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The Medium/The Message
by The Medium
An attempt to understand society and student life through stories. Podcast by The Medium, the independent student newspaper at the University of Toronto Mississauga since 1974.
Episodes
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S3E14. Goodbye UTM but thanks for the memories!
In the final episode of this season of The Medium/The Message, Liz and Aia reflect on four years of undergrad, their time with The Medium, and all the memories they’ve made along the way. As they both go on to new adventures post grad, Liz and Aia share their most memorable moments, and most...
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S3E13. How do we write about things that haven't happened yet?—A conversation with Professor Kate Maddalena
In honour of the latest Medium Magazine, titled "In With The New" (available at www.themedium.ca/magazine), Liz and Juliana chat with Professor Kate Maddalena of University of Toronto Mississauga’s ICCIT department, who teaches writing classes on speculative non-fiction, about what it means to...
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S3E12. There's Something After Undergrad??
As we enter the final weeks of Winter semester, Aidan and Juliana are thinking about what comes next. Be it the work world, grad school, or six months of existential dread, they don't feel ready to make decisions about anything, and are hoping that talking to you about their dilemmas for 45…
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S3E11. Relationships, sex, and men eating yogurt: Answering your spicy questions
In this Valentine's Day themed episode, Liz, Aia, River, and Georgiy answer 14 spicy questions from our listeners. Should you believe him if he says she's just a friend? How do you break the touch barrier? What are some turn ons we don't talk about? Find out everything you need to know about love...
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S3E10. House plants, Stress Baking, and Doja Cat
River and Juliana are kind of stressed—which is why they've used this episode of the podcast as a way to share their stress relief tactics with each other. Join us to talk about music, stress baking, house plants, and more! CONNECT WITH THE MEDIUM Visit our website Join our Discord Follow us on...
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S3E9. UTM vs. UTSG face-off, New Year bucket lists, and good food
In this episode, Liz and Aia welcome Z and Mahi onto the podcast. The conversation begins with a friendly discussion on New Year's resolutions and ends with a heated debate comparing UTM to UTSG. Tune in to see who wins! In between you'll find Z's favourite restaurant, where you can find Drake's...
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S3E8. Strange dreams, why you shouldn’t be a doctor, military tales, and dynostompers
In this final episode of the year, Liz, Aia, River, and CFRE Tech Director Georgiy discuss military service, Aia’s weird dream that had her end up in Amsterdam, and why we should ban Filas. Tune into the episode for all the hot takes. The Medium/The Message wishes you all Happy Holidays! See you...
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S3E7. Talking twitter’s new tyrant: Elon Musk
The news has been saturated with Elon Musk's shenanigans. In this episode, Juliana, Aidan, and River discuss the Twitter tea, their preferred social media platform, outrageous baby names, and their favourite video games. And, as an extra treat, tune into the end of the episode for The Medium's...
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S3E6. Lego, Robots, and Homesickness: Reflecting on Nostalgia
It’s autumn, the season for nostalgia—which is why Liz, Aia, Juliana, and special guest Dr. Kate Maddalena, professor at University of Toronto Mississauga’s Institute of Communication, Culture, and Information Technology, are reminiscing about lego, vinyl, and family, among other things. Join us…
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S3E5. On the quest for the most spook-tacular conspiracy theory
Happy spooky season! Liz, Aidan, and Omar share their top three conspiracy theories (as well as some hilarious honourable mentions) in an exciting round-table. Tune in to hear more on how trees are bushes while mountains are stumps, why birds aren’t real, and if the moon landing was a hoax!…
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S3E4. Turnt up, burnt out
"There are times, moments, and people that deserve your openness" and this is one of those moments. Liz and Aia are joined by The Medium's Copy Editors Aidan and Juliana as they discuss burnout, art, English literature, and how to manage stress. Although talking about burnout can be tough, our...
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S3E3. Splitting the bill — Round one: Girls vs Boys
Co-hosts Liz and Aia enter the boxing match with fists of fury. In this episode, guest stars, The Boys (L&A’s close guy friends), face our girlboss co-hosts in a showdown. Here’s the inside scoop on the male perspective. CONNECT WITH THE MEDIUM Visit our website Join our Discord Follow us on...
