2012 Podcasts
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9 November 2012: Alumni Podcast: Professor Claire Sjolander, University of Ottawa
Professor Claire Sjolander is the Vice-Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Ottawa. In 1995, she traveled to the United States as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program, where she examined the effects of NAFTA. (11:09, 12.7MB MP3) Transcript »
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19 October 2012: Alumni Podcast: Teresa Trevino, Natural Resources Canada
Teresa Trevino is an alumna of the International Visitor Leadership Program who traveled to the United States to study small and medium business enterprises. Is this podcast, she shares her experiences. (5:07, 5.9MB MP3) Transcript »
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5 October 2012: Professor David Lublin, American University
Professor David Lublin is a political science professor from Washington's American University. He is currently in Canada on a grant from the Embassy to talk about the upcoming elections. In this podcast, he talks about his experiences going across the country. (6:41, 7.8MB MP3) Transcript »
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2 October 2012: Vancouver Youth Ambassadors
Vancouver participants in the State Department's Youth Ambassadors Program talk about their experiences in the program. (13:31, 15.5MB MP3) Video and Transcript »
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27 September 2012: Professor Alan Taylor, War of 1812 Historian
Alan Taylor is a professor at UC Davis and the author of The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels & Indian Allies. He was recently in Canada on a U.S. Embassy-sponsored speaking tour, and in Toronto he sat down to talk with us about the War of 1812. (6:37, 6.2MB MP3) Transcript »
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26 September 2012: Alumni Podcast: Graeme Clark, Former Canadian Ambassador to OAS
Graeme Clark is Canada's former Ambassador to the Organization of American States. In 1986-87, he visited Washington, DC, as part of the Parliamentary Intern Program. In this podcast, he shares how his experiences in the program shaped his career. (10:46, 9.9MB MP3) Transcript »
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27 July 2012: Diana Owen, Political Science Professor
Diana Owen is a political scientist from Georgetown University who visited the Embassy as part of our elections speaker series. In this podcast, she talks about the impact social media plays in elections. (4:20, 6MB MP3) Video and Transcript »
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13 July 2012: Hans Noel, Political Science Professor
Georgetown University political science professor Hans Noel recently visited Toronto as part of a cross-Canada speaking tour on the upcoming elections. While there, he took time to talk with us about Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party and this November's elections. (12:17, 11.5MB MP3) Transcript »
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6 July 2012: Devin Elijah, Photographer/Artist
Devin Elijah is an internationally exhibited portrait photographer. In the spring, the Embassy helped bring him to Ottawa for his first ever solo show. In this podcast, he spoke with us about his influences and his art. (8:31, 5MB MP3) Video & Transcript »
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17 May 2012: William Bonvillian, MIT Washington Office
William Bonvillian is the director of MIT's Washington office. He was recently in Ottawa for the D. Allen Bromley Memorial Event on science and technology policy. While here, he sat down with us to talk about the power of innovation in transforming the manufacturing sector. (8:31, 11.7MB MP3) Transcript »
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3 May 2012: Alumni Podcast: Stephanie Bowles, Policy Horizons Canada
Stephanie Bowles is a Senior Policy Researcher at Policy Horizons Canada. In 2009, she visited the Environmental Protection Agency and the Worldwatch Institute, where she studied sustainable consumption and production as a visiting Fulbright fellow. (6:07, 8.4MB MP3) Transcript »
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12 April 2012: Alumni Podcast: Jeffrey Simpson, Globe & Mail Columnist
Jeffrey Simpson is the Globe & Mail's national affairs columnist. In the 1970s he took part in the Parliamentary Intern Program, and in this podcast he talks about his experiences. (19:12, 26MB MP3) Transcript »
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20 March 2012: Podcast: Sarah Walko, New Media Artist
Sarah Walko is a sculpture/installation/new media artist. Recently, she came to Ottawa on a grant from the Embassy to show off one of her installations work as part of the Canadian Museum of Nature's Preternatural Exhibit. While in the city, she sat down with us and talked about her art. (7:22, 10.4MB MP3) Video & Transcript »
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14 March 2012: Mimi Chakarova, Producer, The Price of Sex
Mimi Chakarova is an activist and a journalist. She produced The Price of Sex, a feature-length documentary about young Eastern European women who've been drawn into a netherworld of sex trafficking and abuse. Following a screening of her film in Ottawa, Ms. Chakarova sat down with us to discuss the issues it raises. (8:43, 8MB MP3) Transcript »
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2 March 2012: Alumni Podcast: Charlene Desrochers, Lawyer and Fulbright Alumni
Charlene Desrochers is a lawyer specializing in aboriginal law. In 2006, she took part in the Fulbright exchange program, visiting the University of Arizona. In this podcast, she talks about how her experience helped her learn more about cross-border issues. (5:56, 5.6MB MP3) Transcript »
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17 February 2012: Alec Ross, State Department Senior Advisor on Innovation
In Ottawa to participate in the OpenPolicy@DFAIT conference, Alec Ross, the State Department's Senior Advisor on Innovation, sat down with us to speak about the role of technology in government and diplomacy. (6:11, 8.5MB MP3) Video & Transcript »
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15 February 2012: Alumni Podcast: Jim Watson, Ottawa Mayor
Ottawa mayor Jim Watson is an alumnus of the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program. In this podcast, he talks about visiting Washington, D.C. with the program in 1991, and what he took from the experience. (5:44, 7.9MB MP3) Transcript »
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1 February 2012: Dylan Miner, Aboriginal Artist
Dylan Miner is a Métis artist from Michigan whose work is featured in an upcoming Vancouver Art Gallery exhibit, Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture. In this podcast, he talks about his work with youth and bicycles. (3:50, 3.5MB MP3) Transcript »
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13 January 2012: Alumni Podcast: Goran Pesic, Canadian Commercial Corporation
Goran Pesic is a special advisor to the Canadian Commercial Corporation. Prior to joining the CCC, he worked in senior positions both inside and outside of government. Mr. Pesic took part in the American Studies Instutite Exchange Program in 2006. (13:20, 12.2MB MP3) Transcript »
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11 January 2012: Dr. Omar Mahmood, Deen Intensive Foundation
Dr. Omar Mahmood is with the Deen Intensive Foundation, an initiative dedicated to drawing on Islam's intellectual traditions to address contemporary issues and concerns facing young Muslims. Dr. Mahmood recently visited Calgary to teach a weekend course organized by the Western Muslim Initiative, a group serving the city's young Muslim professionals. (7:43, 7.4MB MP3) Transcript »