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Kristen and Kyla host their annual end of year quiz featuring friends of the pod Stefan Hostetter, the Director of Programs and Community with the Centre for Social Innovation and co-host of Green Majority Radio, Gordon Katic, host of the award winning Cited podcast series featuring stories about the politics of science and expertise, and Ryan MacRae, an advocate for migrant worker rights featured earlier this season for his work with the Cooper Institute on the report Permanent Jobs, Temporary People.

Stefan's charity shout-out: Rainbow Railroad

Ryan's charity shout-out: Women of the First Light

Gordon's charity shout-out: Fort York Food Bank

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These days, humans are interacting with chatbots powered by artificial intelligence more and more, including for companionship. Can these new tools help a society experiencing a loneliness epidemic, or do they risk deepening isolation? And do they give tech companies even more power? This episode we’re joined by Dr. (Jennifer) Jill Fellows, a faculty member in the philosophy department at Douglas College and host of the feminist tech podcast Cyborg Goddess. Jill explains the history of AI, and introduces philosophical questions about trust, bias, and the reliability of modern AI systems. We discuss the impact of AI on human creativity, whether AI could ever be considered “conscious”, and how AI is affecting our social relationships.

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We often shrug off the brutality of prisons as regrettable, yet ultimately inevitable. But the recent rise of prison abolitionist movements prompts a question: are prisons obsolete? Can we imagine more humane solutions that address the root causes of crime and promote true rehabilitation? Dr. Jessica Evans is an Assistant Professor in Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University, who researches the causes, conditions, and consequences of incarceration in Canada. She is also active in the prison abolition movement as a co-founder of the Toronto Prisoners’ Rights Project. In this conversation, Jessica explains the history and current landscape of incarceration in Canada and presents the case for prison abolition.

Get Involved: Toronto Prisoners' Rights Project Criminalization and Punishment Education Project East Coast Prison Justice Society West Coast Prison Justice Society

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Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. This was the 9th ever episode of Pullback, and it's amazing to see how far we've come while also appreciating the work we've done to get here! Continue to look forward to new episodes every other week.

Veganuary — it’s what’s for dinner! (And breakfast, and lunch…) This episode looks at the history of veganism and vegan activism, as well as vegan eating. Topics: Veganuary at the Golden Globes; veganism is getting more woke (but it hasn’t always been); there’s secret meat in everything; meat substitutes; and cultured meat.

Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/veganuary

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Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

Kristen and Kyla are joined by previous pod guests Robert Miller, Samie Luc, and Jagen Johnson to revisit events of the past year on a special end of year quiz show.

Samie's charity shout out:

https://foodshare.net/

https://www.pembina.org/

Jagen's charity shout out:

https://dewc.ca/

https://unya.bc.ca/

Robbies charity shout out:

https://linktr.ee/prairie.sage.protectors

https://linktr.ee/haresoutreach

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Kristen and Kyla exchange holiday gifts, with the intention of being as ethical as possible.

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Kristen and Kyla speak with Madison Maguire, Head of Operations for Ontario with Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue charity. Topics: what does the work of a food rescue charity look like, who do they serve, who benefits from expanding work in this area, and how has the pandemic improved Second Harvest’s digital presence?

Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/foodjustice

Second Harvest: https://secondharvest.ca

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“Well as Prime-Minister-King I outlaw all other grocery stores and they can’t be for profit anymore.”

As part of the ongoing series on food waste, Kristen and Kyla are joined by Robert Miller to discuss the documentary “Just Eat It”, and their second attempt at dumpster diving.

Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/foodjustice

Watch Just Eat It: https://www.knowledge.ca/program/just-eat-it

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In their most challenging challenge in a while, Kristen and Kyla go dumpster diving! Kristen shares her research on the topic of food insecurity, how it's been affected by COVID-19, why food waste is such a problem, and what we can do to improve access to food for all.

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Kyla and Kristen are joined by Panthea Vatandoost and Saliema and Biraima from Daily Dose of Blackness to discuss cultural appropriation. Panthea is a television, film, and theatre actor, and founder and Managing Artistic Director of Medusa Theatre Society, and Saliema and Biraima are members of the Daily Dose of Blackness podcast and media group, designed to centre and celebrate Black youth experiences and struggles.

Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/culturalappropriation

Daily Dose of Blackness: https://www.dailydoseofblackness.com/

Medusa Theatre Society: https://medusatheatresociety.com/about/

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