CiTR -- The Sector: Recent Episodes
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Discussing the world of social justice, non-profits, charities and activism. Join Ethan for in-depth interviews, examinations of nonprofit missions and causes, and discussions of everything from philanthropy to progressive politics.
The Sector Episode 61: The Final Episode - The final episode of the Sector! We reflect on our past shows and consider what the future holds. We also prep for CiTR Fundrive, discuss topics like the UBC Pride Flag vandalization, and take a look at the shifting future of Canada's nonprofits.
The Sector Episode 60: Who's Your Leader - Reflecting on the life of David Bowie, the UBC controversy over its former president, a discussion of what leadership means, updates on the world of online pirating.
The Sector Episode 59: The Nonprofit Awakens - Holiday check in, Missing Rey toys from Star Wars, Holiday exhaustion, and homegrown terrorism.
The Sector Episode 58 Truth and Reconciliation - We discuss the final report on the Truth and Reconciliation report about the residential schools program. Can this lead to better relations with Indigenous peoples? How will our new government move forward? Plus, the holidays are here! We have a bit of Christmas music and as usual, spend some time talking about the largest charities in 2015 as well as prison reform in the US.
The Sector Episode 57 Refugee Relief - Let's get the facts when it comes to Refugees. What are they myths and it is the reality? Plus, let's talk about Giving Tuesday! Why is this important and why should you take part? Listen and find out!
The Sector Episode 56: Direct Giving vs Charities - Return of the Long Form Census, Unmuzzling of scientists, Trudeau keeps some promises. Plus diving into the debate over which is better, direct giving to the needy or using a charity or nonprofit as a middle man. Is one better than the other?
The Sector Episode 55: Quoth the Trudeau - We take a detailed look at the campaign promises of Justin Trudeau, what can progressives expect from a Liberal Government? Meanwhile will Canada Post halt the decrease of door to door service? And will eating meat give you cancer? We chew the fat on that one. Plus, as a Halloween special, Christopher Lee reading Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven.
The Sector Episode 53: Like Clockwork - Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher on clocks looking like bombs, the Pope offers "forgiveness", new show format coming soon and we take a look back at a classic interview from the Sector.
The Sector Episode 52 Power and Politics Edition - Is Windows 10 spying on you? How many people are shot in Canada by police? Why is the economy the main political issue?
The Sector Episode 51: A Waste of Philanthropy - Is there such a thing as wasting philanthropy? Are billionaires wasting resources when they donate to the search for alien life and preparing for artificial intelligence? CSIS and RCMP spy on Canadian Citizens, Copyright laws make Itunes illegal in UK.
The Sector Episode 50: The Lion's Roar - The Outrage over Cecil the Lion verse other outrages. What should you be more outraged by? How to respond to angry emails at work? And the Harper Con's block safe injection site expansions at the cost of human lives.
The Sector Episode 49: Transit Identity - Why did Vancouver vote no to transit expansion? Gendered sports discussion, Charity Chill international challenge
The Sector Episode 48: Out with the Old, In with the New - Gutting of libraries and museums, Nazism in Germany, and Generosity of Millennials
The Sector Episode 47: Trudeau Gets Grilled - Trudeau visits UBC, Bill C-51 passes Senate, Bill C-24 reporting, Reddit and Censorship, and second class citizenship in Canada.
The Sector Episode 46: What Millennials Want - CiTR moving, John Oliver on FIFA, Truth and Reconciliation, Millennials in Nonprofits.
The Sector Episode 45: Working in the Sector - Being an employee in the non-profit sector, hate speech and censorship, FIFA and human rights, politics and polls.
The Sector Episode 44: Pop Culture Justice - Applying social justice to popular culture, Uneven charity laws by the CRA.
The Sector Episode 43: Alberta is the New Orange - NDP win big in Alberta with a historic NDP majority government in Alberta Canada. Harper and his federal Conservatives, with help from the Liberal party, passes the controversial C-51 spy bill. Meanwhile, beards aren't disgusting, and more coast guard closures.
The Sector Episode 42: Are You Happy - Vancouver and happiness, the city ranked last in terms of life satisfaction, but what does that mean? The Nepal earthquake and what disaster relief charities you should donate to. Baltimore civil unrest continues. More politically motivated charity audits of environmental groups.
The Sector Episode 41: If you can't say anything nice - Humor and Offense, Oil spill in Vancouver, Charities rebel against CRA audits, and Criticizing Causes in Social Justice? Are some issues more important than others? Is it wrong to support certain issues instead of something more concerning?
