We go back to the events of August 2021 as we discuss the IPCC Report on Climate Change, the Taliban march to Kabul in Afghanistan, the Whang-Od and Nas Academy controversy, and the multitude of issues that hound the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. With us to unpack these issues is our special guest Dr. Dahlia Simangan, Associate Professor and core member of the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability, Hiroshima University. She also hosts her own podcast on academia and the Global South, Scholars Unbound.