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Rethinking Borders and Immigration
In this episode, May Ee Wong challenges us to imagine borders and immigration differently in order to change how we treat people all over the world. The host discusses her personal experience as an immigrant and the idea of ranking immigrants based on their abilities.
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Maeve Higgins challenges us to see borders and immigration differently and to imagine a real way to change the way we look at them as a way to treat people all over the world differently, in an episode of How to Be a Better Human with host Chris Duffy.
02:53 - 04:14 (01:20)
Summary
Maeve Higgins challenges us to see borders and immigration differently and to imagine a real way to change the way we look at them as a way to treat people all over the world differently, in an episode of How to Be a Better Human with host Chris Duffy.
ChapterRethinking Borders and Immigration
EpisodeWriting, comedy and storytelling in a messed-up world | Maeve Higgins
PodcastTED Talks Daily
This podcast episode explores how comedy can take complex social and political issues, like immigration, and complicate the narratives that we hear in society.
04:14 - 06:06 (01:52)
Summary
This podcast episode explores how comedy can take complex social and political issues, like immigration, and complicate the narratives that we hear in society. Through humor, comedians like Maeve Higgins bring attention to these issues and help us see them in a new light.
ChapterRethinking Borders and Immigration
EpisodeWriting, comedy and storytelling in a messed-up world | Maeve Higgins
PodcastTED Talks Daily
Actress Saoirse Ronan talks about her background as an immigrant and her decision to pursue a master's degree in migration studies as her acting career took off.
06:08 - 08:48 (02:40)
Summary
Actress Saoirse Ronan talks about her background as an immigrant and her decision to pursue a master's degree in migration studies as her acting career took off. She questions the ranking of immigrants based on their abilities and discusses the impact of migration on families and communities.