Intersections: Recent Episodes
CiTR & Discorder Magazine
Tune in every two weeks for intersectional feminist news, opinion, music and more, brought to you by CiTR's Gender Empowerment Collective!
Join Randi and Hina as they discuss the progression of the Intersectionality Collective over the years in honor of the 85th Anniversary of CiTR! They chat about the importance of the Intersectionality Collective, their favourite episodes of Intersections, and what they have learned from their experience working in radio at CiTR. Check out their favourite Intersections episodes here: "Let's Talk About Sex...Positivity" - https://www.citr.ca/radio/intersections/episode/20201201/ "Girlboss, Bossbabe, MLM" - https://www.citr.ca/radio/intersections/episode/20211130/
In this episode we feature two interviews diving into Indigenous Academia. In the first interview, Phoebe and Juliana are joined by Kate Gillis, Métis National Council Policy Advisor. In the second interview Randi and Brianna are joined by Penina Sara-Lynn Harding an Esk’étemc PhD Candidate at UNBC. You can find more about Penina at her linktree here: https://linktr.ee/Academic_Aunty.
In this episode we feature two interviews to further our conversations about sexual health. We are joined by Zachary Tharpe a previous outreach worker with Healthier Masculinities a division of AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre. As well as, Sophia Greene a Sexual Health Educator. Here some resources for UBC students: https://www.wavaw.ca/ https://www.amssasc.ca/
Join the Intersectionality Collective in this special episode for CiTR's Fundrive 2023. Listen as Randi, Serena, Ava, Adeline, and Brianna as we discuss our Ins and Outs for the year ahead of us.
Join the Intersectionality Collective in this special episode for 24 Hours of Student Power. Listen as Randi, Serena, Phoebe, Juliana, and Brianna as we discuss Netflix's Christmas Cinematic Universe, what books we want to read over the break, and whether you can separate the art from the artist.
In this episode collective members dive deeper into the topic of TikTok with the help of some TikTok stars. We feature three guest in this episode, Kelsey an anthropologist in training and the creator of the series Queer in Alberta, Ruth Codd who when viral on TikTok during the pandemic and is now an actor, and Breanna Deis an Ulkatcho bead artist who creates beautiful art on TikTok. This episode features collective members Adeline, Juliana, Phoebe, Hal, and Brianna.
You can find more about Kelsey by following her on TikTok @_kelsifer and find Queer in Alberta at https://anchor.fm/kelsifer and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vlaECblaei33M4x2Of0lA
You can find more Ruth Codd by following her on Instagram @RuthCodd and catch her staring in The Midnight Club.
You can find more Breanna Deis on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @artbybreannadeis and on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/bredeis and check out CiTR's Indigenous Collective's episode of Unceded Airwaves that also features Breanna https://www.citr.ca/radio/unceded-airwaves/episode/20221110/
In this episode collective members Adeline, Randi, Phoebe, Brianna, and Juliana discuss TikTok and its many ups and downs as a social media platform. We go in depth and discuss Queer TikTok and the algorithm telling you you're gay, BookTok and the wonderful world of reading, and Indigenous TikTok and work of activists on the social media platform.
You can find a list of all the sources used in this episode at this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wjC17vFYJU1Qwhj6fLXQhO295IhnkVOrDZSPkzas4GA/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode, collective members Serena, Adeline, Hal, and Randi discuss the trend of movies and tv shows using the mocking of male sexual assault victims for punchlines. This discussion is based around the two part video essay "Sexual Assault of Men Played for Laughs" by the youtuber Pop Culture Detective. This episode contains discussion of rape and sexual assault, listener discretion is strongly advised.
Youtube video links:
[Part 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc6QxD2_yQw
[Part 2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nheskbsU5g
Other sources:
https://ew.com/celebrity/chris-delia-speaks-out-months-after-sexual-misconduct-accusations/#:~:text=The%20women%20claimed%20D'Elia,different%20women%20three%20months%20later.
https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/claire-foy-adam-sandler-graham-norton-show-the-crown-tv-sexual-assault-harvey-weinstein/169762
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dominic-fike-has-visions-of-amber-heard-beating-him-up-its-hot/
Join us in the first episode of the new season of Intersections! In this episode, collective members Randi, Serena, Adeline, and Hal discuss violence against women in film, both within the film and behind the scenes in the film industry. We discuss the film industry praising of male directors who abuse actors, the portrayal of violence on screen and its impact on children, historical representations of women in film, and the #MeToo movement's impact on this film culture.
