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Terra InformaRevisiting: Scara Informa Spooks AgainThis episode originally aired on November 2, 2020: Do you feel that? The chill in the air, the feeling of a hand brushing your shoulder? Scara Informa is back and it's spookier than ever! This year, the Terra Informers will take you on a haunted tour of the world as we visit haunted forests around the globe - apparently there's lots of them.Scara Informa was produced as part of CJSR 88.5 FM's Fundrive, which runs from October 31st to November 8th this year! Terra Informa's home station is volunteer-run and listener-powered, and we rely on donations from listeners to...
2025-11-0329 min
SHOUT! For LibrariesS10E02 - Ghosts of SHOUT's PastJoin us for our FunDrive episode, featuring blasts from our past with previous members of the Shout For Libraries team! In this episode, we sat down with some past members to talk about their time with the show – what they loved, what they wished they had done, and anything else that stuck with them – and where they are now in their careers! If you are interested in supporting independent and local radio, we hope you’ll consider donating to the CJSR FunDrive! Information about donating can be found on CJSR’s website (cjsr.com) or by ema...
2025-11-0159 min
Terra InformaRevisiting Scara Informa 2021 - Terra Informa Investigates: Who Killed the Dodo?We're revisiting Terra Informa Investigates from 2021, where a suspiciously familiar detective digs into one of the oldest cold cases of our time - who killed the dodo?Scara Informa was produced as part of CJSR 88.5 FM's Fundrive, which runs from October 25th to November 2th this year! Terra Informa's home station is volunteer-run and listener-powered, and we rely on donations from listeners to keep us on the air! If you enjoy listening to Terra Informa each week, consider making a donation to CJSR here. We would be eternally grateful! Please note that you can no l...
2024-10-2828 minSHOUT! For LibrariesS08E07 – Inside CJSR's Music LibraryJoin us for a look behind the scenes of CJSR’s music library. Chad Brunet, CJSR Program Director and Acting Station Manager, takes SHOUT correspondent Brett Sheehan through a trove of musical treasures in the basement of the University of Alberta Students’ Union Building Join us, field trip style, to learn how music is collected and selected for your favourite campus radio station.Production CreditsAndy Zhang, Brett Sheehan, Jintia Ross-Van Mierlo, Joelle Reiniger, Michael Kobewka,Music CreditsSister to Sister by Mallory ChipmanWi...
2024-05-2517 min
Terra InformaRevisiting: Communicating the Science Behind the Biofluorescent PlatypusThis episode originally aired on December 7, 2020:Science is cool. You may agree, since you're listening to a podcast that talks a lot about science of the environmental variety. But, science can be hard to understand, and research can be hard to access. Here at Terra Informa, we asked ourselves, how could we help track down, and break down, new scientific discoveries for our listeners, and make it fun to listen to and easy to understand?In this week's episode, we talk about a recent science communication workshop the team did with CJSR Podcast Coordinator and Terra...
2024-05-1329 min
Terra InformaRevisiting: Communicating the Science Behind the Biofluorescent PlatypusThis episode originally aired on December 7, 2020: Science is cool. You may agree, since you're listening to a podcast that talks a lot about science of the environmental variety. But, science can be hard to understand, and research can be hard to access. Here at Terra Informa, we asked ourselves, how could we help track down, and break down, new scientific discoveries for our listeners, and make it fun to listen to and easy to understand?In this week's episode, we talk about a recent science communication workshop the team did with CJSR Podcast Coordinator and Terra Informa...
2023-04-1729 min
Terra InformaScara Informa 2022: The Graveyard of Extinct AnimalsWhere do all the extinct animals since the beginning of time go to rest? A very spooky graveyard, and this year, we're getting the grand tour from the Cryptkeeper himself. What kind of animals are buried here, and what monster lurks at the center of the graveyard? Tune in to find out!Our annual Halloween episode was produced for CJSR 88.5 FM's Fundrive, which is happening right now! Our home station is volunteer-run and relies on donations to stay on the air. If you want to keep shows like Terra Informa running for another year, consider donating to...
2022-10-3128 minTerra InformaBeyond Blathers: DunkleosteusIn this week's episode, Sofia Osborne and Olivia DeBourcier from the Beyond Blathers podcast go way back in time to talk about the dunkleostus - a crazy prehistoric fish! Check out the Beyond Blathers Etsy store for amazing stickers featuring Olivia's illustrations of the critters they talk about on the podcast!CJSR's annual Fundrive is quickly approaching! In the coming week's we'll be bringing you some special spooky programming for Fundrive. If you love what we do here at Terra Informa, we would be forever grateful if you donated to CJSR to help keep us...
