The 6 Best The Conversation Piece Podcast Episodes
1) Author Desmond Cole
Across the country, Canadians are taking to the streets, protesting police violence. And while some are calling for reforms, others are questioning the need for police altogether. Journalist, activist...Show More
2) Songwriter Bif Naked
Anger is one of those emotions that transcends age, race, and political affiliation. Everyone is angry. Feeling trapped in a global pandemic will do that to you. But we can get so caught up in ex...Show More
3) Shari Austin: We Need More Canadians
Canadians represent 0.48% of the global population, and we’re on track to get even smaller on the world’s stage. In her talk, Shari Austin proposes that Canada’s population needs to triple in less tha...Show More
4) Filmmaker Atom Egoyan
People from all over the world call Canada home, weaving together cultures from across the globe to create the Canadian identity. But, with this blended cultural identity that we are so proud of, what...Show More
5) Dr. Deena Hinshaw
We’ve all had to change and adapt in different ways during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Deena Hinshaw is the Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Province of Alberta and has been the trusted voice...Show More
6) Host and Playwright Amanda Parris
Amanda Parris is a playwright and the host of CBC’s, Exhibitionists and Marvin’s Room and she spoke about her fear of being forgotten by a culture that seems to prefer to forget stories like the ones ...Show More
7) Pacinthe Mattar: DEI and Anti-Palestinian Racism
The adoption of DEI, or diversity, equity, and inclusion, is often framed as progress, but for some, it functions as nothing more than corporate strategy. For journalist Pacinthe Mattar, nowhere are t...Show More
8) Bardia Sinaee: Poetry Versus The Machine
What happens to poetry—and art at large—in a world shaped by algorithms?Poet Bardia Sinaee considers what it means to live in a time dominated by data and celebrates poetry’s ability to offer meaning ...Show More
9) Dr. Jan Hare: The Role of Teachers
Teachers play a significant role in the lives of youth, shaping not just what they learn, but who they become. Yet, across Canada, schools are facing unprecedented teacher turnover due to demanding wo...Show More
10) Rachel Doran: Canada’s Electrification Opportunity
You could be forgiven, listening to the news these days, for thinking the electrification economy is dead. And yet, over the next two years, 95 percent of the world’s electricity growth demand is goin...Show More