Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Friday, November 20 2020! The cases in the KFL&A region are rising. Health officials are now reporting 28 new cases over the last few weeks. As the cases rise please be extra careful and continue to follow health and safety measures. If you develop any symptoms please get […]
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In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Carla and Graeme from Frontenac Cycle Shop to discuss the issue of bike theft in the Kingston region, and what cyclists can do to prevent theft.
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Local music legend, Miss Emily made a surprise phone call to Indie Wake Up Call around 8:30 AM! Our host, Cyndy Gibson got to talk to Miss Emily about her new album LIVE at The Isabel! Listen to the conversation, support this amazing artist and get your hands that CD today!
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Thursday, November 19 2020! In a news publication released by the City of Kingston, the city is continuing its efforts to make it easier to get around Kingston through active modes of transportation, a new multi-use pathway is being developed along the south side of Cataraqui Woods Drive […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Wednesday, November 18 2020! Queen’s Student Wellness Services is running a flu vaccine clinic for Queen’s University students this week, until November 20th. Students can book an appointment by calling 613-533-2506. The clinics will be held in Mitchell Hall rooms 126 and 130. Students are required to bring […]
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It’s week 2 of our movie club on experimental films! This week Taylor tells us why she selected The Neon Demon, starring Elle Fanning, and our panel reviews the movie, discusses the directors intentions and we hear from several fans who are not quite on the same page as our panel.
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Topic: Life Skills Training For Therapy Assistant Students Overview: College students often struggle with basic life skills such as coping skills and managing finances, leading to challenges with coping, academic performance, practicum, and employability. Rehabilitation students who are expected to work on life skills with clients can face particular challenges if they lack experience or competence in these areas themselves, […]
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Good morning folks, you’re listening to the daily news brief on CFRC 101.9FM. It is Tuesday, November 17th, 2020, it is 8 am, so I hope you all have your morning coffee on hand, because I know I do. Today we have a high of 3 and a low negative 7, so make sure you […]
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Introduction: Dark matter appears to be everywhere in the universe, yet we don’t know what it is One idea that many scientists think dark matter could be is a WIMP but there are many other ideas Asymmetric dark matter is a concept for dark matter that wouldn’t have an anti-particle. While this doesn’t seem far […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Monday, November 16 2020! This is week 3 of CFRC’s funding drive! We have amazing prize packs to be won this week if you donate $50 or more through our GoFundMe. This week, you have the chance to win a prize pack with a Brian’s Record Option Gift […]
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This week we chat with fellow MA graduate, Sam Maclennan, all about his research – and some other semi-related topics. We chat stigmata, the canonization of saints, and the idea of “healthy” religious practices and if those labels are detrimental. We also chat a bit about COVID and its impact on religions and various religious […]
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In this episode of The Scoop, we report on AMS Assembly proceedings from November 12th, completion of the John Counter Boulevard Overpass project, Kingston Frontenac Public Library’s new online peer tutoring program for teens & tweens, Friends of Cataraqui Trail Rudolph Run & Walk, YMCA & City partnership to offer Artillery Park members admission to […]
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Dan and Tama spend some time together in this special program taking on Rocky Horror Picture Show with queer, trans and feminist deconstructions of this cult classic.
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In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Wendy Huot, owner and operator of The Screening Room in Kingston, Ontario. With COVID-19 impacting operations and attendance, Wendy has come up with different ways that the community can help and support this beloved Kingston business. Check out upcoming screenings by visiting this […]
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Kingston Frontenac Public Library, The Black Luck Collective, and Queen’s SNID are pleased to present Eternity Martis, author of the enlightening memoir, They Said This Would Be Fun. A booksmart kid from Toronto, Eternity Martis was excited to move away to Western University for her undergraduate degree. But as one of the few Black students […]
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In this feature of The Scoop, CFRC’s Campus News Coordinator, Joel Sindle, sits down with Dr. Ramesh Zacharias, CEO and Medical Director of the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans.
