In our final episode of the Crystal Claire Show, we discussed the future of politics at local, domestic, and international levels. We will be taking a hiatus from podcast episodes due to our upcoming AP exams for the rest of the school year, but we appreciate all our listeners and everyone who has supported us along the way. :) Read our entire Instagram post for our full statement @crystalclaireshow! :)

In this episode, Crystal and Claire talk about Derek Chauvin's trial, new Georgia voting laws, sex trafficking allegations against Matt Gaetz, and controversies surrounding Lil Nas X's new music video. After going over their hot takes on this week's news, Crystal and Claire interview Nadia Bashier. Nadia has been involved in multiple political organizations as a youth organizer and offers tips and insight in this week's episode. Timestamps for the sections of the episode are provided on our Instagram post @crystalclaireshow!

In this episode, Crystal and Claire talk about the complaints against the NCAA and the Boulder shooting in Colorado. After covering international news about the Taliban's attacks in Afghanistan and the meeting between US and China diplomats, they shared their hot takes and interviewed Mrs. Tanzillo to see her thoughts and predictions on returning back to school! Timestamps for the sections of the episode are provided on our Instagram post @crystalclaireshow!

In this episode, Crystal and Claire talk about the new sexual assault allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and news regarding Amazon unions. After covering the Georgia shooting and its anti-Asian sentiment, they gave an update on the situation in Myanmar and shared their hot takes. This week's community feature was Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. Wooldridge, two GHS counselors who talked about dealing with mental health during COVID-19! Timestamps for the sections of the episode are provided on our Instagram post @crystalclaireshow!

In this episode, Crystal and Claire talk about Alabama's anti-transgender youth laws along with the new "super straight" movement. After covering the airstrikes in Syria, they interview a Tartan shield student, Jon, about his new page in the school newspaper. Timestamps for the sections of the episode are provided on our Instagram post @crystalclaireshow!

In this episode, Crystal and Claire talk to Abigail and Sarah from the Coffee House Hangouts podcast about their experiences growing up Asian-American. Following the centering of younger voices, they interviewed the Mandarin teacher at GHS to raise more awareness around anti-Asian racism in light of the spike of anti-Asian hate crimes in 2020. Timestamps for the sections of the episode are provided on our Instagram post @crystalclaireshow!

In this episode, Crystal and Claire sat down to discuss the aftermath of the Texas winter storms and the Rwandan genocide. After doing a quick debrief of their opinions on the snowstorm, the Crystal Claire show interviewed two Glendora High School Alumni to have a discussion on the US highschool system and whether or not it really prepares students for college. Timestamps for the sections of the episode are provided on our Instagram post @crystalclaireshow!

-In this episode, Crystal and Claire sat down to discuss Tartan news, winter storms in Texas, the firing of Disney star Gina Carano, the spike in Asian hate crimes, and the global rollout of vaccines for covid-19! After doing a quick debrief of their opinions on this week's news, the Crystal Claire show interviewed Katie and Ally Wade who own Dreamythreads, a depop shop to sell second-hand clothes! Timestamps for the sections of the episode are provided on our Instagram post @crystalclaireshow!

In this episode, Crystal and Claire sat down to discuss the stimulus bill, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Russian politics with the poisoning and arrest of Alexei Navalny, and the Myanmar coup! After doing a quick debrief of their opinions on this week's news, the Crystal Claire show interviewed a second-grade teacher to see what it is like for her to teach online school with younger students. Timestamps for the sections of the episode are provided on our Instagram post @crystalclaireshow!

In this episode, Crystal and Claire sat down to record their first episode and answer questions they've received from their social media handles to get the audience to know them better and share some hot takes on political issues. Future episodes will be more structured to include interviews and journalism on current events and news about our town and campus!