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!
Podcasting since 2019 • 334 episodes
Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
Latest Episodes
2026.02.03 Civically Speaking Food, Agriculture, Trade and Research Cuts with Dr. Tom Wolf and Gordon Androsoff
Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning in.In this episode of Civically Speaking, we spend time unpacking food security… not as a single issue, but as a system shaped by trade, climate pressures, land, science, and governance.
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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55:29
2026.01.27 Civically Speaking PT 1. Local. Separate or Apart?
Dear Listeners,Part 1 and Part 2 are broken up this week. In this first part, Christina and I touch on local newsworthy items. SREDA, Discovery Saskatoon, and more touched on. PT 2 we go global. Be sure to s...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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27:35
2027.01.27 Civically Speaking PT 2 Federal, Global then Local. What we see. What we hear.
Dear Listeners, In PT 2, we focus on the global scene and affects felt locally. Cognitive dissonance ripples through our world. What we see and what we hear. Tune in. Support shows like this and community rad...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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28:35
2026.01.20 Civically Speaking - The World....Whudtheff and What a Response...
Dear Listeners,Thanks for tuning in. Much appreciation for your support of shows like this that air on Community Radio and also in podcast form.The first half of this episode focuses on a changing world order and why it matt...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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56:33
2026.01.13 Civically Speaking - In the News Today
Dear Listeners,Thanks, as always, for tuning in to Civically Speaking. This episode was uploaded Wednesday morning, with apologies for the delay.Christina and I begin with a few ponderings about the weather. It feels much more lik...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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54:46
