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Umbrella feed for Brock University Faculty of Humanities, including Foreword, The MAMM Report, and collaborative podcast projects across the university. Topics include history, languages, literature, culture, archaeology, game studies, technology, fine and performing arts, and philosophy.
Episodes
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Welcome to a special four-part podcast collaboration from Eve, Intersected, and the Podcast Learning Network at Brock University to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Episode one features graduate student Ryanne Logan sharing her experience as an Indigenous athlete from Eelünaapéewi Lahkéewiit with hosts Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu (Kay) Waboso.
In episode two, host Shannon Kerwin speaks first with Marc St. Pierre of Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) about how the organization implements the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.
Episode three features host Shannon Kerwin in conversation with Dean Taylor and Brad Smith of Hockey Nova Scotia about how their organization is implementing the TRC Calls to Action, as well as their personal experiences with diversity in sport.
Finally, episode four brings Ryanne, Shannon, and Nwakerendu (Kay) back together to discuss the questions and themes arising from the interviews and how we move forward in continuing reconciliation in sport.
Episodes will be available for TRC Day on Sept. 30, 2025 on the Faculty of Humanities Foreword feed and on Eve Intersected YouTube channel.
Links
Brock honours Truth and Reconciliation with month of community programming (Brock News, 12 Sept. 2025)
The Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Centre is a space for all students to feel welcome. This non-profit organization provides cultural, social, and academic supports and events throughout the year at Brock University.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action (free PDF on NCTR website)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports (free PDF on NCTR website)
Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
Podcast Learning Network podcast feed (formerly Foreword)
Credits
Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. Special guests for this series are Ryan Logan, Marc St. Pierre, Brad Taylor, and Dean Smith. Produced by Andrew Camacho and Alison Innes.
View this show with subtitles at YouTube.com/@EveIntersected. Our theme music is Unstoppable Dance Show by Nexus Sound Studio and Your Black Hoodie by White Records. Used under Creative Commons Zero license from Pixabay.com
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Welcome to a special four-part podcast collaboration from Eve, Intersected, and the Podcast Learning Network at Brock University to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Episode one features graduate student Ryanne Logan sharing her experience as an Indigenous athlete from Eelünaapéewi Lahkéewiit with hosts Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu (Kay) Waboso.
In episode two, host Shannon Kerwin speaks first with Marc St. Pierre of Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) about how the organization implements the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.
Episode three features host Shannon Kerwin in conversation with Dean Taylor and Brad Smith of Hockey Nova Scotia about how their organization is implementing the TRC Calls to Action, as well as their personal experiences with diversity in sport.
Finally, episode four brings Ryanne, Shannon, and Nwakerendu (Kay) back together to discuss the questions and themes arising from the interviews and how we move forward in continuing reconciliation in sport.
Episodes will be available for TRC Day on Sept. 30, 2025 on the Faculty of Humanities Foreword feed and on Eve Intersected YouTube channel.
Links
Brock honours Truth and Reconciliation with month of community programming (Brock News, 12 Sept. 2025)
The Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Centre is a space for all students to feel welcome. This non-profit organization provides cultural, social, and academic supports and events throughout the year at Brock University.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action (free PDF on NCTR website)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports (free PDF on NCTR website)
Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
Podcast Learning Network podcast feed (formerly Foreword)
Credits
Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. Special guests for this series are Ryan Logan, Marc St. Pierre, Brad Taylor, and Dean Smith. Produced by Andrew Camacho and Alison Innes.
View this show with subtitles at YouTube.com/@EveIntersected. Our theme music is Unstoppable Dance Show by Nexus Sound Studio and Your Black Hoodie by White Records. Used under Creative Commons Zero license from Pixabay.com
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Welcome to a special four-part podcast collaboration from Eve, Intersected, and the Podcast Learning Network at Brock University to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Episode one features graduate student Ryanne Logan sharing her experience as an Indigenous athlete from Eelünaapéewi Lahkéewiit with hosts Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu (Kay) Waboso.
In episode two, host Shannon Kerwin speaks first with Marc St. Pierre of Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) about how the organization implements the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.
Episode three features host Shannon Kerwin in conversation with Dean Taylor and Brad Smith of Hockey Nova Scotia about how their organization is implementing the TRC Calls to Action, as well as their personal experiences with diversity in sport.
Finally, episode four brings Ryanne, Shannon, and Nwakerendu (Kay) back together to discuss the questions and themes arising from the interviews and how we move forward in continuing reconciliation in sport.
Episodes will be available for TRC Day on Sept. 30, 2025 on the Faculty of Humanities Foreword feed and on Eve Intersected YouTube channel.
Links
Brock honours Truth and Reconciliation with month of community programming (Brock News, 12 Sept. 2025)
The Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Centre is a space for all students to feel welcome. This non-profit organization provides cultural, social, and academic supports and events throughout the year at Brock University.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action (free PDF on NCTR website)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports (free PDF on NCTR website)
Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
Podcast Learning Network podcast feed (formerly Foreword)
Credits
Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. Special guests for this series are Ryan Logan, Marc St. Pierre, Brad Taylor, and Dean Smith. Produced by Andrew Camacho and Alison Innes.
