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GradCastChairs Chat 2This follows up on a previous “Chairs Chat” from March 2021 Special Episode: Chairs Chat | GradCast, which commemorated 500 episodes. This “Chairs Chat” commemorates another milestone; namely, over 600 episodes, with specials, and hitting 500 regular episodes, wherein we interview individual graduate students about their research.
In this episode, Amalie Hutchinson, Anthony Cruz, and Mark Ambrogio chat in the Radio Western studio, while Ariel Frame joins from Sheffield, England via Zoom. Together, they share fond memories of GradCast and discuss some of the history of the radio show and podcast.
Recorded on Friday, April 25, 2025
Produced by Amalie Hu...2025-05-0129 minGradCast503 | Owning your future: Transferring skills from academia to the job marketHosts Anthony Cruz and Garth Casbourn sit down with Jenny Richmond-Bravo, an EdD candidate and coordinator of Western’s Own Your Future program, to discuss how she is helping PhD students identify, build, and market their skills for career success beyond academia.
Recorded on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Produced by Riya Sidhu
Theme song provided by FreeBeats.io (Produced by White Hot).
2025-04-2930 minGradCastSpecial Episode: 39th Annual Western Research ForumGradCast heads to the Western Research Forum! Get a glimpse into Western's largest multidisciplinary graduate research conference as hosts Liam Clifford, Mohammad Zeraati, Riya Sidhu, & Mark Ambrogio conduct short interviews with attendees, presenters, and organizers. This year's conference featured over 60 different presentations from across Western's 11 faculties. See below for interview questions and timestamps.
Funding for the 39th Annual Western Research Forum was provided by Western's Society of Graduate Students (SOGS), Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, and the Academic Joint Fund, a partnership among Western Research, SOGS, and Western's School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS).
2025-04-2424 minGradCast#GlobalGrads Redux: Policy and PracticeIn the second episode of #GlobalGrads, hosts Liam Clifford and Anthony Cruz are joined by Eva Deligiannis — a MSc student in Neuroscience and the PSAC610 Communications Chair. Eva shares her background in research, her journey through activism, and highlights key contemporary developments affecting international students at Western.
Shifting from the personal to the political, the conversation explores Navitas — a private education company whose proposed international student pathway was previously rejected by the Western community. Eva breaks down what Navitas is, how the proposal could impact international student prospects, and how both the union and broader campus community are...2025-04-1728 minGradCast501 | #InspiringMinds: Fit or Fixated? Unpacking Emerging Fitness Ideals and the Role of Disordered EatingThis week, join us for the 5th episode of our collaboration with Inspiring Minds, a campus-wide partnership between Western Research, the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Writing Support Centre, Western Libraries, Student Experience and Western’s 11 faculties. Inspiring Minds seeks to broaden awareness and impact of graduate student research while enhancing transferrable skills.
Hosts Maris Schneider and Anthony Cruz sit down with guest Lisa Zhu, a master’s student in clinical psychology, to explore the psychological impacts of today’s fitness trends that idealize muscularity. Lisa’s research investigates the often-overlooked connection between fitness ideals and food...2025-04-1530 minGradCast#GradLife | For the Love of Grad SchoolJust in time for Valentine's Day, GradCast hosts Anthony Cruz, Riya Sidhu, and Liam Clifford discuss all things love in graduate school. The hosts review a series of would-you-rather questions centered around dating within academia, planning a wedding during graduate school, and balancing research-related and romantic demands.
Recorded on February 4, 2025.
Produced by Anthony Cruz
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).
2025-02-1131 minGradCast489 | Journalism during Nigerian Political CrisisThis week, hosts Mark Ambrogio and Scott Walters are joined by Aloa Alota, a PhD Candidate in Western's Faculty of Information and Media Studies. His research focuses on political journalism in Nigeria following the June 12 Crisis, the annulment of a presidential election that plunged the country into a political turmoil. Listen to learn about the guerilla journalism that ensued while Nigeria worked its way back to Democracy.
Recorded on January 7, 2025.
Produced by Scott Walters.
Edited by Anthony Cruz.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).2025-01-1428 minGradCast479 | Black Paint on a Black CanvasHosts Anthony Cruz and Meghan Voll are joined by Emiko Muraki, a PhD candidate with the University of Calgary, and a visiting PhD student at Western University. Emiko studies how context and differences between people affect how we learn and use concepts, and understand language. She also studied people with aphantasia, who can't form mental images, and found that they may still engage in sensorimotor simulation during semantic processing, even if they lack conscious, voluntary imagery.
Recorded on October 8, 2024.
Produced by Bruno Mesquita.
