Julia, now faced with every piece of her fragmented identity, must decide what pieces of her culture and her history are worth saving, and which pieces she has to let go of. A cross country flight from the West Coast back to Ontario will hold every answer that lies ahead.

Julia, a mixed race woman at the cusp of adulthood is trying to find her place in the world when she has a chance encounter with her ancestral destiny during a protest in Vancouver. She must figure out how this new information about her past will send shock waves through her family's future.

The concepts of solipsism and sonder seem to be at odds, but in this episode we explore their unexpected connections. What do these philosophical ideas mean in the real world and what do they teach us? Listen to this experimental episode to find out.

Two local authors share a selection of their short stories. Bringing magical realism to topics ranging from colonialism to family identity, these tales will keep you listening.

What is time? How do we perceive the passage of time? How do we contend with running out of time, with end time, with mortality? We go deep inside our collective understanding and the construction of the concept of time

You can't hear space, but you can take the data gathered from astronomical events and turn them into sound using something called data sonification. On this episode, we find out how.

What is the connection between the law and our senses? We speak with professors in the Indigenous Legal Orders (JID) program at UVic to learn about what the natural world can teach us about justice and law.

Music transcends language, and can be used in infinite ways to help people with different abilities increase mobility, to help people cope with grief, and even to help people heal from physical trauma. On this episode, we investigate the experiential world of music therapy.

A sneak peak into what’s to come for the newest season!

This episode features Jeeves and Wooster in The Aunt and the Sluggard.

Gerald and Margery show their softer side with the Host.

CFUV's poetry correspondent finds a new life passion.

This episode was produced by Arcade Pallot, Jordan Baron, Annie Lepage, Tyler Swagar, and Max Collins. Music in this episode is performed by Vic Horvath. Play On Words is made possible with the generous support of the Victoria Arts Council and the Community Radio Fund of Canada.