shareen’s creative corner

Plato’s Republic and Socrates: What makes a good leader? Cities, nations, and the globe.

Welcome to my final project for poli270! In this episode I discuss a quote from Plato’s Republic about what makes a good leader. Throughout the episode I analyze this quote and potential conflicts and questions that may arise, provide modern and historical examples relevant to such conflict, and conclude with my own thoughts about what priorities future (good) leaders should consider.

Wellness check-in/COVID talk/& Spoken Word Poetry

I’m this episode I talk about my health/wellness lately and walk listeners through a quick mindfulness practice. I also provide some of my thoughts on the pandemic, and end with three spoken word poems.

REBRAND: Shareen’s Creative Corner, Check-In, and a Short Poem called “Fear”

Welcome back to my podcast y’all (I know it has been a while but I am excited to be back recording!) This is a short and sweet episode explaining my rebrand, and if you listen long enough (which isn’t long enough) you can enjoy a spoken word poem by me.

COVID 19: De-Politicizing and Separating Fact From Fiction

In the episode, I talk about my personal feelings about the COVID 19 pandemic. I also discuss how the pandemic is not political, and provide data on the current state of the country and NC. I also include information about common myths surrounding the virus and pandemic using this resource: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters

BLACK LIVES MATTER #JUSTICEFORFLOYD

George Floyd was murdered by 4 police officers this past week in Minneapolis. It is necessary for white folxs and non/black folx of color to stand in solidarity with black folx now and always. PETITION: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd?utm_source=brand_us&utm_medium=media https://. DONATE: minnesotafreedomfund.org/ CALL: https://www.aclu-mn.org/en/call-for-justice-for-george-floyd