Beyond the Jargon is a podcast produced by CFUV with support from the UVic Graduate Student Society. Each season sees a Grad Student at UVic explore and discuss the research conducted by their peers. Tune in and hear about cutting-edge research from the researchers themselves in a way that peels away the Jargon. Season 10 was produced by Sam Kaiser.

Listen ‘Round a Fire is a radio theatre piece written, directed, and sound designed by Queen’s graduate Sam Kaiser for his graduating Special Studies Project. The piece follows three heroes, cowboys of sorts, in an unfamiliar world who come across a capsule containing mysterious audio logs. When they play these audio logs, they find sound collages, reflections of things and events that may be more familiar to the listener. The intention of this piece is to let listeners reflect on some of the more nonsensical moments that have happened in our world over the past few years and how they may sound to someone far removed from a more collective experience. A major aim of this project was to explore the potential of electroacoustic composition in radio theatre, and how it may be a powerful tool for suggestion.

Join fellow shift workers, insomniacs and lonely souls tuning in to CKRM FM in Kingston, Ontario, to hear radio host, Mark the C, sharing “an eclectic mix of thoughts, feelings, spoken word, and the best late night tunes to soothe your nerves.” As the show progresses, audience members are invited to call in with their own stories in response to the theme for the night: “WALLS–how you build them up or take them down”.

Late Nights explores isolation, aspiration, mortality, love and connection, fusing the intimacy of late night radio with live theatre. Late Nights with Mark the C was created by Mark Cassidy and Suzanne Hersh and sound designed by Sam Kaiser. Late Nights was performed live in CFRC 101.9 FM’s studios with studio technical production conducted by Chancelor Maracle.

Live and Alive is an audio documentary produced through the Robert H. Black Residency programme by Sam Kaiser in collaboration with CFRC and the Department of Film and Media.  It focuses on live music in Kingston, investigating how such a cultivated live music scene came about.  Highlighting Homegrown Live Music Festival and Joe’s MILL, this audio documentary focuses on opportunities for live musicians, as well as the ways they give back to the community.  Through interviews with Tyler Flynn, Chris Morris, and Tom Stewart, learn about the history of Kingston’s music scene, and the many ways that it continues to grow and expand. Check it out for some great music and insightful takes on Kingston’s live music scene!