Podcasts by Campus
Campus is that place and time in our lives where everything changes. Welcome to the CBC’s first original podcast series. Every episode is driven by a first-person narrative as host, Albert Leung guides you through one character’s life-defining experience. The stories are uniquely personal, honest and intimate. And although our characters are almost always students, their experiences are universal. Everyone can relate to the struggles of fitting in, feeling lost, self-discovery and tackling adversity.
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"I feel my life just drifting away" from 2017-06-23T16:14:45
Roddy-James Rodriguez is just one of the hundreds of students on campus, who give up on life each year, and attempt suicide.
The mental health crisis isn't new, and it isn't going away. An...
Wake Island from 2017-06-16T14:36:38
Wake Island is many things - to some, it’s a band. To others, it’s a place. But for Phil Manasseh and Nadim Maghzal, it’s the culmination of the immigrant experience. One that was shaped by culture...
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"Am I going to die in here?" - Part 2 from 2017-05-19T14:23:39
Mohammad Al Masalma's country was ripped apart during his time in university. After a revolution erupted in Syria, he joined anti-government protests to fight for his freedom. It led to his arrest ...
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"Am I going to die in here?" - Part 1 from 2017-05-12T14:13:26
Mohammad Al Masalma's country was ripped apart during his time in university. After a revolution erupted in Syria, he joined anti-government protests to fight for his freedom. It led to his arrest ...
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"God wasn't there" from 2017-04-28T04:05:33
William dedicated 22 years of his life to Mormonism, before he committed a serious sin. And after being unable to get past that guilt, he not only abandoned the faith, he tried to completely erase ...
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Walking with the ghosts of Blacksburg from 2017-04-16T11:36:22
April 16th 2017 marks 10 years since the Virginia Tech massacre where 32 innocent lives were lost. In part two of our special two-part story, survivors share the physical and psychological aftermat...
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Darkness falls on Virginia Tech from 2017-04-14T03:18:57
Sunday April 16th, 2017 marks 10 years since the Virginia Tech massacre when 32 lives were brutally lost. In part 1 of a special two-part story, survivors of the Virginia Tech shootings bravely rec...
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"This is what happens when you steal people's land" - Part 2 from 2017-03-31T14:37:44
After robbing a store to feed his crack cocaine addiction, Jesse Thistle gets thrown in jail. While locked up, Jesse reflected on his life and oddly enough, he thought about education. He wanted to...
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"This is what happens when you steal people's land" - Part 1 from 2017-03-24T14:23:23
How an Indigenous homeless crack addict turned his life around to becoming one of the most decorated PhD students in Canada. In part 1 of a special two-part story, Jesse Thistle details his upbring...
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"I'll never be normal now" from 2017-03-10T01:20:01
After years of suffering with Crohn's disease, Brittany Ferreira was forced to have her colon removed. At just 23, she wore an ostomy bag. Now, she's dealing with mounting insecurity about her body...
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Curiosity killed the cancer from 2017-02-24T16:46:42
Steve Keating has always been deeply curious about the world around him. His relentless curiosity is the driving force behind everything he does. It’s who he is. But it also led him down a frighten...
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Valentine's Day Extra - "You mean I'm not the only one!?" from 2017-02-14T17:01:45
Phil is head over heels in love. The fourth year student is about to experience his first Valentine's Day just a few weeks after losing his virginity to Amelia. He has his rose, his card, and his h...
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The 4th Year Virgin from 2017-02-10T14:45:06
Getting adjusted to college life is no easy feat. The pressure of fitting in and finding your feet during first year is huge. One of the biggest roadblocks to acceptance, strangely enough, is sex. ...
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Love Trumps Hate from 2017-01-27T06:47:26
In a special edition of Campus from Washington -- looking at the changing face of feminism in the aftermath of the now historic Women's March. Campus followed three Canadian university students, e...
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"I'm trapped in the wrong body" from 2017-01-13T05:54:45
Hear the story of Harrison Browne’s long, hard-fought road to self-discovery, and how he became the first openly transgender pro hockey player.
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Missing & Murdered from 2016-12-23T12:43:54
Campus chats with CBC investigative reporter Connie Walker about dedicating her career to the Indigenous community, and how the pressure and responsibility are all worth it.
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Dissecting A Dark Indigenous Past from 2016-12-16T08:59:24
Her worth and identity have always been under the microscope, but now Canada's first indigenous forensic pathologist is facing even more pressure from her own community.
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Ending the HIV stigma from 2016-12-09T12:35:36
Health economist Laura Derksen talks about how the fear of stigma may actually be causing an increase in spreading HIV.
