This episode continues our three-part collaboration with Carleton University’s School of Social Work. This episode features Autistics Speak, a podcast series created by Lauren Moyer during her social work practicum under the supervision of Dr. Ilyan Ferrer. Through long-form interviews and reflective storytelling, Lauren challenges dominant narratives about autism and centres the lived experiences of autistic individuals. Her work offers a nuanced, thoughtful exploration of voice, identity, and representation.

Episode 98 marks the first in a special three-part collaboration with Carleton University’s School of Social Work. In this feature conversation, host and producer Kateryna Kalynovska sits down with Dr. Ilyan Ferrer to explore how podcasting, audio storytelling, and digital media shape his teaching and his students’ engagement with key issues in social work. Dr. Ferrer reflects on the value of listening, collaboration, and creative practice in the classroom, offering insight into the two student-produced podcast series that will be showcased in the next episodes of The Place of Sound.

tune in for a special episode of audio storytelling, hosted and produced by communication and media studies student Kateryna Kalynovska.

this week’s show steps outside the classroom and into Ottawa’s first Felabration—a midsummer celebration of afrobeat, art, and community at Club SAW.

you’ll hear:

🎙️ voices from creators, artists, and performers who brought the night to life,

🎧 reflections on legacy, sound, and belonging,

🌍 and the rhythms that transformed an Ottawa art space into a world of its own.

together, these sounds explore how community and creativity turn music into memory — and how place itself can be built through sound.

hit play and travel back to Club Saw, where Afrobeat connected generations and filled the city with rhythm.

tune in for another episode of student-produced audio storytelling, hosted by communication and media studies student Kateryna Kalynovska.

this week’s show features three creative works from COMS 4501: digital media production — an audio portrait and two audio documentaries.

you’ll hear:

🎙️ Ava Konopliff – “Finding Home Away from Home”

🎧 Avery Smith – “Horne’s Ferry”

🌊 Nimi Oladipupo – “Making Waves on Slater Street”

together, these pieces explore the meaning of home in the face of illness, the legacy of a cross-border ferry, and the power of community built around a downtown swimming school.

hit play and discover how students use sound to reflect on resilience, place, and belonging.

tune in for another episode of student-produced audio storytelling, hosted by communication and media studies student Kateryna Kalynovska.

this week’s show features three creative works from COMS 4501: digital media production — an audio portrait, a soundscape composition, and an audio documentary.

you’ll hear:

🎙️ Sam Millette – “Mother Hen”

🔊 Rosemary Robillard – “Muscle Memory”

🎧 Caitlin Reid – “Harbouring Community”

together, these pieces trace themes of family memory, grief and routine, and the resilience of independent bookstores.

hit play and discover how carleton students are using sound to reflect on love, loss, and community.

tune in for another episode of student-produced audio storytelling, hosted by Communication and Media Studies student Kateryna Kalynovska.

this episode features three works from COMS 4501: Digital Media Production—an audio portrait, a soundscape composition, and an audio documentary.

you’ll hear:

🎙️ Nimi Oladipupo – “Borders and Belonging”

🔊 Calla Lily Barei-Fabris – “The Spaces Between Us”

🎧 Destiny DeJong – “Help for Family”

from leaving Iran and creating a new sense of home, to the quiet rhythms of apartment life, to a neighbourhood pet store turned hub for community care: these stories explore resilience, connection, and the compassion that fills the gaps where systems fall short.

listen now and experience the creative audio work coming out of Carleton University!

tune in for another episode of student-produced audio storytelling, hosted by communication and media studies student Kateryna Kalynovska.

this episode features three creative works from COMS 4501: digital media production — an audio portrait, a soundscape composition, and an audio documentary.

you’ll hear:

🎙️ Abby Stewart – “Audio Portrait of Oma Liz”

🔊 Ava Konopliff – “Nostalgia in Motion”

🎧 Rosemarie Robillard – “Dunrobin Dreams: The Reality of Rural Retirement”

together, these pieces explore intergenerational memory, the ache of growing up, and what it really takes to live well outside the city.

hit play and discover how Carleton students are using sound to reflect on family, identity, and home.

tune in for another episode of student-produced audio storytelling, hosted by communication and media studies student Kateryna Kalynovska.

this episode features three distinct works created in COMS 4501: Digital Media Production—a soundscape composition and two audio documentaries.

you’ll hear:

🔊 Grace McClintock Luft – “Come back?”

🎧 Harris Widdicombe – “The Heart of the City”

🎙️ Keven Boudriau – “ByTowne Cinema”

together, these pieces trace emotional disconnection, collective resilience, and the unexpected power of local gathering spaces.

hit play and discover how Carleton students are using sound to reflect on place, identity, and community.