26 episodes

Diverse perspectives are scarce in mainstream media, so we created a platform for our words to be heard. You'll laugh, you'll reflect, you may even disagree at times but you'll always be engaged! Words are powerful, and these conversations are long overdue.

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    • Society & Culture

Diverse perspectives are scarce in mainstream media, so we created a platform for our words to be heard. You'll laugh, you'll reflect, you may even disagree at times but you'll always be engaged! Words are powerful, and these conversations are long overdue.

    Competition in Canada

    Competition in Canada

    In today's episode, we get a window into what it's like being in cottage country as a PoC (start-13:39); reflect on African parenting styles (13:40-25:26); and discuss the Rogers outage and what it says competition -or lack thereof- in Canada (25:26-end).

    • 1 hr
    New Inflation, Who Dis?

    New Inflation, Who Dis?

    On this week's episode, we are joined again by special guest, Reh Lakhani a.k.a. the Wolf of Bay Street. We chat with Reh about rising inflation, its key drivers, and how central bankers are responding to this issue. We also reflect on the links between capitalism and inequality, and end the episode sharing some resources you can use to better understand what's going on in the markets.
    Note: topics referred to and discussed in this episode may have changed since its original taping.

    • 37 min
    Ontario Election Special

    Ontario Election Special

    On today's episode we discuss [some might say advocate] the 4 day work week (beginning to 20:06); share our thoughts around the upcoming provincial elections held on June 2nd, 2022 (20:07-36:29); and at a time when costs are soaring and Canadians are looking for relief, we debate whether measures in the federal budget actually made our lives any better (36:30-end).

    • 50 min
    Urban Planning 101

    Urban Planning 101

    In this week's episode, we're joined by special guest Iyad Abdi, currently a Masters of Science student in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico di Milano, and also a graduate of NYU with a Bachelors in Urban Design.
     
    We sit down with Iyad to chat about the infamous slap heard around the world and try to answer the question on everyone's mind, what was Willard Smith thinking? (00:00-14:54) Then for our main topic, we get into all things urban planning and urban design including: what inspired Iyad to get into the field, how bias impacts policy choice, NIMBYism and what it takes to solve the emerging challenges of tomorrow's cities (14:55-end).
     
    Tune in for a great discussion!

    • 52 min
    Which is worse, commuting or inflation?

    Which is worse, commuting or inflation?

    On this week's episode, we discuss the lifting of COVID restrictions/mandates and how we feel about companies mandating a return the office (00:00-16:40); as well as the realities behind the soaring inflation rates and its impact on our everyday lives (16:41-end)."

    • 25 min
    Climate Justice and Mental Health

    Climate Justice and Mental Health

    On this week's episode, we are joined by special guest, Micheline Khan. Micheline is a mental health advocate, scientist and Founder of Althea Therapy, an app to help people across Canada get access to culturally responsive mental health support.
    Micheline joins us to discuss controversial male relationship experts, aka Kevin Samuels / Fresh & Fit and differences in dating based on society and culture (00:00-11:57); reflects on why she chose to work in the climate change space, the importance of sustainable ocean economies and the treatment of climate activists of colour (11:58-28:49); and finally Micheline speaks about the inspiration behind Althea Therapy and the importance of culturally responsive therapy (28:50-end).

    • 39 min

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