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The Frequency
The Frequency is McMaster University’s daily student-driven news and culture show, produced by The Silhouette and 93.3 CFMU. Every weekday morning, we bring campus and Hamilton stories to life through conversation, reporting, and fresh perspectives from students. From sports and politics to arts, culture, and lived experiences, The Frequency keeps you connected to what matters most — in under an hour. Tune in live on 93.3 CFMU or catch up here, anytime.
Episodes
The FrequencyThe Brief: Samantha Doxtator on Haudenosaunee astronomy
This week on The Brief, Firdose Khan brings listeners a conversation about Haudenosaunee astronomy, Indigenous knowledge and the ways people understand the…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: Food, memory and the stories that shape a city
This week on The Spotlight, Zoha Alvi looks at two very different ways we experience a city — through the food we eat and the stories we hear. First, Zoha…
The FrequencyThe Roundtable: Are we coping with stress or just adapting to it?
This week on The Roundtable, Musa Nur is joined by The Silhouette’s Elena Lionello and Alexandra Wilson-Zegil for a conversation about stress, procrastination…
The FrequencyThe Huddle: Dylan Alick, women’s golf and the mental side of competition
This week on The Huddle, Alexandra Wilson-Zegil looks at two very different sides of endurance and competition. First, The Silhouette’s Elena Leonello speaks…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Patricia Bovey on art as the fifth pillar of health
This week on MorningFile, George Elchuk speaks with former senator, art historian and museum leader Patricia Bovey about the idea of art as the fifth pillar of…
The FrequencyThe Brief: Technology, AI and the changing landscape of student funding
This week on The Brief, Firdose Khan speaks with Gayleen Gray, McMaster University’s Associate Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, as she prepares to…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: Poetry, Ghost Walks & The Stories We Tell
This week on The Spotlight, Zoha Alvi explores two very different forms of storytelling as Halloween approaches. First, Zoha speaks with Canadian poet Garth…
The FrequencyThe Roundtable: What does it mean to belong at McMaster?
This week on The Roundtable, Musa Nur is joined by MSU President Mariam Saleem and McMaster Community Advisor Freda Osayande for a conversation about…
The FrequencyThe Huddle: Leadership on the field and behind the scenes
This week on The Huddle, Alexandra Wilson-Zegil explores leadership in McMaster sport, both on the field and behind the scenes. First, The Silhouette’s Neha…
The FrequencyMorningFile: The Ward 1 debate, in the candidates’ own words
This week on MorningFile, George Elchuk takes listeners inside the Ward 1 councillor debate held at McMaster University ahead of Hamilton’s municipal election…
The FrequencyThe Brief: Heat protections, student food access and library safety
This week on The Brief, Firdose Khan looks at three stories about access, safety and support in Hamilton and at McMaster. First, Audio Staff Reporter Chichi…
The FrequencyThe Roundtable: Do McMaster students care about Hamilton politics?
This week on The Roundtable, Musa Nur is joined by The Silhouette Opinions Editorial Staff Reporter Andrew Ortega and Sports Editor Owen Reid to ask a simple…
The FrequencyThe Huddle: Leadership on the field and behind the scenes
This week on The Huddle, Alexandra Wilson-Zegil looks at leadership in McMaster sport, both on the field and behind the scenes. First, The Silhouette’s Neha…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Housing, homelessness and the “hole in the bucket”
This week on MorningFile, George Elchuk speaks with housing researcher and policy expert Steve Pomeroy about the housing affordability crisis, homelessness and…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: Hamilton arts, recovery and the power of storytelling
This week on The Spotlight, Zoha Alvi explores how art and storytelling can help people find connection, recovery and a sense of belonging. First, Zoha speaks…
The FrequencyThe Huddle: Team Canada volleyball and life inside a rowing race
This week on The Huddle, Alexandra Wilson-Zegil highlights two McMaster athletes competing at very different levels of their sports. First, The Silhouette’s…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Alison Jones on OSAP, career colleges and the questions still unanswered
This week on MorningFile, George Elchuk speaks with Canadian Press reporter Alison Jones about her months-long investigation into Ontario’s student assistance…
The FrequencyThe Brief: Ward 1 candidates on housing, transit and McMaster
This week on The Brief, Firdose Khan is joined by The Silhouette News Editor Zayn Brar for a look at the race for Ward 1 councillor ahead of Hamilton’s…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: Independent film, lost artists and unexpected ways of seeing
This week on The Spotlight, Zoha Alvi explores two very different ways of discovering stories through art. First, Zoha speaks with Nathan Fleet ahead of the…
The FrequencyThe Roundtable: Who benefits when Hamilton grows?
