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  • The Interview with CEO of URBANE Society in L.A., Malik Waseem Shuler.

    This was one of the most insightful and interesting guests I have had on this show, which makes it one of the most powerful and epic episodes. We Interviewed Mr. Malik Waseem Shuler, CEO if Urbane Society located in L.A. USA. Malik is originally from Washington D.C. where his family still lives, went to college and lived in New York City and currently resides and run a successful business with the potential to explode. The interview was full of staples that you may find useful as you start or grow you business or if you're interested in exploring how work, life and society is changing in America from the perspective of a Gen Z or post-Millennial. But every perspective and experience is worth sharing and exploring as one may find vital information that is indispensable for one's own growth and reflections as we seek balance and purpose in life so as to advance human society towards progress and preserving the vitality of live. 

    Questions We Raised and Considered on the episode with Malik:

    1. What’s the difference between the generations? Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z in relation to work? How is New York Changing?

    2. What is so special about L.A.?

    3. How did growing up in D.C. influence your business decisions?

    4. What are some of the main challenges faced when starting out, what lessons did you learn and how have you adjusted your approach to the business?

    5. Capitalists are always seeking cheap labor to cut costs and to lower price, but how do stay true to your ethos & pathos of wanting to promote & preserve the local (made in America) when people do not want to buy expensive goods, (how do you bridge the gap between what people want to pay and wanting to make your products locally or in China)?

    6. Do you think Presidents help to set the foregoing tone of the country, from the Obamas to Trump etc.?

    7. What’s the philosophy of Urbane Society?

    8. The Gen Z's are making money and are willing to do so irrespective of what people think or what they have to do, so long as they don’t have to work too hard; why is this so? Is it because the ideologies, dogmas & rules that were once important aren’t or is it something else?

    9. Where are the workers?

    The Episode interview explores these issues, but is broken up in several segments with music, interlude sounds and Segway in between the main segments. The first segments contains the introductions a breaking news, where we announce the passing of Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, the longest serving Monarch of that country. We then go straight into the interview which you will find deep and extremely interesting and insightful. 

    You can Visit the Urbane Society's page to learn more about them at https://urbanesociety.us. You may also visit or follow the Urbane Society on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at #urbanesociety or at "Waseem_wins" on Twitter. Support Mr. Malik a the Urbane Society as they grow develop into even a more successful business. #Supportblackownedbusinesses.

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    Subscribe for free to The Neoliberal Round Podcast at https"//anchor.fm/theneoliberal, and donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. The Neoliberal Round is Created, produced and hosted by Renaldo McKenzie of the The Neoliberal Round Corporation, https://theneoliberal.com; https://renaldocmckenzie.com. Renaldo is author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance available in all platforms worldwide or contact us for your copy. The show is co-produced by: Ricardo C. McKenzie and Donte T. Nelson.

