Conversion therapy is officially banned in Canada, closing a chapter in a long fight for the LGBTQ2 community and their advocates. Today, we talk to Michael Kwag, the director of Knowledge Exchange and Policy Development at the Community-Based Research Centre, also known as (CBRC). They’ve been big advocates of the conversion therapy ban. We're going to hear from Kwang all about the fight to get this bill passed and what it means for the queer community going forward

Canada's conversion therapy ban

Hosts Katia Galati and Talha Hashmani explore the challenges that Toronto’s shelter system currently faces. This episode is part two of a six-part series for the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

Local Journalism Initiative

The Unhoused and The Unprepared: The Tale of Two Crises

In Act 1 of Snow in Midsummer, the wealthy widow Tsai adopts an impoverished but ambitious man’s daughter, Dou Yi, and raises her as her own. However, when a corrupt doctor who owes Widow Tsai money attempts to violently escape his debts, he sets off a chain of events with shocking consequences.

Featuring:
Gaston Poon as Tien Chang 
Denise Ng as Widow Tsai
Victoria Yip as Dou Yi 
Jimmy George as the Doctor
Ed Ho as Old Man Chang
Qilin Yu as Handsome Chang

Snow in Midsummer: Act 1

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews representatives from New Nakfa, which helps Eritrean immigrants and Canadians find opportunities as well as mentorship.

https://linktr.ee/NewNakfa?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaayXfGBGJzKbaCmEAwDl-N8UFhFPxnIhY8ET06RewJB_U8JvUdjBc0lBkU_aem_H97WGk_qoH3fVGwdXhcb2Q

Interview: New Nakfa

Wendy teaches listeners about how the City of Toronto protects its ravines through the Toronto Ravine Strategy. She also mentions how the community can get involved and help take care of the ravines.

Toronto Nature Now Ep. 196: Protecting Toronto's Ravines

National Film Board honours Asian Heritage Month with Asian Canadian Perspectives Channel

Janet describes LEAF’s Backyard Tree Planting Program. She is the founder of LEAF and explains why the program will help promote sustainability and address climate change.

Toronto Nature Now Ep. 197: LEAF's Backyard Tree Planting Program

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews Syrian writer and director Ashraf Nahlous. His film "This Is Love Too" is making its rounds in film festival circuits and should be out in 2026.

https://www.stage32.com/profile/1149314
https://www.facebook.com/ashraf.nahlous/

Interview: Ashraf Nahlous

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actors Gio Perez & Stephanie. They are in the mini-series “Sasha” which centres a story about addiction. The first episode is available now on Youtube.

https://www.instagram.com/official_stephanie_santana/?hl=en
 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4315956/

Interview: Gio Perez and Stephanie Santana

Met Radio's Mila Fokas interviews artists Heather Christine and Matt Zaddy.

Artist Interview: Heather Christine & Matt Zaddy

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews writer, director and producer Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz.

jpariasmunoz.com

Interview: Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews Chris Thacker, CEO of CrewVision and Mr. Mow It All. 

crewvision.io
mowitall.com

Interview: Chris Thacker (CrewVision & Mr. Mow It All)

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actress Ruta Lee. She has made over 2500  television appearances. She is also highly acclaimed for her leadership work in The Thalians, a charitable organization dedicated to mental health. You can pick up a copy of her 2021 memoir, Consider Your Ass Kissed.

Interview: Ruta Lee

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews narrator and actor Ryan Burke.

Interview: Ryan Burke

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor and model Ro.

https://www.instagram.com/rofarquharson?igsh=MWZ0MTI1b2Nud3l4dg==

Interview: Ro (2025)

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor, writer, producer, and director Andrew Brown.

Interview: Andrew Brown (2025)

Kejo Buchanan, guide of Jali Journey in conversation Empress Nyiringango, an Ottawa-based Rwandan Canadian award-winning singer-songwriter, actress and educator. Empress is a self-taught musician blending jazz, blues and traditional Rwandan sounds featuring the Inanga (zither) and traditional dances like the Umushayayo gracefully imitating the Ankole cattle. Her songs such as “Amahoro i Rwanda” (Peace in Rwanda), and “Afrika” (Ubuntu album) are inspired by love, life experiences and peoples’ struggles especially grief from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.  Empress Nyiringango welcomes you into a musical journey of faith, resilience and healing.

Visit empressnyiringango.ca 

Host: Kejo Buchanan

Artist: Empress Nyiringango

Artist Review | Empress Nyiringango

Met Radio's Sarra Gillani chats with Zahraa Ghandour, director of Flana. Flana had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary centres on Ghandour's search for a missing childhood friend and expands to talk about the disappearances and killings of young girls in Iraq. 

TIFF 2025 Interview: Flana (Zahraa Ghandour)

Ontario Autism Coalition Says Ford's New Move to Cut School Trustees Will Be ‘Devestating'

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews content creator, Joey. https://www.instagram.com/unclejoeyy?igsh=MXhva25qOHVtOG40Ng==

Interview: Joey (2025)

Friday, September 19, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty speaks with Draw the Line organizer Syed Hussan, about how September 20 movement across Canada is uniting grassroots from Indigenous sovereignty to migrant and climate justice. Kinza Zafar talks to Workers' Action Centre director Deena Ladd, who helped organize a counter-rally to the anti-immigrant rally in Christie Pitts. The show closes with an interview about the upcoming season with Will Portokalis, veteran player on the TMU Bold Men's Hockey Team. Manju Boopathiraj hosts the daily news roundup.