This week on The Roundtable, Opinion Associate Editor Musa Mur is joined by The Silhouette Opinion Editor Terry Christodoulou and Hamilton business owner Ryan…
The FrequencyThe Huddle: Basketball, belonging and reconciliation at McMaster
This week on The Huddle, Alexandra Wilson-Zegil looks at two different sides of the McMaster student-athlete experience. First, members of the McMaster women’s…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Stelco layoffs, tariffs and the future of Hamilton steel
This week on MorningFile, George Elchuk takes a closer look at the layoffs affecting Stelco workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, and the economic forces behind…
The FrequencyThe Brief: Vanessa Watts and Katelyn LaForme on truth and reconciliation
This week on The Brief, Firdose Khan explores what truth and reconciliation can look like at McMaster and across Hamilton. First, The Silhouette News Editor…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: Dre Pao and Logan Staats on creativity, identity and taking risks
This week on The Spotlight, Zoha Alvi speaks with two artists whose creative paths have taken them in very different directions. First, Zoha is joined by…
The FrequencyThe Roundtable: McMaster’s 10-year plan from a student perspective
This week on The Roundtable, Opinions Associate Editor Musa Nur is joined by Opinion Editor Terry Christodoulou, and Editorial Staff Reporters, Andrew Ortega…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Margaret Qin on Grind Market, Supercrawl and finding community in Hamilton
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Margaret Qin, a McMaster student who has grown from selling her own work…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Nnamdi Nnake and the people behind Nigeria’s telegraph network
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Nnamdi Nnake, a PhD candidate and SSHRC doctoral research fellow at…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Andrew Mrozowski and Declan Withers on the year ahead at The Silhouette
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk sits down with Andrew Mrozowski, Executive Editor of The Silhouette, and Declan…
The FrequencyMorningFile: James Gummerson — The Hamilton You Walk Past Every Day
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk sits down with Hamilton artist James Gummerson to talk about painting the city…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: Inside Supercrawl with Sonic Unyon
This week on The Spotlight, CFMU Programming Director Jamie Tennant speaks with Tim Potocic, Owner and President of Sonic Unyon, and Lisa LaRocca, Festival…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Peaches, Farming and Family History in Winona
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Lindsay Puttycomb of Puttycomb Farms in Winona, Ontario. Puttycomb Farms…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Rain Gardens, Climate Resilience and Community Action
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Juliana Casimiri, executive director of Green Venture, a Hamilton…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Full Noon Fest, DIY Music and Making Space for Art
This week on Morningfile, George sits down with Hamilton musician and Full Noon Fest organizer Neil Haverty to talk about bringing live music into unexpected…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Advocacy, Engagement and the MSU’s Year Ahead
This week on Morningfile, George continues his conversations with the McMaster Students Union Board of Directors, sitting down with MSU President Mariam Saleem…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Student Dollars, Services and the MSU’s Year Ahead
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Arya Ebadi, the McMaster Students Union’s Vice-President (Administration)…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Building Route 905 Country Festival
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Jovan Popovic, founder and CEO of Break First Entertainment, about the…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Inside the Hamilton Fringe Festival
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Christopher Stanton, Festival Director of the Hamilton Fringe Festival…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Harvey Brownstone's 'Without Prejudice'
This week on MorningFile, CFMU Programming Director Jamie Tennant speaks with Harvey Brownstone, a retired judge of the Ontario Court of Justice and Canada’s…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Inside Hamilton’s AI Data Centre Debate
