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Sinister Silhouettes w/ Tasha PierceEpisode 8 - The Great Kanto Earthquake MassacreJoin in as we delve into a forgotten chapter of history, the Kanto Massacre, and uncover its powerful insights for today's world. Discover how misinformation, prejudice, and leadership dynamics played a role in this dark episode, and explore the cautionary tales that echo through contemporary challenges such as media influence, discrimination, and collective behavior. This thought-provoking journey invites you to reflect on the past to shape a more empathetic and informed future.Please make sure to SUBSCRIBE, SHARE, RATE, and REVIEW Sinister Silhouettes on your platform of choice.Contact Tasha:...2023-08-1728 min
Running Through HistoryEp2: North KoreaEveryone always wants to know what is up with North Korea? In this episode, Coach Hensarling discusses background information on Korea up to the Korean War, how the Kim family has ruled from 1948 to today, and the nuclear program.
Ep sources:
"Kim Il-sung." Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale, 1998. World History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/K1631003612/WHIC?u=tel_k_smes&xid=5620eaf6. Accessed 24 July 2017.
RYANG, SONIA. "North Korea." Countries and Their Cultures, edited by Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember, vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2001, pp. 1202-1213. World History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3401700126/WHIC...2017-08-0153 min
PharmacologyThe Medicalisation of DepressionIn an age where pharmacy is a global industry, stigma and medicine are now in the position where they are the co-constructors of illness on one hand and mutually exclusive players on the other.
Professor Sonia Ryang (Anthropology and International Studies, University of Iowa) extends beyond the area of medicine to an analysis of historical values, political values and global capitalism.
A keynote lecture from the State, Society, Stigma: Rethinking Disease in a Global Age symposium.
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