Patrick Balahan Interests
Patrick Balahan is interested in events and international affairs.
Patrick Balahan takes interest in news
Current events
Includes news on both local, state and national levels about a range of different topics.
Politics & finance
The political climate is ever changing and is closely tied with the economy and wellfare of the people.
Foreign affairs
From international news to foreign politics and understanding the world we live in.
Patrick Balahan's sources of information
In order to educate himself and stay up to date on what is going on in the world Patrick Balahan takes advantage of various resources. There are many sources of information out there, most of which, are free for everyone to use. Let’s dig into the different types of resources Patrick Balahan uses to constantly learn.
- News in the format of online or newspaper articles as well as TV news. Balahan’s favorite segment is NBC Nightly News, which summarizes the biggest events of the day. This helps him keep up to date with the latest events in the U.S. and the world. His favorite news magazine is Time, since it goes in depth into all types of topics, including politics, the economy, technology, business and societal issues. He also enjoys late night shows that combines current events and comedy. Making it easy and fun to stay up to date with the latest, mostly political news, that can otherwise get dreary. Some examples are Seth Meyer’s ‘A Closer Look’, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ and ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert.
- Documentaries and docu-series, which can be found through many sources such as public television, YouTube or online streaming services like Netflix and HBO Max. Patrick Bijan Balahan often watches Al Jazeera’s witness documentaries that goes in depth into issues all around the world.
- Podcasts that are informative and deep dives into news or current events. Some of the podcasts Patrick Balahan follows are the The Daily from New York Times, The Post Podcast from Washington Post as well as Vice News Reports Podcast. All of these you can find where all other podcasts are.
- Non-fiction books about societal issues and politics is also something Balahan uses to keep learning. Read more about what books, authors and topics that are Balahan’s favorite here.
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More About Patrick Balahan
Patrick Bijan Balahan loves learning and believes that learning should never stop. His wide range of interests spans from current events and politics to sports as well as literature.
Born and raised in a world where you have free information at the tip of your fingers Balahan has taken advantage of the tools in the world we live in. International news as well as domestic current events is something he has always taken an interest in. In addition to that he deep dives into many topics through books as well.