Time Out! Let's Talk Policy FPYC
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Time out, Let’s Talk Policy is a podcast from the Foreign Policy Youth Collaborative. FPYC is a teen-run nonpartisan nonprofit that highlights youth voices on global issues and bridges the gap between teens across the political spectrum. Join us on Mondays to learn more about foreign policy, hear new perspectives, and expand your knowledge!
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Foreign Policy Explainer #1: What Is Foreign Policy?
This episode was created by Gheed El Bizri, Taban Malihi, and Kanika Verma.Audio credits: Diplomacy by Balqees Fathi
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Time Out! Valeriia Ivanova on Ukrainian Identity
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
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Women’s Rights and Politics: Simone De Beauvoir and the Modern Feminist Movement
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 m...
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Episode 20: US Intervention in Afghanistan
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
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Episode 19: Human Rights
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, Holocaustsurvivor, and best selling author of Man’s Search for Meaning, is a man who has inspired manypeople all around the world. Then, she interviewed guest Riwa Hassan from Lebanon to shed light on the human rights situation within the...
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Episode 18: Social Unrest
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 acro...