Research links:
Randi:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/quentin-tarantino-male-directors-abusive-women-uma-thurman-timesup-excuse-celebrate-metoo-a8196986.html
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/imransiddiquee/hollywood-abusive-auteur-problem
Serena:
https://www.onewomanproject.org/media/a-feminist-take-on-crimes-against-women-as-seen-in-cinema?format=amp
http://www.tvguidelines.org/resources/TV_Parental_guidelines_Brochure.pdf
https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2212/Media-Influence-on-Children.html#ixzz7hiIusPtJ
Adeline:
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/23/1124482392/marilyn-monroe-biopic-blonde-review-netflix
https://www.capitalfm.com/news/blonde-netflix-backlash-marylin-monroe/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5vw73/dont-watch-blonde-the-tragic-retelling-of-marilyn-monroe
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/accused-review/
https://www.newsweek.com/trial-media-explores-true-story-that-inspired-jodie-fosters-accused-1505195#:~:text=The%20movie%20was%20loosely%20based,Kelly%20McGillis)%20win%20the%20case.
Hal:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/08/metoo-one-year-on-hollywood-reaction
https://metoomvmt.org/get-to-know-us/history-inception/
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/salma-hayek-harvey-weinstein-allegations
In this episode the members of the Gender Empowerment Collective Adeline, Cora, Bella, Hal, and Randi discuss Pride. In this episode we are chatting about the history of Pride Month and the evolution of queer rights. As well, we discuss our knowledge and understanding of queer Indigenous communities including Two-Spirit. Finally, we then switching gears to chat about Rainbow Capitalism and Queer Joy as a protest.
In this episode, we continue our conversation on moral panics. This episode features an interview with Andrew Wade a Vancouver-based actor and playwright as well as a player of Dungeons and Dragons. As well as an interview with CiTR's own Ian Hardacre from Powerchord where he discusses the moral panic around Rock and Roll.
In this episode, Adeline, Bella, Hal, and Cora discuss psych theories of mass hysteria, "The War on Rock Music", the Salem Witch Trials, and Dungeons and Dragons.
This episode features an interview with Jessica Mason Pieklo of the podcast Boom Lawyered! and Rewire News Group. As well as an interview with Patricia Barkaskas an Indigenous law professor and lawyer.
This episode features Randi, Hal, Cora, and Bella.
You can find Jessica Mason Pieklo on Twitter @Hegemommy and Boom Lawyered! at https://rewirenewsgroup.com/tag/boom-lawyered/ and Rewire News Group at https://rewirenewsgroup.com/.
You can find Patricia Barkaskas at https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/our-people/patricia-m-barkaskas
In this episode, we discuss Canadian laws and bills and their gendered impacts. Features conversations about the recent conversion therapy ban in Canada, Bill 21 and religious freedom in Quebec, incarceration of Indigenous women, moral panics and the Lavender Scare, and the gender pay gap.
This episode features Cora, Hal, Randi, Bella, and Adeline.
In this episode, we host a follow-up conversation about modern family values. Tune in to hear us chat with Mary-Dora, a queer doula and birthworker, and Dr. Amanda Watson, a Vancouver-based lecturer who specializes in gendered labour. They help us unpack gender roles in queer relationships, neoliberal approaches to family structure, and how our family labour impacts our mental health. Join us to reconsider what it means to be a family!
Learn more about Mary-Dora's work: Instagram @somaticpractice; https://somaticpractice.ca/about
Learn more about Dr. Amanda Watson: Instagram @spindrwatson; Twitter @SpinDrWatson; https://www.amandadwatson.com/
This episode features Genpo collective members Cora, Fran, Bella and Hal.
In this episode, we host a follow-up conversation about modern family values. Tune in to hear us chat with Mary-Dora, a queer doula and birthworker, and Dr. Amanda Watson, a Vancouver-based lecturer who specializes in gendered labour. They help us unpack gender roles in queer relationships, neoliberal approaches to family structure, and how our family labour impacts our mental health. Join us to reconsider what it means to be a family!
Learn more about Mary-Dora's work: Instagram @somaticpractice; https://somaticpractice.ca/about
Learn more about Dr. Amanda Watson: Instagram @spindrwatson; Twitter @SpinDrWatson; https://www.amandadwatson.com/
This episode features Genpo collective members Cora, Fran, Bella and Hal.
Rethink your own family structure, take an opportunity to celebrate your found family, and bring a critical eye to gendered family behaviour with our Intersections panel members. Panel featuring collective members Bella, Cora, Elle, Fran, and Hal.
