A weekly current issues and news panel centred in Alberta’s capital city, hosted by CJSR. 

Bringing together locals “in the know” with honesty and curiosity.

This show is for folks, who:

• are excited by real conversations – not hot takes or platforming

• understand rights go along with responsibilities 

• don’t see themselves represented in the media in a just way

Hosted by Asad Chishti

EPISODE 5 | Policing 

A conversation with former cop Dan Jones, advocate Kelsey Lyseng, and long-time journalist Samira Mohyeddin hinging on justice, accountability and democracy through the lens of police, journalism and healthcare.

PANELISTS

	Dan Jones A criminologist and former police officer with the Edmonton Police Service. He resigned from the police commission in recent years and focuses on victim-offender overlap. Find Dan on LinkedIn
	Kelsey Lyseng A nurse and human rights advocate. She’s been using videos to focus on healthcare, Palestine, with an Edmonton-specific lens. Find Kelsey on Instagram
	Samira Mohyeddin  A journalist and filmmaker. She left the CBC in November 2023 to found On the Line Media. Mohyeddin works to deliver critical and contextual journalism. Find Samira on Instagram

EPISODE 4 | Belonging in Alberta

A discussion with Shiza Wassi, Henry Sir and Sarah Hoyles hinging on what it means to be Albertan, the current state of governments and special interests.

PANELISTS

	Henry Sir A comedian and writer. He’s been posting videos about politics and government – based on both sides of the 49th parallel.
	Shiza Wasi An organizer and convenor. She works with both YEG Muslim Vote to increase civic literacy and Public Interest Alberta to make policy more accessible.
	Sarah Hoyles Long-time journalist and CJSR’s station manager. She’s survived being in the journalism industry for more than two decades in a variety of roles.

EPISODE 3 | The language of data centres and Alberta’s referendum

PANELISTS

	Gabrielle Barber An anthropologist and soon-to-be graduate student. She’s been making educational videos about the Alberta referendum. Calgary-based.
	Kayla Piccinin An advocate and parent. Part of the Olds Transparency Project, she credits a proposed mega data centre next to her home for raising all sorts of alarms and flags on due process.

 

EPISODE 2 | Do Land Back and separatism pivot the same?

PANELISTS

	Leah Hennig A journalist and Editor-in-Chief of The Gateway. This is her second year at the helm of the newspaper as E-in-C.
	Tim Shoults The publisher of the St. Albert’s Gazette and vice-president for Great West Media’s northern division.
	Matthew Wildcat A member of the Ermineskin Cree Nation, he is a professor at the faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. Where he is also the director of Indigenous Governance.

EPISODE 1 | How do we pivot together?

A conversation with Haruun Ali, Jeremy Appel and Karen Unland hinging on Edmonton Police Service, climate responsibilities, the city budget, our news diet + more. 

PANELISTS

	Haruun Ali An advocate and organizer. He resides on Treaty 6 and has spent years working on issues affecting Edmonton-at-large, his family, and himself personally.
	Jeremy Appel A journalist and author. He’s written several books and regularly published The Orchard digital newsletter. Appel’s work is in the New York Times, the Toronto Star, National Observer, Tyee, Alberta Views, and more.
	Karen Unland A journalist and publisher. She is the co-founder of Taproot publishing and the editor-in-chief of Taproot Edmonton. Before founding Taproot with Mack Male a decade ago, Unland worked in newspapers and podcasting.