Geopolitics & Eastern Europe (pt. 2)

Geopolitics & Eastern Europe (pt. 2)

This episode continues with Don and Tam discuss various Geopolitics and Eastern Europe with Nate McGee. Nate shares his experience living and traveling to Eastern Europe, traditional and modern customs, and historical contexts of American perceptions of Eastern Europe. Nate currently lives in Latvia, a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe [https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-countries/latvia_en]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theselectionbiaspodcast.substack.com [https://theselectionbiaspodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Geopolitics and Eastern Europe (pt. 1)

On today’s podcast episode, Don and Tam discuss various topics concerning Geopolitics and Eastern Europe with Nate McGee. Nate shares his experience living and traveling to Eastern Europe, traditional and modern customs, and historical contexts of American perceptions of Eastern Europe. Nate currently lives in Latvia, a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe [https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-countries/latvia_en]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theselectionbiaspodcast.substack.com [https://theselectionbiaspodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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In today’s episode, co-hosts, Don and Tam Bush, a husband and wife duo, kick off the first episode for The Selection Bias Podcast sharing their experiences as a multiracial couple, Jane Elliot’s social experiment, and an annual local city event called Bloomsday. Episode Resources Jane Elliot [https://janeelliott.com/] is an internationally known teacher, lecturer, and diversity trainer who performed “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes Exercise” with elementary students in 1968 as a response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. It has been used many more times after due to its powerful message to experience being a minority. * Jane Elliott's "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" Anti-Racism Exercise [https://youtu.be/ebPoSMULI5U?si=YHMwXNw6LFL1jcY8] on the Oprah Winfrey Show (1992) Bloomsday  Bloomsday [https://bloomsdayrun.org/] is an annual 12k (~7.5 miles) race that beckons thousands to participate each May in Spokane, Washington [https://my.spokanecity.org/]. Thanks for reading The Selection Bias Podcast’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and podcast updates. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theselectionbiaspodcast.substack.com [https://theselectionbiaspodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]