Almost 107

Almost 107

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Almost 107 episodes

  • Social Media and its Impact on Body Dysmorphia
    In this episode of Almost 107, I connected with Western University's Kaitlynn Mendes and got some insight on how exactly social media has an effect on Body Dysmorphia and then spoke with former bodybuilder Dean Mamatis about the effect social media and Body Dysmorphia has on the fitness industry where it is very prominent.
    18 min
  • Mouths and Pockets: Where global impacts can be seen
    Economies have been on the decline, with the effects of war, hurricanes, inflation, and more on full display in London and across the globe. On this episode of Almost 107, we talk with Glen Pearson, the Director of the London Food Bank, as well as Cristian Bravo, an Associate Professor of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences with Western University, to take a deeper look into how lower income and middle income families are being effected by global events.
    18 min
  • Underground: The business of artists and promoters
    We all love seeing a band perform at a local venue and jamming out to their music but its never crossed anyone's mind as to how they got on that stage. The competition to earning the limelight is long and lengthy battle for both bands and venue managers. In this episode, two members from the band Carmine and a local resident, who once managed Ontario's hottest bar of the 80s, discuss the underground music business from perspective of artists and business men.
    17 min
  • Sustainable London: Building a greener future
    This episode explores ways humans can contribute to create a more sustainable environment, thereby reducing the carbon pollution. Host Bernardo Lucca is joined by Climate Action London cofounder Mary Ann Hodge, who is an environmental advocate and has been involved on environmental issues for years. We will be taking an overall look at London's performance at the National Climate League Standings and discuss what could be improved. We will address some future initiatives and upcoming events the organization is participating, calling out on people to actively participate as well.
    19 min
  • Rent Prices Through The Roof

    Almost everyone who rents in this city, especially students, feel like they’re treading water financially when it comes to paying rent. So the goal of this podcast is to find out just how bad is the renting situation here in London, what’s behind the rise of rent prices, who’s at fault if there is someone to fault and is there any hope that we can survive without either working 40 hours a week or taking out a loan?

    18 min
  • Past treasures or future memories finding balance
    This episode is about London homes that are found on the London heritage registry. That is unlivable and can not just be torn down. I was able to talk with ward 3 councilor Peter Cuddy and the president of the London heritage society Dan Brock. About The balance that goes into keeping London history but also building liveable homes Londoners can live in with our current housing crisis.
    17 min
  • Podcast Pioneers: Crafting your podcast journey
    Starting your own podcast can be an exciting challenge. That's why it's important to plan and structure your podcast. That's also why it's important to study your audience so you understand what news beats you should include in your future episodes.
    Featuring Christian Grifferty and Josh Berril, this episode of Almost 107 will address the main things you have to start doing if you want to have success with podcasting.
    Along the episode, Josh and Chris give insight on researching and how it helps build up content for the podcast, as well as crucial aspects of listeners engagement and feedback.
    19 min
  • Gas-tly price inflation

    For this podcast I wanted to talk about a topic that's been in a lot of people's conversations for a few years now. That being gas prices.

    So I asked some car owners around Fanshawe as well as sat down with business professor and economist Ken Judge to get an in-depth look into what Canadians are feeling and what is and/or can be done about the prices.

    17 min
  • Built by Our Youth
    This episode is about YOU aka youth opportunities unlimited. This takes an indepth look at a small portion of the YOU organization. I am looking at the woodshop company they run. In this podcast we will talk to all three levels of people who work at the woodshop.
    10 min
  • A.I. In Music: Where Will It Lead?
    In this episode of Almost 107, XFM’s Jacob Gendron looks at the use of Artificial Intelligence in music and what it means for the industry, both in the present and the future; particularly looking at the ‘Fake Drake’ song ‘Heart On My Sleeve’ and the upcoming Beatles song that will be ‘assisted’ by A.I.
    15 min

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