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The slow killer from 2016-12-01T09:30:15
A young woman harboured a lifelong secret - that she was HIV positive. She distanced herself from the world, living a life of rejection, fear, and self-hatred. Hear how she rose to find the inner s...
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Dealing with death from 2016-11-25T12:03:53
Death is not easy to deal with. We have an odd sense of uneasiness that falls upon us when we learn of someone passing… it’s something that can be really difficult to unpack.
Dr. Darcy Ha...
"School saved my life" from 2016-11-18T10:30:01
A straight 'A' student, raised in a rough neighbourhood, chose books over guns.
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Hugs Not Walls from 2016-11-11T13:02:58
With Donald Trump headed to the White House, Americans are preparing for the touted wall along the U.S. Mexico border, one that will continue to separate families. It is a massive setback for immig...
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The "Dreamers" from 2016-11-04T11:41:55
They're known as "Dreamers" and in this U.S. election, they just might have the most to lose. As the issue of immigration looms, countless undocumented college students are caught in a cycle of unc...
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The Campus crew goes ghost hunting from 2016-10-28T04:54:07
After hearing stories of the infamous ghost that lurks Michigan's Ferris State University, the Campus crew camps out overnight in the basement of the Alumni building to try and meet the entity know...
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"You are haunted" from 2016-10-21T09:03:28
Things go bump in the night on Campus. Students tend to avoid the creepiest parts of Michigan's Ferris State University. But the staff have no choice but to confront the school’s haunted history he...
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Tailor-made armour for the trans community from 2016-10-14T11:49:14
In our last episode, you heard the story of Daniel Friedman - a grad student who suffered from lead poisoning and lost all ability to read and write. When Daniel eventually picked up the pieces, he...
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"Something's broken in my head" from 2016-10-07T11:11:57
Just months before finishing grad school, Daniel Friedman suddenly lost the ability to read and write. The aspiring architect was writing an essay one night when the words on his computer screen be...
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Real talk from a black cop from 2016-09-30T11:22:49
Sonia Pruitt, a police Lieutenant from Maryland, reacts to our story of the near-fatal beating of Alex Landau. She gets candid and speaks personally about the current race crisis gripping America.
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"This is how police treat black kids after midnight!" from 2016-09-23T11:46:17
A black student is nearly beaten to death by three white police officers during a routine traffic stop. For Alex Landau, that horrific night was a brutal awakening about what it means to be black i...
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Recommending Love Me from 2016-06-17T17:54:14
Albert recommends the new CBC original podcast Love Me.
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Season Finale: Part 2 - Walking with the ghosts of Blacksburg from 2016-04-07T08:45:02
Part 2 of our season finale deals with the physical and psychological aftermath of the Virginia Tech massacre. Two survivors, Kevin Sterne and Kristina Anderson, do their best to pick up the pieces...
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Season Finale: Part 1 - Darkness falls on Virginia Tech from 2016-03-31T02:45:01
In part one of our two-part season finale, two survivors of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre bravely recount the emotional and disturbing events of the fateful day that transformed their lives.
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The Virginia Tech Massacre from 2016-03-22T21:00:16
On the morning of April 16, 2007, a gunman worked his way through the Virginia Tech campus, claiming the lives of 32 people and wounding 17 others before turning a gun on himself. It remains the de...
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Episode 13: EXTRA - Dream again from 2016-03-15T21:31:30
What happens when elite athletes are forced to give up the dream of playing the game they love? After devoting such a huge chunk of their lives to one goal, how do they find a new sense of purpose ...
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Episode 13: Game changer from 2016-03-09T08:03:39
Isaiah Austin was one of the best college basketball players on the planet. But five days before his name would be called in the NBA Draft, his dream was taken away from him. This is the story of I...
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Episode 12: EXTRA - Remixing education from 2016-03-01T22:25:30
This week on Campus we put conventional education under the microscope and talk about why so many talented students are falling through the cracks of the current system. Listen to this chat with Ga...
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Episode 12: No better time than now (feat. Shigeto) from 2016-02-24T08:22:05
This is the story of Shigeto’s remarkable journey to becoming the world-renowned electronic musician he is today.
For as long as he can remember, Zach “Shigeto” Saginaw’s only dream was to...
Episode 11: EXTRA - Science of attraction from 2016-02-16T23:04:07
We chat with relationship expert Dr. Kimberly Moffit about why we struggle to navigate through all the confusing facets of the dating world.
In our last episode, we met Dillon and Charlott...
Episode 11: Laws of attraction from 2016-02-10T02:39:58
This is a story of an unlikely couple that started out as friends-with-benefits who evolved and became long-term lovers.
As we all know, relationships can be wonderful, but extremely comp...