2022-10-1728 min
GaywireMuxedad: outside the binary (CJSR Radio Special feature)In this episode, a special story comes to us from Charlotte Mitchell and Andrea Alvarez, who speak to Damian and Katya Salas on Mexico's so-called third gender, Muxes, and "How Muxeidad is challenging colonial frameworks in Mexico. Damian, who identifies as Muxe, shares their story about what it means to be Muxe, the challenges they overcome, and the beauty of their traditions."
Also featured in this episode is a homotextual segment from the Magical Shanil.
So it's the new year, eh? They say it's unhealthy to be making goals like; lose more weight, make more money, slay more goblins, etc...
2022-01-1947 min
Adamant EveFunDrive 2021: Feminist Witchy ObscurityWe welcome the Adamant Eve team back from their summer break in this year's FunDrive theme, Radio Obscura, with the witchy, the occult, and the mythical! Hear from Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins, Autumn Moronchuk, Michelle Deng, Luis Cifuentes, and Wen Chan talk about all of the above, do their ritual of a Buzzfeed quiz, and share some obscure feminist facts.
We could not make Adamant Eve happen without the support of CJSR 88.5 FM. Please consider donating to this year's FunDrive through CJSR's website (https://www.cjsr.com/donate/), by texting the word "CJSR" to 41010 to donate $10, or by calling our spectacular volunteers...
2021-11-0459 minTerra InformaScara Informa 2021 - Terra Informa Investigates: Who Killed the Dodo?It's the return of Scara Informa! This year, we present Terra Informa Investigates, where a suspiciously familiar detective digs into one of the oldest cold cases of our time - who killed the dodo?Scara Informa was produced as part of CJSR 88.5 FM's Fundrive, which runs from October 29th to November 6th! Terra Informa's home station is volunteer-run and listener-powered, and we rely on donations from listeners to keep us on the air! If you enjoy listening to Terra Informa each week, consider making a donation to CJSR here, we would be eternally grateful!Program...
2021-11-0128 min
What's the Tsismis?Tsismis Trivia: A FunDrive FeatureThank you for joining us and playing along! The What’s the Tsismis team is super grateful to CJSR for sharing their platform with us and for bringing all of us together.Right now we are asking for your support to keep the station up and running. Fundrive ensures that we can continue to stay on the air for another year. Our program’s goal is $700. That’s basically 70 people with $10 donations! Fundrive ends on November 6 so get your donations in! Call (780) 492-2577 extension 0 or visit www.cjsr.com. Salamat!
2021-10-3158 minTerra InformaOctober 2021 News RoundupIt's the end of October, which means it's time for the Terra Informa team to bring you the environmental news headlines you may have missed over the past month!End of October also means.... CJSR's FunDrive is starting soon! From October 29th to November 6th, CJSR 88.5 FM will be collecting donations from listeners like you so we can keep this rad radio station going!Donate online here to support Terra Informa!Program log.
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2021-10-2528 minGaywirePansy Poke (AE Crossover)This week we collab with another CJSR show, Adamant Eve for this week's episode on tattoos! Join Ash and Terrence, along with our friends from Adamant Eve as they speak with artists from PAnsy Poke Collective, a queer tattoo shop on whyte ave in so-called Edmonton.
Be sure to catch us live on Thursdays from 6-7 pm on CJSR 88.5 FM, and to subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. Feel free to subscribe to us on your grandma's iPad as well.
We've got lots of cool prairie queer content coming your way... so please stay on the line
2021-09-1630 minGaywireAcimowin Crossover: 2S IdentitiesJune is not only pride month, but National Indigenous History Month as well! Join us for a special crossover episode with CJSR's Acimowin, as double-host Shayna Giles (of both Gaywire and Acimowin) speaks with Cheyenne Mihko Kihêw, a Community Liason for the Edmonton 2-Spirit Society about 2-Spirit identities.
Stay tuned, tell your friends, perhaps even take your friend's phones and subscribe them to our show because we have lots of fun prairie queer content coming your way!
2021-06-1729 minGaywireWe're gay and we're here to stay (Relaunching April 29)Gaywire is back, coming at you April 29 directly in your ears and on CJSR 88.5 FM Thursdays at 6 PM.
