- Vulnerability and Debt
In this episode Song and Sara discuss some of their own journeys with debt - especially around student debt.
Federal Aid Increases College Tuition and Student Loans
Credit Card Debt is Bad for your Health
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S2E13 - 48m - Nov 11, 2021 - California Fires
In the (hopefully, almost) aftermath of yet another wild wildfire season, in an episode that takes us to the California fires (and Sara's childhood!), Sara shares her experience and knowledge of fire management, fire-related history, and policies. And of course, no episode is complete without a discussion of the role of corporations. Recorded Sept. 17, 2021.
Last Line of Defence - Global Witness Report
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S2E12 - 44m - Oct 22, 2021 - Legalizing Marijuana
With the spate of legalization and decriminalization laws hitting states, we dove into the history, the current state, and the questions for the future impacts of the laws on communities.
Notes: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/marijuana-legalization/
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S2E11 - 39m - Jun 14, 2021 - Our Friendship
The things that connect us, challenge us, and make our partnership work: enneagram, faith, and Big Friendship.
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S2E10 - 42m - May 17, 2021 - On Being Asian American & Deconstructing Anti-Asian Hate
This Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Song gets personal. Song and Sara have a conversation around Song's identity, and the role it has had in her career working on policy and using the law to defend the rights of the AAPI community. Song calls out the non-obvious violence (read, police violence and deportations) against the AAPI community, and what it would truly take to Stop Asian Hate.
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S2E9 - 54m - May 3, 2021 - Start-ups as Speedboats
... avoiding perfection and powered by ethics.
Song and Sara reflect on their Start-ups and DEI Event
Man UnMade podcast with Sarah & Beth
My Semester with the Snowflakes
- Huffpost article on the author
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S2E8 - 34m - Apr 20, 2021 - Ethics Minimum Viable Product
We kicked off our startup series with a conversation with the brilliant Jessica Pachuta and Dror Yaron of Ethics MVP. We talked about our journeys as founders, about practices for operationalizing ethics (name your values!), and as a bonus, even got to hear ethics defined in the most simple, elegant way.
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S2E7 - 51m - Apr 12, 2021 - Access to Insulin
A conversation with Eli Terris on the Insulin for All Campaign, how important state policies are in making real change for accessible health care, and how to be a sustainable activist.
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S2E6 - 51m - Mar 9, 2021 - Media, Major Leagues, and Messaging Masterclass
This week, Song and Sara are joined by human rights lawyer, social impact founder, and communications strategist extraordinaire, Juhu Thukral for a conversation on all things media. Juhu gives us insights on brand strategy and creating messaging for social justice issues that inspire and last, and we discuss how we engage with media today, talking NFL, NBA, and Succession along the way.
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S2E5 - 47m - Feb 22, 2021 - My Health Insurance, My Self
Song and Sara talk about their personal experiences with navigating health insurance providers and platforms in 2020, and discuss some of the things that could make the process better and what economic incentives can we use to really make the system work for the people reliant on it.
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S2E4 - 45m - Feb 9, 2021 - Health, Equity + Activism
Song is joined by Gregg Gonsalves, a professor at the Yale School of Public Health and Yale Law School focusing on operations research/epidemiology for infectious disease, who has been an AIDS and global health activist for 30 yrs. Recorded the day after Inauguration Day 2021, we share moments of reflection on the dawn of the new Biden era. We talk Covid-19 vaccine and what it would take to roll it out equitably. And throughout the conversation, we are spurred on to roll up our sleeves stay mobilized because there is much work to be done.
Side note: if you need any more inspiration, the documentary Gregg referred to on the show - "a riveting, powerful telling of the story of the grassroots movement of activists, many of them in a life-or-death struggle, who seized upon scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease" is a must-see: https://surviveaplague.com/
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S2E3 - 33m - Feb 3, 2021 - 2020 An Inflection Point
Abbigale Shi joins us again to discuss how 2020 has been an inflection point in all our lives, highlighting priorities, and challenging us to weigh and hold many hard things at once.
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S2E2 - 32m - Jan 26, 2021 - Choice Under Capitalism: It's a Trap
Abbigale Shi, Opinion Editor at The Daily Free Press, joins Sara and Song to talk about navigating personal ethical choices.
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S2E1 - 42m - Jan 19, 2021 - International Development Pt 3
Lina Kacyem joins Sara again to discuss institutional structures in international development - how they are and are not working. And challenging ourselves to think about our motivations, privileges, history and how we share power.
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E18 - 45m - Dec 21, 2020 - International Development Pt 2
Sara is joined by Yale School of Management Lina Kacyem to discuss the financial relationship between the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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E17 - 46m - Dec 15, 2020 - International Development Pt 1
How our experiences in Africa, India, Korea, and the U.S. have shaped our understanding of international development and aid.
E16 - 34m - Dec 7, 2020 - Elections, Policy, and US Drug Policy Pt.2
In part two we discuss what it means to be a consumer of cannabis in the US and the policies that have influenced consumption and caused harm over time.
Quartz: How to be a Conscious Consumer of Cannabis
The Twilight of the Ethical Consumer
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E15 - 32m - Nov 24, 2020 - Elections, Policy, and US Drug Policy Pt.1
We couldn't not talk about the election this week. In the first of two parts we talk about what we are looking forward to regarding transparent policy making under the Biden Harris administration.
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E14 - 22m - Nov 18, 2020 - The Supply Chain of Drugs
What illicit drug has the most ethical supply chain? We investigated acid, cocaine, and heroine, and here's what we found.
E13 - 41m - Oct 27, 2020 - Imagining Better Systems
Song and Sara talk about current events, and systems that aren’t working for everyone.
Articles mentioned and referenced:
Coinbase CEO message for no political speech
California Wildfires
Guidance from native populations
Directing blame to environmental policy
Japan planning to release contaminated water
Jason Reynolds and imagining a better world
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E12 - 45m - Oct 6, 2020
