Feb 25, 2021
Engage Barrie shows you CAN fight city hall
In the first of our "rabble rousers to watch" podcasts, we have a conversation about Engage Barrie, a group trying to bring about progressive political change in a very conservative city.
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Jun 19, 2020  Long shadow of 2019 violence still affecting Pride Hamilton this yearIn addition to COVID-19, Hamilton Pride is dealing with the aftermath of police actions from 2019. A conversation with Cameron Kroetsche of the Pride board about this year's festival. |
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May 7, 2020  Climate grief -- advice for activists for dealing with emotional falloutElisa Lee, environmental educator and self-care facilitator talks about getting beyond intellectual reactions towards climate change, and getting to the heart of the matter. |
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Apr 30, 2020  Terrified awakening -- sound artist Claude Schryer talks about art, climate grief and hopeClimate data is not always resonating with the general population, so artists are looking for new ways to tell those stories. |
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Apr 23, 2020  Beyond beans -- getting started in vegan cookeryKaren Burson talks to those who would like to cook vegan meals but aren't confident about making tasty meals without using the usual repertoire of animal products. |
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Apr 16, 2020  Coping with COVID-19 in Canada's NorthTwo interviews -- one from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, and another from Yellowknife about how COVID-19 is affecting a vast area of the country. |
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Apr 9, 2020  Helping from afar -- international humanitarian work and COVID-19David Barth of World Accord talks about his challenging trip home from Honduras with a group of volunteers. And Simon Chambers, ACT Alliance, talks about changing priorities in the time of COVID-19. |
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Mar 19, 2020  Falling through the cracks -- gig workers talk about money during COVID-19Alyssa Wright, Hannah McIlveen and Karen Burson work in different parts of the country in different lines of work, but they've all been affected by COVID-19. |
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Feb 20, 2020  Resisting the 'angry toxic dude bros' in video gamingJean Leggett, CEO of One More Story Games, talks about increasing diversity and inclusion in video gaming, and the recent scholarship she's been awarded to help her do that. |
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Feb 13, 2020  'Farmers for Climate Solutions' -- balancing economic and ecological sustainabilityStewart Wells talks about changes he's observed on his Saskatchewan farm related to climate change, and why he's involved in a new group of farmers and farm organizations to be part of a solution. |