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Descalier’s 1550 World Map, detail of Australia. Hear about the map in this week’s Madgical moment. Credit. This week on the show we heard the other side of the issue from last week’s feature on Israeli Apartheid Week, had a feature from first time SPF contributor Chris Boerger, and our 7th episode of . . . → Read More: March 17, 2011: Israeli Awareness Week This week on the show we heard a review of the Yes You Can! conference that took place this past week at Carleton, and a summary of Robyn’s presentation that she gave at the event. We also had a report from special guest Greg Boyle on the South March Highlands rally to protect Beaver . . . → Read More: January 20, 2011: The Yes You Can! Conference, Episode 2  Robyn Penney: Yes You Can! Conference - Greening Your World [6:11] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadPhilosopher Peter Singer delivering a lecture; hear about his approach to climate change ethics in this week’s feature. Picture Credit. This morning on the show we heard the first feature from new SPF’er Kathy Lopez, and played the first episode of the Canadian Youth Delegation’s podcast series from the UN climate conference in Cancun. . . . → Read More: December 2, 2010: Peter Singer Lecture Peter Singer: The Moral Wrongdoings of Climate Change - Lecture Analysis [18:20] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis morning we heard all about GIS Department in Madgic, the upcoming GIS Day at Carleton on November 17th, and talked to Greg Macdougall from Organizing for Justice, a conference being held this weekend to promote social, environmental, and economic justice. You can visit the Carleton GIS Day website, or the worldwide website for more . . . → Read More: November 11, 2010: GIS Day At Carleton Liz Marshall and Maude Barlow at the screening of Water On The Table at the Mayfair. A couple of weeks ago, The Mayfair put on a special screening of Water on the Table, a film about the worldwide fight for recognizing water as an essential human right, and not a commodity to be bought . . . → Read More: July 1, 2010: Maude Barlow Q&A at the Mayfair This week on the show, Henry Hawkins spoke with Fran Klodawsky, a professor of Geography at Carleton, about her research on homelessness in Ottawa. She spoke to some of the many myths of homelessness; why people become homeless, why it is not so easy to get out of, substance abuse and mental illnesses, and . . . → Read More: March 25, 2010: Homelessness In Ottawa Today on the show Carol Hunsberger spoke with Ilaria Giglioli about water vulnerability. Ilaria recently finished a Master’s degree in Geography at the University of Toronto, where she studied the different political approaches and priorities that have influenced water management in the West Bank. Carol had a chance to catch up with her while . . . → Read More: March 11, 2010: Water in the West Bank & Green Buildings This morning on the show Henry talked with Derek Smith, a Geography Professor here at Carleton University about his research in Newfoundland and the Honduras. His current research project looks at a small fishing community in the Change Islands, and focuses on topographic names of places, their spatial distribution, and the identity and cultural . . . → Read More: January 28, 2010 – Derek Smith & The Peace Dove Campaign Judy Lincoln: Ten Thousand Villages' Peace Dove Campaign [13:01] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis week Robyn Penney spoke with Carleton political science professor Jonathan Molloy about how proroguing is likely to affect us and what concerned citizens can do to be heard and respected. They discussed the dynamics of citizen interest in Canadian politics, and how social networking tools and other forms of media can impact the . . . → Read More: January 21, 2010: Proroguing & Apartheid On today’s show we looked into the geography of voting. Many of us take “one person, one vote” for granted, but Stewart Fast explained how our votes can make more, or less, of a difference based on where we cast them. He spoke with Andy Blair and Yannick Carrière of Fair Vote Canada. Then, . . . → Read More: November 19, 2009: Voter Representation and Environmental Justice |
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