What role does noise pollution play on our embodied health and the health of the planet? How can the seemingly small act of writing poetry connect us to the biggest historical and contemporary issues? Does pain have a number? And if not, why are we still using pain scales? In this episode, Emilia sits down to discuss these questions and more with poet and scholar, Dr. Anna Veprinska.

You can follow Anna on X and instagram @SplitEndedPoem

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How might one begin to transform a remote bush quarter in Northern Alberta into an off-grid organic farm and artist residency? Can citizen science help us keep track of ecological change? And why oh why must we listen to the bees? In this episode, Emilia sits down to discuss these questions and more with writer, farmer, and environmentalist, Dr. Jenna Butler.

You can find Jenna’s work at JennaButler.com and you can check out what Larch Grove is up to at LarchGroveFarm.com.

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How does the logic of speech pathology affect stutterers and non-stutterers alike? Can we deconstruct, unsettle, and bend fluency privilege in favour of embracing vocal difference? And how might one go about designing an interactive knowledge platform with this goal in mind? In this episode, Emilia sits down to discuss these questions and more with writer, professor, and Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies, Dr. Joshua St. Pierre.

You can find Joshua’s work at JoshuaStPierre.com and you can check out The Stuttering Commons at StutteringCommons.org.

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We're back for season five of On Being Ill. This time, we sat down with three writers who ask: what might be gained, for stutterers and non-stutterers alike, by interrogating fluency privilege? Can numbers or words ever really convey the feeling of pain? And what might we hear if we stop to listen to the bees? Tune in this April, wherever you listen to podcasts, to hear those conversations in full. And check out our brand new project: CreativeEntanglementCollaboratory.ca where you’ll find this podcast and much more.

What role can writing, reflection, and the help of a good counsellor play in a journey towards healing? How can storytelling help to complexify the field of diabetes research? And why, amidst a culture that expects self-doubt, is it so important to sometimes just say “eff this, I’m doing it anyways!” In this episode, Coco sits down to discuss these questions and more with Dr. Moneca Sinclaire, a multidisciplinary Nehinan artist and researcher who upcycles trash into interactive sculptures that even the teenagers down the block want to play with.

You can follow Moneca on instagram @moneca_sinclaire.

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What projects might you find in the research portfolio of an Indigenous feminist sociologist with a penchant for labour studies? Is it possible for a 6-person team to co-author a truly cohesive book on climate change? And how do we go about restoring balance in a world based in greed and excess? In this episode, Emilia sits down to discuss these questions and more with Dr. Angele Alook, a multidisciplinary scholar and filmmaker whose recent documentary, Pîkopayin, explores the impact of industry on her home community of Big Stone Cree Nation.

You can watch Angele’s film Pîkopayin at JustPowers.ca. And you can find her book, The End of This World at BTLBooks.com.

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Is there a connection between storytelling and wellbeing? How can we find beauty among lands and waters devastated by industry? And how does land-based knowledge and teaching defy disciplinary divisions and instead invite collaboration? In this episode, Emily sits down to discuss these questions and more with Dr. Lyana Patrick, a community-engaged researcher and filmmaker whose upcoming feature, Nechako, explores the impact of industry on the Nechako river and its people.

You can follow Lyana on X @LyanaPatrick. And you can find out more about her upcoming feature film Nechako at LanternFilms.ca/Nechako.

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We're back for season four of On Being Ill! This time, we sat down with three Indigenous creatives who are working towards planetary health: Moneca Sinclaire is an artist and researcher who turns trash into interactive art for everyone to enjoy; Lyana Patrick is a filmmaker whose upcoming feature, Nechako, explores the impact of industry on her home community; and Angele Alook, co-author of The End of This World, Climate Justice in So-Called Canada, asks how we might go about restoring economies of care. Episodes will land in your feed next week. Stay tuned!