With Opened Mouths: The Podcast

About With Opened Mouths: The Podcast

In With Opened Mouths: The Podcast Dr Qanita Lilla, Associate Curator, Arts of Africa sits down with artists, musicians, curators and spoken word poets to discuss the expression of their practice. How did they find their artistic voice? Which life-events shaped them and who are their inspirations? Catch With Opened Mouths: The Podcast for some moving and inspiring conversations. With Opened Mouths is on view at Agnes Etherington Art Centre from 7 August 2021 to 30 January 2022. Learn more about the exhibition on Agnes’s website: https://agnes.queensu.ca/exhibition/with-opened-mouths/ With Opened Mouths: The Podcast is produced by Agnes Etherington Art Centre in partnership with CFRC 101.9 FM. This limited series podcast is released monthly. The graphic for the podcast is created by Vincent Perez. Original music by Jameel3DN, produced by Elroy “EC3” Cox III and commissioned by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 2021. The series is supported by the Justin and Elisabeth Lang Fund, Queen’s University and the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

Publisher

CFRC Podcast Network

Category

arts · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jun 2021

Latest episode

30 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Oct 2026

   The Navel of the World

   Recorded at Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Radio Western 94.9 FM and the Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto. Distributed by CFRC 101.9 FM, Queen’s University and Radio Western 94.9 FM Hosted by Qanita Lilla Produced by Danuta Sierhuis Episodes are edited and mixed by Dinah Jansen and Chancelor Maracle, CFRC 101.9 FM Original music by Jameel3DN, produced by Elroy “EC3” Cox III and commissioned by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 2021 The graphic for the podcast is created by Vincent Perez Season four of With Opened Mouths: The Podcast is supported by the Inclusive Community Fund at Queen’s University, the Jackman Humanities Institute University of Toronto, Radio Western and the Justin and Elisabeth Lang Fund.

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Intergenerational Activism and Buried Histories: Jamelie Hassan

   In this episode, Qanita Lilla talks with the celebrated artist, Jamelie Hassan about growing up as a first generation Arab Canadian. Jamelie talks about how, with her parent’s encouragement, she traversed continents to study art and to find her creative voice. She does not separate the role of her community in the founding of the artist-run centre, Embassy Cultural House in London, Ontario, and neither does she preclude the valuable, life-long contribution of her beloved life-partner and artist, Ron Benner.

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Season 4 Trailer

   We are back with a brand new season of With Opened Mouths. The podcast where we get exceptional creatives to speak for themselves. I am your host Qanita Lilla, Curator of Canadian and African art at Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University. Join us as we hear from artists, scholars, musicians and media workers working in Canada and Africa today. This season, my guests share how lived experience impacts creative practice, the role of intergenerational learning and how travel expands perspectives, and the importance of collaboration. We also hear how art, language, Black history and music help shape worlds of possibility, trust and resilience. Episodes of With Opened Mouths are released monthly, and you can find them on Digital Agnes, CFRC’s website and on your favorite podcasting platform starting on the 25th of September 2026!

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

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