    1 hr
  • I Could’ve Been A Usain Bolt Or A Serena Williams, But; Ft. Donté Nelson & My Twin Ricardo McKenzie
    Question: Do parenting & society’s use of problematic philosophy & bad theology prevent personal growth & perpetuate resentment/estrangement in kids as they grow up to be adults? Today’s episode is quite powerful, ethnographic and esoteric, entitled “I could’ve been a Usain Bolt or like a Serena Williams but….” The episode features my twin brother Ricardo Mckenzie and Co-Producer/host Donte Nelson and of course Renaldo McKenzie, Your host. We went deep looking at issues of success as it is affected by ineffective parenting and society; raising and exploring the question: how poverty/parenting/society’s institutions use of problematic philosophy and bad theology prevent personal growth and perpetuate estrangement and resentment in children as they grow up. Further, we considered the fact that we were twins but different in our own way and that life is about strategy but that many persons are devoid of that knowledge. We came to the conclusion that we should let kids find their own path; driving home the point that just as teaching must facilitate the uniqueness of students in the learning process, parenting must also account for that uniqueness within the growing process of every child and parents must understand and parent with that mindset. Moreover, we explored the issue of risk-taking saying that risk-taking is not one of some people’s traits (certain communities or families traits) and examined how that maybe a consequence of poverty and the cyclical histories people find themselves and poor education and limited opportunities and connections or lack in society in Jamaica and our peoples and we will touch on that one as we talk about bad theology by exposing this particular text of biblical pericope “train up a child in the way that they should go so that when they order should not depart” but the interpretation of the scripture amongst many many many evangelical Christians Caribbean people the family is “train up a child the way that you want them to grow,” and but parenting must adjust their skills to facilitate the child’s uniqueness so as to allow the child to become successful in his or her own growth and development. We repeated this several times indicating that parents keep down their children’s growth because of bad theology and kids walk away with resentment. We also lift up the fact that there are is also the situation where there’s just one parent and the children have to grow up struggling to survive missing out on their childhood and ultimately their dreams. In deed, the discussions on this episode was powerful and quite insightful as we delve into so issues of human value and ethics from an interdisciplinary lenses; lifting up matters to deal with parenting, sports, race, economics, life and learning and how society impedes dreams and perpetuate resentment. But the strongest take aways and points from our discussions is this point that: our parents thwarted our athletic prowess and dreams and 2. That post-colonialism provided new freedoms that was met with dogmas and rules and the the bureaucratic phenomenon. The topics we raised while contending for these and other matters were: Coco Gaugh, Serena and Venus Williams Mbape, Margaret Court, Billi Jean King, Chris Evert, Navratilova, Steffi Graph and the issue of Race, difference of expectations and how media is changing this. Undoubtedly, you can’t afford to miss this episode, it’s compact, ethnographic and esoteric! Subscribe for free at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal and donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Visit us at https://renaldocmckenzie.com or https://theneoliberal.com.
    34 min
  • The Sit Down With Renaldo McKenzie & Donte Nelson on Writing, Learning, Pragmatist Dilemmas & Faith
    Learning is a lifelong process. Studies show that students were successful when they utilized varied and more effective learning strategies in their learning. What is your learning strategy and why, and how would you incorporate more learning strategies in your learning? Secondly, What teaching strategy do you incorporate in your teaching to facilitate students uniqueness? This episode, inspired and co-produced by co-host, Donte Nelson, explores these questions and more in relation to college and learning success. The Episode is broken up in Four Segments: 1. The Introduction; 2. The Sit Down; 3. Learning Strategies for Learning Success written by D. Nelson, Edited and Narrated by Renaldo McKenzie; & 4. Learning is a Matter of Faith written by D. Nelson, Edited & Narrated by Renaldo McKenzie. First, the episode begins with an inspiration from Phil Thompson singing "All my worship/here's my worship" via YouTube, & a powerful word from Rev. Renaldo who said: "As you think about your life, & where you are and where you are going, one will find that there is an experience or something beyond you, that if you tap into it, you will find the strength and motivation to overcome and to carry on... irrespective of the challenges." Secondly, this introductory segment is then followed by "The Sit Down" where Donte and Renaldo explores Writing, Learning, Pragmatist Dilemmas/ Faith," providing insights into their writing journeys, approaches to learning, faith experiences, dilemmas of life and ways we resolve these or understand them. Some sticking points from this segment: A. Writing is a skill that you develop; B. Writing becomes easy; C. You can't write if you haven't read! D. God has always been with me; E. I don't think I was fully developed & made decisions that angered some people but looking back, there are decisions I made that would not have made now, but I was a young & inexperienced Senior Pastor. F. There's always this issue of privilege between & or within races. G. Church is a part of culture. H. We create the idea of God in a sense, and there are cultural biases and people want to preserve their culture so these attitudes that people have towards things generate fears & hardline positions that may challenge even their own idea of faith. I. Dilemmas are damned if you, damned if you don't but these dilemmas are ultimately guided by and resolved by a type of pragmatist concept of truth where our perceived derived benefit from a position disposes any moral position. Thirdly, this week, I learned that students were successful when they used varied & more effective learning strategies (Simsek and Baladan, 2010 Pp. 36 - 45). the learning strategies which included: 1. Rehearsal is identifying and repeating important concepts , taking personal notes and memorizing; 2. Elaboration, going beyond the given content, using new words, making comparisons, mental imaging and writing questions; 3. Organization - reviewing and restructuring information, creating tables, classifying or listing; 4. Metacognitive - which I describe as "The unexamined life is not worth living," Socrates, this is the reflective/ introspective part where you daily critique, adjust, self/strategies; and 5. Motivational - which deals with reducing stress and redirecting anxiety. In the final segment, Learning involves Faith, A Belief That I Can Do All Things Through Christ! learning is not a heavy-handed or top-down approach that relies on the teacher. In fact, teaching seems to be a facilitative role in learning, especially in online learning, where the students at the collegiate levels have the power to chart their own course. The final take away is the idea that everyone is unique, learning that is geared towards students' uniqueness will lead to greater success. Renaldo is a Doctoral Candidate, Lecturer & Author. Donte is a Psychology major & Digital Creator. Support us at Https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Subscribe for free. HTTPS://renaldocmckenzie.com
    50 min
  • Sharing the Journey: Serving The World Today To Solve Tomorrow's Challenges

