Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
Civically speaking is a podcast that focuses on all things civic - focusing in on Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and wider political, geopolitical, and related issues facing us in a 21st-century word. Host, Lenore Swystun, a Registered Professional Planner, Sociologist, and Facilitator together with Communications Specialist and former Journalist, Christina Cherneskey, invites guests and guest panels to discuss all things current and topical. Civically Speaking episodes are self-produced and aired weekly on Saskatoon's community radio station cfcr.ca along with providing podcast versions and special videocast and podcast direct specials. Tune in, try it, and we promise you'll find yourself coming back for more. We talk planning, politics, people - civically speaking!
Podcasting since 2019 • 327 episodes
Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
Latest Episodes
2025.12.16 Civically Speaking - This Week's News and Technology Trends in our Civic Arenas
Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking. This two-part episode of Civically Speaking brings together what’s happening right now and what it means for civic life moving forward.In Part 1, we walk through t...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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56:26
2025.12.09 Civically Speaking. It's Cold Outside.
Deae Listeners,This week on Civically Speaking, we begin with a check-in on the weather...because ....winter has truly arrived. We talk about just how cold it’s getting across Saskatchewan, what that means for daily life, tra...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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55:15
2025.12.02 Civically Speaking - Inside Saskatoon’s Budget (and a 108 reasons!?) — And Why City Budgets Everywhere Are Under Pressure
Hello Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning in - and supporting community radio shows and podcasts like this - we air to Saskatoon's community radio station cfcr.ca and give an opportunity to hear it via a podcast version.This kind of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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55:30
2025.11.18 Civically Speaking - Sports and Politics
Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning in. In this episode, we dig into the things that bring us together — and the places where politics can still tug us apart.🏈 Sports as Civic GlueWe kick things off with the joy of chee...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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56:49
2025.11.04 Civically Speaking Saskatoon News and Budget Talk
Hello Dear Civically Speaking Listeners,In a sleep deprived week I aimed to bring a smattering of Saskatoon based news in Part 1 including a little tail-end musing about the Blue Jays...uggggAnd in Part 2, while watching the proce...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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56:15