Podcasts – Views & Research

Jair Bolsonaro’s administration is profoundly militarised. Salty View/Shutterstock

The Conversation Weekly

Brazil: inside Jair Bolsonaro’s militarised democracy – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Two men watch Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative frontrunner in Iran’s elections, in a televised presidential debate. Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

The Conversation Weekly

Why so many Iranians plan not to vote this month – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Illustration of an early stage human embryo. nobeastsofierce via Shutterstock

The Conversation Weekly

Growing human embryos in the lab and why scientists just tweaked the rules – podcast

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What is a ‘blue acceleration’ doing to our oceans? Avigator Fortuner/Shutterstock

The Conversation Weekly

The ocean economy is booming: who is making money, who is paying the price? Podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Catesby Holmes, The Conversation, and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Fists raised in solidarity for George Floyd in Charlotte, N.C. (Unsplash/Clay Banks)

🎧 Don't Call Me Resilient

‘Don’t Call Me Resilient’: A new podcast from The Conversation

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

Scholar Cheryl Thompson discusses racist stereotypes, including the words used by comedians like Dave Chappelle, pictured here, in Toronto, in 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill

🎧 Don't Call Me Resilient, EP 1

What’s in a word? How to confront 150 years of racial stereotypes: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 1

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

Protesters at Liberty Park on Oct. 16, 2011, Day 31 of Occupy Wall Street in New York. David Shankbone/The Occupy Wall Street Creative Commons Project

🎧 Don't Call Me Resilient, EP 2

How to deal with the pain of racism — and become a better advocate: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 2

COVID-19 has highlighted longstanding racial inequalities in the education system. Educators say there is a way forward and out of this. (Leonardo Burgos/Unsplash)

🎧 Don't Call Me Resilient, EP 3

How to spark change within our unequal education system: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 3

COVID-19 has laid bare how migrant workers in Canada are treated. (Tim Mossholder/Unsplash)

🎧 Don't Call Me Resilient, EP 4

How we treat migrant workers who put food on our tables: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 4

Supporters of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs perform a round dance at a blockade at a CN Rail line just west of Edmonton on Feb. 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

🎧 Don't Call Me Resilient, EP 6

Indigenous land defenders: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 6

In this episode, Roberta Timothy talks about her new international health project, Black Health Matters, and explains why racial justice is a public health issue. In this photo, Dr. Janice Bacon, a primary care physician with Central Mississippi Health Services, gives Jeremiah Young, 11, a physical exam. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

🎧 Don't Call Me Resilient, EP 5

Black health matters: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 5

Students of School Section #13 with teacher, Verlyn Ladd, who taught at the school from 1939 to 1958. Class of 1951, Buxton, Raleigh Township, Ontario. (Buxton National Historic Site & Museum)

Black History: How racism in Ontario schools today is connected to a history of segregation

Ending racism in schools requires a deep understanding of anti-Black racism. (Wayne Lee Sing/Unsplash)

How to curb anti-Black racism in Canadian schools

Tanitia Munroe, University of Toronto

People take part in a mass meditation on the lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

How to be a mindful anti-racist

Bill Robinson dancing with Shirley Temple in ‘The Little Colonel.’ (20th Century Fox)

How ‘Uncle Tom’ still impacts racial politics

This mural in-progress outside the Apple store in Montréal is a sign of antiracist allyship: will this work help society start to address the long-term health impacts of racism? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

5 ways to address internalized white supremacy and its impact on health

Area of Bigstone Cree Nation cultural trail that has been logged. Darren Decoine/Bigstone Cree First Nation

Logging company clears Cree Nation ancestral trail without recourse

The direct confrontational tactics adopted by environmental activists over the past decade have transformed the global climate movement. (Shutterstock)

March 10, 2021

‘Blockadia’ helped cancel the Keystone XL pipeline — and could change mainstream environmentalism

Sibo Chen, Ryerson University

A web of local environmental action campaigns launched against oilsands pipelines a decade ago helped bring an end to Keystone XL.

With the pandemic, pathways to permanent residence have been disrupted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

April 15, 2021

Status for all: Pathways to permanent residency in Canada need to include every migrant

Luin Goldring, York University, Canada and Patricia Landolt, University of Toronto

The system turns employers into immigration enforcement officers and generates a population of people without status who live and work in Canada without a clear path to security of presence or livelihood.

Ministries of education need to embed ongoing anti-racist training into their teacher education programs. Short-term anti-bias training has little impact. Here, a school school in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

February 17, 2021

Short-term anti-racist training is not enough to counter systemic racism in Canadian education

Jerome Cranston, University of Regina

COVID-19 has exposed how systemic racism affects the lives of many racialized students in Canada. But what are some possible solutions?

