Blue and Goldcast Podcast
1) Congressional Hearings
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences was hosted at UBC from June 1-7th, 2019. As delegates shared big ideas, Santa and Margot discuss the future of higher education with Jessica Riddell of B...Show More
2) Episode #8: Mental Health on Campus
Emily Jenkins still remembers the basketball coach that changed her life. Now, she’s an assistant professor at UBC’s School of Nursing, and works in youth mental health. Emily joins Santa and Margot t...Show More
3) Episode #7: Hard Work Doesn't Pay Off Like It Used To
Why are younger Canadians feeling more squeezed than ever before? In this episode, UBC Associate Professor and founder of Generation Squeeze, Paul Kershaw, discusses the barriers between advocacy and ...Show More
4) Episode #6: Living Lab
Can parking garages help us tackle climate change? On this episode, we look at how UBC has turned itself into a Living Lab. UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor Walter Merida explains to Santa Ono how...Show More
5) Episode 5: No More Silos
Dave Ng, a biologist and associate director of the Michael Smith Labratories and Allen Sens, a Professor of Teaching in UBC's political science department are charting a new path for higher education ...Show More
6) Episode 4: “Women’s Brains Aren’t Wired That Way”
In the fourth episode of The Blue and Goldcast, Jen and Santa talk about women in STEM, the importance of mentorship, and ways for institutions like UBC to encourage diversity. They hear a story from ...Show More
7) Episode 3: A Knock to the Head
As the NHL and NFL struggle with an epidemic of concussions, we talk about brain science and sports policy. Santa, Jen and their guest, Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul, discuss mysteries of the brain, the soci...Show More
8) Episode #2: The Next Industrial Revolution
Will artificial intelligence usher in the next industrial revolution? In this episode, we look at the social, political, and economic consequences of AI. We profile UBC professor’s quest to make a ‘sm...Show More
9) Episode #1: Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Welcome to the University of British Columbia's Blue and Goldcast. Each month, UBC President Santa Ono and UBC Assistant Professor Jennifer Gardy discuss big issues in higher education, including: stu...Show More