2021-04-0901 minTerra InformaChristmas Trees: Then and NowThis week on Terra Informa, Sonak Patel and Hannah Cunningham talk all about Christmas trees. When and where did this tradition begin? What was used to decorate the trees before electricity? And, to bring it all home, Elizabeth Dowdell regales us with a childhood tale of making the harrowing journey to harvest the family Christmas treeDownload program log here. Are you passionate about environmental news and stories? Volunteer with us! Send an email to terra@cjsr.com and tell us a little bit about yourself :)
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2020-12-2128 minTerra InformaCommunicating the Science Behind the Biofluorescent PlatypusScience is cool. You may agree, since you're listening to a podcast that talks a lot about science of the environmental variety. But, science can be hard to understand, and research can be hard to access. Here at Terra Informa, we asked ourselves, how could we help track down, and break down, new scientific discoveries for our listeners, and make it fun to listen to and easy to understand? In this week's episode, we talk about a recent science communication workshop the team did with CJSR Podcast Coordinator and Terra Informa alumni, Chris Chang-Yen Phillips. Then, we...
2020-12-0729 minTerra InformaThe Line with Anthony GoertzAt Terra Informa, we've talked trash before. Back in 2017, we even went on a tour of the Edmonton Waste Management Centre. But, one thing we haven't talked about are the people who do the incredibly important job of sorting and processing our garbage. This week at Terra Informa, we interview filmmaker Anthony Goertz about The Line, a film that focuses on the employees of Quality One Training and Support, a program that connects people with barriers to employment including a criminal record, newcomer status, or addictions or mental illnesses with employment opportunities at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre.
2020-11-2329 minTerra InformaSpecial Edition Trivia Episode!This week, we're bringing you a super special edition trivia episode! Listen in to see how we stacked up against questions on plants (fictional and non-fictional), animals, and.... our own show? Grab a piece of paper and get ready to test your knowledge! This special episode was originally produced for Fundrive, an annual fundraiser in support of our home station, CJSR 88.5 FM. To learn more about CJSR and our mission, visit CJSR's website. Download the program log here.
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2020-11-0929 min
That's FoodAll of Your Halloween Questions Answered (FunDrive Edition)A discussion of the best Halloween candy. The ghosts of Halloween costumes past. This is our yearly fundraising episode - FunDrive 2020. Go to https://www.cjsr.com/2020/10/whats-the-411-on-fundrive-2020/ to see all the sweet, sweet swag available for donors!
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2020-11-0730 minWhat's the Tsismis?Fundrive Episode: Meet the New Season 2 TeamPsst...did you hear about CJSR's Fundrive? In this bonus Fundrive episode, we'll tell you all about how you can help support local, independent radio. We'll also get to know the three new reporters that will be joining us for Season 2 of What's the Tsismis.What’s The Tsismis is happy to be part of the CJSR FM 88.5 community. Our training, equipment, podcasting software, air time, and more is all made possible by Edmonton’s volunteer-powered radio station. The WTT team is helping the station raise $75,000 to continue challenging the status quo on Edmonton’s airwaves. Fundriv...
2020-11-0226 minThat's FoodBest Donuts in EdmontonMelania Antoszko went on a journey to find the best donuts in Edmonton. She went to Bliss Baked Goods, Safeway, Take 5, Ohana Donuterie and Italian Bakery. Keep listening to find out which one was crowned as the best donut in Edmonton. If we missed your favourite, please send it to us at thatsfood@cjsr.com or DM us on Instagram at thatsfoodcjsr.
2020-08-3122 minTerra InformaLichen, Caribou, & Science CommunicationDownload the program log here. Here are links to Ashley's article on lichen cover and the article discussed in the piece on being a person of colour in ecology. Production of CJSR 88.5FM in Amiskwaciy.
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2020-08-1728 min
Community News Updates from CJSRFriends of CJSR - Listen RecordsThroughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we've been checking in with Friends of CJSR businesses, and this week Sandro Marcon checks in with Kris Burwash, owner of Listen Records. Kris talks about growing up in Saskatchewan, how his dad helped him get a record store started, and how the store has adapted to Covid-19.
2020-07-2329 minCommunity News Updates from CJSRCall Your Grandma - First Job in CanadaCall Your Grandma is a new feature on CJSR where we check in with seniors in our lives. In this episode, Katelin Karbonik speaks with U of A Jonathan Lai, a master's student specializing in ageing, about the importance of social relationships for seniors and also about how diverse seniors actually are, as a group. And Chris Chang-Yen Phillips speaks with his grandma Frances Small about working at the GWG Jeans factory in Edmonton when she first immigrated from Guyana.
