This podcast is produced by students in the undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Journalism at TMU.
On the Record Podcast
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This podcast is produced by students in the undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Journalism at TMU.
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April 3, 2026
On The Record – S8E5 – What should voters know heading into the fall election?
<div class="wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-f63b03a1 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none"> <figure class="wp-block-uagb-image__figure"><img decoding="async" srcset="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/S8E5-Podcast-Still-Image-1024x576.jpg ,https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/S8E5-Podcast-Still-Image.jpg 780w, https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/S8E5-Podcast-Still-Image.jpg 360w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px" src="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/S8E5-Podcast-Still-Image-1024x576.jpg" alt="An illustration featuring a photo of one of the podcast hosts and an icon of a podcast host." class="uag-image-102095" width="1230" height="693" title="S8E5-Podcast-Still-Image" loading="lazy" role="img"/></figure> </div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size">This semester’s podcast focuses on municipal politics in the GTA because our next <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/city-elections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">election is coming up on October 26th, 2026</a>. </p> <p>Today’s big question is: <strong>Cities vote on big thematic issues like transit, traffic, housing and the police services – what should voters know heading into the fall election in terms of these big-ticket issues?</strong></p> <p>This episode OTR dives into the 18.9 billion dollar pot of gold that runs Toronto. We strip back the municipal campaign posters to look at why the TTC is frozen, why the traffic is stagnant, and where that record-breaking police budget is actually going. This is the reality check every voter needs before hitting the polls this October.</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">We interviewed <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakesh-mehta-642a45a/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Rakesh Mehta</a>, a housing expert and real estate agent in Toronto.</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">This episode was hosted by <strong>Anish Dhupar & Julia Petrucci</strong> and produced by <strong>Yoons Park</strong> and <strong>Manroop Aulakh</strong>. The theme for this podcast is by Almost Barely and is called “Letting Go.”</p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/OTR-Podcast-2026Apr3.mp3"></audio></figure> <div class="wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns102091_4a9870-f0"><a class="kb-button kt-button button kb-btn102091_1368d9-d0 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-outline kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn" href="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/OTR-2026APRIL3-Podcast-Transcript.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="kt-btn-inner-text">Read the transcript</span></a></div> </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="extra-resources">Credits</h2> <p>Hosts: <strong> <strong>Anish Dhupar</strong></strong> &<strong><strong> Julia Petrucci</strong></strong><br />Episode producers: <strong>Yoons Park</strong> and <strong>Manroop Aulakh</strong> </p> <p>Theme music by Almost Barely.</p> <p>Illustration of a podcast host from <a href="https://www.freepik.com/icon/podcaster_9358715" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://www.freepik.com/icon/podcaster_9358715</a></p> </p> </p>
March 20, 2026
On The Record – S8E4 – How Does Toronto Look in Terms of its Net Zero Promises?
<div class="wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-f63b03a1 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none"> <figure class="wp-block-uagb-image__figure"><img decoding="async" srcset="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/S8E4-Podcast-Still-Image-1024x576.jpg ,https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/S8E4-Podcast-Still-Image.jpg 780w, https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/S8E4-Podcast-Still-Image.jpg 360w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px" src="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/S8E4-Podcast-Still-Image-1024x576.jpg" alt="An image featuring the hosts photos in black and white and the logo for the podcast." class="uag-image-101939" width="1230" height="693" title="S8E4-Podcast-Still-Image" loading="lazy" role="img"/></figure> </div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size">This semester’s podcast focuses on municipal politics in the GTA because our next <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/city-elections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">election is coming up on October 26th, 2026</a>. </p> <p>Today’s big question is: <strong>Toronto has made promises to meet NetZero targets, is the city meeting them?</strong></p> <p>This episode breaks down the city’s <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/environmentally-friendly-city-initiatives/transformto/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">TransformTO strategy</a>, key emission targets, and where progress falls short. We also look at who is responsible for climate action at the municipal level and how decisions are made at city hall. Additionally, we explore what Torontonians know and think about the city’s climate promises ahead of the upcoming election.