The Social Exchange

Mary Blackburn dives into the details of the winter crisis that hit Texas this past February. She details the ins and outs of ERCOT, local government, and infrastructural failings. 

DISCLAIMER: This episode discusses violence and mass shootings.  In this episode we sit down with Rachel Phillips and discuss the use of social media as a motivation for social change during a time plagued with mass violence in the United States. We also discuss the overall issue of mass shootings, anonymity online, political division, as well as social cohesion and movements. 

On this episode of The Social Exchange we sit down and talk with a sociologist who specializes in Latino Immigration and the Detainment Process in America. We discuss the recent detainment and separation of families at the border, how the process of dehumanization works, and the harrowing stories of individuals trying to make a better life by coming to America.

On our second episode of The Social Exchange, our host Mary Blackburn sits down with a Prevention Educator who works with victims of abuse at the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center, and they discuss the multifaceted issues concerning abuse, as well as the Me Too Movement, and where we hope we are headed as a society when it comes to how we treat one another. We hope you enjoy! Here are some important resources: Hays-Caldwell Women's Center hcwc.org or call 512-396-4357 Love is Respect: loveisrespect.org, call 1-866-331-9474, or text loveis 22522 to chat with an advocate National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 or thehotline.org RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) 1-800-656-4673 or visit rainn.org

On this introductory episode of The Social Exchange, our host Mary Blackburn explains the main premise and goals for the new podcast, and sits down with two experts to talk about death, dying, and the modern hospice care system. We hope you enjoy!