Periodically Political
A podcast by Elect STEM – we seek to demystify running for political office for scientists and engineers.
Periodically Political Playlist
Episode 0 - Periodically Political Introduction
Description:
Welcome to Periodically Political, a podcast by Elect STEM. In this episode we have the founders of Elect STEM, Darren Anderson, Monika Stolar, and Chris Caputo discuss their vision for the organization and what listeners can expect from this podcast series.
Release Date: January 15, 2021
Episode 1 - Dr. Kyle Demes
Description:
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Kyle Demes, who was the Federal Liberal candidate for Vancouver East in the 2019 Federal Election. Kyle has a PhD in Marine Biology from the University of British Columbia.
Release Date: January 29, 2021
Episode 2 - Dr. Kimberly Girling
Description:
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Kimberly Girling, who at the time was the Interim Executive Director of Evidence for Democracy (she is currently a Senior Research & Policy Analyst in the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada). Kimberly has a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Episode 3 - Ryan Singh
Description:
In this episode, our guest is Ryan Singh, who is a Senior Consultant at Temple Scott Associates where he provides government relations advice. Prior to this he worked at Queen’s Park in the office of the Chief Government Whip. He has served as the Secretary and Regional VP for the Ontario Liberal Party and managed a number of political campaigns including 3 provincial campaigns in 2011, 2014 and 2018.
We discuss a number of topics with respect to how to run for office in this episode, specific topics can be found at these timepoints:
Nominations – 7:26
Better engaging STEM with political parties – 17:28
Legislation – 24:50
Campaigning – 31:10
Release Date: February 26, 2021
Episode 4 - Deepak Anand
Description:
In this episode, our guest is Deepak Anand, who is the Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga Malton. He is the special advisor to the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade with Minister Fedeli with a focus on trade relations between India and Ontario. He has an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA at the Schulich School of Business.
Release Date: March 12, 2021
Episode 5 - Mathieu Vick
Description:
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Mathieu Vick, who is the President of the federal New Democratic Party. He has a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Montreal and the University of Montpellier.
Release Date: March 23, 2021
Episode 6 - Dan Gibson
Description:
Our guest on this episode is Dan Gibson. He represents Ward 1 in the Ontario municipality of Guelph as a city councillor. Dan has a BSc. from Trent University and a Masters in Environmental Science from the University of Toronto. He is also a Senior Environmental Scientist and has over 15 years of public and private experience.
Release Date: April 9, 2021
Episode 7 - Amita Kuttner
Description:
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Amita Kuttner, who first ran for Parliament in 2019 and has served as Critic for Science and Innovation for the Green Party of Canada from September 2018 to February 2020.
Dr. Kuttner also ran for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada on a platform of justice, science, and resilience. They hold a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and currently is the co-founder of Moonlight Institute.
Release Date: April 23, 2021
Transcript coming soon.
Episode 8 - Dalton McGuinty
Description:
Our guest on this episode is Dalton McGuinty, who served as Premier of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. Under Premier McGuinty Ontario created Canada’s first Ministry of Research and Innovation where McGuinty himself served as minister. He has a B.Sc. degree in Biology from McMaster University and an LL.B. from the University of Ottawa.
Release Date: May 7, 2021
Transcript coming soon.