Tackling The World

Shashank Murali

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Tackling The World is a podcast designed to bring high school and college students together in order to have civil discussions on topics that affect our daily lives. We will cover various issues and upload them one to two times a week. In addition, we will discuss trending topics and look at the views from both political sides and give you my opinion. Podcast Music Credits: Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music

10/11/2020

#012: The 46th President of The United States

In today's episode, we will discuss the events of the election for the 46th President of The United States. ╔ ————————————————————————————╗ ✦ Follow our social media to receive updates! ✦ Website: http://tacklingtheworld.weebly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacklingDaWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacklingtheworldpodcast/ ✦ Music is provided by Joseph McDade ✦ Check him out!: https://josephmcdade.com/music ✦ Sources from today's episode ✦ » https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-wins-white-house-ap-fd58df73aa677acb74fce2a69adb71f9 » https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/politics/election-courts.html » https://www.nytimes.com/article/watch-kamala-harris-speech-video-transcript.html » https://www.nytimes.com/article/biden-speech-transcript.html » https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump ╚ ————————————————————————————╝

7 min
02/10/2020

#011: 1st Presidential Debate (What a mess!)

Today we will discuss the 1st Presidential debate and breakdown all the mess! ╔ ————————————————————————————╗ ✦ Follow our social media to receive updates! ✦ Website: http://tacklingtheworld.weebly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacklingDaWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacklingtheworldpodcast/ ✦ Music is provided by Joseph McDade ✦ Check him out!: https://josephmcdade.com/music ✦ Sources from today's episode ✦ » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8k8hj5VyM0 » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ycmyML195c » https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2020/09/29/first-debate-rules-trump-biden » https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/trump-barrett-supreme-court-senate/2020/09/29/bc94fae8-0272-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Boys » https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/national/ ╚ ————————————————————————————╝

6 min
19/08/2020

#010: Does the Biden/Harris Ticket have a shot at winning?

Today we will discuss if the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris ticket has a shot at winning the 2020 Presidential Election. ╔ ——————————————————————————————╗ ✦ Follow our social media to receive updates! ✦ Website: http://tacklingtheworld.weebly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacklingDaWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacklingtheworldpodcast/ ✦ Music is provided by Joseph McDade ✦ Check him out!: https://josephmcdade.com/music ✦ Sources from today's episode ✦ » https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/arizona/ » https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/az/arizona_trump_vs_biden-6807.html » https://www.270towin.com/ » https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/trump-vs-biden-top-battleground-states-2020-vs-2016/ ╚ ——————————————————————————————╝

8 min
03/08/2020

#009: (Opinion) Defunding The Police

In today's episode, we discuss what it truly means to defund the police. ╔ ——————————————————————————————╗ ✦ Follow our social media to receive updates! ✦ Website: http://tacklingtheworld.weebly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacklingDaWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacklingtheworldpodcast/ ✦ Music is provided by Joseph McDade ✦ Check him out!: https://josephmcdade.com/music ✦ Sources from today's episode ✦ » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG13AnLPciI&list=PLjoKvYm2t91WBC7TIAxfog5MHJFPGTJpT&index=3&t=564s » https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/us/what-is-defund-police-trnd/index.html » https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/06/19/what-does-defund-the-police-mean-and-does-it-have-merit/ ╚ ——————————————————————————————╝

6 min
15/06/2020

#008: George Floyd

Today we discuss the situations surrounding George Floyd with our guest Ima Ekong. Ima will be sharing her perspective on everything that is going on as a black woman. ╔ ——————————————————————————————╗ ✦ Where you can donate! ✦ » https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/ » https://secure.everyaction.com/bzqfq2UjO0KM5YtfqwyCOw2 » https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 » https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project ✦ Follow our social media to receive updates! ✦ Website: http://tacklingtheworld.weebly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacklingDaWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacklingtheworldpodcast/ ✦ Music is provided by Joseph McDade ✦ Check him out!: https://josephmcdade.com/music ✦ Sources from today's episode ✦ » https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/us/george-floyd-minneapolis.html » https://time.com/3951282/riot-violence-use-american-history/ ╚ ——————————————————————————————╝

