The Orbit is the Laurier Brantford independent student newspaper’s official podcast. In each episode of this season, The Sputnik Editor-in-Chief Alexa Ford speaks with a team member about their work published in the new monthly issue.
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The Orbit - S3 E2
Nov 15, 2024 • 00:14:40
In this month’s episode of The Orbit, Editor-in-Chief, Alexa Ford sits down and has a conversation with The Sputnik’s News Editor, Piper Force. The two discuss Piper’s recent run in with the law; Canadian online news law that is! Listen to Bill C-18’s negative repercussions on journalists and how Piper…
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The Orbit - S3 E1
Oct 10, 2024 • 00:16:01
In the first episode of the season, Editor-in-Chief, Alexa Ford is joined by 3rd year student Alanah Legget to discuss accessibility issues on the Brantford Campus. As a student with a physical disability, Legget and many other students with disabilities face a distinct set of challenges while navigating the campus.…
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The Orbit - S2 E8
Sep 13, 2024 • 00:53:06
In the very last episode of this season, Umaymah Suhail speaks with Lead Arts and Culture Writer Sienna Bilancia about her article, “Brantford women are in business,” from the final issue of the year published in April. The two wrap up the season finale with a conversation about the local…
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The Orbit - S2 E7
Sep 11, 2024 • 01:00:41
In this episode, Umaymah Suhail talks about everything sports and journalism with Lead Sports Writer Mitchell Hartman, who wrote a piece called “Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII” for the March Springtime issue.
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The Orbit - S2 E6
Sep 11, 2024 • 01:05:40
Umaymah Suhail and The Sputnik’s Infinitum Editor Tusharika Tyagi jump into an inspiring conversation about her short story “The dead don’t want to be held” published in the Valentine’s Day issue back in February, along with other multimedia projects, workshops and events the fiction section hosted throughout the month.
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The Orbit - S2 E5
Jan 29, 2024 • 01:05:20
In the first episode of the new year, Umaymah sits down with Opinion Editor Mitchell Baldwin to delve into the behind-the-scenes of his feature in the January issue, “Building Brantford better”.
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The Orbit - S2 Ep. 4
Dec 22, 2023 • 00:56:36
In the episode right before the holidays, Umaymah discusses the law with Lead Opinion Writer Jada Phillips as they take a look at her article, “Who is the ‘reasonable person’ anyway?”
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The Orbit S3 E3
Nov 24, 2023 • 01:37:33
Join Umaymah Suhail and Celina Shamon, The Sputnik’s Sports Editor, in an intense exploration of her news story on a recent protest in Brantford and the current events in Gaza.
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The Orbit S2 E2
Nov 13, 2023 • 01:26:00
In this episode of The Orbit, Umaymah and lead Infinitum writer Thando Bhebhe dive deep into his horror short story, Morningstar, and its comics published in October’s Reading Week issue.
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The Orbit S2 E1
Oct 6, 2023 • 00:59:33