WEBVTT - Introducing Unpopular

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine for a moment a world where nobody ever questioned

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<v Speaker 1>the way things are, one where no person ever challenged

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<v Speaker 1>common thought or believed in thinking beyond the limitations of

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<v Speaker 1>contemporary knowledge, where no one ever had the guts to

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<v Speaker 1>propose new ideas for fear of being shunned or killed.

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<v Speaker 1>Without protest, there would be no progress. I for one,

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<v Speaker 1>am thankful that there were plenty of people in history

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<v Speaker 1>who refused to accept the conventions of their times, people

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<v Speaker 1>like Galileo, who was punished and confined for suggesting facts

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<v Speaker 1>that other people couldn't fathom, and Fumilao Ransom Coutie, who

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<v Speaker 1>stood up for women in Nigeria when their needs were

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<v Speaker 1>being ignored. When they were alive, their ideas, their actions,

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<v Speaker 1>their audacity was despised by so many people. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>they had supporters, but their opposition made them targets of

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<v Speaker 1>hate and state sanctioned denouncement. Even though their descent was

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<v Speaker 1>based in research and experience and driven by desire for

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<v Speaker 1>meaningful change, they still need lots of enemies for it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's human nature to value stability and patterns. It makes

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<v Speaker 1>sense for us to be resistant to change and being

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<v Speaker 1>wrong just sucks, But change is inevitable, and we have

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<v Speaker 1>to think forward if we're going to move forward, even

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<v Speaker 1>if it costs us. I'm eve chef Cook. Every week

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<v Speaker 1>on Unpopular will reach back into the past to tell

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<v Speaker 1>the story of someone who challenged the status quo, connecting

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<v Speaker 1>the dots between their history in the history that we're

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<v Speaker 1>making today. We can be so quick to dismiss people's

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<v Speaker 1>ideas when they seem too big, don't align with how

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<v Speaker 1>we see the world, make us uncomfortable, or shatter our

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<v Speaker 1>pride or power. It's easy to reject change, it's harder

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<v Speaker 1>to be open to new ideas, and often it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to be the person who's calling for meaningful change in

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<v Speaker 1>the face of people who can be arrogant, stubborn, and

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<v Speaker 1>unwilling to accept that change. But somebody has to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes it pays off. Is it worth it to

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<v Speaker 1>speak out when it feels like the world is against you?

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<v Speaker 1>The first episode of Unpopular comes out on May. After that,

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<v Speaker 1>you can look forward to a new episode every tunesday.

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<v Speaker 1>sure you don't miss a single episode. M HM