    Is it true that the decentralization of social media is the greatest victory for peoples in society, especially those that are marginalized and most vulnerable? That is part of my research interest as I seek to explore issues of power and neoliberal globalization and its effects on peoples and possible solutions. The episode is a personal statement written in essay form exploring my academic journey and direction of study. It is called "Serving the world today to solve tomorrow's challenges" because this statement speaks to my ultimate mission/vision in life and why I do what I do. The episode is split in several segments; the first in the introduction, the second is street vibe where I happen to share a short interview I did with the Iconic Performance Arts Studio that is trying to get zoning for their dance and performance studio. They need about 4000 - 5000 signatures from residents in the city. They are located in Germantown at 400 West Chelten. 

    The third segments delve into the crux of the episode and is part 1 to a three part series. The last segment continues the discussions before we wrap up.

    Episode Opening Notes: 

    Serving the world today to solve tomorrow’s challenges is what I am seeking to do through my various efforts which have started but requires authority and more research in the field of academia. In 2021, I was seeking to get my first academic book, Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance, published by a hybrid publisher. My manuscript was rejected on the basis that I do not have a Doctorate, even though it was reviewed by peers and Kirkus Reviews as being an erudite economic analysis of Jamaica’s history and the global South-Global North dynamic. Hence, I had applied and got into Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies to do a Doctor of Liberal Studies but had to go on a leave of absence due to lack of funding and financing. While the program proved to be beneficial to my academic goals, I realized that the university did not offer any funding, teach grants/opportunities or financial support to continue my education. Moreover, the university has a conservative bent and slant, that at times stifles its liberal school’s thinking and exploration which clashed with my postcontructivist, critical, postmodern and liberal views and methods. In addition, the University is in D.C. and I reside in Philadelphia and commuting was becoming burdensome. As such, I decided to explore other PhD programs where I could benefit from funding, support and any opportunity to teach and develop my academic writing and authority in the field. In doing so, I had recalled that Professor Rita Barnard, tenured Professor in the Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania, and Editor of Nelson Mandela’s Memoir, who had advised me on my previous research at Penn, had recommended that I explore a teaching career at Penn as the school would benefit from a West Indian voice and perspective. That has stuck with me and since one of my life’s goals was to pursue a career as a professor, I relished the idea of working at Penn in such a capacity. Therefore, the first thought I had was to transfer to Penn, where I completed previous graduate and post graduate education. While researching, on Penn PhD programs online, I saw that Annenberg had a PhD that provided funding, teaching opportunities and a cadre of intellectuals and professors whom resonated with my research and I had referenced in the past, notably, John Jackson. As a result, I decided to apply for the Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania’s school of Annenberg as it would help to not only position me and my company and efforts to take the next steps in realizing our goals but to realize a dream from humble beginnings. theneoliberal.com

