Brains on Campus Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/brains-on-campus Listening in to the thinkers working and speaking at the University of Alberta. There’s no shortage of great minds to pick with 400 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in 18 faculties across five campuses.  CJSR / FACRA 8ea6b340-fab2-5b64-a604-6763a15d44af yes en Wed, 20 May 2026 10:29:54 -0700 Wed, 20 May 2026 10:33:16 -0700 https://www.cjsr.com/shows/brains-on-campus/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/K3UbJYDUNlthuRl6nP9fRlHtXjiXz40cv-jsawfSqzI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNzQ4/ZTNhZGFkM2E3MTY1/NTRkOWUzZDRkMWU3/NDkxMS5wbmc.jpg Brains on Campus https://www.cjsr.com/shows/brains-on-campus/ episodic CJSR 88.5 FM Listening in to the thinkers working and speaking at the University of Alberta. There’s no shortage of great minds to pick with 400 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in 18 faculties across five campuses.  Listening in to the thinkers working and speaking at the University of Alberta. CJSR 88.5 FM info@cjsr.com No No Back when weather forecasting was sexy 14 14 Back when weather forecasting was sexy full 82727cc7-cbac-42b7-b97c-bae01e233254 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d488be76 Picking the brain of Western University History professor, Alan MacEachern in the first decades of the Meteorological Service of Canada—when what seemed like science fiction became reality.

]]> Picking the brain of Western University History professor, Alan MacEachern in the first decades of the Meteorological Service of Canada—when what seemed like science fiction became reality.

]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 10:29:49 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 2701 Picking the brain of Western University History professor, Alan MacEachern in the first decades of the Meteorological Service of Canada—when what seemed like science fiction became reality.

]]> No Métis family roots in art and architecture 13 13 Métis family roots in art and architecture full 244fc63a-f60f-4e86-9cd9-ada6f640830c https://share.transistor.fm/s/b392d4a5 Picking the brains of Member of the Order of Canada, visual artist Christi Belcourt and architect, Tiffany Shaw about how their Métis heritage and culture inform their work.

]]> Picking the brains of Member of the Order of Canada, visual artist Christi Belcourt and architect, Tiffany Shaw about how their Métis heritage and culture inform their work.

]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 10:33:00 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3061 Picking the brains of Member of the Order of Canada, visual artist Christi Belcourt and architect, Tiffany Shaw about how their Métis heritage and culture inform their work.

]]> No How we form memories 12 12 How we form memories full 4b5e995a-e43c-483f-a18e-4572dade815a https://share.transistor.fm/s/51861185 Picking the brains of U of A Psychology department associate professor, Peggy St. Jacques on how we form memories and recall them. 

]]> Picking the brains of U of A Psychology department associate professor, Peggy St. Jacques on how we form memories and recall them. 

]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 10:43:49 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 2762 Picking the brains of U of A Psychology department associate professor, Peggy St. Jacques on how we form memories and recall them. 

]]> No Avoiding the AI push in classrooms + Animals in wartime 11 11 Avoiding the AI push in classrooms + Animals in wartime full bf93e338-3c32-4c85-bf15-04ee698dffed https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c95851c Picking the brains of MacEwan University sessional instructor Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson on what she’s doing instead of policing and punishing the use of AI in her classroom. Plus, Swedish Defence University’s Arita Holmberg and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Tanya Richardson explain how animals are impacted by armed conflict .

]]> Picking the brains of MacEwan University sessional instructor Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson on what she’s doing instead of policing and punishing the use of AI in her classroom. Plus, Swedish Defence University’s Arita Holmberg and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Tanya Richardson explain how animals are impacted by armed conflict .

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:10:24 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3196 Picking the brains of MacEwan University sessional instructor Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson on what she’s doing instead of policing and punishing the use of AI in her classroom. Plus, Swedish Defence University’s Arita Holmberg and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Tanya Richardson explain how animals are impacted by armed conflict .