Draw the Line Movement Unites Grassroots Groups Across Canada

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews Rahul Powar from Red Sift. Red Sift is a global cybersecurity company focussed on proactive security across email, web and PKI. 

https://redsift.com/

Interview: Rahul Powar

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actress and artist Drew Olivia Tillman. 

Interview: Drew Olivia Tillman

Friday, October 3, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty gives an overview of the situation at TMSU: Fall elections will be held after a postponement motion fails, while an external report believes outside interference is likely. After the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Kinza Zafar covers a conversation hosted by the Canadian Freelance Union on how art drives resistance, amplifies the plights of Indigenous communities and builds solidarity.

TMSU holding fall elections, outside interference likely: report

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor Darrain Felton. You can watch him in the horror film “Urban Flesh Eaters”.

https://m.imdb.com/name/nm9378609/?fbclid=PAb21jcANQCphleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpyeH3D14lHRIbyGLVbb_W1GsL4aLI5GLf4lShGZu0Je7tyQT_HiwP5-j_Bj4_aem_zqHDNlClwFlw8LMxHu30EA

Interview: Darrain Felton (2025)

Friday, October 10, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty reports on the latest evictions at the Dufferin Grove Park homeless encampment. Also, a protest against suspending school trustees at the opening of a new TDSB school. Kinza Zafar covers how Toronto's controversial bubble zone bylaw could change protesting as we know it at universities, in an interview with TMU criminology professor Dan Horner. Portley Ghartey-Johnson has this week's news roundup.

Toronto's Bubble Zone Bylaw could Change University Protests

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews rapper James Bright.

https://jamesbright.ca/

Interview: James Bright

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews comedian Connor King. He will be in Toronto on October 24th and 25th. 

https://www.youtube.com/@connorkingme

Interview: Connor King

Friday, October 24, 2025 — In this episode, Met Radio's coverage on Bill 33 that is drawing criticism from various groups. It proposes more government control over various levels of education. Host Gabriel Hilty speaks with chairperson of the Canadian Students Federation Ontario on the impact the bill will have in post-secondary education. Kinza Zafar reports from a rally against the potential impacts at public school boards, like a return of police to schools. Manju Boopathiraj has this week's news roundup.

'Unnecessary, a distraction from underfunding': Student groups slam Bill 33

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor Patrick Labyorteaux. He is well known for his work in “Little House On The Prairie”, “Heathers” and “JAG”. 

 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479779/

Interview: Patrick Labyorteaux

Friday, October 31, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty talks with White Ribbon CEO Humberto Carolo on their new report on the rise of online misogyny its impact in classrooms. Kinza Zafar speaks with OPSEU president JP Hornick on Bill 33 and Bill 5, which they call 'power grabs'. Portley Ghartey-Johnson has this week's news roundup. 

Rising online misogyny impacting classrooms, supports lacking: report

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews artist Joey Rose who has a new project “Life Is What You Make It”. 

https://joeyrose.lnk.to/liwymi?fbclid=PAb21jcANxITtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp5kEqWhnugM0BEu0ps4W4OlRkDp4WXtc9KKUQpkDhSgXBzewAxSjFTPhuSDy_aem_KamO2xdUMP08hKM6CQhYoA


Artist Interview: Joey Rose

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews director and producer Nik Tizekker. He is the director of "Butch Cassidy's Forgotten Outlaw" which is out now.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4427413/

Interview: Nik Tizekker (2025)

A round up of funding opportunities for youth in the arts, skill-building workshops, and exhibition opportunities, and based on the October 24th, 2025 ArtReach Post-It Newsletter.

Website: www.artreach.org
Instagram: www.instagram.com/artreachtoronto/

Call for Submissions - 2026 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
https://insideout.ca/submissions/

Call for Nominations - Toronto Arts Foundation Awards
https://torontoartsfoundation.org/programs/art-awards/

Open Call for Dance Artists - Residency Opportunity https://www.toesfordance.ca/process-practice-open-call

TO Wards Peace - Peace Project Grants
https://to-wardspeace.com/peace-projects/



ArtReach Opportunity Round Up: November 3, 2025

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor and artist Travis Turner. His artist name is Little T, he has a new project out now. 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3281984/

Artist Interview: Travis Turner/Little T

Friday, November 7, 2025 — In this LIVE episode, host Gabriel Hilty breaks down the 2025 federal budget introduced Tuesday. Economics professor Lars Osberg explains how the budget contains tax breaks for businesses but few affordability measures for daily life. Kinza Zafar reports on TMU community members speaking out, after students were assaulted by a former Israeli soldier at a Wednesday event hosted by a TMU student group. Manju Boopathiraj has this week's news roundup.

Federal budget 2025 sparse on affordability, targets 'business community'

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews artist Gxbby. Her single Down The Street features rapper Joey Rose. 

https://music.apple.com/ca/album/down-the-street-feat-joey-rose-single/1843287663

Artist Interview: Gxbby

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actress and opera singer Molly Flanagan. 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8788205/

Interview: Molly Flanagan

This week on FemRadio we are talking all things Venus Fest!  The upcoming music festival is slated as artistic celebration in the spirit of intersectional feminism.  
Stacey sat down with The creator of Venus Fest, Aerin Fogel (aka Queen of Swords) as well as festival headliners Lido Pimienta. and Carmen Elle of Diana, to discuss why in 2017, a feminist music festival still causes controversy, and how Venus Fest is long overdue in our Canadian music scene.
And Emily, Stacey and Sam have your Canadian Feminist News Headlines, Toronto events, and stuff we're digging this week. 
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