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Playful Nature Podcast by WildStrong#16 Sean Longhurst: Coaching through playIn this episode, Andrew speaks with Sean Longhurst – a coach developer and play advocate whose career has spanned academia, elite football, and grassroots community sport. Sean is a programme director at ParkPlay, as well as a coach development consultant across the sports and physical activity sector. Sean’s work focuses on developing those who develop others, and using the power of play to do it. Sean reflects on how his early academic work helped shape the way we think about play and movement learning – including his role in Nonlinear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition – and what happens whe...2025-05-011h 17
The Breakdown With Nate PikeEpisode 7.15 - The Profitization of Alberta's Healthcare with Andrew Longhurst!Oh we’ve got a spicy one for you here!A couple of weeks ago, Andrew Longhurst released his latest research that shows that chartered surgical facilities in Alberta haven’t delivered as promised!Little did we know when we booked this interview that it would come the day after Danielle Smith announced massive changes that expand the role of profitized medicine and surgery in Alberta, but as luck would have it that’s exactly what happened.Plus we solve health care! 2025-04-211h 15
Miles & Mountains100 Summits w/ Andrew Okerlund and Ross JamesMeet Andrew Okerlund the youngest to conquer Washington's 100 tallest peaks—the Bulgers—in a single season. Andrew and Ross James sit down to talk about their journey that is shot in a compelling documentary titled "100 Summits Bulgers in a season.” We're taking you behind the scenes of this monumental endeavor, from Andrew and Ross’s phenomenal display of endurance and determination. Their stories weave through the rigorous preparation, the unpredictable challenges of the elements, and the bonds of camaraderie that are solidified with every step upward.@rangemealbarhttps://www.instagram.com/rangemealbar?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==@andr...2024-05-041h 10
RedeyeBC government subsidizing for-profit medical clinics with public dollarsPrivate surgeries and medical imaging are big business in BC. A new report says that government policies have created a market for these clinics by signing contracts with them to deliver publicly funded services worth almost 400 million dollars over 6 years. Health policy researcher Andrew Longhurst says the provincial government needs to stop subsidizing for-profit clinics and wean BC off its growing reliance on corporate health-care delivery. We speak with Andrew Longhurst.2022-10-0718 min
Expats & AlliesWhy Is The B.C. NDP Letting Omicron Rip Through The Province? w/Andrew LonghurstSupport The Maple by subscribing to our daily newsletter for as little as $7 per month.This week, The Maple's managing editor Alex Cosh spoke to health policy researcher Andrew Longhurst about the B.C. NDP's inadequate response to the Omicron surge, which has already driven short-staffed hospitals into crisis mode. We talk about whether the B.C. government is "following the science," whether it is doing any better than right-wing Conservative governments in other provinces, and the NDP's longer term record on protecting the public health system. Andrew is a health policy researcher specializing in...2022-01-1743 min
NL Newsday with Jeff AndreasAndrew LonghurstThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has an idea saying that BC should lead the country in adopting a COVID Zero strategy. Research Associate with the CCPA-BC Office and author of this piece Andrew Longhurst joins Newsday to talk about what a COVID-Zero strategy is and why he believes it is the way to go. 2020-12-0915 minNL Newsday with Jeff AndreasMay 8, 2020 (full)Policy Analyst for B.C. for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business Muriel Protzer reacts to the BC restart plan. Andrew Longhurst, research associate with the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joins me to discuss how the province is taking steps to relieve the backlog of surgeries in BC that have been created due to COVID-19. And the Commissioner of the TNRD Film Commission talks about how difficult it may be for filming crews to start doing work amidst all the physical distancing and cleanliness protocols,. 2020-05-0832 minNL Newsday with Jeff AndreasAndrew Longhurst (May 8)Andrew Longhurst, research associate with the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joins me to discuss how the province is taking steps to relieve the backlog of surgeries in BC that have been created due to COVID-19. 2020-05-0813 minNL Newsday with Jeff AndreasFebruary 5, 2020Today's show takes a look at the decision by the Federal Court of Appeal to dismiss a legal challenge from four Indigenous communities over the re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline. I am joined by the Grand Chief of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs to discuss the frustration over the decision and what the next steps are. I also speak with the Andrew Longhurst with the BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He released a report outlining the concerns around the declining number of subsidized Assisted Living options in the province. And since it is...2020-02-0538 min
Embedded Executive PodcastEmbedded Executive: Andrew Longhurst, Managing Director, Wittenstein High Integrity SystemsThe semiconductor content in today’s (and tomorrow’s) automobiles continues to grow. That’s a good thing for lots of people. Unfortunately, that list includes the bad guys, as more end points appear in the vehicle, more entry points become vulnerable to hackers. The question I posed to this week’s Embedded Executive, Andrew Longhurst, Managing Director, Wittenstein High Integrity Systems, is simply, “what do we do about that?” Tune in to find out. 2019-10-2206 min
Inside Silverstone podcast#31 Andrew Grant - CEO Aylesbury Vale District CouncilWelcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast, season two! In episode #31 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Andrew Grant - CEO Aylesbury Vale District Council. Listen as Andrew allows us to delve into the inner workings on the District Council; their innovative use of modern-day technology to improve our clients; and how they manage to deliver provable added-value on a tight budget. Andrew also explains the Council's involvement in the High Growth Corridor; why they chose to co-found the STC alongside the likes of Barclays and Grant Thornton; and what his hopes are for the fu...2019-06-1947 min
CiTR -- The CityThe Survivors' Totem Pole: Constructing A Lasting Symbol of Resistance, Persistence and Inclusion in the Downtown EastsideThe Survivors' Totem Pole will be raised by Downtown Eastside communities to serve as a lasting symbol for those struggling for social justice. On the program, we hear speakers from the June 28th Survivors' Totem Pole Open House provide background to the project and discuss its significance for communities who have and continue to experience oppression.2014-07-0900 minCiTR -- The CityLocal Filmmaker Aims to Document Little Mountain Social Housing StruggleDavid Vaisbord discusses the importance of the Little Mountain story and his campaign to create a documentary film to showcase the community and residents' struggle against the BC government over Vancouver's first social (public) housing development and the ultimate victory.2014-06-1800 minCiTR -- The CityRicochet to Shake Up the Corporate Media LandscapeOn the program, we discuss a new independent media organization, a new model of independent media, and a new media platform to connect Anglophone and Francophone Canada Ricochet.