Sources :
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/25/paternity-leave-women-equality-gender
Golombok, S. (2015). Conclusions. In Modern Families: Parents and Children in New Family Forms (pp. 192-217). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781107295377.009
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/work-home-post-pandemic-women-1.6054080#:~:text=to%20Statistics%20Canada.-,Researchers%20who%20examine%20gender%20inequities%20in%20the%20workplace%20say%20an,and%20exacerbate%20existing%20gender%20gaps.
Thompson, C. (2005) Making Parents. The Ontological Choreography of Reproductive Technologies, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press
This episode is a follow-up on the conversation we began in our last episode "The Weight of Fat Shaming". In this episode, we are in conversation with Bridget Xyle-Mopera the creator behind Womanhkynd and Layla Cameron a filmmaker, academic, and journalist.
This episode features Peyton, Adeline, Randi, and Elle.
Find more about Womankynd at their new website https://www.womankynd.ca/ or on Instagram @womankyndco
Find more about Layla Cameron's work on their website https://laylacameron.com/ or on Twitter @layla_cameron
In this episode join collective members Peyton, Fran, Cora, Elle and Bella as they discuss ideas of body positivity, body neutrality, the gender binary and anti-fat bias, and fat-shaming on social media.
Research and scripting support by Halle and Adeline, and edited my Randi.
For this year's Fundrive episode join Gender Empowerment Collective members Randi, Adeline, Peyton and Elle, and special guest Hina, CiTR's Spoken Word Coordinator. Don't miss out on our conversations about online dating, the ethics of ghosting and why stories of cute cats matter in our ability to form online connections.
On this episode of Intersections, we discuss MLMs and their use of girl boss feminism and “sisterhood” to attract women to their companies. As well as how MLMs harm women and their relationships. This episode features a discussion with CiTR's Spoken Word Coordinator, Hina and Spoken Work Student Executive, Violet. Also features clips from the youtube channel Cruel World Happy Mind.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/21/how-mlms-are-hurting-female-friendships/
https://www.vox.com/22466574/gaslight-gatekeep-girlboss-meaning
"HOW MLMs TARGET MOMS... And Ruin Female Friendships?" https://youtu.be/f9cqi6QDp_g
"The Downfall of the "GIRL BOSS"..." https://youtu.be/lqUvKXTc_tc
In this episode of Intersections, we discuss common misconceptions regarding human trafficking, and how they have the potential to negatively impact sex workers. We’re joined by Alison Clancey, the executive director of SWAN (Supporting Women’s Alternatives Network). SWAN is a Vancouver-based nonprofit that advocates for the health & safety of im/migrant women engaged in indoor sex work. You can learn more about their work at https://www.swanvancouver.ca/
Sources:
https://thelocal.to/how-the-laws-make-sex-work-less-safe/
In this episode of Intersections, we discuss sexism in the workplace and what it is like to work in industries that are dominated by men. We are joined by special guests, Olivia who is an engineer and Lexi who is an actor, former model and current electrician. To find out more about Lexi's work you can find her on Instagram @lexiroseredman.
In this episode of Intersections, we discuss the racism present for professionals working in the food industry including restaurant workers. We are joined by special guest Arianne Persaud, a documentary filmmaker, writer, and community organizer based in Toronto. You can find more about Arianne's work, including their podcast on their website, https://www.ariannepersaud.com/ and on Instagram/Twitter @arigular.
In this episode of Intersections, we discuss the hypersexualization of women of colour and the violence against women of colour resulting from this. This episode features an interview with Danica Rint, the External Outreach Coordinator of Sliced Mango Collective. You can find more out about the Sliced Mango Collective at https://slicedmangocollective.ca/ or on Facebook and Instagram @slicedmangoco.
Links to articles from the conversation part:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-deadly-consequences-of-hypersexualizing-asian-women/
https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-censorship-asian-women/
https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2019-year-in-review
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-37379-001
Tune into this special series called "All Of Us Or None Of Us" where we tackle the topic of environmentalism within the Black Population in Vancouver. We speak to a number of different activists who share both their experiences and insights on this topic.
This episode features:
Extinction Rebellion Vancouver Media: Kelly Tatham
Environmental Youth Alliance Program Manager: Marika van Reeuwyk
Climate Justice UBC Members: Nafeesa Alibhai & Alejandra Rodas
For More Information:
Extinction Rebellion Vancouver: https://xrvancouver.ca/ Kelly Tatham: https://www.instagram.com/kellytatham/
Environmental Youth Alliance: https://eya.ca/ / https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalYouthAlliance/ / https://www.instagram.com/enviroyouthalliance/
Climate Justice UBC: https://www.facebook.com/cjubc/
Tune into this special series called "All Of Us Or None Of Us" where we tackle the topic of environmentalism within the Black Population in Vancouver. We speak to a number of different activists who share both their experiences and insights on this topic.
