Social Discourse

Eli Gray

Eli, M, Preston, and Simon talk about a new topic every chance that they get. The topics are ones that has many stigmas or stereotypes connected to it.

Episodes

  1. 05/10/2020

    Analyzing "Joker"

    In the deep pit that 2020 has become Eli, M, Preston, and Simon dive into their thoughts about Joker in order to focus on something other than real life.

  2. 02/16/2020

    Death Penalty

    In this episode, we talk about prison reform and capital punishment. In a flurry of ideas, Eli addresses prison corruption, M. advocates for rehabilitative prisons, Simon talks philosophy, and Prestons links Nazism to capital punishment,

  3. 01/26/2020

    Poverty and Impacts it Has

    After a long break Eli, M, Preston, and Simon hit the topic of poverty around the globe. Sources United Nations, End Poverty. https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/poverty/ 1/25/2020 Global Poverty Project, Global Citizen,  https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/take-action/ 1/25/2020

  4. 12/29/2019

    Does Feminism Still Hold a Place in Society.

    Simon chose the topic of feminism and we all talked on great lengths on it. The Sources were lost in a move that Eli and M made, sorry for the inconvenience  Sources (That could be taken from audio) Mill, John Stewart. On liberty. Edited by Elizabeth Rapaport, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc, 1978

  5. 12/15/2019

    Media and The Misinformation We Get From It.

    Preston wanted to talk about the disinformation we get from media. The conversations are pretty standard. For some reason the audio picked up every small movement made, we're so sorry.  Sources Nietzsche, Frederich, On the Genealogy of Morality: A Polemic, 1887 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abc-video-syrian-war-footage/ Professor Bruce A. Williams from The University of Virginia

  6. 12/08/2019

    Factory Farming and The Impact it has

    Eli chose the topic of factory farming, Preston and Simon didn't prepare so the majority of it is plain thinking, but this also means that Preston had no way to bring up John Stewart Mill. Sources: "Student Project: Factory Farming: Animal Cruelty." Kutzer, Kayla Pace law school Library research Grides. Jun 11, 2019 4:15 pm. https://libraryguides.law.pace.edu/factory farming 12/7/19 "Eating Red Meat Daily Triples Heart Disease-related Chemical." National Institutes of Health . Jan 8,2019. www.nihgov/news-events/nih-research-matters/eating-red-meat-daily-triples-heart-disease-related-chemical . 12/7/19 "Factory Farming and Human Health" farm sanctuary www.farmsanctuary.org/learn/factory-farming/factory-farming-and-human-health/  12/7/19 "Factory Farming: Bad for The Animals, Human, and the Environment" Green and Growing.  www.greenandgrowing.org/factory-farming-information  12/7/19 "Meat and Poultry: Organic vs Regular" Kamaraju, Malavika. gulfnews Sep. 27,2019 19:37. gulfnews.com/uae/environment/meat-and-poultry-organic-vs-regular-1.66727641  12/7/19 "Can Commercial Hunting in North America Save Our Wildlife?" Cooper, Peter. A medium Cooperation Nov 16,2016 medium.com/invironment/can-commercial-hunting-in-north-america-save-our-wildlife-19580aa0cd74  12/7/19

  7. 12/01/2019

    Modern Rebellions and if They Work

    M chose the topic of rebellions and asked important questions on whether or not they work within the modern day. Preston and Simon get off topic, M gets annoyed, and Eli apparently forgot how to talk. sources.  "Arab Springs" history.com Jan 10,2018 A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/topics/middle-east/arab-spring, Nov 30,2019 Chakraborly Roshni "civil Disobedience in the Trump Era" Harvard political review. Jan 3,2018 harvardpolitics.com/united-states/civil-disobedience-in-the-trump-era/ , nov 30,2019

  8. 11/24/2019

    Transgenderism and How Contemporary Society Should Approach it.

    Simon chose the topic of transgender people and how people should approach aspects of the subject. Everyone has great opinions on the topic and Preston is still obsessed with John Stewart Mill. Sources: Meerwijk, Esther L, and Jae M Sevelius. "Transgender Population Size in the United States: a Meta-Regression of Population-Based Probability samples." American journal of public health vol. 107.2 (2017): el-e8. Head, Tom. "A History of Transgender Rights in the United States." Thought Co. Nov 13 2019. Thought.co.com/Transgender-rights-in-the-united-states-721319 Bos, Joan. "Elagabalus of Rome" Mad Monarchs 03109/2012. madmonarchs.guusbeltman.nl/madmonarchs/elagabalus/elagabalus_bio.htm Knight, Connel MD and Tangpricha, Vin MD, PHD. "Whats New in Transgender Medicine?" Vol II issue I Empower. Kimya Dawson "Utopian Futures" Thunder Thighs.

  9. 11/19/2019

    Religious Stigmas Against Non-Believers

    Preston's topic of choice was the stigmas religious people put against non-believers. Eli, M, Preston, and Simon get to talking about this and only slightly get off topic at times. Sources: "Discrimination" American Psychological Association, Accessed 11/16/2019, https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/discrimination "Freedom" Oxford Dictionary "History of Special Olympics" Special Olympics Delaware, Accessed:11/16/2019, https://www.sode.org/about/history-of-special-olympics/ Mill, John Stewart. On liberty. Edited by Elizabeth Rapaport, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc, 1978 "What is the Role of a Public Theologian Today?" America Magazine, 12 July 2019, https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2019/07/12/what-role-public-theologian-today.

  10. 11/19/2019

    Male Mental Health and The Stigmas Around It.

    Eli, M, Preston, and Simon delve into the culture of male mental health stigmas and the toxic masculinity that surrounds it. We go over history and research on the topic as well as tell stories of our past that relate to the topic on hand. Simon's sources: · Rogers, Carl (1951). Client-centered therapy: Its current practice, implications and theory. London: Constable. ISBN 978-1-84119-840-8. · Prochaska, James O.; Norcross, John C. (2007). Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Brooks/Cole. ISBN 978-0495007777. OCLC 71366401 Preston's Sources: · Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. Edited by Elizabeth Rapaport, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc, 1978. · Beck, Paul Allen. “Young vs. Old in 1984: Generations and Life Stages in Presidential Nomination Politics.” PS, vol. 17, no. 3, 1984, pp. 515–524. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/418857. M's Sources: Stuart, Heather, PhD, and Arboleda-Florez, Julio, MD, FRCPC, PhD. "A Public Health Perspective on the Stigmatization of Mental Illness." Public Health Reviews 34.2 (2012): 1-18. Proquest. 8 Nov 2019 Eli's Sources: "Suicide Statistics" American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/ 2017. 8 Nov 2019

    Male Mental Health and The Stigmas Around It.
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Eli, M, Preston, and Simon talk about a new topic every chance that they get. The topics are ones that has many stigmas or stereotypes connected to it.

Information

  • Creator
    Eli Gray
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Eli Gray
  • Show Website
    Social Discourse