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GradCast

Anthony Cruz, Amalie Hutchinson, Meghan Voll, Scott Walters, Mark Ambrogio, Ryan Baxter, Suzy Lee, Apurva Desai, Maria Khan, Garth Casbourn, Liam Clifford

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The official podcast of the Society of Graduate Students at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. We aim to showcase the innovative research that graduate students are conducting at Western University and appeal to various audiences including those within and beyond the academic community.
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Blazing the Trail

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“Discovering Christ, always again and always more fully, is the most wonderful adventure of our life.” – Pope Saint John Paul II Blazing the Trail is a weekly show dedicated to the Church’s mission of evangelization. The conversation dives deeply into what it means and what it looks like to share the Gospel with courage and hope in today’s culture. Join Miriam Marston and her special guests Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm PST to discover how the Holy Spirit continues to set hearts on fire with ...
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The FTN Fantasy Baseball Podcast is your ultimate weekly strategy session to dominate your fantasy baseball leagues! Join hosts Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony as they deliver expert analysis, insider tips, and in-depth breakdowns to give you a winning edge. From player evaluations to waiver wire gems, trade advice to lineup optimization, Vlad and Jason cover it all with precision and passion. Tune in each week to stay ahead of the competition and transform your fantasy baseball experience wit ...
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Travel That Matters (named one of the 10 Best Podcasts of 2022 by Men’s Journal) explores the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences and destinations with award-winning editor, writer, and luxury travel expert Bruce Wallin. Bruce’s remarkable guests share inspiring, life-shaping stories about their adventures and cultural explorations, as well as travel tips and recommendations for the best destinations, hotels, restaurants, activities, and more. Their travel tales and insights cover ...
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This week, Miriam is joined by Dr. Helen Hoffner, who is a professor at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. Her research on the history of the Rosary led her to co-author The Rosary Collector's Guide, which provides information for rosary collectors, antique dealers, and historians. Learn more at rosarycollector.wordpress.com. Subscribe to Blaz…
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Hosts Mark Ambrogio and Meghan Voll are joined by Shengpei (Leslie) Li, a Ph.D. student in Media Studies. Leslie discusses his research on rap music in China and the politics surrounding it. Recorded on October 1, 2024. Produced by Riya Sidhu Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).…
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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) hosts his annual live final show on the last day of the MLB season to celebrate the 2024 NFBC national fantasy baseball champions. Vlad is joined by Fangraphs' Paul Sporer (@sporer), FTN baseball analyst and 2024 NFBC Auction Championship overall winner Mike Mager (@BronxYankees23). During this episode, they are joined by NFB…
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Hosts Mark Ambrogio and Ryan Baxter are joined by Elisabeth (Libby) Roberts, a Ph.D. candidate in the music cognition specialization at the University of Western Ontario, Don Wright Faculty of Music. Libby discusses her research in music-evoked autobiographical memory and how she combines methods from behavioural sciences, sociology, and music theo…
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In this installment of the three-part #TheScoopOnSOGS miniseries, host Liam Clifford is joined by Jasmine Proctor, a PhD Student in Western's Faculty of Information and Media Studies who currently serves as the Vice-President Advocacy at the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS). Listen to this episode to learn about Jasmine's research, background, a…
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This week, Miriam is joined by Frank Fraser, an award winning artist, designer, illustrator and writer. He is dedicated to writing and illustrating children's books that lift children's hearts and minds to heaven. Learn more about Frank's latest release, Already There, at sophiainstitute.com/product/already-there/. Subscribe to Blazing the Trail on…
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This week, hosts Maris Schneider and Garth Casbourn are joined by writer, curator and visual culture PhD candidate at the Department of Visual Arts, Ashar Mobeen. Ashar studies ancient and indigenous civilizations and the manifestation of astronomical understanding within their art and architecture. He explores the stories of groups marginalized by…
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Just one week left in the fantasy baseball season! Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony dive into details on unique waiver/FAAB and lineup construction strategies for the final week of the season. The duo discuss a variety of other topics and players including Kodai Senga, Bobby Miller, Francisco Lindor and the MLB wild card race. The show concludes with …
