Erased co-hosts Parimal M. Rohit and Mary Carreon engage in the Great Gas Stove Debate. Are gas stoves really a major problem? Or is this a really a battle of extreme right versus extreme left?By Parimal M Rohit, Mary Carreon

Averie Bishop, 25, is the first Asian American to wear the Miss Texas America crown. She plans to use her new platform to promote diversity and inclusion. Mayra Flores, at around the same time, won a congressional seat to represent Texas's Rio Grande Valley. Ms. Flores, a 36-year-old Mexican-born American, is the first Republican Latina to represen…

NYC introduces an Asian American Studies pilot program for K-12 schools: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nyc-teach-asian-american-pacific-islander-history-1800-schools-rcna31247By P-Mo, Parimal M. Rohit

Here is The Guardian article, 'The Dirty Dozen: Meet America's Top Climate Villains" - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/27/climate-crisis-villains-americas-dirty-dozenBy Parimal M. Rohit

On Oct. 2, 2021, nearly 150,000 gallons of oil started gushing out of an underwater pipeline and spread out to the nearby Huntington Beach, California coast. The impending oil spill caused quite a bit of damage along the Southern California coast - mostly in Orange County. P-Mo, Dana and Mary discuss the oil spill and its impacts.…

The latest episode of Erased deep-dives into Big Corporations and their fight against Pres. Joe Biden's climate agenda. Exxon has been spending a lot of money on ads, stating Biden's climate plans are a threat to energy jobs. Then there's Amazon, Apple, Disney, Google's Alphabet and Microsoft, who are paying lobbyists to either soften or oppose Bid…

P-mo and his co-host from the Erased podcast, Dana Miller, have a conversation with Henry, an Afghan interpreter who was given U.S. Citizenship status for his services rendered to the American military during stretches of the 20-year Afghan War. Henry (a pseudonym) was able to leave the country for the United States, but his wife and children were …

Hosts P-Mo and Dana Miller answer a few questions submitted to them by the Erased audience. Questions range from what we can do on a daily basis to limit the effects of climate change and what problems are we facing with sea level rise or extreme weather events. We received dozens of questions and they will be answered over the course of several ep…

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58333124 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-vacates-trump-water-rule-environmental-grounds-2021-08-30/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/raw-sewage-polluted-black-community-now-residents-are-fighting-back-n1277292 https://www.enn.com/articles/68584-wind-energy-accounted-for-42-percent-of-new-u-…

How to help the people of Afghanistan: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/world/asia/how-to-help-afghanistan-refugees.htmlBy Dana Miller, P-Mo, Parimal M. Rohit

Air conditioners are a necessary staple during summer months, especially when temperatures hit 100 degrees or higher. But is your use of air condition actually contributing to climate change? We also report on the discovery of 30-plus viruses found frozen in ice and at least 80 wildfires raging across 13 states.…

Trackdown episode where a man named Trump wanted to build a wall around a town to keep outsiders from entering. https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/trackdown-1950s-tv-show-border-wall-trump-1203106000/By Dana Miller, Parimal M. Rohit, Mary Carreon

In Episode 10, P-mo updates us on the the heat wave that's striking the Pacific Northwest. Portland and Seattle are experiencing record-high temperatures. Meanwhile, a great white shark attacks a man off the California coast. Mary reports on the extreme weather conditions in the Amazon, which is suffering from deforestation. The West-Central Africa…

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/climate/wildfires-drought-climate-change-west-coast.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/16/weather/west-heat-wave-records-drought-climate/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/15/climate-crisis-to-hit-europes-coffee-and-chocolate-supplies https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15062021/insects-food-…

Shark Fin Ban: https://mauinow.com/2021/06/08/us-senate-approves-ban-on-sale-of-shark-fins-as-hawaiʻi-enacts-shark-protection-act/ Keystone XL: https://news.yahoo.com/liberals-celebrate-the-demise-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-but-conservatives-promise-to-keep-the-issue-alive-205051848.html MegaDrought in the West: https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/11/2…

The Anti-Asian American Hate Bill finally became law when Pres. Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation on May 18. Also, Alabama reverses a nearly 30-year ban on teaching yoga in public schools, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has its first fan inductee, and an Indoor Football League franchise hires an Asian American woman to run the organ…

