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After four decades of reform and development, China is confronting a domestic waste crisis. As the world's largest waste-generating nation, the World Economic Forum projects that by 2030, the volume of household waste in China will be double that of the United States. Starting in ...  Show more

In her recent publication, Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age, scholar Ayala Fader tells the fascinating, often heart-wrenching stories of married ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and women in twenty-first-century New York who lead “double lives” in order to protect those ...  Show more

The Real Struggles of Migrating to Germany (with Emmanuela)In this episode, I sit down with Emmanuela, a brilliant academic and passionate advocate for women’s empowerment, to talk about the real struggles of migrating to Germany.From moving abroad with little information, naviga ...  Show more

A new book titled Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the 21st Century by Bianca Mabute-Louie makes a radical case against assimilation for the Asian diaspora. The project was inspired by the author's upbringing in San Gabriel Valley, an ethnoburb right outside of Los ...  Show more

Scholars often narrate the legal cases confirming LGBTQ+ rights as a huge success story. While it took 100 years to confirm the rights of Black Americans, it took far less time for courts to recognize marriage and adoption rights or workplace discrimination protections for queer ...  Show more

The Gang is back in studio to break down Texas Governor Greg Abbott's efforts to deter migrants at the border. The responsibility for the southern border is debated, with a focus on the legal and practical aspects. We then delve into the gender divergence in Generation Z, the ...