Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to season 4 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be term limits and age in politics in the US. We'll start the episode with some current events regarding the Barbenheimer opening weekend and congressional hearings regarding the existence of aliens. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about term limits in the US. We'll start with some definitions, discuss the history of term limits in each of the three branches of the federal government, look at gerontocracy in the US today, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us or suggestions for future episode topics, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to season 4 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be copyright law in the US. We'll start the episode with some current events regarding the Supreme Court's ruling regarding affirmative action, the candidates for the 2024 presidential election, and the Supreme Court's ruling regarding student debt. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about copyright law in the US. We'll start with an explanation of our own interactions with copyright law, discuss some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on the history of copyright law in the US, look at the Disney corporation and how they have taken advantage of copyright law, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us or suggestions for future episode topics, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome to season 4 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be the college admissions process in the US. We'll start the episode with some current events regarding the aftermath of the Ohio train wreck and the possibility of China providing aid to Russia in their war against Ukraine. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about the college admissions process. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on the history of the college admissions process in the US, discuss the two main types of financial aid/scholarships, share our own personal experiences with the college admissions process, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us or suggestions for future episode topics, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Originally uploaded in August 2022, here is the WPPT episode on a topic we call "the Digital Dilemma." In this episode, we discuss some current events at the time and get into the effect social media has had on media, marketing, the mental health of kids, and politics. Enjoy! Check out our website and social media! Website: ⁠weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com⁠ Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to season 3 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be the 2022 midterm elections in the US. We'll start the episode with some current events regarding the California plan to tax the rich to pay for electric cars and new updates regarding Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about the 2022 midterm elections. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on how we got to where we are in the US politically, discuss some major issues dividing voters this November, highlight the Georgia Senate race, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us or suggestions for future episode topics, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to season 3 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be alcohol and the legal drinking age. We'll start the episode with some current events regarding the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about alcohol. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on the history of alcohol laws and prohibition in the US, talk about kids and alcohol these days, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us or suggestions for future episode topics, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

*1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL*  Welcome back to season 3 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be pride month and the LGBTQ community. We'll start the episode with a quick intro and reflection on the first year of WPPT! Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about pride month and the LGBTQ community. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on the history of coming out and the gay community in the US, talk about the first celebrations of pride month as honoring the Stonewall riots, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us or suggestions for future episode topics, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to season 3 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be cancel culture. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into some current events for the week, regarding a massive heat wave over the Southeastern US, the January 6th committee, and a sports update. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about cancel culture. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on how cancel culture in the US started and its spread from celebrities to regular people, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to season 3 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be mass shootings. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into some current events for the week, regarding the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial and the nation-wide baby formula shortage. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about mass shootings. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on mass shootings in the US and the effect on politics of the recent Uvalde shooting, as well as some possible ways to end mass shootings, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to season 3 of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be public school funding. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into some current events for the week, regarding Elon Musk's attempts to buy Twitter and an update on the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about public school funding. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on funding for public schools in the US and the specifics of H.B. No. 5038, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome to the season 3 premiere of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be political insider stock trading in the US. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into some current events for the week, regarding a quick sports update, the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the death of Lata Mangeshkar. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about political insider trading. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on insider trading policies in the US and how this issue relates to the 2020 pandemic, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Originally uploaded in December 2021, here is the WPPT Holiday Special, where we discuss some current events at the time and get into the commercialization of Christmas and the holiday season! Enjoy! Check out our website and social media! Website: ⁠weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com⁠ Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome to the season 2 finale of Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be student loan debt in the US. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into some current events for the week, regarding the death of Teddy Balkind, discuss some movies we’ve seen recently, and the Supreme Court’s denial of President Biden’s vaccine mandate. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about the education system. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on student loan policies in the US and reactions to the possibility of student debt cancellation, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be student loan debt in the US. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into some current events for the week, regarding Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction, the shooting of a 14-year-old girl, and the death of John Madden. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about student loan debt. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on student loan policies in the US and reactions to the possibility of student debt cancellation, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks Sources & Further Reading: https://lendedu.com/blog/history-of-student-loans https://www.procon.org/headlines/should-student-loan-debt-be-easier-to-discharge-in-bankruptcy-top-3-pros-cons/

