The Playbook: Recent Episodes
The Playbook
Hosted by Jessie Nairn and Muad Issa, we talk to current and former Canadian university student-athletes, discussing the paths they’ve navigated through life off the playing field.
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They say experience is the best teacher, Gokhan’s past has offered him enough lessons and more. We talk about how he found swimming, and how being adaptable has been the difference for him in more than one scenario + more!
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Last Thursday, the Rams Women's Basketball team officially dropped "Ryerson" from their name on social media in solidarity with indigenous communities. For quite sometime, Indigenous faculty and students at the school have been asking for a name change by the university that's self-titled after Egerton Ryerson - a prominent contributor to the Canadian Residential School System.
Founder of The Playbook, Briana Wice, sits down with Rams women's basketball players, Marin Scotten & Kyia Giles, as they discuss their teams decision, why this cause is so important, and what other student-athletes can do to support indigenous communities.
Important Links:
Petition to change the name of Ryerson University:
https://www.change.org/p/ryerson-students-change-the-name-of-ryerson-university?use_react=false
Donate to Indian Residential School Survivors Society:
https://www.irsss.ca/
Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Of Canada: Calls to Action:
http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
A Kinesiology graduate, former beer mile world record holder, entrepreneur, and currently a Financial Advisor for SPM Financial. How many life lessons can you pull from one individual? We find out.
We sit down with former Ryerson Libero, Julie Smith, to talk about her journey through university including a perfect championship season, as well as her new life as a mom and health & wellness advocate.