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How do youth from the Latin American diaspora fail the so-called Canadian dream, and what can be done to support them? You can do it Cabrona captures this through a tense car ride home where a mother wishes for her kids to continue pursuing an education after dropping out of university.  Credits: Host/Producer: Priscilla Miuccio Music by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay  For more information visit...

In a city overrun by noise pollution, it can be hard to hear birdsong, a staple of the natural world. By joining a birding walk tour organizer at High Park and speaking with a bird behaviour expert, host Matthew Halupka searches for a way to reconnect with birdsong, a melody urbanization has made us forget.  Credits: Host/Producer: Matthew Halupka SFX: AMBBird_Forest Lake Morning Birdsong_DLBATM00...

It feels like you can't turn on a sports channel today without hearing about the WNBA, but it wasn't always like this. In Beyond the Court, host Israa Barzak explores the popularity of women's basketball in the wake of a historic year. With the help of guests Sophie and Meg, members of Sqwish a local queer drop-in basketball club, Israa explores why the fans have stayed loyal for so long.  Credits...

Gentrification is changing the history and culture of Toronto Black communities like Little Jamaica . The situation requires attention because of new developments and transit routes like the Eglinton Crosstown LRT that has recently opened after a lengthy period of construction work. Due to gentrification, the neighborhood's African and Caribbean community are experiencing increased threats from ri...

Holly Smith and Kensi McNaughton, two First Nations Queer and Trans relatives from the Six Nations Reserve in Southwestern Ontario, reflect on their early experiences and influences growing up in their Haudenosaunee community. Join Holly and Kensi as they share their joy, letdowns and a message of hope for other Indigenous LGBTQ+ youth who are living on reserve.  Credits: Host/Producer: Holly Smit...

Why has menstruation always been something so uncomfortable to talk about? In One Bloody Conversation at a Time, Kaelin addresses the embarrassment and shame attached with menstruation to demonstrate how these feelings alongside stigma prevent open conversations that bring awareness to menstruation and those lacking access to period care. It's time to start talking so things can start changing. Cr...

After years of behind-the-scenes housing advocacy, local activist group Climate Justice Toronto has gone public with a new focus on tenant organizing. As of April, the group has joined forces with other housing advocacy groups to help launch a citywide tenants’ union in Toronto. Emma reflects with Niklas, one of CJTO’s founders, and her sister, sociologist Dr. Amanda Watson, about what the change...

Backstitch is a short documentary exploring one woman's journey from learning to sew as a young girl in Iran to building a new life in Canada through tailoring. Through memories of migration, family, and the quiet artistry of working with fabric by hand, the documentary reflects on resilience and the skills passed between generations. Like the sewing technique it is named after, Backstitch moves b...

Fruit is explored as a medium to convey apology in the Asian community. While not everybody in the Asian diaspora may have experienced or even heard of this phenomena, it's still something that seems to happen often enough to warrant some investigation. Join Ashley and her friends to talk about how they experienced apologies growing up and the impact it has on them in the present day. Credits: Hos...

In this episode of Stage Access, Florian engages two members of the Epic Choir, Tristan and Jasmine, in a discussion about the history of the choir, and accessibility in the Toronto choral scene.  Credits: Host/Producer: Florian Montague Choral Performance: Redefine Arts' Epic Choir Guests: Tristan Whiston and Jasmine Wong. A special thank you to the Met Radio team and the Met Radio Doc Shop Facil...

"Inside The Pig's Nest" explores the formation of Porcos Toronto, a Palmeiras supporters group that continues to strengthen the collective unity of football fans in the city’s ever-growing Brazilian community.  Bridging old interviews with newer recordings, Ana Saplala highlights how football creates countless opportunities for diasporic communities, and how fandom support can broaden one’s sense...

Echoes of Belonging: Listening Back to Sankofa Square is a 10-minute radio documentary by Tushar Unadkat exploring how sound shapes place in downtown Toronto. Through footsteps, streetcars, buskers, and everyday voices, the piece captures the rhythms of Sankofa Square. Listening closely to these layered moments, it reflects on memory, renaming, and how belonging can begin simply by hearing one ano...

Mainstream country music hasn't always been a genre all about beers, bros, and pick-up trucks; the genre began as a way for outsiders to tell their stories. Enter: The Ratskin Family Band, a colourful troupe of drag queens, kings, and things who are carving out their own chaotic, queer niche in Toronto's country music circuit.  Credits: Our Family Has All Kinds was written, hosted and produced by...

Roj is the last girl at every party. But when she tries to throw one herself, no one shows up. Is the house party dead? In this audio documentary, Roj investigates the fading ritual of gathering at home, seeking advice from seasoned hosts, exploring changing social habits before attempting one final gathering to see if people are still willing to show up, have a drink, kiss a stranger, and make so...

This audio documentary is a profile of Geanna Rae (Dunbar/Klyne), a Plains Cree–Métis multidisciplinary artist living in Regina, Saskatchewan, Treaty 4 Territory. A few years ago, Geanna expanded her tattoo practice beyond mainstream street shops, to include traditional Indigenous tattooing through a mentorship with another Métis practitioner. In this interview, Geanna describes her Indigenous tat...