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Curiosity in Focus

75 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratings

Curious about the world? Looking to find some order in the intellectual chaos that surrounds you? Look no further! This is Curiosity in Focus, a bi-weekly series hosted by Daniel Kwan — archaeologist, gamer, vlogger, and teacher. Curiosity in Focus is a record of conversations that he find really f**king cool! From computer hackers to witchcraft, anything and everything is possible!

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CiF #060 - Talia Lowi-Merri

March 04, 2019 06:59 - 1 hour - 96.9 MB

Talia Lowi-Merri is a PhD student at the University of Toronto, based in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Splitting her time between both palaeontology (the study of fossils) and ornithology (the study of birds), her current work surrounds the origin and evolution of flight in birds and their raptor dinosaur ancestors. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at ww...

CiF #059 - Haya Aldoori & Matthew Kinasz

February 18, 2019 06:31 - 1 hour - 130 MB

Daniel was joined by environmental scientist, birdwatcher, and visual storyteller Haya Aldoori and nature interpreter Matthew Kinasz to discuss the importance of urban natural spaces in Toronto and the current state of traditional education. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan & curiousinfocus Instagra...

CiF #058 - Thomas S. Mullaney

January 28, 2019 05:30 - 54 minutes - 62.2 MB

Dr. Thomas S. Mullaney is a Professor of Chinese History at Stanford University, and Curator of the international exhibition, Radical Machines: Chinese in the Information Age. His latest book, The Chinese Typewriter, "examines China’s development of a modern, nonalphabetic information infrastructure encompassing telegraphy, typewriting, word processing, and computing”. Radical Machines is currently on exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA). Don't forget to subscribe to the Curi...

CiF #057 - Gil Wizen

December 17, 2018 05:44 - 1 hour - 96 MB

Gil Wizen is an entomologist, macro photographer, and keeper of arthropods! For the past 8 months, Gil and Daniel have been collaborating on educational videos about arachnids and venomous insects. Watch some of their videos at curiosityinfocus.com/videography! Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan & curiousinfoc...

CiF #056 - Jason Pitre

November 19, 2018 05:30 - 1 hour - 88.2 MB

Jason Pitre is a biologist for the Canadian government by day, and an independent game designer by night. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan & curiousinfocus Instagram @danielhkwan & @curiosityinfocus YouTube: youtube.com/curiosityinfocus Facebook: facebook.com/curiosityinfocus Jason’s work of speculative zoo...

CiF Special #6 - Asian Representation ft. Simu Liu

November 12, 2018 05:30 - 54 minutes - 62 MB

Simu is a Canadian Screen Award nominee best known for his role as Jung on the CBC TV sitcom Kim's Convenience. They talked about whitewashing, problematic castings in mainstream media, the broader trend of Asian erasure in pop culture, and the world of online dating. This was an episode about creating change, finding purpose, and transforming pop culture. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Support the Curiosity in...

CiF #055 - Conor McDonnell

October 29, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 157 MB

Conor McDonnell is a poet, doctor, and martial arts practitioner. In 2016, he published The Book of Retaliations with Anstruther Press. His second book, Safe Spaces, is now available for purchase at Frog Hollow Press. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan & curiousinfocus Instagram @danielhkwan & @curiosityinfocu...

CiF #054 - Kevin Rawlings

October 08, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB

Kevin Rawlings is an environmental technician for Environment and Climate Change Canada and a photographer currently working in Alert, Nunavut, Canada. He is also the world's northern most permanent resident. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus. Twitter @danielhkwan Instagram @danielhkwan & @curi...

CiF #053 - Osama Dorias

September 24, 2018 04:32 - 2 hours - 153 MB

Osama Dorias is a Senior Game Designer at Warner Brothers Montreal and the co-founder of the Indie Video Game studio Magic Pants and the Montreal Independent Games Festival. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasing the Stay Curious merch line at designbyhumans.com/shop/curiosityinfocu...

CiF #052 - Jayd Matyas

September 10, 2018 04:29 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

Jayd Matyas is an industrial designer at Secret City Games and a performer with the Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers (RAW). Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasing the Stay Curious merch line at designbyhumans.com/shop/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan Instagram @danielhkwan & ...