View this show with subtitles at YouTube.com/@EveIntersected. Our theme music is Unstoppable Dance Show by Nexus Sound Studio and Your Black Hoodie by White Records. Used under Creative Commons Zero license from Pixabay.com
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Welcome to a special four-part podcast collaboration from Eve, Intersected, and the Podcast Learning Network at Brock University to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Episode one features graduate student Ryanne Logan sharing her experience as an Indigenous athlete from Eelünaapéewi Lahkéewiit with hosts Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu (Kay) Waboso.
In episode two, host Shannon Kerwin speaks first with Marc St. Pierre of Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) about how the organization implements the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.
Episode three features host Shannon Kerwin in conversation with Dean Taylor and Brad Smith of Hockey Nova Scotia about how their organization is implementing the TRC Calls to Action, as well as their personal experiences with diversity in sport.
Finally, episode four brings Ryanne, Shannon, and Nwakerendu (Kay) back together to discuss the questions and themes arising from the interviews and how we move forward in continuing reconciliation in sport.
Episodes will be available for TRC Day on Sept. 30, 2025 on the Faculty of Humanities Foreword feed and on Eve Intersected YouTube channel.
Links
Brock honours Truth and Reconciliation with month of community programming (Brock News, 12 Sept. 2025)
The Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Centre is a space for all students to feel welcome. This non-profit organization provides cultural, social, and academic supports and events throughout the year at Brock University.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action (free PDF on NCTR website)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports (free PDF on NCTR website)
Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
Podcast Learning Network podcast feed (formerly Foreword)
Credits
Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. Special guests for this series are Ryan Logan, Marc St. Pierre, Brad Taylor, and Dean Smith. Produced by Andrew Camacho and Alison Innes.
View this show with subtitles at YouTube.com/@EveIntersected. Our theme music is Unstoppable Dance Show by Nexus Sound Studio and Your Black Hoodie by White Records. Used under Creative Commons Zero license from Pixabay.com
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Welcome to Eve Intersected, a new podcast series by Dr. Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu Waboso. This four part series unpacks the cultural significance of Kendrick Lamar's 2025 NFL Super Bowl halftime show.
Produced by the Podcast Learning Network, Faculty of Humanities, Brock University and published on Foreword as part of Black History & African Heritage Month at Brock.
Recorded at Brock University's Department of Digital Humanities and Makerspace as part of Black History & African Heritage Month, February 2025.
Links
Listen to Eve Intersected Episode 1.
Listen to Eve Intersected Episode 2.
Listen to Eve Intersected Episode 3.
Watch Kenrick Lamar's halftime show (YouTube)
Serena Williams lets fly with volley at 'crip walk' critics at US Open (Guardian, Aug. 26, 2012)
Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Now the Most-Watched of All Time (Billboard, Feb. 11, 2025)
Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' Wins Historic Pulitzer Prize In Music (NPR, April 16, 2018)
Brock joins Scarborough Charter anti-Black racism National Action plan (Brock News, Nov. 18, 2021)
Dr. Shannon Kerwin, Assistant Professor, Sport Management
Credits
Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. This episode is part of a multi-part series unpacking the cultural and historical significance of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Superbowl halftime show.
Theme music by MusicGoatBeats used under Creative Commons license zero (CC0).
Sound editing by Andrew Camacho. Executive producer Alison Innes. Artwork by Chikezie Weatherall.
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Welcome to Eve Intersected, a new podcast series by Dr. Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu Waboso. This four part series unpacks the cultural significance of Kendrick Lamar's 2025 NFL Super Bowl halftime show.
Produced by the Podcast Learning Network, Faculty of Humanities, Brock University and published on Foreword as part of Black History & African Heritage Month at Brock.
Recorded at Brock University's Department of Digital Humanities and Makerspace as part of Black History & African Heritage Month, February 2025.
Links
Listen to Eve Intersected Episode 1.
Listen to Eve Intersected Episode 2.
Watch Kenrick Lamar's halftime show (YouTube)
Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Now the Most-Watched of All Time (Billboard, Feb. 11, 2025)
Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' Wins Historic Pulitzer Prize In Music (NPR, April 16, 2018)
Brock joins Scarborough Charter anti-Black racism National Action plan (Brock News, Nov. 18, 2021)
Dr. Shannon Kerwin, Assistant Professor, Sport Management
Credits
Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. This episode is part of a multi-part series unpacking the cultural and historical significance of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Superbowl halftime show.
Theme music by MusicGoatBeats used under Creative Commons license zero (CC0).
Sound editing by Andrew Camacho. Executive producer Alison Innes. Artwork by Chikezie Weatherall.
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Welcome to Eve Intersected, a new podcast series by Dr. Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu Waboso. This four part series unpacks the cultural significance of Kendrick Lamar's 2025 NFL Super Bowl halftime show.
Produced by the Podcast Learning Network, Faculty of Humanities, Brock University and published on Foreword as part of Black History & African Heritage Month at Brock.