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Wednesday, November 11 2020. There are now 13 active cases of COVID-19 in the KFLA region. Yesterday, two tests came back positive; a woman in her 40s in which transmission is still under investigation, and a male between the ages of 10 and 19, due to close contact. […]
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This episode includes a conversation with Terry Haynes, a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher and a previous QHO Co-Director, Jenna Hickey. Terry chats about what mindfulness is, how you can practice it in your everyday life and what effects it has on your overall health. Jenna gives us insight on her experiences with QHO […]
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It’s our 3rd movie club and this month we kick things off with Under The Skin! The is the first film in our discussion on arthouse films, experimental movies and other movies that sometimes we just simply try to avoid! We’ll review the movie, hear from our fans and discuss Under The Skin, Scarlett Johansson and […]
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Topic: Studying bird-window collisions on the Queen’s University main campus Overview: Aiming to estimate the number of annual collisions on main campus and test the effectiveness of collision mitigation film so it can be incorporated into campus planning.
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Emelie Chhangur, the new Director and Curator of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University joins us for this episode! Chhangur who joined the Agnes on October 1st, Chhangur is a leading voice for experimental curatorial practice in Canada and is celebrated nationally and internationally for her process-based, participatory approach to curating and will […]
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Good morning folks, you’re listening to the daily news brief on CFRC 101.9FM. It is Tuesday, November 10th, 2020, it is 8 am, so I hope you all have your morning coffee on hand, because I know I do. Today we have a high of 17 and a low of 13, you know what that […]
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Professor John Smol from the Department of Biology at Queen’s University and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change joins us in this segment. Smol has observed that there were “two very different directions for the environment [that were] contested with the US elections. The outcome will not only affect local environmental issues, but also the […]
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Dr. David McDonald, Professor in the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University joins us in this episode. Dr. McDonald sheds light on the new collection he has co-edited entitled Public Water and Covid 19: Dark Clouds and Silver Linings. The chapters in this free e-book released November 9th 2020 provide the first global […]
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This week, join Rachel, Jacqueline, and Steph as they talk about Harry Potter as it’s own religious movement, Harry Potter as religious, and if the religion of fictional characters matters or not. They talk about some Durkheim (nerdy theory stuff), what house they all belong to, and what to do when the creator of your […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Monday, November 9 2020! We still have under 10 cases of COVID-19 in the KFL&A region. One case was resolved over the weekend, however, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School is reporting 3 cases of COVID-19 which has made them shut down the school for today, Monday as […]
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News highlights including the WEEKLY TRAFFIC REPORT – NOV. 7 TO 13 QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER DIVES INTO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ACCESS TO WATER AND COVID-19 ARTILLERY PARK TO REOPEN FOR RECREATIONAL USE IN MID-NOVEMBER RQU BOARD PRESIDENT’S APPEAL AND RADIOPHILE 2020 RELEASED LIONHEARTS DROP IN MEAL PROGRAM MOVING TO STAGES NIGHT CLUB COUNCIL MOVES AHEAD […]
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Join us for another talkback with host Mariah Horner. In this episode, Horner talks to some of the artists who made the Shortwave Theatre Festival performance A Strong Girl possible. Tune in for a chat with playwright Rysia Andrade, Director Maddy Scovil, and Sound Designer Ensor Moriarty. Shortwave’s radio theatre performances were made possible through […]
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👩❤️👩 When bones are discovered just underfoot along Princess St., we are reminded that Kingston’s tragedies and ghosts are always more complex (and more gay) than they seem. Rysia Andrade’s A Strong Girl introduces us to Margie, your classic Victorian baby-gay, as she deals with love, sex, anxiety and laundry, living through her brief but […]
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Join us in this episode hosted by guest, Jill Glatt. Jill talks to the folks who made Shortwave Theatre Festival’s radio theatre LIVE performance of Talk to Me possible. Listen in as Jill gets all the details from Mariah Horner, Sean Meldrum and Wallis Caldoza. This and other performances were made possible through the generous […]