CiF #051 - Joe DeSimone

August 27, 2018 04:21 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Joe DeSimone is a Brooklyn-based educator working toward a more diverse understanding of games and their uses. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasing the Stay Curious merch line at designbyhumans.com/shop/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan Instagram @danielhkwan & @curiosityinfo...

CiF Special #5 - Gaming Saves the World ft. Shel Kahn & Cat Tobin

August 13, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

Season 6 of Curiosity in Focus is just around the corner! Fresh out of Gen Con 2018, here's audio from a panel Daniel co-hosted with Shel Kahn and Cat Tobin about saving the world through gaming. How do we translate our experiences as gamers into productive expression, activism & persuasion? Join us as we look at the map, hash out the tactics, & min/max our way out of the darkest timeline. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play ...

CiF Special #4 - Cyberpunk with Fraser Simons

June 18, 2018 04:30 - 1 hour - 93.8 MB

Fraser Simons is a writer and game designer based in Calgary, Canada. He is known for his cyberpunk roleplaying games The Veil: Cyberpunk, The Veil: Cascade, and the upcoming title Hack the Planet. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasing the Stay Curious merch line at designbyhumans...

CiF #50 - Lauren Stasyna

June 11, 2018 04:30 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Lauren Stasyna is a Toronto-based creative and self-proclaimed Meme Queen. She is passionate about museums, film, and Jeff Goldbum; as well as an advocate for inclusivity and self-care. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasing the Stay Curious merch line at designbyhumans.com/shop/cur...

CiF #049 - Mark Richardson

May 28, 2018 04:24 - 1 hour - 97.2 MB

Mark Richardson is a professional cartographer and graphic designer with the Canadian Federal Government and the owner of Green Hat Designs. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasing the Stay Curious merch line at designbyhumans.com/shop/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan Instagra...

CiF #048 - Will Parks

May 14, 2018 15:38 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Will Parks is a graphic designer working in Toronto, Canada. Will studied at OCAD University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Design in 2017. Will is now working on Keel-Haul!, a pirate action game for the PC platform as well as other projects. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasi...

CiF #047 - Ashley Reynolds

April 30, 2018 15:04 - 55 minutes - 54.3 MB

Ashley Reynolds is an evolutionary biologist that studies prehistoric cats! Apologies for the audio, something mysterious happened during the live-stream and the recording was compromised. If you'd like to see the accompanying video for this episode, you can watch it below or at facebook.com/curiosityinfocus!   Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out!  Support the Curiosity in Focu...

CiF #046 - Jason Morningstar

April 16, 2018 04:30 - 58 minutes - 67.3 MB

Jason Morningstar is an award-winning indie game designer and one half of Bully Pulpit Games. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out!  Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasing the Stay Curious merch line at designbyhumans.com/shop/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan Instagram @danielhkwan & @curiosityinfocus YouTube: you...

CiF #045 - Danielle de Carle

April 02, 2018 04:01 - 41 minutes - 47.4 MB

During the first live-streamed episode of Curiosity in Focus, Daniel sat down with evolutionary biologist Danielle de Carle (from episode #39) at the Royal Ontario Museum to watch a live leech feeding!  Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Leave a review, it really helps us out!  Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/curiosityinfocus and by purchasing the Stay Curious merch line at designbyh...

CiF #044 - Victoria Arbour

March 19, 2018 23:14 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Victoria Arbour is an evolutionary biologist and vertebrate palaeontologist studying the evolution of dinosaurs. She currently studies ankylosaurs, a group of armoured dinosaurs often known for their tail weapons. Over the course of her career, she's investigated the biomechanics of tail clubbing in ankylosaurian dinosaurs through mathematical modeling and finite element analysis. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! ...

CiF #043 - Nathan Beal

March 05, 2018 05:25 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

Nathan Beal is a historical reenactor originally from Nottingham, England, but now living in Toronto, Canada. He has been reenacting for about 20 years and has been a member of groups focusing on many cultures/eras but has a strong affinity to what is often known as the early medieval period, especially the so-called Viking age. Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at ...

