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What started as an idea to examine one of the most controversial topics in Canadian public discourse, free expression, has grown into a podcast with thousands of downloads, featuring some of the top legal and academic minds in Canada.  

Now in its second season, the , created and hosted by Dr. Dax D카지노 게임 컬렉션�Orazio, a Research Associate with the Centre for Teaching and Learning that카지노 게임 컬렉션�s housed in the Department of Political Studies. The project blends academic insight with current affairs and tackles several important questions, including: Why is free expression so important for democratic societies? When can a state or community legitimately restrict expression? And why has debate about free expression become so polarized on university campuses and in society more broadly?

카지노 게임 컬렉션�I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m hoping this podcast provides a bit of inspiration for others, especially early career scholars if they want to try something a little different in regards to knowledge mobilization,카지노 게임 컬렉션� Dr. D카지노 게임 컬렉션�Orazio explains, who is also a Research Affiliate with the at the 카지노게임사이트 of Alberta.

The first episode of season one dropped in August 2022 and seven episodes have been released for season two, with four more slated for release over the next few weeks.  

카지노 게임 컬렉션�The first season, to my surprise, was very successful. The first season alone had more than 15,000 downloads which is almost unheard of for an academic podcast, especially one specifically focused on Canadian law and politics,카지노 게임 컬렉션� Dr. D카지노 게임 컬렉션�Orazio says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The decision to do another season was easy because we were getting lots of listeners and we have a never-ending list of people that we want to sign up as guests. Most of them are academics, mostly in the legal community, but also straddling the border between law and politics. They are influential voices within the debates about freedom of expression.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Dr. D카지노 게임 컬렉션�Orazio says he카지노 게임 컬렉션�s also using the podcast as a valuable teaching resource. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�For example, one episode in the first season explains, in an accessible manner, how freedom of expression if protected within Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s constitutional framework. Podcasts are one of the vastly growing ways the public gets their information. They are also a resource for teachers to be able to find new and eclectic ways to impart information to students. Slowly but surely, this will become another way that students learn.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

He adds there might be a perception that popular podcasts are not up to scholarly standards, but the academic world is starting to experiment with different ways of mobilizing knowledge. Accordingly, academics can adjust their teaching practice to meet the realities of today카지노 게임 컬렉션�s informational environment and the students that find themselves within it.  

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Dr. D카지노 게임 컬렉션�Orazio adds that, for scholars, there might be a perception that their impact will only be measured by academic publications. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Based on the response I카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve received from the creation of this podcast series project, there is a lot of interest, not just in the academic community, in different types of knowledge mobilization, and the academic world has a lot to contribute.카지노 게임 컬렉션