Toban Talks
October 23, 2018: Episode 004
This week’s episode features interviews from OpenFest co-organizer Anders Swanson and a couple members from Winnipeg band and OpenFest headliner Royal Canoe, where they gave their reasons why they believe the Portage and Main intersection should be open. We also had a lengthy and interesting discussion with Kim Tallbear, associate professor in the department of native studies at the University of Alberta and a leading expert on the use of DNA testing within First Nation communities, as well as one member of the roundtable current affairs podcast, Media Indigena. It is, of course, still sustainability month, and we had a chance to speak to another person, Chantal Delaquis, one of the directors of sustainability on the Arts Student Body Council, who helped kicked off the Arts composting program on October 15. Finally, we spoke to UMFM station manager, Jared McKetiak, to talk about Pledge-o-Rama.