In this episode of the FCAT After School podcast, Communications student Eric Militaru talks with SFU Communication Alumni Simi Sara about her career as a host for 980CKNW and her educational journey. However, her journey was different than most. Here, Simi would share her philosophy on furthering her career and how any student can learn to take their time and try out new things as they follow their own journey, step by step.

FCAT After School is a podcast project from SFU’s Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. Current students sit down with alumni to explore their career journeys since graduation and gathering advice for the next generation.

Find full episode transcripts and more info on FCAT After School at www.sfu.ca/fcat/get-involved/podcast.html

Guest bio: Simi Sara (Twitter: @simisara980) is the award-winning host of Mornings with Simi. In 2020 Simi took the reins of the morning show, where she can be heard introducing listeners to the top stories of the day over their morning coffee. Simi has been in the media business for almost thirty years, with roles including newspaper reporter, producer, and news anchor. While continuing her full-time job at CKNW, Simi also returned to education, graduating from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Communication.

Host bio: Eric Militaru is a third-year communications student with dreams of working in the radio and podcasting industry.

Additional Resources and Mentions:
https://globalnews.ca/bc/program/the-simi-sara-show/

Episode Produced by Eric Militaru and Stacey Copeland

Theme music:
“Illustrated Novel” by Chad Crouch is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

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Navigating your Educational Journey with Broadcaster Simi Sara

In this episode of FCAT After School, student host Emma Jean speaks with film and marketing expert Cameron Maitland. Cameron's work can be seen at Canadian media company Hollywood Suite, where he acts as the engaging, knowledgeable face of the classic-film broadcaster across social media. Cameron shares with us how his time as an SFU film school student, and the relationships he built there, shape his work across sets, experiential marketing, and branded content. What do community, collaboration, and improv comedy have in common for Cam? Listen in to find out.

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To learn more about SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts Film program: sfu.ca/sca/programs/film.html

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Following Your Creative Passions with Cameron Maitland

Student host Torien Cafferata sits down with interdisciplinary, queer sci-fi horror writer, director, and scientist Mily Mumford. Mily holds a Master of Science from SFU’s School of Interactive Arts & Technology. Together they dissect mad brains, motivation, and representation — not just in front of the camera, but behind it.

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Shame Demons and Queer Sci-fi Horror with Mily Mumford

On this week’s episode, student host Emma Jean is joined in conversation with Master of Publishing alumnus Charlotte Nip, a multi-talented marketer, poet, and writer currently working as a marketing coordinator for Penguin Random House Canada. Charlotte discusses her evolving identity as a writer, the joys of live music, and how to make time for your passions in a full-time, working world.

You can follow Charlotte Nip on Instagram @charlottenip and @seasonallyreading

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To learn more about SFU’s Master of Publishing (MPub) program: https://www.sfu.ca/publishing.html

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The Poetry of Publishing with Charlotte Nip

What does it mean to fail and succeed at the same time? How can one offer joy as a form of activism? What is the purpose of comedy in 2024? Host Torien Cafferata explores these questions with SFU School for the Contemporary Arts alum June Fukumura, an interdisciplinary theatre artist, clown, and comedian. She has appeared on the Arts Club stage, in film and TV, and an award-winning Fringe Festival solo show. Together they explore how, in June’s line of work, failure is very much a form of success — and re-enchanting the everyday can happen both on and off the stage.

To learn more about June’s work, check out her website: junefukumura.com

Find full episode transcripts and more info on FCAT After School: sfu.ca/fcat/news/podcast.html

To learn more about SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts, Theatre & Performance BFA: sfu.ca/sca/programs/theatre-performance.html

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Clowning, Failing, and Re-enchanting the Everyday with June Fukumura

What is the role of mindfulness in a tech-dominated world? And how can it connect us to each other and to ourselves? In today’s episode, student host Emma Jean speaks with Jay Vidyarthi, a user experience designer and graduate of SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology. Jay is the founder of Still Ape, a UX design firm that only works with organizations with mindful missions. Together, Emma and Jay discuss meditation, legacy, and how to find what motivates you.

