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Episode 07 Theories & Methods: Humanities Podcasting & Public Discourse
This post is an accessible version of my research poster for the HUMA 7P02 poster session held at Brock University on 2 April 2025. Do you remember the last time you sat around a campfire, eating smores and sharing stories? We share campfire stories with an intimate group of trusted friends. The growth of podcasting Continue reading
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Police Podcasts and the Erosion of Public Trust
Presented at “Power and Responsibility” 19th Annual Communication Graduate Caucus Conference, Carleton University, March 14-15, 2024. Police in Canada are adopting true crime podcasting to influence public perceptions of policing and police work in response to increased scrutiny by activists and calls for transparency and accountability. However, their podcasts bypass an important element of ethical Continue reading
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Episode 05: Is Podcasting Dead?
Alison is joined by long-time podcaster Christine Caccipuoti to dissect the rumours of podcasting’s demise. They explore what it means to be a self-funded, independent podcaster and the relationship of independent podcast creators to the commercialized podcasting industry. Christine Caccipuoti is a New York-based podcaster, historian, and performer. Currently the the co-producer of Footnoting History Continue reading
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Episode 03: Writing Magic
October has flown by way too quickly! It’s a been busy month, but one of the highlights for me has been doing academic writing after ten long years. PS– Project PhDcast is now listed in Apple Podcasts, so you can subscribe in your favourite podcatcher app! Mentioned in this episode: View this podcast with subtitles on Continue reading
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Episode 02: Copagandacasting
What happens when you combine the words cops + propaganda + podcasting? You get a really unpronounceable word– copagandacasting– and the topic of my current research. This episode, I introduce you to my current work on ethics, authority, and police podcasting arising from the Toronto Police Service’s podcast, 24 Shades of Blue. Mentioned in this Continue reading
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Police Podcasting: Ethical and Professional Considerations
I’ll be presenting my research-in-progress on police podcasting at the upcoming International Virtual Grad Symposium: Emerging Research in Podcast Studies on Sept. 23-24, 2023. Follow the link for more information about the symposium and how to attend. A podcasting project by the Toronto Police Services (TPS) hit the headlines in February 2023 when the CBC Continue reading
About Me
-PhD student in Interdisciplinary Humanities researching podcast ethics and knowledge mobilization under the supervision of Dr. Aaron Mauro at Brock University
-Host and producer of Foreword
-Producer of Eve, Intersected
-Cohost and producer of MythTake
-MA in Classics from Brock University (2013)
-BA in Classics from McMaster University (2009)
-BA in History & Linguistics from Glendon College, York University (2003)
Podcasting and researching from the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples in modern-day Canada.
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