Theme song provided by ht...2024-10-1527 minGradCast#TheScoopOnSOGS | Vice-President Advocacy (Jasmine Proctor)In this installment of the three-part #TheScoopOnSOGS miniseries, host Liam Clifford is joined by Jasmine Proctor, a PhD Student in Western's Faculty of Information and Media Studies who currently serves as the Vice-President Advocacy at the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS). Listen to this episode to learn about Jasmine's research, background, and roles at SOGS, as well as what she enjoys about being a student leader.
Recorded on September 10, 2024.
Produced by Anthony Cruz.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).
2024-09-2626 minGradCast#TheScoopOnSOGS | President (Cherin Chung)In this installment of the three-part #TheScoopOnSOGS miniseries, host Liam Clifford is joined by Cherin Chung, a PhD Candidate in Western's Department of French who currently serves as the President of the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS). Listen to this episode to learn about Cherin's research, background, and roles at SOGS, as well as what she enjoys about being a student leader.
If you would like to learn more or get involved, check out sogs.ca and follow SOGS on Instagram @westernsogs! To get in touch with Cherin, you can contact her by email (president@sogs.ca...2024-09-1930 minGradCast475 | Fat in Flight: The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Migratory Shorebird Energetics and Thermoregulation
This week, hosts Garth Casbourn and Riya Sidhu are joined by Kevin Young, a PhD Candidate in Western's Department of Biology. Kevin researches how the omega-3 fats in the diets of migratory shorebirds help them regulate their body temperature and save energy during their long journeys. Listen to learn about some of the amazing avian research happening at Western!
Recorded on September 10, 2024.
Produced by Anthony Cruz.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).
2024-09-1727 minGradCast#TheScoopOnSOGS | Vice-President Finance (Evan Sauve)In this installment of the three-part #TheScoopOnSOGS miniseries, host Liam Clifford is joined by Evan Sauve, a PhD Candidate in Western's Department of Economics who currently serves as the Vice-President Finance at the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS). Listen to this episode to learn about Evan's research, background, and roles at SOGS, as well as what Evan enjoys about being a student leader.
Follow Evan on Instagram, @EvanSauve_SOGS!
Recorded on August 20, 2024.
Produced by Anthony Cruz.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).
2024-09-1231 minGradCast474 | Ultracool Dwarf PlanetsThis week, hosts Mark Ambrogio and Garth Casbourn are joined by Astronomy PhD student Sami Lambier. Sami researches ultracool dwarfs, some of the smallest stars in the Universe. Sami also discusses her work at the Cronyn Observatory. Listen to learn some ultra-cool facts about the night sky!
Recorded on September 3, 2024.
Produced by Anthony Cruz.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).
2024-09-1028 minGradCast#GradLifeXXI | Right Place, Right Thai-mThis week, join hosts Ryan Baxter, Mark Ambrogio, and Anthony Cruz as they discuss graduate student life at Western. Topics include Summer travel, musical performance, and the hosts' various research interests.
Recorded on August 27, 2024.
Produced by Anthony Cruz.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).
2024-09-0322 minGradCast473 | Sorry, Can You Repeat That?This week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Riya Sidhu are joined by psychology PhD student Joseph Rovetti. Taking a different look at our ability to understand speech in different environments, Joseph is studying the cognitive side to speech perception - and just how deep that goes. If you've ever had trouble understanding someone in a noisy room, tune into this week's episode to find out why it might not be your hearing that causes this.
Recorded on August 20, 2024
Produced by Anthony Cruz, Edited by Suzy Lee
Theme song provided by https://freebeats...2024-08-2728 minGradCast471 | Talking Teddy Bears: Obama is that you?This week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Meghan Voll are joined by a MSc Psychology student, Lincoln Inglis. Covering everything from AI ethics to how producing plays with children sparked his interest, they talk about how Lincoln uses Deepfake technology to help understand how we categorize the voices we hear.
Recorded on August 6, 2024
Produced by Riya Sidhu
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot
2024-08-1329 minGradCast468 | Can AI Be Poetic? A Dialogue on AI Ethics and Instapoetry in the 21st CenturyThis week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Maris Schneider are joined by Tanja Grubnic, a PhD Candidate in Western's Department of English. Tanja is interested in the ethics of generative AI. Tanja organized an event at Western called Can AI Be Creative? where she invited several guest speakers to tackle this topic. In this episode, Tanja shares some tips for other graduate students who might be interested in hosting similar events! For her PhD research, Tanja is conducting several case studies on so-called instapoets to explore how literature develops and spreads in the 21st century. Listen to learn all about...2024-07-1626 minGradCast467 | Spoken with Pride: Gender in the Romance LanguagesIn this special episode, host Anthony Cruz is joined by Tyson de Moura Umberger, a PhD Student in Hispanic Studies. Tyson researches the evolution of Spanish, French, and Portuguese in the Western hemisphere. How are these gendered languages evolving over time? Listen to find out. We also discuss Tyson's work as the Society of Graduate Students' Pride Commissioner.
