Perspectives with Anna Gordon: Recent Episodes
Anna Gordon
Tom Mountain is the Massachusetts Republican Party Vice-Chair. He used to believe social distancing was ridiculous, and that the coronavirus pandemic was grossly overexaggerated. He hosted several gatherings and lived his life as though there was no virus. But that was before he got sick. In this podcast, Tom and I discuss his near-death experience with covid, why Republicans are less likely to take the virus seriously, and why Tom is such a big fan of Donald Trump.
I discuss the pros and cons of wokeness in the education system with Los Angeles based high school teacher and podcast host William Reusch. We also speak about the growing movement of heterodox thinkers, who generally advocate for viewpoint diversity and often criticize mainstream media narratives on both the left and the right.
Coming from a culturally conservative Middle Eastern upbringing, my mom shares how she gradually came to realize she wanted a more career-oriented life despite her gender.