Semi Pro in T.O.

WELCOME BACK! Hurray for 2020! Chels and Dara are FINALLY back to chat about Toronto's most beloved ultimate frisbee league: Toronto Ultimate Club Parity League (TPL). As season 15 of TPL comes to a close, they make predictions for who will win MVP, Most Improved, Most Spirited, and other such "important" awards! With the TPL draft for season 16 looming, they chat about the new initiative to attract more women (and retain more women) to the league and what it means for all the lovely players out there in the city.

Join us as we interview TUC board president, social innovator, and Chelsea's boss: Raissa Espiritu! We laugh and cry and laugh some more as we chat about science, TUC, and being badass.

Join Dara and Chelsea as they talk about the ups and downs of the human condition, Sapiens, the Anthropocene, and fighting the pull of Nihilism in an increasingly seemingly nihilistic world. Links! https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens/ http://www.agreatestperhaps.wordpress.com https://ago.ca/exhibitions/anthropocene

Dara answers another one of Chelsea's burning questions! Short and sweet this week, and as always, let us know in the comments on our facebook page or through our website if we got something wrong! www.semiprotoronto.com

Welcome to Season 2 of Semi Pro in TO! We are so excited to bring you some amazing content this season, starting with an interview with our friend Agatha, the FIRST female convener of the Toronto Parity League, Toronto's most exclusive ultimate frisbee league. We will be working hard this season to showcase more of the amazing and talented women in our city, and bring the content that you asked us for! (You asked for more ultimate, we shall deliver!) Let us know your thoughts in the comments, or shoot us an email @ semiprotoronto@gmail.com. Thanks for stilling with us!

Join us in closing out Season 1 of our podcast! We are so grateful to everyone who joined us on this journey, and hope to have you back listening when we roll out Season 2 in 2019!

Dara and Chelsea talk about the difficulties of adulting while hanging at the cottage, and go deep in a Science with Dara segment into the realm of bioethics.

Dara and Chelsea talk about their Nox team meeting, the wedding Dara attended in Halifax, and a new Science with Dara segment, where Dara answers questions in her field. We really want to stress with this episode that we are only "semi-pro" and as always, we encourage you to do your own research and give us feedback or provide us with the correct science! If you want to read more about your blood type and genetics, and see a matrix of the types, please check out these links: https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-inheritance https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/blood/

Dara and Chelsea talk about the recent attack in Toronto and some of the ramifications, and outline the merits of literature vs genre fiction. Hand Gun Ban: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-as-toronto-says-goodbye-to-shooting-victim-reese-fallon-trudeau-says/ Literature wins: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/its-genre-not-that-theres-anything-wrong-with-it Fiction wins: http://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/23/genre-fiction-is-disruptive-technology/

Dara and Chelsea talk about their recent tournament in Ottawa and try out a new segment, where Chelsea reviews the book she is currently reading and both Dara and Chelsea explore the themes and characters in greater detail.

Dara and Chelsea talk about Dara's trip to Japan, their recent Regional tournament, and in the Science with Dara segment, get a little more philosophical than usual! As discussed: The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy Mark Rober Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/onemeeeliondollars

Chelsea addresses some shortcomings from Episode 6, and Dara explains the concepts of Bluetooth technology and the Northern Lights. No links for the notes this week!

Hey everyone! So so sorry for the delay in posting this week. As mentioned in the podcast, both of us have been a bit sick and struggling with melting brains. Also, we are going to be pushing the posting date to Wednesday to give us a bit more time to create even better content for you folks! As always, thanks so much for listening, leave us a comment, and we'll see you on the field!  Our website: semiprotoronto.wordpress.com Pride Parade Info! - http://www.pridetoronto.com/parade/ Fishbowl Game (just discovered the name while searching up a good link to the instructions!) - https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Fish-Bowl Interesting Pride articles to check out -  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-police-withdraw-application-pride-parade-1.4603028 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/toronto-pride-parade-held-sunday-amid-tensions-with-police-mcarthur-case-1.3983482 https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/22/pride-toronto-drink-carry_a_23465749/

Welcome back friends! Forgive the strange fade in with the music, trying new things and learning as we go, always semi-pro! Municipal Elections! https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/

Check out our newest episode! Get to know Chelsea a little better, learn a bit about the Hydro One debacle and dig deep into feelings of body positivity. As discussed... links! Voting: www.elections.on.ca Hydro One: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-ndp-and-pc-election-platforms-offer-sharp-contrast-pricey CYG: https://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/

Welcome to Episode 2! Once again, thanks for listening, please let us know what you think by sharing some messages here or on our website - www.semiprotoronto.wordpress.com. As discussed in the episode, here is a link to Elise Gravel - http://elisegravel.com/en/blog/scientists-dont-come-from-mars/

Chelsea and Dara talk about starting their podcast, what it was like to attend university in Canada, and how the professional ultimate league is failing to promote gender equity.