Listen "EP 1: 2020 US Election (ft. Elaine Fernandez & Pak Wei-Han)"
Episode Synopsis
Political Points EP. 1: 2020 US Election
Drummm rollll, the first episode of Political Points has arrived! In this episode, we're joined by Ms. Elaine and Mr. Wei-Han to discuss the 2020 US election and politics in all their glory. Social Psychology is the name of the game when it comes to psychology as well as politics, and our guests will be tackling topics like impression management, human biases and prejudice, as well as voter cynicism, so sit back, relax, and have a good time listening, ladies and gentlemen!
For those looking for specific bits and pieces that might interest them, the timestamps for this podcast are as follows:
03.38 Impression management - 03.40 Trump's deflection strategies - 10.54 Social bubbles & echo chambers - 15.46 Human biases and prejudice - 23.52 System Justification Theory - 32.12 Prejudice - 44.14 Voter cynicism - 54.40 Political polarization - 55.10 Dangers of catastrophizing - 01.00.40 Engaging nuances of the world - 01.04.05 Ways to avoid extremism
We hope that by listening to this podcast you can better understand and unpack the complexity and messiness of the recent US election as well as Trump's past 4-year presidential term. By better equipping ourselves with knowledge, we can more readily change the world.
Note: This podcast was recorded on the 4th of November 2020
That marks the end of our first episode of Political Points. Stay tuned for future episodes! Till then, stay safe and bye bye.
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Inspiring - Free Background Intro Music - 'Dance Of Lovers' (Intro B - 10 seconds)
Jay Man - OurMusicBox
Drummm rollll, the first episode of Political Points has arrived! In this episode, we're joined by Ms. Elaine and Mr. Wei-Han to discuss the 2020 US election and politics in all their glory. Social Psychology is the name of the game when it comes to psychology as well as politics, and our guests will be tackling topics like impression management, human biases and prejudice, as well as voter cynicism, so sit back, relax, and have a good time listening, ladies and gentlemen!
For those looking for specific bits and pieces that might interest them, the timestamps for this podcast are as follows:
03.38 Impression management - 03.40 Trump's deflection strategies - 10.54 Social bubbles & echo chambers - 15.46 Human biases and prejudice - 23.52 System Justification Theory - 32.12 Prejudice - 44.14 Voter cynicism - 54.40 Political polarization - 55.10 Dangers of catastrophizing - 01.00.40 Engaging nuances of the world - 01.04.05 Ways to avoid extremism
We hope that by listening to this podcast you can better understand and unpack the complexity and messiness of the recent US election as well as Trump's past 4-year presidential term. By better equipping ourselves with knowledge, we can more readily change the world.
Note: This podcast was recorded on the 4th of November 2020
That marks the end of our first episode of Political Points. Stay tuned for future episodes! Till then, stay safe and bye bye.
•••••••••••• Music By •••••••••••••
Inspiring - Free Background Intro Music - 'Dance Of Lovers' (Intro B - 10 seconds)
Jay Man - OurMusicBox