Hosts Alexandre Robaey and Clare Duncan
All the leftover turkey might be gone, but Midweek is still here. Our fourth show returns for your listening pleasure with a post-Thanksgiving episode.
On this week’s program, Devon Platana has the story of a Carleton University professor who is hosting a seminar which aims to teach the importance of “inclusive identity,” rather than categorizing people based on their ethnicity, using the continent of Africa as a focal point.
Meanwhile, Holly Maass learned about a campaign by the Carleton University Students’ Association to break the stigma around mental health and improve access to mental health resources for students on campus.
Maybe you’ve heard about the upcoming election? Midweek’s KC Hoard went to an LGBTQ debate, and explored both sides of the Conservative Party’s seeming lack of interest in LGBTQ issues. And it can be hard to register to vote if you’re homeless, so Midweek’s Clare Duncan spoke with Meara Zinn about a voter registration clinic helping get homeless people registered for the upcoming election.
Those hoping for free transit to get to the polls on October 21 might be disappointed. We spoke to experts about what being about to get to the polls on buses and on the new LRT would mean for citizens, and how the idea was voted down by city council.
Show producer Lauren Hicks
Regan Brown gets into the finer points of tennis philosophy with the tennis director of The Ottawa Athletic Club in the wake of the historic rise of Canadian phenom Bianca Andreescu.
Have you heard of the Fresh Meat Festival? Despite its name, there is no steak involved here. In fact, it’s a chance for local artists of all stripes to experiment with new ideas in front of an audience. Clare Duncan explores the role of the Fresh Meat festival in Ottawa’s burgeoning arts scene.
Midweek’s Meagan Casalino talks to some homeless pets (and their owners) about how they stay warm in Ottawa in the colder months. These pets provide important and surprising benefits for their owners.
Though shelters and food banks serve food to those in need on Thanksgiving, there are still those who go without food over the holiday. A local group in Ottawa is on a mission to feed people in need in the days following the long weekend through something they’re calling “food rescue.” Katharine Sherwood has the story on how unspoiled leftover food can be donated to a great cause.
Music producers Erica Endemann and Menaka Raman-Wilms
Also, Midweek’s Alexandre Robaey gets the scoop on “food sovereignty,” which is quite different from what’s known as “food security.” It’s a concept that involves putting the power of food control — where it comes from, its quality — back into the hands of those who produce it and need it, taking it away from a handful of powerful bodies that currently control food supplies.
Midweek’s Julia Wilkes spoke with Michael Maidment at the Ottawa Food Bank about how they plan on handle spikes in demand heading into the holiday season.
Would you attend an expo about… Dying? Ottawa’s Deathcare Expo, happening in Ottawa on October 19, aims to address a “death-phobic culture.” Sarah Williscraft spoke to a palliative care nurse and organizer of the expo, Kelly Butler, who says death doesn’t need to be scary.
But listeners beware, you’re still in for a scare: Midweek’s Julia Wilkes brings us the story on “Acres of Terror,” reportedly Eastern Ontario’s scariest Halloween attraction, featuring rides, a haunted house and other scares sure to make your heart pound. So click and play this edition of Midweek … If you dare…