2020-06-1531 minCommunity News Updates from CJSRCall Your Grandma - Calling With Good NewsLike everybody else, here at CJSR we've been missing seeing our people. And we've been thinking especially about the seniors in our lives who we miss, and who are feeling a little isolated right during the pandemic. So we've started a little summer show where we call hem up to let them know we're thinking about them.In this episode, three phone calls:- Ryan Lacanilao calls his grandaunt Juaning in Montana to deliver some good news- Russ Cobb helps his kids Henry and August call their grandparents Lenore and Mark Dolin in California
2020-06-0933 minCommunity News Updates from CJSRFriends of CJSR - The QUILTBAGCurtis Blandy is checking in on Friends of CJSR businesses to see how they're adapting to the Covid-19. This week, he speaks with Rebecca Blakey and Parker Leflar. They're the co-owners of The QUILTBAG, an LGBTQ+ retail shop carrying queer & trans wares in Edmonton.
2020-06-0528 minCommunity News Updates from CJSRFriends of CJSR - The Paint SpotWe're checking in with Friends of CJSR businesses around Edmonton, to see how they're holding up and how things have changed through the pandemic. This week, Curtis Blandy speaks to Kim Fjordbotten, owner of The Paint Spot, an art supply store just off Whyte Ave.
2020-05-2925 min
Terra InformaThe Green New what?Find the program log here.Email us at terra@cjsr.com or reach out to us on our socials below!
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2020-05-2529 minCommunity News Updates from CJSRFriends of CJSR - Blackbyrd MyoozikWe're checking in with Friends of CJSR businesses around Edmonton, and this week Curtis Blandy interviews Blackbyrd Myoozik's Arthur Fafard.
2020-05-2224 minCommunity News Updates from CJSRFriends of CJSR: Barber HaCJSR's Curtis Blandy is checking in with Friends of CJSR business, starting with Barber Ha. Linda Ha spoke with Curtis about the challenges their barbershop faces with Covid-19.
2020-05-1926 min
Terra InformaWelcome to the Anthropocene Part 2Download the program logEmail us at terra@cjsr.com or reach out to us on our socials below!
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2020-05-1729 minCommunity News Updates from CJSRApril 3 - Resources for ArtistsUpdates on supports available for artists in Edmonton. Produced by Rhea March. The full list is available here:
http://www.cjsr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Emergency-Resources.docx
2020-04-0301 min
That's FoodThat's A WrapIt's the end of the season and we decide to make a wrap for you.
In this episode, That's Food producers Dan Collera, Ralph Garcia, Katelin Karbonik, and Sophia Yang sit around in CJSR's studio A and wrap up the first season of our show. This is the bonus episode where you can learn the facts and myths of That's Food, for example, why is the show called "That's Food" anyway?
As That's Food reveals the backstory to Edmonton's food, That's A Wrap reveals the backstory to That's Food. (If you're also into Star Wars, you may already knew that...
2020-03-2308 minTerra InformaThe Best of 2019: Environmental Connections, Hope, and ResolutionsThis week, Terra Informers Elizabeth Dowdell, Carter Gorzitza, and Hannah Cunningham sit down to reflect on 2019. What inspired us? When did we feel the most connected to the environment around us? How many animal carcasses did we each see?We here at Terra Informa are very excited to be planning some excellent episodes for the new year! Do you have an idea for a story that you'd like to hear on the show? If so, shoot us a message at terra@cjsr.com!
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2020-01-0629 min
CJSR RadioWays in Waves' Brian Raine talks to CJSRBrian Raine, the man behind the sonic outfit Ways in Waves, talks about their new release Bloodless Arches available this weekend on Bent River Records. The project took Raines over 3 and a half years, and involved him meticulously creating a stop motion music video and a wire framed bird that inspired the cover art. He tells CJSR's Peter Chapman what he hopes to achieve with his music, and how his access to musical tools directed his creative path. Way in Waves play live this Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Aviary.
2019-06-1314 min
CJSR RadioBike Planning at the City of Edmonton: Senior Engineer Dallas Karhut talks to CJSRDallas Karhut, a senior engineer with the City of Edmonton in the City Planning department joined CJSR's bicycle traffic reporter Karly Coleman and Peter Chapman to talk about the city's approach to bike planning. He tells us how community consultation is essential in all bike planning, highlighting how different road planning and bike planning are in the public's level of involvement.
2019-06-1315 minGaywireMay 30, 2019: In the wake of the UCP government’s cancelation of the Conversion Therapy Working Group, the group’s co-chair, Dr. Glynnis Lieb, discusses the implications of the cancelation for LGBTQ Albertans.