The Sector Episode 40: Getting Better - Trevor Noah's twitter jokes (failed jokes or nasty bigotry?), taking time off work for illness? Or faking it? An update on the BC Societies Act and the problematic Section 99, an update on Indiana's discriminatory Religious Freedom bill.
The Sector Episode 39: Damn Politics - The Conservative government is trying to shut down safe injection sites like Insite. Tax breaks which exclude single parent families are moral injustices. Nerds taking a stand in Indiana, and news on Windows 10 being free for all, even pirates.
The Sector Episode 38: What's Next? - Wrapping CiTR's Fundrive, The Big Question of the Week: Does merit matter for censorship? Plus, why do stupid things (like optical illusions)go viral and not important things (like social justice) get as big? Has society created a news cycle that's always looking for "what's next?" at the expense of substance and nuance?
The Sector and Radio Freethinker Fundrive Spectacular - On this special "simulcast" of The Sector and Radio Freethinker, we encourage you to support CiTR 101.9FM
The Sector Episode 37: "Poetic" Justice - Getting Hyped for CiTR's Fundrive, Tweet Poems, Death of Sun News, Generational Gap in Charitable Giving, and RCMP think Environmentalists are Terrorists. All this and more on Episode 37.
The Sector Episode 36: Catching up with Dying with Dignity Canada - Interview with Jim Stephenson, board chair of Dying with Dignity Canada, discusses the recent supreme court victory on assisted dying and the loss of charity status from the CRA's recent audit. Plus we examine the Moral Panic of the 1980's and consider what drove such mass hysteria.
The Sector Episode 34: Gareth Kirkby and the Charitable Chill - We interview Gareth Kirkby who wrote about the CRA and Harper government crackdowns on charities and advocacy groups.
Also the news about recent anti-vaccination nonsense and dangers.
The Sector Episode 35: Noah Ferguson and Nonprofit Politics - Interview with Noah Ferguson, getting political with nonprofits and charities, the long form census, and debating common sense.
The Sector Episode 34: Gareth Kirkby and the Charitable Chill - We interview Gareth Kirkby who wrote about the CRA and Harper government crackdowns on charities and advocacy groups.
- Not this episode cuts out after 8:50. The tail end of the show is missing however the interview remains intact.
The Sector Episode 33: A New Year - Welcome to a whole new year! We discuss contradicting donating data, immigration related racism, "new" rules for piracy and more!
- Originally broadcasted on January 9th 2015 and rebroadcasted on January 16th 2014.
The Sector Episode 32: So This is Christmas - Our last show of 2014! With Christmas music, priorities of Canadians donating over the holidays, more Christmas music! And other good news and funny clips!
- Originally broadcasted on December 19th 2014 and rebroadcasted on December 26th 2014.
The Sector Episode 31: The Holiday Giving Spirit - Greenpeace vandalizes a world heritage site, charitable giving during the holidays, workplace generosity, why do we donate the most during the last few months of the year? And live openings of direct mail from BCIT and the Canadian Blood Services.
The Sector Episode 30: Sexy NSFW Banned in the UK - Prudish judgmental legislation in the UK banning certain sex acts in porn, Ferguson coverage continues, Eric Garner's death by the NYPD. Giving Tuesday and why it's a good thing.
The Sector Episode 29: Civil Unrest - The social justice aspects of the Ferguson riots and the protests on Burnaby Mountain. Plus holiday giving trends, motivating others to give and rewarding employees by donating in their name.
The Sector Episode 28: More Politics More Direct Mail - Vancouver's recent civic elections, plus we discuss the latest aggressive rhetoric about environmentalists from the conservative party, as well as Kim Campbell's plan to bring more women into politics. And we have another live opening of direct mail from UBC, what do they have to say this time?
The Sector Episode 27: Poppies and Direct Mail - We discuss the significance of Remembrance Day and Poppies, and we do a live opening of two pieces of Direct Mail!
The Sector Episode 26: Women Moving Millions - We have an interview with Jacki Zehner of Women Moving Millions. Nonprofit news including the Gay mayor of Huston, Annise Parker, flooded with bibles, and the UBC AMS reaches quorum for the first time in nearly 40 years as students oppose tuition hike.
