This week, the Broads are back from a beautiful summer rest to discuss the world of cosmetic plastic surgery. As contentious as it is, the Broads discuss social media's effect on ideals of beauty, how stigmas around plastic surgery have changed in recent years, and crazy cosmetic trends that have graced our presence (Ah!). The Broads discuss both the good and the bad, and their hope that beauty standards are evolving in a way that makes for a more inclusive/accepting culture. 

References:

• https://www.businessinsider.com/plastic-surgeons-seeing-record-patients-after-covid-19-bbl-popularity-2021-7
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/11/magazine/brazilian-butt-lift.html
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-18/how-the-brazilian-butt-lift-became-one-of-the-deadliest-cosmetic-surgeries
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/plastic-surgery-cosmetic-covid-zoom/2020/12/07/6283e6d2-35a2-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/style/self-care-how-barely-there-botox-became-the-norm.html
• https://www.vogue.com/article/preventative-botox-injections-twenty-somethings-expert-guide-wrinkles-fine-lines-eyes-lips-forehead
• “Academic study: Influence of Social Media on the Decision to Undergo a Cosmetic Procedure”, International Open Access Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (August 8, 2019) 
• “Explained: Plastic Surgery” - Netflix 

This week, the Broads take a break from the more difficult conversations and topics to discuss all things in the pop culture realm as of late! Let's discuss the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial, the MET Gala, the Elon Musk Twitter buyout and more! 

This week, the Broads discuss individual and corporate environmental responsibility. We discuss environmental scandals involving major corporations, how corporations can be held accountable, how individuals can be held accountable on a day to day basis (by implementing easy/small changes) and much more. 

References: 

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200618-climate-change-who-is-to-blame-and-why-does-it-matter

https://www.cdp.net/en/articles/media/new-report-shows-just-100-companies-are-source-of-over-70-of-emissions

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/30/climate-crimes-oil-and-gas-environment

https://climate.selectra.com/en/environment/global-warming

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/climate/exxon-global-warming-science-study.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/climate/exxon-oil-disinformation-house-probe.html

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/10/12/17967738/climate-change-consumer-choices-green-renewable-energy

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/pricing-pollution-how-it-will-work.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/pricing-pollution-how-it-will-work/putting-price-on-carbon-pollution.html

https://voxeu.org/article/mandatory-corporate-carbon-disclosures-and-path-net-zero

https://www.envirocentre.ca/green-business-toolkit/carbon-accounting/

https://treecanada.ca/reforestation-carbon-offsetting/grow-clean-air/carbon-calculator/

https://ipolitics.ca/2021/10/19/securities-regulators-move-toward-climate-disclosure-significant/

https://www.c2es.org/content/carbon-tax-basics/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxs6ZrxLvHg

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/oil-and-gas/our-insights/the-future-is-now-how-oil-and-gas-companies-can-decarbonize