District 3 United Steelworkers Strong as Steel Podcast.
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Hear the success stories from ICD participants around the country and how they have used the program to benefit their life.
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'Creatrium' is a podcast series, produced at the University of South Wales (USW) by Steve Johnson. The Atrium, Cardiff, is the home of the Faculty of Creative Industries. This series discusses the notion of creativity and its application at the Atrium. The first edition features an interview and live performance from Joseph Sobol, Professor of the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling. Here's how Joseph tells stories through song...
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Um was geht talk talk.. Ich rede mit Gästen über Themen aus dem Alltag z. B. Liebe Freundschaft usw bunt gemischt immer tolle Themen. Das beste ist ihr könnt mir und meinen Gast Themen schreiben Email ist hier: fotografiejlauterbach@t-online.de.
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Podcast to satisfy your hunger for laughter and your daily dose of snacks!!
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You know how sometimes you just need a couple girlfriends to talk about the nonsense with? We’re here for that! Pop culture? Relationships? Self love? That lipstick you have too many of? We got you. The only thing we ask is “Can You Not Judge Us?”
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Strong as Steel USW D3 Podcast – Episode 12 – Season finale with special guests Tamara Marshall, Michael Phillips and Mitch Winterton
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In our season one finale episode, Director Scott Lunny is joined by Tamara Marshall (USW Local 2009 financial secretary), Michael Phillips USW Local 1944 president) and Mitch Winterton (USW Local 7106 president to discuss the important work their amalgamated local unions are doing and the importance of membership and community engagement. Note: thi…
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How long are you surviving in the hunger games?
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Have you ever wondered if you could win the hunger games? Dive into how I would survive...will you win? What will you do if someone broke into your house.... how would you react. Find out in this week's episode. Support the Show. Instagram: @_thesnackpackpod_ TikTok: @thesnackpackpodcastBy matthew perry
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We have heard the noise. We have read your messages, like matt when is the podcast coming back well, we are so excited to be back it's been a while!!! We had ana mazing episode with two special guests. Full of laughter and games Support the Show. Instagram: @_thesnackpackpod_ TikTok: @thesnackpackpodcast…
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast – Episode 11 – with special guests Jim Stanford and Randy Dillon
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In this episode, Director Scott Lunny is joined by Randy Dillon, SOAR 3-14 member, and Jim Stanford, Economist & Director, Centre for Future Work, to talk about the importance of Steelworkers being engaged in legislative and political action. Jim Stanford discusses his recent paper “Alberta’s Disappearing Advantage: The crisis in Alberta wages, and…
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast – Episode 10 - with special guests Sussanne Skidmore, Catie Jones and Brandon Nicholson
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In this episode, Director Scott Lunny is joined by Sussanne Skidmore, President of the BC Federation of Labour and Steelworkers Catie Jones USW Local 5220 and Brandon Nicholson from USW Local 1-184 to talk about Pride Month. June is a time to celebrate what has been accomplished and to reflect on the work that still needs to be done. Tune it to lea…
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast – Episode 9 - with special guests Gabriele Simmons, Earl Graham and Dennel Pickering
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In this episode, Director Scott Lunny is joined by Gabriele Simmons to talk about the USW Family Community Education Fund and how the fund supports a wide range of educational and community activities for members, families and our neighbours and allies. Earl Graham, USW District 3 Coordinator and Dennel Pickering from Local 5917 join to share their…
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast – Episode 8 - with special guests Ed Kent, Michelle Laurie, Sylvia Boyce and John Perquin
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In this episode, Director Scott Lunny talks health and safety in our union and workplaces with Ed Kent (District 3 Health, Safety and Environment Co-ordinator) and Sylvia Boyce (USW National Health, Safety and Environment Co-ordinator). John Perquin shares the historic importance of Elliott Lake and how April 18th marks the 50th Anniversary of the …
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast – Episode 7 - with special guests Marty Warren and Meg Gingrich
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Marty Warren, the National Director for Canada, and Meg Gingrich, the Assistant to the Canadian National Director, join Director Scott Lunny to talk about the new NDP/Liberal pharmacare plan, improvements needed to protect workers through federal anti-scab legislation, and the USW’s pay equity campaign to close the gender pay gap. The trio also tal…
