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The Strand: ‘Old’ School

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The new academic year is starting with the old ways of teaching. Many of us are nervous about what it is going to take for us to be our best selves. In this podcast, Khadija (3rd year) and Sidharth (2nd year) talk about in-person classes, exams, making friends, overloading on coffee, and a lot more to prepare 1st and 2nd-year students of what is to come and remind seniors that the old days are back! 

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Dreams Magazine Episode

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In this accompaniment to The Strand’s Spring 2021 Dreams Magazine, two contributors reflect on the theme and their creative process. Saba Javed discusses falling asleep, or struggling to, in the pandemic in her piece “Steps to Self-Soothing.” Next, Siena Kunanec talks dreamers and their role in our lives in her work “On the Prairies, Lying

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PLAY Magazine: Siblings, Darlings, and Raccoon Things

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The Strandcast team is back for a bittersweet ending, joined by authors featured in our Spring magazine, PLAY. Jasmine and Erica discussed family history, Jennifer and Julia talked about imagined romances, and Noah and Miranda naturally brought the episode to a close with the topic of raccoons. We never expected the academic year to end on such a note, but we are so proud to have made this episode to finish off our experience as editors of the Strandcast. Sending love and good vibes from Jasmine, Noah, and Jen.

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The Love and Sex Special: Audio-Only Dating Game

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How will Arts & Culture Editor Abbie find her true love? The Strandcast has a solution! We searched far and wide for sexy voices from around the continent to serenade her and vie for her heart. From hypermasculine gymrats to Minnesotan bus drivers, we’ve got it all. Stay tuned to find out who will win Abbie’s love and affection!

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Strandcast Interviews: Journalist Edition

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In this episode, we interview journalists Tamara and Ann about their pieces in Issue 7. Jasmine and Tamara discuss how the Twitter mindset fuelled overreactions to the film CATS, while Noah and Ann discuss developments in the Student Choice Initiative. Eric joins the team for a quickfire round about the best and worst memes of the decade.

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The Star Wars Debate

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Episode 9 of Star Wars is almost here! Celebrate with a passionate debate on the preceding eight films, brought to you by The Strand’s masthead and friends. Meg, Jasmine, Jennifer, Noah, Eric, Tom, and Leo duke it out with two-minute speeches featuring what they feel defines and elevates their movie of choice. As always, chaos and heated finger-pointing ensue. Vote on Facebook for YOUR favourite movie!

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