When it comes to kids, pandemic isolation costs them more than just physical activity - It cost them the ability to play, build friendships and social skills. We'll be chatting with Mishel Schwartz, the founder of GTA Mavericks, a non for profit meant to teach kids basketball that's trying to counter this phenomenon. Then, well talk about Ryerson's new updated vaccination policy-because the future is looking a bit unclear for those who haven't submitted their status yet, and students have a lot of opinions

November 12, 2021 - Naama Weingarten

When it comes to live journalism - if you’ve ever heard of such a thing - some Ryerson alumni are inventing new ways to tell local stories in Toronto. Today, we chat with Adam Chen, a Ryerson grad who founded Talk Media. They created an interactive live journalism event that captures the city's past using new perspectives, called Toronto Rewind

November 5, 2021 - Naama Weingarten and Sharon Savunthararajah

The controversial Highway 413 project was added to Ontario's fall economic statement and a recent bill for carbon accountability was voted down in Queens Park. We chat with Abhijeet Manay, Ontario Green Party Deputy Leader and candidate for Beaches-East York, about what this hints about our future environmental policy. Then, Sharon Savunthararajah breaks down Ontario's recent minimum wage increase

October 29, 2021 - Naama Weingarten

The 22nd annual ImagineNATIVE film festival recently went down, showcasing 145 works representing 51 Indigenous Nations in 26 different Indigenous languages. We got to chat with Zoe Hopkins, who won the Moon Jury Award for her most recent film, Run Woman Run

October 22, 2021 - Naama Weingarten

​It's officially been 3 years since weed was legalized in Canada, but how much changed since? We talk to Andrew Hathaway, a criminal justice professor at Guelph University who spent decades researching cannabis in Canadian society about how legalization changed the way we view, use, and punish people for the drug

October 15, 2021 - Naama Weingarten

Last week we talked about artists feeling like their lives are left on hold during the pandemic. But what kind of resources are out there for them? Today, we talk to people from Toronto Arts Council and Artscape to learn what up and coming artists can do to kickstart their careers right now.

A new art installation in the GTA called "The Waiting List" explores a theme a lot of us young people have been feeling throughout this pandemic - the feeling of our lives being put on hold.

October 1, 2021 - Naama Weingarten and Sharon Savunthararajah

Canada commemorated its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Cadence Weapon won the 2021 Polaris Prize for his album "Parallel World"

September 24, 2021 - Naama Weingarten and Sharon Savunthararajah

As the federal election went down, Ryerson students had a lot of opinions about the new Liberal government. Plus, Ryerson's vaccine mandate just kicked in

Journalist, author, professor and mentor Dr. Kamal Al-Solaylee will be leaving his position with the Ryerson School of Journalism this fall, and Sofia Vavaroutsos sits down with him - as well as some j-school students - to discuss his legacy with the RSJ community, his approach to teaching and what the future holds.