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Something for Everybody with Jermaine Abram
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Meet Jermaine Abram, the ICD Coordinator for USW Local 715L at BFGoodrich in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He talks about his own journey with ICD and what it takes to run a successful program. Check out what he has to say about this benefit and how it can change someone's life.By Jennifer VanDyke
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What is ICD? With Executive Director Sean Hayden
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Ever wonder what the ICD benefit really entails? Executive Director Sean Hayden gives some insight on not only this benefit, but his own take on how ICD has evolved in the last 20 years.By Jennifer VanDyke
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast – Episode 6 - with special guests Roxanne Brown, Mike Duhra and Reah Arora
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USW International Vice-President at Large Roxanne Brown joins Director Scott Lunny to talk about Black History Month and our union’s proud history of promoting and supporting equality. In collaboration with is allies, we have made significant progress in raising awareness and educating our members and communities on the impact of anti-black racism,…
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Episode 28: Creatrium with Thania Acaron - Moving Self-Compassion
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Here's a Creatrium Special, as we welcome back Thania Acaron, to talk about a forthcoming event. Dr Thania Acarón, is a lecturer and researcher in Arts Health & Wellbeing at the University of South Wales. She is also founder and director of The Body Hotel CIC, which specialises in providing bespoke movement for wellbeing for NHS staff and for margi…
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Join us as we explore what the ICD benefit has done for different participants across the country!By Jennifer VanDyke
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast - Episode 5 - with guests Q Gaehring, Frederique Martineau, Izzy Adachi, Maddi Genn and Deepak Kullar
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Director Scott Lunny is joined by Q Gaehring, Frederique Martineau and Izzy Adachi who were instrumental in organizing Starbucks workers in B.C. and Alberta. Also joining the podcast was Maddi Genn, a young worker from the Interior of B.C. who has been working to organize. Our District 3 Next Generation Co-ordinator Deepak Kullar encourages young w…
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Episode 27: Creatrium with Dr Aylwin Yafele
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Here's an interesting and enjoyable interview, as we head for Christmas, 2023 with Dr Aylwin Yafele Associate Dean, South Wales Business School,· Faculty of Business and Creative Industries. We discuss his career so far, his self-confessed competitive spirit and his new role, at the University of South Wales.…
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast - Episode 4 - with special guests Patrick Rodrigues, Mike Day, Georgi Bates and Warren Luky
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Director Scott Lunny celebrates the holidays in our fourth episode with Patrick Rodrigues, our District 3 researcher. Scott and Patrick chatted with our special guests about the issues local unions face and how the union and members are helping tackle today’s workplace challenges. Joining the podcast is Mike Day President of USW Local 5890, Warren …
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‘Beth Jenkins is a Lecturer in Digital Forensics and former Forensic Quality Specialist. She has worked in an operational, policing laboratory and has dedicated her career to ensuring accreditation is an achievable ‘task’ within policing. Beth has spoken at prestigious conferences such as Europol’s Forensic Experts Forum, CityForum’s Digital Forens…
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast - Episode 3 - with special guests Jeff Bromley, Katie Crane and Jayson Little
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In our third episode, Director Scott Lunny and co-host Jeff Bromley, USW Wood Council Chair, speak with Katie Crane, Financial Secretary of USW Local 1-423, about the Rockwool strike and other collective bargaining issues. Also joining the podcast is Jayson Little, USW Staff Representative, who talks about the challenges at the bargaining table wit…
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast - Episode 2 - with special guests Cindy Lee and Julia McKay
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In our second episode, Director Scott Lunny and co-host Dayna Sykes, USW District 3 Education Co-ordinator, speak with Cindy Lee, USW Staff Representative, about member education and the importance of engaging Women of Steel in our union. Also joining the podcast is Julia McKay, our USW Indigenous Engagement Co-ordinator for District 3, who talks a…
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Episode 25: Creatrium with Mthabisi Adriano Nyathi
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This is a wonderful conversation with rapper, poet, songwriter, chess champion and current PhD student, Adriano. We talk a lot here about sound, music, songwriting, A.I and CREATIVITY. It was a delight to chat with Adriano for the podcast.