CiF #042 - Julie Cameron Gray

February 19, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

Julie Cameron Gray is a Toronto-based writer and poet, who has published two collections of poetry - Tangle (Tightrope Books 2013) and Lady Crawford (Palimpsest Press, 2016), which was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award. She has published in a variety of literary journals in Canada, and she also has a whole other persona under the name Julie Crawford, where she designs knitting patterns and blogs about the knitting and crafting lifestyle at knittedbliss.com.  Don't forget to subscribe to...

CiF #041 - Alex Roberts

February 05, 2018 05:47 - 1 hour - 76 MB

Alex Roberts is a writer, game designer, and host of the Backstory podcast on the One Shot Network. Curiosity in Focus is back with season five! Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Today's show is brought to you by Grammarly and Audible. Download Grammarly’s intelligent writing app and create a free Grammarly account at getgrammarly.com/staycurious. Receive a free audiobook download and a 30-day trial of Audible's am...

Chimera Code #1 - When Twitter met the Great Firewall

January 22, 2018 01:01 - 2 hours - 158 MB

For the inaugural episode of the Chimera Code, Daniel and Conor sat down to talk about Chinese internet, the Great Firewall, epidemiology, and curse words! For those waiting for Curiosity in Focus season 5, it's currently in production! Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Today's show is brought to you by Grammarly and Warby Parker. Download Grammarly’s intelligent writing app and create a free Grammarly account at g...

CiF Special #3 - Safe Spaces & The Chimera Code

December 11, 2017 05:00 - 2 hours - 142 MB

Conor McDonnell is a poet, doctor, and martial arts practitioner. In 2016, he published The Book of Retaliations with Anstruther Press. His second book, Safe Spaces, is now available for purchase at Frog Hollow Press.  Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Today's show is brought to you by Grammarly and Warby Parker. Download Grammarly’s intelligent writing app and create a free Grammarly account at getgrammarly.com/st...

CiF #040 - Justin Mohareb

December 04, 2017 07:56 - 1 hour - 93.1 MB

For the season four finale of Curiosity in Focus, Daniel sat down with Justin Mohareb, the events coordinator for tabletop gaming at Fan Expo Canada - one of the largest fan conventions in Canada. They talked about gaming and convention culture, tabletop role-playing games, and the nature of "fandoms".  Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Today's show is brought to you by Grammarly and Warby Parker. Download Grammarl...

CiF #039 - Danielle de Carle

November 20, 2017 19:34 - 1 hour - 99.1 MB

Daniel sat down with evolutionary biologist Danielle de Carle (confusing eh?) to learn about leech evolution, systematics, and parasites. Body horror and medical oddities were also discussed! This is an amazing episode! Don't forget to subscribe to the Curiosity in Focus podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Today's show is brought to you by Grammarly and Warby Parker. Download Grammarly’s intelligent writing app and create a free Grammarly account at: getgrammarly.com/...

CiF Special #2 - One Year of Curiosity in Focus ft. Kiron Mukherjee

November 13, 2017 14:00 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

To celebrate one year of the Curiosity in Focus podcast, I sat down with my good friend Kiron Mukherjee to reflect on the journey so far. Curiosity in Focus is more than just a podcast for me. Now, it’s become a part of who I am. It represents what I believe in – that the best educators are learners, and that everyone has something to teach the world. To every listener of the show – if you’ve been here from the beginning, or if you just joined the movement – thanks for having faith in me. Th...

CiF #038 - Jack Gin and the tale of Frederick Lee

November 06, 2017 05:05 - 1 hour - 89.5 MB

For a special Remembrance Day episode of Curiosity in Focus, Daniel was joined by retired engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Jack Gin to learn about the incredible tale of Frederick Lee. Frederick was born into a respected Chinese Canadian merchant  family with ties to the Hudson's Bay Company. His family had actually immigrated to Canada from a county near the city of Guangzhou, China - much like Daniel's did in the 1960s. Fred was one of approximately 300 Canadians of Chinese descen...

CiF #037 - Jason Loo

October 23, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 90.7 MB

Jason Loo is a Toronto-based comic book writer and illustrator known for creating Toronto's very own super hero - the Pitiful Human Lizard! The series follows Lucas Barrett, a 9-5 office lackey who moonlights as a struggling superhero during his free time.  Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Google Play Music! Head to Caspertrial.com/staycurious for $50 your next Casper Matress purchase! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/curiosityinf...