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2019-06-0128 min
CJSR RadioWomen Who Bike: Gillian LemermeyerGillian Lemermeyer tells CJSR's bicycle traffic reporter Karly Coleman her experiences with bikes. She shares the vivid memory of her first bike, she rode around the homestead and local community. She also talked about how commuting challenges have encouraged her to ride her bike more, whereas when the bus options were easy she was less inclined to ride. She ends saying, "I really love riding my bike."
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2019-05-0205 minGaywireApril 24, 2019: Have you seen the new LGBTQ “equality” loonie? We have so many thoughts about it, and the “myth of equality” in the 1969 Criminal Code.
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2019-04-2854 minGaywireApril 18, 2019: Featuring an interview with Darrin Hagen about “The Empress and the Prime Minister.” Of course we talked about the election too.
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2019-04-2750 min
CJSR RadioWomen Who Bike: Mary BeckieContinuing CJSR's look at women who bike, Mary Beckie talks about her experiences of cycling in Edmonton. Having dabbled in mountain biking and distance riding she's now happy to commute regularly, and advises to spend money on a good bike so that you can just love going for a ride.
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2019-04-1802 minGaywireApril 11, 2019: LGBTQ issues and the provincial election, and the cancelation of the pride parade
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2019-04-1454 min
CJSR RadioWomen Who Bike: Alissa OverendAlissa Overend tells CJSR's bicycle traffic reporter Karly Coleman to take your lane, cars will avoid you, so be decisive.
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2019-04-1104 min
CJSR RadioAlt-folk outfit ursidae talk to CJSRCaro Deady performs as the alt-folk offering ursidae, and on Tuesday March 26, 2019, she will play as part of a bill that features Vancouver duo Porteau alongside Edmontonian's Days at The Sewing Machine Factory. CJSR's Peter Chapman spoke to Caro to discover what she's been up to since her 2015 release One Year Long, what Terrified Swan Records, her project she runs with Laura Reznek, gets up to monthly to support women and marginalised genders and how the tour will take her to places she's never played before.
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(Photo: Dayna Mariah Photography)
2019-03-2109 min
CJSR RadioWomen Who Bike: Angie MandevilleAngie Mandeville tells CJSR's bicycle traffic reporter Karly Coleman how she loves her bike, the improved route she takes on her commute and how she's got used to glowing for early meetings, "Sweat dries."
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2019-03-2103 min
CJSR RadioWomen Who Bike: Cathy WattsSaskatoon Cycles' Cathy Watts recalls her first bike at the age of eight, and how that introduced her to a vehicle that her life has pivoted around. She now owns four distinct bikes, enjoys touring, commuting and will ride even the shortest distance, because it's so fun. She just can't understand why you wouldn't do it too.
Listen on Thursday mornings to CJSR, 88.5fm in Edmonton, for more Women Who Bike with Karly Coleman and Peter Chapman.
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(Photo: A coffee shop in Canmore)
2019-03-1405 min
CJSR RadioCJSR Bike Report: Saskatoon CyclesCathy Watts, co-chair of Saskatoon Cycles, talks to CJSR's bicycle traffic reporter Karly Coleman about how the organization is campaigning for more bike lanes in their hometown. How their volunteers keep their even bike lockups operating, and how her skills as a physiotherapist now not only help individuals move, but the whole city.
2019-03-0706 min
CJSR RadioWomen Who Bike: JulieJulie tells CJSR how her work community got her into mountain cross riding, discovering some of the rolling single-track trails along Edmonton's river valley system, and how she now mainly commutes, but despite the downtown bike grid, how some connections are lacking. She also encourages other women to bike, saying "Just do it!"
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2019-02-2103 min
CJSR RadioWomen Who Bike: Lisa BrownLisa Brown was our featured female cyclist today. She told CJSR FM 88.5's bicycle traffic reporter Karly Coleman and co-host Peter Chapman how her colleagues were excited to see the new bike her partner had given her. Brown also talked about a road in Kananaskis Country that is closed to motor vehicles during the winter, with the unintended consequence that it is a bike riders mecca in early June, when the snow has melted, but the road remains closed.
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2019-02-1403 min2019-02-1218 minGaywireAugust 30, 2018: Kyle from Queerflex talks about accessibility in fitness, and their amazing community work
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2019-02-1253 minGaywireAugust 16, 2018: Janis Irwin discusses LGBTQ issues in provincial politics // Debrief on Edmonton Pride’s summer town hall on police in pride // JD’s Fringe Review
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2019-02-1252 min
CJSR RadioWomen Who Bike: Heather Young-LeslieContinuing CJSR's focus on women who bike, we hear from Heather Young-Leslie, an anthropologist who rides as her main means of transportation, and discover how she was inspired to get riding when she first got a bike in a basket.
