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The official podcast of the Society of Graduate Students at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. We aim to showcase the innovative research that graduate students are conducting at Western University and appeal to various audiences including those within and beyond the academic community.
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Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
From disco to techo, Musicology PhD student M. Gillian Carrabré takes us through a musical (and personal) history of rave culture. Join hosts Navaneeth and Yimin as we learn about the principles of PLUR (Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect) and about conducting field research as a participant-observer.
You can find Gillian on Radio Western (CHRW 94.9) Tuesday nights from 8:30 - 10pm, or streaming online at radiowestern.ca/stream.
You can also follow Gillian's music choices on Soundcloud at mixcloud.com/elektribe
And here we have a link for Gillian's Autobiographical Mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6e3R-aA2LA&list=PLLXLRf3CzrHShdY6H1I2NCA7-7qQNeXm9
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Navaneeth Mohan
Produced by Susan Anthony
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Roger and Chantal talk to SOGS Accessibility Commissioner, Martin Ross, and accessibility advocate Ashton Forrest about resources for graduate students with disabilities.
Hosts: Roger Hudson and Chantal Lemire
Produced by Susan Anthony
Monday Jan 22, 2018
Monday Jan 22, 2018
In this episode, hosts Roger and Yimin are introduced to the WUGSOM organizers and researchers studying how music reflects and enriches our lives.
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson
Produced by Susan Anthony
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
The Lego Grad Student visited Western as the special guest for the 2017 SOGS Graduate Wellness Forum and GradCast was fortunate enough to get him into the recording booth! Join Yimin and Chantal in conversation with Dr. Lego Grad Student as he reflects on his life in plastic.
Follow his exploits on social media at:
https://twitter.com/legogradstudent
https://www.facebook.com/legogradstudent
https://www.instagram.com/legogradstudent
https://legogradstudent.tumblr.com
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Chantal Lemire
Produced by Susan Anthony
Monday Jan 08, 2018
Monday Jan 08, 2018
What happens when pregnant mothers get sick? Ariel and Yimin discuss maternal infections during pregnancy and its effect on neurodevelopmental disorders - with Faraj Haddad.
Follow along with his work at the Schmid Lab at: http://www.theschmidlab.com
Hosts:Yimin Chen and Ariel Frame
Produced by Charlotte Panneton
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017
Produced by Susan Anthony
Thursday Dec 14, 2017
Thursday Dec 14, 2017
Yimin and Ariel spoke with Ryley Yost about his work looking into the social behaviour of the fruit fly Drosophila, and what techniques are needed to experiment on this interesting little model organism.
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Ariel Frame
Produced by Susan Anthony
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Navaneeth and Ariel talk with Niki Kamkar about her work studying how stressful events in children affect response to reinforcement.
Hosts: Ariel Frame and Navaneeth Mohan
Produced by Susan Anthony
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
What happens when animals hibernate? Kate Mathers is working to find out! Catch her conversation with Susan and Yimin about Doritos, arousal, and adorable 13-lined ground squirrels.
Hosts: Susan Anthony and Yimin Chen
Produced by Susan Anthony
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Have you reached for a cigarette and been advised to take a walk instead? Well, Matthew Fagan is speaking to you. While rolling up for his PhD at Western's Kinesiology dept he investigates the effect of nicotine on cognitive functioning. In today's episode, he chats with Tanya and Navaneeth about how nicotine fares against a brisk walk on cognitive tests. What he found was unexpected.
Hosts: Navaneeth Mohan and Tanya Nagpal
Produced by Susan Anthony