Latest Sensation Podcast Episodes
LGBTQ HSP’s, a conversation with Alane Freund and Brian Torres about the LGBTQ+ community.
Sensitive and Strong - July 10, 2022 13:23 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe talked about the importance of community for HSQ's (Highly Sensitive Queer), the LGBTQ+ community. How it is experienced and how to find your tribe. Alane and Brian are organizing a free online event on Sunday July 24. They are starting a community so if you are interested be sure to join it. ...
A conversation with Alane Freund and Brian Torres about the LGBTQ+ community.
Sensitive and Strong - July 10, 2022 13:23 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe talked about the importance of community for HSQ's (Highly Sensitive Queer), the LGBTQ+ community. How it is experienced and how to find your tribe. Alane and Brian are organizing a free online event on Sunday July 24. They are starting a community so if you are interested be sure to join it. ...
Western Context 276 – New Leaders and Taxes
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - July 03, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe celebrate Canada Day when the media doesn’t, BC Premier John Horgan is retiring, and Alberta posts a $3.9B surplus. Also, a new online tax in BC could make businesses uncompetitive. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 46:49 For detailed show notes visit westerncontext.ca.
Western Context 275 – Government vs. Progress
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 26, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment plans have stalled Lytton’s rebuild, the Trudeau Liberals refuse to lift the gas tax, and the Chinese state maybe interfered in the 2021 election. Also, the RCMP commissioner tried to compromise the 2020 Nova Scotia shooting investigation. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:01:10 ...
Western Context 274 – Saturated with Corruption
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 19, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHealth Canada plans to label ground beef, the Alberta UCP leadership race begins, and no link is found between BC money laundering and political corruption. Also, we determine whether or not the Trudeau government lied about the Emergencies Act. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 53:38 For de...
Western Context 273 – The Greatest Gun Salesman
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 12, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBill C-11 allows the CRTC to regulate user content, Alberta NDP volunteers are demeaned, and panic buying ensues after Trudeau’s gun freeze. Also, Trudeau trolls Canadians by creating policy in response to the US. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 57:52 For detailed show notes visit westernc...
Western Context 272 – Afraid of the Truth
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - June 05, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Supreme Court of Canada rules that life without parole is ‘cruel’, small possession of drugs is decriminalized in BC, and the Tim Hortons app invades Canadians’ privacy. Also, the Trudeau government has created 72 secret orders in council. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 49:35 For deta...
Western Context 271 – A $3.5M Teardown
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 29, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA family from China is tracked for money laundering, Edmonton needs to come up with a transit safety plan, and Poilievre fights off the little coalition of Charest and Brown. Also, the media and government imports the US gun control issue once more. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 51:12 Fo...
Western Context 270 – The Angry Whistle
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCanada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks, BC will spend $800m to replace the Royal BC Museum, and Jason Kenney will resign after a new UCP leader is chosen. Also, the media and Pierre Poilievre go to war. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:08:01 For detailed show notes visit westernconte...
Western Context 269 – Track and Release
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Competition Bureau wants to block the Rogers-Shaw merger, the BC NDP creates a committee to study crime, and the Edmonton Blatchford community lags behind. Also, the PHAC has been tracking Canadians’ cell phones without consent. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:02:25 For detailed show...
Western Context 268 – Surveying the Issues
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Liberals keep the status quo in the Senate, 93% of BC MLAs are homeowners, and US abortion issues get imported into Canada. Also, Canadian military surveillance gets overshadowed by Trudeau’s alleged f-bomb. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:03:12 For detailed show notes visit westernc...
Western Context 267 – No One is Above the Law
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - May 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDavid Lametti relied on fake news to invoke the Emergencies Act, a BC committee agrees to replace the RCMP, and the Winnipeg lab scandal documents are redacted. Also, the RCMP decided not to charge Trudeau with fraud because he is the Prime Minister. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:06:14 ...
Western Context 266 – Extreme Investments
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 24, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA religion poll unintentionally drives a wedge on culture, Alberta energy rates are heavily impacted by the NDP carbon tax, and BC faces a critical shortage of nurses. Also, many MPs owning rental properties could be fueling the housing crisis. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 58:10 For det...
Finding Freedom in the Air
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 18, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesHost Amira Rose Davis and story editor Jessica Luther recap their highlights from the American Prodigies series, talk about the gymnasts and topics that they wished they could have covered, and consider whether to abandon gymnastics or whether there’s something there worth believing in. Click h...
S3 Ep. 9: Finding Freedom in the Air
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 18, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesHost Amira Rose Davis and story editor Jessica Luther recap their highlights from the American Prodigies series, talk about the gymnasts and topics that they wished they could have covered, and consider whether to abandon gymnastics or whether there’s something there worth believing in. Click h...
