One Market Podcast

One Market

Tarah Brookfield, Bruce Gillespie
Keeping the Laurier Brantford community connected. Join host Bruce Gillespie as he talks with staff, faculty, and students about their interests, expertise, and what it's like to work and study during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Greatest Adventure of Our Lives
On the final episode of our second season, Darren Thomas, an assistant professor of Indigenous Studies, tells us what it was like to defend his dissertation this summer via Zoom. Then, One Market research assistant and intern Serena Austin steps out from behind the digital curtain to tell us what it’s been like to work on the podcast this season. Finally, Faculty of Liberal Arts academic program assistant Alicia Schiassi shares a pandemic story like no other, which you will have to hear to believe. It may involve a pig stuck in a tree.
Dec 14, 2020
37 min
I Call It My Home
This week, Criminology instructor Ania Theuer tells us what it’s like to teach at a school where you were once a student. Then, Social Justice and Community Engagement student Patricia Dada tells us why she decided to move to Brantford this fall, even though she knew campus would be closed. Finally, assistant registrar Jennifer Brickman joins us for the final installment of Pop Culture Campus, in which we chat about Jane Smiley’s novel "Moo," perhaps the sharpest satire ever written about higher education.
Dec 7, 2020
35 min
Alternative 2020 Universe
This is the last bonus episode of One Market produced by fourth-year Digital Media and Journalism students. First, we learn what life has been like for Society, Culture and Environment alumna Sarah Maier, who’s been teaching high-school math in New Zealand since just before the pandemic began. Then, Skye MacDonald tells us how Laurier Brantford students in Canada are working to help their international peers maintain their ties to the campus community this year. Finally, English student Destiny Pitters tells us about The Prism, a new zine she’s creating with funding from the LGBT Youth Line.
Nov 30, 2020
26 min
We Don’t Ask Why It Shines
We speak with Laurier Brantford English instructor Souvankham Thammavongsa about winning the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her collection of short stories, How to Pronounce Knife, and what it's been like to teach creative writing remotely. Then, we check in with research facilitator Matthew Wyman-McCarthy for an update on how faculty have faced the challenges presented by the pandemic. And finally, we speak with alumni Paige Grant and Azka Choudary, who were part of the student research team that, in 2018, published the Being Raced report about racism on campus, which was a foundational part of the work people are doing to make our campus a more diverse, equitable and inclusive place today.
Nov 23, 2020
44 min
I Get to Dance
This bonus episode of One Market was produced by fourth-year Digital Media and Journalism students. First, co-captain Selena Alaimo tells us how Laurier Brantford's competitive dance team, KAOS, is hosting virtual practises and hopes to compete this year. Then, Criminology student Nathan Jackman gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how he launched his own clothing line this summer. Finally, Kristen Gilmore tells us about how WLUSU's student clubs and associations are adapting to the remote learning environment. All that and more on the new episode of One Market!
Nov 16, 2020
20 min
Favourite Four Years of My Life
On this episode of One Market, Sara Darling tells us about all of the innovative ways community partners continue to interact with Laurier students through Community-Service Learning. Then, Digital Media and Journalism student Sara Mathov-Olszewicki talks to Game Design and Development alumnus Shayne Ganness about the Brantford game design studio he created with some of his peers that he was forced to close because of the pandemic. And finally, Social Work professor Anh Ngo tells us about a research project she recently completed on behalf of the Brant United Way to help them better understand the particular needs of our community.
Nov 9, 2020
29 min
Big, Sweeping Sound
This week’s episode of One Market is made for students by students! In this episode, we hear from Heather Duff, about how Laurier Students for Literacy have moved their homework and book clubs online. Then, Maeva Lago tells us what it's been like not to be able to return home to Ivory Coast to see her family since the pandemic began. And finally, Tilak Vyas tells us about the music he's composing about people he meets in Brantford. All that and more on the new episode of One Market!
Nov 3, 2020
27 min
Building the Plane While Flying It
Hear from educational developer Shirley Hall about how the Teaching and Learning office has had to shift all of their normal programming to focus on preparing faculty for remote teaching. Then, we talk to Game Design and Development assistant professor Sandra Danilovic about a research grant she received to make autobiographical games with people living with opioid addictions. And finally, Sabrina Brisbane, a student in the joint Laurier-Sussex Law program, joins us all the way from Brighton, England, to discuss the movie "Legally Blonde" on the latest installment of Pop Culture Campus.
Oct 26, 2020
40 min
Did the Priest Have to Wear a Mask?
This week’s episode of One Market was produced by fourth-year Digital Media and Journalism students in the capstone course. First, we hear from Annabelle Amadasun, who returned home to Vancouver in the summer and is figuring out remote learning in a different time zone. Then, Ebose Abure shares his experience of being a racialized student in a remote learning environment. And finally, first-year student Daniella Ciumelli shares her experience of what living in residence has been like so far. All that and more in this week’s bonus episode of One Market!
Oct 19, 2020
27 min
Never Really a Contingency Plan
We learn from Professor Lamine Diallo what the process of making Laurier Brantford a more diverse and inclusive space looks like. Third-year student and cross-country runner Vanessa Brown shares what it’s like to be a student athlete unable to compete due to COVID-19. Plus, we hear from director of ICT Support Julie Topic on how her team ensures students, staff and faculty have all the tools we need to complete the year from home.
Oct 12, 2020
32 min
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