This episode was created by Gheed El Bizri, Taban Malihi, and Kanika Verma.

Audio credits: Diplomacy by Balqees Fathi

We're here to kick off a new season of the FPYC Podcast with an interview of Valeriia Ivanova, the Co-Director of Marketing and a proud Ukrainian who shares her insights on the country's history, politics, and the ongoing war.

Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy!

Episode contributors:
Gheed El Bizri, Taban Malihi, Eli Crowley y Contreras, Chidalu Emy-Munonye, and interviewee Valeriia Ivanova

This week, Gheed leads a special episode on human rights on Time out! Let's Talk Policy.  First, she tells the story of Simone De Beauvoir, French existentialist philosopher, writer, and feminist activist who laid the foundation for the modern feminist movement. She is mostly known for her book The Second Sex that changed the conversation about feminism. Then, she interviews guest Vivien Jung from Germany to discuss the work of De Beauvoir as well as women’s liberation as a modern movement. We hope you enjoy!

We'll be diving right back into posting our regular content! For our first episode, CEOs Sydni and Graham discussed the US removal of troops in Afghanistan. Listen to our podcast to hear youth perspectives on the ethics of the removal, the rebuilding of the nation, and the political benefits/repercussions of the decision. 

*episode was recorded prior to the takeover by the Taliban

This week, Gheed, an international FPYC member from Lebanon, led a special episode on human rights on Time out! Let's Talk Policy.  First, she told the story of Viktor Emil Frankl, Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, founder of logotherapy, Holocaust
survivor, and best selling author of Man’s Search for Meaning, is a man who has inspired many
people all around the world. Then, she interviewed guest Riwa Hassan from Lebanon to shed light on the human rights situation within the country.  We hope you enjoy!

This week on Time out! Let’s Talk Policy, we explored social unrest focusing specifically on the Indian farmers’ protests and the anti-abortion bill in Poland. We started by listening to Maya Angelou’s poem Still I Rise and how it is still relevant today. After, we played a game to test contestants' knowledge of key figures in the recent protest movements. Then, we had a discussion surrounding the question “What are your thoughts on the recent farmer protests that have been occurring all across India?” Finally, Preeti read her op-ed entitled Mother Earth's Victory: How the Kisan Movement in Punjab and Haryana Has Taken India by Storm.

This week on Time Out! Let’s Talk Policy, we explored the global economy, specifically its role in a country’s development and the distribution of economic power and resources. We started by interviewing Riley about the January 28th GameStop incident and the similarities between the US economy and economies of other countries. After, we played a game to test contestants' knowledge on the GameStop situation and the stock market as a whole. Then, we had have a discussion surrounding the question “how do different countries’ stock markets interact with one another and affect the global economy?” Finally, Sidra read her op-ed entitled “The profits of the pandemic: human life as a global currency.”

This week on Time Out! Let’s Talk Policy, we explored the pressing matter of climate change in collaboration with Climate Cardinals: an international youth-led nonprofit that works to make environmental research more accessible to non-English speakers. We started by interviewing Sophie from Climate Cardinals to learn how her organization Climate Cardinals is helping to prevent climate change. Then, we played a game to test contestants' knowledge on climate change. After, we interviewed Travis from Climate Cardinals about governmental climate policies and what we can do to help stop global warming. Finally, Madison read her op-ed about environmental racism.