A woman and three children, all wearing backpacks and hiking gear, look out over a mountain range.A woman and three children, all wearing backpacks and hiking gear, look out over a mountain range.

Y WE TRAVEL

In this new series, accomplished writers from diverse backgrounds explore the deeper purpose of our journeys—not just where or how, but why. Presented by Toronto Pearson Airport, the Canadian Airports Council, and The Walrus Lab.


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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.


Lucy Maud Montgomery’s legacy continues to captivate, 150 years after her birth. Best known for Anne of Green Gables, she created characters defined by resilience and imagination. In this episode, her granddaughter Kate McDonald Butler shares family stories, reads from Emily of New Moon, and reflects on Montgomery’s most personal work. We also explore the author’s challenges, including mental health struggles and life as a minister’s wife. Dr. Jessica Katz examines how Montgomery’s 1908 novel 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.




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