Sam invites students from different backgrounds to the front of the room to talk about the narrative around racism and discrimination in the United States. Some important questions are asked.
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Sam is back from Korea! Alijah and Sam talk about his trip, the things he did, and finally, they talk about yesterday's class (with Warren Smith).
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Dr. Sam Richards and his wife, Dr. Laurie Mulvey, invited Warren Smith into SOC 119 to have a conversation about a variety of things. Warren has made a few response videos to Sam and SOC 119 - so it was nice to invite him into the room to have a conversation in person.
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Sam and Laurie invite three groups of Korean students to the front of the room to talk to them about life in Korea and Korean culture.
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This is the final class that is pre-recorded as Sam is on his way back to the United States a few hours after this episode goes live. DJ and her husband, Chaplin Ammon Bailey, talk to the class about Native American perspectives on life.
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Sam and Laurie are joined by Korean model Tae Yeonho to talk about Korean culture from his perspective. They do talk about fashion, beauty, and all things modeling - but they shift the conversations into other directions as well.
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Five students join Sam in the front of the room to talk about white privilege in the United States today. This is one of the most viewed lectures on SOC 119's YouTube Channel with an estimated 10 million views across all videos.
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Sam and Laurie are joined by Soomin Kim at a coffee shop in Myong-Dong, Seoul, South Korea. Soomin is Sam and Laurie's creative director in South Korea - and the three of them talked about a variety of topics for Soomin's first ever live stream!
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Sam and Laurie are joined in a busy South Korean cafe by SOC 119 Alumnus and former SOC 119 Class Facilitator, G-Dawg!
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Join Sam at his next Sebasi Talk, South Korea's version of TedTalks. Sam talks about the future of AI and how he thinks nations like the U.S. and Korea will respond.
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While Sam is away, students are joining SOC 119 from their dorms and apartments. This class is originally from last semester, Spring 2025. Retired LAPDS officer flew out to Happy Valley to talk about his career as a cop and the day that changed his life forever.
Joe joins Sam after the class during 25SP Office Hours #19.
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Sam is away in Korea and so students will be joining SOC 119 from their dorms and apartments. For Exam Two, students watched Sam's Ted Talk. It's because of that Ted Talk that this conversation happened. In the Spring of 2018, Basim Razzo came to Penn State for the first time. This is that lecture.
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This is a shorter podcast episode because students are taking their second exam during the second half of the class's allotted time. Sam is in Korea and is not able to do his normal AMA - so instead we are playing two clips. One from 2017, and another from 2023. The first is a story about Sam is Istanbul. The second is a conversation with students about mental health and how it is viewed around the world.
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While Sam is in Korea, his boss, DJ, facilitates a conversation with Irvin Moore, a current Penn State student and former lifer. Irvin talks about his life behind bars, he gives advice, and he answers a variety of questions.
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Sam was invited to a high school in South Korea. He was asked what topic he wanted to talk to the students about, and his reply was, "let the kids ask me whatever they want." And so that's what they did.
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Sam invites four female students from around the world to ask them about how their generation feels about having children.
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Sam and Alijah jump into Office Hours to talk about about the previous two classes. A majority of the discussion this past week has been revolving around illegal immigration into the United States. And of course, Sam answers questions from the live stream chat.
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Sam invites three student volunteers to the front of the room to talk about Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl Halftime show, and cultural inclusion of different groups.
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Sam invites three students to the front of the room and Mr. Rashidi who became a refugee after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The four of them share their experiences with people in their lives who immigrated to other countries.
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Sam and Alijah reflect on the previous class about Conservative students with taking a bunch of questions from the live chat.
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