Recorded on June 25, 2024.
Produced by Anthony Cruz.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).
2024-07-0428 minGradCast466 | It's A Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Medical Delivery Drone!This week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Mark Ambrogio are joined by Brianne O'Sullivan, a PhD Candidate in Health Information Science. Brianne's doctoral research focuses on medical delivery drones, which deliver essential healthcare supplies to people in hard-to-reach places. Could drones play a vital role in healthcare in the future? In addition to her doctoral research, Brianne is a policy analyst on Canada's World Health Organization team at the Public Health Agency of Canada. Brianne is also passionate about STEM education! Listen to learn all about her work.
Recorded on June 25, 2024.
Produced by Anthony...2024-07-0228 minGradCast465 | Categorizing the VibesThis week, GradCast hosts Amalie Hutchinson and Anthony Cruz chat with Maddie Bloomberg, a Master's student in the department of psychology. Maddie shares her research into category learning and individual differences that can arise between neurotypical and neurodivergent fish-categorizers.
To find out more about Maddie's work, check out her linkedin
Recorded on June 18, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).
2024-06-2529 minGradCast464 | Hold My Medal: Ethical Dilemmas in SportsThis week, hosts Mark Ambrogio and Garth Casbourn are joined by Alan Oldham, a PhD candidate in Western's School of Kinesiology. In his work, Alan asks some challenging questions about sports. Is it fair for games to end in a tie? How do we decide who can or can't play a sport? Sports play a huge role in our lives, but these questions aren't easy to answer. Fittingly, Alan also talks about his experience in the Olympic sport of rowing.
To get in contact with Alan, find him on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Recorded...2024-06-1833 minGradCast462 | A Study of Nostalgia as an Act of NostalgiaThis week, GradCast welcomes Ameena Abid back to the interview table to follow up on her independent study project within her Master's of Social Work. Join hosts Mark Ambrogio and Anthony Cruz in their discussion with Ameena into her own family history - an autoethnography - and explore topics of nostalgia, the connection between grandparents and grandchildren, and how a story that seems like an outlier case may well comprise a whole story on its own.
To get in contact with Ameena, check out her Linkedin
Recorded on May 28, 2024
Produced by...2024-06-0429 minGradCast460 | Desk Purple Yellow Blue: The Best (Worst) Way to End a StoryThis week, hosts Liam Clifford and Amalie Hutchinson are joined by Alexander Sallas, a PhD candidate in Western's Department of English and Writing Studies. In his dissertation, Alexander talks about the Deus Ex Machina, a special, unpredictable way to end a story. Some people believe that this is not a great way to end a story, but Alexander strongly disagrees. Unpredictable events happen all the time in real life, so why can't they happen in a story?
Recorded on May 14, 2024.
Produced by Anthony Cruz.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io...2024-05-2131 minGradCast453 | Synchronize and Groove: a Three Part StoryThis week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Carly Charron speak with Riya Sidhu, a PhD candidate in psychology specializing in music cognition. Riya explains the three different projects she's working on to evaluate the factors that influence synchronizing in various contexts, such as during walking or in response to music. These factors include empathy, music training, and dance training and she focuses on talking about groove behaviour. Riya also describes her experience setting up a synchronization study using motion capture technology at the University of Oslo.
Recorded on March 19, 2024
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt
2024-03-2629 minGradCast450 | Not Boron at All: Fundamental Chemistry and SustainabilityThis week, hosts Anum Anjum and Anthony Cruz join Gabriel Jobin, a PhD student with the Drover Research Group working with fundamental chemical reactions to design new and efficient catalysts. We dive into how Gabriel’s research relates to sustainability, life outside of the lab and future directions of addressing global challenges with chemistry. Tune in for Al-uminating chemistry puns!
Recorded on February 27, 2024
Produced by Maria Khan
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot
2024-03-0526 minGradCast#JarringQuestions4: Make Today Great, Drunken Cucumbers, and Morning MoodsAnother installment of #JarringQuestions, where you get to learn more about three of our GradCast members as we answer an interesting range of questions pulled from a jar (paper ruffling noises included). This week, Carly Charron, Anthony Cruz, and Jordan VanderBurgt have some hot takes on morning vs. night people, appetizers vs. desserts, people who talk on speaker phone in public, and so much more.
Recorded on January 23, 2024
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot
2024-02-0629 minGradCast444 | Cruz & Classify: A Study of Cognitive CategoriesThis week hosts Carly Charron and Anum Anjum speak to one of our GradCast members Anthony Cruz about his PhD work in psychology. Anthony studies the cognitive process of categorization, where we break down information perceived from the environment into smaller components to understand and group them. Tune in to hear some bonus discussions on qualifying exams, clothing for cats, and Anthony's experience as an international student in Canada.
To learn more about Anthony and his work you can check out his website linked here.