In the second half of the program, we hear about Vancouver public school students standing up for their teachers.2014-06-1100 minCiTR -- The CityFrom Emergency Services to Permanent Solutions: Addressing Youth HomelessnessOne in five shelter users are youth. 25 to 40% of youth experiencing homelessness self-identified as LGBTQ, and 40 to 70% of homeless youth have mental health issues compared to 10 to 20% of housed youth. On the program, we discuss the crisis of youth homelessness in Canada and how we might better respond to the problem.
Dr. Stephen Gaetz is associate professor in the faculty of education at York University in Toronto and he is the director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network. He is the author of a new report Coming of Age: Reimaging the Response to Youth Homelessness in Canada.2014-06-0400 minCiTR -- The CityUnderstanding the BC Teachers' Strike and the State of Public Education in BCFormer Vancouver School Board Trustee Jane Bouey discusses the state of public education in BC and Vancouver, provides the context to the current strike and lockout, and provides an update on the Vancouver School Board's work on updating their sexual orientation and gender identity policies.2014-05-2800 minCiTR -- The CityRealizing the Right to Adequate HousingMiloon Kothari is the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, and he spoke at Simon Fraser University - Woodward's on July 9, 2012. Mr. Kothari's talk is titled 'The Right to Adequate Housing: From Practice to Policy to Practice'. He discusses his work as Special Rapporteur, the similar (and distinct) challenges facing a variety of countries and cities, and how this right can be realized.
Thank you to SFUs Vancity Office of Community Engagement for permission to broadcast this talk.2014-05-2100 minCiTR -- The City'Red Zones' and Vancouver's Criminal Justice SystemOn the podcast, we discuss the rise of administration of justice offences typically breaches of bail and probation in Canada and BC, and use of particular spatial practices in Vancouvers criminal justice system. Are particular criminal justice practices setting marginalized groups up to fail in the criminal justice system? And how do they affect how people negotiate urban spaces?2014-05-1400 minCiTR -- The CityThe Best and Worst Place to be A Woman in CanadaThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a new report The Best and Worst Place to be a Woman in Canada: An Index of Gender Equality in Canadas Twenty Largest Metropolitan Areas. On the program, we discuss the findings with the author of this recent study. Kate McInturff is a senior researcher at the CCPA and director of their initiative on gender equality and public policy Making Women Count.2014-04-3000 minCiTR -- The CityExisting Affordable Housing at Risk: Housing Co-op Sector Faces Looming Crisis as Federal Agreements ExpireBetween now and 2017, one quarter of housing co-operatives in BC will lose rent-geared-to income subsidies for low-income members as federal housing agreements end. Over 1500 households will face a crisis as their homes become unaffordable. On the program, we discuss this situation and how this affects the affordable housing landscape in Vancouver, across BC and Canada.2014-04-2300 minCiTR -- The CityDivisions and Disparities in Lotus LandUrban geographer Nicholas Lynch discusses the findings of a recent study showing an increasingly divided metro Vancouver region and a disappearing middle class. Were revisiting this important discussion from April 2013.
Urban social geographer Nicholas Lynch is co-author of Divisions and Disparities in Lotus Land: Socio-Spatial Income Polarization in Greater Vancouver, 1970-2005. The report was originally published in October 2012 by the University of Torontos Cities Centre.
The research presents worrisome trends, with an increasingly divided Vancouver and a disappearing middle class. We discuss the social geography of polarization across the region, the implications, and possible policy solutions.2014-04-0200 minCiTR -- The CityWhen Commodities Stop Flowing: The Significance of the Truckers' Strike and Vancouver's PortWhat are the conditions that have led to the current labour situation at Canadas largest port? And what is the significance of Vancouvers port within wider global supply chains? On the program, well be taking an in-depth look at the current labour situation involving port truckers and well be examining the complexities of global commodity chains, ports, and port cities like Vancouver.2014-03-2600 minCiTR -- The CityDowntown Eastside Plan Raises Concerns Over Gentrification and Definition of Social HousingVancouver's recently approved Downtown Eastside neighbourhood plan raises concerns over the definition of social housing and the plan's ability to stop -- or even slow -- gentrification. Low-income advocates and others express frustration that the significant 30-year plan was rushed through city council. On the podcast, we hear from low-income advocate Tamara Herman (Carnegie Community Action Project), Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Councillor Adriane Carr, and urban planning/geography PhD student Melissa Fong.2014-03-1900 minCiTR -- The CityNo Place to Go: Gentrifying Downtown Eastside Residential Hotels Increasingly Unaffordable for Low-Income ResidentsSeven hundred and thirty-one homeless people live in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) according to the City of Vancouver, and approximately 5000 more live on the edge of homelessness in tiny Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel rooms. Many of these people rely on welfare and basic pension and desperately need new self contained social housing.
