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Hey, this is our sixth episode of our podcast, True Stories. Today we are discussing our views on the Black Lives Matter issue. We cover the importance of addressing this issue and talk about two different articles and our points of view. Hope you guys enjoy!

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/

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Hey, this is our fifth episode of our podcast, True Stories. Today we are discussing our views on the gender wage gap. We cover the importance of addressing this issue because of the impact it has on of mass tourism and many other things. We talk about two different articles and our points of view. Hope you guys enjoy!

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/

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Hey, welcome to the fourth episode of our podcast, True Stories. Today we are discussing whether religion should be taught in schools or not? We discuss our personal opinions and reference two different articles. We approach this topic as high schoolers, which makes for an interesting point of view. Hope you guys enjoy!

Ashima:

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:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/schools-should-teach-religion-what-they-shouldn-t-teach-faith-ncna844926

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Hey, this is the third episode of our podcast, True Stories. Today we are discussing whether college is worth it? We discuss our views on college and reference two different articles. We approach this topic as high schoolers, which makes for an interesting point of view. Hope you guys enjoy!

Viva:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/06/13/is-college-worth-it/#5033d53d778d

Ashima:

https://hornet.fullcoll.edu/opinion-is-college-worth-it/

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Hey, this is our second episode of our podcast, True Stories. Today we are discussing our views on tourism. We cover the impact of mass tourism and many other things. We talk about two different articles and our points of view. Hope you guys enjoy!

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

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Hey, this is our first episode of our podcast, True Stories. Today we are discussing our first-hand experience with the global pandemic. We talk about two different articles and talk about our points of view. Hope you guys enjoy!

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/

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