The Clavicle: Recent Episodes
Munodiwa Bore, Seifeldeen Abdelwahed
This is the Clavicle Podcast hosted by Munodiwa Bore and Seifeldeen Hesham. On this podcast, no topic is off limits. We give seemingly mundane topics a facelift by giving our quirky perspectives. We delve into everything from failures to economics, money and relationships and everything in between. We hope that each episode leaves you with some juicy takeaways and a bone to chew on everyday life. We couldn’t be more thrilled to share this journey with you all! Please subscribe, rate and review and if you like what you hear, tell a friend to tell a friend.
The USA is having one of its most important and most contested elections in its modern history. Some like to call it: a choice between bigotry and decency. Seif starts off explaining how the US election system work. Muno wonders if Trump would concede if he loses, and Seif carries on with explaining the Blue Shift that is plausible to happen following election's night.
Seif takes on a seemingly polarizing topic; Political Correctness. What is it? Is it double edged? In light of recent events he makes the connection with BLM. Munodiwa talks about Chronotypes; a rhythmic pattern in our body that determines the best time for us to sleep, eat, exercise, and so much more according to a book by Dr. Michael Breus. In this informative & humorous episode, Munodiwa describes the positive impact that living according to our type can have on our daily lives.
Seif has an interesting take on relieving the economic recession which is inevitably happening because of the pandemic. Seif argues against stopping consumer spending as a solution to the "Great Lockdown" recession. Munodiwa talks about her experience using Replika, which is a chatbot that collects your entire digital footprint, loads it into a system that finds patterns in data, and creates a bot version of you. It works by learning your speech patterns and habits, thoughts, hopes and fears.
In this pilot episode, Munodiwa and Seif discuss boundaries in all kinds of relationships, especially now since we are all locked down. Munodiwa talks about what we need to do to set clear boundaries, and she explains how necessary it is for our mental health to express and communicate our needs. An Australian university is encouraging more young women to study engineering degrees by adjusting their entry scores. Seif debates whether this is taking in underperforming students or doing tokenism.