Recorded on December 5, 2023
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt
2023-12-1229 minGradCast442 | The Fast and the CuriousOn this week's episode, GradCast hosts Anthony Cruz and Carly Charron are joined by Celeste Laube, who talks about her experiences so far in the one-year Master of Media in Journalism and Communication (MMJC) program. Tune into this week's episode for discussions about the projects she's currently working on, her grad experience at Western, and her plans for the rest of the program.
Follow Celeste's journey on her LinkedIn page.
Recorded on November 21, 2023
Produced by Suzy Lee
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
2023-11-2828 minGradCast439 | Dewey or Don’t We? The Harms Library Catalogues CauseThis week, hosts Carly Charron and Anthony Cruz sit down with Alec Mullender, a Library and Information Science PhD student and a part-time library assistant at Weldon Library. Alec teaches us all about the harm that library cataloguing systems can cause, as well as the challenges that come with trying to organize knowledge in a comprehensive way.
Recorded on October 31, 2023
Produced by Suzy Lee
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
2023-11-0729 minGradCast#JarringQuestions3: Amalie, Anthony, and AnumWe're back for another episode of #JarringQuestions, where you get to know three of your GradCast hosts as we answer funny questions pulled out of a jar. This week, Amalie Hutchinson, Anthony Cruz, and Anum Anjum chat about the personalities of colours, fashion trends they're never letting go of, childhood fears and more.
Recorded on October 3, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
2023-10-1029 minGradCast428 | Carrots and Dangerous Sticks: Ancient History of the Qin StateThis week, hosts Charan Mandur and Anthony Cruz interview Jacob Vanderhoeven, a master's student in the history department. Jacob tells GradCast about the rise and fall of ancient Chinese dynasties. Tune in for Game-of-Thrones-esque takeovers, innovation, and leadership in war and peace.
Recorded on August 15, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
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¿Qué Pasa Hialeah?¿Que Pasa Hialeah? - Episode 20. A conversation with Esteban Bovo Mayor of the City of HialeahDr. Anthony Cruz has a conversation with Esteban Bovo Mayor of the City of Hialeah2022-03-0116 minGradCastSpecial Episode: Chairs ChatOn this episode the past chairs of GradCast gather together to discuss their history on the podcast, their experiences and where they are now. This light hearted conversation with Alexander Moszczynski, Tristan Johnson, Susan Anthony and Ariel Frame is facilitated by longstanding committee member, Yimin Chen. Listen in to find out how it all started, how we've grown and what makes this production a special experience for Western University graduate students.
Full Video on YouTube
Recorded on Feb 5, 2021
Produced by Ariel Frame
Intro theme song produced by Mathew Becker...2021-03-041h 27GradCastREBROADCAST 93 | Taking the Blue Pill with Dan PerdicThis week we speak with Dan Perdic, a media studies scholar looking at the misogynist Red Pill online community.
Hosts: Yimin Chen & Tristan Johnson
Recorded on Nov 29, 2016
Produced by Susan Anthony
2021-01-0726 minGradCastREBROADCAST 122 | A Constellation of VoicesAndrew Hanna and Yimin Chen speak with Mary Blake Bonn about the role of voices in musical understanding, as well as her work as the president of SOGS.
Recorded on June 20, 2017
Produced by Susan Anthony
2020-12-3127 min
The Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter’s Mindset Episode 319 Aaron Hipp, designer of the Adaptive Tuning SystemJoin Anthony, Jennifer, and Greg as we speak with Aaron Hipp the designer of the Adaptive Tuning System (ATS) barrel tuner! Lots of good knowledge in this episode!2020-12-031h 43The Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter’s Mindset Episode 315 Chris Bardugone Clark ArmoryJoin Anthony, Jenn, and Greg with Chris Bardugone of Clark Armory2020-10-291h 12The Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter’s Mindset Episode 312 Boresight SolutionsJoin Anthony, Jenn, and Greg while talking with the premier polymer pistol manipulator at Boresite Solutions. They were a pioneer in the stippling business and continue to innovate today.2020-10-121h 02The Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter’s Mindset Episode 308 Derek Giddings HKIn this episode Anthony, Jenn, and Greg talk with team HK Shooter Derek Giddings!2020-09-031h 07The Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter’s Mindset Episode 307 Allison ZaneThis episode Anthony, Jenn, and Greg talk with legendary youth shooter Allison Zane. We talk about her season, how she manages to do all she does, and what she has coming up. A truly great episode with an amazing guest!2020-08-2159 minThe Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter’s Mindset Episode 297 Brian Autry Match Director King of point28 milesJoin Anthony, Jennifer, and Greg as we chat live with Brian Autry the mastermind behind the epic King of Point28 mile .22 rimfire precision rifle match!2020-05-291h 