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GradCast#BookCast 9 | People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksFor this edition of #BookCast, your hosts Garth Casbourn, Meghan Voll, and Scott Walters cover the unique writing of People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, a tale based on a real and highly important Jewish prayer book told through fictional vignettes of its history. Hanna is a book conservator tasked with restoring a famous (and very real) copy of the Haggadah Jewish text that has experienced a tumultuous past. Blending actual history with fictional accounts of the text's origins and mysterious migrations through time, and telling the stories of the people, both real and imagined, that brought it...
2025-11-2658 min
Book Girlie Club#4 Ten till the end .. Bücher, die wir dieses Jahr noch lesen wollen!In dieser Folge stellen wir unsere persönlichen „10 Till The End“ vor. Also Bücher, die wir noch lesen wollen, bevor das Jahr zu Ende geht. Mit dabei sind Highlights wie Alchemised, Watch Me und New Beginnings, aber auch einige cosy Weihnachtsbücher für die perfekte Winter-Stimmung. Perfekt für alle, die ihre Jahres-End-Leseliste füllen, neue BookTok-Trends entdecken oder frische Romance- und Fantasy-Empfehlungen suchen. Hör rein und plane mit uns deine letzten Reads des Jahres!🥰Werbung. Der „Book Girlie Club“ wird Dir präsentiert von COVE - Dein Label für Romantasy, Romance und Suspense.U...
2025-11-1944 minGradCast526 | #InspiringMinds 9: Relations, Not Relationships: Values, Algorithms, and Dating PlatformsIn this week's episode, hosts Ryan Baxter and Mark Ambrogio interview Meghan Voll, a PhD candidate in Media Studies here at Western University. GradCast listeners will recognize Meghan's voice, as Meghan served as a long-time host and Social Media Manager for this show. This is Meghan's second time with us as a guest, as she approaches the conclusion of her doctorate, for those interested, Meghan's first episode, as a guest, can be heard here.
Meghan studies the interaction between economic value and values on mobile dating platforms such as Tinder, Hinge, and Coffee Meets Bagel, drawing from the p...
2025-11-1128 minGradCast504 | The Chicken TrialsIn this week’s episode, hosts Maris Schneider and Meghan Voll interview Carly Charron, a PhD candidate in Biology, and previous GradCast host! Carly breaks the news about the dangers of eating raw chicken and eggs (say goodbye to that cookie dough batter!) as she researches how to make food safer for consumption, starting at the source – chickens. She is designing a plant-based vaccine to administer to chickens to induce immunity against Salmonella. Carly has just finished her first round of chicken trials, administering her vaccine to a group of chickens who will be studied in various ways to test th...
2025-05-0630 minGradCast502 | You'd Better Be Done!In his fourth time with us, Alex Mayhew joins his fellow office-mates in Western's Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS), hosts Mark Ambrogio and Meghan Voll, as he rapidly approaches the finish line. By the time this episode airs, Alex may officially have his PhD in Library and Information Science! Alex discusses what is involved in the final weeks of one's PhD, such as his forthcoming public lecture. He also shares the experience of receiving feedback from his students (in the Master of Library and Information Sciences program) to some of his ideas around Aging Justice. And how...
2025-04-2229 minGradCast495 | Algorithms, Hate Engagement, and the Digital DivideHosts Mark Ambrogio and Meghan Voll welcome Alanna Acchione, a PhD student in Media Studies at Western University, to discuss her research on data harms and the role of algorithms in curating hate engagement on social media. Alanna explores how platforms intentionally foster ideological clashes by amplifying content that triggers emotional responses, ultimately driving user engagement and platform profitability.
Drawing from Wendy Chun’s "Discriminating Data", Alanna explains how users are categorized into marketable groups, often pushed into ideological echo chambers that reinforce extreme narratives. She shares how these algorithmic structures fuel anti-feminist and anti-minority rhetoric, shaping on...
