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Radio Free Arthur - Episode 24 - A Swift Conclusion
April 19, 2024 18:39 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBHappy Tortured Poets Department release day to all who celebrate! Having listened to all two hours of the extended "Anthology" edition of this most recent emission from the Queen of jet-setting herself the editors get down and dirty in the lyrical content of the album. What is revealed and how deep is the poetic material at hand? Tune in to find out in this thrilling conclusion to this season of Radio Free Arthur. If Sebastian, Abby, and Evan keep their jobs for another year (and Trent Ra...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 23 - Trainsgender Day of Visibility
April 12, 2024 19:27 - 59 minutes - 68.8 MBIt's a very special occassion at Radio Free Arthur enterprises Inc. L.L.C., a subsidiary of CSIS (allegedly)—and not for any reason to do with recent celestial phenomena! This episode marks co-editor Abbigale Kernya's very first absence from RFA! Sad! However, it is also another cause for celebration: it's our very own Evan Robins' one (but not only) birthday!!! Yay!!! In celebration of this much-lauded occassion, she and Sebastian spend the bulk of this hour indulging in a perennial topi...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 22 - This is How You Lose the Pickleball War
April 08, 2024 14:21 - 59 minutes - 72.1 MBAfter a week away, the editors return with the story of the century: Pickleball is back in the hearts and minds of Peterborans, and it's heating things up at City Hall! During a heated discussion at April 2nd's General Committee, Mayor Jeff Leal had some choice words for Councillor Alex Bierk—mostly to do with how exactly Leal would prepare him were Bierk a Thanksgiving Dinner (the fact that Easter was the more recent turkey-related holiday is not lost on the editors). Also, Evan fills her...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 21 - Multi-Level Lesbianism
March 22, 2024 19:54 - 59 minutes - 76.5 MBThe girls are sans Sebastian in this episode of Radio Free Arthur and as such, took this opportunity to discuss why they are the way they are via personally curated Spotify playlists. Additionally, the co-editors recap the recent article from Arthur journalist, Ian Vansegbrook, who presents a compelling argument into why women should—well—date women. *** Radio Free Arthur broadcasts live on Fridays @ 1PM through the facilities of Trent Radio - 92.7 CFFF FM in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong an...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 20 - Et tu, Union?
March 15, 2024 18:33 - 59 minutes - 79.8 MBAll three Arthur Editors are (allegedly) back in the studio and ready to face the Ides of March. With Evan and Sebastian both recovering from an (alleged) curse, the Editors bring a portent of prophetic significance: DON'T FORGET TO VOTE! That's right, dear listener, student union elections are upon us, and along with them one of the most significant decisions you can (allegedly) make! This is the time YOU can make YOUR voice heard in the organization that represents YOU (unless you want t...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 19 - Women Workers, Pick up Your Microphones!
March 08, 2024 19:43 - 59 minutes - 76.4 MBHaving kicked Sebastian off the air for reasons pertaining to feminism, Arthur girl squad members Evan and Abbigale seize the means of radio production to bring you the hard-hitting stories this international women's day. In addition to the just-released Issue 5, our intrepid co-hosts discuss recent pyrocentric developments on London street, the intricacies of Canadian Home Renovation shows, and the nu-metal persuasions of the late, great, Akira Toriyama. *** Radio Free Arthur broadcasts ...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 18 - On Air We're Briefly GOATed
March 01, 2024 22:34 - 59 minutes - 76.8 MBThe Editors reunite once again in the studio to bring you the hard-hitting news: creative writing seminars suck and Arthur's beloved Sally Rooney is releasing a new novel. In an episode largely full of literary criticism, three editors who read too much and have too little in the way of social lives give their unsolicited bookish opinions (this is not a safe space for Colleen Hoover fans) that reveal a lot about their star signs (so we've heard). In other news, what is going on with the T...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 17 - Third Time's a Charm?