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🍑 Cellar Door Project was pretty hot and bothered to be bring their summer hit, Talk to Me by Sean Meldrum to CFRC’s airwaves during the Shortwave Theatre Festival! Part love story, part talk radio show, this radio theatre play first premiered at FOLDA in June 2020. Talk to Me, the only sex and dating […]
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In this episode, Shortwave Theatre Festival Director Mariah Horner chats with the artists involved in the creation of The Revolution Has Failed. In this talk, Horner sits down with playwright Rob Downes and the play’s Director, Liam Bidmead. This and other performances were made possible through the generous support of the City of Kingston Arts […]
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💥 The year is 2025, 4 years since Montreal was bombed & destroyed. Canada has changed dramatically. The freedoms & liberties we once held are gone. On Wednesday November 4th 2020 at 9PM, CFRC 101.9 FM broadcasted local playwright, Robert Downes’ cautionary tale, The Revolution Has Failed. This radio theatre drama was directed by Liam […]
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In this episode, Shortwave Theatre Festival Director Mariah Horner chats with the fun artists who made the Philip & Lucinda Radio Show radio performance possible! Join Mariah for a fun, lively conversation about the art of radio theatre-making with Director Anthony Mann, sound designer John Sanfilippo, and Philip & Lucinda’s playwrights and performers Myque France […]
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🎪 On Sunday November 1 2020 at 9PM, CFRC 101.9 FM premiered The Philip & Lucinda Radio Show. This fun radio theatre comedy performance was written and performed by Zita Nyarady and Myque Franz of Grand Salto Theatre. This lovely gem features playful, physical & thought provoking performances through theatre, circus, clown, mask & dance. Delivered […]
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Shortwave Theatre Festival Mariah Horner hosted a series of artist talkbacks for each of the Festival’s radio theatre performances. In this talkback series episode, Horner chats with some of the artists who made The Soundcastle possible including Becky Bridger (Director), Jeremy Kerr (Sound Designer), and Sarah Emtage (the Playwright). —– Each of Shortwave Theatre Festival’s […]
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🏰 If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it – where does the sound go? On November 1 2020 at 1:30 PM, CFRC radio listeners found out where the sound goes in this super sweet family friendly radio play The Sound Castle. Sarah Emtage’s new radio play was the first play […]
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We here at LLCS have had a spiritual revelation: electoral politics is naught but pageantry. As such we put it upon ourselves simply to comment on who wore the best dress. We recap the major goings-on in the American election and make our predictions for 2021 and beyond for the future of the GOP, the […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Friday, November 6 2020! There are currently 5 active cases of COVID-19 in the KFL&A region. Although the cases are lessening here, please continue to keep up with the health and safety measures put forth by the government. If you have symptoms, get tested at locations throughout the […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Thursday, November 5 2020! In good news, city council voted unanimously to donate $39,000 to Lionhearts, a local Kingston charity, who will use the funds to move their meal program to Stages Nightclub for the next six months, as reported in The Kingstonist. CAO, Lanie Hurdle said that […]
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In this week’s segment of Today in YGK, Alex sits down with Robert Clark, local Kingston author, to chat about his new book – Willowdale Weavers: A Baby Boomer’s Tale. 100% of the royalties will be donated to the Partners in Mission Food Bank in Kingston and the Parkdale Community Food Bank in Toronto.
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In this first podcast of the new Studies in National and International Development 2020-21 year, Dr. Chery Thompson leads the discussion. Dr. Thompson explores the mutation of Uncle Tom from 19th C. literary character to the relentless reworking of Uncle Tom into a nostalgic racial metaphor with the power to shape how we see Black […]
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Mike and Taylor welcome filmmakers Mark Starowicz and Caitlin Starowicz to the show to discuss their upcoming documentary Rebellion, debuting on the 60th Season Premiere of The Nature of Things on CBC and CBC GEM. They talk about their experiences making the film and the topics at the centre of both their film and the world. […]
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Topic: The Lives of Monkeys in Costa Rican Sanctuaries Overview: Despite Costa Ricas’ ‘green’ reputation, their monkey populations are at risk. My work addresses the call for interdisciplinary in tourism research by drawing on animal welfare, conservation, tourism and animal studies to understand the entangled lives of monkeys and humans, and what a ‘good life’ looks like for […]
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Folks we’ll be doing a special live show tonight to celebrate the doom of old foretold: the 2020 Presidential Election. You can tune in live in the Kingston area on CFRC 101.9FM or catch us anywhere on cfrc.ca starting at 11PM EST.