05The Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter’s Mindset Episode 293 Newbold TargetsAnthony, Jenn, and Greg speak with Erin Mihalik- Marketing Director at Newbold targets, a really sweet high quality self sealing target. This episode is mid COVID-19 lockdown so some fun zombie chatter as well.2020-04-281h 12The Shooter's MindsetPandemic special! The Shooter’s Mindset Episode 290 Todd LouisAnthony, Jenn, and Greg talk with the 3-gun AK man himself Todd Louis about all sorts of fun stuff, AKs, Zombies, COVID-19, and more!2020-04-021h 39The Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter's Mindset Episode 288 RCBSJoin Anthony, Jenn, and Greg as we discuss everything reloading related with Will Hemeyer, Senior Product Manager of RCBS. Make sure to join us live at 9pm est on The Shooter's Mindset Facebook to be able ask questions live to our guests!2020-03-221h 07The Shooter's MindsetThe Shooter’s Mindset Episode 280 AG CupThis show hosts Anthony Cruz, Jennifer Seymour, and Greg Cannon host the largest group on the show to date! We discuss the AG Cup, and the upcoming AG Cup episode of Shooting USA with Semi-Pro shooter Tom Fuller, John Scoutten of Shooting USA, the winner Jake Vibbert, Tate Streater, Brandon Hembree, and The King Robert Brantley2020-01-141h 22GradCast209 | The Research and Realities of PregnancyOn this special episode of gradcast, listen as our host Chantal Lemire sits down to chat with Taniya Nagpal and Susan Anthony about pregnancy. As a phd student studying exercise during pregnancy, Taniya comes equipped with knowledge about how to lead a healthy lifestyle when expecting. Complimenting this, Susan brings her own personal experience as a pregnant student. It makes for cool opportunity to hear the research and the people who use it come together! You can read more about Taniya's work at: https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/EPL/
Host: Chantal Lemire
Produced by C...2019-04-0829 minGradCast207 | Chillin' with ArachnidsHow do arachnids handle freezing temperatures? Susan Anthony, a PhD candidate in the biology department and past chair of GradCast, tells Gavin Tolometti and Ariel Frame the answer to this elusive question. Susan discusses the difficulty researchers have studying in the field during winter and about some of her favourite animals, including red velvet spider mites, pseudoscorpions, tarantulas and sharks. If you'd like to read more about Susan and her research you can contact her on twitter @suzanthony, by email at santho2@uwo.ca.
Hosts: Ariel Frame & Gavin Tolometti
Produced by Ariel Frame & Chantal Lemire2019-03-2729 minGradCast206 | To Bee or Not to BeeThis week, GradCast continues its interview with students studying eusocial insects, this time exploring the incredible social structures of honeybees. Hosts Roger Hudson and Nick Handfield-Jones interview Anthony Gallo, from the Department of Biology, about his research into honeybee genetics. Specifically, he wonders how genes make certain types of bees have ovaries, and some not. Don't miss this episode: you won't Bee-lieve what you hear!
To know more about Anthony's research, you can follow him on Instagram @anthonygallo1424 or email him at agallo9@uwo.ca
Hosts: Nick Handfield-Jones & Roger Hudson
Produced b...2019-03-1929 min
GradCast170 | The Blackhole of the BrainHosts Chantal Lemire and Susan Anthony interview the newest member of GradCast, Nicholas Handfield-Jones about his research on Parkinsons.
Hosted by: Susan Anthony & Chantal Lemire
Produced by: Viki Tellios
2018-07-0627 minGradCast169 | The Small-Scale SIMSDavid Reyes Figuero, a visiting graduate student from Mexico, is here at Western to work with Dr. Mikko Karttunen. Using a computational microscope, they probed the small world of atoms and molecules to investigate how fat molecules float on water. But, they stumbled upon something even more curious that can impact the medical world.
Hosted by: Susan Anthony & Navaneeth Mohan
Produced by: Arial Frame
2018-06-2026 minGradCastSpecial Episode: Keynote Western Research Forum Part 1 - HeartsIn this week's episode of GradCast, we present Part 1 of our 2 part series from the Western Research Forum, Western University's largest interdisciplinary showcase of research. Every year, the Society of Graduate Students presents a day-long conference filled with talks from faculties around campus, all associated with the theme of the year. WRF 2018 is all about Controversy.
Navaneeth and Yimin chat with WRF 2018 organizer Emily Carlisle, about Controversy and how it is to organize such a big event.
We also chat with keynote speaker Dr. Shelley McKellar from History of Medicine at Western. Dr. McKellar gave...2018-03-2925 min
Grappler Union Podcast#072 - Anthony CruzOn this episode of Grappler Union we have Anthony Cruz in studio. Anthony is a Black Belt under Carlson Gracie Jr.2018-03-201h 24GradCast154 | Bad Ass BeetlesLast week, the snow in our backyard thawed, and out of the ground came a host of pesky bugs. For Jacqueline Lebenzon, that is research fodder! She studies a species of beetle - the Colorado potato beetle - because their extraordinary winter survival tactic could hold the cellular key to battling aging. Tune in with Roger and Nav.
