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The JCR: A Massey PodcastUkrainian Female Soldiers Confronting War and Gender StereotypesIn today’s episode, Shree Paradkar, social and racial justice columnist at the Toronto Star and Southam Fellow at Massey College, speaks with Nataliya Machalina, Massey College alumna, Scholar at Risk ...2024-11-2924 min
The JCR: A Massey PodcastUkrainian Female Soldiers Confronting War and Gender StereotypesIn today’s episode, Shree Paradkar, social and racial justice columnist at the Toronto Star and Southam Fellow at Massey College, speaks with Nataliya Machalina, Massey College alumna, Scholar at Risk (2022-2024), and recent graduate of the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies (CEES) at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. They discuss the challenges faced by women soldiers on the frontlines of the Russian-Ukrainian War, focusing on the impacts of professional discrimination, sexual violence, and social stigma on their service. Through the Ukrainian context, they draw comparisons with the Canadian Armed Forces, reflecting on what these sh...2024-11-2924 min
Sandy and Nora talk politicsCanadians react to Gaza; politicians do notIn this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the lack of reaction from Canadian politicians to the ICC decision to charge Israeli leadership with war crimes. Plus, encampment victories, encampment struggles and why is Jesse Brown so obsessed with Shree Paradkar? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2847 min
The OrchardcastShree ParadkarWelcome to the first episode of the new and improved Orchardcast!Shree and I discuss the state of Canadian media, similarities between Hindutva and Zionism, why the Palestinian cause resonates with so many people, the difference between pushback and abuse, and, yes, Jesse Brown.Theme music is by Amaksi.I plan on making future episodes of the podcast for paid subscribers only, so if you like what you hear, you should become one. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...2024-04-1339 min
Alright, Now What?The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence (Part 2)With Jake Stika of Next Gen Men, Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé of The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy, Shree Paradkar of the Toronto Star, and Angela Sterritt, national bestselling author of Unbroken. Today’s episode features four of seven incredible speakers at The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence, presented by the Canadian Women’s Foundation and held on November 16, 2023. Speakers addressed pressing issues and solutions to end gender-based violence.
Listen to learn how we can become allies to survivors of abuse and work as agents of safety and care from the ground up.
A note abou...2024-02-1436 min
Polite ConversationsEp 74 (Pt 2) - Media Distortions & Weaponized Disinformation[This is part 2 of a 2 part episode] I was joined by Canadian Journalist & Author Jeremy Appel (@JeremyAppel1025 on Twitter) for this episode. Aside from breaking down various distortions in the media on Palestine/Israel, we also discuss the blatant double standards & hypocrisy we often see related to this issue, as well as the suppression of pro Palestinian perspectives. We also talked about Jeremy’s visits to Israel and how he looks back on those visits in retrospect, his views on the emergence of 2 distinct currents of Jewish thought around the phrase ‘Never Again’, how encouraging it’s been to see the grow...2024-01-241h 32
Polite ConversationsEp 74 (pt 1) - Media Distortions & Weaponized DisinformationI was joined by Canadian Journalist & Author Jeremy Appel (@JeremyAppel1025 on Twitter) for this episode. He discusses his Zionist upbringing and how ”blind support for Israel was instilled” in him from a very young age…. and how he came to question the narrative he grew up with.We also chat about the endless examples in the current political climate, of deliberate distortion, disinformation and inversion both by the media and Israel lobbying groups, the suppression of left leaning, pro-Palestinian Jewish voices, and the targeting of racialized journalists who question the narrative. We also discuss the recent bizarre meltdowns of one of Can...2024-01-161h 35
The Conversation PieceShree Paradkar: You Cannot Silence Journalists with AbuseThere has been a marked increase in the abuse and harassment of journalists, especially journalists who are women of colour.Shree Paradkar is a Columnist and Internal Ombud at the Toronto Star. She examines the myriad impacts of this abuse, not only on journalists, but on the media landscape and society at large.Shree spoke at The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence on November 16, 2023.To register for upcoming events happening online or in a city near you, and to catch up on our archive of The Walrus Talks, visit thewalrus.ca...2024-01-0312 min
CANADALAND(Short Cuts) Hoisted On Their Own QatarThe potential hypocrisies of condemning human rights abuses in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup. And the increasing difficulty of writing critically about Israel. Shree Paradkar co-hosts. Host: Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas(Associate Producer)Guest: Shree Paradkar Further reading: How media criticisms of Qatar during the World Cup are both accurate and unfair - Toronto StarLILLEY: World Cup's beauty marred by Qatar's human rights record - Toronto SunOpinion: We built the rail...2022-12-0139 min
African Elements | Black News on the DailyShree Paradkar: Two years ago police accidentally shot this Black woman. Now, she says, they’ve traumatized her againThis episode is also available as a blog post: https://www.africanelements.org/news/shree-paradkar-two-years-ago-police-accidentally-shot-this-black-woman-now-she-says-theyve-traumatized-her-again/2022-11-1208 min
