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Working on a PhD can be a real slog at times, but the universe sends encouragement when I least expect it. I’m currently working on an article about ethics and true crime podcasting. It is an equally exciting and daunting project. I’m really interested in the ethical issues that the true crime genre throws up,…

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Celebrating Carol

(A personal post for friends and family.) Folks who know me know I have a hard time saying no to good chocolate. I have a sweet tooth, and I come by it honestly: My mom, Carol, was a home economist back in the day and she absolutely loved baking. She loved baking for her five…

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Reflections of a Reluctant Centaur

I am a self-confessed reluctant centaur. In Greek mythology, centaurs were creatures at the edge of humanity, uncivilized to an ancient Greek. Half horse, half human, they were wild and untamed, liminal figures living on the fringes of the civilized Greek world. As a technology metaphor, the centaur is a human assisted by a machine…

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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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