I didn’t think learning about a white man and his high yield crops could be peaceful, I was wrong. I didn’t know anything about Norman Borlaug, I found it especially interesting that he didn’t patten the crop, and instead introduced it to a bunch of other nations. I think your balance of informing the audience about his contributions while still noting caveats and negative impacts was well done and necessary. Also in general, it was a well-composed podcast with good music and good pacing. In terms of improvement, when critiquing him (as a white man that got credit for being the “father of the green revolution” and all), you could mention some of the forgotten or erased folks that played role in the green revolution or be explicit in acknowledging specific communities that were negatively impacted (which you did begin doing with noting the current issues in India).
Super informative and well-organized! I like that you started off with a clip of Borlaug talking and then discussed a wide variety of his biographical aspects. Even as a Midwesterner there was a lot I didn’t know about his work and the more political/bureaucratic aspect of his impact. I also really appreciated the critiques you provided of his work and some of the shortcomings in his equity component (while still recognizing that his work is widely used, even if he himself doesn’t deserve all of the credit) but I would also be interested in hearing what other narratives/communities were left out of the history books as Borlaug rose to his “fame”. While I enjoyed the transition music and background music, I’m not sure the music in the background while you were talking always enhanced the podcast, and so that might just be something to keep in mind for future work. Great job on providing so much information in a concise (but effective) amount of time!
I didn’t think learning about a white man and his high yield crops could be peaceful, I was wrong. I didn’t know anything about Norman Borlaug, I found it especially interesting that he didn’t patten the crop, and instead introduced it to a bunch of other nations. I think your balance of informing the audience about his contributions while still noting caveats and negative impacts was well done and necessary. Also in general, it was a well-composed podcast with good music and good pacing. In terms of improvement, when critiquing him (as a white man that got credit for being the “father of the green revolution” and all), you could mention some of the forgotten or erased folks that played role in the green revolution or be explicit in acknowledging specific communities that were negatively impacted (which you did begin doing with noting the current issues in India).
Super informative and well-organized! I like that you started off with a clip of Borlaug talking and then discussed a wide variety of his biographical aspects. Even as a Midwesterner there was a lot I didn’t know about his work and the more political/bureaucratic aspect of his impact. I also really appreciated the critiques you provided of his work and some of the shortcomings in his equity component (while still recognizing that his work is widely used, even if he himself doesn’t deserve all of the credit) but I would also be interested in hearing what other narratives/communities were left out of the history books as Borlaug rose to his “fame”. While I enjoyed the transition music and background music, I’m not sure the music in the background while you were talking always enhanced the podcast, and so that might just be something to keep in mind for future work. Great job on providing so much information in a concise (but effective) amount of time!