CiF #036 - Allison O'Toole

October 16, 2017 04:00 - 1 minute - 83.5 MB

Freelance comic book editor Allison O'Toole joined Daniel for another episode of Curiosity in Focus! This time, to talk about her latest Kickstarter project - Wayward Sisters: An Anthology of Monstrous Women. From mermaids hunted for their meat to a ghastly beauty pageant, Wayward Sisters celebrates lady and non-binary monsters who are indelicate, impolite, and irrepressible. Inside you’ll find tales of undead motivational speakers, vengeance demons compelled to hunt family, and a gentle T. R...

CiF #035 - Christopher Sims

October 05, 2017 17:43 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Daniel's back from China and ready to talk all about the ups and downs of the trip! Fellow archaeologist, podcaster, and brother from another mother Chris Sims joined CiF to compare his recent fieldwork trip to Hawaii.  Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher Radio! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan & curiousinfocus Instagram @danielhkwan YouTube: www.youtube.com/curiosityinfocus Facebook: www.facebook.com/cu...

Update: International Podcast Day

October 01, 2017 02:51 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MB

It's International Podcast Day, and it's time for an update on all of the amazing things to come for the rest of the season of Curiosity in Focus.  Thanks to Casper Mattress for their wonderful sponsorship. Receive $50 towards your next mattress purchase at caspertrial.com/staycurious! Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, & Google Play Music! Support the Curiosity in Focus podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/curiosityinfocus Twitter @danielhkwan & curiousinfocus Instagra...

CiF #034 - Jason Anarchy

September 18, 2017 04:05 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

Jason Anarchy is a game designer with a passion for creating quirky quick-start games designed for the hardcore casual. Jason has released over 9 commercially available games - notably the Drinking Quest Series. Other titles include Haiku Warrior and Pretending to Grownup!

CiF #033 - Kat Kruger

September 11, 2017 03:58 - 1 hour - 92 MB

Kat Kruger is an acclaimed YA author - known for her Lycan Code series and  the novel adaptation of Bruce McDonald's film Weirdos - with over ten years’ experience writing in the entertainment and gaming industries. Most recently, Kat worked on the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons board game, Betrayal at Baldur's Gate. Kat was formally the creative director at Fierce Ink Books and an associate producer at CBC. ​

CiF #032 - Fan Expo ft. Rachel Kahn

September 08, 2017 20:23 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

Rachel Kahn is an illustrator and cartoonist with a love of heavy metal, megafauna, and mighty-thewed barbarians. She has her BFA in Visual Art from York University, and currently illustrates and creates concept art for indie and small-press games and fiction.

CiF #031 - Jennifer Polk

August 29, 2017 00:32 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MB

Jennifer Polk is an academic, career, and life coach who helps PhDs launch meaningful careers, during and after graduate school. Jen speaks and writes on issues related to graduate education and career outcomes for doctoral-degree holders. 

Update: Season Four!

August 21, 2017 03:06 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MB

Season FOUR of Curiosity in Focus drops in just over a week! Here's a quick update on the status of the show, Daniel's upcoming appearance at Fan Expo Canada, and confirmed guests for the upcoming season of the show. 

CiF #030 - Archaeology & pop culture

July 24, 2017 04:01 - 1 hour - 117 MB

It's the season three finale! For this special episode, Daniel is joined by fellow podcaster Christopher Sims from Portland, OR to talk about depictions of archaeology in film and television. From Prometheus to Indiana Jones, nothing was spared in this episode! This will be the first of an ongoing series between Curiosity in Focus and Go Dig a Hole. The next one: music and television!

CiF #029 - Fight for the Forgotten

July 19, 2017 23:39 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB

Humanitarian and American MMA fighter Justin "The Big Pygmy" Wren called in to the Curiosity in Focus podcast to talk about his work with Fight for the Forgotten and Water 4 in the Congo Basin of Africa. Justin is current fights in Bellator MMA and uses this career as a platform to help raise more awareness for helping the Mbuti pygmy people.

CiF #028 - The Earliest Art in Europe

July 03, 2017 04:05 - 1 hour - 93.4 MB

Daniel sat down with fellow archaeologist Sarah Ranlett to learn about the discovery of the earliest art created by humans in Europe! 

