The Round Room

In this episode, the Round Room team explores the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While some may call the situation a genocide due to the ethnic components involved, it is hard to make this conclusion due to the several other factors at play like politics, religion and economy. Expect to hear about the historical factors at the base of this conflict and learn of the conflict...

In this episode, the Round Room team continues onto the second part of episode 2: a continuation of taking a look at LGBTQ+ legislation from all around around the world. In our second and final part, the team explores legislation in Africa and Asia. Here, you will listen to see if laws affecting the queer community have progressed or regressed. This is another big episode with plenty of countries...

In this episode, the Round Room team introduces the first part of episode 2: taking a look at LGBTQ+ legislation from all around the world. In this first part, we take a look into legislation in the Americas, Europe, and Australia. Here, you will listen to see if laws affecting the queer community have progressed or regressed. This is a big episode with plenty of countries to discuss, so sit tight...

Welcome back to the Round Room for Season 2! In this episode, the all-new Round Room team put together an episode on the recently eased sanctions imposed on Venezuela. As Venezuela's economy mainly relies on oil, the petrostate has fallen into an unfortunate economy which has furthered living poor conditions for many Venezuelan citizens. Additionally, as President Nicolas Maduro raises tension...

In this episode, we take a deeper look into serious difficulties which woman migrant workers from Ethiopia continuously face. We first start by taking a look at the Tigray War, a conflict which raised tensions between the Ethiopian government and Eritrea while, most of all, increasing the ethnic cleansing of Tigrayans in Ethiopia. Refugees which have fled from Ethiopia have faced the hardships of...

In this episode, we take a look at the ongoing protests which have taken France by storm. After President Macron proposed a policy which would increase France's retirement age to 64 in order to avoid a national pension deficit, French citizens took to the streets to show opposition. Macron has faced national disapproval in raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, especially after he u...

In this episode, we discuss the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Starting with the Armenian Genocide in 1915, we take a look at how events have changed throughout the last century and specifically focus on the conflicts and wars in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. While looking at the tensions within the region, we additionally discuss perspectives coming from Russia, Turkey, and the U...

In this episode, we discuss the Ohio train derailment which happened last month and the rippling effects we've seen in different aspects since the event occurred. Here, we look into the facts of what we so far know about the train derailment itself as well as the impacts it had left on East Palestine citizens. We additionally explore the politicization of incidents like these and take a closer loo...

In this episode, we discuss the police-caused shooting of UMass Boston student Arif Sayed Faisal and the lack of consequences that the Cambridge Police Department has been facing. We also look into the limited information coming from the ongoing investigation and why that information might be limited in the first place, ranging from the CPD not having body cameras to varying claims of what had hap...

In this episode, we pinpoint the human rights violations surrounding the World Cup hosted in Qatar and how politics and human rights meet together with sports, including a discussion on anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and violations against migrant workers seen in the sports tournament.  This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow us...

In this episode, we discuss the current political, economical, and social issues which Haiti has and continues to face and how involvement from the United States has affected the country. This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow us @theroundroompod on Instagram.  Sources for this episode: 1. Harris, Mary. “What Haitians...

In this episode, we discuss the current revolution in Iran and provide historical context as to what is going on and why. This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow us @theroundroompod on Instagram.  Please note that we also have this episode's transcript located in our Linktree which you can find on our Instargam page.&nb...