A Second (and third) Opinion: Recent Episodes
Ari Turalba & Jose Atienza
We discuss issues you never thought warranted an hour of attention. Jose and Ari offer a teenager’s perspective on contemporary topics about any aspect of life. From what’s in a national identity to how the pandemic is affecting seniors, listen in on an hour of conversation between socially isolated kids.
As recent graduates, we address the anonymous page reporting on untold stories surrounding homophobia, racism and sexual assault at our high school. We take a deep dive into conversations about consent. This episode we follow up on episode 5 and continue to discuss how we engage with activism once more.
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We talk about cancel culture: is it productive? Is it realistic? Can we actually "cancel" someone. Do problematic actions make you a terrible person. We discuss our views on punishment vs. rehabilitation, and how we can hold each other accountable for our mistakes.
Episode Breakdown:
Toilet Paper Orientation Debate - 4:35
Cancel Culture - 9:49
Punishment vs. Rehabilitation - 24:19
Recommendations - 46:06
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This episode is all about communication: how fake news plays into our lives and how our friendship have changed since finishing high school. We look at how news about a COVID cure has circulated the viber-sphere and how our generation of TikTokers and K-Pop stars have proved themselves a powerful force. We also answer questions sent in about our own personal lives and give our opinions on changing friendships.
Episode Breakdown:
US State Flags - 3:32
TikTok tanks Trump Rally - 7:51
Fake News - 16:55
Changing Friendships - 27:10
Q&A - 35:15
Advice - 38:34
Recommendations - 40:59
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How does one define success in life? How does one navigate fatherhood? This Father's Day we sit down with Jose's dad as he talks us through his career and experience as a father. We also discuss success, faith, and crack the age old mystery of why Jose has 45 dogs.
Episode Breakdown: Success & Parenting - 1:06 45 Dogs: Storytime - 34:34 Paper cuts - 38:47 Recommendations - 40:20
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We talk about how the current socio-political climate has been affecting us and how we been engaging with activism. We talk about performative activism, protests and "riding the bandwagon" of activism. We look at how our community has engaged in all forms of activism and get heated when speaking on the appropriation of the situation.
Episode Breakdown:
Performative Activism - 5:58
Protests - 17:22
Notes on the ISM Corruption article - 23:55
Recommendations - 35:56
Featuring three special guests, Jose and Ari reminisce on high school lowlights. As recent graduates we dissect some of our "worst high school moments" to find the humor in them as well as what our biggest take aways were.
Episode Breakdown:
Devon - 1:05
Margaret - 10:04
Stream Seasons on Spotify and Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ezg4Hb_Liw)
Jacob - 26:53
Paper Cuts - 38:06
Recommendations - 41:27
With special guest and fellow classmate Liz, we take a deep dive into how we've been dealing with the pandemic as high school seniors. We offer our own thoughts on how the global situation has affected our personal relationships, anxieties and how it may affect our future university life.
Episode Breakdown:
Main Conversation - 2:35
Paper Cuts - 42:13
Recommendations - 45:06
When is it too late to go back on something? When have you invested too much time into a career choice or a person that you can't give up? This episode we discuss our personal experiences when dealing with "the point of no return".
Episode Breakdown:
5:25 - Main Discussion
38:18 - Paper Cuts
46:05 - Recommendations
What’s behind a nationality, and how growing up as a third culture kid has affected how we interact with our national identities.