Welcome to our second episode of the Fall 2025 semester. In this episode, our reporters delve into the latest issues and trends that matter most to people in Ottawa and beyond.
Join our hosts Emma Fazakas, Paige Morgan, and Justin Escoto as they lead us through a series of explainers featuring our reporters, leading experts, and community members to learn about road paint, permafrost, humanoids, and even the popularity of EDM music.
In this episode…
- Disappearing ink raises safety, cost questions
- Permafrost is melting. Why should you care?
- Canada’s platelet problem
- Who is tackling the rental crisis in Canada?
- Is Ottawa’s airport taking off?
- Welcome to Russell
- What is the future of humanoids?
- Connecting through the beat
Credits
Episode Producers: Abyssinia Abebe and Jack Klinck
Hosts: Emma Fazakas, Paige Morgan, and Justin Escoto
Writers/Fact Checkers: Chloë Hayes and Elissa Mendes
Credits Producer: Grace Martin
Credits Coordinator/Editor: Cody Gaudreault
Technical Producers: Justin Ball, Louis Charbonneau, and Cara Gordon
Field Producer: Jake Carabetta
Headline Coordinator/Editor: Ryan Clark
Bumpers Coordinator/Editor: Matthew Robertson
Teleprompter: Elissa Mendes
Studio Audio: Cody Gaudreault
Floor Director: Abyssinia Abebe
Digital Team: Isabelle Alexandre, Anishka Joab, and Douaa Qadadia
Digital Producer: Audrey Pridham
Senior Technical Producer, Director and Editor: Dave Elliott
Executive Producer: Kanina Holmes
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