Students often carry the bulk of the burden to combat systemic racism on campus. (GoToVan/Flickr)

February 23, 2021

Canadian universities: 10 years of anti-racist reports but little action

Natalie Delia Deckard, University of Windsor; Ayesha Mian Akram, University of Windsor, and Jane Ku, University of Windsor

Given this evidence of historical anti-racist work at universities, administrators can no longer claim to lack the knowledge of what needs to be done.

Temporary migrant workers in Canada are facing COVID-19 while dealing with an immigration system that leaves them vulnerable. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

February 24, 2021

COVID-19’s impact on migrant workers adds urgency to calls for permanent status

Fay Faraday, York University, Canada

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought further suffering to migrant workers in Canada already experiencing the abuses of discriminatory immigration policies and poor working conditions.

The health and well-being of temporary foreign workers in the seafood industry in Atlantic Canada are disregarded in favour of business and economic concerns. (Paul Einerhand/Unsplash)

March 4, 2021

Profits trump COVID-19 protections for migrant seafood workers in Atlantic Canada

Raluca Bejan, Dalhousie University and Kristi Allain, St. Thomas University (Canada)

Debates about public safety and temporary foreign workers continue without input from those whose health is most affected. Migrant workers themselves are largely invisible amid discussions about risk.

Seafood processing workers in Thailand. (Shutterstock)

February 24, 2021

Migrant worker segregation doesn’t work: COVID-19 lessons from Southeast Asia

Peter Vandergeest, York University, Canada; Melissa Marschke, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Peter Duker, York University, Canada

Many have looked to Asia for lessons on successful pandemic management. However, recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Thailand and nearby countries also offer warnings about what not to do.

Black patients can be wary of the medical establishment. Maskot via Getty Images

February 24, 2021

Many Black Americans aren’t rushing to get the COVID-19 vaccine – a long history of medical abuse suggests why

Esther Jones, Clark University

Though COVID-19 has killed Black Americans at nearly twice the rate as white Americans, Black people are the least likely racial group to say they're eager to get the vaccine.

A food bank in Alameda, California during the pandemic. Why are so many Americans struggling to get the food they need? John G. Mabanglo/EPA

May 20, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

The racial hunger gap in American cities and what to do about it

Plus, the discovery of the first known burial in Africa. Listen to episode 16 of The Conversation Weekly.

A vaccination centre in Mumbai, closed due to lack of supplies in late April. Divyakant Solanki/EPA

May 13, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

Why India’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is faltering

Plus, the hidden world of microscopic fungi found inside the world's biggest seed bank. Listen to episode 15 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Cuba’s Soberana 02 coronavirus vaccine is one of two in phase 3 clinical trials. Ramon Espinosa/EPA

May 6, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

Cuba’s race to make its own coronavirus vaccine

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus, a psychologist on how we look back at our big decisions in life. Listen to episode 14 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Nicola Sturgeon wants to use a mandate at the May 6 elections to argue for a second independence referendum.

April 29, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

Scotland: why May election is crucial for independence movement, and the UK

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus, how researchers have discovered a biological switch that can turn neuroplasticity on and off in the brain. Listen to episode 13 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

A group of boys abducted by Boko Haram in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, after their release in December 2020. EPA

April 22, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

Nigeria: why do children keep getting kidnapped?

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Wale Fatade, The Conversation

Plus, why women join Al-Shabaab in Kenya. Listen to episode 12 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Kulindadromeus: more evidence is emerging of feathered dinosaurs. Nobu Tamura via Wikimedia Commons

April 15, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

Dinosaurs: from giant reptiles to feathered creatures, how our understanding of what they looked like has changed

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus, what Israel's latest election could mean for its foreign policy. Listen to episode 11 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Beware of zombie companies. solar22 via Shutterstock

April 8, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

The zombie company problem and what it means for our economies – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus a new technique to protect birds from predators – using fake smells. Listen to episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Scientists think they may have found a new clue about the subatomic world around us. Ezume Images via Shutterstock

April 1, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

A new force of nature? The inside story of fresh evidence from Cern that’s exciting physicists – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus why the situation for Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladesh has gone from bad to worse. Listen to episode 9 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Ready to go back to the office? Sam Wordley via Shutterstock

March 25, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

The great remote work experiment – what happens next? Podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus why your genes determine how you deal with cold temperatures. Listen to episode 8 of The Conversation Weekly.

March 18, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

COVID-19 caused the biggest drop in carbon emissions ever – how can we make it last? Podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation, and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus we hear about the hardships faced by migrant workers in Canada. Listen to episode 7 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Where next for the WHO? kcube - Baytur/Shutterstock

March 11, 2021

The Conversation Weekly

COVID-19: where does the World Health Organization go from here? – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus a round-up of the coronavirus situation around the world marking one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Listen to Episode 6 of The Conversation Weekly.