Episodes 18
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Moderate
Since Jun 2023
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
73%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

Ampersand is a podcast helping good people be heard, and comms people do better. If you’re in the “do-good” sector, whether it’s an NGO, non-profit, advocacy, or justice organization, your message deserves to be heard. Each episode, we welcome changemakers, communications experts, and design pros as we discuss how to make an even bigger impact. Join us as we learn more about the nexus of communications and design and how to tell stories that advance sustainability, equity, and justice. This podcast is a project of Emdash — the small agency helping good people be heard. The podcast is hosted by Caitlin Kealey and Megana Ramaswami. It's produced by Elio Peterson. Roslyn Kennery is our Editorial Director. Our theme song is courtesy of Wintersleep. Our art is by Mikey Bacque.

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Recent Episodes

S3E4 Don Kelly — Reconciliation Through Indigenous-Led Innovation

Jan 22, 2026 28m

How do you bridge the gap between knowledge and action when it comes to reconciliation? In this episode of Ampersand we hear from Don Kelly, an experienced communicator who has served the Assembly of…

S3E3 Amber Aglukark & Cate Macleod — Reconciliation Through Trauma-Informed Comms

Dec 02, 2025 26m

Communicating with audiences in Inuit Nunangat requires a different approach. One that centres cultural competency over flashy websites. In this episode of Ampersand, we sit down with Amber Aglukark…

S3E2 Ry Moran — Reconciliation Through Cultural Resurgence

Oct 30, 2025 34m

What does the next decade look like for Reconciliation in Canada? From education reform to cultural heritage, this episode cuts to the heart of building respectful relationships.In this episode of…

S3E1 Jacqueline Ottmann — Reconciliation Through Education

Sep 30, 2025 37m

In this episode of Ampersand, our CEO and host Caitlin Kealey sits down with Jacqueline Ottmann, President of First Nations University of Canada, to discuss the ongoing process of Indigenizing…

S2E10 Marla Boltman — Friends of Canadian Media

Feb 27, 2025 22m

Most Canadians don’t think twice about watching a Hollywood movie, binging a Netflix original series, or scrolling on a Meta social media platform, like Instagram or Facebook. Consuming American…

S2E9 Samantha Rae Ayoub — Stem Cell Network

Feb 12, 2025 25m

People in communications know that success requires more than just strong writing skills. It takes an ability to think outside the box to get the message out and exceed our goals. This week on…

S2E8 Elizabeth Shilts — Canada Foundation for Innovation

Jan 13, 2025 22m

How do you make infrastructure interesting? You tell the stories of the people using the infrastructure.In this episode of Ampersand, we sit down with Elizabeth Shilts, the Director of Communications…

S2E7 Rachel Gilmore — Journalist & Investigative Reporter

Dec 16, 2024 32m

Journalists are up against a lot: paywalls, dwindling attention spans, disinformation, and clickbait, to name a few things. So, what’s the future of journalism? In this episode of Ampersand, we dig…

S2E6 Fae Johnstone — Society of Queer Momentum

Dec 02, 2024 30m

Populist rhetoric and right wing talking points have been migrating north of the US-Canadian border since before Trump’s re-election. What can us Canadians in the for-good space do about it?In this…

S2E5 Alvin Singh — Vancity Community Foundation

Nov 18, 2024 33m

We know digital networks create echo chambers that widen the divide in our increasingly polarized world. So, how do you break through the noise and get people to care about your cause? In this…

S2E4 Laurence Miall — Pembina Institute

Nov 04, 2024 31m

The idea of clean energy is nothing new — the Pembina Institute has been at the centre of the conversation around the energy transition in Canada since the 1980s. In this episode of Ampersand we sit…

S2E3 Tara Lapointe — SSHRC

Oct 21, 2024 23m

How do you make academic research accessible to policymakers, the general public, and civil society? More importantly, how do you make it resonate?In this episode of Ampersand, we dig into this and…

S2E2 Nicole MacAdam — WWF Canada

Oct 07, 2024 23m

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lead the communications team for Canada’s largest international conservation organization?In this episode of Ampersand, we have the pleasure of…

S2E1 Practical Reconciliation with Hillory Tenute — a Live Q&A

Sep 23, 2024 1h 1m

It's time to move beyond reconciliation in theory — to reconciliation in action. Now what does that look like? In this episode of Ampersand, we are joined by the wonderfully brilliant Hillory Tenute,…

S1E4 The Age of AI with Kat Zhou and Dr. Jason Millar

Feb 20, 2024 42m

This year, ChatGPT changed the way we think about AI. A tool that’s come closer to emulating human thought than any of its predecessors seems irresistible from an efficiency standpoint. But for those…

S1E3 Do or DEI. There is no try. With Sharon Nyangweso & Kai Scott

Aug 15, 2023 44m

In 2020, there was a cultural reckoning in the US and Canada around the prevalence of systemic racism. Since then, there’s been a wave of companies, organizations, and brands declaring their belief…

S1E2 Do No Harm with Brenda Gunn & Brenda Reynolds

Jul 18, 2023 39m

As communicators trying to effect progressive change, our work often requires us to take on projects that are surrounded by deep trauma.At Emdash we’ve had the honour of working on projects involving…

S1E1 Decolonizing Journalism with Maureen Googoo & Melissa Ridgen

Jun 09, 2023 36m

In this episode of Ampersand, we sit down with Melissa Ridgen (Managing Editor of Global News) and Maureen Googoo (Owner and Editor of Ku’ku’kwes News) to talk about how the process of decolonizing…

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