SOC 119
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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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Oct 25, 2025 • 35min
25FA Class #18: A Turkish Experience & Mental Health
This is a shorter podcast episode because students are taking their second exam during the second half of the class's allotted time. Sam is in Korea and is not able to do his normal AMA - so instead we are playing two clips. One from 2017, and another from 2023. The first is a story about Sam is Istanbul. The second is a conversation with students about mental health and how it is viewed around the world.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 24, 2025 • 1h 6min
25FA Class #17: Only Way to Learn | Growing from Mistakes | Former Lifer | Guest: Irvin Moore
While Sam is in Korea, his boss, DJ, facilitates a conversation with Irvin Moore, a current Penn State student and former lifer. Irvin talks about his life behind bars, he gives advice, and he answers a variety of questions.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 23, 2025 • 1h 35min
25FA Office Hours #9: American Professor Answers Questions from South Korean High School Students
Sam was invited to a high school in South Korea. He was asked what topic he wanted to talk to the students about, and his reply was, "let the kids ask me whatever they want." And so that's what they did. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 18, 2025 • 1h 3min
25FA Class #16: Where Are the Kids? | Global Crisis | Lowering Birth Rate Issue
Sam invites four female students from around the world to ask them about how their generation feels about having children.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 17, 2025 • 2h 14min
25FA Office Hours #8: Illegal Immigration Discussion | Bad Bunny | Responding to Questions
Sam and Alijah jump into Office Hours to talk about about the previous two classes. A majority of the discussion this past week has been revolving around illegal immigration into the United States. And of course, Sam answers questions from the live stream chat.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 16, 2025 • 1h 6min
25FA Class #15: Mad About a Bunny | Latin American Influence in America | Super Bowl Halftime Show
Sam invites three student volunteers to the front of the room to talk about Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl Halftime show, and cultural inclusion of different groups.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 10, 2025 • 1h 8min
25FA Class #14: The Migrants | Illegal Immigration | Assimilation to a New Culture
Sam invites three students to the front of the room and Mr. Rashidi who became a refugee after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The four of them share their experiences with people in their lives who immigrated to other countries.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 9, 2025 • 2h 12min
25FA Office Hours #7: More Thoughts about Campus Conservatives | Answering Chat Questions
Sam and Alijah reflect on the previous class about Conservative students with taking a bunch of questions from the live chat.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 8, 2025 • 1h 11min
25FA Class #13: Campus Conservatives | College Student Perspective
This class, Sam invites four students up to the front that identify as "Conservatives". Sam talk to them about that and how they view higher education and the culture they live in.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 4, 2025 • 1h 9min
25FA Class #12: Discrimination 2025 | Discrimination in America | Narrative and Reality
Sam invites three students to the front of the room to talk about discrimination in the United States and around the world in 2025. How do we know when it's discrimination? What are the trends? Is it happening a lot? It is happening at all? Sam attempts to answer some of these questions.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