This years Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) hotel and housing report found that SROs in the DTES are more expensive than ever and that fewer still are available to low-income individuals looking for rooms.
Rory Sutherland, is co-author of the report, No Place to Go: Losing A...2014-03-1200 minCiTR -- The CityFundrive 2014: Support Another Year of Independent RadioHighlights from the past year of critical urban discussions and a reminder to support independent radio. Donate online at www.citr.ca/donate and support the alternative programming that you enjoy.2014-03-0500 minCiTR -- The CityRemembering Hogan's AlleyOn the podcast, we examine the history and memories of Vancouver's original black community, Hogan's Alley, in a radio documentary produced by Arial Fournier and Andy Longhurst.2014-02-2600 minCiTR -- The CityCelebration Capitalism and the Olympic GamesJules Boykoff discusses the Olympics Games -- prominent urban mega-event spectacles -- as a form of 'celebration capitalism' (the complement to Naomi Klein's 'disaster capitalism'). He talks about celebration capitalism and political dissent in the context of the Vancouver, London, and Sochi Olympic Games.
Jules Boykoff is author of Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games (2013). He is associate professor of politics and government at Pacific University in Oregon.2014-02-1900 minCiTR -- The CityVancouver: Consumption City Forever?On the program, the second part of the conversation with urban economic geographer Elliot Siemiatycki about Vancouvers transformation from a productive city into a city of consumption, dominated increasingly by real estate and tourism. We discuss what the future might hold for Vancouver as a city of consumption and whether it might be advantageous for the city to chart an alternative economic path forward.2014-02-1200 minCiTR -- The CityVancouver: Consumption CityOn the program, urban economic geographer Elliot Siemiatycki discusses Vancouvers transformation from a productive city into a city of consumption, dominated increasingly by real estate and tourism. We examine how the citys structure, feel, and image of itself have shifted over the last three decades and how the rise of precarious employment is implicated in this transformation.2014-02-0500 minCiTR -- The CityA New Era? Bill de Blasio and the Shifting Political Landscape in New York CityOn the program, renowned New York City scholar John Mollenkopf (Distinguished Professor, City University of New York) discusses Michael Bloombergs three terms as mayor of New York City and what the election of Bill de Blasio means for the city. We also discuss the history of urban politics in New York. inequality, affordable housing, and urban development as well as immigration and the shifting landscape of electoral politics in the USs largest city.2014-01-2900 minCiTR -- The CityA New Era? Racial and Economic Equality in New York CityOn the program, we reflect on the Michael Bloomberg era in New York City and what the mayoral election of Bill de Blasio might mean for (in)equality, public and affordable housing, and urban development policies. He is the first democratic mayor elected since 1993. Valery Jean of Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) discusses these issues and more.2014-01-2200 minCiTR -- The CityThe Politics of Housing the Homeless: Lack of community consultation or NIMBYism?Has it been a lack of neighbourhood consultation or simply a case of the NIMBY syndrome in Vancouvers eastside? Or perhaps a bit of both? Is fear and misinformation framing the conversation about supportive housing? On the program, we look at the concerns and politics around the planned 95 units of transitional housing in Mount Pleasants former Biltmore Hotel. How significant are the locational conflicts over low-income housing and harm reduction for Vancouver and the region more generally? And how does this help or harm efforts to build more socially inclusive neighbourhoods and socially just cities?2014-01-1500 minCiTR -- The CityFrom Abbotsford to Portland: Homelessness and Harm ReductionWe hear about the homelessness and harm reduction situation in Abbotsford, BC and an alternative housing model in Portland, Oregon. In 2005, the City of Abbotsford passed a bylaw effectively banning harm reduction services, and in summer of 2013, the City dumped manure on a homeless encampment in an attempt to force them out of the area. Pivot Legal Society's DJ Larkin speaks about legal challenges against the City of Abbotsford that are currently in the courts. Finally, we from Lisa Larson about Dignity Village -- an alternative housing model for homeless people in Portland, Oregon.2014-01-0800 minCiTR -- The City2013 Year in Review: Part IIIOn the podcast, we look back at the year of critical urban discussions on topics including transportation, neighbourhood change, the environment, social movements, feminism, and labour.2013-12-1800 minCiTR -- The City2013 Year in Review: Part IIOn the podcast, we look back at the year of critical urban discussions on topics including transportation, neighbourhood change, the environment, social movements, feminism, and labour.2013-12-1100 minCiTR -- The City2013 Year in Review: Part IOn the podcast, we look back at the year of critical urban discussions on topics including transportation, neighbourhood change, the environment, and labour.2013-12-0400 minCiTR -- The CityGentrification and the WaterfrontUsing the storied San Francisco waterfront as a case study, Jasper Rubin (San Francisco State University) examines the reflexive relationship that gentrification creates between the waterfront and the city.