CiF #027 - Citizen Science at the Ontario BioBlitz

June 25, 2017 00:12 - 39 minutes - 54 MB

Daniel sat down with science communicator Kiron Mukherjee to reflect on their experiences at the 2017 Ontario BioBlitz - an outreach citizen science event where scientists and the public get together and survey biodiversity in habitats of importance. This year's event was set in the Rouge National Urban Park!

CiF #026 - Medicine, Poetry, & MMA

June 19, 2017 00:04 - 1 hour - 151 MB

Daniel sat down with Conor McDonnell - a pediatric anesthesiologist, poet, and martial arts practitioner. Conor has published writing and poetry in the Montreal Review, the Steel Chisel, poetryrepairs.com, Paul Vermeersch’s Sunrise with Sunmonsters project, the Fiddlehead, Carousel magazine, and the Scrivener Creative Review. In 2016, he published The Book of Retaliations with Anstruther Press. In 2017, he plans to publish his second book, Safe Spaces. 

CiF #025 - Saving Archaeology with Ancient Wine

June 05, 2017 04:01 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB

Andrew Graham, an archaeologist currently working in the Republic of Georgia, called in to Curiosity in Focus to discuss his work with the GRAPE project. GRAPE (Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Project Expedition) is an international multidisciplinary research project investigating the emergence of farming economies in the South Caucasus. Daniel and Andrew talked about archaeology, the current plight of the social sciences, and what scholars should be doing to save the discipline!

From the Archives #4 - Cultural Revitalization

June 02, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 95.1 MB

Daniel sat down with Richard Zane Smith, Catherine Tammaro, Steven Dorland, and Lindi Masur at the Gardiner museum to talk about traditional Wyandot pottery, cultural revitalization, resistance, and the importance of tradition.  Music: Joakim Karud - Waves (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/VMghJ_civuM

CiF #024 - Simu Liu

May 29, 2017 01:37 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MB

Daniel had the opportunity to chat with Canadian actor, writer, director, and stuntman Simu Liu. Simu is a Canadian Screen Award nominee best known for his role as Jung on the CBC TV sitcom Kim's Convenience. They talked about whitewashing, problematic castings in mainstream media, the broader trend of Asian erasure in pop culture, and the world of online dating. Music: Joakim Karud - Waves  Joakim Karud - https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud https://facebook.com/joakimkarudmusic https://twit...

CiF #023 - Food, Family, & Community

May 22, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 112 MB

Daniel sat down with Mario Garisto, the owner of Sorella Toronto - a restaurant that offers traditional, homemade Italian sausages using a recipe passed down from his great grandmother. They discussed the importance of food, Italian culture, and community in Toronto! Music: Joakim Karud - Waves  Joakim Karud - https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud https://facebook.com/joakimkarudmusic https://twitter.com/JoakimKarud https://youtube.com/user/JoakimKarud

CiF #022 - Go Dig a Hole

May 14, 2017 23:50 - 1 hour - 90.3 MB

Daniel sat down with fellow podcaster Christopher Sims to talk about the Go Dig a Hole podcast, archaeology, building a brand outside of academia, and how to start your own podcast! 

CiF #021 - Wildlife Photography

May 04, 2017 21:14 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

Welcome back to season three of Curiosity in Focus! For this episode, Daniel sat down with Vincent Luk, a Toronto-based photographer and videographer. Vincent's work has been used extensively at the Royal Ontario Museum. He is also the Program Manager and instructor for the Fleming College Environmental Visual Communication Post-Graduate Program, co-founder of Hello Foto Inc, owner of Hello Studios, and founder/organizer of the Parkdale Flea.  Music: Joakim Karud - Waves  Joakim Karud - http...

CiF #020 - March for Science

April 14, 2017 19:17 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

Science is under attack. Censorship, budget cuts, disappearing data, and threats to shut down government agencies put the pursuit of knowledge at risk. On April 22nd, people who support science are taking a public stand. Daniel sat down with Michelle Cameron and Sarah-Louise Decrausaz of Humans in 5 - an educational series that explores the story of humanity - to discuss the nature and importance of science.

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