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The Navigator

The Navigator Student Press

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Frequency: 1 episode/42d. Total Eps: 28

The Nav is your source for online content produced by students at Vancouver Island University. Interested in a variety of topics from drag shows to D&D? Follow Jack Corfield, The Navigator's original podcast editor. Or, dive into deep conversations with Daniela Guevara, our newest addition in audio and video content. Remember—if you're lost for content, search for The Navigator.

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🇨🇦 Canada - Entertainment News
02/12/2025
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01/12/2025
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The Student Behind @Spotted VIU - Elke's on the Island

Season 4 · Episode 3

Thursday, November 13, 2025 • Duration 12:18

In this edition of Elke's on the Island, Elke Sorensen gets in contact with one of the administrators behind the popular campus Instagram page: Spottedviu. The account, which has over 1 thousand followers, is a platform for students to send in personal ads, missed connections, rants, and raves about campus to be posted anonymously to the page. In an anonymous interview, Admin speaks about the motives behind the page, what it's like to run it, and the future of Spottedviu.

By Elke Sorensen

This episode is part of The Navigator | Vol. 57, No. 3
For more in this issue, head to ⁠thenav.ca

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Haunted British Columbia - Elke's on the Island

Season 4 · Episode 2

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 • Duration 19:31

Join Elke for the Halloween edition of Elke’s on the Island. In this episode, Elke brings the spooky vibes by chatting with sisters Gina Armstrong and Victoria Vancek, co-founders of Haunted History BC, about ghostly encounters at historical haunts around British Columbia. Their interview even features audio containing the voice of an alleged ghost woman. Then, Elke asks folks from her social media, VIU library-goers, and The Nav staff to share their scariest ghost stories, which includes Ouija board mishaps, Buttertubs Marsh ghost circles, and grandma’s last goodbye. Elke finishes the episode with a couple ghoulish book recommendations by Canadian authors to kickstart the spooky season.

By Elke Sorensen.

This episode is part of The Navigator | Vol. 57, No. 2

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VIU Students and Faculty React to RateMyProfessors.com - Elke's on the Island

Season 4 · Episode 1

Thursday, September 18, 2025 • Duration 19:16

We all know RateMyProfessors.com exists. At the start of a new semester, students frequent the professor reviewing site more than ever. Associate Media Editor Elke Sorensen spoke with three VIU students: Cynthia deConinckSmith, Meetika Kher, and Liv Loewen to discuss why Rate My Professors is a helpful tool in determining what to expect from instructors in her new Nav Podcast, Elke’s on the Island. Plus, Elke managed to wrangle two VIU professors brave enough to confess they’ve visited their own respective pages: Amelia Horsburgh of the English department and Susan Juby of Creative Writing. Join Elke and her interviewees for 20 minutes of students and faculty reacting to silly, serious, and salty Rate My Professor reviews.

By Elke Sorensen

This episode is part of The Navigator | Vol. 57, No. 1
For more in this issue, head to thenav.ca

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Unpopular Opinions

Season 3 · Episode 13

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 • Duration 38:04

Join Daniela Guevara as she sits down with guest Becky Duarte to react to some unpopular opinions shared by VIU students. After working together on Q&A videos for VIU, Daniela and Becky decided to ask students for their boldest takes on any topic and discuss their own thoughts in response.

Tune in for a fun conversation as they share their reactions as well as interesting (and sometimes surprising) opinions.

By Daniela Guevara

This episode is part of The Navigator | Vol. 56, No. 6For more in this issue, head to thenav.ca

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Free Speech in Brave Spaces: Controversial Discussions in the Classroom

Season 3 · Episode 12

Monday, March 17, 2025 • Duration 57:15

Join Jack Corfield for their last podcast at The Navigator. This episode we'll discuss the phrase "safe space" and how it can create problems in discussion. We'll hear detailed interviews with feminist scholars Dr. Melissa Stephens and Dr. Magnolia Pauker from the VIU Faculty of Arts and Humanities , including a thorough discussion of Jordan Peterson's politics.

Prepare yourself for broad, academic discussion of genocide, transphobia, and fascism.

By Jack Corfield

This episode is part of The Navigator | Vol. 56, No. 6
For more in this issue, head to thenav.ca

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Power of Collaboration: Leadership and Campus Involvement with VIU’s 2024 CREATE Presentation Winners

Season 3 · Episode 11

Monday, February 24, 2025 • Duration 39:29

In this episode, host Daniela speaks with Master’s students Jaya and Sid, winners of the 'Best Team Presentation' at last year's 2024 CREATE Conference. They discuss their award-winning project on the interdisciplinary connection between leadership, marketing, and education, with a vision to build a free school in India to empower children for success. As respective M.Ed. and MBA students, Jaya and Sid also share their experiences of leadership at VIU and involvement in campus organizations like ROCK VIU, SLC, OCCEL, and VILC, offering advice on how students can get more engaged in both campus life and the Nanaimo community.

By Daniela Guevara

This episode is part of The Navigator | Vol. 56, No. 5
For more in this issue, head to thenav.ca

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The Tiger Method: Full-Length Audiodrama

Season 3 · Episode 6

Friday, February 7, 2025 • Duration 48:24

Listen in as Crawford Giles brings together a talented cast for the most realistic recreation of a fictional historical event recorded in "The Tiger Method"

By Jack Corfield

This episode is part of The Navigator, Volume 56
For more, head to thenav.ca

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The Tiger Method: Part 2

Season 3 · Episode 5

Friday, February 7, 2025 • Duration 25:27

Part two of the theatrical retelling of the horrible (fictional) events leading up to the tragic death of rising Canadian starlet, Jenna Caraway, and the maniacal, yet perhaps genius methodology of her costar and killer, the reclusive rom-com actor, Roy McQuade—the man who became a tiger.

By Jack Corfield

This episode is part of The Navigator | Vol. 56, No. 5
For more in this issue, head to thenav.ca

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The Last Music Program Exchange: Norwegians, Music, and Memories

Season 3 · Episode 4

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 • Duration 20:00

Join Daniela Guevara in this special episode of The Navigator Podcast as her guests, Alexander Aarø and Bendik Pedersen, two exchange students from Norway, share their unforgettable experiences in VIU’s music program. From exploring the stunning beauty of BC to creating lasting memories through music, they reflect on their journey and the impact of the program. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation about cultural exchange, music, and meaningful memories.

By Daniela Guevara

This episode is part of The Navigator | Volume 56, No. 4
For more in this issue, head to thenav.ca

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The Tiger Method: Part 1

Season 3 · Episode 4

Friday, January 10, 2025 • Duration 25:46

The theatrical retelling of the horrible (fictional) events leading up to the tragic death of rising Canadian starlet, Jenna Caraway, and the maniacal, yet perhaps genius methodology of her costar and killer, the reclusive rom-com actor, Roy McQuade—the man who became a tiger. Listen in as Crawford Giles brings together a talented cast of actors for the most realistic recreation of a historical event ever to be recorded. Will the production be a hit? Will it go off the rails in spectacular fashion? And who will be left standing when the proverbial curtain falls?

This is the first of two parts, the second of which will be released in February of 2025.

Original stageplay written by Evan Shumka.

Voice Talent Starring:

Allaina Wager as Jenna Carroway. Haley Turnbull as Jenna's mother, Maria Carraway. Padraig Sean Hogan as Lloyd Richards. Nicole Darlington as Ada Marchenko. The mysterious "Sam" as Roy McQuade. And Mitchell Wager as our lovely narrator and host, Crawford Giles.

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By Jack Corfield This episode is part of The Navigator | Vol. 56, No. 4
For more in this issue, head to thenav.ca

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