Recorded in November 2013 as part of the SFU Urban Studies Gentrification and the City Speaker Series.2013-11-2700 minCiTR -- The CityNeoliberal urbanism: Artful alternatives?What does it mean to say that cities like Vancouver have taken a neoliberal turn, embracing market-oriented policies while paying little more than lip service to questions of social welfare, affordability, and environmental sustainability? Does the embrace of creativity really hold the promise of an alternative path, or does it threaten more of the same? Exploring these questions, Jamie Peck will chart the rise of the neoliberal city, calling attention to its mutations, its limits, and to its alternatives.
Jamie Peck is Canada Research Chair in Urban & Regional Political Economy and Professor of Geography at UBC. An economic geographer with inte...2013-11-2000 minCiTR -- The CityGlobal Climate Change and Urban Policies: Do Local Strategies Matter?Failed efforts at the international, national and sub-national levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have prompted some city governments to set their own greenhouse gas targets and implement policies in pursuit of these. But how can we determine the effectiveness of these policies? Are urban climate strategies just hype or potentially a significant answer to these challenges? We hear from SFU School of Resource and Environmental Management professor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mark Jaccard on the podcast.2013-11-1300 minCiTR -- The CityLessons from San Francisco? The Culture of Renting and the Politics of Rental HousingJackie Wong discusses her recent series, Generation Rent: Two Cities, Two Directions, recently published by The Tyee. We talk about the differences and similarities between Vancouver and San Francisco and we specifically explore how political attitudes towards renting and renters can shape cities in profound ways. What are the differences between these two west coast cities? And what might we learn from our southern neighbour?2013-11-0600 minCiTR -- The CityDegraded Work in the North American CityDoes the growth of service sector jobs in North American cities imply greater urban inequality? What are the implications of deteriorating job quality in our cities? How can organizers, workers, and policymakers challenge the degradation of work? On the podcast, Marc Doussard discusses his recent book, Degraded Work: The Struggle at the Bottom of the Labour Market, which is based on extensive field research in Chicago.
His 2013 book details the deteriorating conditions of employment in local-serving industries immunized against international competition. The book builds on a long-term engagement with regional economic development, and challenges the assumption that low pay and...2013-10-3000 minCiTR -- The CityMaking Stanley Park: Idealized Nature and Human-Environmental RelationsEnvironmental historian and author Sean Kheraj traces how this tension between popular expectations of idealized nature and the volatility of complex ecosystems helped shape the landscape of one of the worlds most famous urban parks. Kheraj's book, Inventing Stanley Park, examines how human forces have shaped and continue to shape this urban environmental space. Kheraj asks us to question our understanding of the 'nature' of Stanley Park, and why it is important be aware of our complex relationship with the environment. Sean Kheraj is an assistant professor in the Department of History at York University in Toronto.2013-10-1600 minCiTR -- The CityMaking Stanley Park: From Colonial Legal Practices to Aboriginal ErasureUBC Sociology Professor Renisa Mawani traces the ways in which colonial and imperial power have historically been inscribed in the land now known as Stanley Park.2013-10-0900 minCiTR -- The CityMaking Stanley Park: The Forgotten Families of Whoi Whoi, Kanaka Ranch, and Brockton PointHistorian and author Jean Barman reflects on Stanley Park's 125th Anniversary and processes of dispossession which were part of the making of Stanley Park. Her book Stanley Park's Secret won the 2006 City of Vancouver Book Prize. She also situates Stanley Park within the country's broader colonial geographies and the ongoing work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools.2013-09-2500 minCiTR -- The CityLabour, Economic Security, and the Struggle at the BottomProfessor Marjorie Griffin Cohen (SFU Political Science and Women's Studies) discusses the challenges facing low-wage workers and unions, and policy options to foster greater economic security. Ben Isitt (Victoria City Councillor, labour historian, and legal scholar) talks about the history of BC's labour movement in order to put current challenges into context.2013-09-0400 minCiTR -- The CityGender, Housing Rights, and Local Solutions to the Housing CrisisWhat are local solutions to addressing affordable housing, homelessness, and mental health? What are the gender dimensions to these issues?
We explore these issues in a Vancouver context with four speakers who bring considerable experience and insight into providing safe, adequate, affordable, and gender-inclusive housing in the city.2013-08-2800 minCiTR -- The CityBecoming Urban in AsiaUrban scholar John Friedmann (UBC and UCLA) reflects on how we're to make sense of rapid urbanization in Asia.