The Sector Episode 25: Volunteer Canada - we discuss the recent shooting in Ottawa and how this is a time to make sure we don't damage civil liberties for a false sense of security. Also, research on the CRA audits comparing left and right leaning charities, plus an interview on Employee Supported Volunteering with Paula Speevak of Volunteer Canada.
The Sector Episode 24: BC Gov vs Nonprofits - The BC Government is proposing a new Societies Act which will allow nonprofits to be sued by corporations or special interest groups. Ethan discusses Doctors without Borders as they battle Ebola. Plus, Gamergate and social justice.
The Sector Episode 23: The War on Drugs - Seattle Changes Columbus Day, UBC Activism, The War on Drugs, with a segment from the Terry Project Podcast
The Sector Episode 22: Who Works Harder: Millennials or Gen X - Update on Scottish Independence, Environmentalists more dangerous than terrorists? CRA not auditing conservative think tanks, and workplace demographics of who works harder. Millennials or Gen X?
The Sector Episode 21: HAVE Culinary Society - We discuss the possibility of an independent Scotland, how that relates to centralism vs decentralism government. Plus an interview with Glen Lamont of HAVE Culinary Training Society, a social enterprise which operates in Vancouver's DTES.
The Sector Episode 20: Why Do We Need Unions? - What's in your pumpkin spiced latte? Political bias for charities, is narcissism bad for philanthropy? And why do we need unions?
The Sector Episode 19: A Sociological View on Crime - We consider the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and take a look at the popular infographic on funding vs diseases. After a musical interlude, we examine the need for a sociological view on crime.
The Sector Episode 18: Corporate Social Responsibility - the latest news on charities and the CRA, Robin Williams and mental health, the Big Question of the Week and more!
The Sector Episode 17: The Engagement Pyramid - Terry Fox Day in Manitoba, Aussie Advocacy Chill, Nonprofit influencers, and the Engagement Pyramid.
The Sector Episode 16: IRS vs CRA - Which organization wins? the IRS or the CRA?? More discussion on the Advocacy Chill and how regulators can help nonprofits! Comparisons between Canada and America when it comes to a nonprofit/charity political advocacy.
The Sector Episode 15: Engagement and the Advocacy Chill - The Big Question, What is "Engagement" and what does it do? Plus, the Advocacy Chill, are nonprofits being "targeted" by government for speaking out against government policy? Is the CRA tacitly involved in this?
The Sector Episode 14: Dissecting Direct Mail - The Big Question "does protesting work?" The role of empathy in donating and how it can turn on you. Plus a live analysis of UBC's direct mail to Alumni donors. Does it make the grade?
The Sector Episode 13: Charity Science - An interview with Xio Kikauka the executive director of Charity Science. Other topics include, are sports teams that use first nations names racist? Also the Big Question of the Week, the Pitch of the Week
The Sector Episode 12: Music Heals - The Big Question of the week, what type of fundraising annoys people the most? Nonprofit news tells us that giving to religious groups is down in 2013. And we have an interview with Chris Brandt of Music Heals.
The Sector Episode 11: Prizes for Donations - The Big Question of the Week, Donate to be (and get killed) in Game of Thrones, new study on Corporal Punishment
The Sector Episode 10: Organizational Culture - PETA and Milk, Anti-Spam Legislation, The Big Question and What is Organizational Culture and Should We Care?
The Sector Episode 9: The Donor Pyramid - The Sector returns for a week off, the recent shooting and misogynist terrorism, the donor pyramid and is it time to retire it?
Interview with Brad Peters from Dying with Dignity, including his Pitch of the Week. Other topics for the show include the "Fair" Elections Act, Net Neutrality and answer the Big Question.
This week we have an interview with David LePage about Social Enterprise and what is the blended return on investment? Also: remembering Farley Mowat, discussing gender in nonprofits and charities, as well as the Big Question of the Week.
The Big Question, Bill Gates on Poverty myths, and the Causes and Missions Canadians Care About. Special Guest Don McLenaghen
Big Science Funding? Fundraisers making Millions? The Big Question and Bill Gates on Philanthropy and Poverty Myths
Freedom and Society, Public Safety vs Individualism, Mandatory Vaccines, and The Big Question of week.
Interview with Vanessa Chase, nonprofit consultant and author of the Story-telling nonprofit. We also discuss listener feedback on overhead, as well as the recent news of the Portland Hotel Society. And the Pitch of the Week and The Big Question of the Week.
Interview with professional fundraiser Siobhan Aspinall, the difference between non-profits and charities, how donations work, the Pitch of the Week and The Big Question of the Week