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The JCR: A Massey Podcast

The JCR: A Massey Podcast

The JCR, a Massey Podcast — where people and ideas intersect – is a project of the graduate students at Massey College at the University of Toronto. We share our research, ideas, projects and passions through interviews and commentary. Join us on our journey. Theme Music: Sam Little / Artwork: Joe Costa / Production Team: Pranjal Tiwari, Associate Producer; Joe Costa, Technical Producer; Kim Kierans, Executive Producer. Massey College https://www.masseycollege.ca is a graduate residential college at

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27:06

The Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/12/08

This episode features a conversation between Margaret de Leon, a PhD student in International Comparative Higher Education at the University of Toronto, and Dr. George Fallis, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Social Science at York University. They discuss the historical role of universities and the economic, political, and cultural conditions that have shifted this role … Continue reading The Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education →

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15:08

Where Does Nuclear Waste Go?

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/11/24

Pranjal Tiwari, a graduate student in Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Toronto, speaks with Warwick Watt, a geoscientist at the nuclear waste management organization in Toronto, Canada. They talk about what is nuclear waste, how to safely handle and dispose of it. They also discuss how well Canada is doing in this and … Continue reading Where Does Nuclear Waste Go? →

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30:55

Speaking Truth to Power

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/11/10

This episode features a conversation between Cheng Xu, a PhD candidate in political science studying rebel movements in the Philippines and award-winning journalist Patricia Evangelista about her new book, “Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country.” WARNING: This interview contains strong language and descriptions of massacres and state-sanctioned killings in the … Continue reading Speaking Truth to Power →

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23:31

Curtain Call III: Shakespeare in 2023

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/10/27

Massey College Junior Fellows Elizabeth Hicks, an actor, playwright and law student, Zahida Rahemtulla, a playwright and MA student in adult education, and Robbie Steele, a PhD student in English literature and the Book History & Print Culture program go behind the scenes at the Stratford Festival. They discuss the 2023 production of Shakespeare’s Richard II and the … Continue reading Curtain Call III: Shakespeare in 2023 →

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23:50

When the bathroom becomes your best friend

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/10/13

Aleksandra Dojnov a graduate student in bio-medical engineering at the University of Toronto discusses the stigma around overactive bladder with Senior Fellow Kim Kierans. Dojnov explains the treatments and the latest research to control the condition, including stimulating the saphenous nerve, near the ankle. #masseycollege #uoft #overactivebladder #biomedical #engineering #health

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29:09

Identity and Representation

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/09/29

Massey College Junior Fellows Omnia Elebyary and Sara Maqsood, students at the University of Toronto, talk about what it’s like to be visible Muslim women in a secular society and the importance of critical mass. #MasseyCollege #representation #muslim #secularity #law #dentistry #education #identity

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21:24

LGBT rights in the mid ’90s

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/09/15

Leighton Schreyer, a second- year medical student at Massey College speaks with Bonte Minnema, about his activism and advocacy for LGBT rights at the University of Toronto in the mid-1990s. #MasseyCollege #Uof T #LeightonSchreyer #LGBT #humanrights #BonteMinnema #Advocacy #Activisim #1990

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24:39

COVID’s Untold Story: Exploring the Mysterious...

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/06/02

Resident Physician Andrew Lam Speaks with Massey College Junior Fellow, PhD Student and CIHR Scholar Chukwunonso Nwabufo about his pioneering research on how patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection respond to medicines.

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23:45

Speaking truth to power: A Kenyan human rights...

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/05/19

Massey College Junior Fellow Elizabeth Hicks speaks with Massey’s Southam Journalism Fellow, Wanja Gathu, about her experience advocating for human rights and her journalism career in Kenya even when faced with extreme adversity.

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24:06

ChatGPT: Friend or Foe / ‘Move Fast and Break Things’

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/05/05

Massey College Junior Fellow Ben Pulver, a doctoral student in Art History at the University of Toronto speaks with five graduate students from different disciplines about ChatGPT and how it’s influencing their fields of study.

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28:53

Curtain Call II

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/04/21

Massey College Junior Fellow Elizabeth Hicks, actor, playwright and law student in conversation with Junior Fellows Zahida Rahemtulla, playwright and MA student in adult education, and Robbie Steele, PhD student in 19th century English literature about theatrical collaboration through the lens of Ann Marie MacDonald’s play Fall on Your Knees

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15:09

How we got here: The Story of Nuclear Fusion

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/04/07

Pranjal Tiwari, a PhD student in Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Toronto explores the advances in nuclear fusion and the importance of tritium.

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26:41

Illness that Awaits Good News: Re-evaluating Historic...

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/03/24

Massey College Junior Fellow Zeesy Powers, a multimedia artist and MHSc student of bioethics interviews Dr. Edward Shorter, medical historian at the University of Toronto about the shortcomings of the DSM and psychopharmaceuticals, and the re-emergence of Electro Convulsive Therapy and psychedelics as standards of care. #ECT #psychedelicdrugs #schizophrenia #medicine #neuroscience #catatonia #psychoticdepression #history

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26:19

If Phones Were Our Friends

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/03/10

Noah Khan, a SSHRC doctoral fellow at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto reflects on our love-hate relationship with our phones. #AI #technology #education #philosphy #MasseyCollege #uoft #phone #OISE

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Cobots and You

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/02/24

Pranjal Tiwari, a PhD student in Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Toronto speaks with Peter Warrian, a distinguished research fellow at the Munk School for Global Affairs, about the future of automation and how humans can still play a role in manufacturing and service.

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19:22

Communicating Science in a Post-Pandemic World

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/02/10

Massey College Junior Fellow Leighton Schreyer, a medical student at the university of Toronto interviews Hannah Hoag, an award winning science journalist and the deputy editor at The Conversation Canada. They explore science communication and how one can communicate more effectively to a general audience and why it is important. #UofT #UniversityofToronto #science #communication #education … Continue reading Communicating Science in a Post-Pandemic World →

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26:18

Universities and Leadership

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/01/26

Massey College Junior Fellow Giancarlo Da-Ré, an MA student at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, interviews Rob Prichard, past-president of University of Toronto about universities and their leadership role in society. #UofT #UniversityofToronto #leadership #civil society #education #interview #MasseyCollege

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26:07

Curtain Call

The JCR: A Massey Podcast ·

2023/01/26

Massey College Junior Fellow Elizabeth Hicks, actor, playwright and law student in conversation with Junior Fellows Zahida Rahemtulla, playwright and MA student in adult education, and Robbie Steele, PhD student in 19th century English literature. After attending the play My Sister’s Rage at Tarragon Theatre, the trio discuss changes to theatre productions, the pandemic and the … Continue reading Curtain Call →

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