"The first half of the 21st century is anticipated to be a period of continuing large-scale urbanization in the developing world, with much of this occurring in Asian countries, especially China and India. This fundamental, on-going change in Asia presents, on the one hand, prospects for economic prosperity, new visions of an urban future and the potential for local democratization, and on the other, challenges of increasing economic and social inequities, increased resource consumption and environmental degradation. Underlying all these problems...2013-08-1400 minCiTR -- The CitySex and the Revitalized City: Gender, Condominium Development, and Urban CitizenshipDr. Leslie Kern, a professor of women's studies, discusses her book 'Sex and the Revitalized City: Gender, Condominium Development, and Urban Citizenship' and the social and political implications of real estate development reshaping the landscape of cities.2013-08-0700 minCiTR -- The CityMaking Cities Work for Women: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Urban Policies, Services, and GovernanceDr. Sylvia Bashevkin (University of Toronto) and author and urban planner Prabha Khosla speak at the Women Transforming Cities National Conference convened on May 30, 2013. Dr. Bashevkin speaks about how women are to transform cities, and Ms. Khosla speaks discusses gender equality and social inclusion in municipal policies and services.2013-07-3100 minCiTR -- The City'My Brooklyn' Filmmaker on Race, Class, and Redevelopment in New York CityA conversation with 'My Brooklyn' documentary filmmaker Allison Lirish Dean on race, class, corporate redevelopment, and the displacement of vibrant and unique urban places.2013-07-1700 minCiTR -- The CityDispatch from Rio: Brazil's Urban Social Movement Calls for Better Quality of LifeA Rio de Janiero-based social anthropologist, Dr. Cecilia Mello, discusses the urban social movements taking to the streets in Brazilian cities demanding a better quality of life and a right to the city.2013-07-1000 minCiTR -- The CityZoned Out? Towers, Upzoning, and the Future of Grandview-WoodlandIn June 2013, City of Vancouver planning staff released the draft community plan for the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood in the heart of East Vancouver. Residents are shocked at the proposed 22-36 storey towers and the upzoning of substantial parts of the neighbourhood known for its existing affordable housing stock and unique feel and character.
Where did these directions come from? Are planning staff listening to the community? What does public consultation mean to residents and staff? What are the implications for the neighbourhood? How will condo towers and a growing culture of property ownership affect the neighbourhood?2013-06-2600 minCiTR -- The CityInterventions for Feminist Urban FuturesHow can cities be more attentive to the needs of women and girls? How do we design, plan, and foster the ideal city for women and girls? From the 2013 Women Transforming Cities conference in Vancouver, we hear from urban scholar Dr. Tiffany Muller Myrdahl as she discusses interventions for feminist urban futures.2013-06-1900 minCiTR -- The CityIt's More Than Poverty: Study Finds Employment Precarity Increasing in Greater TorontoPrecarious employment is increasing in the Hamilton and Greater Toronto Area and its harmful effects on individuals, families, and community life are documented in a recently released research report. Today on the program, were talking labour economist Wayne Lewchuk and lead author of a research study that explored poverty, employment precarity, and household wellbeing in southern Ontario. The report seeks to broaden the public discussion around poverty, and implicate deteriorating work conditions as a major aspect of poverty and social wellbeing.2013-06-0500 minCiTR -- The CityMichael Laxer on the Rob Ford Saga // Engaging Women, Transforming Cities ConferenceHes been fighting substance use allegations and defending his ability to govern the city of Toronto. Well be discussing the Rob Ford saga with rabble.ca contributor Michael Laxer. Does this be the end of Mayor Rob Fords bumpy tenure at city hall? And in the second half of the show, we hear about the Women Transforming Cities 2013 Conference from Associate Professor Margot Young (UBC Law), which is designed to facilitate discussion about transforming our cities into places where women are more involved in electoral processes, and municipal governments are responsive to the priorities of women and gir...2013-05-2900 minCiTR -- The CityThe Right to Adequate Housing in CanadaIn July 2012, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing Miloon Kothari spoke on the right to adequate housing as part of Simon Fraser Universitys Public Square speaker series. In 2000, Mr. Kothari was appointed the first Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living. His mandate ended in 2008. On the podcast, Miloon Kothari discusses Canada's housing problems in global context, policy solutions, and the right to the city for marginalized groups.2013-05-0800 minCiTR -- The City[Podcast] Vancouver: The Best Place on Earth? Matt Hern and Charlie Demers in ConversationIn 2011, Simon Fraser Universitys Department of History hosted a lecture series, Think you know Vancouver? Think Again. On January 27th, local authors Matt Hern and Charlie Demers addressed the question of whether Vancouver, as it is often branded, is indeed the best place on earth. Their humorous discussion provides a critical take on Vancouver, its history (or perceived lack of history), and why we need to think about Vancouver with a bit more honesty. In a March podcast, we heard from local author and comedian Charlie Demers. In this podcast, Matt Hern provides a short commentary on Vancouver and t...2013-04-2400 minCiTR -- The CityTearing Down the Viaducts: Green for All or Green for Some?Vancouver City Council, under the direction of the ruling Vision Vancouver party, wants to remove two remnants of the never fully realized inner city highway system in the downtown core. But, in the process, two long-standing community gardens are threatened with demolition. In this documentary, Green for All or Green for Some, Peter Driftmier explores the debate around the removal of the viaducts through the twin lenses of gentrification and environmental sustainability.
