GradCast

49 | Chilly Spiders with Susan Anthony

This week we meet with new GradCast host and our guest Susan Anthony. She's been and goes from time to time to the arctic to find and study how spiders up there handle the cold.

Host and Producer: Tristan Johnson

48 | Interviewpunk with Mark Filipowich

This week we talk to Mark Filipowich and his research into cyberpunk and steampunk literature. He looks into how these sub-genres of science fiction reflect ideas about our relationship with machines.

Mark's blog: bigtallwords

Mark's twitter: @thecybersteam

and Critical Distance, a thing he does some curating, editing, etc. for.

Host: Yimin Chen and Taniya Nagpal

47 | Undervaluing Google Drive Labour with Alan Del Pino

This week, our bold heroes talk to FIMS student Alan Del Pino. He's looking at the value of intellectual labour, and its potential problems in a future with products like Google Drive.

Host: Yimin and Taniya

Producers: Tristan Johnson and Taniya Nagpal

46 | Ugandan Refugee Communities with Shezan Muhammedi

This week we're here with History PhD student Shezan Muhammedi. He comes to talk about South Asian Ugandan refugees coming to Canada in the 1970s. We use this refugee crisis to talk about the crisis going on today.

Hosts: Tristan and Taniya

Produced by Tristan Johnson

45 | All you Ever Wanted to Know about the Elbow with Ranita Manocha

This week we are joined by Ranita Manocha who teaches us about the field of bio-mechanics, and her work on the elbow joint.

Host: Alex and Andy

Produced by Tristan Johnson 

44 | Rehabilitation Through Play with Aniruddho Chokroborty-Hoque

This week we meet with our new Gradcast committee member Aniruddho Chokroborty-Hoque who works with mice exposed to alcohol during brain development. He tries to find ways to rehabilitate them through novelty, play, and socialization.

Host: Yimin and Alex

Produce by Tristan Johnson

43 | Taking Mom to the Gym with Taniya Nagpal

This week we meet with our new crew member Taniya Nagpal who works on using pregnancy to get women active.

Host: Alex and Adrienne

 

Produced by Tristan Johnson

REBROADCAST: 21 | Turning Swords into Plowshares… or Dumping them in the Sea with Alex Souchen

This week features the work of History PhD student Alex Souchen. Alex looks at Canada's mission to ramp down production after WWII and what to do with all the war leftovers.

 

Guest: Alex Souchen (@AlexSouchen) Academia.edu

Hosts: Tristan Johnson (@TristanPEJ), Tyson Davis(@Tysondavis77)

Producer: Tristan Johnson (@TristanPEJ)

 

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REBROADCAST: 8 | Delivering Santa’s Rations with Samantha Desroches

This episode we meet with history PhD student Samantha Desroches. She's just beginning a research voyage into Christmas in the home front during the Second World War. She can be found on Twitter at @Sammdesroches

 

Cast:

Guest: Samantha Desroches

Hosts: Alex Moszczynski, Eric Green

Produced: Tristan Johnson

 

Crew:

Committee Chair, Host: Alex Moszczynski

Social Media: Ramina Adam

Youtube, Host: Tyson Davis

Graphics, Host: Joseph Donohue

Host: Eric Green

Producer, Podcast Editor: Tristan Johnson

Host: Jina Kum

REBORADCAST: 23 | Double Doctor Jessica Blom

People going to Western seem able to do both a PhD and an MD. Jessica Blom tells us about the program, and her work on the development of hearts.

 

Guest: Jessica Blom

Hosts: Jina Kum (@jinakum), Alexander Moszczynski (@TheRealA_Mosz)

Producer: Tristan Johnson (@TristanPEJ)

 

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