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2019-02-0704 min
CJSR RadioWomen who Bike: Claire StockCJSR's Karly Coleman and Peter Chapman launched a feature meeting people who identify as both a cyclist and female today by hearing from previous CJSR bicycle traffic reporter Claire Stock who now enjoys riding to work along a rail trail in Australia where she comes across wombats and kangaroos more often than other people.
In the coming weeks we'll have more female cyclists telling us what gets them on their bike.
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Photo credit: Armin Gruber, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/armingruber/30400154840/
2019-01-3103 minTerra InformaThe Most Terra-fying FunDrive Yet!This week we're bringing you a ~ spooky ~ recap of our FunDrive episode that aired LIVE in Edmonton last week. FunDrive is CJSR 88.5fm's annual fundraiser and thanks to you we surpassed our goal! For this show, we summoned the ghosts of past terra informers and reminisced with these apparitions about the best parts of community radio and podcasting!
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2018-11-0529 minTerra InformaSmokey Skies and Gallant GrandmothersThis week, we’re excited to air an interview done by fellow CJSR star Nigel Henri Robinson, host of the CJSR show Acimowin, who spoke with the English Bay Grandmothers about their work fighting against oil extraction and development on the Cold Lake First Nations. While we were preparing for this show we were surrounded by […]
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2018-08-2029 minGaywireJuly 26, 2018: Gay Baseball // Trans Actors // Ontario Sex-Ed from 1998 // Racism on Grindr // Protests at the International AIDS ConferenceGay Baseball // Trans Actors // Ontario Sex-Ed from 1998 // Racism on Grindr // Protests at the International AIDS Conference
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2018-07-2754 minGaywireJune 14, 2018: Police and Protests at PrideInterview with folks from the coalition of queer and trans people of colour who protested during this year’s Pride Parade. Join us for this important conversation about pride, policing and racism in...
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2018-07-1445 minGaywireApril 26, 2018Queer Identity Markers and Community Belonging // Financial Settlement for LGBTQ Employees Fired from the Federal Government // Why are Gay Bars Closing?
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2018-06-0536 minGaywireApril 19, 2018Queer Movie Reviews // Immigrants and Refugees’ Safety in Toronto’s Gay Community // Leaving the Ministry and Coming Out in Jamaica // Jasper Pride 2018
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2018-06-0551 minGaywireApril 12, 2018 Softball and Gender Identity Advocacy // Grindr and Privacy // Why would the Toronto Police want to be in the Pride Parade? // Tell a Friend When You’re Meeting Someone from the Internet
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2018-06-0538 minGaywireMarch 22, 2018Ben Carson, Mike Pence and Cynthia Nixon // 20th Anniversary of Vriend v. Alberta
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2018-04-2848 minGaywireMarch 08, 2018A Fantastic Woman // Race and the Toronto Gay Village Murders // RuPaul’s Exclusion of Trans People
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2018-04-1046 minGaywireMarch 01, 2018Toronto Police Accountability to the Gay Community // The Return of Kim Davis // Queer Eye
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2018-03-2344 minGaywireFebruary 08, 2018A 40-year history of gay murders in Toronto // An Interview with The Landing
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2018-03-1343 minGaywireFebruary 01, 2018Pride Flags in Taber // Trans Medical Services // The targeting of gay men of colour in the Toronto gay village murders
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2018-03-1236 minGaywireJanuary 25, 2018A Brief and Unreliable History: Reading w/ Amy Fung + Ted Kerr
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2018-02-1152 minGaywireJanuary 18, 2018Toronto Gay Village Murders // Transphobia and “Free Speech”
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2018-02-1136 minGaywireJanuary 11, 2018Gays at the Winter Olympics // Nude Swims // Queer Adulting
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2018-02-0942 min2018-02-0945 minTerra InformaReflecting on the Fort McMurray WildfireThis month marks one year since the disastrous Fort McMurray wildfire. In this week’s episode we air an archive about the fire. CJSR volunteers gathered first-hand accounts of people who had to flee and met people who opened up their hearts and wallets to help. Then a University of Alberta wildfire expert provides some analysis […]
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2017-05-2229 min
CJSR RadioBike Bits: Riding Political Threads part 1 (2017 Feb 23)Cyclist Kristi Woo from Calgary had a problem. Every time she rode her bike her jacket would ride up her back, the sleeves weren't quite long enough for the arched forward riding position and the lack of breathability in the arm pits was sweat-inducing. So she set about changing things, by launching her own clothing company, Riyoko.
