https://interestinconflict.podbean.com What's the opposite of repetitive and predictable small talk? This podcast! Joletta Cheung and Edward Lu, two young Canadians in their twenties, come together every second Friday to talk about interesting conflicts that come up in our day to day lives. Sparking debate on taboo or double-sided topics to really get us thinking about how we reason our thoughts and actions. If you're looking for some good old fashioned self reflecting discussions or maybe just want to listen to a couple argue, then you've found your perfect match! Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:34:15 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Society & Culture 1440 episodic What's the opposite of repetitive and predictable small talk? This podcast! Joletta Cheung and Edward Lu, two young Canadian in their twenties, come together every Friday to talk about interesting conflicts that come up in our day to day lives. Sparking debate on taboo or double-sided topics to really get us thinking about how we reason our thoughts and actions. If you're looking for some good old self reflecting discussions or maybe just want to listen to a couple argue for 30 minutes, then you've found your perfect match! Conflict in Interest Conflict in Interest No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8689750/square-logo1400.jpg https://interestinconflict.podbean.com 144 144 Interest in Conflict #6 - Life as a First/Second Gen Canadian Part 2 https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-6-life-as-a-firstsecond-gen-canadian-part-2/ https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-6-life-as-a-firstsecond-gen-canadian-part-2/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:34:15 -0700 interestinconflict.podbean.com/749e2825-a57f-36e8-998e-40351d5ae81b Arujala shares her reflections of the impact on her upbringing due to the trauma her parents had to go through being refugees. In a state of uncertainty whether or not Canada is a new home or just temporary, we discover why friends and family choose to stay. Will we be different?

]]> Arujala shares her reflections of the impact on her upbringing due to the trauma her parents had to go through being refugees. In a state of uncertainty whether or not Canada is a new home or just temporary, we discover why friends and family choose to stay. Will we be different?

]]> Conflict in Interest false No 1851 6 full Interest in Conflict #5 - Life as a First/Second Gen Canadian Part 1 https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-5-life-as-a-firstsecond-gen-canadian-part-1/ https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-5-life-as-a-firstsecond-gen-canadian-part-1/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:11:51 -0700 interestinconflict.podbean.com/ecd30c7d-2936-3c7c-8e51-99b9d0da4579 Joletta and Edward are joined with Arujala to share their family's journey moving across the world to Canada. How is it different? How do you identify yourself? How easy is it to seem integrated in Canada or your native country? Although it is undeniable that our parent's struggles were much worse than anything we had to experience, we share our unique perspective on what it is like to be raised by immigrant parents striving to adapt in Canada.

]]> Joletta and Edward are joined with Arujala to share their family's journey moving across the world to Canada. How is it different? How do you identify yourself? How easy is it to seem integrated in Canada or your native country? Although it is undeniable that our parent's struggles were much worse than anything we had to experience, we share our unique perspective on what it is like to be raised by immigrant parents striving to adapt in Canada.

]]> Conflict in Interest false No 1724 5 full Interest in Conflict #4 - Women in STEM https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-4-women-in-stem/ https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-4-women-in-stem/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2020 22:28:26 -0700 interestinconflict.podbean.com/c337e7e1-46fd-3563-b89c-8202fa2ed2ac What is it like to be a woman studying/working in the STEM (Science, Techonolgy, Engineering, Math)? Do they have it easier or are there more hurdles to jump? How do women end up in the STEM field? We'll be debunking the myths and exploring the underlying stigmas that women have to go through during their journey studying and working in STEM. With our special guest Wish and our cohosts Joletta and Edward, we provide stark contrasts between male and female engineering experiences.

]]> What is it like to be a woman studying/working in the STEM (Science, Techonolgy, Engineering, Math)? Do they have it easier or are there more hurdles to jump? How do women end up in the STEM field? We'll be debunking the myths and exploring the underlying stigmas that women have to go through during their journey studying and working in STEM. With our special guest Wish and our cohosts Joletta and Edward, we provide stark contrasts between male and female engineering experiences.

]]> Conflict in Interest true No 3318 4 full Interest in Conflict #3 - Will E-sports Outgrow Sports? https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-3-will-e-sports-outgrow-sports/ https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-3-will-e-sports-outgrow-sports/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2020 15:50:58 -0700 interestinconflict.podbean.com/10aca6a7-ca7b-5bd8-9e30-141b1e95e135 E-sports shot up in popularity the past few decades. For some, their lives are entirely consumed in e-sports and for others they haven't even heard of it before. Where is e-sports heading to? Is it just a phase or will it grow to surpass the popularity of sports? With all this uncertainty, it's hard to predict how it will effect the future generation.

]]> E-sports shot up in popularity the past few decades. For some, their lives are entirely consumed in e-sports and for others they haven't even heard of it before. Where is e-sports heading to? Is it just a phase or will it grow to surpass the popularity of sports? With all this uncertainty, it's hard to predict how it will effect the future generation.

]]> Conflict in Interest false No 2303 3 full Interest in Conflict #2 - Teamwork Makes the Dream Work https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-2-teamwork-makes-the-dream-work/ https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/interest-in-conflict-2-teamwork-makes-the-dream-work/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2020 20:19:23 -0700 interestinconflict.podbean.com/be96bb83-7348-5902-8bf3-22808c32e6b9 Should we bother trying to strive for the perfect job? Does it even exist? Maybe we just have to work with what we are given. This episode, we bring up the topic of expectations and how we approach shortcomings of teams when we first enter into the world of jobs. What's your approach?

]]> Should we bother trying to strive for the perfect job? Does it even exist? Maybe we just have to work with what we are given. This episode, we bring up the topic of expectations and how we approach shortcomings of teams when we first enter into the world of jobs. What's your approach?

]]> Conflict in Interest false No 1816 2 full Interest in Conflict #1 - Bike Shops and Their Pride https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/conflict-in-interest-1-bike-shops-and-their-pride/ https://interestinconflict.podbean.com/e/conflict-in-interest-1-bike-shops-and-their-pride/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2020 00:16:42 -0700 conflictininterest.podbean.com/f9107ce2-550d-5f2c-8766-36c289f84c46 Having pride is very often seen in a negative light, but can't it also be good in other contexts? Listen in on how the topic of pride stemmed from an innocent little trip to bike shops in our neighbourhood. 

]]> Having pride is very often seen in a negative light, but can't it also be good in other contexts? Listen in on how the topic of pride stemmed from an innocent little trip to bike shops in our neighbourhood. 

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