The Place of Sound

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. this episode has a short PSA from Laura Kowalski and Ethan Ormonde of the CCS: Carleton University’s Communication Undergraduate Student Society. the episode contains audio productions by Jake Andrews, Grace Nevins, and Jason Scott. Jake Andrews: “Men of Nature” Grace Nevins: “Mindful Steps through N...

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. this episode has a short PSA from Laura Kowalski and Ethan Ormonde of the CCS: Carleton University’s Communication Undergraduate Student Society. the episode contains audio productions by Hannah Sheehan, Aidan Donnelly, and Kaela Rossi. Hannah Sheehan: “Senses of Home: Memories Across Borders” Aidan...

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. this episode has a short PSA from Laura Kowalski and Ethan Ormonde of the CCS: Carleton University’s Communication Undergraduate Student Society. the episode contains audio productions by Janelle Hamstra, Lucas Turnbull, and Yifan Zheng. Janelle Hamstra: “Cell Memory” Lucas Turnbull: “Ripples of Resi...

this is the third episode of a three part year-in-review series. throughout it, we’ve listened back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2023, one project type at a time. this episode features the audio documentary, a longer form of storytelling in which students explore the place-based dimension of their identity. this episode consists of only three projects, each of which offe...

this is the second episode of a three part year-in-review series. in it, we’ll listen back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2023, one project type at a time. this episode features the soundscape composition. it begins with a quick overview of the soundscape composition: what it is and how they’re produced. we’ll then listen to five soundscape compositions that aired on the s...

in the first three episodes of 2024, we’ll be listening back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2023, one project type at a time. this is the first episode in that three-part series. this episode features the audio portrait. it begins with a quick overview of the audio portrait: what it is and how they’re produced. we’ll then listen to six audio portraits that aired on the sho...

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. this thematic episode, titled “tales of new beginnings”, digs into our archive and presents anew some of the projects created by students who explored their move to Ottawa after growing up elsewhere. these projects offered them an opportunity to think through how they have grown and who they have bec...

this episode was guest produced by Claude Schryer , an Ottawa-based artist, environmentalist, and soundscape composer. Claude is a former strategic advisor for Canada Council for the Arts, where he worked from 1999 until 2020. since then, Claude has been active in a number of artistic and scholarly communities, including the Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (CASE) , where he sits as Chair of...

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. this thematic episode, titled “sonic snapshots of ottawa”, digs into our archive and presents anew some of the projects created in the city of ottawa. each project explores a different part of the city and presents a story about how and why that space is meaningful to the composer. take some time to...

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. this thematic episode, titled “lockdown diaries”, digs into our archive and presents anew some of the projects that were created during the COVID-19 lockdown. these projects offer a glimpse into what not only students, but many of us were thinking and feeling during this moment, and how we collective...

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. this thematic episode, titled “cooking chronicles”, digs into our archive and presents anew some of the food and cooking related projects that have aired on the show. join us as we explore culinary secrets and share mouthwatering recipes while hearing from student chefs! Kit Chokly - “Consume by Reme...

this is the second of two special episodes in a row. this episode was guest produced by Dr. Hali Santamas, an artist and senior researcher at the University of Huddersfield. in it, Dr. Santamas shares with us his own relationship with place, exploring some of his many experiences in both the UK and here in Canada. while doing so, we’re offered the opportunity to listen to some of Dr. Santamas’s so...

we made it! 50 episodes is no small feat, and we’re thrilled to have made it to this point. to mark the occasion, we’re presenting a specially produced and hosted episode by our very own Sama Russel. in this episode, Sama shares with us her own history with sound. she brings us to the three cities she’s lived in: Tehran, Vancouver, and most recently, Ottawa. and in doing so, she invites us to list...

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. the episode contains audio productions by Sarah Selma Maref, Emma Johnston, and Jen Siushansian. Sara Selma Maref: “Sound is Noisy” Emma Johnston: “Faithfully Blind” Jen Siushansian: “I’m Afraid of Silence: the relationship between silence and mental illness in a loud and vibrant world”

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. the episode contains audio productions by Caroline Workman, Jordan Wegner, and Hannah Watanabe. Caroline Workman: “A Taste of Belonging” Jordan Wegner: “Reconnecting Sound in Purposeful Isolation” Hannah Watanabe: “Limbo”

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. the episode contains audio productions by Matteo Fotia, Glorence Gao, and Toni Tang. Matteo Fotia: “Casa e Felicità” Florence Gao: “24 Hours in Montreal: Escape to be Back” Toni Tang: “A Journey to find Home”

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. the episode contains audio productions by Roop Bajwa, Yiyang He, and Jessie Gu. Roop Bajwa: “Seeking Comfort” Yiyang He: “Hot Pot Day in my Brother’s House” Jessie Gu: “Sunset is not Inferior to Sunrise”

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. the episode contains audio productions by Jordan Wegner, Rachael Hind, Caroline Workman. Jordan Wegner: “Dirt” Rachael Hind: “Revisiting a Space of Comfort” Caroline Workman: “Through the Vents”

tune in to another great episode produced by Communication and Media Studies student, Sama Russel. the episode contains audio productions by Yingjun Lu, Noor Hamdala, and Riley Williamson. Yingjun Lu: “My Italian Family in Toronto” Noor Hamdala: “A Chaotic Escape” Riley Williamson: “The Dinner Party”

check out the first episode produced by Sama Russel, a third-year communication and media studies student at Carleton University! Sama’s going to be taking over producing and hosting the show for the next little while, and you’ll likely become quite familiar with her voice as a result. welcome, Sama! listen to audio productions by Krist Le, Matthew Loye, and Rauqel Costa-Correia. Krist Le: “Findin...

this is the third episode of a three part year-in-review series. throughout it, we’ve listened back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2022, one project type at a time. this episode features the audio documentary, a longer form of storytelling in which students explore the place-based dimension of their identity. this episode consists of only three projects, each of which offe...

this is the second episode of a three part year-in-review series. in it, we’ll listen back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2022, one project type at a time. this episode features the soundscape composition. it begins with a quick overview of the soundscape composition: what it is and how they’re produced. we’ll then listen to five soundscape compositions that aired on the s...

in the first three episodes of 2023, we’ll be listening back to some of the work that aired on the place of sound in 2022, one project type at a time. this is the first episode in that three-part series. this episode features the audio portrait. it begins with a quick overview of the audio portrait: what it is and how they’re produced. we’ll then listen to seven audio portraits that aired on the s...

This a special one-off episode of The Place of Sound! It's produced as a collaboration between the show and the Carleton University Art Gallery, in association with the exhibition by Romanian-born, Ottawa based artist, Laura Taler. The Exhibit was presented at CUAG and it ran from Sept 25 - Dec 18. This episode features the work of three students who participated in three different iterations of t...

listen to audio productions by Claudia Gleason and Paris Jefferson. Claudia is a current MA student and Paris Jefferson is a recent graduate of the MA program in Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University. Claudia Gleason: “The Sounds of Freedom…and Other Myths” Paris Jefferson: “The Sonic Social Order”