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Don’t Call Me Resilient The Conversation
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4.2 • 116 Ratings
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Host Vinita Srivastava dives into conversations with experts and real people to make sense of the news, from an anti-racist perspective. From The Conversation Canada.
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FLASHBACK: Shattering the myth of Canada 'the good' -- How we treat migrant workers who put food on our tables
Documentary filmmaker and OCAD University associate professor Min Sook Lee exposes how migrant workers have been treated in Canada, especially during COVID-19. In the conversation, Lee shatters any remaining myths about “Canada the Good.” Just how do Canadians treat the workers who put food on our tables? Lee has been documenting the voices of migrant farm workers in Canada for two decades.
This episode originally aired in February 2021 and is part of our Summer Flashback series. This flashback was recommended by Scott White, the CEO and Editor in Chief of The Conversation Canada. Listen to the episode to hear why this episode resonated for him. -
FLASHBACK: Indigenous land defenders on why they fight invasive development despite facing armed forces
Two Indigenous Land defenders from two different nations as well as generations, join us to explain why they work to protect the Land against invasive development and why their work is necessary for everyone’s survival. Ellen Gabriel, a human rights activist and artist well known for her role during the 1990 Oka crisis, and Anne Spice, a professor at TMU, discuss the importance and urgency of defending land. This episode is part of our Summer Flashback: it originally aired in March 2021. This flashback was recommended by Vinita Srivastava, the Host + Producer and Senior Editor of The Conversation Canada.
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Some of our favourite episodes you may have missed
In this bonus episode, you’ll meet some of the producers who help make this podcast to revisit some of our favourite episodes from past seasons.
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Trailer: Summer flashback season ahead
Our seventh season is officially over, but we will be back next week for a special bonus episode. You’ll get to meet some of our amazing producers who work hard behind the scenes to produce this podcast.
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As war rages in Sudan, community resistance groups sustain life
In Sudan, amid a growing humanitarian crisis caused by a year-long and ongoing war, neighbourhood organizations have stepped in as first responders, and to lead the call for peace.
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The Conversation Weekly: Assisted dying -- Canada grapples with plans to extend euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness
We’re bringing you an extra episode this week to share a fascinating interview from “The Conversation Weekly.” It’s a podcast hosted by our colleague Gemma Ware, from The Conversation UK. In this episode, psychiatrist Karandeep Sonu Gaind speaks to Gemma Ware on why he's a vocal opponent of Canada's expansion of its medically assisted dying laws to people with solely mental illness.
Customer Reviews
An enlightening experience
This podcast brilliantly captures many of my interests, questions and ponderings. As I feel somewhat limited in what I can share in my professional life )if it does not move with the narrative)- this podcast provides a platform for scholars/seekers to learn and then DO.
Nice!!
Only 8 minutes left of ep1 s1 and I’m already obsessed!
Spreading Awareness
Thank you for this informative Podcast. Important issues that need more conversation and attention if we are to create a better future.