Off The Podium

About Off The Podium

Welcome to Off The Podium! If you’re in Model United Nations, you know that a lot of the time, us delegates are required to “refrain from using personal pronouns” and “maintain professionalism”. Well this podcast is going to be defying all those rules. We’ll be keeping you up to date on parliamentary procedure as well as informing you on current affairs in realms of politics, entertainment, and technology with a simple and casual approach. It’s never been more important to stay informed so we hope you’ll keep up with us!

Publisher

Reedy Model United Nations - Suniti Bhikshesvaran

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Aug 2020

Latest episode

28 Mar 2021

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Mar 2021

   Sourcing, Turkey's Anti-Government protests, and Simone Ledward Boseman's Cancer Awareness Advocacy

   In this episode, Suniti discusses how to find credible sources for MUN research whether it's for straight facts on the topic or your country stance. Next, Sneha looks at the protests in Istanbul for women and the LGBTQ community and how Chadwick Boseman's wife is spreading a message on cancer awareness. LINKS: https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/?category=us https://www.spj.org/index.asp https://www.un.org/en/ga/documents/voting.asp https://www.un.org/en/library/unms

2. 

   22 Mar 2021

   Troops in Afghanistan, Vaccines & Vulnerability, Trump's Return, Sydney Flooding, and "We're Texas"

   In this episode, Suniti discusses a volunteer opportunity and then we jump into current events! We discuss US Defense Secretary's trip to Afghanistan regarding US troops, the correlation seen between vaccine rollouts and vulnerable groups, Trump's return to social media and the dangers of social media, flooding in the Sydney area, and Matthew McConaughey's "We're Texas" event. Enjoy this jam-packed episode!

3. 

   14 Mar 2021

   Border Pressures, "Burqa Ban", American Rescue Plan and WandaVision

   Suniti discusses the pressures on both President Biden and Governor Abbott regarding the migrants entering the US through the southern border of Texas. We then look at ban on the burqa in Sri Lanka and other countries, the aspects of the $1.9 trillion plan passed by Congress, and the success of Marvel's WandaVision.

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