February 23, 2024 19:53 - 59 minutes - 70.7 MBThis radio show is award winning, baby! Arthur Newspaper has won Best Online Media Presence for the 2024 JHM Awards For Excellence in Student Journalism and we are making sure everyone knows it. While Co-Editor and Co-Host, Evan Robins enjoys time away from this award winning show for a week, Abbigale and Sebastian talk about the JHM awards, analyze each other's strange work dreams, and follow up on the Trent Central Student Associations' twice failed attempt to pass their by-law package i...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 16 - There's No "You" in Union
February 16, 2024 20:03 - 59 minutes - 76.1 MBWhat a week, eh weary writers? Despite the previous night's inordinate snow fall, the Arthur editors have endeavoured to drag themselves to Trent Radio House, as there's plenty of news which begs to be talked about. After a quick refresher on this week in Arthur, they dig into what has been a week among weeks (if ever there was one) of TCSA business—namely said group's decision to put proposed By-Law changes to referendum following their being voted down at the Association's Feb. 14th SAG...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 15 - Of Course We're On Bumble
February 09, 2024 22:31 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBThis week, the editors have a big announcement. Thanks to Bill C-18, Arthur's hiring policies have been revamped and starting next volume, all applications and expressions of interest must be made through the paper's Bumble Bizz profile. Thanks, JT! Anyways, this week brings audio reports from members of the Arthur staff with David King reporting on the proclamation of February as Black History Month at an event organized by the Community Race Relations Committee and the City of Peterb...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 14 - Watching the Sinks Ship
February 02, 2024 22:27 - 59 minutes - 74.9 MBCo-Editors Abbigale Kernya and Evan Robins stand witness to the proverbial crash course of Trent University in this Sebastian-lite episode, examining the ongoing fallout of the International student visa cap. The duo also discuss Trent's recent announcement that after a "comprehensive, nationwide," search they settled on ... Trent's own Dr. Cathy Bruce! Three cheers for inside baseball! ALSO: YOUR FAVOURITE RAG IS UP FOR AWARDS! We're as surprised as you are, but Arthur is indeed nominate...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 13 - Universités Avec Frontières
January 26, 2024 20:31 - 59 minutes - 76.5 MBThe Editors reconvene to discuss the newly announced cap on the number of International Student Visas issued by the federal government—a decision which promises to have some rather marked impacts on a certain university of note to them. Along the way, they discuss everyone's favourite student union, and the latest in news from the very-real not-fake place that is Cleantech Commons. SOMEONE WHO IS GOOD AT BUDGET PLEASE HELP MY UNIVERSITY IS DYING #satire *** Radio Free Arthur broadcasts ...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 12 - What Does "Shag" Mean?
January 19, 2024 19:26 - 59 minutes - 75.6 MBIt's just one of those days, but nevertheless, we Arthur. The Arthur crew are back, beleaguered, and in the studio for the first time this year. With a busy week of ReFrame reviews bogging them down, they discuss the entries for this year's documentary film festival, some exciting new about Cleantech Commons, and a brand new segment from the courts, courtesy of Arthur's own sports correspondent, Ian Vansegbrook. *** Radio Free Arthur broadcasts live on Fridays @ 1PM through the facilities...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 11 - Bringing Sexy (Bingo) Back
January 12, 2024 18:00 - 59 minutes - 36.8 MBNEW YEAR. NEW TIME SLOT. SAME OLD SHENANIGANS. 2023 may be so over, but the Arthur team is so back it's like we were never gone! In this remote start to the radio season, Co-Editors Abbigale, Sebastian, and Evan discuss the pressing matters of their weekly newsletter playlist, as well as the recent full enforcement of Bill C-18. More importantly, however, our intrepid trio have recently reacquired their literacy, and by consequence deign to offer a lit crit of the curatorial selections of ...
Currents x Arthur Budget Week 2024 - Ep. 5 - 2024 Budget Debrief; or, The Road to 7%
December 16, 2023 15:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBThe City of Peterborough has a Budget! Council adopted the 2024 City Budget during a meeting on December 11th which includes a property tax rate increase of 7% - down from 9.59% in the original draft budget proposed by City Staff. In this final episode of this collaborate series between Arthur Newspaper and Peterborough Currents, Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay, Abbigale Kernya, and Will Pearson examine the last minute motions which saw Councillors land on the final figure and some possible imp...
Currents x Arthur Budget Week 2024 - Ep. 4 - Why don’t these pedestrians have a sidewalk? Peterborough faces infrastructure backlog due to “funding challenges.”
