A Future For Us

In this two-minute update, Joelle Alexandria covers the concerns regarding waiving the COVID-19 vaccine patent and whether this would benefit countries struggling with the COVID-19 crisis or harm them in the long run.  This update includes the actions of the U.S. government to begin talks with the World Trade Organization on temporarily waiving patents, the advocates who co-sign this action,...

In this two-minute update, Damilola Onime reviews the COVID-19 situation in Canada and America. This update includes CDC guidelines in America, Stay-at-home orders for Canada, and how masks and medical conditions influence mask-wearing in Alberta, Canada.  Sources:  https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-plans-drop-mask-requirements-fully-vaccinated-people-n1267249 https://www.yo...

Welcome to our new weekly news segment with guest reporter Trudy! In this two-minute update, Trudy reviews the COVID-19 situation in China, how China is reacting to the pandemic as well as to India’s national pandemic crisis.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2020 may be over, but we still have a lot to learn... In today's episode, we'll be sitting down with Vanessa Gallant the producer and now, documentarian, in her journey to document how COVID-19 has impacted the field of education: students and teachers alike. Her new COVID-19 documentary, TOXIC POSITIVITY, is an independent film about the toxic positivity surrounding our lives when...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2020 may be over, but we still have a lot to learn... In today's episode, we'll be sitting down with Vanessa Gallant the producer and now, documentarian, in her journey to document how COVID-19 has impacted the field of education: students and teachers alike. Her new COVID-19 documentary, TOXIC POSITIVITY, is an independent film about the toxic positivity surrounding our lives when...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! In Part TWO, today's episode will be a sit-down with researcher and University of Toronto journalist Mary Cunningham. We will be doing a deep dive into the endangerment of the North Atlantic Right Whale. The North Atlantic Right Whale inhabits The Bay of Fundy between Canada’s Nova Scotia and New Brunswick provinces and touches the U.S. state of Maine. And, natu...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! In Part ONE, today's episode will be a sit-down with researcher and University of Toronto journalist Mary Cunningham. We will be doing a deep dive into the endangerment of the North Atlantic Right Whale. The North Atlantic Right Whale inhabits The Bay of Fundy between Canada’s Nova Scotia and New Brunswick provinces and touches the U.S. state of Maine. And, natu...

In part TWO of this Thanksgiving Special, "Do All Vegans Go To Heaven?", I will be speaking with fellow New York environmentalist and published author, Evelyn Laferriere, about the vegan and vegetarian movement, why we both became vegetarian, what it can do for our health and what it can do for the environment. Get ready for Ethical and Moral arguments about the culture of eating/not-eating meat,...

In part ONE of this Thanksgiving Special, "Do All Vegans Go To Heaven?", I will be speaking with fellow New York environmentalist and published author, Evelyn Laferriere, about the vegan and vegetarian movement, why we both became vegetarian, what it can do for our health and what it can do for the environment. Get ready for funny anecdotes about how we cook, eat, and socialize enduring this alter...

Sofia Suleman, a fellow University of Toronto student and media studies major, is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including white apologies, censorship, and Anti-Black Racism in communities of color.  A lot of what we see s...

Sofia Suleman, a fellow University of Toronto student and media studies major, is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including white apologies, censorship, and Anti-Black Racism in communities of color.  A lot of what we see s...

Suddene Stone, a fellow University of Toronto student and Psychology major, is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including political correctness, the international Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement, and "Can Black People Be Racist...

The Canadian journalist, and storyteller, Angelyn Francis is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including WOKE (Branded) Awareness, the international black experience, and how the news covers black stories. We often believe that ce...

The Canadian journalist, and storyteller, Angelyn Francis is a special guest in today's episode as we talk about whether or not we are living in a "Post-racial Society". We talk about the negative connotations of living in the 21st century as a self-aware society, including WOKE (Branded) Awareness, the international black experience, and how the news covers black stories. We often believe that ce...

In this audio documentary-style episode, Joelle Weir will be diving into the history of the environmental movement, and how the exclusion of POC voices is detrimental to the environment as well as the social spaces we live in. This includes a special feature from Dr. Malini Ranganathan. This story brings to light the intersectionality between racism and the environment from an American perspective...

This is the pilot episode where the author, and creator, explains they are and why this podcast can help us build a better future.