DétoursRoyalement impoliesSuite au décès de la reine Elizabeth II, de nombreux journalistes soulignent les qualités admirables de la reine, alors que d'autres mettent la politesse de côté pour appeler à une réflexion plus critique autour de la monarchie. Puis comment les médias francophones couvrent-ils les sujets de l'immigration et de la langue française dans le premier débat de la campagne électorale au Québec ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Maïka Sondarjee.Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many journalists spotlighted her admirable qualities, while others put poli...2022-09-1743 min
CANADALAND(Détours) Royalement impoliesSuite au décès de la reine Elizabeth II, de nombreux journalistes soulignent les qualités admirables de la reine, alors que d'autres mettent la politesse de côté pour appeler à une réflexion plus critique autour de la monarchie. Puis comment les médias francophones couvrent-ils les sujets de l'immigration et de la langue française dans le premier débat de la campagne électorale au Québec ? Emilie Nicolas anime cet épisode de Détours avec Maïka Sondarjee.Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many journalists spotlighted her admirable qualities, while others put poli...2022-09-1743 min
This MattersHow a 13-year-old faced anti-Black violence at school: a mother’s storyGuests: Natasha Shakespeare, mother of a 13-year-old girl facing bullying and harassment at school, and Shree Paradkar, The Star's race and gender columnist Warning: Graphic content outlining anti-Black racism and antisemitic abuse. There has been an explosion of anti-Black racism in schools across Ontario, often intersecting with other forms of hate, including antisemitism. Black parents are now reaching out to advocacy groups, media and legal experts in a desperate bid for the safety of their children in their own schools. In today's episode, mother Natasha Shakespeare shares the harrowing story of how her 13-year-old daughter...2021-12-0821 min
cjffjcJ-Talks Live - Big VoicesAt a time when a range of voices and perspectives are available across multiple platforms, and a choice word or angle can be a landmine—setting off a barrage of online hate—what does it take to be a columnist and how has the role evolved in a fraught social media environment where attacks inordinately target women and racialized journalists?
Featured speakers are columnists Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun, Shree Paradkar, Toronto Star and Elizabeth Renzetti, The Globe and Mail, in conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti, host of the CBC podcast More.
2021-10-2949 min
Toronto Today with Greg BradyTrudeau's apology, Ford's attack ads, online hateGreg speaks with MPP Sol Mamakwa about the Prime Minister's apology, The Toronto Star's Bruce Arthur weighs in, Ontario Liberal Party leader Stephen Del Duca responds to attack ads and Columnist Shree Paradkar on online violence and hate towards journalists. 2021-10-0747 min
CANADALAND(Short Cuts) Truth and Recreation DayJesse was not on board with #CdnMediaFailed when it came to the story on Trudeau in Tofino. And attacks on journalists might be more of a Canadian problem than we care to admit. CBC Managing Editor of Investigative Karyn Pugliese cohosts.Links:Karyn duly noted The Current's segment feat. Natasha Reimer-OkemowKaryn references this 2020 report on Canadian activity on far-right forums (CBC piece on it here)Shree Paradkar's Star column on attacks on journalists as a workplace issueThis episode is supported by Douglas, Dispatch, and Freshbooks.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSe...2021-10-0733 minThis MattersFrom being burned at the stake to digital abuse, it’s not you. It’s the patriarchy (Rebroadcast)This is a rebroadcast of an episode first aired on December 2, 2020. Social media harassment is about more than words. It is violence and it is dangerous. We’ve witnessed a lot of ugliness during these polarizing and pandemic times, and a lot of it has been directed at women, particularly women of colour. As cyber misogyny has increased steadily, so have challenges to the notion that women’s online harassment is a matter of specific and particular concern. But in fact, ramifications impact everyone and the facts are black and white. Women are harassed more than men and t...2021-09-0620 min
Peel MattersPeel Matters - June 29, 2021 - Honouring Kola Iluyomade#PeelMatters host Anu Radha Verma reflects on the work and legacy of community advocate and Advocacy Peel founder Kola Iluyomade, with statements from Wonuola Yomi-Odedeyi, Shree Paradkar, OHRC Chief Commissioner Ena Chadha, PDSB Trustee Kathy McDonald, and community organizer Butterfly GoPaul.2021-06-2950 min
The Munk Debates PodcastBe it resolved: Canada is a systemically racist countryThe murder of four Muslim Canadians in London, Ontario; the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in BC; a rise in hate crimes against Muslims, Asians, and Jews across the country. As Canadians are confronted by racially-motivated attacks, both past and present, many have come to believe that these are not unique events. Racism in Canada, they argue, is embedded into our culture, our institutions, our media, and indeed the very fabric of our day-to-day lives. Sweeping reform in government, laws, and education must be undertaken to address the country’s...2021-06-2446 min
