Radio & Podcasts
On Campus
Combatting quackery
Dedicated to promoting science literacy and to pushing back against misinformation, McGill’s Office for Science and Society (OSS) regularly reaches large audiences through a variety of means (podcasts, newspaper columns, YouTube, online courses) to further its mission of “separating sense from nonsense.”
Society
‘A million dimensions of inequality’
In her podcast series In/Equality, Debra Thompson, an associate professor in McGill’s Department of Political Science, interviews leading academic experts about different aspects of inequality. She wants to ‘create shortcuts’ to provide her audience with nuanced and accessible information about complicated issues.
Culture
Wrestling with identity (and laughing about it)
Ali Hassan, BA'95, is familiar to Canadians as a comedian and a prominent voice on CBC Radio. His recent book 'Is There Bacon in Heaven?' tackles the complexity of his identity as a cultural Muslim with a humorous touch.
Culture
The surprising rise of Canadaland
How Canadaland founder Jesse Brown, BA’00, built a thriving podcast network that breaks big news stories, attracts 100,000 listeners each week and does something that few media organizations in Canada have managed to do – it makes a profit.
People
On laughs and literary pursuits
Ali Hassan, BA’95, the host of CBC’s wildly popular Canada Reads literary competition, offers his thoughts on how to build a comedy career in the digital age and the role his Muslim faith plays in his comedy.
People
Guiding us through the hot story of the day
After making her mark as a prize-winning investigative journalist for the Toronto Star, Jayme Poisson, BA’06, is now the voice behind Front Burner, the new CBC News daily podcast.
Society
No room for apathy when the stakes are so high
Human rights activist Payam Akhavan has witnessed horror firsthand and has suffered wrenching personal losses. The McGill associate professor of law is the 2017 Massey Lecturer and sees it as an opportunity to spur people to action.