Whose World Is This? with Junya René Beaubrun

In this episode we discuss the recent revelations that the United States is going through the largest car loan default since the financial crisis 15 years ago. The average monthly car payment has ballooned to $700 a month before insurance, maintenance and fuel considerations. With no comprehensive public transportation system and 93% of the population relying on private transportation to get to and from work. We ask the question can the American worker afford to "Return To Office"?.

In this episode we discuss the rising costs of child care in the United States and the controversial measures that President Biden is looking to alleviate the cost burden. We ask a fundamental question, should the tax payer subsidize the cost of child care or would it be cheaper and more beneficial to society on a whole if the government and the business community fundamentally removed the barriers that make it almost impossible for one of the parents to stay home during a child's formative years We discuss this and much more

In this episode we speak about an interesting weekend in entertainment, where Creed 3 premiered and comedian Chris Rock premiered his special where he speaks about Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett. and the violent event that occurred at the 2022 Academy Awards where actor Will Smith jumped on the stage to slap Chris Rock across the face. We discuss how celebrity in the western world is weaponized to distract every day people and also how marginilized underrepresented groups over value celebrity.

In this episode we discuss the Work from Home vs Return To Work conflict that is occurring in the United States today. Many employees have argued that they have been as productive if not more productive doing office work from the confines of their home rather than commuting to corporate offices. They also have indicated that there is a significant increase in their work-life balance. The business community has countered that notion by saying that a significant portion of the workforce working from home diminishes the cohesion of sales teams and overall office morale. We discuss this and much more.

It is unprecedented in the course of human history that man has been exposed to this amount of distractions at one time. In this episode we ask a pertinent question. What are each of us doing to counteract the negative effects of a 24 hour news cycle, thousands of viewing options and several devices with which to view them on?

In this episode we discuss our Time vs how productive we are with that time. We also discuss the greatest sports career of all time, and how that is an example of how to properly utilize one's time to achieve the goals we want.

In this episode we discuss the increase in employment related depression in the United States. There are many that equate their quantifiable net worth to their self worth, when the net worth decreases there is a feeling that the self worth decreases as well. We discuss that and much more.

In our first episode of 2023 we discuss whether or not you are truly betting on yourself in the New Year.Are you dusting off that "things I want to do list" off and doing the work of living the life you want to live?We discuss that and more. Like/Subscribe/ShareCashapp:$junbeauVenmo: @junbeauZelle: junyabeaubrun@gmail.comIG: Whoseworldisthis2021Email: Whoseworldisthis21@gmail.com

As we enter into the winter holiday season 2022, we ask how everyone is feeling? Have you checked in with yourself? Are you taking inventory and identifying the issues that give you pause? Do the holidays bring more distress to you than joy? We talk about an experience that I recently had with a former colleague whose mental health could be compromised, and also how many in the tech world are tuning out social media for good in favor of peace of mind. Take a listen

In this episode we discuss how our outlook determines our outcomes.

In this episode we discuss Paul Whelan, the former Marine who is imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges. His name has been in the news recently along with fellow American Brittany Griner who has been recently released from a Russian penal colony and is now back in America, many people are asking why isn't Paul Whelan released as well. Has anyone asked the question of whether he is actually guilty of the crime he was found guilty of in a Russian court? We discuss it.

In this episode we discuss the release of Brittney Griner after 294 of detention in Russia for transporting a vape pen that contained hash oil on Russian soil. We ask whether or not her incarceration was excessive and should she have been released in a prisoner swap for one of the most notorious arms smugglers in history.

In this episode we discuss the controversy surrounding "Luxury" clothing brand Balenciaga, and if the backlash is warranted.

In this episode we discuss what I call selective outrage. How if one speaks of one group they run the risk of losing their livelihood, reputation etc. However the same individual can speak ill of another group and they can see all the positive metrics in their life increase like their stature, finances etc. We discuss those you can and can't hit and much more. Join in

Class is in session and we are taking notes and taking names of all of those who shamed the "unvaxxed" in the media. Every news cycle there seems to be another talking head or celebrity walking back the repugnant and derogatory comments they made about the unvaccinated. We speak about how we cannot allow our fears to open doors that our intellect will have challenges closing later on. Join the discussion.