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk takes a deep dive into one of Hamilton’s most pressing local issues: AI data centres…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Inside The Hammer Monthly
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Ian Wallace, publisher and founder of The Hammer Monthly. Described as…
The FrequencyMorningFile: The Battle of Stoney Creek and the Canadian Cost of Living
This week on MorningFile, we have a doubleheader beginning with local history before moving into current affairs. First, Campus Media Content Coordinator…
The FrequencyMorningFile: Inside Hamilton’s Here&Now Dance Festival
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Skye Rogers, artistic associate at Aeris Körper and community outreach…
The FrequencyMorningfile: Bike Month and the Future of Cycling in Hamilton
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Chris Ritsma from Cycle Hamilton and Peter Topalovic, program manager of…
The FrequencyMorningfile: Bringing the Moose Hide Campaign to McMaster
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Laurie Sherry, a member of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and an…
The FrequencyGet Lit’s Final Chapter and Welcome To Nowhere
This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk sits down with Jamie Tennant and Andrew Mrozowski for a conversation about books…
The FrequencyMorningfile: Inside Dundas Yoga & Fitness
This week on Morningfile, Campus Media Content Coordinator, Sam Lee, sits down with Antoinette Finelli, owner of Dundas Yoga & Fitness, alongside colleague Jen…
The FrequencyThe Brief: Labour, Art and Community at WAHC
This week on The Brief, Campus Media Content Coordinator Sam Lee sits down with Cayley James, Outreach and Development Specialist at the Workers Arts &…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: Monster Trucks, Art and Activism
On this episode of The Spotlight, we dive head first into monster trucks and art activism. First, Executive Editor, Andrew Mrozowski speaks with Fernando…
The FrequencyThe Roundtable: Are We Ready for the Workforce?
On this episode of The Roundtable, Opinion Editor Breanna Khameraj leads a discussion on how prepared students feel entering today’s workforce. Joined by…
The FrequencyThe Huddle: Olympians and Hot Takes
In this episode of The Huddle, we hear from an Olympian and dive into the latest debates in the world of sports. First, Owen sits down with Canadian Olympic…
The FrequencyThe Brief: Health Symposium & MSU Policy Changes
In this episode of The Brief, we cover developments in campus health initiatives and student governance. News Staff Writer Firdose Khan speaks with Dr…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: droning and gritLIT Festival
In this episode of The Spotlight, we explore music and literary culture in Hamilton. Executive Editor Andrew Mrozowski sits down with Hamilton-based McMaster…
The FrequencyThe Roundtable: The Cost of Getting to Campus
This week on The Roundtable, Opinion Editor Breanna Khameraj sits down with Opinion Staff Writers Dawn and Noor to discuss the rising cost of commuting and its…
The FrequencyThe Huddle: Leadership On and Off the Court
In this episode of The Huddle, we explore leadership, community impact, and the evolution of sport at McMaster. First, we speak with Abby Delamere, co-captain…
The FrequencyMorningfile: Behind Light Up The Night
This episode of Morningfile goes behind the scenes of one of McMaster’s biggest campus events: Light Up The Night. Host Sam speaks with Jonathan Jeyapalan, a…
The FrequencyThe Brief: The Afro-Latin Origins of Reggaetón
In this episode of The Brief, News Staff Writer Juliya Parkin interviews Daniel Yanes Alvarenga about his research on the Afro-Latin origins of reggaetón. The…
The FrequencyThe Spotlight: Sons of Butcher & The Revival Art Store
In this episode of The Spotlight, we explore music, creativity, and community in Hamilton. First, we speak with Trevor Ziebarth — known on stage as Ricky…
The FrequencyThe Roundtable: TD Coliseum and City Priorities
This week on The Roundtable, Opinion Editor Breanna Khameraj sits down with Opinion Staff Writer Terry Christodoulou and Sports Reporter Owen Reid to discuss…
The FrequencyThe Huddle: From McMaster to the Olympics
In this episode of The Huddle, we spotlight McMaster athletes competing at the highest levels of sport. First, we speak with Lily Carbray, a fourth-year…
The FrequencyMorningfile: Inside the Grind Market
This episode of Morningfile explores the role of student-led creative spaces on campus through the Grind Market, a recurring event at the MSU’s Grind that…