Our Letters, Ourselves

January 29-31, 1943: Duty

It’s time for episode 10 – and the season finale! – of your favorite program, Our Letters, Ourselves! Today we are going to bend time and cover letters from both Jack and Lily from January 29 – 31 which we wanted to present together to for the sake of our theme, duty. Listen to celebrate a milestone in our amazing journey, good news for A, and reflections fitting to air the week of an election and Veterans’ Day. Sources: Why Voting Is Important [https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/why-voting-important] WHY SHOULD YOU VOTE? [https://aactnow.org/why-vote/] Why Voting Matters? [https://www.vwu.edu/campus-life/wesleyan-engaged/why-voting-matters.php] Is it irrational to vote? [https://www.economist.com/democracy-in-america/2012/10/23/is-it-irrational-to-vote?utm_medium=cpc.adword.pd&utm_source=google&ppccampaignID=17210591673&ppcadID=&utm_campaign=a.22brand_pmax&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsrWZBhC4ARIsAGGUJurSR1ORcWQxo5m_m_rtVdZr8wFHbxxhk6kdA9OO7MXN1g5gPxGgPdEaAsVQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds] A New Solution to the Collective Action Problem: The Paradox of Voter Turnout [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2657465] "10 Examples of Patriotism That Parents Should Teach Their Kids: What should American children know about our country, and how can parents instill patriotism for kids at their home?", Megan Krueger, Metro Parent, May 17, 2022 A challenge to all Americans, Opinion Piece, The Denver Post, January 20, 2009

January 30-31, 1943: Family

It’s time for episode 9 of your favorite program, Our Letters, Ourselves! Today is a double feature from Jack and we will talk about the theme of family. Listen for puns, the movie Keke never expected Mik to have seen, and to catch up on Jack’s military duties. Sources: Blended Family Statistics: A Deeper Look Into the Structure By Kristin McCarthy M.Ed. [https://family.lovetoknow.com/co-parenting/blended-family-statistics] Seven Tips for Stepfamily Success [https://www.gottman.com/blog/seven-tips-for-stepfamily-success/] Right to marry and found family: a most challenged human right in post modern era [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40901-020-00119-8] Found Family: Literature That Celebrates Families of Choice [https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/12/09/found-family-literature-celebrates-families-choice] Family of Choice  [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FamilyOfChoice] the importance of found families for lgbtq youth, especially in a crisis [https://www.glaad.org/amp/importance-of-found-families-lgbtq-youth]

January 28-29, 1943: Gender Roles

It’s time for episode 8 of your favorite program, Our Letters, Ourselves! Today is a treat – we get to hear from both Jack and Lily as we talk about the theme of gender roles. Listen for the best Twitter handle of all time, scathing vintage insults, and the start of an envelope mystery. Sources: @paulisci

January 28, 1943: Education

It’s time for episode 7 of your favorite program, Our Letters, Ourselves! Today we get to hear from Lily, and we talk about our theme, education. Listen for the last letter before Lily’s big graduation, find out a secret threat to Hitler, and more Pawtucket discourse. Sources: Over-education, under-education and credentialism [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535568.pdf] Almost a third of graduates 'overeducated' for their job [https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48091971] A college degree isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and many US workers are ‘over-educated’ relative to their jobs: The Economist [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/03/many-us-workers-are-over-educated-relative-to-their-jobs-the-economist.html] The Fate of the Overeducated and Underemployed [https://slate.com/business/2014/06/overeducated-americans-a-new-study-looks-at-the-fate-of-underemployed-graduates.html]

January 27, 1943: Reputation

It’s time for episode 6 of your favorite program, Our Letters, Ourselves! Today we get to hear from BOTH Jack and Lily and we talk about Reputation. Listen for an obvious Taylor Swift joke, brand management tips, and to find out what the other kids were saying about Lily. Sources: Trainwreck, Jude Doyle Reputation Repair: 6 Tips to Fix a Bad Reputation, November 23, 2020 Blog [https://lisalarter.com/reputation-repair/] How to you rebuild your reputation if you fall from grace, Alex Crimmins [https://www.thecorporategovernanceinstitute.com/insights/guides/how-can-i-get-my-good-reputation-back/]