    41 min
  • Developing A College Mindset for College Success
    College drop out rates are still concerning. How can you succeed in College? In this Episode we continue to look at education as a means to success; yet education is not cheap & many don't get the education at the pre tertiary levels to make it through college & to have the careers of their choices. Drop out rates are still concerning & four year colleges find that students are spending longer times to complete their degrees. We discussed what education & learning professionals are finding as it relates to why & how students succeed throughout college which is redefining the way college programs are being developed at the outset. The episode was inspired & co-produced by Mr. Donte Nelson who is himself a first year College student at Capella University. The segment is broken up in two. Segment one we introduced the episode by playing a video of Caroline Dwerk's "Power of Yet" Speech where she drives home the point that failures are not yet and shared stories of how perspectives affect students abilities to take on academic challenges. In the second segment, we delve into some data from the National Center for Education statistics, showing college students drop out and graduation rates and discuss with Mr. Nelson this idea of Self Efficacy, personal growth and having a college mindset towards achieving college success. 
    We share these important stats in the episode: Academic performance such as grade point average, and credits earned during specific periods, and academic retention and graduation, are what professionals usually use to predict College success (Robbins et al., 2004). College success remain a major concern as data suggest a dropout rate of up to 45% with an average bachelor’s degree turn-around-time of over 6 years (Barefoot, 2004). The National Center for Education Statistics reported that in 2015 only 59% of the students who entered 4-year colleges and universities graduated within 6 years over 21% of those students left after their first year (Kena et al., 2015). Nevertheless, when we ask; What is the key to climbing out of poverty? Dr. Andre Isaacs, who moved from Jungle Jamaica to now College Professor and Chemist at College of the Holly answered by saying, “having an education, yet education is not cheap,” Moreover, we learned that many students are not prepared to take on certain college courses which affect their career choices as they do not feel as though they were fully prepared for college; that was according to Brother Maurice Smith, a Senior Social Work Professional in Philadelphia; and this may explain certain disparities in society as many of those same unprepared students switch to social services degrees and end up taking jobs with low wages that do not allow them to advance in society but keep them debt burdened and stuck within a cycle. However, many students have resumed classes this week, and if you were in California, you would have started 2 weeks ago. But what is alarming is that the Department of Education in Cali reported that over 50 percent of students did not show up for classes. And in Delaware recently, the school district reported that students are underperforming as the academic reports for K-12 students for 2021-2022 show that students did not achieve proficiency levels, compared to pre-COVID performance, but if truth be told, students were falling behind before COVID. Students fell behind and are falling behind academically. The study suggested that the main factors were not necessarily cognitive factors such as academic aptitude, but more so those that succeeded had developed a college mindset that helped them to develop self-efficacy and a determination to get through, deal with the new demands and complex with the ability to make adjustments based on a self-determination. Mr. Nelson explains that is it in changing one's attitude that one will change their world which is to say change your perspective, you'll change your world.
    46 min
  • Does Biden’s Student Loan Debt-Relief Go Far Enough? Are the GOP Pharisaical? Ft. Ricardo McKenzie
    President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he will provide $20,000 in debt relief to Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for many other borrowers.
    Question: Does the student loan debt relief go far enough to relief a crippling middle class? And are the GOP hypocritical, as many have received MILLIONS IN PPP loans that were forgiven? My twin brother join me on this episode to explore this. Ricardo is a senior executive at Flatrate Moving an International logistics, transportation, storage and moving company based in NYC. Ricardo is also the Chairman of McKenzie and McKenzie and an executive board member of the Neoliberal Corporation who is a former licensed Financial Advisor and Mortgage and Loan Officer. Ricardo hold a Masters in HR and is a SHRM professional. Ricardo holds a bachelors in Marketing and Finance from Rutgers and NJCU and has worked at the senior levels in the corporate world. Ricardo obtained student loans in order to finance his degrees. He joins us in segment 2 of the episode. In the opening segments I introduce the episode and share an audio from a press briefing from the White House earlier today with National Economic Council Advisor Bharat Ramamurti. Note: Who qualifies for Biden's student loan forgiveness? 
    According to Medora Lee of USA Today: “Undergraduate and graduate students are expected to receive forgiveness of up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers making under $125,000 a year or couples making less than $250,000 a year. Private loans will not be forgiven”, (see https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/08/25/how-is-student-loan-debt-forgiven/7884574001/).
    How to get student loan forgiveness?
    Lee states in her USA Today article that: “The Education Department said nearly 8 million borrowers are likely to have their loans forgiven automatically because the agency already has information about their income”, (see https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/08/25/how-is-student-loan-debt-forgiven/7884574001/). The Neoliberal Round Podcast is created by Rev. Renaldo McKenzie Academic and doctoral academic at Georgetown University, graduate at University of Pennsylvania, Jamaica Theological Seminary, Exed College, attended University of the West Indies and ordained to the Ministry of Sacrament and Word by the United Church. Renaldo is author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance available in all platforms worldwide. Join me in San Antonio Texas October 10-12 for the AGLSP conference where I will be a presenter. Thank you for listening and subscribe for free at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal or add us to your Apple podcast, google podcast, Spotify, Podvine or Amazon music streams. Donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support.
    37 min
  • News Update on the John A Castro Suit Against Trump and the FEC, and the One-on-One Video Interview with John Castro About His Life and 2024 Presidential Bid.