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Strong as Steel USW District 3 Podcast - Episode 1 - with special guest Wab Kinew
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In our first episode, Director Scott Lunny and co-host Cindy Lee speak with Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew and USW Staff Representative Mike Pulak about the issues impacting workers in the Manitoba election. Jonny Sopotiuk, Managing Director of the Union Cooperative Initiative also joins Director Lunny to talk about organizing workers and USW Staff …
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Episode 24: Creatrium with Dr Dean Whitcombe - So, what is the Hydra Suite?
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Here's a really insightful conversation with Dr Dean Whitcombe, Immersive Learning Lead/ Hydra Manager at USW. Dean is a Simulation Designer, Researcher, Collaborator and NTFS nominee. He has played a leading role in developing the Hydra simulation suite for the University of South Wales. It is a groundbreaking facility with enormous potential for …
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Here's a lovely interview about psychology, creativity, community engagement and collaboration with Dr Dan Bowers, Head of Psychology at the University of South Wales. It took quite a while to set this one up but was well worth the wait!
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Episode 22: Creatrium with Ben Calvert, Vice Chancellor, University of South Wales.
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This special edition of Creatrium features an interview with Ben Calvert, Vice Chancellor of the University of South Wales. In it, we discuss Ben's Punk roots, his love of collaborative creativity and the future, outward-facing, civic mission agenda for USW.
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'Space Touring' - World premiere coming soon!
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In October 2020 the 3rd Year Performing Arts Students at the University of South Wales undertook a journey into the unknown. We were going to produce a Space Disco musical extravaganza but, in the shadow of COVID lockdowns, would it be a live show, a streamed show, a film…? In the end it was a radio musical: 'Spacetouring'. Songs are by The Naked C…
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The 'Body Hotel' special with Dr Thania Acaron
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This special edition features the return of Dr Thania Acarón, USW lecturer, performer, choreographer. dance movement therapist and founder of The Body Hotel, as we head for the 19th June Launch! After years of taking The Body Hotel workshops across the world, founder Dr Thania Acarón took the step last November to incorporate The Body Hotel as a Wa…
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Episode 18: Creatrium with Dr Palash Kamruzzaman
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This was a fascinating interview! Please see details of Palash's amazing work (below): Dr Palash Kamruzzaman is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the South Wales Business School. He combines degrees in Sociology and Social Policy (PhD), and Anthropology (MA, BA (Hon.)). Before joining the USW, he taught international development, sociology and …
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I was joined for this one by Dr Mike Chick. Mike has worked in language teaching for over twenty-five years. At the University of South Wales, he is a language teacher, education lecturer and USW Refugee Champion. His research interests issues surround the organisation and provision of language education for people forced to seek safety in Wales. I…
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Episode 16: Creatrium with Howard Williamson
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The guest for this edition is Professor Howard Williamson. Howard works across the spectrum on youth issues, from the global to the local. His study of the Milltown Boys is the culmination of almost 50 years of knowing them - a unique study in the annals of social science! Here is the link to the latest book, available on pre-order, published on Ma…
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For this edition, I was delighted to be joined by Miguel Sousa, USW Media Team Manager and a man of varied passions, including Photography, Events Management, Audio-Visual: Video Editing, Sound, Music, AV Equipment and Music: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Music Production. Miguel came to Wales from Portugal, to study, liked it here and thankfully for us, ha…
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For this edition, I am joined by Matthew Evans, Course Leader: MA Songwriting and Production and the frontman with the band, 'Keys', twice nominated for the Welsh Music Prize 'Album of the year'.
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I'm delighted to be joined by Dr Clare Kell, to continue our exploration into the notion of creativity. Clare has spent her career committed to enabling colleagues to think critically about our individual and collective impact on our students’ learning experiences. A former Physiotherapist, Clare now leads the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning…
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Creatrium - Biggest newspaper scoop ever!
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For this edition, I'm joined by Dr Rob Campbell and James Stewart, to discuss their recent book 'The Newspaper that Scooped the World'. It tells the story of how the Cologne Post exclusively revealed the contents of the Treaty of Versailles.
