Our Pod Abroad Tadashi & Alec

When you hear the word "far-right," you might picture a group of men, perhaps all bald, so-called racist skinheads, or wearing Klan hoods, or carrying the Nazi flag. But in this episode, we talked about a different kind of far-right, well-educated, lived abroad, and soft-spoken. These people are the face of the new far-right

Some people argue that Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China. There is little evidence to this, and most experts think it's unlikely. 

You are likely paying taxes at a higher rate than Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, or Warren Buffet. How do these people avoid paying taxes?

Donald Trump, Kaitlyn Jenner...celebrities are running for political office. Is this trend going to continue? 

In this episode, co-hosts Alec and Tadashi discuss academic elitism and how it affects our lives. Should it even exist? If so, how much is too much? If you have any feedback, contact us at ourpodabroad@gmail.com

Gerrymandering, anti-Democratic bills, attempts to make voting harder; Democracy is at peril in the United States - or is it? Co-hosts Tadashi and Alec discuss if American democracy is facing an existential crisis.