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Read. Watch. Listen. with Mel Goodale

Read. Watch. Listen. with Mel Goodale

Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you to the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits – what one book or newspaper/magazine article is grabbin …

Keep on rolling on a ‘River’ .. and more

Keep on rolling on a ‘River’ .. and more

No need to ‘Cry Me A River’ over this list, as there is plenty for everyone when Helen Connell, Associate Vice-President (Communications and Public Affairs), takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Selections to make you say ‘Hear, Here!’

Selections to make you say ‘Hear, Here!’

Experience the backstories of funny people, the dark corners of your imagination, and tales from just around the corner in our own community, when Visiting History Professor Ariel Beaujot takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Discovering useful prep for climate calamity

Discovering useful prep for climate calamity

Find out how to prepare your family, community and our city regions to the coming climate shocks of the 21st century when Geography professor Gabor Sass takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Opening your eyes, ears to possibilities

Opening your eyes, ears to possibilities

Of course you are going to be wowed by the amazing sights and sounds at your fingertips that you never knew existed when Joanne Paterson, Head, Research & Scholarly Communication, Western Libraries, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Boldly going to ‘Moons’ and beyond

Boldly going to ‘Moons’ and beyond

Set phasers for awesome and entertaining – but spare him the ‘Trekker’ stuff – when Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Leslie Kinton takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Taking you to Hellboy and back

Taking you to Hellboy and back

Buy your ticket and come ride an amazing, thunderstruck rockabilly rocketship to Hellboy and back when Dan Sich, Teaching and Learning Librarian, E-Learning, at Western Libraries takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Getting to the ‘Heart’ of his passions

Getting to the ‘Heart’ of his passions

Trust us, you’ll need more than ‘Four Simple Words’ to celebrate these selections as Jon Deeks, Knowledge Mobilization & Impact Manager for BrainsCAN, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Taking ‘Dead’ aim at his favourites

Taking ‘Dead’ aim at his favourites

Find out how to survive a zombie apocalypse, while having a few laughs along the way, when Jonathan F. Vance, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Embracing a great laugh out loud

Embracing a great laugh out loud

You’ll soon discover a lot of things make him laugh out loud – including Laugh Out Loud – when Western professor Jason Gilliland takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Avoiding hagfish slime nightmares

Avoiding hagfish slime nightmares

Remember Songza? Find out why Alumni Engagement Officer Nicole Bullbrook thinks the now-defuncted music-streaming service simply ‘got her and her tastes’ when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Keep on rolling on a ‘River’ .. and more

Keep on rolling on a ‘River’ .. and more

No need to ‘Cry Me A River’ over this list, as there is plenty for everyone when Helen Connell, Associate Vice-President (Communications and Public Affairs), takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Selections to make you say ‘Hear, Here!’

Selections to make you say ‘Hear, Here!’

Experience the backstories of funny people, the dark corners of your imagination, and tales from just around the corner in our own community, when Visiting History Professor Ariel Beaujot takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Discovering useful prep for climate calamity

Discovering useful prep for climate calamity

Find out how to prepare your family, community and our city regions to the coming climate shocks of the 21st century when Geography professor Gabor Sass takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Opening your eyes, ears to possibilities

Opening your eyes, ears to possibilities

Of course you are going to be wowed by the amazing sights and sounds at your fingertips that you never knew existed when Joanne Paterson, Head, Research & Scholarly Communication, Western Libraries, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Boldly going to ‘Moons’ and beyond

Boldly going to ‘Moons’ and beyond

Set phasers for awesome and entertaining – but spare him the ‘Trekker’ stuff – when Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Leslie Kinton takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Taking you to Hellboy and back

Taking you to Hellboy and back

Buy your ticket and come ride an amazing, thunderstruck rockabilly rocketship to Hellboy and back when Dan Sich, Teaching and Learning Librarian, E-Learning, at Western Libraries takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Getting to the ‘Heart’ of his passions

Getting to the ‘Heart’ of his passions

Trust us, you’ll need more than ‘Four Simple Words’ to celebrate these selections as Jon Deeks, Knowledge Mobilization & Impact Manager for BrainsCAN, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Taking ‘Dead’ aim at his favourites

Taking ‘Dead’ aim at his favourites

Find out how to survive a zombie apocalypse, while having a few laughs along the way, when Jonathan F. Vance, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Embracing a great laugh out loud

Embracing a great laugh out loud

You’ll soon discover a lot of things make him laugh out loud – including Laugh Out Loud – when Western professor Jason Gilliland takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Avoiding hagfish slime nightmares

Avoiding hagfish slime nightmares

Remember Songza? Find out why Alumni Engagement Officer Nicole Bullbrook thinks the now-defuncted music-streaming service simply ‘got her and her tastes’ when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.