With the strike still going on, so are Midweek’s podcast versions of the show.
This time around we had Naomi Librach and Noah Richardson as hosts on Podcast One, and Maggie Parkhill and Maddy Hadfield hosting Podcast Two. (Doncha love those catchy show names?)
Podcast One focused on students and politics, bringing listeners from talks about the upcoming election to the Carleton strike and other events on campus.
After former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford was elected as the Ontario Progressive Conservative leader, attention has fallen on Ottawa Centre, still without a PC candidate for the quickly approaching June election. Reporter Maureen McEwan spoke with an insider from the Ottawa Centre constituency about projections for the election.
At Carleton, business students temporarily traded the luxury of a roof over their heads to raise dollars and awareness for youth homelessness. Midweek’s Rachel Levy-McLaughlin got the details from some of the participants in the five-day sleep-out.
Ryan Siddon, Alex Corrigan (also photographed above) and Claire Wilson, Carleton University students, are outside all day for five days asking students for donations, of money, food and hygiene items, to give to Ottawa’s Operation Come Home, as part of the campaign 5 Days for the Homeless. (Photo by Rachel Levy-McLaughlin)
Meanwhile, inside the university, records were broken and professors got pies to the face. Carleton’s Relay for Life event raised the most money it ever has to support cancer research. Participants showed up at seven o’clock in the evening and didn’t slow down until seven o’clock in the morning, enjoying activities like yoga, salsa dancing and musical performances. Meanwhile, Carleton’s School of Mathematics hosted a Pi Day event to celebrate the well-known number alongside its delicious name-twin, pie! The money they raised from the event was procured with the help of professors who offered their faces as targets for a pie toss that donating students got to participate in.
A glimpse of the Midweek chalkboard, combining digital and old school methods to make the show come together.
One of our reporters covered the unsung participants in hockey. Although they don’t hit the ice, they do take care of the players who do. Midweek’s Carlos Verde spoke with a few of the co-ordinators for the billet host families who offer their homes to junior hockey players with big dreams.
Finally, Midweek’s Keegan Hughes brought us the dream behind the diversity project called “Project Aami”. Put together by photographer and Carleton student Ayesha Khan, the project showcases 128 portraits of women from 128 different nations. Have a listen and then check out the online gallery at @ayesha.kphotography.
Podcast Two delved into different aspects of the ongoing strike and Doug Ford’s politics, including his attempt to rid the Ontario school curriculum of its latest version of sex education.
Naomi Librach (left) and Salma Mahgoub (right) working with Adobe Audition to make sure the sound we bring you is up to Midweek standard.
Mamta Manhas and Shauna McGinn charted two different pushes for justice: one for Brady Francis, an Indigenous youth killed in a hit and run, and the other to raise awareness about women around the world who have to walk long distances every day for basic necessities like food and water. Supporters say this issue transcends national borders and should unite women everywhere.
In keeping with the idea of female unity and raising awareness, our team took careful note of International Women’s Day on March 8. Midweek’s Heather Keary attended Hashtags & Beyond, a local event honouring feminists with an evening of awards and entertainment.
We also spoke with a representative from the Bank of Canada about the bank notes set to show up in Canadian wallets soon; we may not be rich, but these bills remind us that Canada’s history certainly is…even if too much of it has been overlooked for too long. Viola Desmond is about to become the first black person to be featured on a Canadian bill — 72 years after her pride and courage made history. Midweek’s Naomi Librach brings us more.