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Tuesday, November 3 2020! KFLA Public Health is reporting 1 new COVID-19 case in Kingston today, with 4 recovered cases, which brings our total number of active cases to remain at 6. On November 7th, Rebecca MacDonald from the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning is hosting a […]
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Meghan McInnis, PhD Candidate in the Department of Psychology joins us for this episode of The Scoop to talk about disparities in access to cancer screening, treatment, and support for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2+), and the web and social media resources available through the Queering Cancer website to […]
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This week on Nearly Numinous, Jacqueline, Steph and Rachel are talking all about the historic roots of Protestantism, capitalism, and the American Dream. We dive deep into the theologies of Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Puritanism, and discuss the impact these theologies have had on the American political identity — as well as the negative […]
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INTRODUCTION Black holes are essentially dead stars. There can be three kinds of BH; stellar black holes, intermediate-mass black holes, and supermassive black holes. You go up the mass axis via eating other stars or merging with other black holes. Black holes can be seen eating gas through observations of X-ray radiation. They can […]
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Mariah Horner (Festival Director) and Dinah Jansen (Executive Director) sat down for a live studio chat to launch Shortwave Theatre Festival in Kingston on November 1st 2020 at 11 am, an hour of chat followed by a one-hour live studio performance with Kingston’s Savage Family Band featuring Tom and Bella Savage and Bonz Bowering. Stay […]
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This week we celebrated the season by watching two films by Indigenous horror director Jeff Barnaby. The pod is blessed by a visit from Queen’s film professor Dan Vena and PhD student Emily Sanders who bring their expert analysis to Blood Quantum and Rhymes for Young Ghouls. We discuss representations of life on the reserve, generational trauma, […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Friday, October 30 2020! As of today in the KFL&A region there are 8 reported cases of COVID-19. There is one new case in the Queen’s community. The student who tested positive resides off campus and is following strict quarantine measures. Remember to continue with preventative measures and […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily news brief for Thursday, October 29 2020! A Kingston transit rider has tested positive for COVID-19. KFLA Public health reported that the person travelled on Kingston Transit Bus Route 1 from Tuesday, Oct. 20: northbound trip from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., and southbound trip from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Wednesday, October 28 2020! There is one new case of COVID-19 in the region, bringing our active case count to 7. It was confirmed that a man in his 20s has tested positive for the virus, and it is travel related. Remember to stay safe folks, limit non-essential […]
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Topic: Microfluidics for cell studies Overview: The microfluidic devices are well suited for the study of individual cells since the small scale of operation allows for the manipulation of these cells. Microfluidic devices can be used to sort and isolate individual cells for analysis as well as to create different on-chip conditions to study the cells’ responses. […]
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In our 2020 Halloween episode Taylor reviews the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor and we discuss The Conjuring, its universe of films and where it could be going next! We give lots of spooky movie suggestions for Halloween and discuss how we might cast The Conjuring if the universe was to reboot.
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Join Alexandra as she sits down with Canan Sahin and Nathalia Santos Ocasio, both Queen’s University PhD students who are a part of the Queen’s International Student Working Group. The group recently launched an online auction to help raise funds for Queen’s graduate international students who have lost funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and […]
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In this episode Claudia speaks to first year PhD student Medline Myers about her Master research in Antarctica and her PhD work in the arctic. They explore some of the unique challenges of doing research at the poles and why such research is significant for understanding other life and climate change. Guests: Madeline Myers is […]
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This episode features a conversation with Hailey Rodgers, a Queen’s student and author of the book See Me. Hailey chats about what it means to be authentic, the power of storytelling, and her definition of health: eat well, move well, think well, be well (and have fun!). Hailey’s book is all about being fearlessly authentic and […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News brief for Tuesday, October 27 2020! KFLA Public Health is reporting 3 new COVID-19 cases in Kingston today. We have 3 resolved cases from the weekend, which brings our total number of active cases to remain at 6. There is a new event coming up on Queen’s campus hosted by […]
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Kingston City Councillors Jim Neill (Williamsville District), Mary Rita Holland (Kingscourt-Rideau District) and Robert Kiley (Trillium District) drop by the virtual studio in this episode with guest host, Dinah Jansen. In this episode, the council members discuss the Ontario Government’s Oct. 20th 2020 amendment to the 1996 Municipal Elections Act, legislation that removes the framework […]
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Happy Halloween! It’s spooky season, and with spooky season comes all our favourite movies about witches (anyone else a Twitches fan?). This week’s episode is for all of you that want to know why witches aren’t just all spooky pointy hats and old ugly villains trying to steal your youth. Come listen to Jacqueline and […]
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In this episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Sadaf Amini, a local Kingston musician who specializes in playing the Santur. Also a finalist of the YGK Emerging Musician Competition, she has an upcoming performance at the Elm Cafe Open Mic Night in partnership with the Skeleton Park Arts Festival that you can […]
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In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Harshavardhan Thyagarajan, a graduate student of Queen’s University, to talk about Queen’s International Graduate Students losing their teaching assistant positions due to the fact that they do not reside in the country during this pandemic, which is posing a lot of difficulty.