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For this a special edition of Creatrium, I'm joined by Barrie Llewelyn, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at USW to discuss her fascinating 'Sound, Speak to Me', series of creative writing workshops with refugees. Her work will be showcased during Refugee Week,2020:https://refugeeweek.org.uk/events/speak-barrie-llewelyn-conversation-steve-johnson…
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I last interviewed Rory about 25 years ago for Red Dragon FM. He is now an academic colleague and has had an outstanding career, as a signed musician and music producer. Due to the Covid19 crisis, this was recorded remotely from my home studio, hence the slightly reduced sound quality but it was a total pleasure to catch up...…
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It was great fun to catch up with Alun Tomos, Course Leader for BA Popular and Commercial Music at USW and mad axemen. We chatted about creativity, Welshness and, of course, guitars...
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For this edition, I was joined by Adam Williams, Cardiff-based music producer and multidisciplinary artist who has worked with and developed bands including Jem , Jimi Alexander and the Satellites, and Zervas & Pepper. He is also an award winning filmmaker with Birdhouse Films. His diverse career has seen him work extensively in supporting young, u…
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Paul Carr: from Pop to Professor...
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Here is an elongated chat with Paul Carr, Professor of Popular Music at the University of South Wales. As a former pro musician and touring artist, he didn't just land on his feet as an academic. Here's an insight into his fascinating journey.
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Well BFF Tag that is! Sit back and laugh along as we answer questions about one another to see who’s buying the next round of daiquiris and queso! Then join in the conversation and tell us your answers...all we ask is...Can You Not Judge Us?
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On today’s episode we are talking about some our favorite Halloween movies! Which means there’s a lot of talk about vampires and bada$$ women! Give it a listen and then join the conversation because we want to know your favorite spooooky movies! All we ask is...Can You Not Judge Us!?
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This week we are talking all about spooooky remakes...and honestly while we love some we’re getting real annoyed Hollywood! So tune in to our judgiest episode yet and tell us your thoughts about Hollywood remakes. All we ask is...Can You Not Judge Us!?
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On today’s episode we are talking about some of our favorite fall foods and smells! We may also have an unnecessarily long debate about when fall starts (LeAnn is obviously right)...but we’ll let you help us decide what the best fall food is and when fall starts so join the conversation! All we ask is...Can You Not Judge Us!?…
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OMG We’re Back Again! We missed you! Did you miss us!? Your favorite random giggly hosts are back with more guided ramblings! In this episode we talk about where we’ve been, what we’ve missed, some of our favorite people, and what’s coming next! So tune in and join the conversation all we ask is...Can You Not Judge Us!?…
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Here is a fascinating interview with Dr Thania Acarón; performer, choreographer and dance movement therapist from Puerto Rico. Thania works as Lecturer of Dance at the University of South Wales. Thania also offers international workshops on movement and wellbeing and interdisciplinary practice and is co-artistic director of Orphaned Limbs Collectiv…
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Here is the latest Creatrium podcast. This one was a delight, as I was joined by the multi-lingual, Marta Minier, Associate Professor of Theatre and Media Drama,International Exchange Coordinator for the Faculty of Creative Industries and co-editor of the Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance).…
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On today’s episode we’re talking the frustrating side of buying our favorite thing: clothes! Why are sizes they way they are!? Does that extra couple inches of fabric really cost $5 extra dollars? Why is a 16 smaller than a 14? And who thought of these numbers? You KNOW we have opinions...so tune in and join the conversation! All we ask is...Can Yo…
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Warm weather is coming which means swimsuit season! But swimsuit season also means a reminder of our body image issues. Everyone has them, no matter what shape and size you are. In this episode we are talking those body issues, why we have them and why it is time to stop letting them rule our lives.
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Earlier this week we shared our insecurities and today we’re talking about the things that help us cope! From spending time with our friends and family, taking a social media break, and talking to a professional we are ever moving forward to happier healthier us! As always we’d love for you to join in the conversation with us but please know that i…
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We are back with a new format and a new episode! In today’s episode we are going a little deep and talking about our insecurities. We all have insecurities and it’s time to stop pretending we don’t. As always we’d love for you to join in the conversation with us but please know that if you need immediate help you can always call the National Help H…
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José Pedro Fortuna is graduating from the University of South Wales in summer, 2019 with a BA (Hons) Performing Arts. José is a magician, circus performer and clown. Here he is, discussing his interpretation of creativity...
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