Episode 59
59: A Struggle to be Seen
A Struggle to be Seen:
Women in Afghanistan & Non-Binary Folks in the United States
(00:00) Intro and T-shirts
(06:26) Afghanistan vs. Vietnam: Christophe describes the Taliban’s leaders and history as well as the strategy the Islamic militants executed during their stunning recapture of Afghanistan. Christophe, Joe, and Drew compare and contrast the United States’ 20-year-long war in Afghanistan with its decade-long involvement in Vietnam.
(27:28) Unintended Consequences of Nation Building: Joe describes his experience living through the brutal aftermath of American intervention in Argentina during the 1990s. Christophe, Joe, and Drew opine about how the United States should have dealt with Afghanistan in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks, in general, and through the prism of Starfleet’s Prime Directive.
(44:57) The Too Late Show: In this debut segment, Stephanie Hoeler and Gwynn Kreuger join Christophe to discuss, among other things, Stephanie’s recent article published on pharmalive.com related to the representation of transgender and gender non-conforming folks in the healthcare industry.
(01:31:15) Wrapup and Outro.
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Show notes:
Want to disrupt Healthcare? Break the Binary
Collapse and Conquest: The Taliban Strategy That Seized Afghanistan
Who Are the Taliban, and What Do They Want?
Afghan refugee debate fractures GOP
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