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Last summer, something monumental happened. One of Uncuffed's founding producers, Greg Eskridge, came home after more than 30 years in prison. In this episode we’ll bring you back to that emotional day last summer when he walked out of the San Quentin gates, free at last. Our work in prisons is supported by the California Arts Council, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, independent foundations, and donations from listeners like you. Learn more, sign up for Uncuffed news, and support the program at www.weareuncuffed.org Follow us @WeAreUncuffed on Instagram and Facebook Transcripts are available within a week of the episode coming out at www.kalw.org/podcast/uncuffed…
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It's the summer at UVic, which means the end of the school year — a momentous occasion punctuated by convocation. All those fourth, fifth, and sixth year students are leaving the university, and so the Martlet stopped by a Fine Arts graduation ceremony to see what the big day meant to everyone. We also spoke to UVic's Chancellor Sheila Rogers and a…
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The BC Election is almost upon us, and so we here at the Martlet podcast endeavoured to talk to three students about the party they are volunteering for this election. We spoke to Tessa Devakos (BC NDP), Tyler Faminow (BC Liberals), and Nick Noble (BC Greens), discovering why they identify with their party's platform and why they hope others do too…
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Come reside for 30 minutes with the Martlet Podcast as we discuss the sorry state of student housing in Victoria. We speak to Aleesha Koersen, a student at UVic who spent a month attending university while couchsurfing, Amanda Jane, the administrator of a housing group on Facebook, and Fred Haynes, a Saanich councillor who helps lobby the provincia…
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We hope this week's podcast will be music to your years, as we talk to three incredible UVic musicians who ply their trades in vastly different ways. You'll hear from Jackson Melenchuk (or Jacksxn), a DJ and producer; Bailey Finley (1/3 of Trio Taco), a flautist and student in the music program at UVic; and Hannah van Adrichem (Hansmole), a multi-i…
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It's that time of year for student politics at UVic, which, for most students, means it's the time of year that a few posters go up ... and that's about it.In order to understand and perhaps find a solution for the apparent apathy when it comes to student politics, we sat down with Emma Kinakin, the UVSS' current director of student affairs, and My…
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The Martlet podcast is here, free of charge, to help you learn more about how UVic students volunteer. In this episode, we speak to Katie Weaver, a fourth year Creative writing student, about her volunteering through a sorority on campus; Paige Bennett, a fourth-year Geography and Environmental Studies student, on how she came to volunteering and t…
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On this special edition of the Martlet Podcast, fourth year Creative Writing student Kirsty Chan talks about how a long-distance relationship affected her writing, and how her writing affected her long-distance relationship. She also reads the entirety of her short story "Terra Australis", a poignant tale about love, distance, and Australia. Big th…
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