You can follow Jackie's science and art at jackielebenzon.com and on Twitter @JackieLebz
Hosts: Rogen Hudson and Navneeth Mohen
Produced by Susan Anthony
2018-02-2826 minGradCast153 | When Dendrites Go Dend-WrongYou might think it's laughing gas or a race car fuel, but NO! Nitric Oxide is a crucial compound vital for healthy brain function. Viki Tellios is a neuroscience PhD student working to find out just how NO affects cerebellum development and maintenance. On this episode, Ariel and Yimin learn about an unexpected connection between Bill Nye and "drunk" mice.
If you would like to know more about Viki's research, you can email her at vtellios@uwo.ca
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Ariel Frame
Produced by Susan Anthony
2018-02-2127 minGradCastSpecial Episode: WUGSOM Part 2 - Meaningful Music and Women in SongContinuing our coverage of the Western University Graduate Symposium on Music, Yimin and Roger speak with Elizabeth Mitchell about her work on inclusive arts for children with disabilites and with Martha Schulenburg about what "Vamp" songs reveal about the role of women in the early 20th century.
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson
Produced by Susan Anthony
2018-02-1625 minGradCast152 | The hot and cold of lavaWe heard that Gavin Tolometti works with lava, and we thought you should hear about that too. He's smashed solid lava with a hammer. Has melted it in a furnace. Sliced it into hair-thin discs. Because somewhere in there is the key to understanding our moon and many extraterrestrial planets. Join Susan and Navaneeth as they discover how to research on the rocks.
Look for more info on Gavin's work on his blog at
http://gavintolometti.wixsite.com/gdtcpsx
And on Twitter @GavinOnTheMoon
Hosts: Susan Anthony and Navaneeth Mohan
...2018-02-0927 minGradCast151 | Raving AutobiographicallyFrom disco to techo, Musicology PhD student M. Gillian Carrabré takes us through a musical (and personal) history of rave culture. Join hosts Navaneeth and Yimin as we learn about the principles of PLUR (Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect) and about conducting field research as a participant-observer.
You can find Gillian on Radio Western (CHRW 94.9) Tuesday nights from 8:30 - 10pm, or streaming online at radiowestern.ca/stream.
You can also follow Gillian's music choices on Soundcloud at mixcloud.com/elektribe
And here we have a link for Gillian's Autobiographical Mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/wat...2018-01-3126 minGradCast150 | Advocating for AccessibilityRoger and Chantal talk to SOGS Accessibility Commissioner, Martin Ross, and accessibility advocate Ashton Forrest about resources for graduate students with disabilities.
Hosts: Roger Hudson and Chantal Lemire
Produced by Susan Anthony
2018-01-3126 minGradCastSpecial Episode: WUGSOM Part 1 - Live! at the Western University Graduate Symposium on MusicIn this episode, hosts Roger and Yimin are introduced to the WUGSOM organizers and researchers studying how music reflects and enriches our lives.
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson
Produced by Susan Anthony
2018-01-2224 minGradCastSpecial Episode: "Why Am I Here?" A Questionable Conversation With The Lego Grad StudentThe Lego Grad Student visited Western as the special guest for the 2017 SOGS Graduate Wellness Forum and GradCast was fortunate enough to get him into the recording booth! Join Yimin and Chantal in conversation with Dr. Lego Grad Student as he reflects on his life in plastic.
Follow his exploits on social media at:
https://twitter.com/legogradstudent
https://www.facebook.com/legogradstudent
https://www.instagram.com/legogradstudent
https://legogradstudent.tumblr.com
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Chantal Lemire
Produced by Susan Anthon2018-01-1027 minGradCast148 | Be gone Bacteria, you Baerly have a chanceLast year, at the SOGS Western Research Forum, we spoke with Brandon Baer. His work on antibiotic-resistant bacteria caught the interest of many of you so we invited him again! Passionate as before about his work, he has been on the path to develop a new therapy for treating a whole range of bacterial lung infections. Curious? So join Navaneeth and Roger on today's episode.
Hosts: Navaneeth Mohan and Roger Hudson
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-12-2829 minGradCast147 | Pretty Fly for a Social GuyYimin and Ariel spoke with Ryley Yost about his work looking into the social behaviour of the fruit fly Drosophila, and what techniques are needed to experiment on this interesting little model organism.
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Ariel Frame
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-12-1429 minGradCast146 | Learning from AdversityNavaneeth and Ariel talk with Niki Kamkar about her work studying how stressful events in children affect response to reinforcement.
