Chai with Hasi

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Podcast that explains current events through the lense of the past. Get the kettle ready, we're about to make some damn good chai

16/10/2020

Redlining: The Invisible Division of American Cities

Racial wealth inequality in the US is not a new concept. In the United States, the median net wealth of a white family is 10x the median net wealth of a African American family ($171k vs $17k). There are many reasons to explain this huge gap; however one of the main reasons is lack of home ownership. In the US, 2/3 of the middle’s class’ net wealth is in home equity. However, from the 1930s to late 1960s there was a federal effort to prevent minorities from obtaining mortgages and from moving...

32 min
25/08/2020

1918 Spanish Flu & Covid-19

How do we prevent the spread of disease when there is no vaccine? How do we protect the economy? Does Herd Immunity work?These questions that keep policymakers, citizens, and businesses awake at night, were the exact same questions that were asked nearly 100 years ago during the 1918 Spanish Flu. The Spanish Flu killed about ~5% of the worlds population and dropped the life expectancy in the US by 12 years from 1917 to 1919. The challenges we faced so long ago, are still very real today. Join...

29 min
30/07/2020

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

In every single state, black mortality outpaces white morality for Covid 19. This is attributed to many socio-economic factors; however, one key component is the relationship between the African Americans and healthcare community. One such phenomena to describe the relationship has been coined 'the Tuskegee Effect' At the dawn of the 20th century, many American physicians were concerned with the spread of syphilis. However in 1932, Dr. Clark and his colleagues from the Public Health Service, ...

41 min
14/07/2020

The Osage Murders

In the 1920s, the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma was considered the wealthiest group of people in the World, because of their oil and gas royalties. However, their wealth brought unwanted attention, and many outsiders schemed to get a piece of Osage wealth, by any means necessary - including murder. Join me, as we investigate the Osage Murders, the trials of those who were arrested, and where the Osage Tribe stands today. Please check out David Grann's book, "Killer of the Flower Mo...

32 min
16/06/2020

Tulsa Race Riot

The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 is one of the worst racial acts of violence in American history. Also known as the Greenwood massacre, hundreds of African Americans were killed, with their homes and businesses destroyed. Greenwood was the home many accomplished black individuals, including doctors and lawyers. The home of at least 15 black millionaires, and the top black surgeon in America.....why don't we know more about this? Why is their history erased from Oklahoma History. This will be inves...

26 min

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Podcast that explains current events through the lense of the past. Get the kettle ready, we're about to make some damn good chai

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hasibul
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Chai with Hasi

Chai with Hasi

Episodes

Redlining: The Invisible Division of American Cities

1918 Spanish Flu & Covid-19

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

The Osage Murders

Tulsa Race Riot

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