December 14, 2023 16:51 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBWhy does a major street with three schools nearby not have sidewalks to begin with? Can the city really not afford to build one? And what does all of this say about the way Peterborough has been developing in recent decades? With the Arthur team tied up in print deadlines, Will Pearson and Brett Throop from Currents explore these questions in the latest episode of this special podcast series on the city’s 2024 budget deliberations. Links: Arthur Newspaper Peterborough Currents
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 10 - "Fifty Nine Minutes of Possibility"
December 06, 2023 19:09 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBClosing out the season on Trent Radio, Abbigale, Evan, and Sebastian drag their exhausted bodies into the studio for one last kick at the can to reflect upon the season and how they're feeling after publishing the last print edition of 2023. After Evan discusses the newest garbageface album, ENANTIODROMIA - set to be released on December 21st - key questions arise among the editors concerning the plans for future reproduction and what they would name their prospective spawn before suggesti...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 10 - Fifty Nine Minutes of Possibility
December 06, 2023 19:09 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBClosing out the season on Trent Radio, Abbigale, Evan, and Sebastian drag their exhausted bodies into the studio for one last kick at the can to reflect upon the season and how they're feeling after publishing the last print edition of 2023. After Evan discusses the newest garbageface album, ENANTIODROMIA - set to be released on December 21st - key questions arise among the editors concerning the plans for future reproduction and what they would name their prospective spawn before suggesti...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 9 - Raiders of the Lost App
November 29, 2023 18:45 - 59 minutes - 71 MBIt's a big news day in Peterborough—Nogojiwanong, and no, we're not talking about budget week. It is, of course, Spotify Wrapped week, and the ever-intrepid Arthur editors have undertaken the great endeavour of debriefing this most sacrosanct of cultural moments. Not only that, but two-thirds of our trinity have taken it upon themselves to plomb the uncharted depths of a mysterious new network domain—the TCSA's mobile app. Between that and a heated discussion about municipalities in Southe...
Radio Free Arthur Ep. 9: Raiders of the Lost App
November 29, 2023 18:45 - 59 minutes - 71 MBIt's a big news day in Peterborough—Nogojiwanong, and no, we're not talking about budget week. It is, of course, Spotify Wrapped week, and the ever-intrepid Arthur editors have undertaken the great endeavour of debriefing this most sacrosanct of cultural moments. Not only that, but two-thirds of our trinity have taken it upon themselves to plomb the uncharted depths of a mysterious new network domain—the TCSA's mobile app. Between that and a heated discussion about municipalities in Southe...
Currents x Arthur Budget Week 2024 - Ep. 3 - Five Stories from the 2024 Budget Talks
November 28, 2023 16:54 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBPeterborough city councillors went through the municipality’s draft budget for 2024 page by page and line by line last week. Sitting as finance committee for three nights in a row starting on November 20, they were staring down a potential 9.59 percent increase to residential property taxes next year and were on the lookout for ways to reign in spending. Arthur has teamed up with Peterborough Currents to cover the municipal budget deliberations in a limited-run podcast series. Episode three...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 8 - So Long as the Buses Keep Runnin' and the River Don't Rise
November 22, 2023 19:08 - 59 minutes - 74.2 MBArthur's editorial team are back and bedraggled, having spent the weekend packin' the shack and the better part of the week paying far too close attention to Peterborough City Hall. However, the news waits for no mere man, and so long as the busses keep runnin' and the river don't rise, our editors will be here to heed their divinely-ordained compulsion to disseminate the news. Now, back in the hot seat, they're here to debrief the weekend's transit negotiations and the narrowly avoided ATU...
Radio Free Arthur - Ep. 8 - So Long as the Buses Keep Runnin' and the River Don't Rise
November 22, 2023 19:08 - 59 minutes - 74.2 MBArthur's editorial team are back and bedraggled, having spent the weekend packin' the shack and the better part of the week paying far too close attention to Peterborough City Hall. However, the news waits for no mere man, and so long as the busses keep runnin' and the river don't rise, our editors will be here to heed their divinely-ordained compulsion to disseminate the news. Now, back in the hot seat, they're here to debrief the weekend's transit negotiations and the narrowly avoided ATU...
Currents x Arthur Budget Week 2024 - Ep. 2 - Non-profits plead with councillors to reverse proposed cut to municipal grants. The cost to taxpayers? Less than $1 each.