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S3E2. When “Rolling in the Deep” goes a little TOO deep...
Nothing says arts lover quite like attending mosh pits, bingeing your favourite trashy Netflix shows, and screaming for help front row at a concert. From summer concerts and current faves to erotica writers hacking The Medium, our host and guests spill all on this episode of “The Medium/The...
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S3E1. BTS!
Not as in “Behind The Scenes”, as in “Back To School” silly! Leave it to Liz and Aia to get you all excited for another year of heavy workloads and sleepless nights on this season’s opening episode of The Medium/The Message. CONNECT WITH THE MEDIUM Visit our website Join our Discord Follow us on...
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S2E15. Invisible Threads of Connection
For the final episode of Season 2 of The Medium/The Message Podcast, the contributors of the ‘In Touch’ magazine discuss moments when they felt most connected to themselves and their loved ones. Pick up a copy of the ‘In Touch’ Magazine on stands across the University of Toronto Mississauga, or...
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S2E14. Passion Projects & Career Paths
In this episode, Liz shares how her career aspirations have changed over time, and how watching Grey’s Anatomy and a conversation with a friend helped her reconsider medical school. Elisa catches up with last year’s Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor, Paula Cho and Ali Taha. Paula is studying...
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S2E13. Behind-The-Scenes at The Medium
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a section editor, photos editor, or even as the Editor-in-Chief of The Medium? In this episode, Elisa Nguyen (Managing Editor) interviews the volume 48 elected editors on how they got involved with The Medium, whats unique about their role,...
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S2E12. Overcoming Doubt as a Young Creative: An Interview with Ayomide Bayowa
“I could write about racism and make it look beautiful. But it’s about you questioning yourself and asking if you’re actually part of the people promoting racism. You want to fight it, you want to go against it. You want to question yourself. That’s what I do with my poetry.” Newly appointed poet...
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S2E11. A&E editors roundtable: Recommended songs, shows, movies, and more
In this week’s episode, current and former Arts and Entertainment editors join Liz and Elisa for a roundtable discussion about recent movie, book, podcast, YouTube, and T.V. show favourites. Join us for some cool recommendations, fun banter, and laughter with friends! Guests Liz Provost -...
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S2E10. Are You Emotionally Intelligent?
How do you measure success? Is it by the amount of money you have in your bank account? The number of friends and family that support you? Perhaps it’s the weight of all your accomplished goals? We all have different definitions of success, but what we often omit is how we’re able to handle our...
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S2E9. Consumer Culture & Christmas Creep
In the final episode of 2021, Liz and Elisa have a conversation with University of Toronto Mississauga ICCIT Assistant Professor Dan Guadagnolo on the nuances of consumer culture, PR, and marketing. We explore how consumer culture has changed since the 1960s, the relationship of race, class and...
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S2E8. A Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Co-hosts Liz and Elisa welcome returning guest and fan favourite, Chris, and not-so-shy newcomer, Peter, to answer all your burning questions on love, friendships, relationships, and life in general. Tune in for some laughs, insights, laid back conversations, and of course, hot takes. CONNECT…
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S2E7. Here's Why You're Languishing
Have you ever felt ‘meh’? Like you can’t get out of bed because, what’s the point? Perhaps you keep thinking about the future and it’s so foggy that it demotivates you. Dear friend, what you’re experiencing is something you may have never heard of before: languishing. To put it simply, feeling...
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S2E6. Exploring Isolation
When you think of the word 'isolation', what do you see? In this episode, The Medium's editorial team discusses their contribution in the 'Moving Still' Magazine—a collection of creative non-fiction, essays, research, poetry, and photos. Topics discussed include social media, grief, mental…
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S2E5. What Makes Something Newsworthy?
The media is a "big amorphous blob" that is both intimidating and captivating. Power and politics plays a critical role in the evolution of news media and the kind of news we get access to. As an independent student newspaper, The Medium is also a part of this system. Unintentional, nuanced, and...
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S2E4. The Student Experience
There are so many questions students face throughout their time in undergrad—from academic success, to romantic relationships. Should I find time to relax if that sacrifices the quality of my work? I’m looking for love but why is it so hard to meet people in online classes? Is it bad that I keep...
