Posts Tagged “racism”
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode377.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn light of the recent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes we take the time to explore the role of media in perpetuating stereotypes and bigotry towards those of Asian descent. We discuss the failure in understanding the actual diversity of Asia especially as…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode358.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe are joined by Dr. Nura Sediqe of Princeton University and New American Fellows to discuss her new report on representation in the state legislatures. We discuss her findings and the alarming lack of representation from minority communities. She breaks down the concept…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode355.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe are joined by special guest Hena as we dive into the world of politics and nerddom. We discuss the recent decision to change the name of the Red Skins football team. We talk about how it took corporate pressure before the decision…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode354.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about the fall out from the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests. We discuss the information failure around covid-19 and the dangers of conspiracy theories in a global health crisis. This leads us to talk about celebrities…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode353.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about the murder of George Floyd and the nation-wide uprising against racism and police brutality. We discuss the events surrounding the video-taped murder of George Floyd and the long history of police violence caught on camera. We then…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode350.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWhoever said billionaires were smart clearly never met one. We discuss the latest stupidity from Elon Musk as he continues to flirt with covid-19 trutherism. We talk about how he tries to brand himself as an internet edgelord, but really is a pampered…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode349.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz has taken up reselling. With chat about his adventures in trying to hustle during the pandemic with forays into fast food guilty pleasures. We discuss the mysteries of Mountain Dew Baja Blast before diving into internet culture’s use of “Ok boomer” and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerddyEpisode334.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we discuss the controversy of the Peloton ad. We break down all the ways this ad was crazy. We talk about the response to the Peleton ad and how it fits within the history of advertisement. We break down the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode325.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode by discussing our first cellphones. We talk about the peak of all cellphone technology, the Nokia. We share our first blackberries and the experience of growing up as the first teenage generation to have personal cellphones. We then discuss…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode323.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast by discussing the rise of automation. We explore the tension between Ali’s love for convenience clashing with his deep mistrust of technology. We then talk about the recent controversy over SNL and Shane Gillis. We discuss the nature of…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode317.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we dive into Once Upon A Time and Hollywood and the depiction of Bruce Lee. We talk about his family’s response to the depiction and the cultural impact Bruce Lee had on martial arts movies and characters. We discuss the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode314.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast reveling in the misfortune of Diz and his experience at the DMV. We then discuss the controversy of the Little Mermaid with Halle Bailey being cast as Arielle. We talk about the complexity of Hollywood representation, the blinding power of…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode313.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we track the use of anime in various subcultures on the internet. We talk about how anime has become part of the cultural language of the nerd world and the way this bleeds over into various political circles. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode301.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode processing the new of the attack on two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques. We talk about the history of Islamophobia, the connections to the rise of the insurgent right, and the political discourse of the global community. We talk about…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode298.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz decides that Ja Rule doesn’t have the power to curse anyone as he recounts the latest pop culture news. We then discuss the figure of Jacob Wohl and his long overdue ban from Twitter. We discuss the craziness of right-wing public figures….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode295.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast off with a discussion of Ali’s recent trip to Austin, Texas. We discuss migas and the attractiveness of Texans. We then talk Superbowl and our favorite commercials. We discuss the recent racist controversy of Liam Neeson who volunteered a…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode294.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about the recent tech bug that let people hack iPhone audio through FaceTime. We discuss the scandal with Facebook tricking teens into giving them access to their data. We mention how big tech has eroded the line between…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode293.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we discuss the recent viral controversy of Covington Catholic High School students jeering and taunting an indigenous elder. We discuss how the story broke and the quick backlash to it. We discuss the anatomy of privilege that quickly transformed Nick…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode289.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with a discussion of porch pirates and the weird new criminals birthed by Amaon. We examine whether Amazon packages give access to already existing criminals or provide a chance for people who normally wouldn’t consider committing a crime. This…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode282.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast on a somber note as we talk about the recent shooting at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue. We talk about the rise of right-wing violence, its radicalization in during the midterms, and link it to the attempted assassination…
