Podcast Production
Intellectual Muscle
Intellectual Muscle was developed by Vancouver 2010 and the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with universities across Canada and The Globe and Mail.
KAM digital started production on this series in February of 2009 as the Intellectual Muscle series Technical Director.
A complete explanation of this dramatic series is available here.
UBC – Continuing Studies
UBC – Continuing Studies has produced in excess of 50 feature podcasts on such subjects as; sustainability and climate change, human rights and drug policies.
Click on the players to listen to excerpts of some of the podcasts listed below. For the full podcasts you can find most on iTunes under UBC Continuing Studies or at The Laurier Institute.
UBC Continuing Studies Lecture Series
Sustainable Cities Lecture Series – Mike Harcourt
In this three part series Mike Harcourt Former Mayor of Vancouver and Premier of the Province of British Columbia explains how Vancouver became unique in transportation and quality of living in North America. He goes on to discuss how we can do more and who and how others are already doing better than we are.
Leadership for Change 2009 – Making Change Happen Lecture Series
This four part series of free lunchtime lectures brought to you by Hollyhock, UBC Continuing Studies, and generously sponsored by Vancity.
Climate Change – 09 Debate Series
Does Addressing This Get Us to Sustainability:
This two part series discusses the preeminent global threat of Climate Change on economics and human rights by authoritative speakers like John Robinson and William Rees.
Multiculturalism and Canada’s World
Michael Adams, award-winning author, pollster and Canadian thought-leader explores multiculturalism in the Canadian context.
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Lecture Series
This four-part audio podcast series provides information about the development, purpose and substance of international human rights and humanitarian law and its application to current humanitarian crises.
Imagining a Sustainable Future Lecture Series
Join five of Canada’s top thinkers on sustainability in this five-part podcast series on sustainability. Each speaker begins by answering the question “what is sustainability?” and then engages a different facet of the sustainability debate.
The Laurier Institution
Multicultural Immigration and Lecture Series
This lecture series was recorded on location at each of the venues then edited in a high quality audio format and converted to a compressed mp3 format for the web. The files presented below are only short excerpts of the mp3 files. For the full audio podcasts please go to www.thelaurier.ca.
Community Forums 2004
In February 2004, The Laurier Institution hosted a series of community forums during which a prominent resident shared his or her personal vision of a truly multicultural community. Listen to what they had to say and then join the online discussion on diversity, Vancouver and our future.
The Future of Multiculturalism in BC
A Dialogue on The Future of Multiculturalism in BC was held on February 14, 2005 at Simon Fraser University in, Vancouver, BC. Over 150 leaders from public, private, and community sectors participated. The day included keynote addresses from internationally respected multicultural experts Leonie Sandercock and Trevor Phillips as well as panel presentations.
Panel Presentations
Institutional Change: Creating Space for Living Multiculturalism
Shaping the Future of Multiculturalism in British Columbia: The Role of Media, Culture and Youth
Diversity Debates 2004
In February 2004, The Laurier Institution hosted a lively and informed panel discussion on major immigration issues facing Greater Vancouver. Listen to what the experts had to say and then join the web discussion.