AwokenWord#020: Shree Paradkar - "Casting Light"Anuj and Shree Paradkar sit down for an unflinching conversation about race and self refection. Shree is a Toronto Star race and gender columnist, and the 2018-2019 recipient of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. Shree's writing takes on charged issues with a critical and unwaivering approach. Shree shares the role of Black feminism in her own journey, and the debt that we all owe to indigenous and black communities. Shree also raises the question of who defines the "norm" in society, and sheds light on how these challenging forces come into her world as a mother. ...2021-05-1059 minThis MattersFrom being burned at the stake to digital abuse, it’s not you. It’s the patriarchySocial media harassment is about more than words. It is violence and it is dangerous. We’ve witnessed a lot of ugliness during these polarizing and pandemic times, and a lot of it has been directed at women, particularly women of colour. As cyber misogyny has increased steadily, so have challenges to the notion that women’s online harassment is a matter of specific and particular concern. But in fact, ramifications impact everyone and the facts are black and white. Women are harassed more than men and the violence carries discriminatory harm that becomes rooted in our history. S...2020-12-0220 minThis MattersHow U of T’s hiring process became an international controversyThe University of Toronto’s law school has been accused of blocking the hiring of an international candidate as Director of the prestigious International Human Rights Program. Shree Paradkar, the Star’s Race and Gender columnist covered the story and is here to talk about what happened and how a university’s internal hiring process has become a matter of national and international controversy.2020-09-2820 min
Big Shiny TakesA Fucking Abomination (ft. Mahnoor Yawar)We're joined by our dear j-school pal Mahnoor Yawar (@mahnoorie) to talk about a familiar theme for our listeners — the complete lack of accountability for columnists at Canada's major newspapers. The spark for this discussion was Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno's reply-all meltdown, in which she told the entire staff at the paper what she thought of the Star's new internal ombudsperson position, which was assumed by her far superior colleague, Shree Paradkar. (Hint: it's the name of the episode.) The position gives young, racialized Star employees the opportunity to report concerns about discrimination and bi...2020-09-121h 09
CANADALANDEp. 339 - Shree ParadkarThe Toronto Star's new internal ombud tells us what the job is, discusses power and race in the newsroom, and responds to that reply all email.This episode was brought to you by Audible, and Crooked Media's With Friends Like These.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-3146 min
In Conversation with Stephen HurleyShree ParadkarShree Paradkar writes about issues of race and gender at the Toronto Star. in 2018/19, Shree was the Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy which gave her the space to explore issues of race and equity in our public education system. In this conversation, Shree speaks of the questions that framed her year-long fellowship, the patterns that she discovered and some of the calls to action that emerged from this work. You can find the complete "Education without Oppression" series at https://theatkinson.ca/site/uploads/2020/01/EducationWithoutOppression_12720.pdf2020-05-2739 min
Policy Options PodcastPO Podcast 91 – Media coverage and the campaign onlineOn Monday night, people across Canada tuned in to the first federal debate hosted by the new Leaders’ Debates Commission. If you were looking for measured discussions of policy alternatives, you were out of luck. Instead, viewers got a taste of the parties’ brand management, followed by the usual media narratives: who’s up in the polls, who scored a hit on whom, who “won.”
While the messaging may be familiar, there’s no doubt the media landscape itself has changed. Parties and voters are turning more and more to social media. Individuals now have a forum to actively engage with what th...2019-10-091h 01
Safe SpaceSystemic Racism and Facebook LeaksToronto Star race and gender columnist Shree Paradkar and The Week tech columnist Navneet Alang are making their triumphant returns to Safe Space. On this week's show, the gang talks about why Canada can't talk about systemic racism (or at least white pundits can't seem to). Also, how we're all getting screwed by Facebook whether we use the site or not. Special guest host Amanda Ghazale Aziz fills in for Vicky. Follow Shree: https://twitter.com/ShreeParadkar Follow Navneet: https://twitter.com/NavAlang Follow Amanda: https://twitter.com/a_ghazale2018-04-0600 min
Pull QuotesPull Quotes: Season 1, Episode 2 – Talking terrorism
By Laura Howells, Jacob McNair and Emily Pardo
When should journalists use the word “terrorism?”
Why refer to the attack in Edmonton as terrorism, and not the mass shooting in Las Vegas?
Does it matter that neither the Edmonton attacker nor the Quebec City mosque shooter from January have actually been charged with terrorism?
In this episode, we explore what the word “terrorism” means, its racial implications, and whether journalists should use the term at all.
This week’s guests include:
Lorne Dawson, director of the Canadian Ne...2017-10-0929 minSafe SpaceLate Night Tweets and Brand ManagementToronto Star columnist Shree Paradkar and human rights activist Amira Elghawaby are on Safe Space to talk about the "Appropriation Prize" controversy, and whether Jagmeet Singh can save the NDP with his sharp suits and killer Instagram pics. The panel also talk about what a tough year it's been for Canadian Muslims, even though we now have full Sharia law thanks to Justin Trudeau's government. Vicky is away this week, so Ishmael is joined by guest co-host Elamin Abdelmahmoud. 2017-05-1900 min