This episode features:
UBC BSU VP External: Malini Romeo and
Local Climate Activist: Adriana Laurent.
For more Information:
UBC BSU- https://www.ams.ubc.ca/stories/creating-a-space-for-black-students-at-ubc/, https://www.facebook.com/UBCBSU/, https://www.instagram.com/ubcbsu/?hl=en
Adriana Laurent- https://twitter.com/Laurent_Adri?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.instagram.com/adri.laurent/?hl=en
For this episode of Intersections, enjoy listening to the audio from the panel discussion that CiTR's Gender Empowerment Collective held on March 31. The purpose of the panel is to recognize and discuss possible ways to address microaggressions in the workplace, on campus, in academia, among other spaces. What exactly are microaggressions, and how do they affect people belonging to equity-seeking communities based on race, class, gender, sex, religion etc. What are some examples of covert racism, and how does it impact marginalized people in their personal and professional lives? What are some tangible solutions for both those who experience microaggression and those who witness/perpetuate them? As well, touch upon the historical context of microaggressions and why they continue to be prevalent.
For more information on the guests:
Nandini Maharaj - https://www.nandinimaharaj.com/
Alifa Bandali - https://grsj.arts.ubc.ca/person/alifa-bandali/
Tune into this episode of Intersections as we discuss how women have been affected by the covid-19 pandemic, online sex work and the role that women of colour have played during the pandemic. Featuring special guest, Dr. Marina Adshade, assistant professor of teaching at the UBC School of Economics and author of Dollars and Sex.
Tune in for a special episode of Intersections! In the first half, we talk about Canadian Black history in honour of Black History Month. In the second part of the show, we are joined by Dr. Nana Osei-Kofi to talk about racism in academia.
The segment on the Congress of Black Women of Canada is composed of research from:
https://riseuparchive.wpengine.com/activism/organizations/congress-of-black-women-of-canada-cbwc/
The segment about Josiah Henson is comprised using research from:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-josiah-henson-real-inspiration-uncle-toms-cabin-180969094/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josiah-Henson
The segment on Chantal Gibson is composed of excerpts from:
https://chantalgibson.com/
https://caitlin-press.com/our-authors/chantal-gibson/
https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/mixed-media-piece-makes-a-much-needed-statement-from-the-senate-building
https://poets.ca/2020/05/11/interview-with-chantal-gibson/
https://www.readlocalbc.ca/2019/04/04/interview-chantal-gibson-national-poetry-month/
To learn more about Dr. Nana Osei-Kofi's work visit:
https://dpd.oregonstate.edu/
For our Fundrive 2021 episode, we share our personal experiences and opinions on relationships and dating.
In this episode, we discuss with Dr. Blye Frank what the popular term 'toxic masculinity' even means, and what we can do in our everyday actions to combat it.
Tune in to our conversation about sex positivity where we discuss everything from hookup culture to how to practice positive sex-positivity. Featuring sex and pleasure educator, Luna Matatas. You can find more about Luna at her website lunamatatas.com.
The first episode of the new season of Intersections, where collective members Randi, Chimgee and Anastasia discuss the cultural appropriation of Asian cultures in media and Halloween costumes. Featuring a conversation with UBC professor Dr. Leonora Angeles.
Tune into our last episode of the year, where Lakshmi, Anastasia, Chimgee and Lily delve into a discussion with B.C. based yoga teacher and all-round nice guy Peter Elmas (Instagram: @yogipete) about Vancouver's yoga industry, cultural appropriation, and Hinduism.
Our very own UBC queen, Liam Hart known on stage as Maddoria, graces Intersections with his presence and teaches us all about drag, voguing, and what's it like being an up and coming queen in Vancouver's drag scene.
Simrit, and Kate from UBC's Young Women in Business talk about their annual International Women's day Gala, before Danyal, Carol and Lakshmi rant about gender representation in video games and Trevor Noah's comedic segment on tensions between India and Pakistan.
Tune in to today's episode of "Intersections" to catch us chatting with Sandra Iroegbu from YVR's Chapter of Black Lives Matter, along with Brandon Barnes and Sydney Henry from UBC's Black Student's Union. We delve into conversations about black masculinity, black feminism and how BIPOC need to "swim through white tears" if we want to GET OVER white fragility and GET INTO meaningful conversations about race and gender empowerment.
