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Welcome to the CKUT Spoken Word Department blog. Here you’ll find segments from our in-house community news team and coverage of Montreal’s arts and cultural scenes. CKUT’s spoken word programming features alternative news, public affairs and arts and culture shows. We cover LGBTQ culture, environmental and social justice issues, feminism, theatre, African and Latin America current affairs, and more.

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March 28, 2023 Double-stranded Podcasts Science

Double-stranded Podcast Interviews Dr. Raquel Cuella Martin

Dive into the fascinating world of Genome Editing and CRISPR/Cas9, with Dr. Raquel Cuella Martin.
March 13, 2023 2023 Science STEMinism

STEMinism

Check out the debut episode from Allie, Amelie, and Nour on Friday STEMinism, a show highlighting new research being conducted by underrepresented groups in STEM.
March 3, 2023 2023 Housing No One Is Illegal Radio

No One Is Illegal Interviews the Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union

Check out an extended interview with Abigail and Stephane, two tenants and organizers with the Montreal Autonomous Tenants' Union / Syndicat de locataires autonomes de Montréal (SLAM).
March 1, 2023 2023

CKUT Is Hiring A Spoken Word Department Assistant

The Spoken Word Assistant will work closely with the Spoken Word Coordinator to keep the large and diverse Arts/Culture/News department running smoothly. Application deadline is March 14th, 2023.
February 28, 2023 2023 Bhum Bhum Tyme Black History Month

Pat Dillon and Howard “Stretch” Carr Reflect on Black History Month

The two CKUT titans discuss Black History Month and what it means in Quebec, how community events take on a different meaning during BHM, doubts about the lasting effects of a one-month event, Montreal's new Black police chief, and Stretch emceeing a fashion show back in the day.
February 27, 2023 2023 Science Voices of Montreal

Voices of Montreal Interviews Dr. Catherine Scott, Spider Sex Researcher

The volunteer crew behind the Voices of Montreal broadcasts has been tackling some interesting subjects over the past few weeks but this takes the cake.
February 27, 2023 Gay and Grey Podcasts

Montreal’s Gay and Grey Podcast Comes to CKUT This March

Gay and Grey is an organization that brings together and supports the English speaking senior (50+) 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ community in and around Montreal. 
February 13, 2023 2023 International Radio Report

Today Is World Radio Day

Join CKUT and International Radio Report in celebrating UNESCO's 12th annual World Radio Day.
February 7, 2023 2023 Free City Radio Migrant Rights

Guinean Refugees Organizing for #StatusForAll in Montreal

CKUT's Free City Radio will be at this event highlighting the ongoing struggles of Guinean asylum seekers in Montreal who are involved in the #StatusForAll movement.
February 2, 2023 Interviews No One Is Illegal Radio Off The Hour

No One Is Illegal Reports on the Zeiger Trial

An examination of the trial and verdict of neo-Nazi Charles Sohier Chaput - known by the pseudonym Zeiger - and a discussion of the broader struggle against hate. Featuring online hate researcher Etienne Quintal in dialogue with No Borders Media reporter Jaggi Singh.
January 31, 2023 2023 Interviews Transforming The Airwaves

Miss Dupré Latour Interviews Canada’s Drag Race Winner Gisèle Lullaby

Miss Dupré Latour hosts the reining Queen of Canada Drag Race Season 3 Gisèle Lullaby on her show You bet'her as part of CKUT's Transforming The Airwaves Project.
January 23, 2023 Podcasts Sojourns

Sojourns in Slumberland

CKUT presents a radio drama like no other. Every season features brain-tickling, genre-bending storytelling by Fred Azeredo, performed by an array of voice actors.
January 13, 2023 2023 LegalEase

LegalEase Discusses The Protest of Robert Wintemute

A great episode covering the protest that took place following the McGill Faculty of Law and Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism booking Robert Wintemute for a talk.
January 9, 2023 2023 QueerCorps

Special 2 Hour Episode of QueerCorps

ASTT(e) presents an hour-long open discussion on HIV non-disclosure and Queer Corps discusses the McGill Faculty of Law and Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism's decision to host a talk tomorrow by Robert Wintemute.
September 1, 2022 2022 Bhum Bhum Tyme Interviews

Bhum Bhum Tyme Interviews Henri Pardo and Keith Riley

Sista P chats with filmmaker Henri Pardo and educator Keith Riley about the film Dear Jackie and how it relates to racism in Montreal and beyond.
August 30, 2022 2022 Arts & Culture Radio Is Dead

Po B. K. Lomami’s “The House of Kinshasa”

This is the outcome of a WhatsApp call between my parents in Belgium and me in Canada about the final chapter of their house in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
August 8, 2022 2022 Anarchist Bookfair Interviews

Free Kick Live From The Anarchist Bookfair

Clara-Swan Kennedy of Free Kick is joined by Madeline and Chloe from CKUT for a live broadcast from the 2022 Anarchist Bookfair.
September 23, 2021 2021 Arts & Culture Mental Health

Radio Moon – Interview With A Flower

We packed up our bags and hopped in a cab down to Forward House for the first live broadcast of Radio Moon since before the pandemic.
June 5, 2020 Podcasts Racism The Morning Detour

The Morning Detour Discusses George Floyd

A critical and open conversation from elected officials and everyday people about Montreal's response to the police killing of George Floyd.
April 21, 2020 2020 Community News Covid-19

Prison Radio Reports Live From the Caravan

A broadcast in solidarity with incarcerated people and to denounce the conditions inside local prison institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 26, 2020 2020 Homelessness Marathon Housing

CKUT’s 2020 Homelessness Marathon Recap

CKUT’s Homelessness Marathon is a consciousness-raising radio marathon that offers a platform to speak truth to power on the realities of homelessness, housing, and poverty.
May 28, 2018 2018 Community News Podcasts

A History of the CKUT Community News Department

CKUT has covered issues from street level emphasizing the voices of those not heard in mainstream media, namely those affected by the policies, regulations and political decisions.
March 8, 2018 2018 Arts & Culture Podcasts

Eve Parker Finley – International Women’s Day on Tranzistor Radio

Eve Parker Finley Celebrates International Women's Day by profiling women such as Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, activists in the time of Stonewall and co-founders of STAR.
November 19, 2017 2017 International Radio Report Podcasts

International Radio Report’s 30th Anniversary Show

Clips from the very first broadcast and discussions about their shared fascination with RADIO.