This is King's!

This is King's!

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This is King's! episodes

  • Canada's Hardest to Find Bookstore

    Meet Paul MacKay, the proud manager of the hardest to find book shop in Canada, the King’s Co-op Bookstore. It’s a story of how a destroyed dream of being a jazz guitarist led to his work curating a found-space gem that caters to both students and the community. And check out this great video that captures the magic of a daily pop-up bookstore (and shows you how to find it!).

    19 min
  • Encaenia (AKA Graduation)

    The University of King's College is celebrating its 234th Encaenia (AKA graduation). It's a ceremony steeped in pomp, circumstance and tradition. But there are new traditions being forged too. Pam Hazel is in charge of university ceremonies. She tells us how she leads the planning for two days of feting and feasting to celebrate our graduates.

    16 min
  • Reconciliation

    King's, founded in colonialism, is making efforts towards reconciliation through a Mi'kmaw student initiative and other programs. We check in with Indigenous journalism professor Trina Roache on how that's going.

    21 min
  • The "C" Word

    In the inaugural episode meet some of the students along with the president and vice president of King's College as they tell us what makes the place special and... sometimes a bit odd.

    19 min

About This is King's!

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The University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia is the oldest English-speaking Commonwealth university outside the United Kingdom. It’s committed to its traditions, like formal meals complete…