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Pamela Dickey Young, Professor in the School of Religion at Queen’s University joins us for this segment. Young discusses Pope Francis’ watershed endorsement on same-sex civil unions, an endorsement that emerged on October 21 2020 in the debut of Evgeny Afineevsky’s documentary Francesco at the Rome Film Festival. Young fills in details about official teachings […]
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Professor David Skillicorn, Professor in the School of Computing at Queen’s University joins us in this segment. Dr. Skillicorn discusses the province’s announcement on Tuesday October 20th that it will launch a new ‘digital wallet’ plan to move provincial identifications and services onto a cellular virtual platform. He highlights anticipated issues as 25% of Canadian […]
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In this episode of Campus Beat, we are joined by Dr. Mark Walters, Dean and Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University. We discuss the motivations and recommendations made to remove Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald’s name from the law school’s building at Queen’s. Mark sheds light on […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Friday, October 23, 2020! As of today in the KFL&A region there are 6 active cases of COVID-19, with 2 young men having tested positive over the past 24 hours. Please remember to continue with preventative measures and get tested if you display any symptoms. On Wednesday evening, […]
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This week we take a hard look at that oft forgotten prairie province: Saskatchewan. We go over The Skatch’s political history, look at their current election, and marvel at their low-tier-UFC-fighter-esque names. We also return to the Mi’kmaq and the fresh horrors being visited upon them, and spitball a new title for the Queen’s Law […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Thursday, October 22 2020! In the KFLA region, there are now 7 active COVID cases, 167 cases resolved and a total of 174 cases. Two males in their 20’s have tested positive for the virus. The assessment centre at the Beechgrove Complex is open from 9 am to […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily news brief for Wednesday, October 21 2020! In good news, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in the KFLA region, and there are 4 resolved cases bringing our number of active cases down to 5! Keep up the great work to all those in the region; keep wearing your masks, […]
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Topic: Queen’s Reads – Other Side of the Game Overview: Clarissa will explain this year’s programming for Queen’s Read book, the Other Side of the Game, by Amanda Parris.
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Join Jacqueline, Rachel, and Steph while they get into the spooky season mood and chat all about the history and mythologies surrounding Vampires before diving into contemporary depictions of vampires (a.k.a. swooning over them) and talking about the New Religious Movements surrounding Vampirism. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching @NearlyNuminous. Don’t […]
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Taylor returns from her Honeymoon to put a stop to all the Star Trek talk! She gives us her honeymoon movie list while Mike reviews the new Netflix film The Trial of the Chicago 7, looking back at the careers of Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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In this week’s episode, Thomas and Evan discuss the Lakers recent championship, look forward to the release of Space Jam 2 and mull over potential trades and coaching decisions to be made during the looming offseason.
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Join Joel Sindle for his conversation with Maggie Doidge of Queen’s Dancerama. She talks about Dancearama’s exciting new fundraising event Quest4CF. Download the podcast and learn more! Don’t forget to visit their facebook page for updates @Queensdancerama
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Erin Leblanc, Adjunct Lecturer and Director of Strategic Program Development and Accreditation at the Smith School of Business and co-host of CFRC’s weekly program Gender Talk” joins us in the virtual studio for this episode. She chats about her newly released memoir, Stranger in the Mirror: The Search for Me, and sheds light on her […]
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Often times I sit back and reflect on the late-stage capitalist world we are living in. The environment! The child labour! The lack of free handouts for lazy podcasters! In this episode, I am joined by Professor Adam Chippendale to talk about some surprising subjects of eons of persecution: Mitochondria, as well as their radically […]
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This week we provide an update on Kingston’s mayor, proving that Paterson puts the MENTAL in FUNDAMENTALIST. We also discuss the horrid revelations concerning minor internet loser Ryan Haywood of Roosterteeth, and the new job of future boy-king Ben Harper. Listen to the Ben Rogers interview on the Chronically Questioning Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mO9j0ApMuubVIvAmQJwoZ Our theme song is […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Friday, October 16 2020. As of today, in the KFL&A region, there is only one new case of COVID-19. A man in his 20s tested positive in Napanee, and it is travel related. 4 cases of COVID-19 have been resolved, bringing the number of active cases to only […]
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In this episode, we chat with Maggie Doidge, co-chair of Queen’s Dancerema about their upcoming Quest4CF event. Queen’s Dancerama is a club that aims to raise money for CF Canada.
