MIR Meets: P. Sainath

Host Theo Shouse interviews economist Dominik Leusder about European political economy. They discuss European economic growth and stagnation, the Eurozone crisis, and the energy shocks from the Ukraine and Iran wars.

Host Kai Samuel-Szablowski speaks with P. Sainath, founder of the People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI) and author of the acclaimed Everybody Loves a Good Drought. Sainath won the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s most prestigious prize, for his journalism advocating for India's rural poor.   They discuss his mission at PARI, India’s agrarian crisis and increasing inequality, and the state of journalism and media in India.  

Host Devina Briggs-Hammoud speaks with Karen Cocq, co-executive director of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, about Bill C-12 and what it could mean for immigration in Canada.

Host Kai Samuel-Szablowski speaks with Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, to discuss the latest trends in Canadian public opinion.

La présentatrice Adèle Doat explore les recommandations du nouveau rapport du Comité sénatorial permanent des langues officielles pour faciliter l'accès aux services de santé dans la langue officielle de son choix, afin de garantir l’équité des soins au Canada. Elle s’est entretenue avec le sénateur René Cormier du Nouveau-Brunswick, ainsi qu’Antoine Désilets, directeur général de la Société Santé en français. 

Host Adèle Doat explores the pressures shaping journalism in the digital age, from the news trust crisis to the rise of news influencers on social media. She is joined by Gina M. Masullo, an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Associate Director of the Center for Media Engagement in the Moody College of Communication at UT Austin, and by David Marchese, a journalist at The New York Times and co-host of The Interview.   

Host Lauren Archibald speaks with Teresa Marshall, a multimedia artist, labour and social justice organizer, and independent filmmaker. They discuss how she has used communications and art to advocate for change over the course of her career. 

Host Lauren Archibald sits down with Liam Olsen, National Chair of the Young Liberals of Canada, to discuss youth engagement in politics. 

Camille Tavitian parle avec Valdez Onanina, journaliste et directeur du bureau francophone de Africa Check, une organisation à but non lucratif spécialisée dans la vérification des faits en Afrique. Ils discutent de comment l’organisme répond à la désinformation russe au Sahel.

Sydney Murray speaks with The Globe and Mail reporter Alanna Smith – one of the first journalists to break the news that Canada lost its measles elimination status – to discuss the work of a health reporter in today's politically charged environment, vaccinations, how to build trust with your readership, and the recent measles crisis in Canada.