Podcasts by Last Train
A collection of conversations featuring a group of young adults that reflect the sort of thoughts one would have at the end of the day, on the last train home. Sincere, candid, and honest. Thank you for riding with us and we hope you enjoy the show today.
Further podcasts by Tobi, Iyanu, DT, Julianna
Podcast on the topic Tagebücher
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Ep 30, Some Taleb Aphorisms from 2021-04-16T07:00
In this episode, we discuss talking about a list of philosophical Aphorisms by one of DT's favorite scholars & public intellectuals - Nasime Taleb.
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Ep 29, Stoicism from 2021-04-09T07:00
"Stoicism teaches the development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions; the philosophy holds that becoming a clear and unbias...
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Ep 28, Miracle of Life from 2021-04-02T07:00
In this episode, Kadi joins Tobi and Iyanu to discuss a variety of topics from BLM to watching the Miracle of Life video in Biology class in high school. Introductions (00:50). Recap of our conv...
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Ep 27, Identity Politics with Sonia from 2021-03-26T07:12:17
Sonia Orlu is a PhD student in Political Science at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver and author of the MLI commentary: Listen
Ep 26, Guilt from 2021-03-19T07:00
As an extension of philosophical existentialism or on a more surface level a kind of psychology; we relate to guilt as an extension of a moral obligation of character. However, we don't simply f...
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Ep 25, Being Yourself from 2021-03-12T08:00
We all struggle with being ourselves in some capacity. Why is that? Should we always be ourselves or are there times when it's okay not to?
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Ep 24 #PostPod, Bling Empire from 2021-03-08T08:00
In our first post-podcast episode, Julianna tells the crew about a Netflix show she watched - Bling Empire. This episode is filled with spoil...
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Ep 24, Choices from 2021-03-05T08:00
In this episode we want to examine how a world in which we seem to be faced with endless choices is actually leading to lives full of anxiety and deep uncertainty. I’m sure this anxious place is...
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Ep 23, Traditions from 2021-02-26T08:00
In this episode we discuss tradition versus things like change, transition, evolution etc. Tradition is definitely important but when do we decide when to evolve or move on?
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Ep 22, The Road to Yale Law (ft. Temi Dele-Dare) from 2021-02-19T08:00
From Nigeria to Surrey, BC and then Yale Law School. How did Temi get there?
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Ep 21, Winners and Losers from 2021-02-12T08:41:18
The main idea of this episode is to explore this notion of our fixation on merit as a true indicator of success in our society and if we ought to move to a model that is a little more holistic. ...
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Ep 20, The Art of the Con Artist from 2020-11-27T08:00
This episode the crew discusses the art of the con artist. They start with the quote of the episode and discuss how we sometimes lie to ourselves (01:30). Magician story (08:30). DT shares a tim...
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Ep 19, Body Image (with @sydprogress) from 2020-11-20T08:59:01
Sydney Zeller is a Certified Personal Trainer and a Fitness Influencer on Instagram (@sydprogress). She is currently in College studying Spor...
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Ep 18, Comparing Yourself to Others from 2020-11-13T10:10:56
First off, Happy Birthday Tobi! (02:15). This episode we discuss the process of comparing ourselves to others. We start off by defining comparison (03:58). "Comparison is the act of estimati...
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Ep 17, Is Adulting Ultimately Sad? from 2020-11-06T08:00
The crew discuss some of the woes of adulting, and whether or not the routine of life as we age makes it gradually difficult to derive meaning from the things we find ourselves doing. --- Send i...
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Ep 16, Special Halloween Episode: Serial Killers from 2020-10-30T07:00
On this episode, the crew put together a spooky halloween themed episode. Shoutout to the amazing intro and outro by Julianna. They start with the opening quote from Joel Rifkin (06:18) and tran...
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Ep 15, Do We Need Romance to be Happy? from 2020-10-23T07:00
Tobi, Iyanu and Julianna start out this episode talking about love (01:10). They go on to discuss the relationship process versus being too focused on the happily ever after (17:27). Tobi brings...
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Ep 14, #EndSARS | College Q&A from 2020-10-16T07:00
This episode, Tobi, DT and Iyanu start off by discussing Nigeria's Special Anti-Robbery Squad a.k.a. SARS and the #EndSARS movement (04:37). They then transition to college/university t...
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Ep 13, Superstitions from 2020-10-09T07:00
You want an Spooktober episode? You got it. Welcome to our spookiest episode yet! Filled with black cats, witches and superstitions you probably didn't know about.
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Ep12, Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Trial by Media | The MeToo Movement from 2020-10-02T07:00
The crew explores whether this age old idea of being innocent until proven guilty, which is probably the grounding principle in which we all want to relate to the law, is challenged by the way soci...
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Ep11, Psychedelics: How To Lose Focus | We're Going on a Trip. from 2020-09-25T02:22:16
The crew discusses some of the scientific theories behind "tripping out" and also talk about the ways in which current forms of drug restriction policies are in fact censoring research and could...
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Ep10, Beauty is Dead. from 2020-09-04T15:00
At first glance, beauty seems to be a central guiding principle in our lives, a way in which we define our aesthetic experience with each other and the universe. It’s very much something thats b...
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Ep9, Freedom and The Blissfully Ignorant. from 2020-08-27T23:31:06
I believe it was Oliver Sacks that once said that we live much of our childhoods in an arcadian state, and thus we spend the rest of our lives trying to recapture that state; even if it did not ...
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Ep8, Loneliness and the Social Recession. from 2020-08-20T19:08:38
There is a common notion that it is quite possible to be in a room otherwise filled with people yet still feel quite alone. And given the state of the world, and the increasing need for physical...
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Ep7, Dreams and Deja Vu. from 2020-08-13T15:00
Perhaps one of the oddest feelings in this human life is that awkward feeling of familiarity when you’re in a seemingly new environment or place yet you feel as if you’re reliving a past experie...
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Ep6, Fragility and the Political Economy. from 2020-08-09T05:41:02
After Obama was elected, people often affirmed that America was entering a “post race” era, but maybe this only a superficial understanding of the political climate. Maybe we are entering a new ...
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Ep5, Fragility. from 2020-08-01T03:28:07
Andrea A Davis, an associate professor in the humanities department at York University, once said that the sheer belief in the fundamentals of a democratic and multicultural society makes people...
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Ep4, Identity. from 2020-07-23T16:00
In our struggle against the human condition the biggest question we find ourselves confronting is how to deal with the trauma of existing, but furthermore how to come to terms with who we are an...
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Ep3, Black Alienation. from 2020-07-09T16:00
The Black Lives Movement is an ideal that stretches farther than its original organizers could have ever imagined as it challenges the majority within society (who do not experience racism as a ...
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Ep2, Guaranteed Income. from 2020-07-02T16:00
Apologies for the terrible audio.
Certain mayors in the United States are fighting for guaranteed income for struggling Americans with no strings attached and...
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Ep1, Statues & White Supremacy. from 2020-06-25T16:00
Trump wants to put people in prison for upwards of 10 years for the destruction and general vandalism of statues, monuments and structures commemorating the service of persons in the armed force...
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