Episode 10: EXTRA - Anorexia: dangerous yet forgotten from 2016-02-03T00:06:14
An important conversation about why eating disorders are being forgotten in the medical world, despite the fact that they cause the most deaths among all mental illnesses.
In our last epi...
Episode 10: Hunger game from 2016-01-27T03:47:28
This is the story of a young woman’s descent down a dark and dangerous path of anorexia and anxiety.
Body image can be a focal point for so many students starting out in university. But t...
Episode 9: EXTRA - Forbidden love from 2016-01-20T03:58:11
What happens when love gets caught in the middle of a clash of cultures during college?
Meet Chris and Cindy, an interracial couple who are dating despite strong disapproval from their pa...
Episode 9: No curry in the dorm room! from 2016-01-13T00:30:11
A story of cultural tension and racism, that became a catalyst for emerging pop artist HATECOPY.
For many kids coming from immigrant families, trying to integrate into a new culture can be...
Episode 8: EXTRA - Love and mercy - a young couple’s sacrifice for Syrian refugees from 2016-01-05T22:31:46
Hear how a young couple cancelled their wedding plans and donated the money to Syrian refugees.
In our last episode, we spoke with students in Toronto who have been mobilizing to help spon...
Episode 8: Lifeline Syria Challenge from 2015-12-30T00:38:27
Students in Toronto have been mobilizing in huge numbers to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
The Ryerson University Lifeline Syria Challenge was created by four Toronto area un...
Episode 7: EXTRA - Introducing #CitizensofCampus from 2015-12-22T22:13:38
We are super stoked to introduce the launch of Citizens of Campus! It's a photo blog that will start popping up on our social media accounts. Not following us? Look us up on twitter, instagram and ...
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Episode 7: The professional from 2015-12-16T00:01:12
Audrey Rochette always dreamed of going to university, but she didn't attend her first class until she was in her 30s.
As a teenager, her plans were put on hold after finding out she was ...
Episode 6: EXTRA - Why sexual assault goes unreported from 2015-12-08T22:25:50
After Aspen Matis was raped on her second day of college, she reported it to her school. A college mediator ruled the findings inconclusive. She felt strongly that the school was in her words, "sys...
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Episode 6: Girl in the woods from 2015-12-02T02:15:01
On her second day of college, Aspen Matis was raped. She ?reported it to her school, but was shocked by the mediator's ruling.
She dropped out and escaped into the woods, and began a gruel...
Episode 5: EXTRA - How students make fast cash from 2015-11-24T22:55:30
Shadae's story might be extreme, but doing something odd for fast cash happens more often than you think. So Albert visited a university campus in downtown Toronto to chat with students about what ...
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Episode 5: The gold show from 2015-11-18T22:09:29
Meet Shadae - a webcam girl who puts on erotic shows online for money, lots of it.
This is how? ?she paid? ?for her tuition? ?and avoided? ?a mountain of student debt.? ?
?But ?it...
Episode 4: EXTRA - Youth suicide prevention from 2015-11-10T21:51:19
When you listen to Blake's story, you realize how lucky he was to have someone in his life who recognized the signs of mental illness early on. His father could see that Blake was battling some of ...
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Episode 4: Going in circles from 2015-11-04T00:40:34
Episode 4 of the podcast tackles the mental health crisis on campus. Blake Horsley shares his deepest fears about what it's like to live with bipolar disorder during college.
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Episode 3: EXTRA - LGBT support from 2015-10-29T22:07:22
“I would say to somebody that I think is transitioning and coming out, all of the aspects related to transitioning is really deeply personal. And there’s no one way to do it. Everyone’s life is the...
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Episode 3: Was she really me? from 2015-10-20T19:45:01
Acceptance - it's something we all feel pressured with, but imagine having to deal with that struggle of fitting in, with yourself.
Rex Jackson has spent his entire life trying to find his...
Episode 2: EXTRA - Homeless youth from 2015-10-15T22:53:37
"Homelessness doesn't have a face, it doesn't have a gender, it doesn't have a sexuality. It can be anybody."
Here's an eye-popping stat for you -- 50% of homeless youth come from middle t...
Episode 2: The sleuthhound from 2015-10-06T17:16:30
Like many students, Jamie Michaels really messed up his finances while in school. Instead of taking time off to save money, or calling his parents for help, he did something most of us would never ...
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Episode 1: EXTRA - Jessica Watkin reflects from 2015-09-25T18:51:42
Jessica Watkin returns in studio to listen and reflect on Episode 1
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Episode 1: Lost in transition from 2015-09-18T16:08:49
Our first episode looks at the first few days at campus: the struggle to overcome anxieties of leaving home, finding friends, fitting in and feeling lost. For Jessica, it was all compounded by an u...
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