CJSR's bicycle traffic reporter Karly Coleman and co-host Peter Chapman caught up with Woo on the phone for the February edition of Bike Bits. We discovered it's not just function that factors into cycling clothing; politics plays an important role. From ethical sourcing...
2017-02-2518 min
CJSR RadioBike Bits: Riding Political Threads part 2 (2017 Feb 23)Cyclist Kristi Woo from Calgary had a problem. Every time she rode her bike her jacket would ride up her back, the sleeves weren't quite long enough for the arched forward riding position and the lack of breathability in the arm pits was sweat-inducing. So she set about changing things, by launching her own clothing company, Riyoko.
CJSR's bicycle traffic reporter Karly Coleman and co-host Peter Chapman caught up with Woo on the phone for the February edition of Bike Bits. We discovered it's not just function that factors into cycling clothing; politics plays an important role. From ethical sourcing...
2017-02-2520 min
All That MattersThe FutureThis week, the second of two FunDrive episodes recorded live at CJSR: what can art tell us about the future? We tiptoe out at night for Nuit Blanche, try to figure out why we love spoilers so much with researcher Brent Bellamy, and chat with U of A Students Union President Navneet Khinda about the […]
2016-01-0758 minAll That MattersThe PastThis week, the first of two FunDrive episodes recorded live at CJSR: what art can tell us about the past? Author, rapper and broadcaster Wab Kinew will be speaking about his new memoir The Reason You Walk. And University of Saskatchewan Professor Yin Liu will join us to talk about the surprising origins of the […]
2016-01-071h 01
The CJSR Edition3.03 Truth and ReconciliationEstablished on June 1, 2008, the goals of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission include documenting and promoting the extent and impact of residential school experiences. Their final national event took place in Edmonton from March 27-30. This episode of the CJSR Edition contains excerpts from this event.
2014-04-1100 minThe CJSR Edition3.02 A Solution to Homelessness?On this week’s episode of the CJSR Edition, three radio stories about people attempting to wrap their heads around the complex problem of homelessness, and then doing their part, in both large and small ways, to help find a solution to Canada’s homelessness problem.
2014-03-2800 minThe CJSR EditionInner City ImmersionA few weeks ago CJSR producer Karen Fraser spent a weekend in Edmonton’s inner city, at the drop-in centres, and on the streets to experience what life is like living on the streets. This is the audio diary of her experience.
2014-03-2617 minThe CJSR EditionJohn DeMont on Vanishing VocationsOn this week’s episode of the CJSR Edition, John DeMont spoke about how his study of dying jobs lead him to a better understanding of our collective history and national identity. But what about the people whose jobs are on the chopping block?
2014-03-1423 minThe CJSR Edition3.01 A Good Day’s WorkThe milkman cometh, and then dissapears completely. On this week’s episode of the CJSR Edition, author and journalist John DeMont distills some essence of what it means to be a Canadian today by describing the experience of people who continue to make their living in vanishing vocations.
2014-03-1400 minThe CJSR EditionEdmonton-Strathcona MP Linda Duncan on the Current State of Homelessness in CanadaLast week, in anticipation of the 2014 NCRA Homelessness Awareness Radio Marathon, Linda Duncan, the NDP Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Strathcona sat down with CJSR’s News Director Matt Hirji to talk about the current state of homelessness in Canada and the future eradication of this national problem.
2014-03-0513 min
Think!Marriage in the 21st Century
I, CJSR, take you, listener, to be my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful radio station in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow.
Is the institution of marriage still relevant today? Or is it an archaic dinosaur out of touch with our modern society? On this episode of Think, your host Warren Mulvey gathered a group of three CJSR radio producers who ponder the question: T...
