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Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
Civically speaking is a podcast that focuses on all things civic - focusing in on Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and wider political, geopolitical, and related issues facing us in a 21st-century word. Host, Lenore Swystun, a Registered Professional Planner, Sociologist, and Facilitator together with Communications Specialist and former Journalist, Christina Cherneskey, invites guests and guest panels to discuss all things current and topical. Civically Speaking episodes are self-produced and…
Episodes
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.11.10 Civically Speaking Buses, Civic Budget Oops, Masters of Our Destiny, Midterms
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thank you for your patience while Christina and I were unable to record last week. A full range of topics in this…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
PT 1 and PT 2 Saskatoon Planning Field Notes with Eric Westberg
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, In this episode I sit down with planning colleague, Eric Westberg, to share some planning field notes from his visit to…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.10.20 Civically Speaking - The People Decided
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, In this week's episode, we explore Alberta's referendum, Danielle Smith's political future, and what it all means for…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2926.10.13 Civically Speaking PT 1 and 2 From Encampments to Re-Zoning to Data Centres to Referendums to Ukraine
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Christina Cherneskey and I covered a fair bit of ground on this week's episode. We started close to home with the ongoing…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.10.06 Civically Speaking PT 1 and PT 2 Who Decides?
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Who gets to decide? That question sits at the heart of this week’s episode and am starting right here at home in Saskatoon…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
Civically Speaking PT 1 and PT 2 With Sara Wheelwright talking downtown YXE and more
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. Airing this week, recorded a few days ago, I interview Sara Wheelwright, outgoing Chair of…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.09.22 Civically Speaking Happy Fall Equinox with a dose of Construction and More!
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in on this the Fall Equinox - gulp! We talk a little construction, a little arena and a referendum, a little…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
FM-Phasis PT 1 and PT 2 From Federal Investments to a Local Deed to Putting up Fences
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, It's our annual Community Radio FM-Phasis Fundraising season. And so, go to YOUR GUIDE TO FM-PHASIS 2026!!! | CFCR 90.5FM |…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.09.08 Civically Speaking PT 1 and PT 2 Post Long Weekend
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Oh rain, rain, go away … gentle harvest winds and warm sunshine are what we need right about now on the Saskatchewan plains…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
PT 1 and PT 2 By-elections, Taxes, and Dolly
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear listeners, By-elections, taxes and Dolly Parton. Toss in a pickup truck and somebody leaving somebody, and we’ve got ourselves a…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
PT 1 and PT 2 Deal, No Deal
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- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
PT 1 and PT 2 Affairs of the Day - From Artificial Rocks to Data Centres and Entertainment Districts
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Sorry about the late upload for this show. We were talking about mid summer items and did some weighing in on Public Art, Data…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
PT 1 and PT 2 Being Good Neighbours
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, What does it really mean to be a good neighbour in a changing city? In this episode, Christina and I move through a series of…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
PT 1 and PT 2 Civically Speaking with Tom Wolf and Gordon Androsoff - Today's Agriculture scene
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Tom Wolf and Gordon Androsoff for a timely conversation about the…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.07.21 From the Vault Our Global Geopolitical Climate - from relations to transactions
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, Christina and I are taking a break this week. Thought it might be interesting to listen to Dr. Kordan's discussion from…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.07.13 Civically Speaking - Local news, a little hint, and familial connections
Send us Fan Mail Dear listeners, Thanks for tuning in. On today’s Civically Speaking, we bring you another round of news... mostly local... beginning with the…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.07.07 Civically Speaking - Weather and whether...
