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Pass the Mic is a podcast research project led by Dr. A. Berikoff involving MacEwan's Bachelor of Child and Youth Care students, graduates and practitioners in the field. Participants take up the mic as a forum for expression touching on salient aspects of identity and experience in socio-cultural and institutional contexts. The sharers of knowledge are storytellers, poets, artists and thinkers. Individuals discuss their variant experiences with a focal point on identity - complex identities that are not siloed in any one location but in motion and intersecting across locations and experiences. The podcast conversations and readings are thought provoking, critical and at times emotional, for example, topics range from experiences of racism, sexism, ableism, gender bias, religious bias, Islamophobia, transphobia, body-shaming, mental health and other points of social inequity. Individuals easily disrupt stereotypes and generate ideas for greater social equity, especially in classrooms, work contexts and life-spaces. Discussions take place around kitchen tables, living room spaces and office spaces. So stay tuned as the episodes will continue to emerge in numbers and topics.

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    • May 25, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Intersections of their Queer and Muslim identities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 64:53


    Episode Notes In this episode Alysha and Shafir discuss the intersections of their Queer and Muslim identities. A production of MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Indigenous Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 47:17


    Episode Notes In this episode of Pass the Mic, Dana and Emele share their experiences and knowledge as Indigenous individuals deeply rooted to their history, ancestors, and culture.

    Sexism in Child and Youth Care Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 44:57


    Episode Notes In this episode of _Pass the Mic, _Jordan and Lauren, 4th year Child and Youth Care students bring attention to the way sexism plays out in Child and Youth Care spaces.

    Professionals in the field discuss how love, forgiveness and vulnerability informs their practice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 68:49


    Episode Notes In this episode of _Pass the Mic, _Teresa, Leighton and Mark, all professionals in human service agencies, Child and Youth Care graduates and supervisors for CYC practicum students share the way love, vulnerability and forgiveness inform their practice.

    Challenging the Notion of Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 35:24


    Episode Notes In this episode of Pass the Mic, Challenging the Notion of Addiction, Fey, Claire, Brian & Jee discuss addictions. They challenge the notion of what constitutes addiction that is not solely centred on substance use. Enjoy this thought-provoking conversation.

    Transferring Students into the Child and Youth Care Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 40:05


    Episode Notes In this episode of the Pass the Mic, Ian, Alarie and Alyc discuss the difficulties of transferring into the Child and Youth Care program at MacEwan University. They share the strategies they use to overcome these challenges.

    Negotiating Spaces with Hearing Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 54:03


    Episode Notes This episode of Negotiating Spaces with Hearing Loss picks up from Jessica and Lauryn's first podcast Negotiating Hearing. They discuss their current experiences and perspectives on identity, terminologies, advocacy and agency in CYC spaces; both the program and the field.

    Love, Forgiveness and Vulnerability in CYC

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 97:17


    Episode Notes In this episode of Pass the Mic, Angelo, a 4th year Child and Youth Care student and practitioner and his Field Placement Supervisor, Leighton, a Children Services Case Worker have a candid, powerful yet tender conversation about how love, forgiveness and vulnerability is integral in their support of children, youth and families.

    Grief & Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 64:28


    Episode Notes In this episode of Pass the Mic, Child and Youth Care students and grads discuss Grief & Loss in their personal lives and in the lives of children and youth in care. The discussion is heart-wrenching, hopeful and not without humour.

    Queer Identities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 42:56


    In this episode of Pass the Mic, Alyc and Sabrina discuss Queer Identities on personal, academic and practice levels. Their ideas for change informed by Queer knowledge are meaningful and significant. 

    Alice & Megan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 31:25


    In this episode of Pass the Mic, Megan and Alice discuss the entanglement of substance use, suicidal thoughts and eventual emergence drawing on strength, support, and hope. Warning: this episode can be a possible trigger for those who have had similar experiences. 

    Body Image - III

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 27:01


    Episode Notes In part three of Body Image, Parker, Sabrina and Emily discuss how the image of fat is problematically located in social media and theatre. They call for unrestricted and wide-ranging body representation across social media platforms.

