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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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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
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
This week we celebrate 100 gradcasts with Hannah McGregor. Hannah is an anthropologist working on how universities can help groups like the Oneida in their efforts to preserve their language.
Host: Tristian Johnson and Yimin
Producer: Sabrina Hope
Saturday Feb 18, 2017
Saturday Feb 18, 2017
This week we have a sitdown with Zack Bronson, a Media Studies scholar looking at science fiction that engages with themes of the environment.
Hosts: Yimin Chen & Ariel Frame
Producer: Tristian Jonhson
Monday Feb 13, 2017
Monday Feb 13, 2017
This week, our heroes meet with Emily Clayton, a microbiologist looking at proteins, the small magicians that turn DNA into action.
Host: Susan Anthony and Taniya
Producer: Tristan Johnson
Wednesday Feb 08, 2017
Wednesday Feb 08, 2017
This week we are deep into the tiny machines that make life run with Emily Cornelius from Biology.
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Alex Moszczynski
Producer: Tristan Johnson