This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by fellow Huskies Maliyah Davis (she/her), Ayan Manning (she/her), Dallas Douglass (he/him), Nani Quezada (she/they), Justin Smith (he/him), Parth Chokski (he/him), Devon Wenger (he/him), and a student who wished to remain anonymous.

J and their guests discuss the opportunities that have shaped their lives, side hustles, and what institutions of higher education can do to better support their students. They reference chapters 12, 15, 16 in this episode of the podcast.

Thanks to Dulce Hernandez (she/her/ella) for conducting several of the live interviews that you will hear in today’s episode.

Debrief Questions
What was your socioeconomic status while growing up? How did that impact the way you moved through the world?
Did you ever or do you now have a “side hustle?” Do you feel that this is a necessary tool for younger people in America today?
What financial or social support structures have helped you throughout your life?
In what ways can we make an impact in our communities against poverty?

Episode Sources
https://bit.ly/3i3aYDY
https://bit.ly/3o3e2na
https://bit.ly/39C7TWy
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/south-africas-economy-in-5-charts/
http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-DeKalb-Illinois.html
https://bit.ly/3lX0ua1

Continue Engaging!
Find the Huskie Food Pantry here: https://www.niu.edu/food-pantry/get-food/using-pantry.shtml
Find other DeKalb community resources here: https://www.niu.edu/food-pantry/get-food/community-resources.shtml
Find other programming from Academic Diversity Equity, and Inclusion here: https://calendar.niu.edu/department/academic_diversity_equity_and_inclusion
Register for a CODE workshop here: https://www.niu.edu/diversity/education-training/code-workshops/index.shtml

Music:
Many thanks to Kevin MacLeod for the use of his music as the intro and outro of this podcast.
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/