{"id":2131,"date":"2020-10-01T21:44:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T01:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/midweek\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2020-10-23T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T20:51:08","slug":"midweeks-back-for-a-new-season-in-a-new-way-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/midweek\/midweeks-back-for-a-new-season-in-a-new-way-podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek’s back for a new season in a new way: podcasts!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaaaand we’re back! Our last season ended abruptly with the arrival of the pandemic, but you can’t keep a good show down.<\/p>\n

A whole new Midweek team is now finding a whole new way to bring you our usual mix of great audio journalism — even though they’re strung out in homes from Timmins, Ont., to Dubai, U.A.E! Each reporter produces their own story wherever they are, and each week’s producers work together online to piece their podcasts together into a finished mini-show. And here’s what they have for you this week:<\/p>\n

Podcast 1 <\/em>:<\/strong> The leaves on trees are not the only things changing this fall in Ottawa. Our lives are changing too as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives, keep us indoors and shuts down businesses.<\/p>\n

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Podcast Team 1, clockwise from top left: Hannah Rivkin, Warren Reid, Hamza Ali, Natalie McGrath, Paige Kahkonen, Ethan Diamandas; centre: Kindra Squire<\/p>\n

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In this Midweek podcast, we highlight the stories of how both businesses and people are faring with public health restrictions, and findings ways to thrive. Hosts Hannah Rivkin and Ethan Diamandas lead us through the stories of struggles and silver linings.<\/p>\n

Halloween and homecoming parties mean gigs and paydays for local DJs, but these events are mostly on hold to reduce the spread of the virus. Midweek\u2019s Natalie McGrath spoke to a local DJ who has had to find alternative ways to appeal to his audience and keep afloat.<\/p>\n

This time of the year is also when apple and pumpkin farmers harvest the fruits of their labour, so Rivkin reached out to a local farm to see how the season is going amid strange times.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Carleton University\u2019s baseball team has found creative ways to practise despite the season being cancelled. Diamandas caught up with the team to see how they\u2019re finding ways to keep their skills sharp. And will restaurants find ways to stay afloat as the Ontario government banned serving alcohol after 11 p.m.? Paige Kahkonen spoke to an Ottawa restaurant owner who is already seeing a decline in customers and sales.<\/p>\n

This podcast was produced by Kindra Squire, Warren Reid, and Hamza Ali.<\/p>\n