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A Novel of Scribbled Notes
Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers This novel takes place entirely through the written word. More specifically, through notes that have been scribbled down as a mother is rushing to and from her job. She doesn’t seem to be able to balance home and work very well. As such, her daughter has to pick up…
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Celebrate International Women’s Day With WIHH6
International Women’s Day is Tuesday March 8th. We are marking this special occasion with 7 hours of radio content focusing on the Women in Hip-Hop. It gets underway starting at midnight tonight on 94.9 CHRW. It’s our 6th Annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular and we have an exciting line-up of artist interviews, guest DJs, a…
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Women in Hip-Hop 6 TONIGHT!
We are celebrating International Women’s Day in a big way tonight. It’s our 6th Annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular. An entire overnight of radio programming dedicated to hip-hop’s better half. We have all sorts of great content lined up for you tonight. We have an exclusive interview with the one and only, Michie Mee. She…
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Chasing Content – Run After It, Always!
It’s time to chase after that great content that can easily escape us and get buried in the archives. We do this at the start of every month here at Silent Cacophony in a little feature we call, Chasing Content. Explore all of the posts from last March or just these favs. Make sure to…
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There is an Art to Asking
The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer A few years back, I saw a brilliant TED talk by Amanda Palmer. It resonated with me and struck a chord with viewers all over the world. I don’t think she even realized how big the movement would become. It even spawned this book of the same title.…
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Women Heroes in the Comics
Star Wars – Princess Leia This comic takes place just after the events in Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Princess Leia’s homeworld has been destroyed. But there are all sorts of survivors of Alderaan that need guidance and leadership. Unfortunately, The Empire wants to see them all destroyed, especially Princess Leia. This was a…
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Campus Radio is a Jewel for the Community
As you know, I have a radio show on 94.9 CHRW. I just celebrated the 200th episode of the show and I couldn’t have done it with the support of Western University and the airwaves on which to broadcast. My show has given me access to all sorts of musicians and celebrities. I have interviewed…
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Give It Away–Pass the Hat
I have been blogging for eight years now. I freely give away all of my content, and have never thought about placing an ad on the site. My radio show is on a university campus and although I put tons of work into it, I never see a dime. Give It Away I do what…
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Scratching with The Champ
Last month, I had the honour of spinning with some amazing DJs at a private scratch session. Here I am with DJ T-jr, and Gamma Krush. And the man in the blue shirt, our gracious host, was non other than the DMC World Champion, DJ Vekked. We all rocked vinyl battle records and scratched for…
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Why You Should Always Ask for Advice
This is a great video to share with your students. I know many students who are afraid to ask questions in class. They stay quiet and struggle with their work, or worse yet, they don’t do the work at all. It’s always best to build a culture of learning in the classroom that allows our…