November 20, 2023 20:32 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBWill Pearson, Evan Robins and Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay sit down to discuss the latest on the 2024 Peterborough City Budget news. Last week, representatives from a variety of community groups addressed city councillors on Tuesday, November 14 to ask councillors to reverse a proposed cut to the municipal grants they receive. Peterborough’s draft budget proposes cutting the Community Service Grants it gives to 14 local non-profits by between 3.5 percent and 5.2 percent in 2024. The Community...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 7 - Shack Packers in Solidarity
November 15, 2023 20:05 - 59 minutes - 91.3 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Arthur Abbigale, Sebastian, and Evan discuss their plans to help "pack the shack" for an upcoming series of home games for Trent's Varsity Volleyball Team. Also on the docket is the question of who from Trent will show up to support the ATU 1320 as they head back into negotiations with a strike mandate set for November 20th. All this before they dive into the not-yet-public "Excaliburnt Out Report" to see if there is anything revelatory or consequential cont...
Radio Free Arthur - Ep. 7 - Shack Packers in Solidarity
November 15, 2023 20:05 - 59 minutes - 91.3 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Arthur Abbigale, Sebastian, and Evan discuss their plans to help "pack the shack" for an upcoming series of home games for Trent's Varsity Volleyball Team. Also on the docket is the question of who from Trent will show up to support the ATU 1320 as they head back into negotiations with a strike mandate set for November 20th. All this before they dive into the not-yet-public "Excaliburnt Out Report" to see if there is anything revelatory or consequential cont...
Currents x Arthur Budget Week 2024 - Ep. 1 - It's City Budget Season!
November 13, 2023 20:31 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBArthur and Peterborough Currents have teamed up to cover Peterborough's budget deliberations in a podcast format. We’ll be releasing podcast episodes as city council’s budget deliberations progress. In this first episode of the series Will Pearson, Brett Throop, and Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay discuss their initial reactions to the draft budget. They also check in with Harry Kitchen, a retired Trent University economics professor with an interest in municipal finance. Kitchen argues that of...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 6 - How Much a Budget Cost?
November 08, 2023 20:25 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBWith two weeks having passed since the editors last properly sat down together, there is so much to catch up on. From several new articles from Arthur journalists, a breakdown on the latest from Peterborough City Hall—including the new waste collection program—and the much awaited 2024 budget, there's much to talk about and only so much time to talk about it. Tune in for Sebastian's piping-hot budget takes, Abbigale's appraisals of Arthur's new authors' work, and Evan's impromptu eviscerati...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 5 - Levy Fee Solidarity
October 30, 2023 17:13 - 59 minutes - 78 MBWith Sebastian off on a busman’s holiday to Québec, Co-editors, Abbigale Kernya and Evan Robins come to you live from a cabin in the woods where they give you a rundown on new articles from Arthur journalists and discuss an odd looking book found in said cabin. In other news, the two discuss University of Ottawa’s radio station, CHUO, who has recently had their $4 levy fee defunded in a controversial referendum brought forth by a singular UOttawa student. Tune in for a breakdown of incon...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 4 - All For One and Some For All
October 18, 2023 18:27 - 59 minutes - 99.2 MBAll three of Arthur's editors are back in one room again as they discuss the Trent Central Student Association's new strategic plan which includes plans for demonstrations and protests in front of City Hall regarding transit and a notable lack of details concerning their demands for Senior Administration. Sebastian is in his element discussing the finer points of union organizing efforts, noting the importance of constant and transparent communication and consultation with the membership on...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 3 - All City Hall
October 11, 2023 20:01 - 59 minutes - 92.9 MBSebastian and Abbigale discuss the six hour Peterborough Council General Committee meeting of October 10th, 2023 and try to makes sense of the theatrics and grandstanding of Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith. Along the way, they try to make sense of the Peterborough Police Service's plan to implement a "no-tolerance" approach to open air drug use in the City alongside community partners. *** Radio Free Arthur broadcasts live on Wednesdays @ 12PM through the facilities of Trent Radio - 9...
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 2 - Trent's Homecoming Woes and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 04, 2023 19:14 - 59 minutes - 94.6 MBThis week Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay returns from his sick bed to join fellow Arthur editors, Abbigale Kernya, and Evan Robins to discuss the debauch of last week's Head of the Trent Homecoming weekend here in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong. They discuss a recent article Abbigale wrote in which she interviewed Indigenous students about Trent's decision to move forward with hosting homecoming festivities on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation which takes place every year on September 30th....
