Hey, Cis!

Jul 10 2023 2
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A beyond binary journey to being a better human. Join our head-on conversation about current affairs and gender-based issues affecting transgender and non-binary youth, students, and adults within Canada. Hosts Cyn (she/her) and Isaac (he/they) give arts, culture, doers & dreamers a beyond binary twist in this Atlantic Canadian conversational talk show; breaking down cis-normative bias, smashing stigma, and fostering a greater connection between cisgender and trans, and non-binary communities.

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S3: E42: Pitchforks and Tiki Torches with Fae Johnstone

Jul 10 2023 36 mins  
"Once you get in the room, it is actually a hell of a lot harder for them to kick you out of it."In our final episode of season three, we are finishing off with a powerhouse of a guest. Fae Johnstone (They/She) is Executive Director and Co-Owner of Wisdom2Action (W2A). She is an experienced community engagement expert, diversity and inclusion consultant, and project manager. Over h

S3: E41: Queer Summer Reading with Abbey Campbell

Jun 06 2023 43 mins  
"I don't care how folks read, I care that you read."In this episode, Cyn and Isaac kick off summer with their book reviewer friend, Abbey Campbell (she/her), who shares some of the most exciting new publications to hit the world of Queer literature. Looking for a good novel to take on vacation, or something to read with your morning coffee? Then tune in, because Abbey and the team

S3: E40: Allyship Is For Everyone with Authors Kate Lum-Potvin and Dr. Frank Sileo

May 01 2023 31 mins  
"Allyship is a way of loving and taking care of other people."Today, Cyn and Isaac are joined by Kate Lum-Potvin (she/her) and Dr. Frank Sileo (he/his), co-authors of the new children's book, Pride and Joy: A Story About Becoming a LGBTQIA+ Ally. In this conversation, Kate and Dr. Sileo explain the reasons why they decided to write a book on allyship from the perspective of a young

S3: E39: How to THRIVE, not just Survive with Emma Stanley

Mar 27 2023 44 mins  
“The best that we can do is continue to be visible, continue to organize, and continue to take action to secure our own space within our own culture.”Just in time for the Trans Day of Visibility, Isaac (They/He) sits down with Simply Good Form Director of Program Development Emma Stanley (She/Her), to talk about the challenges surrounding and importance of living visibly. Given

S3: E38: Transversing the Rhodes Scholarship with Canadian Chemist, Julia Levy

Mar 13 2023 31 mins  
“This is a commitment to being trans. Being trans is now a fundamental part of who I am.”In this episode, Isaac (He/They) and Cyn (She/Her) have an energy-packed conversation with the first openly transgender Canadian woman to win the Rhodes Scholarship. Julia Levy (She/Her), joins us from British Columbia and shares with us her thoughts on a scholarship that is not without its

S3: E37: The Intersections of Identity and Financial Security with Mariat Jibril

Feb 25 2023 46 mins  
Mariat Jibril leads with love and her leadership is infectious. In this latest episode of Hey, Cis! Isaac (he/they) and Cyn (she/her) join Mariat Jibril (she/her) in Vancouver, British Columbia and have a coast-to-coast conversation about being a Black, queer advocate and financial professional working in equity, diversity and inclusion."I think we can love and we can lead with lov

S3: E36: Creating Visibility in C-Suite with Terri McDowell

Jan 31 2023 51 mins  
“I thought I'm pretty good at what I do. Am I prepared to sacrifice all of that? And why should I have to?“ In this episode, Terri McDowell (She/Her), a Saskatchewan-born, C-Suite business leader gets vulnerable about what is was like transitioning in and on the job, in a profession that's male, cisgender dominant; and she shows us how she is inspiring transgender people profes

S3: E35: Ending the Year, Extra Queer

Dec 09 2022 36 mins  
Books, tunes and gratitude. Welcome to the final episode of 2022 as we get festive with a Hey, Cis! Year-in-Review. This episode is hosted by Cyn Sweeney (She/Her) and Isaac Cook (He/They), with Emma Stanley (She/Her). Emma joins the show from Thailand, and we have to say we're a little envious of her 'winter attire'. In this episode we wanted to reflect back on a rollercoaster yea

S3: E34: Diversity in the Deep Blue Sea with MEOPAR

Nov 12 2022 50 mins  
Diversity flows beneath the waters off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia and above the surface in Atlantic Canada. Alexa Goodman (They/Them) and Aaron Judah (He/Him) both with MEOPAR and ocean sciences; know the importance of inclusion and representation within STEM; and they're making waves. It's a fast hour packed with great insight into inclusion and belonging and shifting the n

S3: E33: Decolonize your Identity with Kassidy Bernard

Oct 14 2022 50 mins  
Kwe’! It is Mi'kmaq History Month throughout the province of Nova Scotia and Hey, Cis! is celebrating... and learning... together with our special guest, Kassidy Bernard (they/them/Nekem). Kassidy Bernard is an L’nu and Scottish Two-Spirit youth from We’koqma’q. Kassidy grew up in Unama’ki, one of the seven ancestral districts of Mi’kma’ki. 'In my twenty-five years of