2025-03-0429 minGradCast496 | A Bone by Any Other Name: Refining the Science of Anthropological Investigations Using CT ScansHosts Maris Schneider and Meghan Voll welcome Sarah Bidinosti to discuss her research on adapting traditional bone analysis methods for the digital age using CT scans. Sarah explains how techniques for estimating age, biological sex, and stature—commonly used in forensic and archaeological studies—must be refined when applied to digital scans. By creating a standardized methodology, she aims to improve accuracy and repeatability in osteobiography, the process of identifying unknown individuals based on skeletal characteristics.
Our conversation explores the advantages of CT scans, which allow researchers to study bones non-invasively, preserving remains in forensic cases and with...
2025-03-0428 min
Shortcut – Schneller mehr verstehenKlatschpresse exposed: Die Tricks der BoulevardmedienKlatschhefte begeistern Millionen mit reißerischen Schlagzeilen und dramatischen Geschichten. Oft sind diese erfunden oder übertrieben. SPIEGEL-Redakteur Anton Rainer erklärt das zynische Geschäftsmodell.Sagt uns, wie euch Shortcut gefällt. Hier geht's zur Umfrage. »SPIEGEL Shortcut« – Schneller mehr verstehen. Wir erklären euch jeden Tag ein wichtiges Thema – kurz und verständlich. Für alle, die informiert mitreden wollen. Neue Folgen von Shortcut gibt es von Montag bis Freitag auf Spiegel.de, YouTube und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt. Links zur Folge: Justizdrama »Killing Gawker« Hulk Hogan bekommt 31...
2025-02-2820 minGradCast#BookCast 7 | The Book of Two WaysFor our seventh episode of #BookCast, we discuss “The Book of Two Ways” by Jodi Picoult—a story that explores whether we make our choices—or our choices make us. Our story begins with a plane-crash, where our main character, Dawn Edelstein is faced with the choice to return home to her life as a death-doula, or continue on to Egypt to complete her doctoral studies researching the coffin-texts and “Book of Two Ways”, a map of routes souls can take to the afterlife.
Join Riya Sidhu, Garth Casbourn, Scott Walters, resident Egyptologist: Maris Schneider, and Meghan Voll as we d...
2025-02-0657 minGradCast#BookCast 6 | Fifth Business by Robertson DaviesIn our sixth installment of our #BookCast mini-series, we discuss Fifth Business, by Robertson Davies. The novel builds upon childhood events and grows into a personal epic spanning decades of national and world history, centered through the perspective of an older academic looking back over his life. The story begins, and the main characters all originate from, Deptford, a fictional town based on the real community of Thamesville, Ontario. Join us as your hosts Garth Casbourne, Meghan Voll, Mark Ambrogio, and Scott Walters dive into some of the book's main themes, including spirituality, ageing & changing perspectives, and socioeconomics.
2024-12-0659 minGradCast485 | What Satisfies your Desire? How Tags Structure Erotic Content on Pornographic WebsitesHosts Meghan Voll and Liam Clifford are joined by kirstyn seanor, as she talks about her research on how the design and navigation systems of pornography websites influence users' exposure to content. Along the way we will also discuss how to define pornography, and how access and availability of this content has changed over time.
Check out Kirstyn's s research Instagram Here!
Recorded on November 19, 2024.
Produced by Bruno Mesquita.
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2024-11-2629 minGradCast484 | #InspiringMinds: At the Beginning of PhonationHere is our first-ever 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. GradCast will feature selected students to discuss their research every third Tuesday of the month!
Hosts Meghan Voll and Maris Schneider chat with Charmaine Iormetti, who recently completed her Masters of Music (MMus) in Literature and Performance (Voice) degree in the Don Wright Faculty of Music and is cu...
2024-11-1928 minGradCast#BookCast 5 | Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiFor our fifth installment of our book club series, the #BookCast team read Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Join us for a discussion led by Garth Casbourn with co-hosts Meghan Voll, Riya Sidhu, and Scott Walters.
We dive into the complex narrative of Gifty, a young scientist getting her PhD at Stanford, attempting to discover secrets behind addictive behavior. This story is one of grief, hope, childhood trauma, conflicts between faith and science, and racism and immigration in North America.
We'll cover many of the books themes and writing devices, its approach at describing science an...
2024-10-2446 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.
