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In the Season 2 finale, Amanda de Gruchy invites us into the exciting and sometimes surprising world of Food Security and Sovereignty. Amanda’s passion has permeated throughout her academic career - she has actively interviewed not-for-profit organizations, taught gardening classes, and coordinated community garden activities throughout Charlotte County New Brunswick.    Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

Renate Gritter came to SSU as a student, and her love of community has led her to be involved in many operations of the university since graduation. In this episode Renate shows how imagination and the acts of dreaming and letting go participate in the story that brought her here.   Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

In the final poem of the season, Jacob speaks with spoken word artist and SSU alum Nygel Metcalfe of Gauche Coach. They talk about Gauche Coach's latest album, artistic collaboration, and their epic literature influences. Gauche Coach Nygel Metcalfe Poetry   Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

For the last 43 years, Peter Fitch has been living in an intentional and loosely formed Community that is St. Stephen’s University. In this episode, Peter tells the story of his love for religion and the makings of a healthy community.  Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

Deb Walters returns to Radio SSU with "It Is The Strangest Thing To Me" where Deb and Jacob talk about the impacts of our language and the power of community and connection. Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

How can we respond to a worrisome world? In today’s episode, Dr. Brad Jersak discusses living with worry and engaging with hope through the context of confession. Brad Jersak is an author and teacher based in Abbotsford, BC. He currently serves as the Dean of Theology & Culture at St. Stephen’s University (SSU.ca/graduate) and teaches peace studies courses with IRPJ.org and is a regular speaker with the Open Table Conference crew.   Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university  

Reverend Dr. David Moore is an ecumenical teacher, writer and activist based in Santa Barbara California. In this talk, David Moore essentially picks up where he left off in his public lecture (listen to our previous episode), where he discusses coming to peace with anger and embracing stillness. Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

"Delight (and Peaches)" illustrates Marissa Wiebe's ability to capture sensory experiences with the written language. We discuss what we "dream about in winter" and the many ways we care for our communities.   Listen wherever you get your podcasts! ➡️ t.ly/Y9mu   #PoetryIs #RadioSSU #artspodcast Follow Marissa on Instagram: @MyrtleTattoos Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

March 16, 2022, marks the first public lecture at St. Stephen's University since the pandemic began. We are thrilled to have long-time friend and sessional faculty member Rev. Dr. David Moore be with us for this special event. 

In the process of writing her undergraduate thesis, Tina Light went out daily to immerse herself in the natural world. Inspired by the nature writing of Annie Dilliard, "At the River's Edge" is an honour to the effects that awareness in nature has on the self. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! ➡️ t.ly/Y9mu #PoetryIs #RadioSSU #artspodcast Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

Today, History professor, Laurens van Esch, in a compelling way, recounts the events that brought him to SSU, what he found when we arrived, and, to paraphrase the political scientist, activist, and writer,  Elif Shafak, how storytelling must become one of our main acts of resistance to dehumanization.   Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university

On this episode, Ruben Wiens and I look at his poem "The First Night" and talk about making up words and playing with language. Stay Connected: www.ssu.ca/current-news Instagram: @ssunews Facebook: www.facebook.com/st.stephens.university