Radio Free Arthur - Episode 1 - Pride and Prejudices
September 27, 2023 19:31 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBWith one Editor out of commission due to exposure, the remaining Arthur Editors, Abbigale Kernya and Evan Robins, discuss the past week in Peterborough news as Arthur returns to the airwaves. In this episode, we discuss the recent Peterborough Pride Week and the growing movement of hate being directed toward queer and trans communities and children across Canada and the United States and how this impacts people at the local level. Also on the docket are discussions of recent Peterborough...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 11 - Dave "Stigma Male" Smith
May 03, 2023 22:25 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBWatch on YouTube Episode 11! We found out that 2nd runner-up to the last mayoral bid, Stephen Wright, won't be running for mayor or city council again. The reason may SHOCK you. We also discovered some financial transparency in the form of developer donations to the campaigns of now-Mayor Jeff Leal and runner-up Henry Clarke. We also made plans to go to the new location of the Peterborough Regional Farmers Market at Quaker Foods City Square, see you there? Next, we talked about the STIGMA...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 10 - Nahloxone
April 27, 2023 16:58 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBWatch on YouTube Episode 10! Our big topic this week was Peterborough City Council voted down the move to have city staff undergo life-saving Naloxone training. We also expressed general frustrations with the lack of vision and direction for the city. If you know a business that may be interested in sponsoring the Peterborough Politics Podcast, get in touch with us via email: [email protected] or [email protected] Thanks for listening! Music by Garbageface Sebastian Johnston...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 9 - "Bierk du Soleil" (ft. Alex Bierk & Chad)
April 20, 2023 21:49 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBWatch on YouTube Episode 9! Almost in double digits. This episode features City Councilor Alex Bierk and his friend Chad. Before we talked to Alex, we had the chance to recount a couple of Peterborough headlines that caught our eye. Specifically, The Parkway is finally dead (or is it?), Federal Workers are on strike, and Dave Smith has joined Michelle Ferreri on Russia's Foreign Ministry's list of banned Canadians. If you know a business that may be interested in sponsoring the Peterboroug...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 8 - Best Laid Official Plans
April 13, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBWatch on YouTube Episode 8 is a day late because the Easter long weekend pushed Peterborough City Council by a day. In this episode, we talked about so much and focused on the Province of Ontario's decisions surrounding Peterborough's proposed Official Plan. We also talked about the following: PM Justin Trudeau visiting former MP Maryam Monsef's new baby New Poet Laureate Ziysah von Beiberstein New ultra-low, and ultra-small in scope, overnight electricity plan Covid update in Peterbor...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 7 - YIMBYs & NIMBYs
April 05, 2023 22:49 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBEpisode 7 is here for the people of Peterborough. This week we talked about Dave Smith being rude (sexist?) to Joy Lachica over a misunderstanding about how the Conservative Ontario government backed off a plan to defund the Ontario Arts Council by 15%. Thin skin much? We also discussed some new property developments on George Street North, the future of The Theatre On King, and the ongoing housing crisis. If you know a business that may be interested in sponsoring the Peterborough Politics...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 6 - Art Attack
March 29, 2023 22:07 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBArt is quite literally under attack in Peterborough as the community was not successful in appealing to City Council to reconsider funding The Theatre on King and the Artisans Centre. We talked about it at length. There was a really sad story concerning a 3-year-old girl who was killed in her own driveway by a reckless vehicle. Our condolences go out to the family. You can donate to the GoFundMe Page, here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tragic-loss-in-peterborough Other things we talked about...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 05 - Something In The Water
March 22, 2023 17:43 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThere was no City Council Meeting this week but we had plenty to talk about! Everything from MP Michelle Ferreri's Twitter Account being hacked to Marit Stiles visiting Peterborough. We also discussed the defunding of The Theatre on King (TTOK) and the diesel leak into Jackson's Creek. Lastly, we were finally able to sneak in a little DRAMA concerning the Trent Student Levy Council and the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA). Thanks for listening! Donate to Arthur: https://www.trentart...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 04 - Bylaw of the Land (ft. Councillor Matt Crowley)
March 15, 2023 20:12 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBEpisode 4! We are excited about a couple of things. The first being is that we finally have local music to serve as the official #PtboPoliPod theme! Big shout out to Garbageface for supplying us with these bangers. The second is that we hosted our first guest on the show, Councillor Matt Crowley, who joined us to talk about his experience being a new City Councillor in Peterborough. Before we talked to Matt, we had the chance to go over the past Peterborough City Council meeting, which saw a...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 03 - Don't Have a CAO, Man
March 08, 2023 18:38 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBEpisode 3! We're getting the hang of things! In this episode, we talk about the passing of Jack Doris, the former Mayor and Councillor of Peterborough, before digging into a substantial conversation about City Council hiring a new CAO (Chief Administrative Officer). We also discuss the City of Peterborough's rescinding of the vaccination policy, Councillor Alex Bierk's motion in Support Bill 5, the relationship between former mayor Diane Therrien and outgoing CAO Sandra Clancy, and an update...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 02 - Hot Garbage Takes
March 01, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBWe're back at it again like clockwork for Episode 2 of the Peterborough Politics Podcast. This week we delved into the latest city council meeting, specifically about the deferral to add stronger language surrounding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to the community safety and well-being plan. We talked about delegations from Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri, former Mayor Diane Therrien, and former Councillor Stephen Wright. Next, we had some hot garbage takes about the new waste collec...