Welcome back to Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be unemployment in the US. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into three main current events for the week, regarding the new South African COVID variant, the  guilty verdict in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery, and the decrease in jobless claims in the US. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about unemployment. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on unemployment policies in the US and how employment has been dealt with throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be the death penalty in the US. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into three main current events for the week, regarding election day 2021 in the US, the not guilty verdict in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, and the tragic events that occurred at Travis Scott's Astroworld concert. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about the death penalty. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on capital punishment policies in the US and the development of laws regarding it across the years and touch on racism in the criminal justice system, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be minimum wage in the US. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into five main current events for the week, regarding President Biden's approval rating, the rise in popularity of Netflix's Squid Game, the tragic accidental shooting of Halyna Hutchins at the hands of Alec Baldwin, and President Obama's endorsement of Caroline Simmons for mayor. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about minimum wage. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on minimum wage policies in the US and the effect of inflation on minimum wage as well as the relationship between minimum wage and worker productivity, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Further Reading: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/21/politics/iowa-poll-joe-biden-approval/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/23/opinions/squid-game-netflix-why-americans-are-obsessed-lowe/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/alec-baldwin-shooting-rust-movie.html https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/elections/article/Former-President-Barack-Obama-endorses-Caroline-16550321.php https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/535936-six-reasons-to-oppose-a-15-federal-minimum-wage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL5VOorY9pw Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's episode is the Versha Special! We'll start the episode with a quick intro and dedicate the rest of the episode to our exclusive interview with Stamford BOE Candidate Versha Munshi-South! We'll discuss some aspects of local education and some major issues including: budget allocation, what's good for students, and how the pandemic has affected education. Finally, we'll close the episode with a quick outro and look back on the interview. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political. Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Weekly Political Pep Talks is back for Season 2! Today's main topic will be the two-party system. We'll start the episode with a quick intro and a quick conversation about the new episode format for this season! Then we'll get into five main current events for the week, regarding the testimony of the Facebook whistleblower, Biden's proclamation of Indigenous People's Day, the brewing of storms in the Midwest, and Bill de Blasio's cancellation of the gifted and talented program. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about the two-party system. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on the formation of a duopoly and 3rd parties in the US and the effect of corporate donors on politics as well as inspect how our country got stuck with a two-party system, then share our thoughts. Finally, we'll introduce today's quote of the week: “Because there's no strong third-party candidate, people are forced to choose between the lesser of two evils.” If you have a guess, DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Further Reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/technology/facebook-whistle-blower-hearing.htm https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/politics/indigenous-peoples-day-joe-biden/index.html https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2021-10-09-severe-weather-forecast-early-week-plains-midwest https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-city-phase-out-gifted-talented-public-school-programs-n1281134 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/two-party-system-broke-constitution/604213/ https://www.opensecrets.org/2020-presidential-race/donald-trump/contributors?id=N00023864 http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/20/obama.goldman.donations/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks

Welcome back to Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be abortion. We'll start the episode with a quick intro and reveal the person who said last episode's quote of the week: President John F. Kennedy! Then we'll get into two main headlines for the week, regarding the fallout of Hurricane Ida and other extreme weather incidents and the upcoming trial of disgraced former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about abortion. We'll start with some definitions related to abortion, look at some background on abortion policy in the United States and talk about the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade as well as discuss Texas' new near-total ban on abortion, then share our thoughts. Finally, we'll introduce today's quote of the week: "Always stand on principle even if you stand alone." If you have a guess, DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Sources: yahoonews.com https://news.yahoo.com/biden-on-idas-devastation-extreme-storms-in-the-climate-crisis-are-here-183151620.html cnn.com https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/tech/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-jury/index.html https://www.findlaw.com/family/reproductive-rights/abortion-and-the-law-background.html Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks