. (2020, September 1). Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cdcresponse/about-COVID-19.html

    Moore, E. (Ed.). (2020, November 09). Biden's first 100 Days: Here's what to expect. Retrieved March 16, 2021, from https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/932190347/bidens-first-100-days-here-s-what-to-expect

    Renshaw, J., & Adler, L. (2021, March 12). Biden says well ahead of goal of delivering 100 Million vaccine shots in 100 days. Retrieved March 16, 2021, from https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSW1N2KA02G

    30 min
  • And These Are the Breaks
    We are back! The return of the Root of All Culture is here and with that is an overview of what to look forward to in this episode and in the future of this podcast. We start off first by describing why I took the hiatus from the podcast. Explaining the journey of not being able to do what I love after a year and a half break (1:14). From there we transition to the root of the conversation which is why we must take a break from time to time to get our mental health in order (20:53). And lastly, what the future of this podcast will try to continue to accomplish and emulate in regards to society and culture and what to expect weekly
    Why you should take a break: Prioritizing mental health in schools | Hailey Hardcastle | TEDxSalem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD0w_gOEbUI&t=11s)
    Take a break – Julie Quick (Quick, J. (2019). Take a break! Journal of Perioperative Practice, 29(7–8), 196–196. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750458919858831)
    35 min
  • Call of Duty
    When we are understanding the information received from our peers to the media, sometimes what is forgotten is the rules of integrity and it’s impact to ethically and moral understand what is right and wrong. The beginning of the clip is from a TED talk from David Puttnam who begs the question: Does it have the moral imperative to create informed citizens, to support democracy? Looking at the Rooney Rule and the NFL, it is obvious that it’s more than just a yes, but there should be a moral obligation to even protest and show the rights of those who are being unfairly treated by the league owners which in parallel to today’s societal issues as well (i.e. Democratic Debate, War with Iran, etc.).
    https://apple.news/AjIJrX1lXSXyjCaWTrRoa_Q
    David Puttnam: Does the media have a "duty of care"? https://www.ted.com/talks/david_puttnam_does_the_media_have_a_duty_of_care
    33 min
  • Seen This Before
    Through the week, in building content, it hit me when I ran across the twitter page of Loni who is a co-host on the real and how she spoke about the lack of honor and respect black men have towards women. Along with my guest, we decipher what her message meant and come with a more bolden take as to why she said the comment, what the comment means, where the comment is rooted from and how the comments she said develops from a dangerous place that can make her statement less effective, especially coming from a place of her relationship background. We also discuss the presidency race and why Cory Booker dropped, but to a larger scale, the conversation of transformative democracy and does it exist? And lastly the privilege of human decency to be subjective to those who have the power
    48 min
  • Run It Back, Turbo!
    As we transition into a new year, looking back on 2019 and the last decade, there are things that were left unsaid or weren’t said at all. There is also dilemmas that make us sit back and understand what it is that is at stake here. The conversation for today is using the recap of the last few years to understand how sometimes within the confines of our space can we create chaos because we simply...can not figure out what our space is. There is also updates on the show as well as the the change of date. Stay tuned
    40 min
  • Double Header (Pt. 1)
    Hey everyone! Due to the absence of last weeks podcast as I took a trip to nature, more self reflection and focus was created in order to understand myself and the world. In this Double Header series, the first portion is to explain the camping trip on a personal level and a communal level.
    31 min
  • Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
    Entering the month of August, it’s a difficult transition for a lot of people. From college athletes to high school students, it’s a start of a new chapter. Therefore, there’s an array of announcements made on the podcast. From slimming the time down between 30-45 minutes to our social media for the podcast is under construction. What also is under construction is our new chief executive within a year from the democratic nominees that are in place. Speaking about the debate, but from a different angle. Looking at why the number of democrats can drastically challenge and make it difficult for us people to vote to looking back on the history of the Democratic Party and how it sabotaged itself from crowning it’s own president for the country
    31 min
  • Tree Stump
    Stumped with less of a cohesive podcast for today, it was productive as a friend and I have a conversation about being in limbo to attempting to ask 21 questions.
    30 min
  • Coffee Talk
    Sat down with the Author, Shaquanda Dalton and talked about the journey of being a book writer as well as what were some of the obstacles she had to face in order to get to where she is at. Descriptively speaking, she gives details on her process of writing and even have a YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/Learnasyouwrite
    52 min

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The focus of the podcast is to inspire the minds in which help enact social change through conversations that bring us together as human beings. Furthermore, the topics chosen will be stripped by…