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2024-10-1527 minGradCast478| China's Rap Evolution: From Underground to MainstreamHosts Mark Ambrogio and Meghan Voll are joined by Shengpei (Leslie) Li, a Ph.D. student in Media Studies. Leslie discusses his research on rap music in China and the politics surrounding it.
Recorded on October 1, 2024.
Produced by Riya Sidhu
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2024-10-0826 minGradCast#BookCast 4 | The Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodFor our August book of the month, the #BookCast team tackled The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, the discussion led by Meghan Voll and joined by Mark Ambrogio, Garth Casbourn and Maria Khan. The team looks at the writing style, character development, accuracy to real-life academia and problematic elements in the storyline. Will this experiment combust in our protagonist's face? Airing September 5 at 11 AM on Radio Western.
Recorded on August 22, 2024
Produced by Maria Khan
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2024-09-051h 02GradCast#BookCast 3 | Lucky Jim by Kingsley AmisFor our July book of the month, the #BookCast crew reads Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. Tune in a discussion of the novel led by Garth Casbourn featuring hosts Scott Walters, Meghan Voll, Mark Ambrogio, and special guest Helen Button! We discuss the literary format of the novel, its relation to our experiences as academics, and the historical context behind this witty work of fiction! Airing August 29 at 11am on Radio Western.
Recorded on August 13, 2024
Produced by Scott Walters, Edited by Amalie Hutchinson
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2024-08-221h 01GradCast472 | The Light at the End of the TunnelJoin GradCast Hosts Meghan Voll and Mark Ambrogio as they chat with our favourite repeat guest, Alex Mayhew. This time, Alex discusses what it's like in the final few months of a PhD, from wrapping up to writing to deciding when to defend, there IS light at the end of the tunnel.
Recorded on August 13, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2024-08-2030 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
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2024-08-1329 minGradCast#BookCast 2 | The Dreamers by Karen Thompson WalkerJoin us for our second edition of #BookCast where we discuss The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker. Your hosts for this episode are Mark Ambrogio, Amalie Hutchinson, Meghan Voll, Scott Walters and Garth Casbourn. Note for listeners, this episode contains many spoilers! Sweet dreams....
Recorded on July 16, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2024-07-231h 02GradCast#GradLifeXX | Summer AdventuresWhat do graduate students get up to during the summer? Tune in to hear what Amalie Hutchinson, Meghan Voll, and Mark Ambrogio have planned this summer.
Recorded on July 2, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2024-07-0930 minGradCast463 | "I'm in my Graduate Era": Transitioning from Undergraduate To Graduate SchoolIn this very special episode, Meghan Voll and Mark Ambrogio interview soon-to-be Master of Media Studies graduate student Janelle Allan. In this episode, Janelle asks our hosts her burning question about all things grad school, from getting a teaching assistantship, to managing new academic workloads. If you're entering a graduate program, you'll want to tune into this episode!
To follow Janelle on this new journey, follow her on Linkedin!
Recorded on June 4, 2024
Produced by Suzy Lee
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2024-06-1128 min
PalastgeflüsterWie Harry & Meghan den Palast provozierenAuf ihrer Nigeria-Reise waren Prinz Harry & Herzogin Meghan voll in ihrem Element. Ein Element, von dem sie sich noch vor vier Jahren unbedingt verabschieden wollten.
2024-05-2412 minGradCast#BookCast 1 | The Idiot by Elif BatumanFor our first #BookCast recording, hosts Scott Walters, Amalie Hutchinson, Mark Ambrogio, Garth Casbourn, and Meghan Voll discuss The Idiot by Elif Batuman. Join our book club for a discussion about writing style, dissociation with the world around you, and how we can all relate to being a bit of an idiot.
Note: no spoilers, so if you've read the book already or haven't yet, you'll be able to enjoy this podcast.
Recorded on April 9, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2024-04-2549 minGradCast452 | Infinity Error 404: Density Not FoundThis week, GradCast hosts Meghan Voll and Mark Ambrogio are joined by Farshid Soltani, a PhD candidate in physics studying all about the nature of black holes. If you were ever curious about the science of black holes, the value of both classical and quantum physics, or wanted to know about the mysterious "white hole", tune in to this week's episode!
