- Will Trump Teach Us to Care about Democracy Again? - Organizing is now the only way forward
- Blaming Immigrants Is a Gateway to Far-Right Extremism - As Canada cuts down on the number of newcomers, anti-immigration rhetoric could fuel something more sinister
- The Best Way to Fight the Climate Crisis Is with Cold, Hard Cash - Richer countries need to support the developing world with climate financing
- Trump’s Return Could Make Trudeau Look Smaller than Ever - Polls suggest the former president’s comeback won’t revive Liberal fortunes
- An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible - Racialized professors say they were underpaid, bullied, and ignored at UBC
Lisa Whittington-Hill is a writer and magazine publisher whose most recent books are The Go-Go’s Beauty and the Beat and Girls, Interrupted: How Pop Culture Is Failing Women. In this episode, Lisa and Nathan talk about the gender gap in celebrity redemption arcs, the inadvertent marketing boost Britney Spears gave to Girls, Interrupted, and the magazine about her neighbourhood’s pets she made when she was seven years old.
November 30, 2024 marks 150 years since Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birth, and her legacy continues to endure. In this episode, her granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, shares family stories, preserves her grandmother’s legacy, and reads from Emily of New Moon, which she views as Montgomery’s most personal work. We also explore her influence, her personal struggles, and Dr. Jessica Katz Edison’s insight into how Montgomery’s work resonates with neurodivergent audiences, long before such language existed.
Women over forty make up a quarter of the Canadian workforce. Failing to accommodate those experiencing menopause has the potential to drive women out of the working world, resulting in severe socio-economic consequences for our society. Dr. Jenny Godley is a Professor of Sociology and Adjunct Professor in Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from her presentation at The Walrus Talks Menopause, supported by Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health.
- Will Trump Teach Us to Care about Democracy Again? - Organizing is now the only way forward
- My Guilty Pleasure: Voice Notes Give Me Butterflies - So much is said in the hesitations, the silences, the meanderings, the confessions in low, hushed tones
- The Best Way to Fight the Climate Crisis Is with Cold, Hard Cash - Richer countries need to support the developing world with climate financing