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The Frequency is McMaster University’s daily student-driven news and culture show, produced by The Silhouette and 93.3 CFMU. Every weekday morning, we bring campus and Hamilton stories to life through conversation, reporting, and fresh perspectives from students. From sports and politics to arts, culture, and lived experiences, The Frequency keeps you connected to what matters most — in under an hour. Tune in live on 93.3 CFMU or catch up here, anytime.

  1. Nov 5

    The Brief: Samantha Doxtator on Haudenosaunee astronomy

    This week on The Brief, Firdose Khan brings listeners a conversation about Haudenosaunee astronomy, Indigenous knowledge and the ways people understand the night sky. News Editor Zayn Brar speaks with Samantha Doxtator, a Haudenosaunee educator from Oneida Nation of the Thames, about her journey sharing traditional knowledge about the stars, planets and creation. Doxtator reflects on continuing research first undertaken by her late sister, whose work explored Haudenosaunee astronomy alongside Western approaches to the night sky. She discusses how that research grew into live talks and immersive planetarium presentations that connect creation stories, science and Indigenous ways of knowing. The conversation also explores the importance of recognizing the depth and history of Indigenous scientific knowledge, the impact of light pollution on people’s relationship with the sky and the value of bringing Indigenous and Western perspectives into conversation rather than treating one as secondary to the other. Doxtator also shares her hopes for expanding the work through future presentations and a portable planetarium that could bring Haudenosaunee astronomy to communities across North America.

    The Brief: Samantha Doxtator on Haudenosaunee astronomy

  2. Nov 4

    The Spotlight: Food, memory and the stories that shape a city

    This week on The Spotlight, Zoha Alvi looks at two very different ways we experience a city — through the food we eat and the stories we hear. First, Zoha speaks with food content creator Pete Early about his journey from working in professional kitchens to building an online audience around food. Early reflects on his move from Halifax to Hamilton, what surprised him about the city’s food scene and why independently owned restaurants, neighbourhood sandwich shops and regional specialties have become such an important part of his content. He also discusses the influence social media creators can have on local businesses, the responsibility that comes with reviewing restaurants honestly and how creating food content has changed the way he experiences eating out himself. Later, Hamilton-based sound artist Tony Vieira joins the show to discuss Without Your Memories, Are You Still You?, his immersive audio installation at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Vieira explains how the three-part work uses spoken narrative, original vocal compositions and binaural sound to explore memory, identity and place. The conversation looks at how memories are reconstructed, how the stories societies choose to tell can shape collective understanding and why listening can create a different kind of artistic experience than looking. Together, the conversations explore how food, sound, memory and place contribute to the stories we tell about ourselves and the communities around us.

    The Spotlight: Food, memory and the stories that shape a city

  3. Nov 3

    The Roundtable: Are we coping with stress or just adapting to it?

    This week on The Roundtable, Musa Nur is joined by The Silhouette’s Elena Lionello and Alexandra Wilson-Zegil for a conversation about stress, procrastination and the pressure that comes with university life. With midterms underway and deadlines piling up, the group reflects on where student stress actually comes from — whether it is academics, extracurriculars, relationships, expectations for the future or the pressure students place on themselves. They discuss procrastination and the cycle of becoming overwhelmed, putting work off and then relying on stress to create motivation. The conversation also looks at comparison, the difficulty of admitting when you are struggling and why students can often show more compassion toward their friends than toward themselves. The group also questions whether students are actually learning healthy ways to cope with stress or simply adapting to an environment where being constantly busy has become normal. From creating boundaries between school and personal life to prioritizing sleep, routines and recognizing stress before it becomes overwhelming, the episode explores what a healthier relationship with pressure might actually look like.

    The Roundtable: Are we coping with stress or just adapting to it?

  4. Nov 2

    The Huddle: Dylan Alick, women’s golf and the mental side of competition

    This week on The Huddle, Alexandra Wilson-Zegil looks at two very different sides of endurance and competition. First, The Silhouette’s Elena Leonello speaks with McMaster cross-country alumnus Dylan Alick following his 1:03:49 performance at the Toronto Waterfront half marathon. Alick reflects on the years of consistent training behind the result, the importance of recovery, sleep and fueling, and how he has adapted his running around a full-time career after graduation. He also looks back on his time at McMaster, the relationships that shaped him as an athlete and the 2022 U SPORTS cross-country championship that remains one of the defining moments of his varsity career. Later, the show turns to the McMaster women’s golf team following the OUA championships in Ottawa. The team discusses competing through difficult weather, the mental demands of golf, preparing for unfamiliar courses and learning from athletes at other universities. They also reflect on the friendships built through the varsity golf community, recovering from injury, improving their games during the off-season and what comes next for a team balancing returning players with graduating teammates.