Recorded on March 12, 2024
Produced by Suzy Lee
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2024-03-1929 minGradCast451 | Hear ye, hear ye!This week, Scott Walters and Meghan Voll interview one of our own producers, Maria Khan. Maria shares about her master's program in clinical science and audiology. She tells GradCast what a degree in audiology looks like and what an audiologist actually does. Maria is involved with other research activities at Sick Kids, and discusses her research with infant screening tests for hearing, and more.
Check out Maria's other producing efforts, the Hear Here podcast at Sick Kids at this link.
Recorded on March 5, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2024-03-1229 minGradCast#GraduatedLife 5 | Can I print this? with MA in Library and Information Sciences Matt SkidmoreFor this special #GraduatedLife episode, Meghan Voll and Garth Casbourn are joined by MLIS alumnus Matt Skidmore. Matt tells how his grad degree at Western helped him get his current job as a librarian in Mississauga, and how the things he learned during the degree and on-the-job experience prepared him for what he does now.
Recorded on February 8, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2024-02-1530 minGradCast#JarringGradLife: Cats vs Dogs, Time Travel, and Extracurricular ExtraordinaireToday's episode is a merger of two of our beloved mini-series #JarringQuestions and #GradLife. Join co-hosts Meghan Voll, Mark Ambrogio, and Suzy Lee in this mashup as they talk all about extracurriculars, places (and time periods) they'd love to travel to, and the eternal debate: cats or dogs?
Recorded on February 6, 2024
Produced by Suzy Lee
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2024-02-1332 minGradCast447 | Heritage of Hesed: The Hebrew Book of Ruth in Art, Plays, and PoetryThis week, join hosts Mark Ambrogio and Meghan Voll as they interview Luigi De Angelis Soriano about his recent dissertation exploring the Hebrew book of Ruth and the concept of Hesed, "a Hebrew term that is often translated as loving kindness and connotes loyalty, love, and extraordinary commitment", in the context of Spanish plays, European art, and Latin American poetry. We hear about the interesting story of Ruth, its importance to both Hebrew and Christian traditions, and how it has influenced artistic expression in various forms.
Recorded on January 23, 2024
Produced by Scott Walters
2024-01-3029 minGradCast446 | Disjuncture & Disruption: Queer Experience, Identity, and the HolocaustIn our first episode of 2024, Amalie Hutchinson and Meghan Voll interview Jacob Evoy, a PhD student in the Women’s Studies program at Western University. Jacob tells us about their oral history research investigating the stories of queer children of Holocaust survivors. Jacob talks to us about what queer experience is, the effects of the Holocaust on these individuals, and how narrative is constructed.
Recorded on January 16, 2024
Produced by Maria Khan
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2024-01-2331 minGradCast443 | Website Wonders: User Experience at Western LibrariesThis week, Meghan Voll and brand-new host Garth Casbourn interview one of our very own producers, Suzy Lee. Suzy shares her experiences in the master of library and information science (MLIS) degree program. The conversation delves into Suzy's co-op placement with the user experience and assessment librarians at Western Libraries.
Recorded on November 28, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-12-0527 minGradCast441 | From Books to Bits: Decoding AI’s FutureThis week GradCast hosts Meghan Voll and Mark Ambrogio are once again joined by Alex Mayhew, a Library and Information Science instructor and PhD candidate. As a man of many interests, Alex briefly describes his thesis - the creation of a new cataloguing system called Phylomemetics - before delving into the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it's going to interact with society.
Tune in this week for discussion of TV Tropes, scary phone calls, and why we should treat AI proactively like we do climate change.
Click here to listen to Alex's previous...
2023-11-2129 minGradCast440 | Sing me a Poem: Seventh Century SpartaThis is Sparta…and it’s not at all abs and Gerard Butler. In this episode, Meghan Voll and Mark Ambrogio interview Stephanie Dennie, PhD student and instructor at Western’s department of Classical Studies. Stephanie debunks common misunderstandings about Sparta, and discusses her research examining the lyrical poem Eunomia, and obstacles to finding resources depicting authentic accounts of the Greek city-state.
See Stephanie’s faculty page if you'd like to get into contact with her.
