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I hold the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast near and dear to my heart. Ever since I found the magic of his podcast 3 years ago, I've been hooked. The podcast format is something so important for the dissemination of information in this day and age. It's infinite length and ease of accessibility allows for the world to learn from a wide variety of people in a wide variety of fields. I recently listened to Joe's podcast with Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter and payments app Square. Their conversation was both interesting and controversial. I really enjoyed the podcast because I've been active on Twitter since 2011 and I could personally see Dorsey's impact through the years. Dorsey's description of Twitter's humble beginning was very interesting. He and his friend had no clue the impact a conversation platform would have on society in the current decade. It was also interesting that he mentioned he didn't have a FaceBook account. Twitter differ...

Allegra Vianson Pasta By Region A Delicious Journey Through Italia You have a craving for pasta and now you’re sitting at the “Italian” restaurant you’ve been going to since moving to Los Angeles. You probably order Spaghetti and Meatballs, or if you feel like getting crazy you order the restaurant’s version of Fettuccine Alfredo. While eating the dish, you think to yourself, “Is this really the best Italy’s got?” I am here to relieve you of your total dissatisfaction for America’s awful take on pasta. I can assure you that pasta is much more than boiled noodles thrown in below-average tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese. In fact, there’s an entire realm of Italian cheeses better than Parmesan- but that’s a discussion for another day. In the last decade, cuisines from countries such as Korea and Japan popularized in the culinary hotbeds of New York and Los Angeles. Innovative ramen shops and expensive sushi joints exploded in cities across the U.S. while established, s...

I became consistently more invested in this book as I continued to read. As I started the chapter on Steinem's love for college campuses, I was shocked by how many she's visited in her lifetime. The chapter was relatable as she described the typical environment of a university she visited on the road. During my time at USC, I've seen several different movements occupy campus such as Take Back the Night and rallies fighting current immigration policies. I see universities as an intellectually rich micro-view into the larger society, much like Steinem does.  As Gloria described the personal politics of her family growing up, I was instantly transported to my own childhood. Like her, one parent was extremely invested in politics while the other was not. My father was and still is, extremely passionate about politics. I can recall the aura in my house change whenever there was a national election or hot button issue discussed on the news. Although he was invested in o...