So What? A Podcast
So What? is a monthly CMU podcast that draws out key ideas from public events at Canadian Mennonite University. Host Jonas Cornelsen (CMU '16) guides you through these discussions by asking, 'So What?'
Reflecting on the Fourth Anniversary of COVID
March 11 marks the the four-year anniversary of COVID being declared a global pandemic. With this date in mind, Jonas dusts off "the pandemic episode" and reflects on where we are today in a post-pandemic world.
Parenting Tips for White Men
What does a lecture on faith, race, and land have to do with expecting a baby? Jonas applies the 2023 J.J. Thiessen Lecture by Dr. Willie James Jennings to his parenting preparation.
Listen to the full Jennings lecture at cmu.ca/jjt.
Mennonite Enlightenment
Did you know famous philosophers hung out with Dutch Mennonites in the 1600s? Jonas finds some gems in a lecture on early Mennonite contributions to science and philosophy by Dr. Gary Waite. Surprising connections to AC/DC.
Credits
Theme Music: Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345 Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza
Naawi-Oodena: Design
What will the urban reserve at Naawi-Oodena look like? Get excited about mixed-use urban design with Jonas.
Check out the full Naawi-Oodena master plan at treaty1.ca.
Naawi-Oodena: Partnership
With a settlement in place, Treaty One Nation and Canada Lands Company are now jointly developing the Naawi-Oodena site. Jonas looks at who these parties are and how they came together.
Credits
Theme Music: Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345 Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza