Introduction

Welcome to my new podcast research website!

I am a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD program at Brock University, working under the supervision of Dr. Aaron Mauro in the Department of Digital Humanities.

My research examines how podcasting as a communication technology works politically, socially, and culturally with both academic and non-academic audiences. I am exploring how podcasts engage with ideas of expertise and authority and how the unique characteristics of the medium, such as its intimacy and open access nature, democratize research and engage non-academic audiences.

I have experience as an independent podcaster as cohost and producer of MythTake and producer and host of Foreword for Brock University’s Faculty of Humanities.

I hold an MA in Classics from Brock University (2013) and undergraduate degrees from both McMaster University (2009) and Glendon College, York University (2003). 



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About Alison

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Alison Innes is a researcher, podcast producer, and storyteller who believes that our best conversations help us better understand each other—and ourselves. She is passionate about the power of podcasts to create space for authentic, ethical, and vulnerable storytelling that connects people, ideas, and communities.

As a PhD student in Brock University’s Interdisciplinary Humanities program, Alison researches how podcasts foster trust, create connection, and help people make sense of ideas together. She is especially interested in how podcasting can build relationships, share stories, democratize knowledge, and invite more people into conversations that matter.

Whether she’s researching, producing, or holding space for conversations, Alison is guided by a simple belief: that when we share knowledge with curiosity, generosity, and care, we create opportunities to better understand each other.

Podcasting and researching from the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples in modern-day Canada.  Photo credit Kaitlyn Daw.

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