The World Around Us: Recent Episodes
Amrit Subramanian
Hi and welcome to The World Around Us! We are your two hosts, Amrit and Sohum. In our podcast, we take a deep look at the important issues facing our world today and what we can do to help. We love having conversations about pretty much anything and we throughly enjoy healthy and educational discussions. This podcast is all about looking at the world around us and while some topics we cover can be serious and important, we also enjoy having fun and comedic talks as well! Stream our first two seasons! Reach out to us @ worldarounduspodcast@gmail.com for any comments!
SEASON TWO FINALE: In this month's episode (which is also our last scheduled episode), we take a look at the work that went into making this podcast as well as the 20 episodes we've created. We talk about how it all started, challenges along the way, the work we've been able to accomplish, and more.
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In this month's episode, we take a dive into many important topics such as the COVID-19 crisis in India, the Israel & Palestine conflicts, gas shortage affecting southeast USA, and more.
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In this month's episode, we take a closer look at space and the many questions it imposes. We discuss the validity of UFOs and Aliens, misconceptions about space, conspiracy theories, and more.
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In this month's episode, we take a look at some recent hate towards many groups as well as the importance of this month being Women's History Month. We take a look at #BLM with the man who murdered George Floyd being put on trial, #StopAsianHate with multiple recent hate incidents towards the Asian community (specifically the Chinese community), #StandWithWomen regarding the importance of Women's History Month, and #StopAntiSemitism because of hate towards the Jewish community.
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In this month's episode, we take a look at important events that happened in the last month. We discuss the vaccine rollout, the Mars rover landing, former President Trump getting acquitted, and more.
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In this month's episode, we take a look at the inauguration of Joe Biden, the Capitol insurrection, the second impeachment of Donald Trump, the historic nature of the Biden Harris ticket, and more.
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In this month's episode, we discuss the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. We take a look at the numbers, a new strain of the coronavirus, a vaccine overview, the phases of vaccine distribution, and more.
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In this month's episode, we take a close look at the NFL. We discuss underrated and overrated teams, the best players, award predictions, and more.
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In this month's episode, we discuss what's going on with the 2020 election. We take a look at the electoral college & the popular vote, the supreme court justice situation, mail in voting, the value of your vote, and more.
Please visit to make sure you are up-to-date with the voting process: iwillvote.com
President Obama on the Jimmy Fallon Show [used in part of the podcast]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Ijjkt6Fkw
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SEASON TWO PREMIERE: In this month's episode, we dive into the world of social media. We talk about cyberbullying, social media addiction, careers in social media, social media filtering, and more.
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SEASON ONE FINALE: In this week's episode, we welcome one of our good friends (who currently studies at MIT) to come on the pod to answer some college experience and life questions.
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In this week's episode, we look at many global issues. We take a look at the Beirut explosion, the Yemen crisis, the crisis in Nigeria, India & Pakistan, the US southern border crisis, and the Syrian civil war & refugee crisis.
Important Links to help out:
Lebanese Red Cross: https://www.supportlrc.app/donate/
UNICEF (for Yemen): https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/yemen-crisis
The UN Refugee Agency (for Nigeria): https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/nigeria-emergency.html
Save the Children (for Nigeria): https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/nigeria
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In this week's episode, we take a closer look at the climate crisis. We discuss the facts, future impacts of climate change, global responses, the affects climate change has had on animals and agriculture, what we can do to help, and more.
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In this week's episode, we take a closer look at the current state of education. We discuss the major facets of education, COVID-19's effect on schooling, school safety, and more.
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In this week's episode, we interviewed a front line worker. We discussed a day in the life of a front line worker, COVID-19's impact on hospitals, the importance of wearing a mask, hygienic policies, and more.
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In this week's episode, we welcome basketball podcast Off The Bench. We discuss the re-opening of the NBA, the playoff format, NBA 2K covers, Finals predictions, and more.
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In this week's episode, we dive into the world of video games. We discuss the statistics, why video games are so addicting, possible career paths, common misconceptions, and more.
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In this week's episode (and our second episode regarding BLM), we invite three of our friends to come on the pod and continue healthy discussion. We delve into the importance of BLM itself, the flawed police system, the media, and more. As always, continue to stay educated and fight for equality. Visit websites such as https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ and https://blacklivesmatter.com/ to continue to stay up-to-date. Do your part.
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In this week's episode, we take a closer look at the coronavirus pandemic. We investigate the effects its had on sports, schooling, how the Trump Administration has dealt with this, the economy, and what we can do to help.
Some of the facts/information used in this week's episode are from Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act episode which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrKxOnNaGHc
For additional information, be sure to visit the CDC's website here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
SEASON ONE PREMIERE: In this week's episode, we take a closer look at the BLM movement, why it is crucial that we raise awareness, and do what we can to help.
Important Links:
https://colorofchange.org/
https://www.naacp.org/
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Text "Justice" to 668366 & Text "Floyd" to 55156
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