    Body Image - II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 36:20


    Episode Notes In part one of Body Image, Parker, Sabrina and Emily discuss and challenge the misperceptions, myths and discrimination that people framed as fat experience. Disclaimer: A speaker in this podcast identified Dr. Lindo Bacon as trans-feminine. However, the speaker realised afterwards that the information may not be accurate. For more information, visit www.lindobacon.com

    Body Image - I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 27:54


    Episode Notes In part one of Body Image, Parker, Sabrina and Emily discuss and challenge the misperceptions, myths and discrimination that people framed as fat experience.

    Mental Illness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 63:28


    Episode Notes In this episode of Pass the Mic, Child and Youth Care students and grads share their experiences and insights about mental illness. They talk about the complexity of mental illness in the personal lives and how it is an asset in their CYC practice.

    Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 42:50


    Episode Notes In this episode of Pass the Mic, 4th year students Vivian, Andrew and Emele discuss their involvement in gaming. They shed light on the benefits of gaming as a virtual means for connection, skill development and adventure.

    Changing the Narrative About Black Identities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 15:54


    In this episode of Pass the Mic, Bridgette, a Child and Youth Care graduate and woman of colour, discusses her perspective about CYC - both context and curriculum and changing the narrative about black identities.

    Disrupting Single Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 25:26


    In this episode of Pass the Mic Disrupting Single Stories, Emele (Mi'maq) and Jee (Korean) talk about their identities and experiences often seen and responded to through a single story lens.

    Claiming Indigenous Identity Pt.II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 11:37


    In part two of Claiming Indigenous Identity, three CYC students continue to grapple with the notion of claiming and embracing Indigenous identity and to what degree.

    Claiming Indigenous Identity Pt.I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 13:22


    In part one of Claiming Indigenous Identity, two CYC students discuss having an Indigenous heritage and the complexity of how to claim an identity that remains to some degree unfamiliar.

    Newcomer Experience Pt.II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 16:25


    In part two of Newcomer Experiences, Pria, Lance and Abby talk about what it means to adapt to a different educational environment in Canada. They discuss the importance of friendships and open conversations as a means of integrating more successfully at MacEwan's Child and Youth Care program.

    Newcomer Experience Pt.I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 17:43


    In part one of Newcomer Experiences, Pria, Lance and Abby discuss what it is like arriving in Canada shortly before beginning classes at MacEwan University's Bachelor of Child and Youth Care program.

    Negotiating Hearing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 20:41


    In this episode of Pass the Mic Negotiating Hearing, Jessica and Lauren talk about their unique hearing experiences that highlight their strengths as well as roadblocks they encounter in the Child and Youth Care program at MacEwan University.

    Queer Identities Pt.II: Integrating Queer Knowledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 14:02


    In part two of Queer Identities, Parker, I and Aidan provide important insights and suggestions to integrate Queer knowledge into Child and Youth Care curriculum and how instructors can demonstrate understanding, knowledge and allyship.

    Queer Identities Pt. I: Pronouns and Pro-nots

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 18:28


    In part one of Queer Identities, Parker, Ian and Aidan talk about the importance of pronouns in this discussion about ‘pronouns and pro-nots'

    Introduction to Pass the Mic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 2:16


    Pass the Mic is a podcast research project led by Dr. A. Berikoff involving MacEwan's Bachelor of Child and Youth Care students, graduates and practitioners in the field. Participants take up the mic as a forum for expression touching on salient aspects of identity and experience in socio-cultural and institutional contexts. The sharers of knowledge are storytellers, poets, artists and thinkers. Individuals discuss their variant experiences with a focal point on identity - complex identities that are not siloed in any one location but in motion and intersecting across locations and experiences. The podcast conversations and readings are thought provoking, critical and at times emotional, for example, topics range from experiences of racism, sexism, ableism, gender bias, religious bias, Islamophobia, transphobia, body-shaming, mental health and other points of social inequity. Individuals easily disrupt stereotypes and generate ideas for greater social equity, especially in classrooms, work contexts and life-spaces. Discussions take place around kitchen tables, living room spaces and office spaces. So stay tuned as the episodes will continue to emerge in numbers and topics.

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