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In this installment of the three-part #TheScoopOnSOGS miniseries, host Liam Clifford is joined by Cherin Chung, a PhD Candidate in Western's Department of French who currently serves as the President of the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS). Listen to this episode to learn about Cherin's research, background, and roles at SOGS, as well as what sh…
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Honoring his family’s legacy while pushing boundaries to innovate New Orleans cuisine for the next generation is the 21-year-old patron chef of Emeril’s in New Orleans and son of renowned chef Emeril Lagasse, E.J. Lagasse who joins Bruce on this season four finale. E.J. takes us on a journey through his culinary evolution, starting with his early—v…
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This week, hosts Garth Casbourn and Riya Sidhu are joined by Kevin Young, a PhD Candidate in Western's Department of Biology. Kevin researches how the omega-3 fats in the diets of migratory shorebirds help them regulate their body temperature and save energy during their long journeys. Listen to learn about some of the amazing avian research happen…
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In this week's episode, Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) is joined by FTN Baseball colleague and High-Stakes crusher, Mike Mager (@bronxyankees23). The duo discuss a variety of topics including the return of deGrom and Scherzer, Yankees front office mismanagement, best schedules these last two weeks of the season, MLB award winners and their World Series pic…
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In this installment of the three-part #TheScoopOnSOGS miniseries, host Liam Clifford is joined by Evan Sauve, a PhD Candidate in Western's Department of Economics who currently serves as the Vice-President Finance at the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS). Listen to this episode to learn about Evan's research, background, and roles at SOGS, as wel…
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This week, Miriam is joined by Tom Carroll, who serves as the president and founder of the Catholic Talent Project, which is dedicated to the mission of cultivating faithful witnesses to serve in Catholic schools across America. Learn more here: catholictalentproject.org Subscribe to Blazing the Trail on your favorite podcast platform. Find this sh…
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This week, hosts Mark Ambrogio and Garth Casbourn are joined by Astronomy PhD student Sami Lambier. Sami researches ultracool dwarfs, some of the smallest stars in the Universe. Sami also discusses her work at the Cronyn Observatory. Listen to learn some ultra-cool facts about the night sky! Recorded on September 3, 2024. Produced by Anthony Cruz. …
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Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony are joined by Joe Orrico, FantasyPros analyst/producer and host of the '90 Feet from Home' podcast. Joe discusses his success this year as a fantasy baseball analyst and Twitter fave. The trio dive into topics ranging from the Yankees bullpen and Royce Lewis' value to Jacob deGrom projections and This Year's Nolan Jone…
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For our August book of the month, the #BookCast team tackled The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, the discussion led by Meghan Voll and joined by Mark Ambrogio, Garth Casbourn and Maria Khan. The team looks at the writing style, character development, accuracy to real-life academia and problematic elements in the storyline. Will this experiment co…
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This week, Miriam continues her conversation with Susan Windley-Daoust, founder of the Mark 5:19 Project, which seeks to help parishes live out the call to share the gospel, grow in discipleship, and invite the world to encounter Jesus Christ. Learn more at mark519project.org. Subscribe to Blazing the Trail on your favorite podcast platform. Find t…
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A new approach to food, drink, and culinary experiences at sea, that's what host Bruce sits down with Andrea Tonet, the VP of Product Strategy at Silversea, to chat about in this episode of Travel That Matters. Hear how those experiences bring a true local taste to each destination, no matter where in the world you are. Andrea takes us around the w…
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This week, join hosts Ryan Baxter, Mark Ambrogio, and Anthony Cruz as they discuss graduate student life at Western. Topics include Summer travel, musical performance, and the hosts' various research interests. Recorded on August 27, 2024. Produced by Anthony Cruz. Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot).…
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This week, Miriam is joined by Susan Windley-Daoust, founder of the Mark 5:19 Project, which seeks to help parishes live out the call to share the gospel, grow in discipleship, and invite the world to encounter Jesus Christ. Learn more at mark519project.org. Subscribe to Blazing the Trail on your favorite podcast platform. Find this show on the fre…
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This week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Riya Sidhu are joined by psychology PhD student Joseph Rovetti. Taking a different look at our ability to understand speech in different environments, Joseph is studying the cognitive side to speech perception - and just how deep that goes. If you've ever had trouble understanding someone in a noisy room, tune into…
