Today in YGK: July 24, 2024

Posted On : 2024-07-24 Published By : Pod Volunteer

Today in YGK

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This episode of Today in YGK, we cover tomorrow’s SPAF volunteer concert, featuring an interview with SPAF director Greg Tilson and headlining band Moskitto Bar’s Tangi Ropars. In sports, we have a preview for the upcoming Gaels football season. Tune in for these updates and more!

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Today in YGK: October 28, 2024

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Today in YGK: October 28, 2024

Oct 28, 2024 • 00:23:41

Local news with CFRC’s News Team.
Campus Beat Oct 28 AMS Elections and Referenda Coverage

Oct 28, 2024 • 00:26:04

In this episode, host Dinah Jansen covers campus news headlines including Dr. Jane Philpott’s imminent departure from her deanship in the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Ministry of Labour’s recent issuance of a No Board Report related to collective agreement negotiations between Queen’s University and PSAC 901 (Unit 2) Post…
The Corridor, October 24th, 2024

Oct 24, 2024 • 00:37:42

This week’s edition of The Corridor begins with a story from the Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for CFRC 101.9fm, Christena Lawrie, that details the return of the public art and theatre piece, “Talkin’ Back with Johnny Mac”. Then, Corridor lead anchor, Dinah Jansen, reads a story from the LJI Reporter…
Today in YGK: October 23, 2023

Oct 24, 2024 • 00:24:09

In this episode of Today in YGK, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie covers a motion passed by City Council encouraging Kingston to explore plant-based food options. CFRC’s Sports Journalist Isabella Garrido recaps the Queen’s Homecoming football game, where the Gaels faced off against the Waterloo Warriors. Tune in for these…
CFRC Football: Interview with Equipment Manager Jeff Mellor

Oct 24, 2024 • 00:17:22

Jesse Bell’s interview with the longest tenured staff member in Queen’s history, equipment manager Jeff Mellor ahead of their September 21st game with the Guelph Gryphons.
Kennedy Quigg (Chemistry/Chemistry Biology) - Discovery and Characterization of Putative Thermostable Enzymes for the Degradation of Polyether-Polyurethane Foam

Oct 23, 2024 • 00:33:23

Over 2,000 garbage trucks worth of plastic waste enter our oceans, lakes, rivers, and estuaries every day. Of the 300 million tons of plastic produced annually, only 10% is recycled. Due to the inertness and durability of plastic materials, current industrial recycling processes employ energetically demanding processes such as combustion…
Today in YGK: October 21, 2024

Oct 21, 2024 • 00:25:42

In this episode of Today in YGK, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie digs into last week’s Kingston City Council meeting, where it was decided that the Integrated Care Hub would have some additional conditions to meet to receive funding from the City. CFRC Sports Broadcaster Jesse Bell recaps the Queen’s…
The Corridor, October 17th, 2024

Oct 17, 2024 • 00:28:21

In this episode, CFRC’s Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Christena Lawrie reports on the Kingston’s inaugural Climate Expo. Then, host Dinah Jansen reads a story by the LJI Reporter for The Kingstonist, Michelle Dorey Forestell, about Napanee Council’s support for a “mystery” Kingston Community Health Centre initiative. Jesse Bell reads a…
Today in YGK: October 16, 2024

Oct 16, 2024 • 00:22:33

In this episode of Today in YGK, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie covers the closure of Kingston non-profit Loving Spoonful after 16 years of operation. She sits down with the organization’s treasurer, Judy Peterson, to discuss the challenging decision made by the board of directors last week. In sports, Jesse…
Jessica Burnside (Epidemiology) - The Burden of Steatotic Liver Disease in Canada: Sex Differences in Prevalence and Cardiometabolic Profiles

Oct 15, 2024 • 00:36:02

Jessica discusses the characteristics of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic (fat build up) liver disease (MASLD) in the Canadian context. For upcoming interviews check out the Grad Chat webpage on Queen’s University School of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs website.