Mary Carreon deep dives into eco-anxiety and climate grief - what do these concepts mean and why does it matter to our every day lives? Meanwhile, Dana Miller updates us on the $43 million actor Leo DiCaprio donated to "rewild" the Galapagos P-Mo briefs us on a plan to protect the Louisiana coast - and the "collateral damage" of Southeast Louisiana…

The White House has released an ambitious 30-by-30 plan - an attempt to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. But does Pres. Joe Biden's all talk and no bite? Is the plan too ambitious to be achieved within the next 8.5 years? We also talk about weaponizing climate against immigrants, the first-ever national offshore wind farm off the coas…

P-Mo spends a second week talking about the humanitarian crisis in India, where Covid could claim hundreds of thousands of lives in the next few weeks. Mary, meanwhile, reports on whether Nestle will be held accountable for its questionable business practices when it comes to water acquisition and distribution.…

Mary Carreon deep dives into the world of hemp-based bricks, which could be a solution to climate change and supply-side construction shortages. P-Mo, meanwhile, talks about the catastrophic second surge of Covid-19 cases in India - and its secondhand effects on the environment.By Mary Carreon, Parimal M. Rohit

This week P-Mo and Mary Carreon deep dive about the near extinction of the vaquita porpoise and the year-over-year increase of wildfires out West. There are only 10 vaquita left in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez). Why does this matter? Also, California's wildfires are getting worse by the year. How does this effect you, even if you don't liv…

Music Supervisor: Dean Sultani News Links: Pres. Joe Biden's Climate Change Plan: https://www.sej.org/headlines/nine-ways-biden-s-2-trillion-plan-will-tackle-climate-change Vaquita on the verge of extinction: https://kjzz.org/content/1671946/environmental-groups-call-greater-international-pressure-mexico-protect-vaquita NASA study determines climat…

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22328203/nft-cryptoart-ethereum-blockchain-climate-change https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-effect-earth-climate/ https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-farmers-suicide-1.5968086 https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/ne…

First episode will debut on April 6. Follow us on Social Media: IG: @ErasedEnviro Twitter: @ErasedEnviro Facebook: Erased Special thanks to the Society of Environmental Journalists.By Parimal M. Rohit, Mary Carreon, Dana Miller

Here are some resources to report hate crimes or to educate communities on the Asian American story: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/community/stop-asian-hate.page https://stopaapihate.orgBy Dana Miller, Parimal M. Rohit

P-Mo is now the solo host of Storytellers in Action We'll have 10 episodes, focused on topics, such as the NBA in India, the Punjab Farmer Protests, hate crimes against Asian Americans and the NRI Economy All episodes will be produced in Austin, Texas.By Parimal M. Rohit

Colin is from Toronto, Canada but also spends time in Los Angeles He has also lived in Kuwait Colin's website is www.colinaguiar.com Some of Colin's projects include: Flyerman A Christmas Tail Dipsticks 2 Men & a PigBy Colin Aguiar, Parimal M. Rohit

Jinee Lokaneeta just released her latest book, The Truth Machines. The book discusses policing, violence and scientific interrogations in India Sangay Mishra is the author of Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans.By Sangay Mishra, Jinee Lokaneeta, Parimal M. Rohit

This is the final episode of Season 5 Two more bonus episodes are on tap; one on 11/14 and another on 11/21 Kamala Harris is the first-ever woman Vice President of the United States She is also the first woman of color to serve in the same role California Gov. Gavin Newsom is now tasked with appointing Harris's successor to the U.S. Senate for Cali…

Tanny Jiraprapasuke and Jerry Raburn are the co-chairs of Thai Americans for Biden This election is the first time a major presidential candidate recognized and included Thai Americans as a part of the campaign Los Angeles has the largest Thai American population in the country Here is the link to the Thai Americans for Biden Facebook page: https:/…

Kavi is starRing in a live stream reading of 'HATEF**K,' which was an off-Broadway show in 2019. Kavi stars alongside Sendhil Ramamurthy. Tickets for the live stream is available at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hatefk-reunion-reading-tickets-122413763863?aff=ebdssbeac The ticket allows you to watch the reading until Wednesday, Oct. 28. K…

Laj P. Waghray creates her work through Red Crane Films, which can be found online at www.RedCraneFilms.org. Laj originally moved to the United States from India, when her husband earned a professional opportunity in The Bronx. They have since relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Laj's films include "On Hands!" and "Sleepovers." She shares her conten…

