Podcast Learning Network (Foreword)

Welcome to a special mini series from the Podcast Learning Network! The Podcast Learning Network (PLN) hosted a series of expert discussion panels to explore different aspects of podcasting. This episode is a live recording of the October 19, 2023 discussion about doing interviews. 

Our guest experts are:

Cassidy Cash is a historical map illustrator and host of That Shakespeare Life, the #2 Shakespeare history podcast in the world. She is also the creator of Experience Shakespeare, a library of hands-on Shakespeare history activity kits that explore recipes, games, and crafts from Shakespeare’s plays that can be completed at home or in a classroom. Cassidy’s documentary shorts and animated films about Shakespeare’s history have won international film awards for history and animation. Her work has been featured in major publications including History Hit, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Historians Magazine, and History Today. Find out more about Cassidy and explore the life of William Shakespeare at www.cassidycash.com

Aven McMaster is the co-host of “The Endless Knot Podcast,” exploring the interconnections of etymology, history, and culture with her cohost, linguist Mark Sundaram. The pair frequently interview authors and academics on various aspects of language and the Roman world. Aven also does production work on the Alliterative YouTube channel. She has a PhD in Classics from the University of Toronto and formerly taught Latin poetry and Roman social history at Thorneloe University at Laurentian. Listen to The Endless Knot at https://www.alliterative.net

Cathy Majtenyi is a writer and journalist as well as a Communications Specialist at Brock University, where she works with Brock researchers to share their stories with the public. Cathy has worked as a freelance journalist for various media outlets, as well as a radio and TV reporter for Voice of America. She has recently published her book African Inspiration: Turning Trial into Triumph, sharing stories she covered in her 12 years of print, radio and television reporting in East Africa.

About the Podcast Learning Network 

The Podcast Learning Network is funded by the Faculty of Humanities and facilitated by Alison Innes. Events are organized in collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities, Makerspace, and Office of Research Services. Learn more and sign up for event notifications on the PLN website.

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Foreword is produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Sound editing for this episode is by Andrew Camacho. Theme music is by Khalid Imam.

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

In the spirit of Black History and African Heritage Month at Brock, Masters student Isabelle Hill and recent graduate Christabel Oghinan take the mic to explore what Black allyship looks like in research. They spoke with Dr. Andrea Doucet, Professor in Brock’s Department of Sociology and Canadian Research Chair in Gender, Work and Care, and recent PhD grad Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, Director of the Office of Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Durham College about how they negotiated the supervisor-student relationship and what allyship means to them.

Research highlights challenges faced by young Black mothers (Brock News, 28 August 2023)

A Report on the Experiences and Needs of Young Black Caribbean-Canadian Mothers in Toronto (PDF; Goddard-Durant et al 2021)

Experiences and Needs of Young Black Canadian Mothers in Toronto

TAIBU Community Health Centre

Andrea Doucet faculty profile

Black History & African Heritage Month at Brock University

Thank you for listening to Foreword! Special thanks for this episode go to hosts Isabelle Hill and Christabel Oghinan; guests Dr. Andrea Doucet and Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, and to coordinator Dr. Shannon Kerwin. Thank you also to Shakka Licorice and Aishah Sonekan and the Brock University Black History and African Heritage working group.

Episode subtitles can be viewed when listening through the Apple Podcasts app or on Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please follow and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Sound editing for this episode is by Andrew Camacho. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Welcome to a special edition of Foreword! In the spirit of Black History and African Heritage Month at Brock, Masters student Isabelle Hill and recent graduate Christabel Oghinan take the mic to explore what Black allyship looks like in research. They spoke with Dr. Andrea Doucet, Professor in Brock’s Department of Sociology and Canadian Research Chair in Gender, Work and Care, and recent PhD grad Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, Director of the Office of Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Durham College about how they negotiated the supervisor-student relationship and what allyship means to them.

Research highlights challenges faced by young Black mothers (Brock News, 28 August 2023)

A Report on the Experiences and Needs of Young Black Caribbean-Canadian Mothers in Toronto (PDF; Goddard-Durant et al 2021)

Experiences and Needs of Young Black Canadian Mothers in Toronto

TAIBU Community Health Centre

Andrea Doucet faculty profile

Black History & African Heritage Month at Brock University

Thank you for listening to Foreword! Special thanks for this episode go to hosts Isabelle Hill and Christabel Oghinan; guests Dr. Andrea Doucet and Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, and to coordinator Dr. Shannon Kerwin. Thank you also to Shakka Licorice and Aishah Sonekan and the Brock University Black History and African Heritage working group.