    The Huddle: Dylan Alick, women’s golf and the mental side of competition

  5. Oct 30

    MorningFile: Patricia Bovey on art as the fifth pillar of health

    This week on MorningFile, George Elchuk speaks with former senator, art historian and museum leader Patricia Bovey about the idea of art as the fifth pillar of health. Ahead of her public lecture at McMaster University, Bovey reflects on a career spent advocating for arts and culture and explains why she believes creative expression belongs alongside nutrition, sleep, exercise and nature when thinking about health and well-being. The conversation explores research connecting participation in the arts with recovery, mental well-being and social connection, as well as the unique experience of encountering art live — whether at a concert, theatre performance, gallery or artist’s studio. George and Patricia also discuss the role art plays in building community, reducing isolation and creating opportunities for expression among people with disabilities and others who may face barriers to participation. The discussion goes beyond health to consider how society values artists, the economic impact of the arts, accessibility, arts education and why funding culture can be understood as an investment in communities rather than simply an expense. Bovey also reflects on her time in the Senate, her advocacy for Canada’s Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate and why she believes arts and culture are fundamental to how Canadians understand themselves and one another.

    MorningFile: Patricia Bovey on art as the fifth pillar of health

  6. Oct 29

    The Brief: Technology, AI and the changing landscape of student funding

    This week on The Brief, Firdose Khan speaks with Gayleen Gray, McMaster University’s Associate Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, as she prepares to retire after more than nine years at the university. Gray reflects on how McMaster’s digital environment has changed since she arrived in 2017, from improvements to campus connectivity and cybersecurity to the rapid adoption of tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also discusses leadership, technology accessibility, data privacy and the growing role of artificial intelligence in teaching, research and university operations. Looking back on her career, Gray shares what she has learned about authenticity, curiosity and leading through constant technological change — and what she hopes to explore in retirement. Later, Audio Staff Reporter Chichi Iro takes a deeper look at the Ontario Student Assistance Program, tracing the history of student financial assistance in Ontario and examining how the program has changed under successive provincial governments. The segment explores past and recent reforms to grants and loans, changes affecting post-secondary students and the student organizing that has followed the latest developments in OSAP.

    The Brief: Technology, AI and the changing landscape of student funding

  7. Oct 28

    The Spotlight: Poetry, Ghost Walks & The Stories We Tell

    This week on The Spotlight, Zoha Alvi explores two very different forms of storytelling as Halloween approaches. First, Zoha speaks with Canadian poet Garth Martens, one of the writers taking part in the Five Writers Book Launch at The Printed Word in Dundas. Martins discusses his latest collection, Who Else in the Dark Headed There, the role memory and musicality play in his poetry, and the importance of literary community in what can often feel like a solitary creative practice. Then, Zoha speaks with The Silhouette Executive Editor and Ghost Guide/Manager of the Ghost Walks, Andrew Mrozowski about his work leading ghost walks in Hamilton. They discuss the history and folklore behind the tours, how local stories are researched and brought to life, and why ghost stories can offer a compelling way to connect people with the history of the places around them. Together, the conversations look at how stories are shaped, performed and passed from one person to another — whether through poetry on the page or legends told on the streets of Hamilton.

    The Spotlight: Poetry, Ghost Walks & The Stories We Tell

  8. Oct 27

    The Roundtable: What does it mean to belong at McMaster?

    This week on The Roundtable, Musa Nur is joined by MSU President Mariam Saleem and McMaster Community Advisor Freda Osayande for a conversation about belonging, community and what shapes the student experience beyond the classroom. Using McMaster University and the McMaster Students Union’s Student Inclusion and Belonging Survey and Census as a starting point, the group discusses why student feedback matters and how it can help identify barriers that may otherwise go unnoticed. The conversation looks at the challenges facing commuter students, accessibility within campus programming, the transition into university and the different ways students find community through residences, faculties, clubs, services and cultural spaces. Mariam and Freda also reflect on their own experiences finding a sense of belonging at McMaster and discuss how initiatives such as the Black Student Success Centre demonstrate what can happen when student feedback leads to institutional support and students build on those opportunities themselves. The episode ultimately asks who is responsible for creating community at McMaster — and how students, the MSU and the university can work together to make campus feel more welcoming and inclusive.

    The Roundtable: What does it mean to belong at McMaster?
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The Frequency is McMaster University’s daily student-driven news and culture show, produced by The Silhouette and 93.3 CFMU. Every weekday morning, we bring campus and Hamilton stories to life through conversation, reporting, and fresh perspectives from students. From sports and politics to arts, culture, and lived experiences, The Frequency keeps you connected to what matters most — in under an hour. Tune in live on 93.3 CFMU or catch up here, anytime.

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  • Creator
    The Silhouette
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Silhouette
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