Go, Ravens, Go! More on that later.

Entertainment was front and centre this week.

Reporter Julie Chadwick sat down with the great-great-great niece of Black publishing trailblazer Mary Ann Shadd Cary, at the launch of an annual lecture series in her honour. Next, Clarisa Gonzalez gave us a look at Ottawa’s newest film festival, Genre Gems, focused on twisting and subverting classic genres.

Allison Young took us inside a new program aimed at helping Canadians buy Canadian books, followed by Hannah Daramola’s story on a book fair aimed at helping Canadians buy non-Canadian books—specifically from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.

Hosts Zoe Pierce and Colson Swinarchin welcomed our first live guest of the season, Carleton University psychology professor Joanna Pozzulo, to talk about the school’s upcoming mental health day and advocacy award.

Kicking off the bottom half, Pierce took us onto the field at Lansdowne TD Place for Carleton’s win over the University of Ottawa in this past weekend’s Panda Game. We heard from both sides of the not-so-bitter rivalry both on and off the green.

Keeping with sports, Swinarchin then gave us a look at a less-talked-about Carleton team, as our baseball club heads to provincial championships for a shot at their first Ontario University Athletics gold.

Another less-talked-about issue: how currency exchange rates affect those getting their education abroad—Marilyn Madlion joined our hosts in-studio for a deep dive into the issues she and other international students are facing as the Nigerian naira fluctuates.

At end of the program, a colourful look at the end of Carleton’s annual butterfly show, followed by a sneak peek of a Persian film showcase on campus.

As with any live media, a changing schedule meant having to react on the fly. However, cool heads and weeks of practice got us to air at noon regardless.

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