Tune into the podcast to catch us chatting with Swedish Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah MacDougall about her latest album "All the Hours I Have Left to Tell You Anything", her muses, her gender fluid identity and much much more!
Tune in to hear us talk about twitter's perpetual moral outrage bursts, political correctness, Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and much more. Featuring a phone interview with queer Vancouver based comic and artist Jackie Hoffart.
Amazing music and even more amazing jibber jabber - tune in for some crazy tunes as we also review and give you a rundown of the feminist, political highlights of 2018.
On this week's show of Intersections, we talk about white fragility, race, racism, and what it's like navigating Canada as a person of colour. We're joined by a very special guest, poet and writer Shazia Hafiz Ramji. Tune in to hear about how we can decolonize daily spaces, and break the intricate and deeply embedded pattern of eurocentrism and racism. With poetry readings from Shailja Patel, Shazia Ramji, and Nayyirah Waheed.
On Today's episode of Intersections, we invite former Vancouver City Councillor Ellen Woodsworth, Activist Kimberley Wong, and UBC Poli Sci student Alex Lloyd to talk to us about the surprising lack of ethnic and cultural diversity in Vancouver's nearly all-white City Council.
On Today's episode of Intersections, we invite former Vancouver City Councillor Ellen Woodsworth, Activist Kimberly Wong, and UBC Poli Sci student Alex Lloyd to talk to us about the surprising lack of ethnic and cultural diversity in Vancouver's nearly all-white City Council.
On this week's episode of Intersections, we discuss consent, education around consent, sex-education in B.C. and Ontario, parenting paradigms and the often overlooked regressive gender norms that lie at the heart of beloved old Disney movies. Listen now for 'woke' conversations and content!
Featuring work by Joanna Touitou and Lauren Donnelly from UBC's Writing for Podcast class! Franks discussions about everything from global feminism to weddings!
Featuring el's interview with the folks behind Out On The Shelves, UBC's LGBTQ+ library and Hannah's chat with two students working to create underground music events in Vancouver with the Vancouver Grotto.
Featuring Hannah's interview about the Strong Women Strong Music concert series and Melanie's chat with Nancy Lee and Emmalena Fredderikson about their 360 VR film Tidal Traces, premiering this week at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival. Stay tuned for International Women's Day content all day March 8!
We look back on some of our best interviews by students with students. Featuring work by Hannah, Sam and Addyson!
Featuring Hannah's conversation with the cast and crew of this year's Vagina Monologues, information about tomorrow's Women's Memorial March and music made by Indigenous women.
Featuring Mel's interview with Ana Rose Carrico about consent community standards in Vancouver's music scene, and Hannah's interview with local band Necking.
Featuring speeches from the March On Vancouver/ Women's March event a few weeks ago in Vancouver. For the first part of this recording, check out last week's episode.
Members of the collective attended the 2018 Women's March/March On Event at Jack Poole Plaza. This one-hour podcast includes several speeches and interviews from the event. Thanks to Jess, Zoe, Dezy, Sarah, Hannah and everyone else for their help in reporting.
This week, Mel went to Steel and Oak's New Westminster brewery to meet Kat and Heather, two women who helped brew Zusammen, a women-brewed beer where a portion of the proceeds went to support the WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre. Here the podcast today. Also, a preview of the upcoming March On! Women's March event this Saturday Jan. 20th.
Featuring a rebroadcast of Mel and Sam's October interview with the founders of Terrified Swan Records and Addyson's December interview about gender equity and Ultimate Frisbee.
Featuring Addyson's interview with Laurel Oldershaw about gender equity and ultimate frisbee, and Maxime's interview with Leah Rose Tottenham about cultural approrpiation and witchcraft.
Featuring on-air chat with Melanie's sister, Emily, about women in comedy and Maxime's interview with Leah Rose Tottenham on the gender binary in witchcraft.
Featuring Maxime's interview with Adriana Lademann on witchcraft and feminism and Mel's interview with Sarah-Jane Finlay.
A special episode in honour of Trans Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 2017. Featuring a reading of the names of people around the world killed by anti-trans violence in the past year.
Featuring Maxime's interview with Broken Pencil Editor Jonathan Valelly, Mel's interview with musician R.Ariel and Sam's interview with the Gender Race and Social Justice Undergraduate Society. Music curated by Hannah!
Featuring an interview with Celine Chuang of the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, some cool upcoming events and great tunes curated by Sinclair. Happy Halloween!