Nancy Wu talks with Isaac Miller about the future of the US regardless of the winner of the presidential election, what police reform, abolish the police, and defund the police really mean, political semantics, the code of the flag, and the path to anarchy. Isaac Miller works as a photographer, teacher, Uber driver, and at an LA juicery. Contact Nancy at: interpellasian@gmail.com Website POC Podcast has an Instagram now! And a Twitter ! Isaac's Instagram Welcome to Progressive Opinions of C...
Nov 06, 2020•53 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Farrah Hsu has worked in every industry and country imaginable and currently works with autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas. We chat about her life living abroad in Japan, Taiwan, International Waters on a cruise line, and in Las Vegas. She talks about her time working with autonomous vehicles and the future of cybersecurity and technology. Contact Nancy at: interpellasian@gmail.com Website POC Podcast has an Instagram now! And a Twitter ! Farrah Hsu Instagram Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Col...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Sumaya Bouadi studies tax law at Yale Law School. We talk about Trump’s taxes—what’s legal and what isn’t and what are the consequences? What would Biden’s tax on people who make more than 400k do? Could getting rid of the corporate tax actually be more progressive tax policy? Why isn't capital taxed? How do we get more progressive tax policy? What could increasing the capital gains tax do? How did evangelicals and the moral majority and the religious right get interested in politics? It’s ...
Oct 08, 2020•44 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Frank Chiang joins today to talk about being a gay, cis, Asian man in various white and Asian queer spaces. We talk about activism and far left social media activism. Has seeing racial activism on social media bummed you out? Why and what can you do about it? We also shit on sheltered white people and their bubbles and talk about desirability and beauty as privilege but also power. Also, what's up with colorblind white people and how is that still a thing? LGBTQ Asian American groups mentio...
Oct 05, 2020•55 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast What was that SHITSHOW?! Four guests bring their perspectives and reactions of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. What are the consequences, dangers, and opportunities of a more polarized society? How can stats and data help Biden swing swing voters his way? What's up with Trump's taxes from the perspective of a tax scholar? Felt triggered watching that debate? Because we did! Guests: Isaac Miller (guest in the COVID-19 and unempolyment episode) Nicole Zh...
Oct 01, 2020•54 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast A special episode focusing on comparative politics and political theory today, featuring Gavin Huang, the managing editor of Goldthread. Gavin is based in Hong Kong and writes on China and Asia. We talk about how Asia and China are portrayed in Western media as scary, weird, or ancient. We talk about living in Hong Kong during the pro democracy protests and COVID as a Chinese American. How long do you have to live somewhere to no longer feel like an outsider and to have a political opinion in lo...
Sep 25, 2020•53 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Does anyone else struggle with feeling like 2020 isn't real? How is it possible that all this shit is happening? How do we even react to all the bad news quickly enough? John Montgomery is a therapist based in Chicago. We're going to address mental health, including our personal experiences and John's as a professional in the field. How are workplaces considering or not considering BIPOC needs? Racism in the UK vs the US? What do we make of Kamala Harris and the 2020 Election? (3:...
Sep 21, 2020•52 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast RIP RBG, but now is not the time to wallow in misery and give up. I'll talk about concrete actions you can take now, as well as the significance of this event and the upcoming election. We have to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump, flip the Senate, protect Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat until the election, have conversations with people we know who are apathetic about politics or on the fence or support Trump to open dialogue. Register to vote (it takes 2 minutes): https://www.vote.o...
Sep 19, 2020•14 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Ron Costa owns a house by the beach, leads his own real estate team, made a savings plan for his mom to help her budget to buy a house, and also an immigrant AND in his 20s. Learn about how to save, budget, and invest as a millennial, and how to talk to parents who may be immigrants, POC, lower or middle class about saving, budgeting, and investing. When you should buy a house and the investment pros and cons or homeownership as a millennial, and the history of discrimination in real estate. Boo...
Sep 17, 2020•49 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest is Nicole Zhao, a native New Yorker who will talk about the importance of antiracist education. We have lots of history on structural inequities, systemic racism, and the different experiences within Asian immigrant communities and across racial groups. We grew up in very different communities and Asian American experiences. I was NOT woke at all in high school, and Nicole went to a high school that required standardized testing and an application to get in! We, unfortunately,...
Sep 14, 2020•52 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Nina Li Coomes is a writer based in Chicago. Nina grew up in Japan and I grew up in China, so we talk about our experiences immigrating to the U.S. and growing up in the U.S.. We also talk about her writing, language barriers in activism, talking to Asian parents about politics, public school education, patriotism, citizenship, national borders, books recs from Asian American authors, and how hot Gong Li is! (2:30) - Nina introduces herself and her writing. (5:00) - Nina's newest essay on C...
Sep 10, 2020•39 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Economist Nancy answers all your questions about the economy! S&P 500 and Nasdaq at record highs (and as of 9/3, dropping again)? What is GDP and is it the right measure of an economy's success? What are alternatives to GDP? What's up with the rising deficit? Will we have inflation? What about interest rates? (1:15)- What are flaws of using the S&P 500, Dow Jones, or NASDAQ to measure the economy? (1:45)- What are these stock indices? (3:15) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq set new rec...
Sep 03, 2020•22 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast David Kim joins Nancy Wu today to talk about how our Asian immigrant parents have shaped our views on economics and politics. David gives his experience as being undocumented and an Asian American, the importance of DACA, the lengthy process of applying for a Green Card. We also talk about WHAT exactly IS ECONOMICS, what are its shortcomings, and what are some personal finance tips for saving and investing for retirement. We also talk about racial microaggressions, gender and representation, and...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Nancy Wu talks with Rachel and Adam Svatos, progressive activists in the the predominantly Republican, Inland Empire, California. We discuss ALL ABOUT LOCAL ELECTIONS and BLACK LIVES MATTER, and some quick thoughts on the 2020 Presidential Election. (6:30)-How every vote counts at local elections. (7:20)-How to register to vote. (8:40)-How much it costs to run a local campaign, financing a local campaign, why campaign funding and expenses biases many areas to Republicans and wealthier politician...
Aug 27, 2020•42 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast The economy is complicated enough to understand as it is. Learn about it through stories from real people. Nancy Wu talks with Isaac Miller about his experiences through work and layoffs during the coronavirus pandemic, and his experiences with unemployment insurance, the enhanced unemployment assistance benefits of the CARES act, how COVID-19 has impacted the economy, and how a pandemic has changed how we think about work-life balance. Isaac Miller works as a photographer, teacher, Uber driver,...
Aug 24, 2020•57 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast On the first episode of the POC Podcast, Nancy breaks down her thoughts on Kamala Harris and the DNC. The questions answered: Is Kamala Harris progressive enough? What was her track record as Senator of California? What does representation mean and is representation important? What were the things that Biden and the DNC did well? What was up with the Republican air time at the DNC? What are ways to hold our politicians accountable beyond voting? How has #blacklivesmatter shaped Biden's plat...
Aug 21, 2020•16 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Progressive Opinions of Color (POC) Podcast. I am your host, Nancy Wu. I started this podcast to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. As an Asian American, I especially don't hear political podcasts from the Asian American podcast community, and I&...
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