Date Episode & Summary
10/12 The Dark Side of the Video Game
Industry: Hasan covers the movement
to unionize in tech, sexism in the
workplace, crunch, and the layoff of
employees after a game release.
10/19 Student Loans: Hasan covers the
issue of the cost of college and then
discusses the problems of having
private for profit companies in charge
of loan servicing.
10/26 Immigration Enforcement: Hasan
covers the branches of ICE as well as
the migrant caravan and rise of hate
crimes
11/2 The Broken Policing System: Hasan
covers police training, warrior
policing, qualified immunity,
confidential police records, police
unions, their separate bill of rights, and
Activity/Discussion
First day activities
-student flashcards
-overview of course/me
-introductions
Exit task
-have them write down any qs
about the class/episode
-Debrief of last class’ discussion
-Ask students to say name, favorite ice
cream, and a fun fact
-Ask who wants to go to college?
-Watch episode
-Post episode discussion: whose fault is
it and how does the cost of college feed
into discrimination
-Exit task: On half sheet of paper take a
stance on whose fault it is for the over
trillion dollar student loan debt in the US
++ write any comments on the class/how
things are going
-Debrief last class and pass back exit
tasks
-Ask if anyone has any halloween plans
-Go over learning goal for the day,
emphasize our focus on globalization
-Watch episode
-Post episode activity: Have students
stand up and complete the interactive
website
-Have them discuss exit task questions if
there is time
-Exit task: on paper write out either a
solution or if we have a responsibility to
take in refugees
-Debrief, check in about the class, ask
about what they are watching right now
-Go over learning goal for day,
emphasize civil discourse
-Watch episode
 the relationship between prosecutors
and police.
11/16 Why Your Internet Sucks: Hasan
covers the monopoly that Comcast and
Spectrum hold over fixed broadband.
11/23 Mental Health: Hasan discusses the
difficulty of obtaining mental health
help in relation to insurance and
available psychiatrists/therapists.
12/7 Why Billionaires Won’t Save Us:
Hasan discusses the modern state of
wealth inequality and how billionaires
use big philanthropy to benefit
themselves and personal goals.
-Post episode discussion: Ask about
warrior policing, prosecutors, and
qualified immunity
-Exit task: 3-5 sentences about what they
think is the biggest problem and a solution
for it.
-Discuss newly released episode
-Go over learning goal for day
-Watch episode
-Post episode discussion: Ask about
monopolies, municipal broadband (pros
and cons), and ALEC
-Exit task: 3-5 sentences on the value on
municipal broadband/who should hold the
power over the internet and fixed
broadband
-Discuss thanksgiving plans/what's been
up since we last met
-Watch episode
-Post episode discussion: Discuss how to
make mental health less interpretative and
close loopholes in the Parity Act
-Exit task: no official exit task, just
discuss with them about utilizing break to
unwind and focus on their mental health
-Discuss how thanksgiving went and how
break was
-Go over learning goals
-Watch Episode
-Post episode discussion: Citizens United
v FEC, should there be billionaires?
Should billionaires be restricted or freed?
-Exit Task: What is the most impactful
way billionaires are changing the country?
12/14 Trump’s Worst Policy: Killing
Asylum: Hasan revisits asylum and
the new policies such as the transit
rule, MPP, and private violence being
put in place to decrease asylum seekers
in the US.
1/11 Why Your Public Transportation
GONE Sucks
Supreme
2/1 Don’t Ignore the Asian Vote in 2020:
Hasan covers the growing importance
of the Asian community in elections
and the potential impacts for 2020
2/8 The NRA’s Global Impact: Hasan
discusses how the NRA has been
responding to recent gun law changes
around the world and how straw
purchasing is impacting Central/South
American countries.
-Discuss how last class went
-Go over learning goal and define asylum
-Watch episode
-Post Episode Discussion: Do we have to
take asylum seekers in legally or morally?
What is the path to asylum?
-Exit task: None, go over plan for
January and discuss their plans for winter
break?
-Sub showed these episodes due to my
absence and teacher shortage so they
could not facilitate a post episode
discussion.
-Discuss break and January--long time
since I held class!
-Go over learning goal
-Watch episode
-Post Episode Discussion: What is
pandering? Why was Andrew Yang put
through a media blackout? How is voter
suppression used in modern America?
-Exit task: Write 4+ sentences about the
modern state of voting in America,
pandering, and how you can make a
change.
-Discuss what the NRA is according to
their current knowledge
-Go over learning goal
-Watch Episode
-Post Episode Discussion: How do gun
laws around the world affect our 2nd
amendment? How have your thoughts on
asylum seekers and our responsibility
changed?
-Exit task: Write 4+ sentences to describe
the most important impact of the NRA, is
the second amendment “at risk?”
2/22 Affirmative Action: Hasan discusses
the importance of affirmative action
and why a conservative lawyer is
trying to take another student to the
SCOTUS to shut it down.
2/29 Content Moderation and Free
Speech: Hasan discusses how content
on social media is moderated and the
extent of responsibility given to these
providers.
3/7 Saudi Arabia: Hasan discusses the
killing of journalist Jamal Kashoggi,
the crisis in Yemen, and the United
States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia
through it all.
3/21 Drug Pricing: Hasan
GONE
-Discuss what is affirmative action
-Go over learning goal
-Watch Episode
-Post Episode Discussion: How does
“white affirmative action” impact
minority groups and what the values and
harms of holistic review are.
-Exit task: Write 4+ sentences on how
merit should be defined and what should
be considered in the admissions process
-Discuss what is free speech
-Go over learning goal
-Watch Episode
-Post Episode Discussion: Should good
faith removals be allowed and can free
speech go too far on the internet?
-Exit task: Take a stance on if FB did
enough during the 2016 election
-Discuss what is Saudi Arabia
-Go over learning goal
-Watch Episode
-Post Episode Discussion: Should we
continue our relationship with SA and is
the financial gains more important?
-Exit task: Are we global citizens?
Should we continue our relations with
SA?
CANCELLED due to COVID
3/28 The Two Sides of Canada: Hasan -Get list of allergies and snack
recommendations (5-10 minutes)
CANCELLED due to COVID

4/4 PARTY!!! And Feedback time --Circle set up for this class (table in
middle with snacks/treats)
-Ask them to say what their favorite
episode was and why
-What is one thing they learned either
directly or indirectly this year?
CANCELLED due to COVID