Decomplicated

So... this is a goodbye. Today's episode is our last episode of Decomplicated. It's bittersweet but all good things must come to an end. It's been a true privilege and honour to be able to connect with so many different people, and discuss important issues with experts & community leaders.

Thank you to everyone who's listened to Decomplicated, even if it was only one episode, or a few seconds. Your listens mean a lot to us, and your support will be something we cherish forever.

We're still around, even if we're not producing this podcast. We're on Twitter, so make sure you follow us, @rumneeek & @caroleugenepark & @bbrraaeellaa if you want to know what we're up to.

Again, thank you. We love you.

R.B.C.

TGIF! We're switching things up around here. Friday's are officially WTF Friday!

Every Friday, we talk about the week's trending WTF stories from that had us doing a double take.

From pop culture stories like Korean-American Jay Park, to more Canada-specific stories like Alberta's vaccine lottery.

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(CW: Residential school trauma, suicide)

Today, Rumneek (@rumneeek) talks to NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (@mumilaaqqaqqaq) about pretty buzz words like "reconciliation," the legacy of settler colonialism in Canada, and the connection between residential schools & the foster care system.

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"BREAKING": Millennials are forgoing having kids. Well, not all millennials. But many of us are because... of a multitude of reasons. Carol (@caroleugenepark) & Rumneek (@rumneeek) talk about this weird obsession the older generation has about us, millennials & Gen Zs, not wanting children. *gasp*

Subtext: people are mad that women are choosing to NOT birth kids. *cough* but pro-choice, right? *cough*

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It's not Thursday but we're here with our first THROWBACK episode. If you've been with us, you'll know this episode on the decriminalization of drugs is from season 1!

We wanted to air this one again because the conversations about the decriminalization of drugs is always important.

Thank you to today's experts: Scott Bernstein (@scott_bern) from the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (@CANdrugpolicy), and Caitlin Shane (@caitlin_Ona) from Pivot Legal Society (@pivotlegal).

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Carol & Rumneek talk about Quebec’s Bill 21, which bans those working in certain public jobs from wearing religious symbols.

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Comedian and Black Lives Matter YYC (@blmyyc) President Adora Nwofor joins Decomplicated for a conversation on racism and hate crimes in Alberta.

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Carol (@caroleugenepark) & Rumneek (@rumneeek) unpack journalism’s “love affair with objectivity,” and how this harms racialized journalists.

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As the nation continues to mourn the tragic murder of a Muslim family that was on their nightly walk in London, Ontario by a white domestic terrorist, there are larger conversations needed about the deep-rooted Islamophobia, anti-Muslim hate, and racism in Canada.

Today, Carol (@caroleugenepark) & Rumneek (@rumneeek) talk about the systems in place that have allowed for anti-Muslim hate to prosper in Canada.

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Carol (@caroleugenepark) & Rumneek (@rumneeek)break down what the new normal of post-pandemic dating could look like, and unpack some of the problems with dating app algorithms.

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