Hello listeners welcome to The Political Impact. Fellow Laurier student, Kelsey Hickman introduces the show to radio Laurier outlining both the upcoming themes and segments. Kelsey expresses her passion for politics and argues why all students have a civic duty to utilize their democratic rights and participate within their communities through exchanging ideas and friendly debate!
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The Political Impact – WLU Governing Board: Interview with Mohammad Abu-Rshaid
Mar 21, 2023 • 00:32:01
On today’s episode of the Political impact Kelsey interviews Brantford campus SU chair elect Mohammad Abu-Rshaid. The two discuss the importance of student leadership and how Mohammad plans to implement […]
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The Political Impact – Political Active Youth
Mar 14, 2023 • 00:25:44
This week’s episode, Kelsey is joined by Vanessa (Niki) a political active student from Athens, Greece. The two discuss Vanessa academic and political ambitions, the benefits from studying abroad and […]
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The Political Impact – Interview with Blair Cullen: Canadian Regionalism
Mar 7, 2023 • 00:47:21
Does regionalism effect Canadians view of the country? On this week’s episode of The Political Impact, Kelsey is joined by Professor Blair Cullen to discuss the history of Canadian regional […]
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The Political Impact – Interview with Dr. Carl Rihan: What is Happening in Iran
Feb 28, 2023 • 00:40:03
On today’s episode of the Political Impact, Kelsey is joined by Professor Carl Rihan from the school Sciences Po Lille in France! Dr. Rihan research specializes in both middle eastern […]
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The Political Impact – Interview with Mason Fitzpatrick: WLU Instructional Assistant Union
Feb 7, 2023 • 00:27:54
This week on the Political Impact, we are discussing one of the most important pillars of political participation; unions! Kelsey interviews fellow Golden Hawk, Mason Fitzpatrick and he shares his […]
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The Political Impact – Interview with Student Union’s President Elect Meghan Spenler
Jan 31, 2023 • 00:21:56
That’s right, Laurier, “The Political Impact” has returned! Radio Laurier’s 2022 “Show of the Year” is back, hosted by fellow Golden Hawk Kelsey Hickman. This week, the show welcomes Megan […]
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The Political Impact Ep. 11 – Top Three: The Uyghur Minority, Mask Mandates and St. Patrick’s Day
Mar 14, 2022 • 00:34:44
In this week’s episode of the Political impact, Rushi and Kelsey discuss the top three political topics of the week. The two hold an insightful conversation about the lack of […]
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The Political Impact Ep. 10 – WLU Senate; Interview with student leader Evan Cameron
Mar 7, 2022 • 00:31:12
In this week’s episode, Kelsey and Rushi sit down with recent WLU senate elect Evan Cameron. Cameron is a political science major at Laurier with a passion for public policy […]
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The Political Impact – Top Three: Ukraine Invasion, Chip Disputes and Substance Abuse Programs
Feb 28, 2022 • 00:34:28
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The Political Impact Ep. 8 – Political Definitions and Terms: A Crash Course
Jan 31, 2022 • 00:30:27
In this episode, host Kelsey Hickman gives listeners a crash course of some of the most used political buzzwords and terms in our social arena. Learn, define, debate and discuss! From defining […]

