Nicole Media: Recent Episodes
Nicole G Filos
Finding my voice as a journalist requires me to do just about anything. From covering the climate crisis to reporting on sports! Follow me and get the scoop on my latest interviews!
I wrote an editorial for The Runner titled, "COP26 needs to move beyond the idea of carbon pricing." The article focused on pricing carbon as a solution to adding costs to emissions rather than limiting production. But after speaking with a climate expert, I came to the understanding that there are a few benefits that can arise from a global carbon tax.
In this episode, I speak with James Gemmell. He is #25 on Canada’s Para Hockey National team and is the Head Coach of the Provincial Para hockey program, as well as Matteo Pellizzari, a player from BC's Para Hokey program, to see how they are playing during COVID-19.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University removed all its varsity sports teams in 2015. The Varsity athletics budget was roughly $750,000, mostly focused on athletes in the Surrey Campus. The funding was then cut because the university could not support all of its players.
However, if the university was concerned about funding, they could have found other ways to financially support their sports teams through ticket sales, donations, merchandising and media rights.
Via Zoom, I sat down with Sarah Majid, who from the U.K., discussed what she did as a Sports and Performance Psychology Consultant and revealed some of the struggles athletes go through, especially during COVID-19. You can visit Majid's website at https://sarahmajid.com/ for consultations and events she is hosting.