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 • 339 episodes
Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
Latest Episodes
2026.03.24 Civically Speaking - Transportation and Transit
Dear Listeners,It is a day of news around all things transportation and transit.We begin with a sad story involving an Air Canada plane that made contact with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport.We then come closer to home wi...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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55:32
2026.03.17 Civically Speaking Sask Provincial Pre-Budget and more
Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in.This week, we spent time looking ahead to what we might expect in the upcoming provincial budget. Budgets are ultimately about priorities, and we talked about the pressures shaping this ye...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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54:21
2026.03.10 Civically Speaking - A smattering of international and local items
Dear Listeners,Thank you for tuning in. Much appreciation.In today's episode, Christina and I begin with a check in on classic prairie March weather and then head into a chat about the current status of the USA, Israel,...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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54:58
2026.03.03 Civically Speaking Near and Far
Hello Listeners,It has been a tough couple of weeks. Losing a brother is never easy. Losing an extra special brother like Gordon is unbearable. He made my partner and I better people. Truly. Gone way too soon. In his sp...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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55:24
2026.02.10 Civically Speaking - Federal Discussion re Conservatives, NDP, Liberals, Elections and More with James Yachyshen
Dear Friends and Colleagues,This week I sit down with James Yachyshen to unpack a pivotal moment in Canadian federal politics. We discuss the Conservative Leadership Review and Convention, the upcoming NDP leadership r...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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56:12