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S2E3. Acknowledging Your Privilege
“You don’t necessarily have to do anything once you acknowledge your privilege," writes Roxanne Gay in Bad Feminist. What does it mean to acknowledge our privilege? What will happen once we do? Those are the questions we asked Professor Stephen Scharper in an interview. Acknowledging our…
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S2E2. The Promises and Perils of Social Media
Social media platforms began with simple intentions to connect communities and give people a place to express their interests, but one look at the apps today, saturated in algorithms and advertisements, raises suspicions about whether their intentions remain the same. In today's episode, we...
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S2E1. What's in a Name?
It's been a while, but we're back, baby! Welcome to Season 2 of The Medium/The Message with your hosts Elizabeth (Liz) Provost and Elisa Nguyen. For our first episode, Liz and Elisa explore the McLuhan phrase, "The Medium is the Message," with the help of special guest Beth Coleman, ICCIT…
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S1E25. Student Politics (Pt. 2)
For our final episode of the academic year, The Medium sets out to explore the ins-and-outs of UTM student politics - UTMSU, UTMAC, CFS - here's your official run-down of the latest campus scandals.
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S1E24. Arts & Entertainment (Pt. 3)
To round out this A&E trilogy, Liz chats with some icons from The Medium about artists that grind their gears, what we’re watching, and the Greatest Movie of All Time bracket... you’ll be surprised what wins.
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S1E23. The Transience of Youth
Episode takeover: Ali & Friends chat about what it means to be young, the process of growing up, and how people can cultivate “youth” in their daily lives.
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S1E22. International Women's Day & Body Image
Liz sits down for a chit chat about body image, what IWD means to her, and answers some very deep questions!
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S1E21. Arts & Entertainment (Pt. 2)
Liz, Chris & Paige, argue about the latest in movies, books, music, and more. Tune in to hear about the celebrities we've met!
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S1E20. The Boys
Liz, Ali & (guy) friends discuss gender roles, relationships, societal expectations, and misconceptions. What is it really like to be a man? Here's the tea!
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S1E19. The Girls
Liz, special guest Bhav & (gal) friends discuss gendered roles, relationships, gender bias, and sliding into DMs. Tune in for all the secrets!
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S1E18. The Middle East (Pt. 2)
Back by popular demand, Liz & Friends discuss growing up in the Middle East, western misconceptions, and their thoughts on the incoming U.S. administration.
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S1E17. Sports
Liz & Sarah talk UofT athletics and favourite sports. We also introduce a new segment called Student Spotlight and our first special guest.
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S1E16. Martin Luther King Jr.
Liz, Sarah-May and Richelle commemorate and highlight Martin Luther King Jr. and his work, and how we have yet to realize his dream with the BLM movement.
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S1E15. Happy 2021
Liz gives a hot take on New Year's Resolutions, shares some of her own 2021 intentions, and discusses her dumb-blonde moments.
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S1E14. 2020 Recap
For the final episode of the semester, Liz recaps 2020. WILD!
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S1E13. Imposter Syndrome
Liz and Friends define imposter syndrome and self-diagnose.
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S1E12. Arts & Entertainment (Pt. 1)
Liz and (The Medium) gang chat (&argue) about the hottest in A&E, from movies and books to music and celebrity crushes.
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S1E11. US Presidential Election
Liz and friends discuss the results of the 2020 US election and speculate on the future of America after this historic election.
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S1E10. Movember
The boys take over the podcast and answer some questions. www.movember.com to donate, participate and educate.
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S1E9. Sustainability & Climate Change
Liz and friends talk about sustainability on the UTM campus and climate change. Is it too late to save our planet?
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S1E8. The Middle East (Pt. 1)
Liz and friends get into politics, middle eastern conflicts, and stories from back home.
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S1E7. International Students
Liz talks to two international students about their journeys, adversities and life stories.
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S1E6. Chit Chat With Liz (Pt. 1)
Liz talks to herself for 50 minutes.
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S1E5. Gender Roles and Relationships
Liz and friends discuss gender roles, twitter shenanigans and answer listeners' questions about their relationships and hardships. Lots of secrets ;)!
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An attempt to understand society and student life through stories. Podcast by The Medium, the independent student newspaper at the University of Toronto Mississauga since 1974.
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