Don’t Call Me Resilient
The Conversation, Vinita Srivastava, Dannielle Piper, Krish Dineshkumar, Jennifer Moroz, Rehmatullah Sheikh, Kikachi Memeh, Ateqah Khaki, Scott White
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S8E3 The world is in crisis – what role should our universities be playing?
Across the globe, we're witnessing a rise in far-right movements. Just a few weeks ago, the far-right AfD party in Germany secured second place. This marks the first time a far-right party has gained…
S8E2 AI-generated influencers: A new wave of cultural exploitation?
Virtual influencers are becoming more popular and prevalent everyday. A full-blown industry has sprung up around them – an industry with agencies and companies dedicated to creating and managing…
S8E1 Food as a tool of oppression
Editor's note: This podcast episode is the first in our Don't Call Me Resilient live event series. Our next event — "AI-generated influencers: A new wave of cultural exploitation?" is coming up on…
S8 We're back!
Don't Call Me Resilient is coming back to your podcast feed this month with a whole new series!We’ve been hosting some live events and we’re starting to roll them out as episodes in our feed. You can…
S8 Don't Call Me Resilient Season 8 Teaser
After seven seasons and 65 episodes, we really want to meet our listeners. So we’re going to be taking the podcast on the road, and recording some live episodes across Canada with a live audience.…
S7E20 FLASHBACK: How to spark change within our public schools
Official reports have been declaring systemic racism in North America’s education system for more than 30 years. What will it take to change?Even before COVID-19, education experts were sounding the…
S7E19 FLASHBACK: The dangers of hair relaxers
In this reflective and personal episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Prof. Cheryl Thompson of Toronto Metropolitan University and author of Beauty in a Box untangles the wending history of hair…
S7E18 FLASHBACK: Why isn't anyone talking about who gets long COVID?
If you don’t pay close attention to news about COVID, you might think the pandemic is nearly over. But for the millions of people worldwide suffering from long COVID, that couldn’t be further from…
S7 FLASHBACK: Colonialists used starvation as a tool of oppression
In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we continue our conversation about forced famine and its use as a powerful tool to control people, land and resources. Starvation has, for centuries, been…
S7 FLASHBACK: Palestine was never a land without people
Land has so much meaning. It’s more than territory; it represents home, your ancestral connection and culture — but also the means to feed yourself and your country.One of the things that colonizers…
S7 FLASHBACK: Shattering the myth of Canada 'the good' -- How we treat migrant workers who put food on our tables
Every year thousands of migrants come to work in Canada. From harvesting the food in our stores to caring for the elderly, these workers form a vital part of the economy. Yet despite being critical,…
S7 FLASHBACK: Indigenous land defenders on why they fight invasive development despite facing armed forces
In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we take a look at the ongoing struggle for land rights and some of the women on the front lines of that battle. These women are the land defenders fighting…
S7 Some of our favourite episodes you may have missed
This week on the podcast, meet some of our amazing producers who work to put out Don't Call Me Resilient. We chat about what motivates us to cover race and current affairs. We also revisit some of…
S7 Trailer: Summer flashback season ahead
Can you believe we’ve now produced 65 episodes over 7 seasons?Every two weeks over the summer, we will be re-running some of our favourite episodes from past seasons on our podcast feed. Join us next…
S7E13 As war rages in Sudan, community resistance groups sustain life
In this episode of 'Don't Call Me Resilient', Nisrin Elamin, Assistant Professor of Anthropolgy and African Studies at the University of Toronto, paints a grim picture of life in Sudan today. She…
S7E12 The Conversation Weekly: Assisted dying -- Canada grapples with plans to extend euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness
We’re bringing you an extra episode this week. This episode comes from The Conversation Weekly, our sister podcast from The Conversation UK. The episode, which we're running in full, centres around…
S7E11 In India, film and social media play recurring roles in politics
Currently the largest electorate in history is heading to the polls in India, where - of course - politicians and political parties are trying their best to influence voters. Film and popular…
S7E10 A different way to address student encampments
Collectively, the global student protests demanding university divestments from Israel are one of the largest mass protests in recent history. Student protesters are risking their futures as they…
S7E9 Digging into the colonial roots of gardening
As we approach the start of gardening season, we figured it’s a good time to bring you one of our most talked-about episodes about the complicated, colonial roots of gardening - which have affected…
S7E8 Why students harmed by addictive social media need more than cellphone bans and surveillance
Research shows social media apps are designed to entrap children who are even more susceptible than adults to its harms. Plus, technologies are not neutral: They’re embedded with and actively…
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