Time Out! Let's Talk Policy
Time out, Let’s Talk Policy is a podcast from the Foreign Policy Youth Collaborative. FPYC is a teen-run nonpartisan nonprofit that highlights youth voices on global issues and bridges the gap between teens across the political spectrum. Join us on Mondays to learn more about foreign policy, hear new perspectives, and expand your knowledge!
Episodes
23 episodes
Foreign Policy Explainer #1: What Is Foreign Policy?
This episode was created by Gheed El Bizri, Taban Malihi, and Kanika Verma.Audio credits: Diplomacy by Balqees Fathi
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Time Out! Valeriia Ivanova on Ukrainian Identity
We're here to kick off a new season of the FPYC Podcast with an interview of Valeriia Ivanova, the Co-Director of Marketing and a proud Ukrainian who shares her insights on the country's history, politics, and the ongoing war.Thanks for...
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Women’s Rights and Politics: Simone De Beauvoir and the Modern Feminist Movement
This week, Gheed leads a special episode on human rights on Time out! Let's Talk Policy. First, she tells the story of Simone De Beauvoir, French existentialist philosopher, writer, and feminist activist who laid the foundation for the mo...
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Episode 20: US Intervention in Afghanistan
We'll be diving right back into posting our regular content! For our first episode, CEOs Sydni and Graham discussed the US removal of troops in Afghanistan. Listen to our podcast to hear youth perspectives on the ethics of the removal, the rebu...
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Episode 19: Human Rights
This week, Gheed, an international FPYC member from Lebanon, led a special episode on human rights on Time out! Let's Talk Policy. First, she told the story of Viktor Emil Frankl, Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, founder o...
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Episode 18: Social Unrest
This week on Time out! Let’s Talk Policy, we explored social unrest focusing specifically on the Indian farmers’ protests and the anti-abortion bill in Poland. We started by listening to Maya Angelou’s poem Still I Rise and how it is s...
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Episode 17: The Global Economy and the GameStop Incident
This week on Time Out! Let’s Talk Policy, we explored the global economy, specifically its role in a country’s development and the distribution of economic power and resources. We started by interviewing Riley about the January 28th GameStop in...
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Episode 16: Climate Change
This week on Time Out! Let’s Talk Policy, we explored the pressing matter of climate change in collaboration with Climate Cardinals: an international youth-led nonprofit that works to make environmental research more accessible to non-English s...
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Episode 15: Education Systems Around the World
This week on Time out! Let’s Talk Policy, we examined education systems around the world. We started by discussing the HB1218 Bill. Then, we played a game to test contestants’ knowledge of education inequality. After, we discussed the question ...
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Episode 14: The Attack on the Capital - an International Perspective
This week on Time out! Let’s Talk Policy, we examined what the world is thinking about the US following the attack on the capitol and the second impeachment of Donald Trump. We started by interviewing Mae from Malaysia. Then, we played a game t...
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Episode 13: The Reality of School in a Pandemic
With the first semester of school coming to an end and the holiday season around the corner, FPYC wanted to take this time to reflect on how Covid-19 is impacting the lives of high school students around the United States. It often seems like g...
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Episode 12: Democracy in India
This week on Time out! Let’s Talk Policy, we examined how democracy in India compares to democracy in other Western nations. We started by analyzing the main differences between the Indian and American governments and the effect of globalizatio...
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Episode 11: Propaganda and the Use of Hard and Soft Power
This week on Time out! Let’s Talk policy, we examined propaganda and the use of hard and soft power around the world. We started by analyzing the effectiveness of hard and soft power around the world. Then, we played a quick game in re...
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Episode 10: The War on Drugs
This week on Time out! Let’s Talk Policy, we examined the War on Drugs in the United States and around the world. We started by analyzing a written article that discussed the War on Drugs. Then, we played a game where contestants had to correct...
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Episode 9: The Role of Asian Countries on the World Stage
This week on Time out! Let’s Talk Policy, we examined the relationship between the Eastern and western world and the power of Asian countries on the world stage. We started with a discussion on how economic globalization has affected trade. The...
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Episode 8: The Election
This week, FPYC examined the highly contested race for the US presidency and compared it with elections around the world! We started with a quick discussion surrounding the electoral systems in the US and around the world. Then, we played a ...
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Episode 7: US Intervention in Latin America
This week, FPYC examined the role of US intervention in Latin America. We looked at an overview of US intervention in the region beginning in 1848. Then, we had a discussion surrounding the question “How has United States interference in Latin ...
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Episode 6: Authoritarianism and the Far Right
This week, FPYC examined authoritarian regimes around the world and the rise of the far right! We explored an article from VOX news called “Social media is rotting democracy from within” which discusses how social media played a major role in t...
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Episode 5: Taxes
This week, FPYC examined different tax systems around the world in light of the recent New York Times report that revealed President Trump’s tax returns. We explored the allocation of taxpayer money in the US, and played a game called ...
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Episode 4: The Supreme Court
This week, FPYC examined the United States Supreme Court in honor of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who served 27 years on the bench. We explored some key judicial questions and issues throughout the decades and played “Case Connect,” wh...
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Episode 3: BACK TO SCHOOL! College and COVID
This week, FPYC examined how COVID is affecting colleges and college students around the United States! We gathered quotes from different college students regarding how they were feeling, and played a game called “Guess the College” where...
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