The Final Word

Abby Hughes - June 24, 2022 Arvin Jagayat, a PhD. student at Toronto Metropolitan University, created a software that simulates a social media timeline. And while his mock social media tool is new, the software shows promise for turning out more ecologically-valid social media research. After that, Zoha Naghar speaks with Toronto R&B and funk artist, Kalisway, about her latest album, getting confi...

Abby Hughes - June 17, 2022 Andrii Zarytskyi, a queer Ukrainian and LGBTQ activist who recently came to Canada, talks about the realities for queer people in wartime Ukraine. Then, hear from a Ukrainian-Canadian who’s set up a fund that’s diverted tens of thousands of dollars to LGBTQ+ charities on the ground in Ukraine. Plus, a 2021 graduate speaks about getting the chance to cross a real stage a...

Abby Hughes-June 10, 2022 First, CJRU’s very own Daniel Centeno brings us the details on Toronto Centre’s new city councillor, Robin Buxton Potts. Then he’ll break down a long term care pilot project by the City of Toronto, called CareTO. And TMU journalism students end today’s episode with the stories of three family-run Italian restaurants in Toronto, plus the art of sports photography.

Naama Weingarten-May 27, 2022 With the annual Hot Docs Festival going down earlier this month, we chatted with Nicolas van Hemelryck, the director of the award-winning documentary Alis. The film, which was made over a period of 5 years, captures the stories of young girls living in a Columbian shelter in the rough streets of Bogotá - all told through a fictional classmate named Alis, serving as a...

Naama Weingarten-May 20, 2022 Today, we chat with Karen Steele, the winner of the 2022 Rosalie Award meant for women who paved the way in the world of radio. We’ll learn all about what it’s like to be program director at iconic stations like 99.9 Virgin Radio and Kiss 92.5, how she built her way there, and most importantly - having fun while doing it

Naama Weingarten-May 13, 2022 ​Toronto's vintage clothing show recently went down after a 2-year hiatus. And today - we get to hear from the vendors there! We'll learn about their style, what inspires them, and what it's like to be part of Toronto's iconic vintage clothing scene.

Naama Weingarten-May 6, 2022 Today, Sharon Savunthararajah builds off her previous segment on why our grocery bills are so much higher nowadays. But first - we talk about "Toronto Metropolitan" - because Ryerson is officially a thing of the past and people have a lot of opinions about the new name.

Naama Weingarten-April 29, 2022 Today, TMU’s journalism students, Carolina Puccalli and Kayla Higgins talk all about a show with a mission to add cultural diversity to Toronto’s radio stations. Then, we've got a segment all about Calgary. Because coming out here from Ontario, which had some of the worst lockdowns and restrictions in the world, I wanted to learn about what it was like spending this...

April 15, 2022-Naama Weingarten Reported by Ryerson’s very own journalism students, we've got segments all about Ontario's rising sports gambling industry and the tale behind 3 family-owned Italian restaurants in Toronto. Then, we've got our last segment of Student Perspectives for this school year.

April 8, 2022-Naama Weingarten Today, we hear from one of the people who placed an ultimatum on the Ford government - halt the plan to build highway 413, or we'll start blocking highways. Then, we've got yet another episode of student perspectives.

April 1, 2022-Naama Weingarten If you've ever stumbled across pop art of celebrities at bus stations or restaurants, you might know the name Nashid Chroma. He's an upcoming artist from Toronto who’s been getting a lot of attention lately for his work inspired by music and nature. For today’s show, our reporter Zoha Naghar spoke with him about what it's like breaking into the city’s art scene Then,...

March 25, 2022-Naama Weingarten In case you didn’t see the Volkswagen Beetle that was dragged across campus on March 24, let's fill you in. The big push happens every year. It's when Ryerson engineering students push a buggy around Kerr Hall, for 24 hours straight to raise money for The SickKids Foundation. For today's show, we got to chat with them.

March 18th, 2022- Naama Weingarten Today, we're going to hear from the research and policy analysts who surveyed over 5000 students from across the province about changes needed on campus. Tina Xia also has the latest in the science world including how lead hurt people's IQ.

March 11th, 2022- Naama Weingarten Today we’re gonna talk to Scarborough artist Troy the Enigma about his new project coming out this April. Plus, we’re gonna have Sharon here who will be talking about the Bank of Canada’s rate hike and how it could affect people trying to buy a home. But it’s not just homebuyers who are having issues with real estate. Small businesses are calling for action about...

March 4th, 2022- Naama Weingarten In this week's episode, we're talking about an initiative that's trying to tackle gender-based violence. The Redwood, a Toronto shelter, is kickstarting a mobile human centre—an RV—that will bring anti-gender-based violence counselling and prevention directly to survivors.

Today - February 18, 2022 - is the national release of the documentary Last of the Right Whales. It sheds a rare spotlight on the nearly extinct North Atlantic Right Whales, and how we have made it nearly impossible for the species to survive. We chatted with award-winning filmmaker, Nadine Pequeniza, who is the creator behind this documentary – to learn about her experience making it, and why the...

December 10, 2021 - Naama Weingarten and James Caza Today, we talk to up-and-coming Toronto artist Harkness. After over a decade of honing his craft, he released his newest album, The Occasion. With colourful tunes and a unique persona, Harkness delves into what pushes and inspires him

Since the Toronto van attack took the life of Anne Marie D'Amico, a Ryerson alumni and a woman who was loved by so many, her family has been commemorating her life and legacy through The Turtle Project. For this show, we talked to Nick D'Amico, Anne Marie’s brother and the president of the Anne Marie D'Amico foundation, all about the event. Plus, James Caza talks about how the TTC's workers' short...

When it comes to kids, pandemic isolation costs them more than just physical activity - It cost them the ability to play, build friendships and social skills. We'll be chatting with Mishel Schwartz, the founder of GTA Mavericks, a non for profit meant to teach kids basketball that's trying to counter this phenomenon. Then, well talk about Ryerson's new updated vaccination policy-because the future...

November 12, 2021 - Naama Weingarten When it comes to live journalism - if you’ve ever heard of such a thing - some Ryerson alumni are inventing new ways to tell local stories in Toronto. Today, we chat with Adam Chen, a Ryerson grad who founded Talk Media. They created an interactive live journalism event that captures the city's past using new perspectives, called Toronto Rewind

November 5, 2021 - Naama Weingarten and Sharon Savunthararajah The controversial Highway 413 project was added to Ontario's fall economic statement and a recent bill for carbon accountability was voted down in Queens Park. We chat with Abhijeet Manay, Ontario Green Party Deputy Leader and candidate for Beaches-East York, about what this hints about our future environmental policy. Then, Sharon Sav...

October 29, 2021 - Naama Weingarten The 22nd annual ImagineNATIVE film festival recently went down, showcasing 145 works representing 51 Indigenous Nations in 26 different Indigenous languages. We got to chat with Zoe Hopkins, who won the Moon Jury Award for her most recent film, Run Woman Run

October 22, 2021 - Naama Weingarten ​It's officially been 3 years since weed was legalized in Canada, but how much changed since? We talk to Andrew Hathaway, a criminal justice professor at Guelph University who spent decades researching cannabis in Canadian society about how legalization changed the way we view, use, and punish people for the drug

October 15, 2021 - Naama Weingarten Last week we talked about artists feeling like their lives are left on hold during the pandemic. But what kind of resources are out there for them? Today, we talk to people from Toronto Arts Council and Artscape to learn what up and coming artists can do to kickstart their careers right now.

A new art installation in the GTA called "The Waiting List" explores a theme a lot of us young people have been feeling throughout this pandemic - the feeling of our lives being put on hold.