TAKE A LOOK

TAKE A LOOK

By Ryan Robinson, Katelyn RobinsonNewsNews Commentary
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TAKE A LOOK episodes

  • Goodbye Breyer, Hello Brown? New Supreme Court Nominee

    President Biden has unveiled his choice to replace former Clinton appointee and left-leaning Justice Steven Breyer on the US Supreme Court. 

    During his campaign for presidency, Biden promised to nominate the first Black woman to America's highest court.

    He has chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson, an experienced DC Circuit judge who was originally interviewed for a Supreme Court vacancy by President Obama in 2016.

    29 min
  • Semiconductors, China, and the Battle for 21st Century Supremacy

    The U.S. just passed a massive, sweeping bipartisan bill aimed at countering China's technological prowess by investing $250 billion dollars into U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and design. 

    President Joe Biden:  “We are in a competition to win the 21st century, and the starting gun has gone off.  As other countries continue to invest in their own research and development, we cannot risk falling behind.  America must maintain its position as the most innovative and productive nation on Earth."

    27 min
  • Residential Schools of Canada - Beginnings and Legacy

    Running from 1834 - 1996, Canada has a long and storied history with residential schools. These institutions were highly idealistic attempts at education that amounted to little more than cultural genocide and created inter-generational trauma for our indigenous populations. Listen to learn more and be apart of the conversation to acknowledge our county's dark past and move forward to becoming a more inclusive and understanding country. 

    36 min
  • The International COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

    In this episode, Katelyn takes a look at the global vaccine rollout and the international politics behind it all.  

    Highlights include the success Israel has had in vaccinating their citizens, and the shortfalls of the COVAX program.


    28 min
  • Jeff Bezos - From Amazon to Blue Origin

    It's time to rethink Amazon. The mighty online retailer has expanded into military contracts, government surveillance, and host data and processing power for a massive percentage of the internet. The service is so widely used that even streaming rivals Netflix are customers of Amazon Web Services.

    And what exactly are Mr. Bezos' intentions in outer space?


    38 min
  • The Women of Joe Biden's Cabinet

    In this episode, Ryan investigates Joe Biden's picks for his cabinet to determine if he has kept his campaign promise to include the most women and people of colour ever in a U.S. Presidential Cabinet.

    21 min
  • Is Facebook a Monopoly?

    The House Antitrust Subcommittee has stated that Facebook wields monopoly power in social media and has maintained its position by either buying or killing the competition. 

    But is breaking up Facebook the best solution? And what happened to Microsoft when they were accused of monopolizing in the 1990's?

    27 min

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An educator and a journalist team up to explore hard hitting topics and dig for truth and meaning among it all. Current events, global talking points, and modern Canadian perspectives by co-hosts Ryan…