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With the 3rd season of Star Trek Discovery set to debut, we welcome back Tyler Vance to talk Star Trek with Mike! In this special episode we look at Mike and Tyler’s favorite 5 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and talk about how each episode holds up today. We decided to go positive […]
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In this episode Claudia speaks to El Zahraa Majed about her research with immigrants and health in Kingston. They discuss some of the challenges of doing research with international populations, especially during Covid-19 as well as how being an international student affords unique opportunities to analyse and understand health. Guests: EL Zahraa is a second […]
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Maleeka Thaker (Sci ’19), Master’s student in the School of Environmental Studies chats with us in this segment about bird collisions into campus windows, her research in this area, and the prevention project she has launched in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability at Queen’s University involving the placement of dotted film into some building […]
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Introduction: The Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO) is located in Algonquin Park and has been operating since the 1960s. Pulsars are a type of Neutron star that act like cosmic lighthouses, with spinning beams of radio waves. The Crab Nebula has a pulsar at its center which rotates very quickly and is connected with a supernova […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News brief for Wednesday, October 14 2020. There are currently only 12 active cases of COVID-19 in the KFLA region. Two women in their 60s were diagnosed with COVID-19, and 6 cases have been resolved since. One of the women is from the South Frontenac region and the other is from […]
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The real Star Trek included 5 TV shows and a lot of films, many of which tackled social and political topics/issues in many episodes since the 1960s. This week, Tyler Vance, our Star Trek correspondent, joins MIke to discuss their favourite episodes that address many issues that are still very relevant today. We talk about race, class, […]
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Queen’s University is holding its annual Homecoming event starting Friday, October 16 2020. In this podcast, we chat with Leigh Kalin (Associate Vice-Principal), Caitlin Adair (Project Manager), and Carey-Anne Morrison (Alumni Officer) about this year’s virtual homecoming event!
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Topic: Queen’s Grad Students In Action – Part 2 Overview: Want to know what some of our graduate students do on the side! Three grad students will talk about their research and volunteering with tours recently during Doors Open Kingston at the Lower Burial Ground.
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Dr. Mark Richardson, Education and Outreach Officer for the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute (the McDonald Institute) joins us in this episode. Mark talks about upcoming Fall 2020 events such as Art of Dark Matter (October 30th), collaborations with the Agnes Etherington Art Centre on the Drift Artist in Residence Exhibit as […]
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Good morning folks, you’re listening to the daily news brief on CFRC 101.9FM. It is Tuesday, October 13, 2020, it is 8 am, so I hope you all have your morning coffee on hand, because I know I do. Today we have a high of 15 and a low of 14, a little bit cloudy […]
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Happy Thanksgiving! Come listen to the 3rd episode of Nearly Numinous where we are joined by Dr. Richard Ascough from the School of Religion at Queen’s University. We focus specifically on ritual and communal meals, but also discuss ancient methods for snubbing your frenemies, Harry Potter, the diet industry, and more! Find us across all […]
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In this episode, Dr. Myra Hird, Professor of Environmental Studies, Director of the Canada Wasteflow Program, Queen’s National Scholar and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada joins us in the virtual CFRC studio. Prof. Hird talks about the Federal Government’s October 7th ban of single use plastics in Canada by the end of 2021, […]
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We have a veritable grab-bag for you this week folks. We do our best Ghanaian pallbearer routine for dear old Donny, mourn the defeat of the eco-socialists in the Green Party leadership race at the hands of Anime, discuss the situation at 1492 Land Back Lane, and grapple with the rising tide of left populism […]
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In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Connor Stone, a PhD candidate at Queen’s University to discuss the Royal Astronomical Society’s announcement that new life has been detected on Venus.
