The Juice Dispatch

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The Juice Dispatch is a civic news and local journalism program based out of CJUC 92.5FM in Whitehorse, Yukon. It is hosted by Asad Chishti and Zach McCann-Armitage. The program focuses on in-depth reporting and a series of major civic topics in Whitehorse. Topics include but aren't limited to: housing and development, issues affecting minorities and vulnerable populations, accessibility, garbage and waste, and community engagement.

Episodes

  1. 03/06/2024

    Dispatch 12 - Depth of Content

    Original air date: February 25, 2024 Show runtime: 4:49 - Interview with John Glynn-Morris and Lauren Manekin-Beille on the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act review process and its Solutions Lab and public engagement meetings 26:30 - Interview with Karyn Leslie, Director of Residential Tenancies Office with Government of Yukon 34:36 - Excerpts from the Yukon Native Language Centre graduation ceremony for the Youth of Today: Language Leaders Tomorrow program, with words from Luke Campbell (courtesy of Council of Yukon First Nations) 38:20 - Interview with Kelsey Jaggard, acting Executive Director of the Yukon Native Language Centre

    59 min

  2. 03/06/2024

    Dispatch 11 - Conversations Ended Quickly

    Original air date: February 21, 2024 Show runtime: 2:20 - Interview with Ella, Sophie, Audrey, and Koome, co-leaders of Fridays for Future Yukon 28:35 - City Council updates on Transportation Master Plan, free public transit, and short term rental regulations presented and recommended by the city's Housing and Land Development Advisory Committee (HLDAC), with interview with John Vogt, acting chair of HLDAC. 43:40 Interview with community health nurse Sasha Dyck on universal pharmacare

    58 min

  3. 03/05/2024

    Dispatch 10 - Groceries or Medication

    Original air date: February 18, 2024 Show runtime: 4:55 - Interview with Raven ReCentre's communications coordinator Megan MacLeod on the state and future of Yukon recycling 27:43 - Interview with Teresa Acheson, President of the Yukon Federation of Labour, on universal pharmacare 35:52 - Local footwear and apparel store the Franchise releases the lucratively popular Jordan 4 Bred Reimagined shoe 40:35 - City Council updates from Zach on mining regulations bylaw in city limits and a potentially new building height maximum 47:10 - Devo Obs: an examination of the development project at 2086 2nd Avenue and the dentists that own it

    56 min

  4. 02/14/2024

    Dispatch 09 - It's That Simple

    Air date: February 11, 2024 Show runtime: 1:45 - Introduction to Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning segment and interview with Lianne Charlie, Dechinta Faculty Member, on the Of the Land and Water event series 18:15 - Interview with Dr. Kim Tallbear on her talk "Close Encounters of the Colonial Kind" delivered in Whitehorse as part of the above series 38:40 - As part of his Development Observation (Devo Obs) series, Zach reports some information on THE LOFT on 2nd (2240 2nd Avenue), a new luxury condo building in Whitehorse under construction since 2021

    51 min

  5. 02/04/2024

    Dispatch 08 - Is there a Plan B?

    Air Date: February 4, 2024 Show runtime: 2:50 - Interview with MP Brendan Hanley on Israel/Palestine conflict 30:40 - Interview with musher Louve Twedell on Yukon Quest racing 43:00 - Interview with Cian O'Neill-Kizhoff on draft flood maps for communities of Carmacks, Southern Lakes, and Teslin

    1h 1m

  6. Season 1, Episode 7 Trailer

    Dispatch 07 - Trailer - Indigenous Knowledge Production - Lianne Charlie + Dechinta Centre

    An extract of our interview with Lianne Marie Leda Charlie of Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning. Lianne will be helping organize and host the event series Of the Land & Water: Celebrating Indigenous Sexualities, Genders & Ways of Being, with LIVE events Thursday Feb. 1 and Friday Feb. 2.

    2 min

  7. 01/26/2024

    Dispatch 06 - Shed That Fiction

    Air date: January 21st, 2024 CORRECTION: The first Palestinian Solidarity action in Whitehorse was held on October 13, not October 26 at the Territorial Legislature as we reported in this episode. This first event was instrumental in connecting the organizers together for future events, one listener told us. Show runtime: 1:20 - Blood Ties 30th Anniversary and interview with Executive Director Jill Aalhus 13:10 - Interview with Saima Desai, outgoing editor of Briarpatch Magazine, on independent journalism and the Northern Writing Prize 35:40 - Palestinian Solidarity Action at MP Brendan Hanley's Family Skate Event January 20, and interview with Fatima and Sana Javed 41:50 - Interview with Robin Reid-Fraser on tactics, hopes, and realities of community organizing in support of Palestine

    1h 2m

  8. 01/24/2024

    Dispatch 05 - Not a Monolith

    Air date: January 14th, 2024 Show runtime: 2:30 - Interview with former city councilor Steve Roddick on short term housing 18:00 - Neighbourly North and the city Zoning Bylaw re-write 31:30 - Snow and ice accessibility funding update & free transit survey 33:00 - Active transportation infrastructure announcements with interview with Sarah McPhee-Knowles 38:00 - Interview with the Tita Collective

    48 min

  9. 01/24/2024

    Dispatch 04 - Salvage

    Air date: January 7th, 2024 Show runtime: Takhini Elementary music concert sample - 2:00 Colin Abbott on teaching local waste, salvage, and embodied carbon  - 6:00 Repair cafe and household hazardous waste days - 18:30 Conservation Society's pilot program on electric thermal storage - 22:30

    27 min

  10. 01/23/2024

    Dispatch 03 - New Years

    Air date: December 31st, 2023 Show runtime: The Creative Initiatives Warehouse - 2:00 Asad and Zach's identified areas of focus for future of show - 16:00 Whitehorse recycling update - 23:00 2023's news highlights - 26:00 "What do you want us to cover?" community responses - 31:00 Interdependence, wild fires, affordability crisis discussion - 44:00 Our new year's countdown - 52:00

    53 min

  11. 01/10/2024

    Dispatch 02 - In Church and Home

    Air date: December 24th, 2023 Show contents: The Northern Community Land Trust, follow-up about $ and the city's Dec. 11 motion on snow and ice control, a solidarity with Palestine action at MP Brendan Hanley's office, discussion of the recently released Whitehorse Downtown Safety Action Plan, and missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons!) try out Facebook.

    51 min

  12. 01/08/2024

    Dispatch 01 - An Icy Beginning

    Air date: December 17th, 2023 The first dispatch! We introduce some of the issues we'll be looking at in the future of the show, including energy efficient housing in the Yukon Territory. We then switch gears to discuss accessibility and snow and ice removal in Whitehorse and the discussions and motions that have been happening in City Council, including excerpts from an interview with disability advocate Ramesh Ferris. Lastly, we conduct a live phone interview with City Councilor Michelle Friesen, who introduced the first motion to re-prioritize downtown accessible parking stalls in the city's snow control policies.

    48 min

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The Juice Dispatch is a civic news and local journalism program based out of CJUC 92.5FM in Whitehorse, Yukon. It is hosted by Asad Chishti and Zach McCann-Armitage. The program focuses on in-depth reporting and a series of major civic topics in Whitehorse. Topics include but aren't limited to: housing and development, issues affecting minorities and vulnerable populations, accessibility, garbage and waste, and community engagement.

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