The Electoral College

12/29/16 • -1 min

Student Podcasts: US Federal Government and Politics, Beloit College

By Katia Virieux

You want to learn more about the Electoral College and how it works? You are looking for arguments to help you make your mind to either support or oppose the Electoral College? Maybe you want to learn more about alternatives to this system? Or you just want to hear what other people have to say about it? In any of these, cases this podcast is made for you! Come and enjoy listening to this podcast about the Electoral College System. https://johnamcmahon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/virieux.mp3

By Katia Virieux

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Climate Change

By Josh Nelson and Jay Hoffman

Climate change has been debated in the past, but not as much as it has been in recent times. Science has shown that climate change (previously known as “global warming”) is impacting the planet we inhabit; many aspects of our world are heavily affected by this, such as the environment, organisms, and economies. Josh Nelson and Jay Hoffmann bring you up to speed on climate change and what it means in terms of politics in the United States. They will discuss the opinions of both Trump and Clinton on the issue.. Guest speakers Jamison Huntley (Coach Huntley), Kyle May and Joe McKay give great conversation about the issue Climate change presents and what we need to do to solve it, and one of these speakers presents a counterargument to the others. Please listen and learn about climate change so YOU can make a positive impact.

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The War on Drugs and Marijuana Legalization

By Lindsey Bogott

This podcast is about the war on drugs and the legalization of recreational marijuana in the United States, more specifically in states where it has already been legalized, and how that has affected incarceration rates for minorities. I delve in to the history of the war on drugs and bring in specific examples from the Supreme Court, podcasts, and authors. Bringing in content from California’s Proposition 64, which passed on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, I then transition into the positive and negative components of legalization of marijuana in regards of minorities, using interviews from students that come from California, Washington, and Colorado. https://johnamcmahon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bogott.mp3 References
Infuser, Jazz. “Jazz & Hip Hop.” SoundCloud. SoundCloud, n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.McEvers, Kelly. “As The Legal Pot Industry Booms, African-Americans Are Left Behind.” NPR. NPR, 18 Mar. 2016. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.

Montgomery, Host: Michael. “Proposition 64 Let’s California Voters Have Their Say on Recreational Use of Marijuana.” Forum. KQED Radio, 18 Oct. 2016. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.