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For our July book of the month, the #BookCast crew reads Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. Tune in a discussion of the novel led by Garth Casbourn featuring hosts Scott Walters, Meghan Voll, Mark Ambrogio, and special guest Helen Button! We discuss the literary format of the novel, its relation to our experiences as academics, and the historical context …
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This week, Taylor Kemp returns to the show to discuss the new Symbolon series, which explores the unity, beauty, and vitality of the Church through the heroic faith of everyday Catholic communities. Taylor is a former professional soccer player and now serves as Vice President of Content at the Augustine Institute. Learn more at augustineinstitute.…
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Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony are joined by the world's best fantasy baseball manager, Phil Dussault, aka The Robot. Phil had the most successful fantasy baseball season in history back in 2021 when he won the Main Event and Auction Championship overall titles and netted nearly $300k. Vlad, Jason and Phil discuss a variety of topics ranging from Bo…
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Could you, would you, on a train? We would eat chef Jean Imbert's cuisine on a train, by the sea, in a city... we would eat Jean Imbert's cuisine anywhere! Dr. Seuss jokes aside, Jean Imbert is the culinary mastermind behind some of the most iconic restaurants in the world, including those in Paris, Cannes, French Polynesia, St. Barth’s, and even t…
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Join GradCast Hosts Meghan Voll and Mark Ambrogio as they chat with our favourite repeat guest, Alex Mayhew. This time, Alex discusses what it's like in the final few months of a PhD, from wrapping up to writing to deciding when to defend, there IS light at the end of the tunnel. Recorded on August 13, 2024 Produced by Amalie Hutchinson Theme song …
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For the Week 21 episode of FTN Fantasy Baseball, Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony are joined by NFBC Hall of Famer and Main Event champ John Pausma. John breaks down his meticulous process of in-season management and shares takeaways and lessons learned from the 2024 fantasy season. The trio go into detail about just how much FAAB has wasted on rookie…
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This week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Meghan Voll are joined by a MSc Psychology student, Lincoln Inglis. Covering everything from AI ethics to how producing plays with children sparked his interest, they talk about how Lincoln uses Deepfake technology to help understand how we categorize the voices we hear. Recorded on August 6, 2024 Produced by Riya …
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This week, Miriam is joined by Nathan Crankfield, who serves as a Senior Partnership Executive at Hallow and hosts the "Seeking Excellence" podcast. Learn more about Nathan's podcast and mission at nathancrankfield.com. Subscribe to Blazing the Trail on your favorite podcast platform. Find this show on the free Hail Mary Media App, along with a rad…
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It's Week 20 of the fantasy baseball season! In this episode of the FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast, Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) get into the nitty gritty of strategically managing roto categories via actionable FAAB and lineup setting. Vlad and Jason dig into the breakout of Tyler Fitzgerald, the sudden speed of Luis Robert Jr…
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This week, hosts Mark Ambrogio and Liam Clifford are joined by William Laur, to talk about his PhD work on attitudes towards his favourite animal, the snake. To help inform conservation efforts, William studies the perception of snakes through analysis of social media posts, as well as articles written by scientific researchers. William also talks …
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Come along for a culinary thrill as Foods That Matter transports the epicures, the foodies, and the gastronauts to different corners of the world through stories of adventure with food archeologist John Robert Sutton, also known as 'The Indiana Jones of Food.' John has invited us to continue unlocking the secrets to the globe's most extraordinary c…
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It's the FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62). This week, they are joined by legendary fantasy baseball auction champ and the man with the best spirit, positive energy and wisdom in the baseball community, Marc Winokur (@marc_winokur). Vlad, Jason and Marc discuss auction strategy, veteran stud pitch…
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Drawing from Scripture, songs, and Church documents, Miriam offers a reflection on the gifts and challenges of striving to live as missionary disciples on today's social media sites. Subscribe to Blazing the Trail on your favorite podcast platform. Find this show on the free Hail Mary Media App, along with a radio live-stream, prayers, news, and mo…