Episode subtitles can be viewed when listening through the Apple Podcasts app or on Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please follow and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Sound editing for this episode is by Andrew Camacho. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Have you ever experienced a concussion? Or perhaps you know someone who has? Traumatic brain injury can cause issues with concentration, memory, balance, vision, speech, sleep, and mood. The symptoms are often invisible, can last anywhere from days to years, and can be difficult for others to comprehend.   

Mike Griffin, has worked with students to bring that experience to the stage in his recent production of “The Mysterious Mind of Molly McGillicuddy,” performed February 15-18, 2024 at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.  

Mike is a lecturer with the Department of Dramatic Arts, affectionately known as DART. He received the Faculty of Humanities’ 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award in recognition of his work helping students discover their creative voices. Mike has worked in universities, schools, and theatre companies across Canada as a theatre educator, writer, and director. He researches and teaches the theatre form Commedia dell’Arte, which flourished in Italy in the 16th to 18th centuries and is characterized by the use of masks.  “The Mysterious Mind of Molly McGillicuddy” is not Mike’s first DART Mainstage production; He also wrote and directed “Pantalone’s Palace” in fall 2017. 

We spoke to Mike in his office at MIWSFPA about his work on “The Mysterious Mind of Molly McGillicuddy” shortly before its opening night.

Mike Griffin faculty profile

Department of Dramatic Arts, Brock University

Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts

Brain injury and the arts research colloquium (2 February 2024)

DART students prepare for opening night (Brock News, 13 February 2024)

Innovative mainstage production explores brain injury through the arts (Brock News, 30 January 2024)

Teaching award recipient inspires students to find creative voices (Brock News, 16 June 2023)

Love and power collide in fun-filled physical theatre comedy at Marilyn I. Walker theatre (Brock News, 24 October 2017)

The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino

Thank you for listening to Foreword! 

Episode subtitles can be viewed when listening through the Apple Podcasts app or on Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Twitter and Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please follow and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Series five sound editing is by Serena Atallah. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Today’s episode comes from our vault, and it is one for fans of royalty. We recorded this conversation with fourth year history student Gavin Watson last spring. Gavin found himself writing a paper on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II when the Queen passed away in the fall of 2022. Gavin’s research examines the controversial choice to televise the coronation ceremony and the impact it had on the public in Britain and across the Commonwealth. 

Gavin’s paper was published in the History department’s undergraduate journal, The General in spring 2023.

The General 
Department of History 
Mass Observation Archive 

Thank you for listening to Foreword! 

Episode subtitles can be viewed when listening through the Apple Podcasts app or on Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Twitter and Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please follow and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Series five sound editing is by Serena Atallah. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Have you ever wondered what you can do with an MA in a Humanities subject? Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak invited two Brock alumnae, Shaunna Hubert and Francesca Patten to talk about how they have used their MA degrees in their careers in an online panel. Shaunna and Francesca shared how their degrees led them into unexpected careers, challenges they met along the way, and the unique benefits of a Humanities MA.  

Shaunna Hubert used her MA in History to work with the Ontario provincial government in the Ministry of Francophone Affairs, the Ministry of the Attorney General, and the Ministry of the Solicitor General. Federally, she has worked on housing policy with the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and is currently a Senior Specialist at Infrastructure Canada. 

Francesca Patten followed her MA in Classics with a Masters in Public Affairs, specializing in economic policy. She has worked for the Department of National Defence, Newfoundland and Labrador Housing, and the Canadian Transportation Agency. She has worked with nonprofit organizations in policy development, capacity building, and program evaluation and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Calgary. 

The panel was moderated by Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Associate Professor in the Department of History.

Department of History 
Department of Classics and Archaeology
Brock Career Zone

Thank you for listening to Foreword! 

Episode subtitles can be viewed when listening through the Apple Podcasts app or on Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Twitter and Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please follow and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Series five sound editing is by Serena Atallah. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

In today’s crossover episode between Foreword, The Tattooed Historian, and the Brown Homestead, PhD student John R. Heckman and history MA alumna Jess Linzel take us on an audio tour of St. Catharine’s oldest house and explore what it means to preserve and study local history.  