Recorded on November 7, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-11-1430 minGradCast437 | Full House, Family, and Feeling NostalgiaThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Mark Ambrogio interview Ameena Abid, our first guest from King’s College’s Master of Social Work program. Ameena tells us about her research on Second-Generation Immigrants and the identity conflicts these individuals feel existing “between” cultures. Framing the longing and pain of wanting to belong in the context of nostalgia, we delve into deep discussions about the nature of identity, and the core ideas about Canadian culture.
Learn more about Ameena’s research through her LinkedIn and email at aabid22@uwo.ca
Recorded on October 17, 2023
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2023-10-2429 minGradCast435 | Who’s That Mummy? Examining Animal Mummification in Ancient EgyptThis week, hosts Carly Charron and Meghan Voll interview Maris Schneider, a master's student in bio-archaeology. Maris examines the mummified remains of animals like birds to understand the role they played in ancient Egypt and the afterlife. Tune in to learn about the rich culture of the Ancient Egyptians, and how animal mummies actually made up a very profitable ancient industry!
Recorded on September 26, 2023.
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt.
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2023-10-0327 minGradCast433 | Four Heads are Better than One: Exploring the Complexities of Maternal Nutrition in UgandaIn this unique episode, hosts Apurva Desai and Meghan Voll interview 4 MA Students from Western’s Master of Global Health Systems: Jiaxin (Cathy) Huang, Alyssa Ramsammy, Vishva Shah, and Rachel Baran. Having completed a research practicum in Mbarara, Uganda for 2.5 months investigating the relationship between maternal and nutritional health, our guests share some insights of their journey, and obstacles Uganda faces towards improving nutritional health for women.
Recorded on September 12, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-09-1929 minGradCast432 | Panic! from the Sand-SuckersThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Amalie Hutchinson interview History MA Mary Baxter. Mary tells your hosts about an unheard-of moment in Canadian Dredging History: the "sand-sucker panic". We learn about what dredging is, the ecological impacts, and the historical connotations behind it!
Find Mary on Twitter here: @MaryBword
Recorded on September 5, 2023
Produced by Suzy Lee
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2023-09-1230 min
Niemand muss ein Promi sein - Der Nr. 1 Gossip-Podcast!Ex on the Beach - Dominic - dumm oder nur geil?Deutschlands Nr.1 Gossip Podcast
Heute ist es voll bei "Niemand muss ein Promi" sein! Es geht u.a. um die Trennung von Patricia Bianco und ihrem Millionär und was Naddel damit zu tun hat! Außerdem: Meghan & Harry: Scheidung in Sicht! Die Kardashians - alles zu Folge 1! Armie Hammer: Freispruch! Und wer uns live in Köln sehen will, hier gibt es Tickets! www.hearandnowfestival.de
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2023-06-0251 minGradCast415 | Next Stop: Station Science FictionThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Amalie Hutchinson interview Library and Information Sciences Ph.D. Candidate Mark Ambrogio. Analyzing Station Eleven, Mark discusses his research in readership typologies, who defines genre, and how science fiction can be thought of as an event, rather than static writing tradition. Listen to the end for some bonus SF book recommendations from Mark.
To find out more about Mark’s research visit his student profile at this link
Recorded on May 2, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-05-0929 minGradCast414 | Ultrasound Unveiled: Tracing Blood Velocity in Imaging TechniquesThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Amalie Hutchinson interview bio-medical engineering PhD candidate Kian Esmailian. Kian talks about his research on spread-spectrum ultrasound techniques, the Doppler effect, and how researching blood velocity can be applied to new medical detection methods.
To find out more about Kian’s research visit his LinkedIn at kian-esmailian.
Recorded on April 25, 2023
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt
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2023-05-0227 minGradCast413 | Tattoos, Trauma, Touché!: Examining Grief in French AutobiographyThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Facundo Lodol interview Melanie Pare, a Master’s student in Western’s French Program. We speak with Melanie about translating grief in French life-writing, our burning tattoo questions, dealing with rejection, and relatable thesis writing problems.
