Get ready for a new season of Don't Call Me Resilient Sept. 28! Every week, host Vinita Srivastava dives into conversations with experts and real people to bring you the news, from an anti-racist perspective.

The final Indiana Jones movie is coming out tomorrow. The fifth in a series over 42 years, many of its ideas are taken from 19th-century orientalist and racist archaeology.

In this episode of Don't Call Me Resilient, we are joined by fat and disability studies professor Fady Shanouda, who examines anti-fat bias in medicine. As the use of Ozempic, a drug for diabetes, slams into the mainstream as a weight-loss method, will the drug’s use impact our concept of fatness? And how does fatness intersect with race and class?

The revitalization of Indigenous languages is essential because language reflects philosophies that guide social, political, cultural and ecological relationships. As we look ahead to National Indigenous Peoples Day, Guest Host, Prof. Veldon Coburn speaks with Prof. Frank Deer, Canada Research Chair and associate dean of Indigenous Education at the University of Manitoba to tackle the issue of disappearing Indigenous languages and delve into how much more needs to be done to revitalize them...

As Indian Prime Minister Modi makes his first official state visit to the U.S., we chat with UCSC professor Anjali Arondekar to help us sift through Modi's wild popularity and also his divisive tactics. With one of the highest remittance rates in the world, we ask, how important the global South Asian diaspora is to politics in India?

This year, there are more than 400 active anti-trans bills across the U.S. What do things look like in Canada? Are we a safe haven or are we following those same trends? To get a better understanding of trans lives and histories in Canada, we are joined by Syrus Marcus Ware, an artist, activist and assistant professor at the School of the Arts at McMaster University. Syrus is a co-curator of Blockorama/Blackness Yes! and a co-editor of Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in...

Author Ava Chin, a 5th generation New Yorker, traces the roots of today's high rates of anti-Asian violence back to 19th-century U.S. labour and immigration laws.

In this episode of Don't Call Me Resilient, we explore the complicated roots of the garden, including who gets to garden. We also discuss practical tips about what to plant with an eye to Indigenous knowledge. We speak with researcher Jacqueline L. Scott and also chat with community activist, Carolynne Crawley, who leads workshops that integrate Indigenous teachings into practice.

The fastest growing prison population in Canada is racialized women. The trend may be connected to rising poverty rates and the criminalization of attempts to cope with poverty.

The UN's recent resolution to recognize Nakba Day on May 15, to mark the anniversary of the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in 1948, helps to acknowledge past traumas. Although it offers little in terms of solutions, it may help to grow the current narrative about Palestine.

Although King Charles will have a low-key ceremony, the Crown Jewels will still figure prominently. An exploration of the story of the jewels tells a tale of exploitation, rape and pillage.

This week on Don't Call Me Resilient, we explore the advances that the hit Netflix comedy, _Beef_ has made in television. But the brilliance of the new series, which looks at loneliness and alienation -- with a spotlight on race and class and gender -- has been threatened by the controversial history of one of its supporting actors.

We look back to the 2013 Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed 1,124 people and discuss how much - or how little - has changed for garment-worker conditions today.

Last week, the Vatican repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, a 500-year-old decree used to justify settler colonialism. Political scholar Veldon Coburn explains this symbolic victory and also what still needs to happen.

Migration expert Christina Clark-Kazak explains the devastating consequences of the recent U.S.-Canada border amendment made last weekend by President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau. The agreement not only turns away asylum seekers in need but will also surely push asylum seekers further underground.

Host Vinita Srivastava goes deep with academic experts and those with lived experience to bring you your weekly dose of news, from an anti-racist perspective.

A lot of comedians we know and love put race, ethnicity and cultural stereotypes at the centre of their comedy. This gives us - the audience - reason to laugh…and a way to release some of the tensions around race. Where is the line between a lighthearted joke and deep-rooted racism? And how far is too far? Vinita gets into it with Faiza Hirji, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Media Arts at McMaster University and stand-up comedian Andrea Jin. They look at how comedy can be an...

In 2007, 15-year-old Jordan Manners became the first student to be shot and killed inside a Toronto school. Since then, youth violence hasn’t let up in Canada’s largest city. In fact, it’s getting worse. Devon Jones and Ardavan Eizadirad say it’s a major problem that needs a more holistic approach. Ardavan is an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University who studies the root causes of gun violence. He and Devon run YAAACE – a community organization...

Companies have amped up their rhetoric about equity and inclusion, many churning out diversity statements. But Vinita’s guest today says their promises to promote anti-racist cultures without action plans can lead to greater blocks to success for racialized employees. Sonia Kang is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management - and one of Canada’s leading experts on identity, diversity and...

For decades, Canadian media have covered Indigenous communities with a heavy reliance on stereotypes - casting Indigenous Peoples as victims or warriors. This deep-seated bias in the news can have unsettling consequences for both how a community perceives itself as well as how others perceive them. Award-winning Anishinaabe journalist and longtime CBC reporter Duncan McCue is trying to change that both in the classroom and in the newsroom. He joins Vinita to talk about what Canadian media...

Long COVID, which impacts one in every five people who've had the virus, and especially Black and Latinx women, has been called a mass-disabling event. Join us for this episode of Don't Call Me Resilient as we speak with Margot Gage Witvliet who has insights into long COVID both as an epidemiologist and a patient.

Western industries and governments have refused to accept responsibility for climate change despite being the main drivers of it. Meanwhile, the Global South and Black and Indigenous communities globally have continued to bear the brunt of its impact. As world leaders gather in Egypt for COP27 — the United Nations Climate Change Conference — will this inequity finally be addressed? Join Vinita and Yvonne Su, Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies at York University, to...

Welcome to Don’t Call Me Resilient, where we tackle systemic racism head-on and figure out ways to deal with it. This season, we’ll be delving into everything from tokenism at work to how long COVID is hitting women of colour especially hard. And from how climate change is wreaking havoc on the most vulnerable to how most journalists have a lot to learn about telling Indigenous stories. In each of these upcoming episodes, our guests bring their expertise to challenge us to do better. So we’ll...

In the middle of the tremendous outpouring of love and grief for the Queen and the monarchy she represented, not everyone wants to take a moment of silence. And there are a lot of reasons why.

Has the symbolism of the Canadian flag changed since the Ottawa convoy? What does it mean to be a settler of colour in Canada?