On The Record Podcast

The sixth episode of the fall season of Blue & Gold looks at how dating has changed during the pandemic. This week, our host Sidra Jafri chats with students  to learn about how their relationships and searches for love have been upended since March. We also speak with Jen Kirsch, a Ryerson graduate and relationship expert who shares her insights on how to find love and maintain the spark during these unusual times. Blue and Gold is a weekly podcast from the Ryersonian profiling each week’s top stories; created, hosted and produced by Jasmine Rach, Nojoud Al Mallees, Sidra Jafri and Alex Cyr.

The fifth episode of the fall season of Blue & Gold is dedicated to the 2020 US Election – perhaps the most anticipated one in history. This week, our host Nojoud Al Mallees chats with young Canadians and Americans about the outcomes they hope to see on Tuesday and how they expect the election to impact their lives for the years to come. We also speak with Wayne Petrozzi, an expert in American Politics and Ryerson professor for his election predictions and analysis. Blue and Gold is a weekly podcast from the Ryersonian profiling each week’s top stories; created, hosted and produced by Jasmine Rach, Nojoud Al Mallees, Sidra Jafri and Alex Cyr.

In the fourth episode of the fall season of Blue & Gold, we explore Egerton Ryerson’s colonial legacy and how it’s affecting Ryerson University and its Indigenous community today. After the Ryersonian released our “Monumental Challenges” special edition all about statues and colonialism two weeks ago, valid claims were made that our reporting lacked Indigenous voices. In response to these claims, this podcast was reworked and re-examined before it was published to ensure those voices are heard.

Firstly, Jasmine delves into who Egerton Ryerson was, and why his statue stands on Ryerson University’s campus today. 

Later, Dania speaks to Emily Peotto, a Ryersonian reporter who has published a story about the cost of not changing Ryerson’s name, and how a lack of change would affect Indigenous students.

Then, Sidra has all the details about the symbolism of the statue’s vandalism over the summer, why colonial statues across the world are being rethought and re-evaluated, and how the debate to remove Ryerson’s statue from campus began. 

Next, Dania talks to Nicole Ineese-Nash, an Anishinaabe research associate at Ryerson University, and director of “Finding our Power Together,” a partnership between young people in First Nations communities and non-Indigenous allies. She speaks about her research involving issues of mental illness among Indigenous youth in Canada and how it relates to Ryerson’s debate about removing our colonial statue. 

Dania also speaks with Maaz Khan, a Ryerson alum who started a petition back in June to remove Ryerson’s statue, which now has over 10,000 signatures. He tells us why he was driven to take action. 

And finally Alex discusses the new task force assigned by Ryerson president Lachemi to examine Egerton Ryerson’s colonial legacy and its effect on the school.  

Blue and Gold is a weekly podcast from the Ryersonian profiling each week’s top stories; created, hosted and produced by Jasmine Rach, Dania Ali, Sidra Jafri and Alex Cyr.

In the third episode of the fall season of Blue & Gold, we talk about how you can thrive while attending classes through Zoom and online learning.

Firstly, we speak to Melissa Nyembo, Ryersonian’s Arts and Life reporter, about how Ryerson students have been dressing for success in their zoom classes, and what you can wear to feel more productive and comfortable.

Later, we talk to cinematographer and Ryerson media production specialist Gary Gould about how you can adjust your Zoom set up on a budget to look fabulous for class.

Lastly, we speak to Ryerson psychology professor Dr. Karl Szpunar, who discusses the research he has been doing on how students can maximise their studying and learning while taking classes online and through Zoom.

Blue and Gold is a weekly podcast from the Ryersonian profiling each week’s top stories; created, hosted and produced by Jasmine Rach, Dania Ali, Sidra Jafri and Alex Cyr.

In the second episode of the fall season of Blue & Gold, we talk to international students about their experiences of virtual learning during a pandemic. With the recent announcement that the winter semester will also be remote, we catch up with these students to see what their upcoming academic year is looking like.

Firstly, we speak to Shallindiri Joseph, a fourth-year business management student about how she is tackling the semester online in Dubai with a time zone difference of eight hours. 

Later, we get some insights from two international students who chose to remain in Toronto. They explain how the pandemic has affected their travelling plans to go back home and how they find ways to remain productive in a virtual learning environment.

Lastly, we talk to Farina Mahrin, a third-year Bangladeshi student in the finance program about how the pandemic has affected her mental health, and how some aspects of virtual learning have made classes more accessible for her.

Blue & Gold is a weekly podcast from the Ryersonian profiling each week’s top stories; created, hosted, and produced by Jasmine Rach, Dania Ali, Sidra Jafri, and Alex Cyr.

In the first episode of the fall season of Blue & Gold, we catch up on all of the major stories at Ryerson from the past few weeks.

We speak to the Ryersonian editor-in-chief Patrick Swadden and photo editor Sabrina Pourghassemi about the latest update on the statue task force that president Mohamed Lachemi formed to continue community conversations about Egerton Ryerson’s involvement in residential schooling.

Later, we get an update from our student government reporter, Paula Tran, on how the RSU is functioning following the university’s decision to terminate its agreement with the student government earlier this year and then reinstate it.

Lastly, we talk to Patrick Swadden about Ryerson’s law school launch and how they’re planning to have in-person and virtual classes this semester.

Blue & Gold is a weekly podcast from the Ryersonian profiling each week’s top stories; created, hosted and produced by Jasmine Rach, Dania Ali, Sidra Jafri and Alex Cyr.