Want to find Anisha on social media and the Interwebs? Here is how you spell her name: Anisha Adusumilli. Anisha is from Toledo, Ohio and moved to Los Angeles when she was 18. She moved to LA to attend UCLA. Anisha is trained in the piano. Some of the shoes Anisha appeared in, either as a guest or in a leading role: BIFL, Lucifer, How I Met Your Mo…

Saurabh Kikani starred in a one-man show, Baccalaureate, in early 2020. The show is about Saurabh's brief time at Oxford, figuring out love and life. He also produced the independent film, Miss India America, which starred Hannah Simone and Tia Sircar. The film was directed by Ravi Kapoor.By Asian Highway 1

David Paul Francis is a television writer whose credits include Hemlock Grove, Krypton and American Gods. He also starred in The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo and episodes of Becker, Outsourced and Crossing Jordan.By David Paul Francis, Parimal M. Rohit

The Grand Jury Indictment for the officers involved in the Breonna Taylor proved the system is broken. This is time, accordingly, to take the words "A More Perfect Union" seriously and take the necessary action to fix the broken system. Storytellers in Action host P-Mo gives a monologue about the need for change - and for all of us to come together…

What does Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death mean for the 2020 Election? What does white privilege look like? What does defund the police look like? What is it like being a Person of Color in Hollywood? We also share anecdotes about racism and dealing with the police.By Aadip Desai, Farial Khan, Parimal M. Rohit

Could we have avoided the Covid-19 pandemic if both parties stopped bickering? Should the Democrats focus less on removing Trump and more on how the party’s policies can help the American people? How has the pandemic forced artists to be more creative with content creation? What’s at stake for artists on Nov. 3? Are we better off without social med…

P-Mo and Pin Chen begin their conversation about music and education. The brain thrives when it is fed music - it's scientifically proven. The conversation then morphs into the overall value of the arts, what's at stake in the 2020 election, and an interesting discussion on presidential politics and foreign policy. The episode ends with a touch of …

P-Mo and Debesh deep-dive with documentarian Sarita Khurana, who joined the Storytellers in Action team from Brooklyn. It was a non-linear conversation about telling South Asian stories, the life of senior citizens during Covid, challenging the elite power structures of Hollywood and U.S. experiencing its Third Reconstruction in the Era of Trump.…

P-Mo, Farial and Debesh deep dive with Shilpi Roy, a filmmaker, about the state of affairs in Hollywood and the United States. What does Hollywood need to do to better represent people of color? What's at stake in the upcoming presidential election? Do our differences make us better? We have an engaging conversation about several substantive topics…

What's at stake in the 2020 election? What does "representation" look like? How much is Orange County actually changing? Can a genuine conversation be had about BLM? These are the issues we tackle in the latest episode of Storytellers in Action.By Farial Khan, Parimal M. Rohit, Debesh Das, Priya J. Shah

Has cancel culture gone too far? Do identity problems have identity solutions? Is there a way to balance diversity and representation with a genuine, human-based meritocracy? Does our society overvalue Intelligence Quotient and undervalue Emotional Quotient? Can we ever achieve a true meritocracy, where we fully embrace someone for who - not what -…

P-Mo, Debesh and Farial will dive even deeper this season, as Storytellers in Action returns for the first time since Coronavirus became a global pandemic and the United States was mired by civil unrest in light of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others. This fifth season of Storytellers in Action will feature 13 interviews and coin…

She's an actor. She's an artist. She's a Maxim model. She's a singer. She's a DJ. Monika Starling can do it all, and she sat down with P-Mo, Debesh and Farial to talk about what inspires her. Monika has toured the world as a DJ, painted her own pieces of art and appeared in film's like Dostana. What's next for her?…

We had a happy accident in the fourth season of Storytellers in Action: All of our guests were women! The podcast crew spent a few minutes talking about what the season meant to them, and what they look forward to in the next season.By Rachael Garcia, Parimal M. Rohit, Marvin Yueh, Debesh Das, Farial Khan

Our final guest of Season 4 is Leena Pendharkar, who grew up in North Carolina and pursued careers in politics, journalism and documentary filmmaking before finding her calling as a writer/director in feature films. Leena and Parimal speak about Leena's career and her role in helping women advance in the film industry.…

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