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Here’s your CFRC Daily news brief for Thursday, October 8 2020. The majority of Queen’s students know about Common Ground Coffee shop, a place to grab a coffee, snack, study or relieve the stress from midterms. This week CoGro has released its fall menu, and with this release, it is promoting a special offer. Every […]
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Queen’s Health Outreach Co Directors chat about what QHO is, why they joined, what QHO means to them and to hear some of their favourite memories being on QHO. The episode also features a conversation with Professor Ron Shore about his career, working with people with addiction, mental health, harm reduction, and what role alcohol […]
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We finally find out if Taylor did indeed get married! Mike reviews a random film (The Skeleton Key) and we talk about a lot of new movie news about more push backs as films get set for a long winter. Topics this week include Russell Crowe, Kate Hudson, Wonder Woman 1984, Tenet and new dates […]
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Topic: Queen’s Grad Students In Action – Part 1 Overview: Want to know what some of our graduate students do on the side! Listen to 3 grad students talk about their research and volunteering with tours recently during Doors Open Kingston at the Lower Burial Ground.
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Learn more about this year’s Islamic History Month online events on this interview in which Mona Rahman told us about the importance of getting to know the achievements and heritage of the Black Muslims.
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Tuesday, October 5 2020! KFLA Public Health is reporting 4 new COVID-19 cases in Kingston today, but the good news there is also 4 recovered cases. Which brings our total active cases to remain at 27. This week is mental Illness Awareness Week which runs Oct. 4-10 on […]
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In today’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Gilles Charette, executive director of the HIV/AIDS Regional Services in Kingston, Ontario to talk about the new Integrated Care Hub.
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In this episode of Nearly Numinous, join Steph, Jacqueline, and Rachel as they have a roundtable discussion with Dr. M Shobhana Xavier all about Zac Efron’s new travelogue – Down to Earth. We chat about the idea of sacred spaces, religious healing, and ecospirituality – all sprinkled with a little bit of swooning over Zac Efron […]
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We accidentally spend a full hour talking about the first god foresaken U.S. presidential debate. We break down the abysmal talking points, the current state of mainstream political coverage, and let you know who the big winner was. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their […]
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Here’s your CFRC daily news brief for Friday, October 2 2020! As of today in the KFL&A region, there are 19 reported cases of COVID-19 with a majority being people under 25. There have been 5 cases of COVID-19 connected to a house party on Johnson street September 18th, 2020. The party was indoors and […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily News brief for Thursday, October 1 2020! The majority of Queen’s students know or have heard of the very popular Instagram account “@stolenbysmith’. Created back in July of this year, this account has been a web-based platform for anonymous submissions to inform the public of allegations of malfeasance throughout the school. […]
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Join us for an exclusive Campus Beat interview with Professor Arthur McDonald, Nobel Laureate in Physics and the Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics, Emeritus in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy at Queen’s University. Professor McDonald chats with us about his collaborative work with Canadian and international colleagues on the […]
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Here’s your CFRC Daily news brief for Wednesday, September 30, 2020! There is a new active case of COVID-19 in the region, bringing the total number of active cases to 17. Another female under the age of 20 tested positive yesterday, and it was confirmed that one of the cases that was confirmed positive over […]
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Curious about what “numinous” means? Want to know more about your hosts? Interested in what we mean when we say “religion”? Check out our first episode featuring Steph, Jacqueline, and Rachel!
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Netflix continues to bring us a wide variety of movies as more new releases turn to streaming services. This week we review the films Enola Holmes with Millie Bobby Brown and The Devil All The Time starring Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Pennywise the clown himself Bill Skarsgård. We get the final wedding update from Taylor […]
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In this week’s episode, Thomas and Evan preview the Heat vs. Lakers finals matchup, go over Lebron’s legacy and mull over the NBA’s pending off season.
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Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University joins us in our virtual studio for this special episode of Campus Beat. Dr. Philpott shares details about her co-edited multidisciplinary collection Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19 (University of Ottawa Press 2020) […]
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Topic: How planners can help Cities and Towns even during a pandemic Overview: Claire talks about “Public transportation Covid-19 response and recovery” and Stephan talks about the “Quite Streets Pilot in Kingston”
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Introduction: Phosphine gas, a simple bio-indicator molecule consisting of 1 phosphorus atom and 3 hydrogen atoms, has been found in the atmosphere of Venus. Venus is the second planet in the solar system and is considered a sister planet to Earth. Its orbit is 2/3rds of the way between the sun and Earth (225 Earth […]
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