As of April 2013, city staff have yet to come back to council with final recommendations on the removal of the viaducts. In recent months, the Strathcona Residents Association...2013-04-1700 minCiTR -- The CityDivisions and Disparities in Lotus Land: The Social Geography of Income Polarization in Metro VancouverUBC geographer Nicholas Lynch is co-author of a recent study, Divisions and Disparities in Lotus Land: Socio-Spatial Income Polarization in
Greater Vancouver, 1970-2005. The research presents worrisome trends, with an increasingly divided Vancouver and a disappearing middle class. We discuss the social geography of polarization across the region, the implications, and possible policy solutions.2013-04-0300 minCiTR -- The CityTaking on the Premier: The NDP's David Eby on Transportation, Housing, and Provincial-Municipal RelationsThe BC NDP's David Eby (former executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association) is running against BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark in the Vancouver-Point Grey riding on Vancouver's wealthy westside in the upcoming provincial election. He discusses regional planning, housing, poverty, jobs, and the importance of progressive provincial-municipal policies.2013-03-2700 minCiTR -- The CityGetting From Here to There: Transportation Policy, Planning Metro Vancouver's Transit Future, and the UBC-Broadway LineTransportation planning and policy expert Matti Siemiatycki (University of Toronto) discusses transportation policy and planning within the Vancouver context, lessons from the Canada Line, the politics of transportation planning, and the possible UBC-Broadway rapid transit line and the implications for urban development.2013-03-2000 minCiTR -- The CityAuthor and Comedian Charlie Demers: Vancouver, Best Place on Earth?In 2011, to mark Vancouvers 125th anniversary, the Simon Fraser University Department of History hosted a lecture series, Think You Know Vancouver? Think Again. On January 27th, 2011, local authors Matt Hern and Charlie Demers gave short talks to address the question: Vancouver: The Best Place on Earth? and in turn provided a critical take on Vancouver, its history or perceived lack of history, and why we need to think about Vancouver with a bit more honesty.
We hear from Charlie Demers in the first half of this talk. Well be broadcasting the second half, featuring Matt Hern, at a la...2013-03-1300 minCiTR -- The CitySpecial Frundrive ShowWe listen back to some of the highlights from the past year for CiTR's Annual Fundrive. Please support The City, CiTR Radio, and another year of quality, independent programming. Call 604-822-8648 or donate online at www.citr.ca/fundrive. Thank you for your support.2013-03-0500 minCiTR -- The CityVancouver Green Party Councillor Challenges Vision Vancouver PoliciesVancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr (Green Party) is a vocal critic of the Vision Vancouver-dominated City Council. We discuss her concerns around the creation of city-subsidized market rental housing and attempts to redefine 'affordable' housing, and Vision's plan to centralize funding for community centres (and her run-in with the City Manager and Vision over the issue). Additionally, we discuss the city's development trajectory and transportation.2013-02-2700 minCiTR -- The CityChinatown: The Next Yaletown? // Vancouver Loses Independently-Owned Festival CinemasVancouver's Chinatown is undergoing rapid transformation. The Carnegie Community Action Project's Jean Swanson discusses why a huge influx of condominiums and retail gentrification are threatening to displace the neighbourhood's low-income residents and why the city is approving these major developments before the completion of the Downtown Eastside local area plan.
Independently-owned Festival Cinemas has been sold to Cineplex. The City talks with co-owner Leonard Schein about why he is calling it quits, the challenge to operate cinemas independently, and what the city and province should do to help arts and culture thrive.2013-02-2000 minCiTR -- The CityThe Production and Penalization of the Precariat in the Neoliberal Age (Part II): Transformation of the GhettoLoic Wacquant is professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley and is a researcher with the European Centre of Sociology and Political Science in Paris.
His research focuses on comparative urban marginality with a focus on Chicagos 'hyper-ghetto' and Pariss racialized urban periphery. Wacquants research also looks at broader issues of urban poverty, ethnoracial domination, the penal state, and social theory. He is the author of many books and articles, including Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality, Prisons of Poverty, and Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity.
On 1 November 2012, Loi...2013-02-1300 minCiTR -- The CityThe Production and Penalization of the Precariat in the Neoliberal Age (Part I)Loic Wacquant is professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley and is a researcher with the European Centre of Sociology and Political Science in Paris.
His research focuses on comparative urban marginality with a focus on Chicagos 'hyper-ghetto' and Pariss racialized urban periphery. Wacquants research also looks at broader issues of urban poverty, ethnoracial domination, the penal state, and social theory. He is the author of many books and articles, including Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality, Prisons of Poverty, and Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity.
