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Read. Watch. Listen. with Candace Brunette-Debassige

Read. Watch. Listen. with Candace Brunette-Debassige

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 …

Embracing hope, hardship, purpose

Embracing hope, hardship, purpose

Matthew Mills answers three simple questions about his reading, viewing and listening habits by taking his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Short stories … and sumo wrestlers

Short stories … and sumo wrestlers

Lavish wordplay, good conversation – and sumo wrestling. These are what Jennifer Slauenwhite, digital media technician in the Department of Visual Arts, highlights during her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

An homage to change, food – and love

An homage to change, food – and love

When the world whirls faster every day, it helps to embrace the spin. Terry Rice, Western’s executive director of Marketing Communications, makes pays homage to smart change, great food and brilliant music in this latest chapter of Read. Watch. Listen.

‘Oh, Hello’ and other media musings

‘Oh, Hello’ and other media musings

Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you 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 grabbing your attention;...

Embracing the power of the human experience

Embracing the power of the human experience

A commentary on life, death and the depth of the human experience. A story about a risky friendship in a tense racial atmosphere. And a ‘Monopoly on Sorrow.’ Erica S. Lawson has a powerful lineup of recommendations – just don’t expect a lot of show tunes and dance numbers.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Keddy

Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Keddy

Join Douglas Keddy on a globe-hopping, secret-agent training, sonic soundscape tour of his favourites as he takes his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Ferguson

Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Ferguson

Don’t despair about the state of the world today. Douglas Ferguson offers up one viewing habit sure to uplift the viewer, one where we see people in public service trying to do the right thing for the right reasons.

How she brought the ‘Impossible’ to life

How she brought the ‘Impossible’ to life

English professor Clarissa Suranyi invites you to step “inside the purr machine” and get a window into her bookishness. She is also quite suspicious of your claim to have read Ulysses.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher

Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher

If you hit the road with Sarah Gallagher, you need to understand that you’ll be dedicating a shockingly large chunk of your brain to the lyrics of 80’s pop songs. But it is totally worth it.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Penni Pring

Read. Watch. Listen. with Penni Pring

Penni Pring not only loves music, but the ability of good tunes to generate memories and creates new ones. Find out what jams make her all-time playlist – at least for now.

Embracing hope, hardship, purpose

Embracing hope, hardship, purpose

Matthew Mills answers three simple questions about his reading, viewing and listening habits by taking his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Short stories … and sumo wrestlers

Short stories … and sumo wrestlers

Lavish wordplay, good conversation – and sumo wrestling. These are what Jennifer Slauenwhite, digital media technician in the Department of Visual Arts, highlights during her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

An homage to change, food – and love

An homage to change, food – and love

When the world whirls faster every day, it helps to embrace the spin. Terry Rice, Western’s executive director of Marketing Communications, makes pays homage to smart change, great food and brilliant music in this latest chapter of Read. Watch. Listen.

‘Oh, Hello’ and other media musings

‘Oh, Hello’ and other media musings

Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you 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 grabbing your attention;...

Embracing the power of the human experience

Embracing the power of the human experience

A commentary on life, death and the depth of the human experience. A story about a risky friendship in a tense racial atmosphere. And a ‘Monopoly on Sorrow.’ Erica S. Lawson has a powerful lineup of recommendations – just don’t expect a lot of show tunes and dance numbers.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Keddy

Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Keddy

Join Douglas Keddy on a globe-hopping, secret-agent training, sonic soundscape tour of his favourites as he takes his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Ferguson

Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Ferguson

Don’t despair about the state of the world today. Douglas Ferguson offers up one viewing habit sure to uplift the viewer, one where we see people in public service trying to do the right thing for the right reasons.

How she brought the ‘Impossible’ to life

How she brought the ‘Impossible’ to life

English professor Clarissa Suranyi invites you to step “inside the purr machine” and get a window into her bookishness. She is also quite suspicious of your claim to have read Ulysses.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher

Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher

If you hit the road with Sarah Gallagher, you need to understand that you’ll be dedicating a shockingly large chunk of your brain to the lyrics of 80’s pop songs. But it is totally worth it.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Penni Pring

Read. Watch. Listen. with Penni Pring

Penni Pring not only loves music, but the ability of good tunes to generate memories and creates new ones. Find out what jams make her all-time playlist – at least for now.