True Stories: Recent Episodes
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Discussing our views on tourism
Ashima: https://driftermagazine.ca/the-negative-impacts-of-modern-mass-tourism-6a59b2a0921c
Viva:
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/tourism-climate-change-carbon-emissions-global-warming-flying-cars-transport-a8338946.html
Having a conversation about the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Viva:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/a-black-lives-matter-co-founder-explains-why-this-time-is-different
Ashima:https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/support-for-black-lives-matter-surged-during-protests-but-is-waning-among-white-americans/
Discussing our first-hand experience with the global pandemic.
Ashima:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/04/07/world/survivors-tell-their-stories-of-covid-19/#.XrnxBBNKhPMViva:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/28/coronavirus-racism-asian-americans-report-fear-harassment-violence/2903745001/
Discuss our thoughts on the gender wage gap
Ashima:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2020/08/03/488536/basic-facts-women-poverty/
Viva:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/03/22/gender-pay-gap-facts/
Discussing whether or not religion should be taught in schools.
Ashima's article:
https://debatewise.org/debates/575-should-religious-education-be-part-of-the-school-curriculum/#:~:text=the%20School%20Curriculum%3F-,It%20teaches%20ethical%20values,and%20morals%20into%20children's%20lives.
Viva's article:
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/schools-should-teach-religion-what-they-shouldn-t-teach-faith-ncna844926