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!
Episodes
289 episodes
2025.01.07. Civically Speaking. Let's talk about the Whether in Canada.
Happy New Year Listeners,Here we go today, talking about one of our favourite pastimes - the whether. And today, we had quite the whether event to talk about. Seen with whether radar. It landed. Whether the Lib...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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56:39
2024.12.24 Civically Speaking - On the Eve...
Happiest of the Holiday Season,This was a quickly done holiday episode with James Yachyshen. We meander our way through some reflections, ponderings forward regarding politics locally and further afield.And, we open and close by...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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56:07
2024.12.17 Civically Speaking Freeland and Civic lands
Hello Dear listeners, This week we talk federal politics and other highlights national and local. No more Freeland in Federal Liberal Cabinet. And, closer to home, what about the latest, regarding supports for folks w...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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57:19
2024.12.10 Civically Speaking - Geopolitics - from friendship based to transactional based
Dear Civically Speaking Listeners,You are in for a treat. Tasha Kheiriddin, National Post Columnist, Geo-political analyst, lawyer, authour and more, joins Dr. Bohdan Kordan, Professor Emeritus, Political Studies, International Re...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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56:39
2024.12.03 Civically Speaking - We head south - USA Election and Politics - Differing Views
Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. Today we head south with guests Patricia Roe and James Yachyshen. Christina Cherneskey sends her regrets.In this episode Patricia and James offer up different perspectives on ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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56:30
2024 11.26 Civically Speaking Saskatchewan Government Throne Speech, cabinet ministers, shadow cabinet ministers, key issues
Thanks for tuning in Dear Listeners,We are truly heading rapidly towards the end of the year and governments are getting back into policy making mode. The Throne speech was delivered today. And priorities outlined.
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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55:46
2024.11.19 Civically Speaking - Civic Election Saskatoon Post Mortem
Thanks for tuning in, Dear Listeners,OKAY, the election cycle is complete....at least for now...as we head into 2025 noting that a Federal Election at some point will most likely be triggered.James Yachyshen, a regular panel mem...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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56:32
2024.11.12 Civically Speaking On the Eve of Saskatoon's Civic Election
Dear Listeners,Exciting - we are coming to the end of the Fall 2024 Election Cycle. The Civic Election is right around the corner. November 13, 2024. Voting takes place from 8 am to 8 pm. We give a run ...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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1:20:20
2024.11.04 Civically Speaking - Run Up to Saskatoon Municipal Election Nov 13 with Phil Tank and Charles Hamilton
Hello Dear Listeners,Indeed, tis' Election Season. In just a little over a week, November 13, we'll know who Saskatoon's new City Council will be. Joining this episode - thanks to Phil Tank, Opinion Editor, Saskatoon StarPhoenix along w...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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58:00
2024-10-29 Civically Speaking - Behind the Ballot - Quick Interviews with candidates from Wards 6 and 7
Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning in. In this episode are the last batch of quick interviews I did with Ward 6 and Ward 7 candidates respectively who were present while I was in attendance at the Combined Business Council Candidate Expo ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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17:28
2024.10.29 Civically Speaking - Behind the Ballot - Quick Interviews with Ward 2 and Ward 1 Candidates
Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning in. In this episode are quick interviews I did with Ward 2 and Ward 1 candidates respectively who were present while I was in attendance at the Combined Business Council Candidate Expo that took place la...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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23:22
2024.10.29 Civically Speaking - Behind the Ballot - Quick Interviews with Saskatoon Ward 8 Council Candidates
Dear Listeners,In between our regular programming I have been going out - looking 'behind the ballot.' For example, find two episodes where I go out in the field and interview campaign team volunteers and campaign managers for the...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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25:34
