Calgary Journal Podcasts Mount Royal University Journalism

In this podcast episode, Calgary Journal reporters Marco Palomino, Abby Parker and Ashley Pfeifer, sit down with Gabriella Wong Ken from The Hatch and Meaghon Reid from Vibrant Communities Calgary to explore the small and large scale solutions combatting food insecurity.

This episode follows student journalists, Gurleen Jassal and Hannah Papke, as they discuss with James Gamage about the Social Impact Lab and how their business is making day-to-day more affordable for Calgarians. This story also follows the Good Neighbour store in downtown Calgary where their pay-what-you-can business model is on full display in the community. This episode was produced by Matt DeMille.

In hockey, there have been problems of bullying, abuse, harassment, and discrimination (BAHD) for decades.

There is no shortage of news about problems — social problems, political problems, climate problems. But what about the solutions?

We believe the solution side of the equation is just as important as the problem. In the Journal’s ongoing podcast series, we take a vexxing problem each episode and talk to experts who are solving that problem.

This solutions podcast episode aims to give money management solutions through the financial services provided to students through the Student Association of Mount Royal University. There are many resources available that students can access through SAMRU to overcome financial burdens during their time at school.

We spoke with Lisa Antichow, the support services manager for SAMRU, who talked us through the different financial well-being resources available to students, such as SAMRU Awards, SAMRU Tax Clinic, Breakfast options for students, and the Experiential Learning Fund.

Sabbiqa Ahmad, a first year business student talks about her personal experiences managing finances and tells us that she personally has not taken advantage of the solution that SAMRU provides.

We hope this podcast will make many more students aware of the solutions that they can access through SAMRU for whatever their financial concerns as a student may be.