    John Castro is suing the FEC & Trump, challenging his eligibility to run again. Do you think that the FEC should allow Trump to run in 2024? I asked this question so that you can engage this podcast dealing with John A Castro's suit against the FEC and Trump that challenges Trump's eligibility to run in the 2024 Presidential elections, based on his alleged involvement in the January 6 insurrection. This Podcast episode, which is done in video but can be listened to via audio, is broken up in three (3) segments. The first is the introduction where I briefly explore the story and several other issues in the news such as Liz Cheney losing her recent seat to a Donald Trump-backed candidate. The second segment is a video press release which John Castro had shared with me about his suit that he filed on July 25th, 2022, in D.C. in Federal court against Trump and the FEC. The video release is also available on his twitter page at "realjohnanthonycastro". In the final segment we share the one-and-a-half-hour interview I did with Mr. Castro via Zoom where we talked about his life, aspirations, upbringing, successes, challenges and dreams of becoming the next president. He also shared some breaking news about Trump and his involvement on January 6 and indicated that he would file this suit and explained why. It was a powerful interview that we had released in audio but did not release the video until now. It is unedited unlike the audio episode we did and does not include the respondents we had edited into the audio episode. The transcripts of the Interview can be accessed in my LinkedIn newsletter commentary "The Neoliberal Commentary" in LinkedIn or via "The Neoliberal Post" on Theneoliberal.com or renaldocmckenzie.com websites.

    Who is John Anthony Castro? John Anthony Castro is an International Tax Attorney, President of Castro and Company, and AI Tax, which was recently valued at over $180, 000, 000. He has two Law degrees from Georgetown Law and is hoping to be the next US President. He is a registered Republican but is a moderate that is open to liberal policies yet holding firm to his conservative values. Mr. Castro will tell you that he came from humble beginnings but today is a millionaire and successful businessman who has worked at all levels to protect, promote and improve America. Will he succeed in his aspirations, that is yet to be seen, but he has overcome the odds and is determined irrespective of the challenges. We will continue to follow his story and journey as we learn from another American who has turned and is turning the tides of life stacked against them so that we can make popular what was the monopoly for the benefit of all. 


    "The Neoliberal Round" is created and hosted by Renaldo McKenzie, Doctoral candidate at Georgetown University, Graduate at University of Pennsylvania, Jamaica Theological Seminary and attended the University of the West Indies. Renaldo is author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance and will present at the AGLSP conference in San Antonio Texas October 10-12, 2022. You may reach out to Renaldo for Academic, business, writing, and speaking consultations/events at [email protected]. Follow me on Twitter at RenaldoMcKenzie.


