Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
Civically speaking is a podcast that focuses on all things civic - focusing in on Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and wider political, geopolitical, and related issues facing us in a 21st-century word. Host, Lenore Swystun, a Registered Professional Planner, Sociologist, and Facilitator together with Communications Specialist and former Journalist, Christina Cherneskey, invites guests and guest panels to discuss all things current and topical. Civically Speaking episodes are self-produced and aired weekly on Saskatoon's community radio station cfcr.ca along with providing podcast versions and special videocast and podcast direct specials. Tune in, try it, and we promise you'll find yourself coming back for more. We talk planning, politics, people - civically speaking!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 315
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
2024.10.21 Orphans, Mushy Middle, October Surprises, Bozo Eruptions, Signs of the Time... with Special Guest, Janet Brown of Opinion Research and a special Panel
Hello Dear Listeners,
Joining this week's show is Janet Brown, a Pollster and Political Commentator from Alberta with Opinion Research. Janet has done some recent polling for CUPE Saskat…
2024.10.15 Civically Speaking - Behind the Ballot - Campaign Management
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We go behind the ballot during this episode with some field research into the campaign offices of mayoral candidates, Cynthia Block and Gordon Wyant. W…
2024.10.08 Part 2 Updated Saskatchewan Provincial Poll Results with Lang McGilp, Insightrix Research. Patricia Roe joins as guest panelist.
Civically Speaking- Saskatoon Saskatchewan's #1 show about civic issues.
2024.10.08 Part 1 Updated Saskatchewan Provincial Poll Results with Lang McGilp, Insightrix Research. Patricia Roe joins as guest panelist.
Howdy Dear Listeners,
This episode is coming in two parts. In the first part Lang McGilp from Insightrix Research takes us through the latest poll results for the upcoming provincial el…
2024.10.01 Civically Speaking Saskatchewan Provincial Election officially begins
Hello Dear Listeners,
Apologies for the late release this week. We have mayoral candidate interviews running in back to back shows on CFCR's air time this week and last; so, this show is…
2024.09.24 (2024.10.01) Civically Speaking Conversations with Saskatoon Mayoral Candidates Don Atchison (Pt 3) and Cary Tarasoff (Pt 4)
Hello Dear Listeners,
It's a pleasure and an honour to host this show. This particular episode will air on Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024, on CFCR.ca 90.5 at 6:30 pm. As a podcast listener, you w…
2024.09.23 Civically Speaking - Conversations with Saskatoon Mayoral Candidates Cynthia Block (pt 1) and Gordon Wyant (pt 2)
Hello Listeners,
It's our annual FM-Phasis campaign - so important - so we can continue to offer you great shows like this - especially ones like this.
In this episode you get to learn a …
Civics Panel with Dale Richardson, James Yachyshen and Patricia Roe
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A real treat of a show....…
2024.09.03 Civically Speaking Latest Politics and Start of YXE Council Candidate List
Dear Listeners,
You are in for a treat. This may be the final episode of this podcast Season 9. And, together with this, comes, guests Gord Androsoff and James Yachyshen.
We have a ben…
2024.09.03 Civically Speaking Debriefing the Saskatoon Mayoral Forum and Provincial Politics with James Yachyshen
Hello Folks,
Oooh my goodness, Fall season, and it is starting out FAST...too fast...including uploading today's episode. Thanks ST for letting me know the incorrect episode was uploaded…
2024.08.27 Civically Speaking And now there are four (mayoral candidates) and provincial poll #2
Dear Listeners,
Thank you so much for tuning in. Much appreciation.
Dale Richardson and Gordon Androsoff join me as co-hosts. Regrets from Christina this week.
In part 1, we dive into wha…
2024.08.20 Civically Speaking New Saskatoon Senator, Another Mayoral Candidate, and more..
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Thanks for tuning in. So appreciated. We love doing this show.
On this week's show - we give a big shout out to Tracy Muggli, the most recent Senator appointment an…
2024.08.13 Civically Speaking - Harvest Starts and Latest Civic Musings
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Thanks for tuning in. Really appreciate this forum and the opportunity to share information in an informal and informative way about the pulse of our civic arena an…
Civically Speaking - Saskatchewan Provincial Politics. The latest Provincial Poll Results with Marketing Research Director, Lang McGilp
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We are delighted and honoured to have Lang McGilp of Insightrix. In part 1 we get to know a bit about Lang and his work and how polling works. We then start to dive into…
2024.07.23 Civically Speaking - Bye Bye Biden and so much more..
Hello Dear Listeners,
Dale Richardson, of Earnscliffe Strategies, and, creator of The SKoop Political Briefing, joins Christina and I, for part 2 of several shows.
We dive right back int…
2024.07.16 Civically Speaking - From South of the Border to What's Up in Saskatchewan Politics wise
Dear Listeners,
Indeed the political world continues to twist and turn.
Joining us to deconstruct the most recent political happenings here and south of the border, we have with us, Dale…
2024.07.09 Civically Speaking - In the Heat of the Summer
Summer Wishes Listeners,
And, the heat is on, summer temp wise for sure; political wise in Saskatoon, uhm...maybe not so much visible ... save a Ward 6 Candidate making his way through t…
2024.07.02 Civically Speaking. ACCELERATING...
Dear Listeners,
Sorry for the delay. Too much going on.
Indeed we had a full week last week re all things civic. Most interesting. A public hearing to discuss the Housing Accelerator F…
2024-06-25 Civically Speaking - Hail Pride Walk Politics Saskatoon
Hello Dear Listeners,
We start off with a storm - okay - more like- the typical thing Saskatchewan folks talk about - the weather. And, hail. And, more hail. And then we move onto a dis…
2024.06.18 Civically Speaking - What a Weekes...And more in Civic Land
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We deconstruct a few of the most recent civic parcels in the current news stream.
Gordon Androsoff with CHEP Good Food joins us for Part 2 - where we dive …