Peterborough Politics Podcast - Episode 01 - Catching Up
February 23, 2023 18:57 - 50 minutes - 47 MBIntroducing the Peterborough Politics Podcast, a weekly podcast with Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay and Danny Taro. Episode 1 "Catching Up" is all about getting up to speed with the municipal politics of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. We discuss how City Council has been responding to Transit, Policing, the Opioid Epidemic, the Housing Crisis and more. Donate to Arthur: https://www.trentarthur.ca/donate Read Arthur: https://www.trentarthur.ca/
Growing Pains Ep. 3: A Culture You Can't Kill Part 2
December 13, 2021 15:46 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBGrowing Pains is an Arthur Newspaper podcast about the corporatization of Trent University and how it affects students, faculty, and the surrounding community. We want to tell you the story of how this small, collegial, liberal arts university has grown into something else… something perhaps unrecognizable from its original form. Part 2 of our episode about student activism is here! In Part one, we told you the story of how eight students occupied an administrator’s office at Trent Universi...
Growing Pains Ep. 3: A Culture You Can't Kill Part 1
December 03, 2021 20:07 - 31 minutes - 22.7 MBGrowing Pains is BACK! After a bit of an accidental hiatus, we have returned to bring you two episodes all about student activism. In Part 1, we revisit the events of 1999-2001 that we discussed in 'The Company Trent Keeps,' the closing of Peter Robinson College, the shifts in Trent's governance, the structural changes that are still playing out today -- but this time, from the students' perspective. Much of the radical, direct action based culture that once attracted students to Trent has f...
Growing Pains Ep. 2: Bleeding Green
August 06, 2021 14:24 - 44 minutes - 33.8 MBGrowing Pains is an Arthur Newspaper podcast about the corporatization of Trent University and how it affects students, faculty, and the community in which our university lies. We want to tell you the story of how this small, collegial, liberal arts university has grown into something else… something perhaps unrecognizable from its original form. In this episode, 'Bleeding Green', we unpack Trent's Cleantech Commons development project and how it typifies the marriage between academy and in...
Growing Pains Ep. 1: The Company Trent Keeps
July 15, 2021 18:03 - 46 minutes - 41.2 MBGrowing Pains is an Arthur Newspaper podcast about the corporatization of Trent University and how it affects students, faculty, and the community in which our university lies. We want to tell you the story of how this small, collegial, liberal arts university has grown into something else… something perhaps unrecognizable from its original form. In our first episode, ‘The Company Trent Keeps,’ we break down Trent’s Board of Governors and attempt to explain how and why a small group of corp...
Ep. 12: TCSA Elections
March 12, 2021 16:37 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBThis week we have arranged interviews with the candidates for the TCSA Spring Elections! In all honesty, this has been the most difficult audio-project we have embarked upon. In making this podcast - in conducting the interviews, and throughout the audio-editing process, we had to balance our obligations towards fairness and objectivity, while still making this podcast listenable. If you want to jump to specific candidates: 10:33 - VP Campaigns and Equity: Morgan Carl and Zoe Litow-Daye 3...
Ep. 11: Category is... PRIYANKA!
March 07, 2021 15:48 - 24 minutes - 15.1 MBThis week on What's the Point?! we switch things up and give you an episode that is nothing but FUN! Nick gets candid with the inaugural Champion of Canada's Drag Race, PRIYANKA! They talk about everything from Priyanka's origin story and the Toronto drag scene, to her best and worst moments on Drag Race and what winning meant to her. This episode is guaranteed to make you laugh!