Request Info
Apply Now
Keyword: Podcast
Climate: Conversations
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 7:59 AM
It's tough talking about climate change, but we need to talk about it. How can we cool down these heated debates? CMU's 2017 Scientist in Residence Dr. Katharine Hayhoe has a few tips.
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
Climate: Science and Faith
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 @ 9:25 AM
How does Christian faith inform climate action? Climate researcher Dr. Katharine Hayhoe discusses the connections between faith and science as CMU's 2017 Scientist In Residence.
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
Episode 4: Aging
Thursday, April 1, 2021 @ 2:04 PM
What does it mean to get old? If all goes well, it happens to everyone. This episode features three speakers who reflect on their journeys of aging, with its limits and opportunities. We also hear about building quality relationships between older and younger generations.
Episode 3: Treaty
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 @ 2:56 PM
What are treaties and why do they matter? This episode features Niigaan James Sinclair, who describes treaties between First Nations and Canadian Settlers as ongoing relationships of mutual benefit, not a one-time exchange of land.
Episode 2: Polarization
Monday, February 1, 2021 @ 3:00 PM
The gap between "us" and "them" seems to be getting wider. Professional mediator Sandy Koop Harder says we need to shift the goal of conversations from agreement to understanding. Editor and journalist Will Braun practices these ideas by moving toward people with opposing beliefs.
Episode 1: Pandemic
Friday, January 15, 2021 @ 12:16 PM
"So What?" is a new 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?".
What if science was more than a weapon in the fight against diseases like COVID-19? Biologist Rachel Krause talks about the ecology of pandemics: they are a natural result of living with other species. Philosopher and theologian Chris Huebner looks to the past, and opens up an unusual book during lockdown. He concludes that nothing about COVID-19 is "unprecedented."
