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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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Monday Apr 10, 2017
Monday Apr 10, 2017
This episode we talk to Dr. Pam Bishop, a keynote speaker from the recent Western Research Forum. She talks about research and leadership for grad students in these uncertain times.
Host: Tristan Johnson
Sunday Apr 09, 2017
Sunday Apr 09, 2017
This episode, we talk to Anthropologist Emily Pitts looking at indigenous friendship centres giving identity and community for indigenous canadians living in cities.
Hosts: Emma Bridgwater & Tristan Johnson
Producer: Susan Anthony
Monday Apr 03, 2017
Monday Apr 03, 2017
This week we meet with an undergraduate club for genetic engineering.
Host: Tristan Johnson
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
This week we talk to Music student Colin McMahon. He wrote a one act mini opera on Marie Antoinette as his MA project, and came to us to talk about the work that went into it.
Hosts: Sabrina Hope & Tristan Johnson
Producer: Susan Anthony
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
This episode we talk to Brandon Baer and Reza Khazaee at the Western Research Forum about their work on the lungs.
Hosts: Andrew Hanna & Sabrina Hope
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
This week we talk about bird songs, genetic compatibility, and life of our feathered friends with Biologist Joel Slade
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Ariel Frame
Producer: Sabrina Hope
Saturday Mar 18, 2017
Saturday Mar 18, 2017
In this episode of Gradcast, hosts Yimin and Julia are joined by Sarah Simpson of Geology, Earth Sciences, and Planetary Science.
Sarah is a PhD student and her research focuses on impact craters. She studies impact craters on Earth to learn more about
Hosts: Jaime Brenes Reyes & Yimin Chen
Producer: Tristian Johnson
Sunday Mar 12, 2017
Sunday Mar 12, 2017
In this episode, Gradcast producer Sabrina Hope takes a break from operating the production board to talk about what it's like to be a mother while pursuing a PhD.
Hosts: Tristan Johnson and Jaime Brenes Reyes
Producer: Sabrina Hope
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Today we meet with Planetary Scientist Christ Caudill who works on impact craters, and what they can tell us about far off places like Mars.
Hosts: Emma Bridgwater & Tristan Johnson
Producer: Susan Anthony
Sunday Feb 26, 2017
Sunday Feb 26, 2017
This week we talk to Ashley Makela, looking at Tumor-Associated Macrophages, a white blood cell that shows up fairly often when Cancer is about.
Hosts: Andrew Hanna & Alex Moszczynski
Producer: Susan Anthony