The Hum Podcast

JAYU Festival Inc.

The Hum is a podcast that cuts straight to the heart of human rights stories. Raw, honest and uncensored, from the people who have lived them first-hand. Real people. Real stories. Every other Tuesday.

  1. 21/12/2021

    When I Got Sold, It Meant That Life For Me Was Meaningless

    Soyeon Jang escaped from North Korea in 1999 at the height of a famine that killed an estimated 3-million citizens. She talks about her unimaginable escape from North Korea, being sold and human trafficked in China, losing contact with her family, and her heroic journey that eventually brought her to Toronto.

    45 min

  2. 14/12/2021

    The Oxygen In My Lungs Was Gone

    This week, hosts Gilad Cohen and Taylah Harris-Mungo interview each other. They chat about mental health, panic attacks, and anxiety while also exploring how growing up with immigrant / racialized families impacted how they see the world around them.

    33 min

  3. 23/11/2021

    40 Million People Are Modern Day Slaves

    Angela Nguyen is a registered nurse, human rights activist, and Founder/President of One Body Village Canada, a charity that is committed to supporting survivors of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking from Vietnam and Cambodia. She joins us to chat about her organization, modern day slavery, and how Canadians can join in the fight to combat human trafficking.

    46 min

  4. 17/11/2021

    I Always Figured I Was Different

    DijahSB is a Toronto-based rapper, advocate for mental health, and huge basketball fan. They join co-hosts Gilad Cohen and Taylah Harris-Mungo to chat about the journey of becoming a full-time artist, how being gender non-binary let them be themselves, and how being a troll on Twitter has helped them develop a community.

    30 min

  5. 26/10/2021

    Even In Secret, You're Hunted By Society

    Miral Mokhtar and Nouran Hussein are artists, activists and also queer refugees from Egypt. Forced to flee due to their sexual orientation, they join co-hosts Gilad Cohen and Taylah Harris-Mungo to chat about their love story, homophobia, their journey to Toronto and housing insecurity in Canada.

    56 min

  6. 12/10/2021

    A Sense Of Constant Surveillance

    Ann Shin is an award winning documentary filmmaker, advocate for North Korean refugees and author of The Last Exiles. She joins hosts Gilad Cohen and Taylah Harris-Mungo to discuss the plight of North Korean defectors, using the arts as a tool to share stories, and the misadventures of Dragon, a man with multiple cell phones.

    41 min

  7. 28/09/2021

    S05E04: He Witnessed Such Carnage

    Heather Trentacosta is a mother, host of the Without Conviction podcast, and brother of Sean Ryan, an incarcerated man who is claiming he is wrongfully convicted. She joins hosts Gilad Cohen and Taylah Harris-Mungo to discuss her brother's case, him being in solitary confinement for 27+ years, how horrifically common it is for cases to be mishandled, and that time he escaped prison.

    32 min

  8. 14/09/2021

    S05E03: There Are Generations Of Afghan Women Whose Stories Are Not Being Told

    Brishkay Ahmed is an Afghan-Canadian documentary filmmaker who focuses her art on sharing stories of women's rights. She joins us to talk about her life growing up in Afghanistan, the current conflict, and what Canadians can do to help.

    34 min
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The Hum is a podcast that cuts straight to the heart of human rights stories. Raw, honest and uncensored, from the people who have lived them first-hand. Real people. Real stories. Every other Tuesday.

Informations

  • Création
    JAYU Festival Inc.
  • Années d’activité
    2016 - 2021
  • Épisodes
    50
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Site web de l’émission
    The Hum Podcast