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This week, hosts Mark Ambrogio and Liam Clifford are joined by a gentleman who seems like he's done it all, Law PhD student Joel Welch. Student by day and bartender by night, in this episode Joel delves into his work examining the lessons we can learn from science fiction. He also delves into his past experience working with the RCMP and speaking a…
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What do trombones, surfers, and Paris have in common? They're all part of Jonathan Waxman's inspiring success story that took him from cleaning bathrooms to an iconic career as a chef, restaurateur, and tv personality. A true pioneer of California cuisine, Chef Jonathan Waxman shares his extraordinary journey, including his unforgettable experience…
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Join us for our second edition of #BookCast where we discuss The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker. Your hosts for this episode are Mark Ambrogio, Amalie Hutchinson, Meghan Voll, Scott Walters and Garth Casbourn. Note for listeners, this episode contains many spoilers! Sweet dreams.... Recorded on July 16, 2024 Produced by Amalie Hutchinson Theme s…
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This week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Maris Schneider are joined by Tanja Grubnic, a PhD Candidate in Western's Department of English. Tanja is interested in the ethics of generative AI. Tanja organized an event at Western called Can AI Be Creative? where she invited several guest speakers to tackle this topic. In this episode, Tanja shares some tips f…
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This week, Miriam continues her conversation with Tricia Bølle, who is the founder and mission director of the St. Francis Xavier Lay Missionary Society, which is devoted to bringing the love of Christ to non-Christians and providing faith formation for those already baptized to form loving faith communities of intentional disciples. Learn more at …
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It's episode 22 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) as Jason Anthony golfs in Ireland. Vlad is joined by old friend, fantasy baseball, poker pro and podcaster Sammy Reid (@SammyReidFI). Vlad and Sammy discuss recent baseball news, trade rumors, and FAAB strategy around the All-Star break. They touch on what to do if…
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This week, Miriam is joined by Tricia Bølle, who is the founder and mission director of the St. Francis Xavier Lay Missionary Society, which is devoted to bringing the love of Christ to non-Christians and providing faith formation for those already baptized to form loving faith communities of intentional disciples empowered by the Holy Spirit and d…
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One of the most influential figures in American cuisine, Charlie Palmer, and a world-renowned pastry chef, Antonio Bachour, dive into their most inspiring travel experiences and recommendations. Charlie Palmer talks about how his culinary expertise and love for the outdoors have influenced his new hotel company, Appellation, with its first location…
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What do graduate students get up to during the summer? Tune in to hear what Amalie Hutchinson, Meghan Voll, and Mark Ambrogio have planned this summer. Recorded on July 2, 2024 Produced by Amalie Hutchinson Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ (Produced by White Hot)Kirjoittanut Anthony Cruz, Amalie Hutchinson, Meghan Voll, Scott Walters, Mark Ambrogio, Ryan Baxter, Suzy Lee, Apurva Desai, Maria Khan, Garth Casbourn, Liam Clifford
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In this special episode, host Anthony Cruz is joined by Tyson de Moura Umberger, a PhD Student in Hispanic Studies. Tyson researches the evolution of Spanish, French, and Portuguese in the Western hemisphere. How are these gendered languages evolving over time? Listen to find out. We also discuss Tyson's work as the Society of Graduate Students' Pr…
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This week, Miriam is joined by Dr. Michel Therrien, founder and president of Preambula Group, which provides guided spiritual experiences that help you encounter Jesus, discover your deepest identity, and become His mission to the world. Learn more at preambula.org. Subscribe to Blazing the Trail on your favorite podcast platform. Find this show on…
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It's episode 22 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62). They're joined this week by Brandon Waddell (@thehumnraindelay) aka CORKED WOOD, one of the top NFBC 12-team Online Championship (OC) players. Brandon has won a whopping 16 of 27 OC leagues since he started playing the contest in 2019,…
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This week, hosts Anthony Cruz and Mark Ambrogio are joined by Brianne O'Sullivan, a PhD Candidate in Health Information Science. Brianne's doctoral research focuses on medical delivery drones, which deliver essential healthcare supplies to people in hard-to-reach places. Could drones play a vital role in healthcare in the future? In addition to her…
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It's episode 21 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62)! Vlad and Jason delve into a variety of topics from the return or Robbie Ray, Jeffrey Springs and Kodai Senga to in-depth AL team lineup trends, the Cubs' atrocious bullpen and some tips for avoiding SP landmines in the summer. Players …
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