Oct 16, 2023
In this episode, we speak with Deeyah Khan, multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity. We discuss the importance of compassion, empathy, and non-judgment in her 2017 Emmy award-winning film, White Right: Meeting the Enemy. Topics include the promises...
Oct 9, 2023
In this episode, we speak with Amarnath Amarasingam, Assistant Professor in the School of Religion and Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University. We discuss the changing contours of extremism in the digital age, the role of technology in moving the fringe into the mainstream, and his co-authored journal...
Oct 2, 2023
In this episode, we speak with Ronald Beiner, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. We discuss the philosophical roots of anti-democratic and anti-egalitarian movements and his 2018 book, Dangerous Minds: Nietzsche, Heidegger, and the Return of...
Sep 25, 2023
In this episode, we speak with Vivek Venkatesh, Professor and Chair in the Department of Art Education at Concordia University and UNESCO Co-Chair in Prevention of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism. We discuss the importance of pluralism in combating extremism and some of Vivek's projects that foster such...
Sep 18, 2023
In this episode, we speak with Carissima Mathen, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa. We discuss some of the practical difficulties of regulating expression on digital platforms, the importance of striking the right balance between free expression and mitigating online harms, and Carissima’s recent book...