On 1 November 2012, Loi...2013-02-0600 minCiTR -- The CityIdle No More: Issues, Perspectives, and HistoriesWe hear several aboriginal perspectives on the Idle No More movement from a recently convened public forum in Vancouver - Idle? Know more! Speakers provide a background to the movement and situate it within the colonial-capitalist past and present.2013-01-3000 minCiTR -- The CityThe Working City: Canada's Temporary Foreign WorkersWe continue the ongoing series, The Working City, by discussing Canada's temporary foreign worker program with Krystle Alarcon, the author of a recent four-part series which documents the many problems with the program and the possibility for reform.2013-01-2300 minCiTR -- The CityThe Waldorf, W2, and Vancouver's Growing Cultural DeficitWe hear from several commentators on the possible loss of an East Vancouver music hub, and the City of Vancouvers response, as well as the impending eviction of the W2 Community Media Arts Society. We discuss more broadly the growing cultural deficit in the city and specifically the lack of all ages venues and how this should be remedied.2013-01-1600 minCiTR -- The CityThe Working City: The Worker-Owned Cooperative and Community DevelopmentWe continue our ongoing exploration of urban economies and the future of economic development by examining the worker-owned co-operative as a model for transforming our urban economies to achieve social, environmental, and economic justice. The City heads to Portland, Maine to hear about Local Sprouts, a worker-owned cafe cooperative and community kitchen, which works to put its workers and the community first by embracing the principles of socio-economic and environmental justice. We hear from Jonah Fertig, a worker-owner and co-founder of Local Sprouts, about how the co-op operates, why it was founded, and how it is part of a larger fo...2012-12-1900 minCiTR -- The CityThe Working City: The Future of Vancouver's EconomyOn the podcast, we continue our ongoing series examining urban economic landscapes and the future of economic development. We hear three perspectives on the future of Vancouvers regional economy, including a small, laneway home developer, an economist, and a politician.2012-12-1200 minCiTR -- The CityThe Working City: Urban Economies, Industrial Displacement, and the Global CityIn the first podcast of an ongoing series exploring urban economies, The City talks with urban geographer Winifred Curran about industrial displacement in New York City, the future of economic development in North American cities, and the assumed inevitability of deindustrialization and the post-industrial urban economy. What type of industries prosper in particular places? Why? And what are some of the pressures industries face in a globalized economy and in so-called global cities?2012-12-0500 minCiTR -- The CityLeaving the City: The Gumboot Girls, Urban-Rural Migration, and the Search for CommunityIn the 1970s, 34 young women left cities across Canada to find a different lifestyle and build community in rural, coastal Prince Rupert, BC. Many were unsatisfied with the cold, modernist landscape of cities, and some just wanted an adventure. Their stories are documented in a new book, Gumboot Girls. On the podcast, we hear some of their tales and explore the reasons why these women migrated and their experiences in the small, rural - and booming resource community of Prince Rupert. We conclude by discussing whether this vision for an alternative (non-urban) lifestyle is possible or desirable for young people t...2012-11-2800 minCiTR -- The CityIn Conversation: Vancouver Councillor Andrea Reimer on Housing and Public EngagementThe City hears from Vision Vancouver Councillor Andrea Reimer as we mark the one-year anniversary of the 2011 municipal election. She talks at length about a number of issues, including neighbourhood engagement, which has come under fire in recent weeks. We also discuss the controversial Rize condo tower in Mount Pleasant, rental housing, affordability, and questions of how the city should continue to develop.2012-11-2100 minCiTR -- The CityThe Last Picture ShowOn November 4, 2012, downtown's Granville 7 was added to a long list of recent movie theatre closures. The City reflects on the recent Granville 7 closing and the case of Vancouver's disappearing cinemas. We look at the history of the Granville 7 and discuss why so many cinemas are closing with CiTR Arts Director Maegan Thomas and local film critics Ray Tomlin and Jason Whyte.2012-11-1400 minCiTR -- The CityLabour Struggles in the City: UBC's CUPE 2278 On StrikeWe examine a current labour struggle in the city. The City talks with executive members from CUPE 2278, the local representing UBC teaching assistants, markers, tutors, and instructors at the English Language Institute. Well discuss why the union is currently engaged in a job action within the global and local contexts of neoliberalism and labour mobilizations.2012-11-0700 minCiTR -- The CityThe Little Mountain Victory: What Does It Mean?On October 25th, 2012, the Province of BC and the City of Vancouver announced that the four remaining tenant-households at the Little Mountain social housing development would not be evicted, and that up to 50 social housing units would be fast-tracked and built on the site. Previously, the existing tenants (in the remaining townhouse who refused to be displaced) were served eviction notices, despite the fact that site redevelopment had not even reached the rezoning stage (and construction completion still years away).
On the podcast, we evaluate the recent social housing victory at Vancouver's Little Mountain site and reflect on the history...2012-10-3100 minCiTR -- The CityCharity vs Justice: Unpacking the Vancouver Rent BankWhat does a billionaire mining magnate have in common with Vancouver's rent bank? The City critically unpacks the recently launched Vancouver rent bank with the editors of The Mainlander. We look into the issue of charity vs. justice, and we turn to renowned political philosopher Slavoj Zizek for some assistance.2012-10-2400 minCiTR -- The CitySmall, Gritty, and Green [Part II]: Agriculture and Relocalization in Smaller CitiesSecond part in a two-part series. Do we privilege larger cities when we talk about a sustainable, low-carbon future? Are smaller cities excluded from these conversations? Catherine Tumber, author of Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of Americas Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World, argues that smaller industrial cities have an increasingly significant role to play in our low-carbon, relocalized urban futures.2012-10-1700 minCiTR -- The CitySmall, Gritty, and Green: What's the Future of Smaller Industrial Cities?Do we privilege larger cities when we talk about a sustainable, low-carbon