Jess Linzel (BA ’18, MA ’21) is a graduate of both the BA and MA programs in Brock’s Department of History. She has unrivalled passion for Niagara history, and she has been recognized with scholarships and awards both locally and provincially. She is now the Director of Community Engagement at the Brown Homestead in St. Catharines, where she co-supervises a team of seven staff, produces heritage restoration video content, and co-leads research initiatives at the heritage home. 

John R. Heckman is a talented podcaster and a PhD candidate in the Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD program at Brock University. Known to thousands online as the “Tattooed Historian,” John’s mission is to make history inclusive and accessible to the public. John channels his passion for history into YouTube videos, podcasts, live-streaming, and social media content.  

• Department of History

Thank you for listening to Foreword! 

Episode subtitles can be viewed when listening on Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Twitter and Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please subscribe and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Series five sound editing is by Serena Atallah. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Nick Cooper's music career has taken him around the world and back since he graduated with a Bachelor of Music in 2017. He joins us this episode to share where his music career has taken him and the joys and challenges he found along the way. 

Nick Cooper Music (website)

@Nick_Cooper_Music (Instagram)

Nick Cooper on Spotify

S2E01 Decolonizing Music with Nina Penner

Thank you for listening to Foreword! 

Episode subtitles can be viewed when listening on Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Twitter and Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please subscribe and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Series five sound editing is by Serena Atallah. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

How does the study of sport history help us understand our society? This episode we speak with historian Dr. Taylor McKee, Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Management, about how understanding sport helps us understand our society. We discuss his research on violence and masculinity in hockey and the long history of advocating for change in the sport. Dr. Taylor also shares his work on the use of sports like hockey in building a national identity and colonizing Indigenous peoples. 

As always, we pull back the curtain on academic work, discussing academic journals, the publishing process, and the value of sharing university research with the public.

Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games at Brock University

"The Toronto Star is making the right move by renaming the Lou Marsh trophy" by Taylor McKee (6 Oct. 2022, The Conversation)

"Rewriting the rule books: ensuring gender equity in Canadian hockey" by Taylor McKee (22 June 2022, The Conversation)

Taylor McKee's articles on The Conversation 

Giancarlo, A, Forsyth, J, McKee, T & Ti Hiwi, B. “Methodology and Indigenous memory: Using photographs to anchor critical reflections on Indian residential school experiences.” Visual Studies. Winter 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2021.1878929. 

McKee, T & Forsyth, J. “Witnessing Painful Pasts: Understanding Images of Sports at Canadian Indian Residential Schools.” Journal of Sport History. 46:2. (Summer 2019). 175-88. DOI:10.5406/jsporthistory.46.2.0175 

"Sport of cricket uniting Brock international students" by Stephen Leithwood (13 May, 2022 The Brock News)

Journal of Emerging Sport Studies

Taylor McKee faculty profile

Department of Sport Management

Department of History

S2E04 History Beyond the Classroom with Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak

Thank you for listening to Foreword! 

Episode subtitles can be viewed when listening on Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Twitter and Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please subscribe and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Series five sound editing is by Serena Atallah. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Welcome to series five! This series we will be continuing that eclectic mix of topics you’ve come to expect, but we’ll also be introducing some new episode formats as well. 

Our first episode this season is recorded on location in the Visual Arts gallery at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. The gallery is a teaching exhibition space that support course work and creative work by Visual Art undergraduate students, with special exhibits by faculty members and community artists. 

Our guest this episode is Dr. Linda Carreiro, a visual artist, professor and Associate Dean of Fine and Performing Arts in the Faculty of Humanities. Linda is an interdisciplinary artist whose work uses text in sculpture and printmaking. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally in solo and group exhibitions. Her awards and honours include, most recently, the 2021 Massey Visiting Scholar at Massey College, University of Toronto. She has a BFA from the University of Manitoba, an MFA from the University of Alberta, and a PhD from Cardiff School of Art & Design. 

View an image of Dr. Carreiro's exhibition "Afterthoughts"

Subtitles are available on the foreword.podbean.com. Full transcripts are available by request.

Dr. Linda Carreiro faculty profile

Department of Visual Arts

VISA Gallery

Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts

Visual Arts exhibition presents creative exploration of death (Brock News, 3 Sept. 2023)

Thank you for listening to Foreword! 

Find our footnotes, links to more information, transcripts, and past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities. 

We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Twitter and Instagram @brockhumanities. 

Please subscribe and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don’t miss an episode. 

Foreword is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University. 

Series four sound editing is by Serena Atallah. Theme music is by Khalid Imam. 

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.