Beyond the Jargon

Beyond the Jargon

CFUV

Episodes 121
Avg. Duration 29m
Activity Highly Active
Since Aug 2016
Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
93%
Hosting
feeds.transistor.fm

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About This Podcast

The University of Victoria is home to a handful of hardworking graduate students doing trailblazing work in their field. In this series, CFUV correspondents sit down with UVic graduate students to learn more about the work they do in a conversational setting.

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Recent Episodes

S12E4 Girls on the page and stage with Mahayla Galliford

May 27, 2026 24m

Who comes to mind when you think about playwrights? Authors like William Shakespeare tend to dominate the conversation, but this doesn’t reflect the incredibly diverse history of playwriting.In this…

S12E3 Reimagining justice with Aaron Leakey

May 21, 2026 42m

What does justice mean, and who gets to define it?In this episode, Law and Society PhD student Aaron Leakey discusses his work on “the justice gap”: the disconnect between how legal institutions…

S12E2 Tracking wild animals with Arjun Banik

May 13, 2026 32m

How do scientists keep track of wild animal populations? One common method is tagging, but things can get complicated when those tags fall off.In this episode, Math and Statistics PhD candidate Arjun…

S12E1 Rethinking our sleep patterns with Stephanie Engstrom

May 06, 2026 25m

This week’s episode explores one of the great unifiers of the human experience: sleep!Stephanie Engstrom, an Anthropology master’s student, shares her research on how our sleep patterns have changed…

S11E8 Indigenous Language Revitalization with Nicki Benson

May 02, 2025 24m

How do you learn an Indigenous language when there aren’t any first language speakers around to help? In this episode, Nicki Benson, a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction,…

S11E7 Colonial Navigation with Jesse Robertson

Apr 25, 2025 30m

How did colonialism unfold off the coast of the Pacific Northwest? Jesse Robertson, a PhD student in the Department of History, explores how encounters between Indigenous mariners and colonial…

S11E6 Catalyst Chemistry with Ian Chagunda

Apr 18, 2025 28m

What if we could make chemical reactions faster, cleaner, and smarter? This week, I’m joined by Ian Chagunda, a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry, who studies catalytic reactions—key…

S11E5 Aquatic Ecology with Ashley Mickens

Apr 15, 2025 25m

How does the growth of cities affect the lakes around us? Biology master’s student Ashley Mickens is using a small but mighty fish—the threespine stickleback—to investigate how urban development…

S11E4 Sikh Immigration with Jasmine Padam

Apr 04, 2025 25m

Immigrating to a new country is never easy, and for Sikh women in Canada, the experience comes with its own unique challenges. Jasmine Padam, a master’s student in the Department of Sociology,…

S11E3 Educational Policies with Alycia Garcia

Mar 27, 2025 25m

This week, we’re exploring how education policies can shape a student’s future—especially for those new to the country. Alycia Garcia, a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction,…

S11E2 Galaxy Clusters with Max Kurzner

Mar 20, 2025 24m

In today's episode, we’re zooming out from individual stars to entire galaxies! Max Kurzner, a PhD student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, takes us on a journey through the Virgo…

S11E1 Star Formation with Breanna Crompvoets

Mar 14, 2025 25m

This week on Beyond the Jargon, we’re looking to the stars—literally! Breanna Crompvoets, a PhD student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, joins us to break down the science of star…

S10E4 Kinesiology with Sophia Mastrangelo

Apr 23, 2024 29m Transcript

This is the last episode of Beyond the Jargon 2024!  Our final guest is Sophia Mastrangelo, a 2nd year Master's student in Kinesiology.  This was a super interesting final episode of this season, and…

S10E3 Psychology - Lifespan Health and Development with Tara Cooper

Apr 16, 2024 40m Transcript

The guest for this episode is Tara Cooper, who is a 2nd year master’s student in the department of Psychology, specifically in Lifespan Health and Development. I invited Tara on the podcast because I…

S10E2 Musicology with Cleo Yong

Apr 09, 2024 30m Transcript

On the second episode of Beyond the Jargon Season 10, I spoke to Cleo Yong. Cleo is a second-year master’s student in musicology, focusing on a very interesting piece of contemporary Mexican Opera. I…

S10E1 Coastal Climate Solutions Leaders with Luke Seybold

Apr 02, 2024 35m Transcript

Beyond the Jargon exists to give a platform to graduate students at UVic so they can discuss their research in an accessible and non-formal way.  I will be interviewing graduate students from various…

S9E5 Graduate Student Perspectives on Indigenous Research Methodologies: Indigenous Youth-Led (Re)search & Sexuality

Feb 07, 2023 38m

Olvie 李 (she/keoi) was born from migrants of Hong Kong, and raised on Turtle Island. She moved to Lekwungen Territories to complete her masters degree in Social Dimensions of Health at UVic. Her…

S9E4 The Sociology of Healthy Aging and Assistive Technology

Dec 27, 2022 48m

Thomas recently completed his Master’s in Sociology. He and I have been working on a project related to older adults and the use of technology to support aging in place and healthy aging.  The name…

S9E3 Dual Public Health Emergencies in British Columbia

Dec 13, 2022 56m

This episode explores essential concepts regarding substance use. Daniel provides proper wording to refer to substance use and other key concepts and tackling stigma and discrimination while…

S9E2 Amplifying Trans Voices: Community-Based Research

Nov 15, 2022 37m

Eli is part of the Chair in Transgender Studies and their supervisors are Dr. Aaron Devor from Sociology and Dr. Nancy Clark from the Social Justice Studies Program. Eli is an international graduate…

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