Shameless Talks

Episodes

1. 4

   Shameless Talks Presents: Family Dynamics

   Family Dynamics is about growing up with immigrant parents, and the subtle cultural divide that Canadian-immigrant children experience. As a child of a Chinese mother, I wanted to know how much of my experience is shared with others whose parents don't match the ones we see on T.V, read about in...

   Jun 1, 2018

   28m
2. 3

   Shameless Talks Presents: Heard Before

   Capturing memory in a podcast by Nilani Selliah.

   May 18, 2018
3. 2

   Shameless Talks presents: Game to Glory

   A podcast by Maryan Haye that looks at movie awards season.

   May 4, 2018

   39m
4. 1

   Shameless Talks presents: FARIN

   Growing up in Canada as a second-generation Afro-Jamaican came with many challenges due to my identity being caught between the West and the Islands. Second-generation youth of the Caribbean diaspora are often overlooked, but little do they know, they are actually a key component in the future...

   Apr 20, 2018

   16m
5. Politics

   New episode of Shameless Talks is here! This is our first-ever *live* episode and we’re talking politics! You’ll hear from some rad storytellers like Lia and Tessa who began We Give Consent, a social media awareness campaign fighting to have the concept of consent included in the official Ontario...

   Jun 23, 2017

   48m
6. Independence Survival Guide

   A new ep. of Shameless Talks is here! In this episode, we’re talking about Independence! You'll hear from Vivek Shraya, a multi-disciplinary artist, writer and musician, talk about trying out different methods to fine-tune her art, what working with young artists has taught her and how coming out...

   Mar 28, 2017
7. Music

   This episode is about music! You'll hear from Brighid Fry, a teen singer-songwriter, on learning how to get good at it and about what to do about stage fright; we speak with Keysha Freshh, a female rapper from Toronto, about being female in a male-dominated musical genre and how to get some…

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   Nov 25, 2016
8. Shadeism

   This episode we welcome Shameless editors past and present as guest hosts. They explore shadeism - the discrimination of skin tone within race and talk about deeply internalized white supremacy within families and communities, learning how to disassociate skin tone with self-worth and their...

   Jul 1, 2016
9. Alt Beauty issue launch

   A new ep. of Shameless Talks is here! Well, a mini-ep. Hosted by our arts editor, Julia De Laurentiis Johnson, this short podcast - dubbed Shameless Talks Short - was recorded at our Alternative Beauty issue launch in January 2016. We set up at the Artists' Newsstand at the TTC's Chester Station...

   Feb 17, 2016
10. Sex

    This episode is about sex! You’ll hear from Andy Villanueva of Project Slut, a collective that set out to abolish their high school’s sexist dress code and won; sex-educator Kaleigh Trace talks about navigating sex and disability, squashing sexual shame and reveals her best sexy tips; and…

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    Jan 19, 2016
11. Environmental Justice

    In this episode, we're talking environmental justice. You’ll meet Rebecca Mandamin, a teen who helps run a group called Ferda Water, advocating for safe and fair water use in her community of Shoal Lake No 39 (Iskatewizaagegan). She talks about what inspired her to care, a memorable march to a...

    Aug 12, 2015
12. Food

    A young entrepreneur, a Fat Nutritionist & a manoomin roaster.

    Apr 14, 2015