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Farrah Khan, manager of Ryerson's Consent Comes First office, and Robyn Doolittle, award-winning journalist, are in the studio with host Melissa Yu Vanti, discussing the meaning of consent and what's next for #MeToo, a year after the global movement took off. For more information, go to ryerson.ca/consentcomesfirst

On October 17, cannabis became legal in Canada. In this episode, host Will Sloan talks to professor Brad Poulos about the new Ryerson course, The Business of Cannabis. Then, Allan Macdonald, director of Health and Student Wellness, discusses what the impact of cannabis is on health. For more information on Ryerson's cannabis policies, please visit www.ryerson.ca/cannabis/

In 2012, Ryerson journalism graduate Filipe Masetti Leite began a two-year, 10,000-mile journey through 10 countries by horse, and lived to tell the tale. In this podcast, Leite talks to host Will Sloan about how his journalism education influenced his new book, "Long Ride Home"

In the past year and a half, about 30,000 people have arrived at the Canadian-U.S. border at unofficial border crossings, seeking asylum. This has led to some sounding the alarm that Canada has a “refugee crisis.” Anver Saloojee joins host Melissa Yu Vanti to share his perspective on asylum seekers at the Canadian-U.S. border, and why it is critical that we reframe the way we engage in these topics. You’ll also learn about the 4th annual World Cities, World Class (WC2) Symposium, which Ryerson is hosting from August 12 to 17

The WC2 Symposium at Ryerson explores the theme "Migration, the City, and the University." Host Will Sloan talks to two Ryerson faculty members who are hosting panels on the immigrant/refugee experience: John Beebe on democratic engagement, and Art Blake on LGBTQ+ migration

With small newspapers shuttering, what will happen to local, civic-minded journalism? The Ryerson Journalism Research Centre has launched The Future of Local News: Research and Reflections, a new interactive scholarly publication exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. Co-editor Asmaa Malik (graduate program director at Ryerson’s School of Journalism) talks to host Will Sloan about why local news matters.

The Yellowhead Institute in the Faculty of Arts, is the first of its kind: a First Nations-led, non-partisan national research centre. Executive director Hayden King talks to host Will Sloan about policy that can move beyond Canada’s history of colonialism

It was a season for the record books, as Ryerson's women's volleyball team won the program’s first conference title, a perfect 25-0 season and Ryerson’s first-ever national championship in any sport. Ryerson Today host Zandra Alexander talks to women's volleyball head coach Dustin Reid and athletics Director Ivan Joseph to find out just how they did it and what the future holds for Ryerson athletics

A continuation of the discussion with Jasmin Zine, professor of sociology and Muslim studies at Wilfrid Laurier, and contributor Sakeena Mihar, co-chair of the Ryerson Muslim Employee Community Network

A two-part series: What are the cultural and social factors that influence our narrative about Muslims? Jasmin Zine, professor of sociology and Muslim studies at Wilfrid Laurier, and contributor Sakeena Mihar, co-chair of the Ryerson Muslim Employee Community Network, join host Melissa Yu Vanti