Grad-emic Podcast: Graduating in a Pandemic
Episodes
8 episodes
The Finale: Bayley and Becky say Goodbye
Today we interview each other for our last episode of the Grad-emic Mini Series. We discuss our thoughts towards the podcast process from inception to audio editing and Instagram marketing tactics. We also learned a lot from our friends, not on...
Go for the City: Aly
Today we are joined by Aly, who graduated with a fine arts degree in film from Concordia University. She choose to leave the province to go to Montreal, Quebec, not only for the program offered but mostly for the city, immersing herself in an e...
Co-op Gives You a Leg Up: Nidhi
Today we are joined by Nidhi, an environmental engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo. She jumped right into the workforce after a previous co-op placement offered her a job! We discussed what environmental engineering consists of...
The Mental Health Epidemic: Sam and Ira Pt 2
Sam and Ira are back again. The pandemic had many people pick up new habits, some good and others...not so much. In this episode, the four of us discuss how many experienced a deterioration of mental health as a result of social isolation, what...
Adulting After Uni: Sam and Ira Part 1
Today we are joined by Sam and Ira, recent graduates of York University. Sam completed her degree in Sociology. Ira completed her degree in Kinesiology. They both finished university shortly after the pandemic hit and had to navigate the final ...
Flourishing After Setbacks: Sabrina
Today we are joined by Sabrina, who completed her Kinesiology degree at the University of Toronto. She decided to remain in school an extra year to improve her GPA, in hopes of attending physiotherapy school. During that year she also created a...
Imposter Syndrome for a First Generation Graduate: Diogo
Today we are joined by Diogo, a recent Political Science graduate from the Glendon Campus at York University, who seeks a mental reset in his family’s hometown in Brazil after a challenging few years doing his undergrad experiencing imposter...
Meet Your Co-Hosts: Bayley and Becky
In this episode, we introduce our podcast series and the driving forces behind its development. We shamelessly discuss ourselves: what we studied, where we went to school and how we think we handled university life overall, especially during th...