Episodes
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Decoding the Dress Code with Jenna Nicoloff & Ayesha Madden - 6CR #58
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
The Toronto District School Board updated the student's dress code as of Sept 2019. The recent changes allow students to now wear hats, hoods, crop-tops and spaghetti straps. Darnell & Joel discuss the role of dress codes with Ayesha Madden & Jenna Nicoloff. The conversation covers the following topics:
- Impact of dress codes on students
- First impressions & dressing to impress
- Modesty
- Teaching young people how to dress
- Consequences of how you dress
- Being overdressed vs underdressed
- Professional dress codes
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References:
TDSB revises its dress code and the rules are not what you might remember
The Best and Worst Outfits From the 2019 NBA Draft
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Friday Aug 23, 2019
TYPBST: How to Read a Book - 6CR #49
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
On the second installment of TYPBST, Darnell & Joel discuss How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren
Topics include:
- Goals of reading: reading for info & understanding
- Reading as learning: learning by instruction vs discovery
- Assessing if a book is worth your time
- Being a demanding reader
- Marking up your book
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Reference Links:
Meetings Suck: Turning One of The Most Loathed Elements of Business into One of the Most Valuable
2 Minutes Book Summary: How to Read a Book
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Friday Aug 16, 2019
We Rise Together - 6CR #48
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
The Peel District School Board's implementation of the action plan to support black male students - We Rise Together is under scrutiny. Darnell & Joel review this action plan and covering the following:
- student focus group underlying the action plan
- Other factors impacting students success beyond the school
- The student's experience section of the report
- Contrasting achievers & non-achievers
- Our experiences in school
- Positive influences on our desire to learn
Related episodes: 6CR #30 & 6CR #28
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Reference Links:
Here Is Why Many Peel Students Are Demanding Better Action Against Racism
Peel school board considers recommendations to enhance We Rise Together program
Parents critical of Peel School's We Rise together anti-Black racism effort
Suzanne Nurse - We Rise Together
Ep. 1462 The Moral Mess of Higher Education
Black Students' Perspectives on Academic Success
We Rise Together contact:
http://www.werisetogether.ca/index.html
Twitter: @WRT_PDSB
Email: WRT@peelsb.com
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Friday Aug 02, 2019
TYPBST: Do More Better - 6CR #46
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Friday Aug 02, 2019
On the first installment of TYPBST (Type Beast) Darnell & Joel discuss Tim Challies book Do More Better.
Topics include:
- Laziness & distractions impacting your productivity
- Busyness & perception of busyness
- Working for Good
- Intentional with your time
- Tools for organization
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"The key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time"
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Friday Jul 12, 2019
Who is Darnell Samuels? - 6CR #43
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Darnell Samuels joined I.J. Makan on his podcast - Kazingram Dialogue to tell his story. During this conversation Darnell gives us an understanding of his life experiences that help shape his views and ideas.
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Friday Jul 05, 2019
Economics for Journalists - 6CR #42
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
The Fraser Institute hosted their Economics for Journalist conference at the beginning of June 2019. Darnell was one of 25 participants selected to attend. Darnell & Joel have a conversation breaking down the conference and go in-depth on a few of the sessions. Topics include:
- Darnell's experience at the conference
- The Economic Way of Thinking
- Property Rights and the Tragedy of the Commons
- Teaching Kids to share
- Why Good Politics is Bad Economics: Public Choice Theory 101
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Reference Links:
MP Maxime Bernier says Scheer won Tory leadership thanks to ‘fake Conservatives’
Essay: That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen
Audiobook: That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen
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Friday Jun 28, 2019
Dodging Oppression: Dodgeball a Tool of Oppression? - 6CR #41
Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
A paper claiming dodgeball is a tool of oppression was presented by Joy Butler from the University of British Columbia and David Burns from Kwantlen Polytechnic University while presenting their research at the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Darnell & Joel have a conversation regarding dodgeball, that covers the following:
- Playing dodgeball growing up
- Reactions to audio clip from interview with Joy Butler
- Five Faces of Oppression
- Critiques of the design for gathering data
- Not all kids want to participate in gym class
- Grievance Studies affair
- Causation and Correlation
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Reference Articles:
IDA Dodgeball 101 - How To Play Dodgeball Rules
Dodgeball isn't just problematic, it's an unethical tool of 'oppression': researchers
Dodgeball is a tool of ‘oppression’ used to ‘dehumanize’ others, researchers argue
Professor Joy Butler’s Perspectives on Bullying and Dodgeball Game
David Staples: The world needs more dodgeball, not less of it
Twitter Pool, regarding banning Dodgeball
Don't pick on dodgeball. It's no more 'oppressive' or 'problematic' than any sport
FB post with screen shots of articles with similar title
Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship
Youtube Playlist for The Grievance Studies Affair Documentary
Statistical Analysis Conclusions Explained
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Friday Oct 26, 2018
Friday Oct 26, 2018
The first prime minister of Canada - Sir John A. MacDonald - has received significant criticism as of late. Darnell & Joel are joined by history professor Brad Faught and discuss the following:
- History of church and state in Canada
- Who is Sir John A. MacDonald?
- Relationship between Sir John A. MacDonald and Indigenous Peoples
- Contrasting assimilation of Indigenous People in Canada and the USA
- Late 19th century progress in Canada “necessitates” assimilating Indigenous Peoples
- Current issues facing Indigenous Peoples
- Proper contextual reading of history
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Reference Articles:
John A. Macdonald statue removed from Victoria City Hall
City of Kingston seeks public input on Sir John A. Macdonald's legacy
John A, The Man Who Made Us The Life and Times of John A. Macdonald Vol. One: 1815-1867
The Politically Incorrect Guide Series
Dan Carlin - Hardcore History Series
Historical Controversies Podcast
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Friday Oct 12, 2018
Free Speech University - 6CR #34
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Ontario is requiring tax payer funded colleges and universities to develop their own free speech policy based on the University of Chicago Statement on Principles of Free Expression. Darnell & Joel discuss the various aspects of free speech:
- free speech laws in Canada vs USA
- accountable for your free speech
- restrictions on free speech: Canada's hate speech laws
- safe spaces
- society needs competing ideas
- are Christians hypocritical on free speech
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Reference Articles:
John Carpay: Ontario starts the hard work of returning free speech to universities
Upholding Free Speech on Ontario's University and College Campuses
Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canada’s law on hate speech is the embodiment of compromise
Exposure to different points of view is at the core of higher learning
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Friday Sep 21, 2018
Libertarian Principles with Tim Moen - 6CR #31
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Tim Moen, the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada joins Darnell & Joel to discuss libertarian principles and Maxime Bernier. The conversation covers the following:
- Who is Tim Moen?
- Libertarian ideas, inalienable rights and non-aggression principle
- Skepticism as means to finding libertarian ideas
- inclusive nature of libertarian community
- Tim's history with Maxime
- Does Maxime have a Trump's chance at becoming Prime Minister?
- Differences when communicating with convervatives and liberals
Tim Moen discussing party merger (post interview): A Merge? Let’s Do This!
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Reference Articles:
Ep. 1194 Why There’s No Point in Not Being Radical: Libertarian Strategy with Tim Moen, LP of Canada
Tim Moen: MY Letter to Young Libertarians
Tim Moen contact info:
FB: Tim Moen
Twitter:@moen_tim
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