August 7, 2026 - Social action groups have gathered at the Toronto Metropolitan University campus to fundraise and spread awareness about the blockade in Cuba through the event ‘Solidarity With Cuba: A Fundraiser for Blockade Relief Efforts and Advocacy’. In this episode, you’ll hear about the motivation behind their efforts, how organizers believe people living under the blockade and students at TMU are connected, and how they plan to reach students through this event. Ebenezer Adugyamfi has the news.

A round up of creative workshops, community events, youth programs, and arts and culture opportunities, based on the August 5, 2026 ArtReach Post-It Newsletter.

Website: www.artreach.org

Instagram: www.instagram.com/artreachtoronto/

UPCOMING WORKSHOP: GRANT WRITING FOR ARTISTS

https://artreach.org/workshops

LAKESHORE DANCE SERIES: OUTDOOR DANCE JAM + PICNIC – TOES FOR DANCE

https://www.toesfordance.ca/lakeshore-dance-series

LAKESHORE DANCE SERIES: DANCE-IN-DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE – TOES FOR DANCE

https://www.toesfordance.ca/lakeshore-dance-series

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – DESIGNTO YOUTH: DESIGN IS EVERYTHING

https://designto.org/

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL TAP DANCE FESTIVAL

https://www.toesfordance.ca/

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews Ash from Dubai Creatives, A Dubai-based award-winning writer and director.

https://filmfreeway.com/AshrafNahlous

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17057586/

Met Radio's Sarra Gillani chats with Preeti Torul, the writer and star of "Demons." The short film is playing at the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show on August 9th at Christie Pits Park.

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews founder of Booked, Gustavo Sanchez. Booked answers calls, books appointments, and confirms jobs using third party AI.

https://www.bookedworks.com/about

In this interview, Amanda Shekarchi talks with Winnipeg rapper and hip-hop artist Len Bowen. Len has been making music for many years. He started his career as part of a hip-hop group called Different Shades of Black. Then over the past few years, put out solo records. In this conversation, we focus on his 2025 album. "If You Don’t See Me, You Saw Me. We break down the production process, collaborating with other artists, and the inspiration behind some of the songs.

July 31, 2026 - Host Claire Van De Weghe speaks to local co-operative Bickford Bees about beekeeping in Toronto, building community, and spreading information about native pollinators through their hives. Owner and worker Angela Gong walks listeners through what an apiary beehive looks and sounds like, and how Bickford works to shape the relationship they have with the bees that live in these hives. Then, Claire revisits the Waterfront community of Bathurst Quay to talk to neighborhood association chair Joan Prowse about the cancellation of construction plans on Billy Bishop airport. Ebenezer Adugyamfi has the news.

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews content creator, Joey, who talks about nostalgia from 80s, 90s, and 2000s -- movies, TV shows, music, and early days of social media.

https://www.instagram.com/unclejoeyy/

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor, Mike Manning. He first gained public recognition in 2009 as a cast member on MTV's reality series The Real World: D.C.

He can be seen on Beyond the Gates (CBS): Stars, as Bradley "Smitty" Smith on the groundbreaking Black-led daytime TV soap opera.

https://www.mikemanning.info/

This week, Claire Van De Weghe speaks with activists around the Beaches and Toronto Island about a recent push to protect Toronto’s waterfront from the pollution and noise at the Billy Bishop airport. Aired before plans for bringing jets to the island were cancelled by the federal government, this episode covers what the health implications of the airport expansion and addition of jets would be, and the ways the community has already been impacted by airport pollution in the area. After going to city hall to get an official health assessment approved, community members believe they need to continue to push to protect their communities from future harms that plane-made pollutants like ultrafine particles and chemicals would do.