]]> No Switching to an Alberta police service to reform the force 10 10 Switching to an Alberta police service to reform the force full 58aa984f-5011-4cc0-a4b6-9605b461f943 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2bb0cca8 Picking the brains of University of British Columbia law professor and member of the Canadian-Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission, Emma Cunliffe. Listen as she works through fundamental questions about the role, oversight and education of police in a democratic society and what this could mean for Alberta. 

Her talk is the 2026 Merv Leitch QC Memorial Lecture at the U of A’s Faculty of Law.

]]> Picking the brains of University of British Columbia law professor and member of the Canadian-Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission, Emma Cunliffe. Listen as she works through fundamental questions about the role, oversight and education of police in a democratic society and what this could mean for Alberta. 

Her talk is the 2026 Merv Leitch QC Memorial Lecture at the U of A’s Faculty of Law.

]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:19:35 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 2485 Picking the brains of University of British Columbia law professor and member of the Canadian-Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission, Emma Cunliffe. Listen as she works through fundamental questions about the role, oversight and education of police in a democratic society and what this could mean for Alberta. 

Her talk is the 2026 Merv Leitch QC Memorial Lecture at the U of A’s Faculty of Law.

]]> No Who has a legal right to housing + Gender, displacement & health 9 9 Who has a legal right to housing + Gender, displacement & health full c11bbe99-be84-471b-a3e5-dc1797883cc6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/218bc742 Picking the brain of U of A Law professor Anna Lund about the right to housing not making it from policy to actual people. Plus, Faculty of Nursing assistant professor, Kemi Amodu, on improving  health care among displaced people, racialized women and refugee communities.

]]> Picking the brain of U of A Law professor Anna Lund about the right to housing not making it from policy to actual people. Plus, Faculty of Nursing assistant professor, Kemi Amodu, on improving  health care among displaced people, racialized women and refugee communities.

]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:09:55 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3393 Picking the brain of U of A Law professor Anna Lund about the right to housing not making it from policy to actual people. Plus, Faculty of Nursing assistant professor, Kemi Amodu, on improving  health care among displaced people, racialized women and refugee communities.

]]> No Putin’s misuse of history to justify war 8 8 Putin’s misuse of history to justify war full bab8c3d2-02ba-441e-b39e-b7e39b21d5c1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1f1fbbf8 Picking the brain of Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute Director, Serhii Plokhy, about the current war between Ukraine and Russia and what previous conflicts can tell us about it.

Recorded at U of A's The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies 

]]> Picking the brain of Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute Director, Serhii Plokhy, about the current war between Ukraine and Russia and what previous conflicts can tell us about it.

Recorded at U of A's The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies 

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:05:47 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 2666 Picking the brain of Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute Director, Serhii Plokhy, about the current war between Ukraine and Russia and what previous conflicts can tell us about it.

Recorded at U of A's The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies 

]]> No Removing borders to fight Fascism 7 7 Removing borders to fight Fascism full 0733a386-3b12-4b93-9377-00141f4c7b78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eceb9e5f Picking the brains of the Punjabi Sikh writer and organizer, Harsha Walia on the history and forces behind borders and why these lines need to be abolished.

Recorded at the Parkland Conference 2025

]]> Picking the brains of the Punjabi Sikh writer and organizer, Harsha Walia on the history and forces behind borders and why these lines need to be abolished.

Recorded at the Parkland Conference 2025

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:17:48 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3241 Picking the brains of the Punjabi Sikh writer and organizer, Harsha Walia on the history and forces behind borders and why these lines need to be abolished.

Recorded at the Parkland Conference 2025

]]> No Is climate anxiety normal? + Decolonizing “wilderness" 6 6 Is climate anxiety normal? + Decolonizing “wilderness" full 4a761d3d-8cc5-43af-bbea-25f3e42b6bdf https://share.transistor.fm/s/fe86426b Picking the brains of five researchers, Stephanie Olsen, Breanne Aylward, Haemin Park, Marsha Hinds Myrie and Andria Jones on how climate change is shaping mental health. Plus, political theorist David Temin on how the dispossession of Indigenous People through national parks led to land mismanagement, and how to now address this with anti-colonial climate justice.