We continue the discussion and respond to listeners who disagree with the notion that the Unvaxxed are deserving of an apology. Let's talk about it

In this episode we discuss the New York State Judge's decision to reinstate 16 New York sanitation workers that were terminated from their employment due to their abstention from the Covid -19 vaccine. Several cases regarding wrongful termination of the unvaccinated are making their way through several jurisdictional courts in the United States, so we ask the question, do the unvaxxed deserve an apology?

In this episode we discuss how the American government, public and private sector all owe the citizens who abstained from obtaining the Covid-19 treatment a formal apology for how they were mistreated.

In this episode we discuss America failing to pay its teachers a living wage and massive pay gap versus cost of living that is occurring. Where is a country headed that fails to financially incentivize intellectual pursuits? If a country fails to pay its teachers according to their efforts, is that country in turn failing the students?

In this episode we discuss the complicated history of Queen Elizabeth II, The Royal family, and the British Empire. We also discuss America and its citizenry's relationship with royalty. Should democracies all over the world respect, revere, adore the idea of inherited power in the form of royalty? We ask this and much more.

We conclude our conversation about my recent encounter with law enforcement and we dive into where police powers should start and end. Is the general public ready to have a conversation about policing themselves or how and when and why the police themselves should be policed?

In this conversation I discuss a recent encounter that I had with law enforcement during a traffic stop.

In this episode we discuss the epidemic college drop out rate for boys, and how America's psychiatric, feminist, labour, and educational system has failed young boys and have stunted their growth into manhood.

In this episode we discuss the adverse affects that exposing a child as young as 2 years old to certain technologies can have on a developing mind, we assert that it may be time to take a 'fast from tech' instead of asking for faster tech. We discuss what a parent can do to become a better digital role model for their child. Let's discuss it

In this episode we speak about the tech engineers that have provided us with the new social media world that we are all in and the great lengths they go to insulate their own offspring from that same world. If they are preventing their kids from using what mom and dad created then what should you be doing with your kids? Let's discuss it

In this episode we discuss the research done by academics as it relates to mass shooters. Over 180 shooters were researched and there is very compelling evidence as to what can be done to prevent mass shooting in the future. Let's discuss it.

In this episode we discuss whether America's politicians are being disingenuous when they speak about banning guns in the United States while making no mention of America being the largest exporter of guns to the rest or the world.

In this episode we discuss the influence that copious amounts of digital consumption over interpersonal social interaction is having on today's youth and how that could be adversely affecting their decision making in young adulthood. We also discuss how the rise in gun violence among suburban teens can be related to the new stimuli in the lives of youth. Join the conversation

We discuss whether or not gun control should be the emphasis of the conversation surrounding the staggering gun violence in America. Poverty and mental illness has been an accurate indicator of violence in America we ask should there be a war on poverty instead of a war on guns?

We discuss why prohibition has failed abysmally in the United States whether it was alcohol, gambling or illicit narcotics, and how the prohibitions of firearms would have the same disastrous results.

We discuss the difference between being "Woke", "Conscious", and "AWARE" in this new political landscape.

In this episode we discuss the events that occurred in Buffalo and in Texas. What is occurring with America's youth that is leading to an unprecedented time of violence in America's history.

In this episode we discuss the criticism that NBA Champion and All-Star Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets receives for abstaining from protocols and procedures regarding the virus and we ask was it "his body his choice"? We also speak about the legacy of content creator, image consultant Kevin Samuels and his legacy after his sudden death this week in Atlanta. Was he as controversial as some say he was or was he speaking traditional truths that are missing from today's discourse as it relates to modern relationships in the West.

In this episode we discuss the 'My Body My Choice" conversation, as it pertains to reproductive rights. We also ask should the village that men and women come from have input as to who they procreate since it is those offspring that will either adversely or positively contribute to the world in and outside of their immediate families. We discuss this and much more.

In this episode we discuss the current climate surrounding the Roe v Wade decision, /reproductive rights, the "My body, my choice" paradigm and what that means for men in the western world, should potential fathers' feelings be taken into consideration when it comes to who does or doesnt get allowed to be born? We talk about that and much more.