future? Are smaller cities excluded from these conversations? Catherine Tumber, author of Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of Americas Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World, argues that smaller industrial cities have an increasingly significant role to play in our low-carbon, relocalized urban futures. This is first in a two-part series.2012-10-1000 minCiTR -- The CityRemembering Urban Scholar-Activist Neil SmithThis podcast is dedicated to the life and work of urban scholar-activist Neil Smith who passed away on September 29th. Neil vocally advocated for everyone's right to the city. His writing and activism centred around struggles for social justice in the city. We honour and recognize Neil's life and work by hearing a critical talk he gave in September 2010 - "Urban Politics, Urban Security" - at Harvard University. The podcast begins with a reading of Jeff Derksen's article, which describes Neil's strong Vancouver connection.2012-10-0300 minCiTR -- The CityUniversal Childcare in the City?British Columbia faces a childcare crisis. How does this impact families in Vancouver and throughout BC cities? The City talks with Sharon Gregson of the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and a former Vancouver School Board trustee about their comprehensive plan for an integrated system of early care and learning in BC - a publicly-funded, universal system. If adopted by the provincial government, the plan would provide $10/day full-time childcare to families and would be free for households with annual incomes less than $40,000. What would this mean for families struggling to find affordable childcare in Vancouver and beyond?2012-09-2600 minCiTR -- The CityVancovuer's COPE Addresses Seniors' Housing and the Musqueam Land StruggleVancouver's Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) brought seniors' housing issues and Musqueam's ongoing land struggle to the forefront with guest speakers at their recent general membership meeting. Rhiannon Bennett, a Musqueam band member, reflected on the ongoing 130+ day struggle to protect their burial grounds from condo development in South Vancouver. Gail Harmer, seniors' advocate and housing activist, addresses the challenges moderate and low-income seniors face when trying to find affordable and appropriate housing in Vancouver. She discusses some of the specific issues faced by seniors in neighbourhoods which have high concentrations of seniors, including Strathcona and Killarney.2012-09-1200 minCiTR -- The CityLabouring British ColumbiaOn the program, The City speaks with historian, legal scholar, and Victoria City Councillor Ben Isitt about the rise of BC's labour movement from an urban perspective. We discuss the (radical) history of labour activism in Vancouver and Victoria, the issues facing unions and the working class today, as well as the challenge of bringing a progressive, working-class agenda to city hall.2012-09-0500 minCiTR -- The CityA Cultural Capital? Reflections From Vancouver's Top Arts & Culture BureaucratThe City discusses the state of arts and culture with Vancouver's Managing Director of Cultural Services Richard Newirth, covering everything from liquor regulations, funding, affordable arts space, and the eastward movement of artists within the city.2012-08-2900 minCiTR -- The CityChicago, Detroit, and the Evolution of the Occupy MovementChicago, Detroit, and the Evolution of the Occupy Movement. The urban Occupy movement began in September 2011, and it continues to evolve. On the program, urban geographer Elvin Wyly talks about the Occupy movement as collectively claiming a right to the city -- a right to live in just cities that are socially and economically equitable. We then speak with an organizer from Occupy the Midwest, which is a Detroit conference drawing people from midwest cities and beyond. We discuss the socio-economic contexts of Chicago and Detroit, and the regional conference as part of the evolution of the movement in a...2012-08-2200 minCiTR -- The City100 Days Later: Musqueam and the Fight to Protect Cultural History100 Days Later: Musqueam and the Fight to Protect Cultural History
Reflections following the Musqueam First Nation's 100th day of struggle to protect their ancestral village site and burial grounds in south Vancouver from condo development.2012-08-1500 minCiTR -- The CityLondon Plays Games (Part II): The Remaking of East LondonSECOND IN A SERIES | On the podcast, we hear from Julian Cheyne (Counter Olympics Network) on the relationships between the London Games, property (re)development, gentrification, and remaking of working class East London boroughs into (upper) middle class urban space. Goldman Sachs and CBRE (the world's larger commercial development firm) provide perspectives from the elites who trumpet gentrification, redevelopment, and the displacement of working class housing and jobs. These processes of urban class transformation are made possible and underwritten, in part, by celebration capitalism-style mega-events like the Olympic Games.2012-08-0800 minCiTR -- The CityLondon Plays Games: Olympics History, Civil Liberties, and the Militarization of Public SpaceLondon Plays Games: Olympics History, Civil Liberties, and the Militarization of Public Space
First in a series. A critical analysis of the London 2012 Games, featuring Chris Shaw (author, Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games), Professor Jules Boykoff on dissent and the Olympics, and Julian Cheyne (London Counter Olympics Network) on the militarization of East London.2012-08-0100 minCiTR -- The CityFrom Poor to Yuppie: Artists, Boutiques, and Neighbourhood ChangeFrom Poor to Yuppie: Artists, Boutiques, and Neighbourhood Change. Critically examining processes of gentrification from the perspectives of urban scholars, an art gallery curator, a senior city official, and a neighbourhood activist.2012-07-2500 minCiTR -- The CityThe Urban Growth MachineThe Urban Growth Machine2012-07-1800 minCiTR -- The CityBroadcast on 10-Jul-2012New York City and the Politics of Public Space2012-07-1100 minCiTR -- The CityBroadcast on 26-Jun-2012Unpacking the Vancouver Housing Affordability Interim Report // Quebec Student Leaders Report from the Frontline2012-06-2700 minCiTR -- The CityBroadcast on 19-Jun-2012Author and Anti-Poverty Activist Jean Swanson on the Cost of Poverty // The Future of Social Housing in Vancouver
thecityfm.org2012-06-2000 minCiTR -- The CityBroadcast on 12-Jun-2012The Big Download Hits Cities // Redevelopment of Historic Avalon Dairy Farm // Women Transforming Cities2012-06-1300 minCiTR -- The CityBroadcast on 29-May-2012Dispatch from the Montreal Student Movement // Musqueam Continue Fight to Protect Burial Grounds // In the House Festival // Vancouver Night School2012-05-3000 min