Western Context 265 – The Conservative Party Leadership Showcase
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 17, 2022 12:04 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe profile the top four candidates likely to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, as we delve into the history, policies, and appeal of Patrick Brown, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis and Pierre Poilievre. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 55:27 For detailed show notes visit...
Western Context 275 – The Conservative Party Leadership Showcase
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 17, 2022 12:04 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe profile the top four candidates likely to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, as we delve into the history, policies, and appeal of Patrick Brown, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis and Pierre Poilievre. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 55:27 For detailed show notes visit...
S3 Ep. 8: Brown Girls Doing Gymnastics
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 11, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutesBrown Girls Do Gymnastics was born in 2015 with a mission to serve underrepresented and marginalized athletes in gymnastics and the circus arts. Its founder, Derrin Moore, talks to Amira about her work – from teaching parents how to advocate for their children in this particular sport, to launchi...
Brown Girls Doing Gymnastics
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 11, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutesBrown Girls Do Gymnastics was born in 2015 with a mission to serve underrepresented and marginalized athletes in gymnastics and the circus arts. Its founder, Derrin Moore, talks to Amira about her work – from teaching parents how to advocate for their children in this particular sport, to launchi...
Western Context 264 – Prolific Problems
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 10, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTrudeau releases his 2022 budget, BC experiences an increase in crime, and the UCP makes healthcare changes. Also, the Newfoundland offshore oil project Bay du Nord has been approved. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 57:20 For detailed show notes visit westerncontext.ca.
S3 Ep. 7: Some Serious Pressure: Simone Biles
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 04, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes**Content note** This episode contains graphic accounts of sexual abuse and child neglect. There are also accounts of physical and emotional abuse, suicidal ideation, and racism. In 2016, both Simone and Gabby are on the world’s stage — and USAG starts to crack. There’s no accountability, just c...
Some Serious Pressure: Simone Biles
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 04, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes**Content note** This episode contains graphic accounts of sexual abuse and child neglect. There are also accounts of physical and emotional abuse, suicidal ideation, and racism. In 2016, both Simone and Gabby are on the world’s stage — and USAG starts to crack. There’s no accountability, just c...
Western Context 263 – Renos and Reactors
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - April 03, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTrudeau releases a plan to cut carbon emissions, the BC government gives back a gas rebate through ICBC, and four provinces are going ahead with nuclear SMRs. Also, the renovation cost on federal government residences continues to skyrocket. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 54:44 For detail...
And The Crowd Is Loving It: Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 28, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutesThis episode looks at how Black gymnasts came to create spaces of joy for themselves and how college programs benefited from that. After Olympic dreams are dashed because of injury, some elite gymnasts, like Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis, opt to compete at top-notch college programs. Sophina and...
S3 Ep. 6: And The Crowd Is Loving It: Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 28, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutesThis episode looks at how Black gymnasts came to create spaces of joy for themselves and how college programs benefited from that. After Olympic dreams are dashed because of injury, some elite gymnasts, like Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis, opt to compete at top-notch college programs. Sophina and...
Western Context 262 – Lunatics Running the Asylum
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - March 27, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe UCP April convention expands voting options, the BC government sprays herbicides on BC forests, and Canada’s oil export capacity is severely limited. Also, Jagmeet Singh will support Trudeau’s government until 2025 in return for dental and pharmacare. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:0...
S3 Ep. 5: Nobody Has Beyoncé’s Weavologist: Gabby Douglas
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 21, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutesAmira has a conversation with Dr. Samantha Sheppard and Dr. Courtney Cox answering, “Whatever happened to Gabby Douglas?” The trio zoom in and out of Gabby’s career, highlighting her as a transitional figure between Black pioneers like Dominique Dawes and today’s media savvy icons like Simone Bil...
Nobody Has Beyoncé’s Weavologist: Gabby Douglas
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 21, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutesAmira has a conversation with Dr. Samantha Sheppard and Dr. Courtney Cox answering, “Whatever happened to Gabby Douglas?” The trio zoom in and out of Gabby’s career, highlighting her as a transitional figure between Black pioneers like Dominique Dawes and today’s media savvy icons like Simone Bil...
Western Context 261 – Housing Immigrants
Western Context - News from Alberta, BC, and Canada - March 20, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAlberta increases funding for charter schools, BC ties its minimum wage increase to inflation, and Quebec is forcing Ukrainian refugees into French schools. Also, the census data shows that Trudeau’s immigration plan negatively impacts the housing crisis. Hosts: Shane and Patrick Duration: 1:0...
She Was Just Everything To Me: Dominique Dawes
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 14, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutesWhen you ask people of a certain age to remember the first Black gymnast, odds are they’ll remember Dominique Dawes. What they don’t remember – or maybe never knew about – is the immense pressure that she faced as a Black prodigy in the sport. Today, Dominique is using her powerful legacy to dist...