In this second part on the Opioid Crisis, we still have Etienne, Caroline, and Ariela with us talking about the opioid crisis in North America. You will hear about Fentanyl and its potency. We’re also talking about opioid overdoses, how the opioid crisis relates to economic depression and how the latter contributed to the perfect storm that led to this crisis. We then finish by discussing what are some of the initiatives whether regulations or by any civilian that we can get going to address the opioid crisis. Warning: there is some strong language in this episode. Get more politics-related content on Let's Talk Poli: https://letstalkpoli.com/ Music by Lee Rosevere: https://bit.ly/2uH023Z

Welcome back to Let’s Talk Poli, this is Season 1 Episode 3, part of a 2 part series on the Opioid Crisis. What you will hear today was recorded a couple of weeks ago but is a rather complex issue and in no way is it easy to tackle. After recording it, I just wasn’t quite keen to tackle it after we had spent over an hour talking about opioids, their effects, the policies and social stigmas revolving around them amongst other things. That is exactly why I decided to break it down into 2 parts and make it more digestible for myself to process but also easier for you to listen to.   This first part is just over half an hour and my guests first introduce themselves as we have Caroline, a good friend whom I met in London but turned out to be a fellow alum, who comes from a history background and works in marketing for startups. We then also have Ariela whom I met by spending time at B21 at McGill. If you don’t know what B21 is, have a listen to episode one of the Let’s Talk Poli podcast. Ariela comes from an anthropological background and finally, we have Etienne whom I had met the very day of the recording and comes from a Pharmaceutical research perspective. Every single person around the table has their own perspective on opioids, the crisis involving them and brings their own bit of information and experience on the topic. I certainly learned a lot through the process of having this discussion such as a potential explanation as to why the province of Quebec has a lower death rate per capita with regards to apparent opioid-related deaths.   Again, this isn’t an easy topic to digest but I hope you will be willing to lend your time today to the topic. Please do let us know what you think of the podcast and more precisely on the crisis at hand on our facebook page, Instagram profile or even on whatever platform you are listening to this podcast. I do want to hear what you have to say.   Get more politics-related content on Let's Talk Poli: https://letstalkpoli.com/ Music by Lee Rosevere: https://bit.ly/2uH023Z

Nikita is joined by Jerome from Structure Coffee Roasters and from East Coast Coffee Madness fame to learn a bit more about coffee - where it grows, how it's grown, how does it get to the consumer and how does it interact with politics. Jerome brings a fresh perspective as someone who studied Anthropology and Chemistry, has worked on the retail side and has had direct interaction with the very farmers who grow coffee. His particular experience on the ground is in Colombia and so we take on briefly the FARC (a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia People's Army) who have been around since the '60s.  Jerome's Roaster: structurecoffeeroasters.com Jerome's Coffee Conference: East Coast Coffee Madness Get more politics-related content on Let's Talk Poli: https://letstalkpoli.com/ Music by Lee Rosevere: https://bit.ly/2uH023Z

Nikita and Rebecca are old friends who love to engage in good conversation, especially on the topic of politics. Join them for the first installment of Let’s Talk Poli in which Nikita interviews an old classmate and friend, Gautham Krishnaraj. Gautham, who currently works for Humanitarian U, spent the last year in Mombasa, Kenya, working for the Agha Khan Foundation after completing his Master’s in Global Health from McMaster University. Their conversation touches on the current political climate in Kenya and issues related to administering health services in a country undergoing civil unrest. Gautham: https://twitter.com/gkrishnaraj25 Get more politics-related content on Let's Talk Poli: https://letstalkpoli.com/ Music by Lee Rosevere: https://bit.ly/2uH023Z