The Global Overpass: Recent Episodes
The Global Overpass
The Global Overpass is a political and journalistic podcast that looks at global issues through multiple perspectives. Our two hosts come from different parts of the globe, where Michael Phoon comes from the East and Andy St.John comes from the West. Our podcast seeks to educate, debate and analyze political, social, and cultural issues with the overall goal of allowing the public to understand a global perspective towards contributing to the discussion of global affairs. With these two political science/journalism students here, understanding politics in the news will be self-explanatory.
In this episode, we interviewed our guest, Alvin Tedjo of the Ontario Liberal Party. After that, we discussed the COVID-19 management performance of Ontario's Doug Ford and the rise of anti-Asian racism. Let us know your thoughts on this episode on our Twitter @theglobalover.
References:
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2021/03/12/ontario-started-well-on-covid-but-it-settled-for-a-middling-performance.html
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/03/17/atlanta-mass-shooting-violence-racism-asian/
In this episode, we interviewed our first guest, Meredith Omstead of The Canadian Press. After that, we discussed the American Rescue Plan and the British royal family regarding the Oprah interview. Let us know your thoughts on this episode on our Twitter @theglobalover.
References:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/10/what-is-in-the-stimulus/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/world/europe/harry-meghan-media-race.html
In this episode, we discussed the Sputnik Vaccine, the 10th year anniversary of the Syrian Civil War, and Canada's China ambassador denying the mistreatment of the Uighur community. Let us know your thoughts on this episode on our Twitter @theglobalover.
References:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-europe-starts-review-of-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine-to-try-to-overcome/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/syria-civil-war-60-minutes-2021-02-24/
https://globalnews.ca/news/7674048/china-uyghur-genocide-xinjiang/
In this first episode, we discussed the News Media Bargaining Code regarding Facebook and Australia, the Myanmar military coup, and the COVAX program by the United Nations. Let us know your thoughts on this episode on our Twitter @theglobalover.
References:
https://globalnews.ca/news/7648149/google-facebook-block-australia-canada/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myarnmar-coup-military-1.5914321
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covax-what-is-the-un-vaccine-plan-for-poor-countries-and-why-does-it-matter-1.5309583
Welcome to our podcast, The Global Overpass. Take a listen to our trailer to learn more about what this podcast is all about.