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Jumping Off the Ivory Tower with Prof JulieMac

Scholar and activist Julie Macfarlane talks with visionaries, social justice warriors, and legal system “disrupters” about their motivations and how their experiences have changed them – for better or... Read more

Ranked #1

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Vexatious in Alberta: A Victory for Self-Reps

Vexatious in Alberta: A Victory for Self-Reps

This week Julie talks to lawyers Colin Feasby (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP) and Brynne Harding (Bennett Jones), who... Read more

12 May 2020

41mins

Ranked #2

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That was Then and This is Now

That was Then and This is Now

This week’s episode features an interview about A2J issues with Mr. Justice Choudhury of the High Court of England and W... Read more

28 Apr 2020

39mins

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It's Not About You

It's Not About You

University of Toronto Professor and Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society (and recent co-recipient of the Dav... Read more

3 Mar 2020

33mins

Ranked #4

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We're Only Human

We're Only Human

Orlando da Silva has changed the conversation inside the legal profession around mental health. Julie talks with Orlando... Read more

18 Feb 2020

34mins

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Still Holding Out for Democracy *Special Re-release*

Still Holding Out for Democracy *Special Re-release*

JOIT is still on hiatus, but in light of the current increasing unrest in Hong Kong, we're re-releasing this episode fro... Read more

21 Aug 2019

38mins

Ranked #6

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Whacked - A Legal Farce in One Act

Whacked - A Legal Farce in One Act

This week (our season four finale!) we present a very different type of episode for Ivory Tower... last year, one of Jul... Read more

25 Jun 2019

36mins

Ranked #7

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Facing a Broken System

Facing a Broken System

This week’s episode is taken from a keynote speech recently delivered by Julie and her husband and professor of conflict... Read more

18 Jun 2019

37mins

Ranked #8

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NDAs: A Toxic Bargain

NDAs: A Toxic Bargain

Today’s episode addresses the increasingly contentious and much-discussed issue of non-disclosure agreements in terminat... Read more

4 Jun 2019

29mins

Ranked #9

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Profound Implications

Profound Implications

Our episode this week deals with the most recent case that NSRLP has acted as intervenor for, at the Ontario Court of Ap... Read more

21 May 2019

33mins

Ranked #10

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Can BC Lead The Way On Paralegals?

Can BC Lead The Way On Paralegals?

The scope of practice for paralegals, especially to help family litigants, has become a central issue in the debate over... Read more

7 May 2019

32mins

Ranked #11

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The Courage Of Your Convictions

The Courage Of Your Convictions

Today’s episode features an extraordinary advocate for LGBTQ rights in the Muslim community, Siddika Jessa. In 2017, Sid... Read more

9 Apr 2019

35mins

Ranked #12

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How Large Law Firms Recruit Law Students

How Large Law Firms Recruit Law Students

This week we take a close look at the process of recruitment that dominates law school for second and third year student... Read more

27 Nov 2018

31mins

Ranked #13

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Judges and SRLs: Continuing the Dialogue

Judges and SRLs: Continuing the Dialogue

Today Julie talks to Justice David Price of the Ontario Superior Court, where he sits as a family court judge, about two... Read more

23 Oct 2018

30mins

Ranked #14

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Still Outsiders? 18 Months Post-Pintea

Still Outsiders? 18 Months Post-Pintea

Today Julie and Dayna discuss what has been happening in Canadian courts following the Pintea decision, made 18 months a... Read more

16 Oct 2018

34mins

Ranked #15

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Striving For Truth And Reconciliation

Striving For Truth And Reconciliation

This week Julie has an illuminating conversation with Beverly Jacobs and Valarie Waboose about the Truth and Reconciliat... Read more

2 Oct 2018

36mins

Ranked #16

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Shameful History: Sexual Abuse In The Anglican Church

Shameful History: Sexual Abuse In The Anglican Church

This week's episode focuses on the ongoing work of the UK's largest ever public inquiry, the Independent Inquiry into Ch... Read more

1 May 2018

31mins

Ranked #17

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Not So Oppressed

Not So Oppressed

This week's episode represents Julie's time in February as a guest of the University of Sydney, where she visited Profes... Read more

10 Apr 2018

27mins

Ranked #18

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After Marriage Equality, What's Next?

After Marriage Equality, What's Next?

This week Julie talks to Professor Paula Gerber about the marriage equality referendum in Australia last year, the ugly ... Read more

20 Mar 2018

36mins

Ranked #19

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Let's Talk About Cancer

Let's Talk About Cancer

This week on the podcast Julie talks to Dr. Jacob McGee, who treats women’s cancers at the London Health Sciences Centre... Read more

27 Feb 2018

34mins

Ranked #20

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Tackling Campus Rape Culture

Tackling Campus Rape Culture

This week, Julie talks to lawyer Brady Donohue about her experiences with and efforts around campus sexual assaults, and... Read more

20 Nov 2017

29mins

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