Host Simran Singh speaks with managing editor Kirti Vyas about how yoga, among other cultural practices, has been appropriated and removed from its religious and spiritual context. Later, she speaks with features editor Pia Araneta on the importance of cultural competence in mental health care.
Giulia Fiaoni

Giulia Fiaoni
Giulia Fiaoni was the podcast co-reporter and co-host for Ryersonian in winter 2021. She is currently in her fourth year of Ryerson University's Bachelor of Journalism program. She spent summer 2020 working with award-winning journalists as an investigative reporting intern with the Investigative Journalism Bureau at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Her work has appeared in a number of publications, including the Toronto Star and award-winning features in both New Wave Magazine and the Eyeopener. When she's not reporting in Toronto, she's spending time with her family in her hometown of Glendora, California.
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A year after the pandemic first hit, the Ryersonian staff reflect on their most memorable pre-COVID moments 1. Nicole Fernandes The Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames get ready for…
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Centre Scope – S1 E8 – RSU Election: Broken Bylaws and Missteps
After voting for the Ryerson Student’s Union election ended Friday, March 19, allegations against both running parties — Adapt and For the Students — surfaced through stories broken by the Ryersonian and The Eyeopener. Host Giulia Fiaoni speaks with Ryersonian reporters Frank Quaranta and Marin Scotten about why the presidential win for Adapt’s Siddhanth Satish may be called into question.
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Centre Scope – S1 E7 – RSU Election Week
We hear from the Ryersonian’s Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) beat reporter, Frank Quaranta, about the ongoing RSU elections — diving into Tuesday’s debate, voter turnout predictions, the running slates and what to expect in the coming months.
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Centre Scope – S1 E6 – A Queer Class
On this special edition episode of Centre Scope, Toronto-based activist and former incarcerated person and sex worker, Moka Dawkins, shares her experiences before and after jail as a Black trans woman. Researcher Alex V. Green discusses her research on how poverty affects certain LGBTQ2S+ people, especially trans Black women and sex workers. Manuela Vega hosts.