In this episode we delve a bit deeper in the idea of who we identify with and how that impacts who we sympathize with. Is our empathy for others based on how we've been socialized? We speak about that and much more.

We discuss the recent attack on Dave Chappelle at his recent performance. We discuss what would prompt someone to jump onto a stage during a live performance and attack an individual while they are peforming? We ask, how are we dealing with our mental illness as individuals and is it enough?

In this episode we commemorate May 1st (May Day) otherwise known as Workers' Day or International Workers' Day. We discuss the events that shape the events that led to America's 8 hour work day/40 hour work week. We also discuss how "America's Left" have all but abandoned the conversation about true economic justice, work life balance, the reduction of the workday/week, maternity/paternity leave etc.

In this episode we discuss Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis's House Bill 1557, officially named the “Parental Rights in Education”. It has been derisively described as the "Don't Say Gay" Bill. We explore the role of parents in an age where school boards want more and more control over what is taught to American children that fall out of the boundaries of what is considered core curriculum studies. With that in mind we ask "Who's In Your Village" and does your child's school parrot your values and principles? And if not we discuss what you can do about it.

In this episode we speak about the notion of worthy and unworthy victims. What parameters decide who gets aid who gets sympathy and who does not. We apply the unworthy/worthy victim dynamic to the conflict currently occurring in the Ukraine.

With over 50% of law school students, medical school students and college undergraduates being women, we ask what does this mean for the state of labor in America? Will we finally have a federally mandated maternity leave, a shorter work week? Will family values and a new standard come from the pr-eminence of women in the most influential and prestigious fields?

It has been said that, "Behind every great man, there is a great woman". What does that say about the not so great men? In this episode we summarize several conversations that we've had with women over the years regarding Diversity, Inclusion and Equality. We've added another word to the dynamic. ACCOUNTABILITY. In the age of equality we ask, how much responsibility do women have in the how the world has turned out up to this point?

In this episode we discuss the events involving Will Smith, Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett-Smith and the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony. We ask what responsibility does cancel culture have when it comes to the violence that occurs. If they dont cancel the toxic messy relationship of Will and Jada and cancel the actions at the academy awards should "cancelling be cancelled"?

Episode 76

In this episode we discuss which Generation Y or Millennial activist or scholar is carrying on the tradition from the Giants of the Lost, Silent & Boomer generation? And if any scholars, activists, and intellectuals from this generation actually exist that can withstand the rigors of intellectual and ideological inquiry necessary to succeed in their agendas.

In this episode we discuss the heroic acts of the Canadian truckers who have protested on the US/Canada border, we also discuss the conspicuous silence from New Yorkers that were negatively impacted by Vaccine and Mask mandates.

In this episode we explore the concept of sovereignty, and how it is used to describe how state actors can or can't act in the geopolitical sphere and how the United States and other nations has undermined or supported sovereignty in the past.

In this episode we speak about the hypocritical double standard that exists on the Ukrainian borders pertaining to which 'refugees' get to leave the theatre of war and which ones are left to stay. We speak about the 84 million people that are displaced worldwide as of 2021 and why there is little coverage of those people and the help they need. We touch on that subject and more.

We speak about the ongoing battle for the hearts and minds of people the world over. Who are the heroes and who are the villains when superpower collide. What do we do to assess our biases when it comes to who are the victims, perpetrators, heroes and villains? We speak about the history of the Communist Party's origins in the United States, and how it was one of only two organizations in America that would allow blacks to be members. We speak about that and much more

In this episode we talk about the skyrocketing cost of day care in America, and why the United States is the only industrialized nation without a federally mandated maternity leave. Is it time for women to put pressure on their elected officials and inform them that this is a central issue in the work life balance conversation? We discuss that and the shortening of the full time work day and work week as well on this episode of Whose World Is This? with Junya Rene Beaubrun

In this episode we conclude our conversation about the tone and tenor that has been attributed to the US/Ukraine/Russia dispute. We highlight the different groups of refugees in different parts of the world that are hoping to escape war and famine and look to the West to greet them with the same open arms that the Ukrainian refugees are being met with. We discuss Africa, South and Central America as well as the difference between a government's actions and the will of its people.