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    2 hr 1 min
  • Politics and Theology: The Raids on Trump’s Residence, John A Castro Suit And Teaching Theology
    Where ever did those extra hundreds of boxes found in the most recent FBI raids at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate come from? If in January they had raided and indicated there were no more boxes or document left, why did they find all these volumes? Were they in hiding? I delve into this in the first segment of this episode. In the second segment I provided an audio commentary that Mr. John A. Castro had sent regarding a question I had asked about the Trump raids and his recent filing in D.C. in federal court against Donald Trump and the FEC saying that Donald Trump is ineligible to run as President and should not be allowed to run based on his alleged involvement in the January 6 insurrection. He shares a timeline and some expectations surrounding what next for the filing. In the final segment, I explored the issue of teaching Theology Today as a follow up to the previous episode (season 4:3) on Teaching Theology Today. I explain that teaching is not about indoctrination but facilitating the students own practical theology without imposing one’s own doctrine as if learning is about teaching “tabular rasas” (blank minds). Following this episode we will immediately release season 4 episode 4, which is delayed due to upload processing issues. Subscribe for free and get notified when new episodes are available. Donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. And join me October 10-12 in San Antonio Texas as I present at the AGLSP annual conference on my book Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance availing all platforms worldwide. Renaldo is the host and creator of The Neoliberal Round Podcast, Doctoral Student at Georgetown University, Graduated from University of Pennsylvania, and Jamaica Theological Seminary, Excelsior College and Bridgeport High School and attended University of the West Indies. Renaldo is author of Neoliberalism and ordained to the Ministry of Sacrament and Word. Follow on twitter @RenaldoMcKenzie and reach out for speaking engagements and consultation at [email protected]
    28 min
  • Teaching Theology Today and WHYY’s News on Delaware Students’ Academic proficiency Used Bad Data
    This episode has two segments: segment 1 is entitled “Teaching Theology Today” where I discuss with Brother Maurice Smith of Phi Beta Sigma, the ideas and concepts I have for the course. He challenged some of the courses description which I debunked. Segment two is entitled: WHYY’s News on Delaware Students’ Academic proficiency Uses Bad Data. In segment two I provide a commentary on the article ‘Tough couple of years’: Delaware students’ academic proficiency far below pre-pandemic levels. Going back to segment 1, we begin by reviewing The 2021 COURSE Description states that: This course is a study of the background and development of current theological thinking with an emphasis on modern and post-modern theological trends in the Christian community. The course will briefly survey theological developments up until the mid-20th century and then devote sustained attention to trends that largely have their genesis in theological ideals from the 1960s. However, I will go further in this episode to look at some more concepts and update the driving force or goal of the course which is to exploring and responding to the question: How does your theology speak to the issues and challenges of today… what solution does your theology provide?
    What challenges are we faced with today? Mr. Smith critiques that the course is outdated and too historical if theology today. However, I suggested that we have to look at what was before we look at what is. He agrees. We briefly discuss what theology is and the application of it. We contended with the question: is there a Caribbean theology? Mr. Smith said no but I challenged and debunked that saying that by understanding what theology is will correct one’s idea about a Caribbean or regional theology, “theology is practical and therefore speaks to context and is colored by context….etc. A few questions to consider and topics to explore for the semester:
    1. What is theology?
    2. How does your theology speak to the issues and challenges of today… what solution does your theology provide?
    What challenges are we faced with today?
    3. Is there a Caribbean theology and how has it evolved and
    4. what relevance does it hold for us today?
    5. Kirk Lougheed (ed.), Four Views on the Axiology of Theism: What Difference Does God Make?
    6. What are the challenges to developing a theology today?
    (Temple sex gender and society)
    7. The Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide, and Biblical Interpretation
    8. Ecclesiology for a Digital Church: Theological Reflections on a New Normal
    9. Period Poverty and The Dark Womb: Re-Conceiving Theology through Reproductive Loss
    10. Critical Thinking and The Priority of Mind
    11. Robert C. Roberts, Recovering Christian Character: The Psychological Wisdom of Søren Kierkegaard
    12. D. Bruce Hindmarsh, The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism: True Religion in a Modern World
    13. Resurgence of African theology and philosophy in 20th century practices: Kametic Spirituality and Ubuntu
    14. Renaldo McKenzie’s, Neoliberalism, Globalization Income Inequality Poverty And Resistance
    15. (Secrets to unlocking) Divine Intervention. In segment two: I critique Cris Barrish article in WHYY news which available on 90.8 on the FM dial. The story is also on their website at https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-student-testing-scores-pandemic-learning-loss/ According to Criss, “while almost all Delaware K-12 students were back in the classroom last school year — albeit with periodic pandemic quarantines and closures — statewide testing scores remained well below the achievement levels of five years ago.” But that’s not true and the comparative range is deceptive, skipping 2018-2019, which shows that performance was falling after 2017 well before COVID started and schools were closed. However the study failed to reference that. Follow and subscribe to us for updates on new shows and to follow this lecture series/ course. You can donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support.
    34 min
  • What’s Wrong With Philadelphia, American Cities and the World Today? Featuring M. Smith & R. Travis
    Today we discussed the question: What’s Wrong With Philadelphia and by extension American cities and the world and explored solutions. Two Philadelphia residents who are professionals and higher education graduates discussed this question with me today on two separate takes. Their ideas about what’s happening was quite powerful and revealing. We not only looked at Philadelphia but cities across the world in terms of the issues that are creating problems for society in various places today. We explored and highlighted: Social decay
    Lack of family and supervision
    No guidance
    Poverty
    Falling median incomes
    Lack of opportunity
    Anger
    Politicization of issues
    Poor educational preparation/lack of critical thinking etc. listen to the episode, send us a feedback, and donate at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Renaldo McKenzie is the host and creator of the podcast. He is the authors of Neoliberalism, Globalization Income Inequality Poverty And Resistance. Renaldo is also a lecturer at the Jamaica Theological Seminary, graduated from University of Pennsylvania and is currently doing doctoral studies at Georgetown University.
    34 min

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Life is about people/how people relate. Yet life is what we make it or allow others to make of it for us creating privileges. The Neoliberal Round is a think tank exploring life. We're interdisciplinary and dynamic; concerning ourselves with global issues and problems so as to serve the world today to solve tomorrow's challenges, by making popular what was the monopoly. We will be bold and deliberate in our reflections on truths, lifting up issues of ethics/human values.