Recorded at Brock University's Department of Digital Humanities and Makerspace as part of Black History & African Heritage Month, February 2025.
Links
Listen to Eve Intersected Episode 1.
Watch Kenrick Lamar's halftime show (YouTube)
Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Now the Most-Watched of All Time (Billboard, Feb. 11, 2025)
Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' Wins Historic Pulitzer Prize In Music (NPR, April 16, 2018)
Dr. Shannon Kerwin, Assistant Professor, Sport Management
Credits
Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. This episode is part of a multi-part series unpacking the cultural and historical significance of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Superbowl halftime show.
Theme music by MusicGoatBeats used under Creative Commons license zero (CC0).
Sound editing by Andrew Camacho. Executive producer Alison Innes. Artwork by Chikezie Weatherall.
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Welcome to Eve Intersected, a new podcast series by Dr. Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu Waboso. This four part series unpacks the cultural significance of Kendrick Lamar's 2025 NFL Super Bowl halftime show.
Produced by the Podcast Learning Network, Faculty of Humanities, Brock University and published on Foreword as part of Black History & African Heritage Month at Brock.
Recorded at Brock University's Department of Digital Humanities and Makerspace as part of Black History & African Heritage Month, February 2025.
Links
Watch Kenrick Lamar's halftime show (YouTube)
Dr. Shannon Kerwin, Assistant Professor, Sport Management
Credits
Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. This episode is part of a multi-part series unpacking the cultural and historical significance of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Superbowl halftime show.
Theme music by MusicGoatBeats used under Creative Commons license zero (CC0).
Sound editing by Andrew Camacho. Executive producer Alison Innes. Artwork by Chikezie Weatherall.
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Welcome to the MAMM Report! This is the first of two episodes from the scholars behind the Mapping Ann-Marie McDonald (MAMM) project. The project explores the literary geography of Canadian author Ann-Marie McDonald's writing through the creation of interactive maps.
Today's episode features Brock University students Olivia Hay and Emily Mills discussing their experience working on this interdisciplinary project.
Credits
This episode of the MAMM Report has been recorded by Olivia Hay and Emily Mills. The MAMM Report is a part of the Mapping Ann Marie McDonald research project led by Dr. Neta Gordon, Dr. Aaron Mauro, and Dr. Ebru Ustundag at Brock University and funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight Development Grant.
This episode has been produced by Alison Innes for Brock University’s Faculty of Humanities. Sound editing by Andrew Camacho. Music by Ryan Fitzgerald.
Learn more about the project at https://mamm.cfdh.ca.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Welcome to a special mini series from the Podcast Learning Network! The Podcast Learning Network (PLN) hosted a series of expert discussion panels to explore different aspects of podcasting. This episode is a live recording of the January 19, 2024 discussion about building a podcast brand and online community.
Our guest experts are:
Christine Caccipuoti is a historian (MA, Fordham University) who co-hosts and co-produces the podcast Footnoting History. Launched in 2013, Footnoting History features a rotation of historian-hosts who create short episodes covering lesser-known topics in world history for the public. It has been downloaded over 3 million times and consists of more than 280 episodes. In her capacity as a podcasting scholar, Christine co-edited Independent Scholars Meet the World: Expanding Academia beyond the Academy (University Press of Kansas, 2020) and spoken about podcasting at conferences like Intelligent Speech, Sound Education, and the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians. Further, she has explored the history and legacy of Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind 1997” for One-Track Mind: Capitalism, Technology, and the Art of the Pop Song (Routledge, 2022) and contributed to American National Biography. More about Christine can be found at ChristineCaccipuoti.com, while Footnoting History can be found as @footnotinghistory on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
Jim Ambuske is a Historian and Senior Producer at R2 Studios, the podcast division of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. At R2 Studios, Ambuske produces, creates, and hosts narrative history podcasts for general audiences. He is the executive producer of The Green Tunnel Podcast, and is the creator, writer, and narrator of Worlds Turned Upside Down, a podcast about the history of the American Revolution. He is the former producer and host of the podcast, Conversations at the Washington Library, and with Jeanette Patrick, co-created and co-wrote the narrative documentary series, Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
John R. Heckman is known to thousands online as The Tattooed Historian. Currently embarking on his inaugural year as a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Humanities here at Brock, John is adapting to his new Canadian lifestyle. Originally from Pennsylvania, USA, he has devoted himself to ensuring the accessibility of history to a wide audience through social media, gaming, live-streamed and in-person events, and his engaging podcast, The Tattooed Historian Show, where he discusses a plethora of historical topics with authors, researchers, and other leaders in their fields.
About the Podcast Learning Network
The Podcast Learning Network is funded by the Faculty of Humanities and facilitated by Alison Innes. Events are organized in collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities, Makerspace, and Office of Research Services. Learn more and sign up for event notifications on the PLN website.
Credits
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Foreword is produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.
Sound editing for this episode is by Andrew Camacho. Theme music is by Khalid Imam.
This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.