#adulting: Recent Episodes
MRU Journalism
From finding your dream job to moving out, adulting means a lot of tough decisions. In each episode of #adulting, our rotating cast of hosts and reporters tackle a different angle of what it's like to be an adult. Brought to you by the COMM 3727 podcasting class at Mount Royal University's journalism department in Calgary, Alta.
Host: Peter Brand
Reporter: Richie Nguyen
Being an adult is part of growing up, and part of being an adult is having a job. But the hardest job to have is being an entrepreneur. In this podcast, host Peter Brand and reporter Richie Nguyen travel around the city of Calgary to uncover some of the city’s most unique and successful entrepreneurs who risked everything, to have the satisfaction of being your own boss.
Host: Alannah Page
Reporter: Shelby Dechant
This episode of #adulting is all about modern dating and finding love in the digital era. Host Alannah Page and reporter Shelby Dechant spoke with experts, every day people and even explored finding love for themselves. But can you really make meaningful connections when everyone seems too busy to cook their ramen for dinner, let alone go on a real date?
Host: Emma Stevens
Reporter: Brian Cortez
This week, host Emma Stevens and reporter Brian Cortez explore ways to deal with stress: from a professor at Mount Royal University that starts class with a gong to a doctor who asks patients to meditate on their pain.
Host: Mariam Taiwo
Reporter: Badria Abubaker
We live our lives online and offline… and in both worlds, we sometimes encounter situations we don’t expect. In this episode, host Mariam Taiwo and reporter Badria Abubaker explore your life (and lies!) on social media.
Host: Brittany Willsie
Reporter: Lexi Freehill
From renting to roommates, this episode of #adulting answers your questions about moving away from home. Host Brittany Willsie and reporter Lexi Freehill enter the renters’ market to find out about landlord-tenant relationships and what it’s like to live with a roommate.
Host: Nathan Kunz
Reporter: Colin Macgillivray
Everyone has a dream job, but there aren’t a lot of people out there who are living their childhood dream jobs. From a real life Willy Wonka to a young boy finding out if he has what it takes to become a firefighter, two friends explore the ins and outs of childhood dream jobs.