2014-02-1400 min
Think!Marriage in the 21st Century I, CJSR, take you, listener, to be my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful radio station in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. Is the institution […]
2014-02-1432 minThe CJSR EditionShorts: Graphic Designer Chip KiddWriter and graphic designer Chip Kidd stopped by CJSR to talk about his work in the world of publishing. Even if you’ve never heard his name before, chances are you’ve seen one of his books. Dubbed by many as the closest thing to a rock star in the graphic design world, Kidd has designed more […]
2014-01-2123 minThe CJSR EditionAll Ears: A Shared History of CJSR and CKUA (Part 2)All Ears: A Shared History of CJSR and CKUA is the story, told by more than 25 of Alberta’s finest radio makers, of how public radio across this province has come to hold a prominent and esteemed place as the true voice of Alberta’s diverse communities. Producers from both CJSR and CKUA joined forces to explore […]
2014-01-1027 minThe CJSR EditionAll Ears: A Shared History of CJSR and CKUA (Part 1)All Ears: A Shared History of CKUA and CJSR is the story, told by more than 25 of Alberta’s finest radio makers, of how public radio across this province has come to hold a prominent and esteemed place as the true voice of Alberta’s diverse communities. Producers from both CJSR and CKUA joined forces to explore […]
2014-01-1028 minThe CJSR EditionA Canadian Star Comes Back To Earth!Welcome aboard the CJSR Edition, featuring our exclusive, extended interview with Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield. He discusses donning the technological marvel of the one-person space ship that is the space suit and the mind numbing sensation of space walking; about feeling more closely connected to the world up in space, mortality, and the startling […]
2013-11-2903 minThe CJSR EditionSandra Martin: Working the DeadbeatJournalist Sandra Martin has figured out the way to keep people alive forever. As the Obit Queen of Canada and senior features writer at the Globe and Mail, Martin’s job is immortalize lives that were. On this episode of the CJSR Edition Martin talks about what she’s learned about death after more than 8 years […]
2013-11-151h 01The CJSR EditionRed Star Session: Tyler ButlerWhat happens when you die? This month’s Red Star Session got us thinking about the afterlife. Curse you Tyler Butler, one of Edmonton’s finest singer-songwriters who came into CJSR’s Studio A earlier this month to perform a brand new song called ‘Bury Me in the Garden.’ How dare you come in and sing a song that […]
2013-10-2913 minThe CJSR EditionThe Blood is Thicker Than Water ShowAbout 83 percent of our blood is comprised of water. On this week’s episode of The CJSR Edition we present two interviews with experts blood and water respectively. Acclaimed Canadian author Lawrence Hill talks about the liquid that singularly unites and divides us. Blood! His newest book, “Blood: The Stuff of Life” is the basis […]
2013-10-2500 minThe CJSR EditionEdmonton Elections 2013Tune in to hear the final word in the Edmonton mayoral campaign! The CJSR Edition sits down with Don Iveson, Karen Leibovici, and Kerry Diotte who candidly discuss their thoughts on what makes Edmonton a great city, and what makes each candidate the best person to lead Edmonton for the next term. Plus, we examine […]
2013-10-181h 58The CJSR EditionThe CJSR Edition: Mayor Stephen MandelAfter 3271 days served as Mayor of Edmonton, and with only 20 days left until he officially vacates the mayor’s office Stephen Mandel speaks in a surprisingly frank interview about his successes and failures as Edmonton’s mayor. Then, what did the Ottoman Empire sound like in the 15th century? That and much more, on this […]
2013-10-1100 minThe CJSR EditionThe CJSR Edition: Bridging the DivideOn this week’s episode of the CJSR Edition, two stories about people coming together for the greater good! Brian Mason and Danielle Smith, leaders of Alberta’s NDP and The Wildrose Party respectively, go head to head in a debate of political philosophies…with a little radio magic. We also focus on the international student protest at […]
2013-09-2100 minThe CJSR EditionThe CJSR Edition: Reality CheckOn this week’s episode of the CJSR Edition, stories about the blurring of realities, clarity in the face of deception, smoke and mirrors. We’ll hear a presentation that magician Ian Pidgeon delivered this summer at Edmonton’s Nerd Night about the power that sleight of hand can have on our society. Then, later we’ll hear from […]
2013-09-1300 minThe CJSR EditionThe CJSR Edition: Dino 101, Three-Day Novel Contest, University of Alberta FactsLast weekend Edmonton Public Library Writer-In-Residence, Omar Mouallem took part in the Three-Day Novel Contest. The literary marathon — where participants are challenged to write a book in just 72 hours — was not only a test of Mouallem’s literary wits, but also his physical and mental endurance. And the day after he wrote the […]
2013-09-0600 min
Moving RadioEdmonton Fringe Festival 2013: Nashville Hurricane
The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is officially upon us, and CJSR has a licence to review. On this episode we went undercover to investigate the show Nashville Hurricane.
2013-08-2003 minMoving RadioEdmonton Fringe Festival 2013: Little Fish
The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is officially upon us, and CJSR has a licence to review. On this episode we went undercover to investigate the show Little Fish.
2013-08-2003 minMoving RadioEdmonton Fringe Festival 2013: What Gives?
The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is officially upon us, and CJSR has a licence to review. On this episode we went undercover to investigate the show What Gives?
2013-08-2003 min