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Student life is not easy—an overlooked issue at UBC makes it harder for a significant number of students.

We take a look at what actions are being taken at the grassroots and administrative level.

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Tired of life by Meydän 

Can probiotics treat depression? How does our diet affect our gut health? Explore the mind-gut connection and learn how your gut bacteria and diet may be affecting your mental health with experts Desiree Neilsen and Brett Finlay. This podcast dismantles popular assumptions made about gut health, and dives deep into the potential and future uses of probiotics.

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Traditional Chinese medicine has deep roots in many Chinese families and is currently expanding to the Western population. Perrin Leung explores their methods and the validity and evidence behind the practice.

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Most athletes worry about performance and optimal fuelling, but athletes with type-1 diabetes worry about so much more. Listen and learn about the challenges these athletes face and what one former journalist is doing about it.

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Lorenzo’s Music, Just Had to Let You Know
Blue Dot Sessions, Only Lonesome
Scott Holmes, So Happy

One-third of the food produced for human consumption every year goes to waste. But where do all these waste come from? How come we have not managed to minimize it? This podcast has all the answers to those burning questions!

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The challenge for the current global food system to feed our growing population will induce a worldwide crisis unless we take action to addressing these issues.

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Frat Food dissects the profession of the fraternity house chef, showing how they work and what their relationship looks like with the frat they serve.

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Exploring what it means to eat meat. Can it be ethical? What does that look like for farmers? Zara digs into the tensions of raising animals for food.

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Urban beekeeping has blown-up in the last decade. Is it the declining bee populations that have spurred people to start keeping bees? Or is there more to the story? Leighland went to find out.

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City Limits by Blue Dot Sessions
Valantis by Blue Dot Sessions
Tranceless by Blue Dot Session
Partly Sage by Blue Dot Session

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The market price of clothing does not account for the true cost… Klara explores the detrimental impacts of the Fast Fashion industry, the barriers Brands face in implementing systemic change, and what we can do to help.

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Recently in Vancouver, lots of temporary community gardens fabricated by property development companies have sprung up. Often, there isn’t much community engagement with these spaces. So why do companies continue to create them?

The explanation is more complicated than you’d anticipate.

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Night Owl by Broke for Free

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Dumpster food for dinner? Hmm, perhaps not your first choice. However, it is undeniable that the statistics around food waste are scary. Join Carolina in exploring creative ways in which people are targeting this issue.

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Honeybees have become a symbol for ecological health. But did you know that in North America, they are also an invasive species? Listen in and explore why our beloved honeybee might harm our environment more than it help it.

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“Springish” by Gillicuddy (album: Plays Guitar)
“Running Waters” by Jason Shaw (album: Audionautix: Acoustic)
“Parisian” by Kevin MacLeod (album: Global Sampler)

Join Veronica Ung, a Chinese-Canadian girl, in her personal story of cultural identity crisis through food as she investigates how her crisis came to be and her views on her future food habits.

Credits: Music: Podington Bear via FreeMusicArchive.org

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