2024.10.29 Civically Speaking Post Saskatchewan Election Results (99% of the vote is in, but...)
Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning in. What a Fall Season we are having in the civic arena.A Provincial Election just happened. Congratulations to all who stepped up to run, volunteered and voted. It was quite the night and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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55:45
2024.10.28 Civically Speaking - Behind the Ballot with Volunteers from the Atchison and Tarasoff Campaigns
Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning in. Much appreciated.In this special Behind the Ballot episode I talk with volunteers from the Atchison and Tarasoff campaigns. These conversations shed some interesting insights into the backroo...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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49:10
2024.10.21 Orphans, Mushy Middle, October Surprises, Bozo Eruptions, Signs of the Time... with Special Guest, Janet Brown of Opinion Research and a special Panel
Hello Dear Listeners,Joining this week's show is Janet Brown, a Pollster and Political Commentator from Alberta with Opinion Research. Janet has done some recent polling for CUPE Saskatchewan and has a wealth of experience with polling ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:21:32
2024.10.15 Civically Speaking - Behind the Ballot - Campaign Management
Dear Civically Speaking Listeners,We go behind the ballot during this episode with some field research into the campaign offices of mayoral candidates, Cynthia Block and Gordon Wyant. We sit down with their campaign managers respectivel...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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56:03
2024.10.08 Part 2 Updated Saskatchewan Provincial Poll Results with Lang McGilp, Insightrix Research. Patricia Roe joins as guest panelist.
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28:47
2024.10.08 Part 1 Updated Saskatchewan Provincial Poll Results with Lang McGilp, Insightrix Research. Patricia Roe joins as guest panelist.
Howdy Dear Listeners, This episode is coming in two parts. In the first part Lang McGilp from Insightrix Research takes us through the latest poll results for the upcoming provincial election. What are we learning - things are defi...
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Season 10
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Episode 4
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29:22
2024.10.01 Civically Speaking Saskatchewan Provincial Election officially begins
Hello Dear Listeners,Apologies for the late release this week. We have mayoral candidate interviews running in back to back shows on CFCR's air time this week and last; so, this show is officially being uploaded and counted as a direct ...
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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56:50
2024.09.24 (2024.10.01) Civically Speaking Conversations with Saskatoon Mayoral Candidates Don Atchison (Pt 3) and Cary Tarasoff (Pt 4)
Hello Dear Listeners,It's a pleasure and an honour to host this show. This particular episode will air on Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024, on CFCR.ca 90.5 at 6:30 pm. As a podcast listener, you will have access to this recording at the same ...
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Season 10
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Episode 2
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56:05
2024.09.23 Civically Speaking - Conversations with Saskatoon Mayoral Candidates Cynthia Block (pt 1) and Gordon Wyant (pt 2)
Hello Listeners,It's our annual FM-Phasis campaign - so important - so we can continue to offer you great shows like this - especially ones like this.In this episode you get to learn a little more about Saskatoon's Mayoral Candi...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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57:22
Civics Panel with Dale Richardson, James Yachyshen and Patricia Roe
Dear Listeners,It is our annual FM-Phasis fundraising campaign - Radio on Repeat. Please donate right here.... Donate | CFCR 90.5FM | Saskatoon Community RadioA real treat of a show....Dale ...
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Season 9
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Episode 51
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56:47
2024.09.03 Civically Speaking Latest Politics and Start of YXE Council Candidate List
Dear Listeners, You are in for a treat. This may be the final episode of this podcast Season 9. And, together with this, comes, guests Gord Androsoff and James Yachyshen. We have a benign beginning and then get r...
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Season 9
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Episode 50
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55:38
2024.09.03 Civically Speaking Debriefing the Saskatoon Mayoral Forum and Provincial Politics with James Yachyshen
Hello Folks,Oooh my goodness, Fall season, and it is starting out FAST...too fast...including uploading today's episode. Thanks ST for letting me know the incorrect episode was uploaded.In this episode James Yachyshen and I debr...
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Season 9
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Episode 49
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56:24
2024.08.27 Civically Speaking And now there are four (mayoral candidates) and provincial poll #2
Dear Listeners,Thank you so much for tuning in. Much appreciation. Dale Richardson and Gordon Androsoff join me as co-hosts. Regrets from Christina this week.In part 1, we dive into what it means to have four candid...
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Season 9
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Episode 48
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55:59