The whyPAR Podcast

The Youth Research Lab @ OISE, U of T

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The whyPAR Podcast is a podcast where youth participatory action research (YPAR) practitioners discuss the ethical dimensions of conducting YPAR. In this podcast, we explore issues of co-leading YPAR projects, building relationships, power dynamics, and sharing our work together. We ask practitioners to consider the ethical commitments that guide their work, as they push against structures, and reach towards new futures. The whyPAR Podcast is based out of the Youth Research Lab at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) in the University of Toronto.

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Recent episodes

  • Facilitator Archetypes: Navigating Institutions as Community Engaged FacilitatorsDec 2, 2025 · 30 min
  • From “oh sh*t!” to “oh shift”, a conversation with Leila Angod, Jessica Bleuer, Rose Gutierrez, and Rubén Gaztambide-FernándezDec 2, 2025 · 39 min
  • Saving or Engaging: Rethinking Community Facilitation, a conversation with Ananya Banerjee and Annie ChauNov 30, 2025 · 29 min
  • “Creating joyful resistance in communities”: On Visual Participatory Methods with Casey BurkholderJun 13, 2024 · 39 min
  • “People who live in their neighbourhoods know it better”: On community engaged and participatory urban planning research with Dr. Aditi MehtaJul 6, 2023 · 42 min
  • “There’s no one way to do this”: On youth-adult partnerships and embracing complexity, a conversation with Sharif Mahdy, Stoney McCart, Kwaku Agyemang, and Maddy RossMay 12, 2023 · 28 min
  • “Not everything can be fully participatory, right?”: On "True" PAR, A Conversation between Aurora Santiago-Ortiz and Rubén Gaztambide-FernándezAug 15, 2022 · 46 min
  • “What happens when you run onto the edges of progressivism?”: On Conducting YPAR in Elite Schools, A Conversation Between Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández and Leila AngodMar 1, 2022 · 40 min
  • “Art Is Research”: On Knowledge from Identity and Place - A Conversation between Maddy Ross and Artist-Researchers Pree Rehal, Bert Whitecrow, Ayrah Taerb, Ammarah Syed, and Jahmal NugentNov 11, 2021 · 36 min
  • “How to Empower Themselves in an Industry Not Meant for Them”: On Community-Engaged Programming with Lil Sis (Alma Ahmed, Suzanna Maharaj, Rayan Saied, Belul Kidane, and Kamilah Apong) and Naima RazaOct 27, 2021 · 37 min

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