</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">We interviewed Lyn Adamson from <a href="https://climatefast.ca/lyn-adamson" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">ClimateFast</a> and <a href="https://www.environment.utoronto.ca/news/professor-john-robinson-appointed-%C2%A0city-toronto%E2%80%99s-climate-advisory-group%C2%A0cag" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Prof. John Robinson">Prof. John Robinson</a> (a member of the Toronto climate advisory group) this week, and the streeters were recorded on campus at TMU. This episode was hosted by <strong>Miguel Mabalay & Julia Sawicki,</strong> and produced by <strong>Semi Won</strong> and <strong>Sia Shete</strong>. The sound effects are from Pixabay, and we’re using them under their Creative Commons licenses (listed and linked to below). The theme for this podcast is by Almost Barely and is called “Letting Go.”</p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/OTR-Podcast-2026Mar20-v2.mp3"></audio></figure> <div class="wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns101940_37c7fa-c7"><a class="kb-button kt-button button kb-btn101940_f64d73-97 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-outline kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn" href="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/OTR-2026MARCH20-Podcast-Transcript-v2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="kt-btn-inner-text">Read the transcript</span></a></div> </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="extra-resources">Credits</h2> <p>Hosts: <strong>Miguel Mabalay & Julia Sawicki</strong><br />Episode producers: <strong>Semi Won</strong> and <strong>Sia Shete</strong></p> <p>Theme music by Almost Barely.<br />Toronto subway <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-toronto-subway-001-54603" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-toronto-subway-001-54603</a></p> <p>Bike bell <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-bike-bell-173588/">https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-bike-bell-173588/</a></p> <p>Crowd noise <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/people-crowd-noise-284490/">https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/people-crowd-noise-284490/</a></p> <p>Apple pay <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-apple-pay-success-sound-effect-481188/">https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-apple-pay-success-sound-effect-481188/</a></p> <p>Cash register <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-cash-register-kaching-376867/">https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-cash-register-kaching-376867/</a></p> <p>Woosh <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-quick-whoosh-405448/">https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-quick-whoosh-405448/</a></p> </p>
March 6, 2026
On The Record – S8E3 – How Can a Resident Influence City Politics?
<div class="wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-f63b03a1 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none"> <figure class="wp-block-uagb-image__figure"><img decoding="async" srcset="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/S8E3-Podcast-Still-Image-1024x576.jpg ,https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/S8E3-Podcast-Still-Image.jpg 780w, https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/S8E3-Podcast-Still-Image.jpg 360w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px" src="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/S8E3-Podcast-Still-Image-1024x576.jpg" alt="Still image displaying photos of the hosts of episode 1 on season 8 of the OTR podcast." class="uag-image-101733" width="1230" height="693" title="S8E3-Podcast-Still-Image" loading="lazy" role="img"/></figure> </div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size">This semester’s podcast focuses on municipal politics in the GTA because our next <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/city-elections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">election is coming up on October 26th, 2026</a>. </p> <p>Today’s big question is: <strong>How can a resident influence city politics?</strong> </p> <p>To answer this, we interviewed <a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/saman-tabasinejad" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Saman Tabasinejad</a>, Executive Director at Progress Toronto, and <a href="https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/matt-elliott/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Matt Elliot</a>, a freelance City Hall reporter. The streeters were provided by community members on campus here at TMU. The clip at 5:30 is from Toronto City Council on YouTube, the clip at 6:48 is from Toronto Transit Commission on YouTube and the clip at 8:37 is from the National Post on YouTube.</p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/OTR-Podcast-2026Mar6.mp3"></audio></figure> <div class="wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns101456_f9b00d-d1"><a class="kb-button kt-button button kb-btn101456_a4d57f-65 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-outline kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn" href="https://s38612.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/OTR-2026JAN23-Transcript.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="kt-btn-inner-text">Read the transcript</span></a></div> </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="extra-resources">Credits</h2> <p>Hosts: Jaden Whitelaw & Anish Dhupar<br />Episode producers: Gabriel Hilty & Mia Di Panfilo</p> <p>Theme music by Almost Barely.</p> </p>
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