Lecture recordings made possible thanks to participation by the U of A Sustainability Council and Department of Political Science

]]> Picking the brains of five researchers, Stephanie Olsen, Breanne Aylward, Haemin Park, Marsha Hinds Myrie and Andria Jones on how climate change is shaping mental health. Plus, political theorist David Temin on how the dispossession of Indigenous People through national parks led to land mismanagement, and how to now address this with anti-colonial climate justice.

Lecture recordings made possible thanks to participation by the U of A Sustainability Council and Department of Political Science

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:39:49 -0700 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3031 Picking the brains of five researchers, Stephanie Olsen, Breanne Aylward, Haemin Park, Marsha Hinds Myrie and Andria Jones on how climate change is shaping mental health. Plus, political theorist David Temin on how the dispossession of Indigenous People through national parks led to land mismanagement, and how to now address this with anti-colonial climate justice.

Lecture recordings made possible thanks to participation by the U of A Sustainability Council and Department of Political Science

]]> No Alberta Separatists' threat to Indigenous communities + Japanese Canadian health & care amid internment 5 5 Alberta Separatists' threat to Indigenous communities + Japanese Canadian health & care amid internment full 69f77f5a-839f-464c-b95e-dcef44333ff2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa0edd9e Picking the brain of Ermineskin Cree Nation member and the Director of Indigenous Governance in the U of A Faculty of Native Studies, Matthew Wildcat on the real threat of Alberta separatists’ ambitions on Indigenous Peoples. Plus, Grant Notley Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta’s Department of History, Classics, and Religion, Letitia Johnson on how Japanese Canadians were racially restricted in the 1940s and yet continued to contribute to health care across the nation.

The recording of Matthew Wildcat's talk was completed at the 2025 Parkland Conference. 

]]> Picking the brain of Ermineskin Cree Nation member and the Director of Indigenous Governance in the U of A Faculty of Native Studies, Matthew Wildcat on the real threat of Alberta separatists’ ambitions on Indigenous Peoples. Plus, Grant Notley Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta’s Department of History, Classics, and Religion, Letitia Johnson on how Japanese Canadians were racially restricted in the 1940s and yet continued to contribute to health care across the nation.

The recording of Matthew Wildcat's talk was completed at the 2025 Parkland Conference. 

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:27:38 -0800 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3694 Picking the brain of Ermineskin Cree Nation member and the Director of Indigenous Governance in the U of A Faculty of Native Studies, Matthew Wildcat on the real threat of Alberta separatists’ ambitions on Indigenous Peoples. Plus, Grant Notley Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta’s Department of History, Classics, and Religion, Letitia Johnson on how Japanese Canadians were racially restricted in the 1940s and yet continued to contribute to health care across the nation.

The recording of Matthew Wildcat's talk was completed at the 2025 Parkland Conference. 

]]> No Policing women: witch hunts to online misogyny + Venezuelan town designed by Americans 4 4 Policing women: witch hunts to online misogyny + Venezuelan town designed by Americans full fefa0478-be6a-4ddb-bcfd-55817078a682 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ac05b8f5 Picking the brains of the feminist researcher Tracey Nicholls on policing of women from witch hunts to online misogyny. Plus, University of Southern California Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture, Peter Ekman on lasting lessons from a highly contentious American-designed Venezuelan town.

Peter Ekman's book Timing the Future Metropolis: Foresight, Knowledge, and Doubt in America’s Postwar Urbanism is available via Cornell University Press

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> Picking the brains of the feminist researcher Tracey Nicholls on policing of women from witch hunts to online misogyny. Plus, University of Southern California Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture, Peter Ekman on lasting lessons from a highly contentious American-designed Venezuelan town.

