This project is the development of a podcast led by the Concordia Food Coalition in collaboration with CJLO. The podcast is designed as an accessible, engaging platform to explore food systems and systemic transformation, with a particular focus on campus and community contexts.
Hosted by two CFC coordinators with strong backgrounds in systems thinking and food systems research, the podcast will feature in-depth interviews with a diverse range of guests. These will include academics, activists, community organizers, local food actors, university administrators, and students with varying levels of familiarity with food systems issues. By bringing together both expert insight and everyday perspectives, the podcast aims to bridge theory and lived experience.
In addition to long-form interviews, the podcast will incorporate short soundbites collected from students, staff, and faculty during campus events and tabling activities. These brief reflections will highlight how members of the university community already participate in and shape food systems, often without realizing it. This format will make the podcast dynamic, participatory, and grounded in the realities of campus life.
A student intern will be hired to support editing, production, and promotion, ensuring consistent quality and outreach. The primary audience is students at Concordia University, though the content will also be relevant to the broader community in Montreal and beyond.
The podcast will serve several functions: strengthening relationships with institutional and community partners, increasing visibility for the CFC’s work, and offering clear entry points for student engagement. It will also create space for critical conversations that challenge dominant narratives about food, sustainability, and justice, while highlighting viable alternatives and local leadership. Ultimately, the podcast is envisioned as both an educational tool and a mobilizing platform, contributing to broader efforts toward systemic change through dialogue, awareness, and collective action.
YEARS FUNDED
2025
AMOUNT ALLOCATED
$5,000