What if Black History Month isn’t just about remembrance but about the blueprint for a better future for everyone?

In this deeply honest and wide-ranging conversation, we explore why Black history matters in Canada and how Black liberation is inseparable from collective liberation. From environmental justice to economic equity, rural poverty to global climate impacts, this episode unpacks the truth: when Black communities rise, everyone rises.

We discuss the legacy of Africville, the power of solidarity economies, and how systems of oppression harm not only Black communities but all communities. This episode is part history lesson, part truth-telling, and part invitation to imagine a more just, joyful, and cooperative future.

Because liberation isn’t a niche project. It’s the foundation for a society where everyone can breathe, thrive, and belong.

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Love is universal. The way we express it is not.

In this episode of Canadian Salad, we explore how culture shapes love. From love languages and public displays of affection to family expectations, language, and tradition, Hostion & Andrea unpack how affection, intimacy, and commitment look different across the world.

You’ll hear stories about intercultural relationships, why saying “I love you” doesn’t mean the same thing everywhere, and how misunderstandings often come from cultural mismatches rather than a lack of care.

Perfect for listeners interested in culture, relationships, migration, identity, and human connection.

Topics include:

• Cultural expressions of love
• Love languages vs. cultural context
• Intercultural relationships
• Individualism and collectivism
• Public vs. private affection
• Language and emotional expression

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Disability is often framed as something to fix, hide, or overcome. But what if that story is incomplete or harmful?

In this episode of Canadian Salad, Andrea and Hostion explore the culture of disability across the globe, examining how different societies understand disability through spiritual, social, economic, and colonial lenses. From African and Asian cultural frameworks to Latin American economic realities and Canada’s own legacy of eugenics and forced sterilization, this conversation reveals how deeply systems shape who is considered “worthy.”

The episode also introduces an Indigenous worldview of disability, where people are seen as whole, relational, and gifted, not broken. Disability, through this lens, is not a deficit but part of a sacred design that calls communities into care, connection, and responsibility.

This episode is honest, raw, and deeply human. It challenges productivity-based worth, questions independence as the ultimate goal, and invites listeners to imagine a world built for belonging instead of efficiency.

If you care about disability justice, cultural perspectives, decolonization, or redefining what it means to live well together, this episode is for you.

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