Peter Ekman's book Timing the Future Metropolis: Foresight, Knowledge, and Doubt in America’s Postwar Urbanism is available via Cornell University Press

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:23:17 -0800 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3481 Picking the brains of the feminist researcher Tracey Nicholls on policing of women from witch hunts to online misogyny. Plus, University of Southern California Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture, Peter Ekman on lasting lessons from a highly contentious American-designed Venezuelan town.

Peter Ekman's book Timing the Future Metropolis: Foresight, Knowledge, and Doubt in America’s Postwar Urbanism is available via Cornell University Press

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> No Guiding Canada away from Islamophobia + online gambling explosion 3 3 Guiding Canada away from Islamophobia + online gambling explosion full 7331c8d5-7e4e-4315-8da5-6a18c28de839 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2c491f9e Picking the brains of Canada's first and last Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, on the prejudice, discrimination and hatred Muslims continue to face in Canada and how to address it, plus Alberta Gambling Research Institute senior research fellow, Fiona Nicoll, on the shifting ways Canadians play, regulate and talk about gambling.

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles with editing by Ryan Hendren
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> Picking the brains of Canada's first and last Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, on the prejudice, discrimination and hatred Muslims continue to face in Canada and how to address it, plus Alberta Gambling Research Institute senior research fellow, Fiona Nicoll, on the shifting ways Canadians play, regulate and talk about gambling.

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles with editing by Ryan Hendren
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:54:22 -0800 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3271 Picking the brains of Canada's first and last Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, on the prejudice, discrimination and hatred Muslims continue to face in Canada and how to address it, plus Alberta Gambling Research Institute senior research fellow, Fiona Nicoll, on the shifting ways Canadians play, regulate and talk about gambling.

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles with editing by Ryan Hendren
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> No Cold colonialism + what's next for protesting 2 2 Cold colonialism + what's next for protesting full 75884348-249b-4c1b-9569-e5aa653a4b71 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c1973aad Picking the brains of Simon Fraser University Associate Professor of History, Tina Adcock on how exploration of “the North” exposes colonialism and Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University, Dr. Muhannad Ayyash imagines what comes next for protestors after encampments were quashed. 

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> Picking the brains of Simon Fraser University Associate Professor of History, Tina Adcock on how exploration of “the North” exposes colonialism and Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University, Dr. Muhannad Ayyash imagines what comes next for protestors after encampments were quashed. 

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:30:00 -0800 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 3481 Picking the brains of Simon Fraser University Associate Professor of History, Tina Adcock on how exploration of “the North” exposes colonialism and Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University, Dr. Muhannad Ayyash imagines what comes next for protestors after encampments were quashed. 

Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> No Parental rights, public schools + predicting the flu 1 1 Parental rights, public schools + predicting the flu full 11545206-9b5d-4acf-bfa5-a72ac64a175d https://share.transistor.fm/s/36d915a2 Picking the brains of SOS Alberta's Heather Ganshorn on parental rights, Education prof Carla Peck on battle over Alberta schools plus Mathematics & Statistical Sciences researchers, Marie Betsy Varughese and Michael Li, on how to predict the flu like the weather.


Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> Picking the brains of SOS Alberta's Heather Ganshorn on parental rights, Education prof Carla Peck on battle over Alberta schools plus Mathematics & Statistical Sciences researchers, Marie Betsy Varughese and Michael Li, on how to predict the flu like the weather.


Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:59:35 -0800 CJSR 88.5 FM CJSR 88.5 FM 2830 Picking the brains of SOS Alberta's Heather Ganshorn on parental rights, Education prof Carla Peck on battle over Alberta schools plus Mathematics & Statistical Sciences researchers, Marie Betsy Varughese and Michael Li, on how to predict the flu like the weather.


Hosted and produced by Sarah Hoyles
Theme music Quirky Jerk by Jason Shaw

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