Recorded on April 4, 2023
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt
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2023-04-1127 minGradCast412 | Light, Strong, and Impactful: Simulating Polymer CompositesThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Scott Walters interview returning guest, Navid Afrasiabian. Now a Ph.D candidate in Physics and Astronomy, Navid talks about his new project investigating fibre-reinforced polymer composites, how we can improve their properties, and his project’s applications in the automotive and aerospace industries.
To find out more about Navid’s research, visit his Twitter at: @nafrasia
Recorded on March 28, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-04-0427 minGradCast#PostDocsTalk 3 | Interested & Interesting with Dr. Yimin ChenFor our third #PostDocsTalk episode, hosts Brittany Melton and Meghan Voll interview Dr. Yimin Chen, a postdoctoral fellow at Royal Roads University in BC, formerly a PhD from Western’s FIMS department. In this episode, Yimin talks about how to build your postdoc community by being social, gives us some tips and tricks for how to build your academic community, and use that as leverage to find your eventual postdoctoral fellowship.
To find out more about Yimin’s postdoctoral research, visit: @Shinypants0 on Twitter.
Recorded on March 21, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-03-3031 minGradCast410 | Welcome to Canada: Reviewing Experiences for Better Newcomer IntegrationThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Amalie Hutchinson interview Farheen Meraj, an MA in Western’s Research for Policy and Evaluation program. Learn about Farheen’s newcomer integration research, where she pursues integration issues, attempts to close gaps, and provide a softer landing for new immigrants entering Canada.
To learn more about Farheen's work, visit this link:
Research Gate
LinkedIn
Recorded on March 10, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-03-1630 minGradCast#PostDocsTalk 1 | Navigating an Ideal Postdoc Situation with Dr. Roberto BudzinskiOn this new special series called #PostDocsTalk, your hosts Amalie Hutchinson and Meghan Voll interview Dr. Roberto Budzinski, a post-doctoral fellow from the department of mathematics. Roberto shares what it was like finding a position, what he was looking for when choosing a supervisor, and shares tips and advice for creating a winning CV.
To find out more about Roberto's research, check out these links
ResearchGate
Google Scholar
Lab Website
Recording on March 7, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-03-1432 minGradCast407 | I Work, Therefore I AmThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Carly Charron interview PhD student in Theory and Criticism, Shubhayan Chakrabarti. In this episode, we talk to Shubhayan about his research on anti-work politics and the relationship between work and guilt, as well as how philosophical ideas of Descartes can be applied to examine this relationship on multiple societal levels.
To find out more about Shubhayan's work, you can email him at schakr52@uwo.ca
Recorded on January 24th, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
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2023-01-3128 minGradCast405 | Which Witch is Which? The Power of Representation in the Salem Witch TrialsThis week, hosts Amalie Hutchinson and Meghan Voll interview PhD candidate Caroline Diezyn about their dissertational research on three plays depicting the Salem Witch Trials. In this episode, Caroline talks about the myths and facts about the Salem Witch Trials, and the ways real historical character Giles Corey is represented. Caroline also talks about why these representations matter today, and what they say about how we remember the history and events of Salem.
For more information on Caroline and their work, go check out their Twitter (@phdwitch), Instagram (@moonofretribvtion), or website (https://carolinediezyn.com/).
2023-01-2429 minGradCast404 | Addressing Safeguarding Gaps: Investigating Maltreatment in Para SportThis week, hosts Meghan Voll and Carly Charron interview Master’s student Karmen Mohindru about her research examining harm and maltreatment in Canadian Para Sport. Karmen talks about potential harms these athletes face, and a concerning lack of policies and education about these in Canada to adequately protect them.
To find out more about Karmen and her work, email her at kmohindr@uwo.ca or visit the Health and Physical Cultures for Social Justice Lab website.
Recorded on December 14, 2022.
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt.
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2022-12-2028 minGradCast400 | Good Vibrations: Investigating Postures of Black-Widow SpidersThis week, hosts Carly Charon and Meghan Voll interview PhD student Hossein Asgari about his research using 3-D marker-less tracking to investigate locomotion on black widow spiders. Hossein talks about the effect particular vibrations have on spider’s behaviour and ability to detect prey, and whether they actually use differing postures to better make sense of these vibrations.