Hosts: Ariel Frame and Navaneeth Mohan
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-12-0728 minGradCast145 | To Hibernate, Perchance to DreamWhat happens when animals hibernate? Kate Mathers is working to find out! Catch her conversation with Susan and Yimin about Doritos, arousal, and adorable 13-lined ground squirrels.
Hosts: Susan Anthony and Yimin Chen
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-11-2926 minGradCast144 | Hey Doctor, What's Smoking?Have you reached for a cigarette and been advised to take a walk instead? Well, Matthew Fagan is speaking to you. While rolling up for his PhD at Western's Kinesiology dept he investigates the effect of nicotine on cognitive functioning. In today's episode, he chats with Tanya and Navaneeth about how nicotine fares against a brisk walk on cognitive tests. What he found was unexpected.
Hosts: Navaneeth Mohan and Tanya Nagpal
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-11-2226 minGradCast143 | What Does Stress Smell Like For a Bird?A little bird told us that Chlöe Carter was studying stress and memory in birds. Chlöe tells Ariel and Charlotte about her work testing whether stressful smells, sights and sounds can illicit fear and alter memory.
Hosts: Ariel Frame and Charlotte Panneton
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-11-1728 minGradCast142 | A Love Affair With Streaming MediaYimin and Taniya chat with "baby Master student" Charlotte Panneton about navigating graduate studies, her interest in the online video streaming platform 'Twitch' and her love for community radio.
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Taniya Nagpal
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-11-0928 minGradCast141 | Square Off With MemoryRoger and Taniya chat with PhD Candidate Erin Shellington about the potential of 'Square Stepping Exercise' on improving cognition, mobility and mood in older adults. We also get insight on what the end of a PhD degree is like!
Hosts: Roger Hudson and Taniya Nagpal
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-11-0326 minGradCast140 | The Birds and the BeatsAriel and Chantal chirp with Brendon Samuels about beat perception in birds and humans.
Hosts: Ariel Frame and Chantal Lemire
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-11-0327 minGradCastSpecial Episode: LUNAR SPECIAL - Observing the moonNavaneeth and Roger speak with Danny Bednar, Patrick Hill, and Zack Morse about the upcoming international observe the moon night occurring on October 28th 2017.
Hosts: Roger Hudson and Navaneeth Mohan
Produced by Susan Anthony2017-10-2628 min
GradCast139 | Time's are changin', the climate is tooDanny Bednar joins Roger and Navaneeth to speak about his research on geography and Canada's role in adapting to climate change.
Hosts: Roger Hudson and Navaneeth Mohan
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-10-2327 min
GradCast138 | The Latest Scoop on Parkinson's DiseaseSabrina and Ariel pick Simon Benoit's brain about Parkinson's and his unique approach to studying this neurodegenerative disease.
Hosts: Ariel Frame and Sabrina Hope
Produced by Susan Anthony2017-10-2029 minGradCast137 | The Overwhelmed BrainRoger and Ariel speak with Niveen Fulcher about sensory motor gating, and it's relation to autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.
Hosts: Ariel Frame and Roger Hudson
Produced by Susan Anthony
2017-10-2028 minGradCast136 | Making Precise Errors
Jeremy Lant is at an interesting point in his graduate career. He might have just cracked open a novel cure to a wide range of genetic disorders. With Yimin and Navaneeth, join us to know how he uses tRNA dependent mistranslation to recode the genetic blueprint.
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Navaneeth Mohan
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-10-2027 minGradCast135 | Hit ReplayAriel and Taniya chat with Krys Wieczerzak about her work measuring brain waves in the auditory cortex and the importance of reproducing results in research.
Hosts: Ariel Frame and Taniya Nagpal
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-10-2029 minGradCast131 | TUT1 - Protector of the CellYimin Chen and Susan Anthony speak with Mitch Mann about his work on TUT1, a protein that prevents DNA and RNA damage - and cancer!
Hosts: Yimin Chen and Susan Anthony
2017-08-2627 minGradCast123 | Anatomy of SoundHosts Taniya and Susan talk to fellow Gradcast committee member Emma Bridgwater about how the human brain interpret sounds, and how you can measure it in sleeping subjects.
Hosts: Taniya Nagpal and Susan Anthony
2017-07-1827 minGradCast117 | Getting schooled in indigenous studies by Andrew JudgeSusan and Tristan talk to Indigenous Studies PhD student Andrew Judge about how tier 1 universities in Canada fare when it comes to indigenous faculty, and we talk about how and why universities need to be more accessible to indigenous students and staff.
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Tristan Johnston
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-06-0728 minGradCast116 | Your friendly ge-gnome with Matheus Sanita LimaOur cells aren't the only things ith DNA in a living things body. Small organs for our cells have their own codes and evolve as well. This is the subject of our show today with Matheus Sanita Lima.