To learn more about Jay’s work, check out his Substack: attentionactivist.substack.com

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Tech, Meditation, and Leaving a Legacy with Jay Vidyarthi

Should everything you love also be your living? How can we protect our leisure? What paths open up to us if we challenge what it means to be an expert? This is the journey we take with host Torien Cafferata and Centre of Digital Media graduate and multidisciplinary artist Valentina Forté-Hernandez, who now works as technical director at Bardel Entertainment, an award-winning animation studio behind titles like Dragon Prince and Rick & Morty. Together they explore what happens when you take an honest look at a profession, a charitable look at your skill set, and dare to say “I could do that.” 

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To learn more about the Master of Digital Media program: thecdm.ca/program/mdm

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Your Work Is Not Your Life with Valentina Forté-Hernandez

FCAT After School will be back next week with a new episode down your feed. In the meantime, we're thrilled to share an episode from our friends at Below the Radar, a knowledge democracy podcast from the SFU Vancity Office for Community Engagement. Host Am Johal is joined by Yani Kong, a writer, editor, and art scholar. They discuss art criticism, enchantment, and the relationship between the public art scene and real estate development in Vancouver.

Subscribe to Below the Radar: sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast
Read the transcript: sfu.ca/vancity-office-comm…/207-yani-kong.html

Mentioned in this episode:
Yani Kong: yanikong.com
SFU School for the Contemporary Arts: sfu.ca/sca
The Comparative Media Arts Journal: sfu.ca/cmajournal
Yani Kong on the Venice Biennale: gallerieswest.ca/magazine/stories/venice-biennale
Rodney Graham’s Spinning Chandelier: westbankcorp.com/public-art/spinning-chandelier
Small File Media Festival: smallfile.ca

Enchantment, Criticism, and the Activation of Art with Yani Kong. From 'Below the Radar'

What is the current state of Canadian media? How do we know what we’re meant to do without trying it first? And what do we do when the career we’re most passionate about may not exist anymore? This week, student host Emma Jean interviews Jason D’Souza, journalist, SFU Communication alum, and host of CBC’s All Points West. Listen in for Jason’s advice for making the most of an internship, what he sees as most critical in journalism today, and the delight of discovering new passions.

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Trying Everything Once and the Future of Media with Jason D’Souza

What if you have already found your passion and have been doing it without knowing? What does it mean to create your own opportunity — and your own community? How can we decolonize campuses and what does good food have to do with it? Torien Cafferata navigates these questions and more with Audrey Heath, an SFU Communications alum and Indigenous Student Life Coordinator, who recently discovered that her passion has been with her all along. 

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Check out Audrey’s beadwork on Instagram: instagram.com/laxgibuu.beads/

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Decolonizing and Doing What You Have Always Done with Audrey Heath

“After School” is taking a break, but in the meantime, we’re proud to introduce a new podcast from SFU’s Faculty of Communication Art and Technology.

“Speakable” is a podcast made to share research from the exciting world of FCAT. Host Milena Droumeva, Associate Professor at SFU’s School of Communication, will bring together conversations around cross-disciplinary thematic areas in the work of our faculty and graduate students, and create opportunities for frank conversations on undergraduate teaching and learning. Topics will include: big data, accessible technology, disinformation, and media representation. If you’re already a fan of “After School,” definitely check out “Speakable” – we think you’ll like it.

Launching in May 2024, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or tune in on CJSF 90.1FM on Tuesdays at 4:00pm.

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FCAT’s New Podcast: Speakable

Welcome to FCAT After School, a podcast project from SFU’s Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. After School invites you into candid conversations with FCAT alumni in traditional and unconventional career paths across communication, interactive arts and technology, contemporary arts, publishing and digital media.

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We would like to respectfully acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose unceded traditional territories our three campuses reside.

Navigating your Educational Journey with Broadcaster Simi Sara

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