21 min
25/05/2020

#007: Women in STEM

Today we discuss Women in STEM with our guest Stuti Arora. We talk about everything from inspirations, stereotypes, and pay gaps. Listen now for an incredibly informative interview! ╔ ——————————————————————————————╗ ✦ Follow our social media to receive updates! ✦ Website: http://tacklingtheworld.weebly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacklingDaWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacklingtheworldpodcast/ ✦ Music is provided by Joseph McDade ✦ Check him out!: https://josephmcdade.com/music ✦ Sources from today's episode ✦ » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_STEM_fields » https://www.wgu.edu/blog/why-are-there-so-few-women-in-stem1907.html » https://ngcproject.org/sites/default/files/ngcp_the_state_of_girls_and_women_in_stem_2018a.pdf » https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/5-ways-close-gender-gap-women-stem-ncna1070101 » https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/world/europe/women-in-stem.html ╚ ——————————————————————————————╝

30 min
18/05/2020

#006: The World and COVID-19

Today we discuss "The World and COVID-19" with our guest Lap Nguyen. We will touch on everything from The United States, front line workers, and vaccines. Be sure to listen for a very interesting and entertaining episode! ╔ ——————————————————————————————╗ ✦ Follow our social media to receive updates! ✦ Website: http://tacklingtheworld.weebly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacklingDaWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacklingtheworldpodcast/ ✦ Music is provided by Joseph McDade ✦ Check him out!: https://josephmcdade.com/music ✦ Sources from todays episode ✦ » https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/world/live-coronavirus-tracker.html »https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/15/coronavirus-who-raises-alert-on-mysterious-inflammatory-disease-in-children.html »https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/updated-timeline-coronavirus ╚ ——————————————————————————————╝

46 min
11/05/2020

#005: Gun Control

In this episode, we discuss Gun Control with a right-leaning senior Thomas Beskow. We have an amazing productive conversation about gun violence, background checks, mental health, and much more! ╔ ————————————————————————————————————————————— ╗ ✦ Follow our social media to receive updates! ✦ Website: http://tacklingtheworld.weebly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacklingDaWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacklingtheworldpodcast/ ✦ Music is provided by Joseph McDade ✦ Check him out!: https://josephmcdade.com/music ✦ Sources from today's episode ✦ » https://lawcenter.giffords.org/scorecard/#VT » https://www.boston25news.com/news/explainers/universal-background-checks-what-are-they-what-do-they-do-does-your-state-» have-them-/973815648/ » https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128186209 » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Instant_Criminal_Background_Check_System#Background » https://afsp.org/suicide-statistics/ » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_control#United_States » https://everytownresearch.org/firearm-suicide/ » https://lawcenter.giffords.org/facts/polling/ » https://www.businessinsider.com/switzerland-gun-laws-rates-of-gun-deaths-2018-2 » https://www.businessinsider.com/gun-deaths-nearly-eliminated-in-countries-what-us-can-learn-2017-11 » https://www.shmoop.com/right-to-bear-arms/questions.html » https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/21/states-most-and-least-gun-violence-see-where-your-state-stacks-up/359395002/ » http://www.center4research.org/does-gun-control-really-work/ » https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=4a1b03cf5575487190772768259d653d ╚ ————————————————————————————————————————————— ╝

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Shashank Murali
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Tackling The World

#012: The 46th President of The United States

#011: 1st Presidential Debate (What a mess!)

#010: Does the Biden/Harris Ticket have a shot at winning?

#009: (Opinion) Defunding The Police

#008: George Floyd

#007: Women in STEM

#006: The World and COVID-19

#005: Gun Control

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Tackling The World

Episodes

#012: The 46th President of The United States

#011: 1st Presidential Debate (What a mess!)

#010: Does the Biden/Harris Ticket have a shot at winning?

#009: (Opinion) Defunding The Police

#008: George Floyd

#007: Women in STEM

#006: The World and COVID-19

#005: Gun Control

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