Abebe Alemu in the studio
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Abebe Alemu (Law) – Deaf Access to the Criminal Justice System in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian criminal justice system relies on spoken language and written communication for its day-to-day business. In principle, the system is supposed to serve everyone equally without any discrimination based on legally prohibited grounds. In Ethiopia, there are about 2.5 million Deaf and hard-of-hearing people most of whom rely on either sign language or other […]

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Today in YGK: November 8, 2023

This episode of Today in YGK features an interview with Rowena McGowan, Curator at the Museum of Healthcare at Kingston, regarding the museum’s upcoming feature in The HISTORY Channel’s docu-series, Our War. In sports news, we give you an updated look on the Gael’s position in the U-Sports top 10. You can also get your […]

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The Corridor Nov 16 2023

In this episode, CFRC’s Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chris Lawrie covers the Kingston Museum of Health Care’s recent feature on the History Channel.  Mia Lehtinen reads LJI Reporter Owen Fullerton’s YGK News report on Skeleton Park Brewery’s recent acquisition of two new breweries followed by Katrina Johnston reading LJI Reporter Michelle Dorey Forestell’s Kingstonist.com report […]

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Let’s Talk: Big Brothers Big Sisters

Welcome back!! In this episode, Orli and Victoria are joined with Graham from Big Brothers Big Sisters. BBBS is an organisation that pairs youth that are facing adversities and pairs them with a mentor to aid them in success and confidence. Graham discusses what Big Brothers Big Sisters is and all the ways that you can get involved!

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Lisa Bas in the studio
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Lisa Bas (Psychology) – Exploring the malleability of social preferences: How, when, and why people make altruistic decisions.

Society benefits from altruistic individuals, but despite decades of research across disciplines, effective long-term interventions to increase altruistic behavior remain elusive. Therefore, we need to understand why, how, and when individuals will behave altruistically toward others (or not). For upcoming interviews check out the Grad Chat webpage on Queen’s University School of Graduate Studies & […]

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Kingston Currents: November 14, 2023

In this episode of Kingsotn Currents, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie sits down with the director of the Ban Righ Centre on Queen’s campus to discuss their upcoming programming in preparation for their 50th anniversary in 2024. She also sits down with local musician Keaton and a team member from the Integrated Care Hub to […]

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