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Update frequency:
every 12 days
Average audio length:
40 minutes
Guest interviews
Video podcast
English
Canada
38 episodes
since April 24, 2025
episodic

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With Em Cooper and Jena Friedman Comics Em Cooper and Jena Friedman get real (and funny) on true crime, campus rape, and comedy in tackling sexual violence.

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With Aurora Browne Join Dr. Kiara Mikita & Aurora Browne for a sharp, funny conversation about sexual violence, vehicles, Taylor Swift, & dirty jokes...
With cohost comedian and facilitator Em Cooper (they/them) and guests author, educator, and activist Jane Doe (she/her) and Zack Marshall, MSW, PhD (he/him) Is, can, and should it still be funny? Contemplate how humour lands in various forms, from various perspectives, and for various audiences.
With cohost comedian and facilitator Em Cooper (they/them) and guests comedian Shane Clark (he/him) and Meg Martin, MC (she/her) Is it too risky to be funny? Explore safety, risk, what it means and for whom in today’s ever-shifting cultural landscape.
With cohost comedian and facilitator Em Cooper (they/them) and guests comedian Meg MacKay (they/them) and Femi Akinsanya, BSc (she/her) Explore critical and clever approaches to contemplating edgy humour with this playful and insightful panel.
With cohost comedian and facilitator Em Cooper (they/them) and guests Paula Russel (she/her) MSW, RSW and Kasra Hakimattar (he/him) MSW, RSW Listen in as this expert panel considers what comedy reveals — and conceals — about sexual violence, and how humour can challenge, reinforce, or reframe what …
With guest Diana Wark (she/her), RSW You will leave this learning opportunity with practical tips to support parents in teaching sexual health and relationship information to their children.
With guests Hilary Jahelka (she/they), MSW, RSW and Sasha Best (she/her) Often, people who have been sexually assaulted by other people move through the criminal legal system without truly understanding the process, without knowing why things are unfolding the way they are. The path through the cri…
With guests Jenny Ofrim (she/her), MSW, RSW and Meg Martin (she/her), MC Do you know about affirmative consent, and that it is Canada's legal standard? Listen into this conversation about how consent is often (mis)understood and what we might do differently as a result. They will talk about why “no…
With guest Stephanie Tipple (Mi’kmaw), BA (Hons), MSc Healthcare providers often experience discomfort and uncertainty working with Indigenous peoples due to a lack of knowledge of colonialism, Indigenous culture, and the diversity of Indigeneity in Canada. Drawing on the critical knowledge and con…
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