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SOC 119

Sociology 119 (SOC 119) is the largest Race and Ethnic Relations class in the United States. Join Dr. Sam Richards and over 700 students in the largest lecture hall at Penn State University in conversations with students and international guests about the world we live, the cultures we"re surrounded by, and the ability to question the "invisible strings" of society.

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00:35:19

25SP Class #1: Another Beginning | Who's American?...

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2025/01/17

Sam starts this podcast with introducing himself and giving students a little background of who he is and how he came to teaching SOC 119. Sam then invites 6 student volunteers to the front of the room for an activity called, "Who's American? Who's International?" An activity set-up to show the students that it's okay to notice differences and to ask questions. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch

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00:51:06

25SP Office Hours #2: Semester Brainstorming

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2025/01/14

Before the Spring 2025 semester starts, Sam is joined at his home office by Jeff - the post production producer of SOC 119. They talk about important books, brainstorming for this semester, and Sam asks the chat for some help with picking topics to consider. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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01:34:33

25SP Office Hours #1: A New Year

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2025/01/03

Sam joins the live stream chat to talk about the New Year. Sam explores what he thinks about social media, political violence, and he answers some hard hitting questions like, "Why are you old and don't know anything?" Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:27:28

24FA Class #30: Fall 2024 Semester Wrapped

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2024/12/31

For the final class of the Fall 2024 semester, Sam opens up to the students through a Q&A. Sam answers a variety of questions relating to current events, the future of SOC 119, and more. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:45:40

24FA Class #29: My "Truth"

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2024/12/30

Four students, Alina, Logan, Marcus, and Dean answer a question relating to the "truth". Sam asks questions to make the students reconsider what is and isn't true about their truths. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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01:01:16

24FA Class #28: The Lost Generation

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2024/12/28

Sam starts class with inviting Colin up to talk about religious beliefs, the LGBT community and hatred. Afterwards, Sam invites three student volunteers, Brett, Ajani, and Lily, to talk about Gen Z and how "triggered" they really are about most issues in society today. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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01:00:11

24FA Class #27: Rainbow Life

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2024/12/27

Sam invites three sets of volunteers to talk about different aspects of life around the queer community. Callie talks about her experience growing up with four moms. Allison and Akhirah express their thoughts on the growing population of LGBT individuals. Finally, Sam brings up two "dudes", Max and Asher to talk about how straight men view homosexuality in 2024. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube:

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00:53:57

24FA Class #26: Checking (Out) Your Privilege

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2024/12/26

This lecture took place on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 and has quickly become one of the most popular SOC 119 Lectures ever. Sam invites two student volunteers, one mixed (black and Ashkenazi) and one Indian (West Bengal), to assist him in asking questions to three white American students about white privilege. This is not an all encompassing conversation, just 68 minutes of a conversation beginning. Learn more about the class:

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01:09:56

24FA Class #25: A Live Experiment in Empathy with...

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2024/12/25

During a lecture in the Fall 2017 semester, SOC 119 students were moved by Basim's story of tragedy and overcoming hate with empathy. They asked if SOC 119 could bring him to the United States to share his message. On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, that became a reality. This is Sam's favorite lecture he's ever done. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:55:14

24FA Class #24: Defining Cool

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2024/12/24

The first half of the class Sam talks to Maureen and Chris, two black students and asks them about the American cultural phenomenon of parts of black culture become modern slang, music tastes, and fashion. The second half Sam invites Professor Yoon as well as Ji Sung and David, three Koreans to talk about how Korea has been creating cool over the past several decades. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube:

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00:56:01

24FA Class #23: Understanding Cool

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2024/12/23

Sam along with two students volunteers listen as three groups of two students explain what is and isn't "cool" in their communities. The communities include Indonesia, Rural America and Ukraine, and Mixed Raced Culture. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:58:32

24FA Class #22: Under the Watchful Eye

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2024/12/21

Sam invites five international students -- Yusuf from Kuwait, Dela from Iran, Dima from Saudi Arabia, Ziad from Egypt, and Zuling from China -- and invites them into a conversation about freedom, government trust and censorship. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:52:43

24FA Class #21: Some Thoughts on the 2024 US Election

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2024/12/20

Sam invites students to ask him questions about the 2024 Presidential Election the day of the Election. This was live streamed a few hours before polls closed and therefore no one knew who won at the time of the recording. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:57:53

24FA Class #20: Losing Our Country

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2024/12/19

Sam invites three students from different parts of the world that all practice Islam. They have a conversation about Islam, radicalism, and misconceptions. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:57:47

24FA Class #19: The Most Important Issue

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2024/11/01

Sam invites students to talk about one of the most important issues facing American voters going into the 2024 Presidential Election - Immigration. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:57:46

24FA Class #18: Connected to My Nation

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2024/10/31

Class 17 was an exam and the students watched an interview Sam and Laurie did in Korea this summer. This class, Sam invites students to come up and talk about what connects them to their nation. A ton of students come to the front to share their perspectives. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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00:56:36

24FA Class #16: How Much is Enough?

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2024/10/22

While Sam is in Korea, Laurie and Irv take over the classroom. This is a continuation of the previous semester. If you didn't listen, we highly recommend you do in order to know who Irvin Moore is. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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01:07:53

24FA Class #15: Victims and Offenders

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2024/10/17

Sam is joined by Irvin Moore, an old friend of Sam and Laurie who was in prison in Pennsylvania for most of his life. He's out and tells his story to anyone who hears so others don't make the same mistakes that he did. This lecture is originally from the Fall 2023 semester. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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01:03:14

24FA Class #14: November 5th

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2024/10/16

Sam and Laurie are joined by Frank from the Turkish English News Channel TRT to talk to students about the 2024 Presidential Election. Student volunteers as well as students in the class participate in a conversation about voting patterns, demographics, and the things we don't normally see in the media. Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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01:03:47

24FA Class #13: Are We Doing The Best We Can?

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2024/10/15

Sam and a few student volunteers have a conversation about the climate. Are students thinking about? What is the most important issues that connect (and don't connect) to climate change? Do they have hope for a better world? Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

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