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, Back this week, Christina Cherneskey. We catch up on summer (it seems to finally have arrived) and begin our talk, as…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.07.01 Civically Speaking - Canada Day
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners... Happy Canada Day. This episode of Civically Speaking is a reflective Canada Day teaching piece of sorts. Pondering Canada…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
PT 1 and 2 Civically Speaking - Local Affairs in SK and Farther Afield
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, My apologies for the delayed upload this week. I'm still in the midst of transferring files, programs, and what seems…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.06.16 Civically Speaking - 50 years Saskatoon's Heritage Society and News Updates from around the Province's communities
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for for tuning in. In Episode 1 - I share a bit about the history of the organization that talks about the history of…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
PT 1 and PT 2 Civic Updates Province and More
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, In this episode, apologies, published a week late due to an unknown technical glitch, I take a trip around the province and…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.05.26 Civically Speaking - World Urban Forum (WUF13) Learnings from Baku, Azerbaijan
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, This week on Civically Speaking, I return from the World Urban Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan with reflections, observations, and…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.05.12 Civically Speaking PT 2 The Case of our 4 Largest Cities in Sask
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking. Be sure to support community radio and stations like cfcr.ca. In Part 2, I dig…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.05.12 Civically Speaking PT 1 The case of our 4 Largest Cities in Sask
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking. Be sure to support community radio and stations like cfcr.ca. In Part 1 of this…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.04.28 Civically Speaking Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in and supporting community radio. Grab your 2026 2027 membership for cfcr.ca and get in on some good deals…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.04.24 Civically Speaking Complex and Complicated Intermunicipal Frameworks ..2 cases as example
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners… This week’s Civically Speaking stays close to home… and to some of the most important shifts happening right around us…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.04.14 Civically Speaking - A majority may spell relief...Canada Fed by-elections + more
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, In this episode Christina and I unpack a bit of the relief that may be rippling through all federal political parties via post…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.03.31 Civically Speaking - A Glocal Conversation with Dr. T Wolf and G Androsoff
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in to podcasts like this and community radio stations like CFCR where shows like this first air in CFCR…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.03.24 Civically Speaking - Transportation and Transit
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, It is a day of news around all things transportation and transit. We begin with a sad story involving an Air Canada plane that…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.03.17 Civically Speaking Sask Provincial Pre-Budget and more
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. This week, we spent time looking ahead to what we might expect in the upcoming provincial budget…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.03.10 Civically Speaking - A smattering of international and local items
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thank you for tuning in. Much appreciation. In today's episode, Christina and I begin with a check in on classic prairie March…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.03.03 Civically Speaking Near and Far
Send us Fan Mail Hello Listeners, It has been a tough couple of weeks. Losing a brother is never easy. Losing an extra special brother like Gordon is…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.02.10 Civically Speaking - Federal Discussion re Conservatives, NDP, Liberals, Elections and More with James Yachyshen
Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends and Colleagues, This week I sit down with James Yachyshen to unpack a pivotal moment in Canadian federal politics. We discuss the…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.02.03 Civically Speaking Food, Agriculture, Trade and Research Cuts with Dr. Tom Wolf and Gordon Androsoff
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. In this episode of Civically Speaking, we spend time unpacking food security… not as a single issue, but…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.01.27 Civically Speaking PT 1. Local. Separate or Apart?
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Part 1 and Part 2 are broken up this week. In this first part, Christina and I touch on local newsworthy items. SREDA…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2027.01.27 Civically Speaking PT 2 Federal, Global then Local. What we see. What we hear.
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, In PT 2, we focus on the global scene and affects felt locally. Cognitive dissonance ripples through our world. What we see…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.01.20 Civically Speaking - The World....Whudtheff and What a Response...
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. Much appreciation for your support of shows like this that air on Community Radio and also in podcast…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.01.13 Civically Speaking - In the News Today
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks, as always, for tuning in to Civically Speaking. This episode was uploaded Wednesday morning, with apologies for the…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2026.01.06 Civically Speaking It's a New Year 2026
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Happy New Year! May 2026 bring you and this show and others that air on community radio and are spread through podcast…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.12.23 Civically Speaking - Federal Politics - A Year in Review with guest, Rupan Sambasivam
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, As we head into the holiday season, this week on Civically Speaking, I’m joined by Rupan Sambasivam, a recent political…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.12.16 Civically Speaking - This Week's News and Technology Trends in our Civic Arenas
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking. This two-part episode of Civically Speaking brings together what’s happening right…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.12.09 Civically Speaking. It's Cold Outside.