To find out more about Hossein and his work, go check out his Twitter (@hoss_asg).
Recorded on November 15, 2022.
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt.
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2022-11-2228 min
Calm the ChaosEp.130 Meghan Griech, Doctor of Physical Therapy, How to Move without PainMeghan is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with over 19 years of experience treating patients with a multitude of diagnoses, injuries, surgeries, and medical complications to help them achieve their optimal mobility and functional ability. She’s worked with all sorts of people - whether it be kids with a sprained ankle, or their moms with lingering post partum pains. Meghan also likes to think of herself as one of her patients. She acknowledges that everyone has flare ups and pains once in a while, but the long term solution to that is not giving your body more rest, rather en...
2022-11-0733 minGradCast395 | Behind the Scenes of Swiping RightThis week, hosts Amalie Hutchinson and Ariel Frame speak with FIMS PhD candidate Meghan Voll about her research on the economics of dating apps. Meghan is interested in how these companies use value conflation to influence their business platforms and is aiming to map out the data flows of how these companies use, exchange, and monetize user data.
To find out more about Meghan's research, go check out her Twitter at @meghan_voll9
Recorded on October 11, 2022.
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt.
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2022-10-1828 min
Grenzüberschreitend003 - Grenzübergreifend mit Meghan MarkleDaniel labert uns mit seinen England Erfahrungen voll und hofft auf eine Kooperation mit Meghan Markle. Johannes hat es derweil zum wiederholten Male geschafft, unbemerkt jemanden umzubringen. Außerdem quatschen wir noch über viele Comedians, wie z.B.. Olaf Scholz und Philipp Amthor.
2022-08-251h 08
Iss was, Hase?!005 Die fröhliche Penistasse der Mareile H. Gast: Mareile HöppnerOk, es ist wahrscheinlich der Vorfreude auf unseren Gast geschuldet, dass Conny sich hinreißen lässt, von ihrer verflossenen Liebe zu einem Grafen zu plaudern und sich als Fan der Royals outet.
Was könnte man denn für den 100. Geburtstag der Queen kochen? Conny hätte da eine Idee.
Über die englische und norddeutsche Küche landen die beiden letztendlich bei der japanischen Küche und Connys ultimativem Gyoza-Rezept. Lecker!
Eher Unappetitliches findet Mareile Höppner viel zu oft in ihrem Postfach. Davon lässt sie sich aber nicht ihr ausgesprochen fröhliches Gemüt trübe...
2021-05-0255 min
VIÐ VITUM EKKERTF*** THE DENMARK PEOPLEHÆ! Í þessari viku ferðast Vala og Elín um víðan völl. Stelpunum langar að ferðast til Færeyja á tónlistahátið, Vala talar um fangelsi á Grænlandi og Elín er spennt að horfa á Meghan Markle hjá Oprah. Bachelor recap og Tunes Of The Week eru á sínum stað!
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Þátturinn sem við töluðum um heitir - Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (netflix)
YouTube (Soft White Underbelly) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCvcd0FYi58LwyTQP9LITpA
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Herkúles - https://www.yout...
2021-03-0950 min
Fernsehen für alleSommerhaus-Eklat zum Staffelauftakt, Ted Lasso und Boys State — mit JuliaKubi hat's total verschnitzelt
Was zur Hölle war dieser Auftakt zum Sommerhaus der Stars? Mehr denn je verkommt Fernsehen für alle zu einer privaten Therapiestunde, wie sie Julia (@julia_milo) und ich (@dennisderdoedel) nach der dreistündigen Voll-Eskalation am Mittwoch definitiv benötigen. Im zweiten Teil der Sendung blicken wir auf die beiden vielleicht besten Produktionen von AppleTV+: Die Fußball-Comedy Ted Lasso sowie die Dokumentation Boys State.
Wie weit darf Trash-TV gehen? Gefühlt alle paar Wochen stellt die BILD-Zeitung diese Frage, der Sommerhaus-Auftakt gibt uns die Gelegenheit, zum ersten Mal ernsthaft darüber zu spre...
2020-09-111h 12