Videos and Podcasts

Here you can download podcasts or link to videos of Samara's events and research. Alternatively, you can watch on Samara's YouTube channel or download content to your mobile device through our store in iTunes.

MP Exit Interviews

 

The Outsiders Manifesto, Alison Loat on The Agenda

"It's My Party", Alison Loat on The Agenda

Welcome to Parliament, Alison Loat on The Agenda

The Accidental Citizen, Alison Loat on the Agenda

 

Listen to the podcasts of our MP Exit Interview reports.
 

Journalism Seminars

Paul Steiger

Paul Steiger is the founder and editor-in-chief of ProPublica, a non-profit investigative newsroom and the first online-only news organization to win a Pulitzer Prize.  Here he speaks about ProPublica's creation, the challenges they faced and their plans for the future.

Download the podcast (audio only) or watch the video.

Tom Rosenstiel

Tom Rosenstiel is director of the Pew Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and the author of its annual State of the News Media report. Here he presents the findings of the 2010 report.

Download the podcast (audio only) or watch the video.


Ellen Weiss


Ellen Weiss is the Senior Vice-President for News at National Public Radio. Here she talks about how NPR is innovating in its coverage and how its business model has helped it weather the economic downturn. 

Download the podcast (audio only) or watch the video.
 

Speakers at Samara

Naheed Nenshi

Elected mayor of Calgary in the fall of 2010, Naheed Nenshi's campaign promised "politics in full sentences." In this video he discusses what distinguished his campaign from the other contenders, the importance of municipalities in the daily lives of Canadians, and how engaging with citizens is central to any political project.

View the video here.