Send us Fan Mail Deae Listeners, This week on Civically Speaking, we begin with a check-in on the weather...because ....winter has truly arrived. We talk about…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.12.02 Civically Speaking - Inside Saskatoon’s Budget (and a 108 reasons!?) — And Why City Budgets Everywhere Are Under Pressure
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in - and supporting community radio shows and podcasts like this - we air to Saskatoon's community…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.11.18 Civically Speaking - Sports and Politics
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. In this episode, we dig into the things that bring us together — and the places where politics can still…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.11.04 Civically Speaking Saskatoon News and Budget Talk
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Civically Speaking Listeners, In a sleep deprived week I aimed to bring a smattering of Saskatoon based news in Part 1 including a…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.10.21 Civically Speaking - An Interview with Marcel Petit - Proud Rabble Rouser - on Riversdale, Pleasant Hill and more
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, You are in for a treat - an unfiltered interview with Marcel Petit - Saskatoon film maker, artist, and head of the Core…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.10.14 Civically Speaking - Thanksgiving edition
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, This episode ran last week - the day after Thanksgiving Monday - it is a 2 part episode about gratitude - simply put…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
1015.10.07 Civically Speaking - Round Two
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, IN this week's episode we were sharing our observations as our PM Carney was meeting with President Trump in the Oval…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.09.29 Civically Speaking Truth and Reconciliation
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in and supporting CFCR.ca 90.5 FM in Saskatoon and shows like this. These episodes carry forward, and in…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.09.23 Civically Speaking - Send Offs, Agriculture and more with Gordon Androsoff and Tom Wolf
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, On this week’s Civically Speaking, I’m joined by return panel guests Dr. Tom Wolf and Gordon Androsoff. We celebrate Gordon as…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.09.16 Civically Speaking Flags, Shelters, and Redford sadness
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, On this episode of Civically Speaking, we reflect on the passing of Robert Redford, a legend whose influence reached far…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.09.09 Fall Season Starter
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Civically Speaking Listeners, Welcome to the first fall episode of the new 2025–2026 season! Christina Cherneskey is back in the…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.08.19 Civically Speaking PT 1 Proposed Emergency Homeless Shelter P2 City Council Draft Strategic Plan 2026-29
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, In this episode, we explore two important conversations shaping Saskatoon’s future. Part 1 – The proposed emergency…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.08.05 Civically Speaking - Midsummer Edition - After the August Long
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in to this midsummer edition of Civically Speaking. I am flying solo again - giving Christina a well…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2024.07.22 Civically Speaking - Building Cities that Remember and Include - and Yesterday's News
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, It’s just me on the mic today—flying solo while giving the rest of the crew a little break. But that also means space…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.06.24 Civically Speaking Trump launches missles and f-bombs - to Transit Links, Bear Spray and stories closer to home...
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in! Summer's here—and so is a wave of stories making headlines. From global power shifts to the future of…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.06.17 Civically Speaking. Tanking, G7 and a whole lotta chatta
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, This week on Civically Speaking, we start with big local media news: long-time columnist and civic affairs writer Phil…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.06.10 Civically Speaking ICE, Wild Fires, City Budget Saskatoon, Strawberry Moon
Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, This week on Civically Speaking, we unpack a mix of local and global headlines that matter: 🇺🇸 ICE Raids & U.S…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.06.03 Civically Speaking – Episode Title: Part 1: Wildfires & Philanthropy in Action with Rachael Steinke and Fred Reibin Part 2: First Ministers, Homelessness, E-Scooters & Summer Soundscapes in Saskatoon
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, This week on Civically Speaking, we bring you an important two-part episode exploring the stories, issues, and voices shaping…
- Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
2025.05.27 Civically Speaking Updates with Phil Tank, Digital Opinion Editor/Columnist with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. In this episode of Civically Speaking, I sit down with Phil Tank, Digital Opinion Editor at the…