In this podcast episode, Tuhi Martukaw, an Indigenous policy advocate, journalist, community organizer talks about what it means to be Indigenous, what reconciliation and activism look like today, as well as the communities’ complicated relationship with Taiwan politics and Taiwanese settlers.
Read MoreIt has been more than half a year since a Facebook post referencing the Netflix drama Wave Makers sparked a wave of #MeToo revelations across Taiwanese society. In this episode, we trace the origins of the movement, what has happened since, and where things stand going forward with guests Darice Chang and Rita Jhang. Alongside host Solarina Ho, they also share their insights and perspectives on the attitudes and conflicts over #MeToo issues,feminism, the challenges that arise when competing concerns get in the way, and the intersection of #MeToo with the upcoming Taiwan election.
Read MoreIn this first episode of the NüVoices 2023 podcast season, I spoke with Dr. Jennifer Bouey, an epidemiologist and global health equity expert, to try and make sense of zero-Covid’s sudden end in China. She discusses the reasons behind China’s relatively low vaccination rate, the country’s decision not to import mRNA vaccines, and how Spring Festival travel could impact China’s public health policy.
And if you missed it, listen to our 2022 year-end recap episode as well with the NüVoices Podcast Team.
Read MoreTucked slightly out of the way under the shade of a patio umbrella, federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is mostly left alone on this sunny July morning at a coffee house in downtown Toronto, but a casual exchange with a passerby illustrates an approachability frequently characterized by colleagues and captured in public opinion polls. I interviewed Singh this summer for CTVNews.ca’s election profile.
This and other stories from the 2021 and 2019 Canadian elections and the 2020 U.S. elections.
Read MoreCries to defund the police have rung out in protests across the United States and Canada, sparked by the death of George Floyd, seen in a video pleading and gasping for air as a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee against his neck -- long after he had already gone silent. So what does police spending look like in Canada? I dug through budget reports and financial statements from the last five years to find out.
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