Culture Overload
Culture Overload
Culture Overload
Hosted by a 22-year-old college student, living in Canada. On this podcast, I give advice on self-development, mental health, relationships, personal finance, business development, and general tips on how to navigate life through my experience so far. I also express my opinions and beliefs on relevant social and news topics that impact our culture from time to time.I believe in the power of conversations and learning through others' experiences and perspectives, which is why this podcast attempts to do bring meaningful conversation by Interviewing people with different backgrounds and opinions. The podcast may convey opinions you may not agree with so with and that is normal however, this podcast is not for snowflakes or the overly sensitive ones that expect political correctness.
26 - Feat. James O'Brien: Drug Abuse and Addiction and COVID's Impact on the Music Industry
In this episode, we have our first official guest: James O'Brien a music artist who switches between Hip-Hop/Rap and R&B Vibes and began going hard at his art after the release of his first album OB Season. We begin the episode by getting a background of the music side of things and OB's experience with rejection, how covid impacted the music industry, and reminiscing back on the high school soccer days. We then switch gears to more serious and deep topics such as our opinions on Ontario's new lockdown, O'Brien's experience with drug abuse and addiction, and our message to men struggling with mental health. If you enjoy the podcast make sure to follow us on our social media:Instagram: @Culture.OverloadTwitter: @Culture.0verloadWant more Culture Overload, check us out on our other platforms:Main Youtube (Culture Overload): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZg6UbdrBDVfFCAtyralMgYoutube Clips (Culture Overload Clips): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMKLpN-JY2R2WlpFm7_irg
May 6, 2021
1 hr 6 min
25 - Making the Best Out of Sh*tty Situations
In this episode I talk about how losing my job due to the pandemic was a blessing in disguise and all the positives it has allowed for. I begin by giving background into what life was like pre-pandemic and tell the story of how things unraveled during the first lockdown. I then talk about all the positives of losing my job and the progression in my life that has allowed for. Finally, I give a direct challenge to the listener and some pointers on how to make the best out of the pandemic for yourself.If you enjoy the podcast make sure to follow us on our social media:Instagram: @Culture.OverloadTwitter: @Culture.0verload
Mar 11, 2021
35 min
24 - Immigrating to and Starting a New Life in Canada and the Journey of Rediscovering Myself (Story Time 1-PT.2)
In this continuation of my life story, I reflect on the effects of the past on how I was influenced up until Immigrating to and starting a new life in Canada. I touch on how starting a new life in Canada was and adjusting to the Canadian lifestyle, I move on to talk about my endeavors, Interests, and the personal dilemma of straying from my true self as I grew up. Finally, I tie it all together to slightly touch on discovering my passions and the process of rebuilding myself to be a better and more self-aware person. Instagram: @Culture.OverloadTwitter: @Culture.0verloadMain Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZg6UbdrBDVfFCAtyralMgYoutube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMKLpN-JY2R2WlpFm7_irg
Jan 8, 2021
1 hr 3 min
23 - Living Through War and Sneaking Across Borders to Escape (Story Time 1-PT.1)
In this episode as the host, I talk about my life story, the challenges endured, and the background of my childhood to give the viewer another perspective and a deeper understanding of me as the host. In the story, I give a background of my childhood growing up and how life was like in Lebanon at the time and help paint a picture by giving you examples of some of the stories I remember. I also touch on the war that broke out as we were living in Lebanon and my recount of how I crossed borders Illegally to flee the war. Instagram: @Culture.OverloadTwitter: @Culture0verload
Dec 30, 2020
1 hr 4 min
22 - Update: Where We've Been and the Future of the Podcast
This episode is one for the regular listeners that have been wondering where we've been, why we haven't posted, and if the podcast is done.
Jul 15, 2020
19 min
21 - George Floyd Crisis: Our Opinion on What Can Be Done to Prevent This From Happening Again but the Ugly Truth-Nothing Will Change
In this episode, we start off by clarifying that majority of police officers are not bad people with bad intentions but the negative media attention just highlights the negative police encounters, we then give our opinion on what can be done to prevent this from happening again and how the riots feed into the real problem, the systematic racism.Instagram: @Culture.OverloadTwitter: @Culture0verload
Jun 4, 2020
43 min
20 - Fishing and Hunting vs. Factory Farming and Our First Time Camping on Our Own
On this episode, we start off by discussing the problem with animal rights being prioritized over human rights and whether hunting is more moral than purchasing factory-farmed meat which shifts to Zoos and Abdullah's solution that allows us to be humane without sacrificing the experience that many love. The conversation then shifts from serious discussion to us giving you a funny story about the first time we went camping on our own and all the tickets we could have gotten. Enjoy and stay tuned for new episodes every Tuesday and Friday.Instagram: @Culture.OverloadTwitter: @Culture0verload
May 19, 2020
43 min
19 - America; Land of the Free or Land of the Stupid? and More Corona Conspiracies (Corona Chronicles PT 4)
On this week's Corona Chronicles segment we discuss the way the United States is dealing with the Coronavirus and how it highlights the ignorance in American society, we also discuss how Canada should deal with America's lack of action and whether strict border control should be enforced. In this episode, we also end up bringing up some more conspiracy theories like doctors in Russian "falling" out of windows and researchers that were found shot after claiming they were close to finding a cure. Stay tuned for a new Corona Chronicles episode every Friday.Instagram: @Culture.OverloadTwitter: @Culture0verload
May 15, 2020
39 min
18 - Are the Lockdown Protesters Justified? Feat. Atilla (Corona Chronicles PT 3)
This episode we ponder the future of education after the Pandemic and what can be done to help high-school students find their career path, we then switch gears and look at Covid-19 infection numbers in Canada and discuss some possible solutions for dealing with people protesting the quarantine measures put in place. In this episode, we have a first-time guest who is still currently in high school and discuss the effects the pandemic has had on high-school students here in Canada, how the future of education could be after the pandemic and other issues regarding high-school education. Shifting gears to focusing on the pandemic we compare current Covid-19 infection numbers in Canada's major provinces to infection numbers at the beginning of April which brings us to wrap up discussing whether the quarantine protestors are justified or just straight-up brain dead. Instagram: @Culture.overloadTwitter: @Culture0verload
May 5, 2020
34 min
17 - Independence, Self-Confidence and Demanding Respect (How to Life PT 1)
This episode we introduce to you our new special segment "How to Life" a segment where we talk about everything self-improvement and teach you the things you should've been taught in high school. On this first episode of the segment, we talk about independence and different types of independence and learning how to be self-sufficient, we also talk about self-confidence what self-confidence is, the difference between confidence and cockiness and our personal encounters with developing our self-confidence. Finally, we talk about respect, demanding respect and asserting dominance without having to be a dickhead and what that is like.Hope you enjoy this episode if you did make sure to share it with your friends and follow our Instagram: @Culture.Overload
Apr 14, 2020
1 hr 11 min
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