Hosts: Ariel Frame & Chantal Lemire
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-05-2328 minGradCast114 | Class and Teeth with Mark GeraThis week we meet with Mark Gera. From the public health program, he discusses with us the relationship between distance from a dentist office, and oral health.
Hosts: Tristan Johnson & Alex Moszczynski
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-05-0327 minGradCast113 | Marching with Kristine MusgroveThis week, we talk to Music Education student Kristine Musgrove. Her work studies the culture of competitive marching band groups in the US.
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Andrew Hanna
Producer: Tristian Johnson
2017-04-2928 minGradCast112 | Saying Goodbye to Julia PalozziThis week we say goodbye to longtime Gradcast committee member Julia Palozzi. We talk about her work on peat bogs in northern Ontario. Julia, you will be missed.
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Taniya Nagpaland
Producer: Sabrina Hope
2017-04-2627 minGradCast111 | Digging in Peru with Arwen JohnsThis week, Arwen returns to talk about what her summer in Peru doing archaeology was like.
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Julia
Producer: Tristian Johnson
2017-04-1926 minGradCast109 | Eating Grapefruit with Amy BurkeThis episode, we meet with Biochemist Amy Burke, who looks into a compound found in grapefruit juice, that could have medical applications.
Hosts: Adrienne Borrie & Ariel Frame
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-04-1227 minGradCast107 | Emily Pitts and the Friendship CentreThis episode, we talk to Anthropologist Emily Pitts looking at indigenous friendship centres giving identity and community for indigenous canadians living in cities.
Hosts: Emma Bridgwater & Tristan Johnson
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-04-0924 minGradCast105 | A Night at the Opera with Colin McMahonThis week we talk to Music student Colin McMahon. He wrote a one act mini opera on Marie Antoinette as his MA project, and came to us to talk about the work that went into it.
Hosts: Sabrina Hope & Tristan Johnson
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-03-2925 minGradCast103 | Joel Slade is for the BirdsThis week we talk about bird songs, genetic compatibility, and life of our feathered friends with Biologist Joel Slade
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Ariel Frame
Producer: Sabrina Hope
2017-03-2227 minGradCast100 | Discovering Life on Utah with Christy CaudillToday we meet with Planetary Scientist Christ Caudill who works on impact craters, and what they can tell us about far off places like Mars.
Hosts: Emma Bridgwater & Tristan Johnson
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-03-0827 minGradCast99 | The Strange Travel Companions of Cancer with Ashley MakelaThis week we talk to Ashley Makela, looking at Tumor-Associated Macrophages, a white blood cell that shows up fairly often when Cancer is about.
Hosts: Andrew Hanna & Alex Moszczynski
Producer: Susan Anthony
2017-02-2626 minGradCast96 | Meeting the Cell's Magician with Emily ClaytonThis week, our heroes meet with Emily Clayton, a microbiologist looking at proteins, the small magicians that turn DNA into action.
Host: Susan Anthony and Taniya
Producer: Tristan Johnson
2017-02-1429 minGradCast95 | Getting Promoted with Emily CorneliusThis week we are deep into the tiny machines that make life run with Emily Cornelius from Biology.
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Alex Moszczynski
Producer: Tristan Johnson
2017-02-0826 minGradCast88 | A Healthy Community with Kirstyn Seanor and Melanie StoneThis week we talk to Kirstyn Seanor and Melanie Stone about peer mental wellness support, and it coming to Western.
Hosts: Susan Anthony & Taniya Nagpaland
2016-12-0725 minGradCast70 | An Appointment with Doctor Dalia HasanThis week we talk to medical doctor and Health Promotion Master's student Dalia Hasan about her work to have better medical school training to combat childhood obesity.
Hosts: Jina Kum and Susan Anthony
2016-07-1325 minGradCast60 | Can Plants Cure Cancer (maybe) with Shrikaar KambhampatiThis week we meet with Shrikaar Kambhampati, a plant biologist to discuss if plants can cure cancer.
Hosts: Susan Anthony
Producer: Tristan Johnson
2016-05-0423 minGradCast58 | Can't Beat the Peat with Julia Palozzi
This week we meet with biologist and new Gradcast committee member Julia Palozzi on her work in peat bogs, as well as working as a grad student with a speaking disability. Really cool stuff!
Hosts: Alex Moszczynski and Susan Anthony
2016-04-2038 minGradCast57 | From the Party of Lincoln to the Party of TrumpThis week, Susan and Yimin corner committee member and American Historian Tristan Johnson to answer why Donald Trump is a thing.
Producers: Susan Anthony and Yimin Chen
2016-04-1323 minGradCast49 | Chilly Spiders with Susan AnthonyThis week we meet with new GradCast host and our guest Susan Anthony. She's been and goes from time to time to the arctic to find and study how spiders up there handle the cold.
Host and Producer: Tristan Johnson
2016-02-1723 min