S02E07 | Remembrance as an Active Process: Formal & Informal Ethnic Enclaves
Release Date: 07/17/2021
Clock In: Diane and Martin
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Diane Connors grew up knowing her dad did cool work as an astrophysicist. But she’s always been curious to know more: How did he get into it? What’s he proud of? What’s he learned over the years? Martin Connors is a Professor of Astronomy, Mathematics, and Physics at Athabasca University. He studies asteroids, auroral effects on space weather, and instrumentation. His research on Earth’s Trojan asteroids was on the cover of the journal Nature in 2011. In this episode of , host Jay Gilday guides Diane and Martin through a conversation about astronauts on TV, burning the midnight oil,...
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Clock In: Stephanie and Henry
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Stephanie Harpe says she got a lot of things from her dad Henry, including a wicked work ethic and a positive outlook on life. Stephanie is a musician and advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Henry grew up in Fort McMurray before the oil boom. Their family was Metis, and did a lot to support other families in town. As oil sands mining ramped up, he moved to Edmonton and travelled back and forth to work at Syncrude and Suncor. Along the way, he tried to make sure other Indigenous workers were treated fairly. On this episode of , host Jay Gilday speaks with Stephanie...
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Clock In: Tamisan and Marjorie
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Working at the same place as your mom can be a privilege and a pain. Tamisan Bencz-Knight is the Manager of Strategic Relationships & Partnerships at Edmonton’s Food Bank. Marjorie Bencz is the Executive Director, a member of the Order of Canada, and her mom. Tamisan loves and respects Marjorie, but wonders if she knows about the anxiety Tamisan feels working together. And she wonders if everybody else thinks she only has her job because of Marjorie. In this episode of , host Jay Gilday talks to Tamisan and Marjorie about putting food and hope on tables, following in someone’s...
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Clock In: Saniya and Nas
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Saniya Ghalehdar wants to make sure her dad Nas makes it into the history books. Nas Ghalehdar owned Teddy’s Bar & Grill on Jasper Avenue from 2006 – 2017. The business first opened in 1932, and has passed through several immigrant families over the decades. Previous owners like Saul Reichert are as famous as its steak and sandwiches. But Nas’ story isn’t as well-known. Originally from Iran, Nas studied math and mechanical engineering but found desk jobs unfulfilling. When he bought Teddy’s, he kept most of the staff and menu classics. What he brought was mentorship,...
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Clock In: Shima and Elsa
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Shima Robinson has always admired her mom. Shima served as Edmonton’s 10th Poet Laureate, and performs spoken word poetry under the name Dwennimmen. Her mom, Elsa Robinson, is an accomplished visual artist and former teacher. Shima finds Elsa such a stalwart and reliable human being. Given how hard it can be to be a parent and make a living as an artist, Shima’s always wondered: How has Elsa pulled it off? And how have Elsa’s jobs and art informed each other? In this episode, Clock In host Jay Gilday helps Shima ask her mom, and finds the admiration runs both ways. Clock In was...
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Clock In: On the Line
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Meet Jay Gilday: musician, postal worker, and host of . Delivering mail in Edmonton has always felt meaningful for Jay. Imagine his surprise when he found out his grandfather did the same work in the Northwest Territories – by dogsled. In this first episode of Clock In, follow Jay to the picket line to learn why he and his fellow workers decided to put it all on the line by going on strike. Then hear him sing at open mic night at River City Revival – including a song he wrote to honour his connection to his grandfather, “Shoes.” What parts of ourselves do we bring to our jobs? How...
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Announcing Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast
Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast
Coming November 10 in the ECAMP Podcast feed: Clock In. A podcast mini-series about work from ECAMP – the Edmonton City as Museum Project. Each episode, host Jay Gilday helps people talk to their parents about the work they did when they were younger. Along the way, we learn how working life has changed in the city. New episodes drop every Monday. Clock In is produced in amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton in Treaty 6 territory.
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S02E13 | Without Discrimination: The Delwin Vriend Case
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This ECAMP Podcast bonus episode, hosted by Murray Billett and produced by the Alberta Labour History Institute, takes us on a journey through a history-making decision that impacts Alberta’s Human Rights law to this day. Featured voices include Vriend, former City Councillor Michael Phair, and four people who participated as lawyers in the case: Sheila Greckol (now a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Alberta); Douglas Stollery, CM, QC; Julie Lloyd, QC (now a Provincial Court Judge); and Lyle Kanee, QC.
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TEASER for Episode 13 (Bonus)
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S02E12 | Bringing it Together: Immigration History through food & Edmonton’s Annexations
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In this final episode of Season 2, revisit perspectives on Edmonton’s immigration history through the lens of food. Then, we consider annexation as a relationship between people, communities and the land with Peter Ohm, Edmonton’s Historian Laureate Amber Paquette & Mackenzie Ground.
info_outlineIn this episode, explore two formalized ethnic enclaves in the Boyle Street and McCauley neighbourhoods. Lan Chan-Marples shares the history of Edmonton’s Chinatown & Adriana A Davies speaks about Little Italy. Then, Poushali Mitra considers the growing South Asian community in Mill Woods and recounts an effort to have a Little India arch erected in the early 2000s.