Bazaar By The Varsity

This episode of The Pulse explores the three-part article series put out by The Varsity. Host Henry McGowan sits down with Joshua Chong and Hana Sharifi, the journalists who wrote the series of articles. Together, they discuss investigative journalism, the journalistic process, and the cult itself. Then, Henry has a conversation with Stephanie Bai, editor of the Features Section of The Varsity. She offers her insights into the cult pieces and how it came to fruition. Producer: Dina Dong, Video Editor Producer & Host: Henry McGowan Sound Editor: Chris Slade Assistant Sound Editor: Annie Feng Orignal music created by Chris Slade

This week Darcie Dixon, a U of T alum, explores fighting the imposter syndrome as a student working from home during COVID-19. She also discusses applying behavioural economic theories to becoming a more effective learner. Producer: Dina Dong, Video Editor Producer & Host: Henry McGowan Sound Editor: Chris Slade Assistant Sound Editor: Annie Feng Orignal music created by Chris Slade

On this week's episode of The Pulse, Henry sits down to chat with Allie Rougeot and Kendall Mar, organizers of the Toronto chapter of Fridays for Future. They discuss their roles in climate change protests, the importance of activism, and holding the university accountable. Producer: Dina Dong, Video Editor Producer & Host: Henry McGowan Sound Editor: Chris Slade Assistant Sound Editor: Annie Feng Orignal music created by Chris Slade *Editor's note for clarification: The "we" that Rougeot refers to when discussing CEO bailouts during the Global Financial Crisis, does not explicitly include the Canadian government.*

The first episode of ‘The Pulse' introduces the listener to its host, Henry McGowan. Henry talks about what motivated him to start the podcast and what he hopes to see it evolve into. He then sits down with Hannah Carty, News Editor at The Varsity, to discuss the challenges of reporting for a school newspaper and dealing with the new norms of COVID-19.

The first episode of ‘The Pulse’ introduces the listener to its host, Henry McGowan. Henry talks about what motivated him to start the podcast and what he hopes to see it evolve into. He then sits down with Hannah Carty, News Editor at The Varsity, to discuss the challenges of reporting for a school newspaper and dealing with the new norms of COVID-19.

Bazaar is The Varsity’s variety podcast about lyfe at U of T and beyond, produced by Blythe Hunter. This week’s bits: 10 MINUTES OF HELL What the fuck is Riverdale doing? It started as an over-the-top, dark adaptation (with musicals) of my favourite childhood comic, and it’s become a garbage fire with the worst/best writing I’ve ever heard. Now you can be subjected to my existential coping mechanism: I made up plotlines for the show and will tell you a bunch of them mixed in with real ones. Guess which ones are fake, but you probably can’t, lol. The cherry on top will be the meme voice Daniel reading the show’s cringiest lines ever out of context. No one asked for this, but I’m giving it to you. —Blythe Hunter HOW TO COVER STUFF WHEN YOU MAYBE CAN’T? How do you report on an event if you can’t get into it? And what if the things happening there are important for people to know? Recent restrictions mean student media groups will need to apply for accreditation before being allowed to cover Scarborough Campus Student Union (SCSU) meetings. Associate News Editor Adam Lam asks two Varsity reporters who cover Scarborough what these new barriers mean to them and how they’ll adapt their reporting. —Adam Lam —Guests: Abhya Abukar and Ann Marie Elpa U LIE Being a teen is shitty. Your ideas of your own identity and sexuality are still developing. Now add the internet. Chaos. One student looks at how meme culture and social media perpetuate pop culture myths about oral sex in heterosexual relationships, especially among teens, and how this hurts young women the most. —Jla Star Johnson

INFAMY PART 2 Bazaar is The Varsity’s variety podcast about lyfe at U of T and beyond, produced by Blythe Hunter. This week’s bits: IS U OF TEARS REAL? Are we deluding ourselves when we say U of T is harder? Competitiveness, publishing pressure, and undergrad misery are up for discussion between two grad students who’ve attended multiple universities around Canada and the world. Why did they decide to come here? What are the pros and cons of being here? And most importantly, is it worth it? — Lauren Jewett — Guest: Sneha M. BUY THIS SHIT, PLS This year’s Super Bowl is behind us, and the ads were amped up to 110 per cent, as usual. Looking back at the most infamously memorable and effective ads in recent memory, we ask what they all have in common — and what the effects are of selling feElinGs to people. — Arik Portnov REPUTATION RUINERS What could ruin a woman’s reputation centuries ago, and what ruins it now? We examine cases of women’s reputation ruiners from the Tudor era to Toronto’s political scene, from ancient Greece to Taylor Swift, asking what progress has been made and how far we still need to go. — Hodman Abukar Contact podcast@thevarsity.ca to get involved or to comment!

INFAMY PART 1 Bazaar is The Varsity’s variety podcast about lyfe at U of T and beyond, produced by Blythe Hunter. This episode’s bits: CONSERVATIVES DISCUSS Three conservative students have a frank discussion about U of T’s campus environment, touching on how their politics affect their academic and social lives, why they think Gen Z is leaning further right, the dangers of tribalism, and the all-important need for the left and right to listen to each other. — Noora Zahedi Neysiani — Guests: Omar Alattar, Alfredo Hernandez, and Darya Rahbar CITIZEN KANE IS...GOOD? What makes Citizen Kane the so-called greatest of all time, and why do so many people come out of it underwhelmed? One student investigates its initial reception, subsequent legacy, and what it all ultimately says about what we consider ‘great’ in a film. — Sam Routley ON THE GROUND What factors, exactly, make a protest in Toronto violent? The reporters who covered clashes between police and protesters at the November 2018 Munk Debate explain what it’s like to be on the ground as pepper spray flies and people are batoned. — Ann Marie Elpa, Josie Kao, and Andy Takagi Contact podcast@thevarsity.ca to get involved or to comment!

Bazaar is The Varsity’s variety podcast about lyfe at U of T and beyond. This week’s bits: TIRED OF by Gabrielle Warren FEAR OF COMMITMENT What does it take for you to commit to a relationship, especially when you’re in school? What prevents you from committing? Two U of T grad students discuss why they are and aren’t afraid of committing to a partner — one’s married, and one’s barely dated at all. — Lauren Jewett — Guests: Anson and Nate FEAR OF SPEAKING A commuter student’s spoken word on being repeatedly sexually assaulted on GO Transit and the societal teachings that kept her quiet. — Madeleine Kelly FEAR OF ‘THEM’ Just walking down the street as a woman, especially as a woman of colour, can make you nervous. Two students talk about how just existing in public can be a risk as a WOC, whitewashing themselves, and the differences between their experiences in Winnipeg compared to Toronto. — Yasaman Mohaddes and Ariana Munsamy FEAR OF STASIS University seems so pointless. Extracurriculars seem so pointless. Undergrads in first and third year discuss being unsure whether anything you do now will actually help you in the future and how easy it is to feel insecure — and whether that feeling goes away. — Arik Portnov — Guest: Blythe Hunter FALLING IN LOVE by Gabrielle Warren Contact podcast@thevarsity.ca to get involved or to comment.