The Bippity Boppity Magic Hour podcast is about all things Disney. We focus on the most recent headlines, throw in a Disney joke every episode, and discuss the details that surround Disney entertainment. We really want to reveal some of the action behind the scenes and even the special Disney attributes that you may not realize are right before your eyes! We want to keep our listeners informed and captivated to the changing and evolving Disney entertainment but we also hope to share the secr ...
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The Physics and Astronomy Mentors (PAM) Talks is a student-led podcast showcasing the voices of researchers who are a part of traditionally underrepresented groups in Physics and Astronomy, including women and other gender minorities.
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2.0.7 Mayte Li - Learning to climb: mountains and research
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Mayte Li is a PhD student with Quantum City at the University of Calgary. Originally from Mexico City, she has found both challenge and inspiration in Calgary: from building quantum microscopes that harness entangled photons, to climbing in the Canadian Rockies. For Mayte, climbing and research share the same lessons: resilience, balance, and persi…
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2.0.6 How to survive grad school with Dr. Pamela Freeman and Dr. Pooja Woosaree
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Dr. Pooja Woosaree and Dr. Pamela Freeman recorded this episode in December 2024, shortly after both of their PhD defences. They recap the highs and the lows, the trials and the joys of graduate school. They chat about their thesis research, the opportunities for international collaboration, their personal journeys through university, and the commu…
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2.0.5 Calgary to Space: empowering students to explore the aerospace industry
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Introducing CalgaryToSpace, a group of students from the University of Calgary with the dream of launching Calgary's first student-built satellite! In this epsiode of the PAM Talks, mathematics PhD student, E, interviews Kaleigh Beer, President of CalgaryToSpace, and Aarti Chandiramani, Orbit Lead. The first CalgaryToSpace CubeSat, FrontierSat, is …
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2.0.4 Jennifer Howse - Our Connection to the Sky
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Located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, just southwest of Calgary, the University of Calgary’s Rothney Astrophysical Observatory supports research, teaching, and public outreach in astronomy and science. Jennifer Howse, the Observatory’s Education Specialist, oversees its outreach and school programs, helping connect people of all ages to …
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1.5.4 Dr. Maria Masoliver - Complex systems, more than a sum of their parts
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Often, systems cannot easily be described by their parts or the sum of their parts — an everyday example is the brain. How do we study these systems? And how do physicists contribute to this work? Dr. Maria Masoliver is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary, specializing in complexity science…
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1.5.3 Dr. Claudia Gomes da Rocha - My Laboratory is a Computer
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Claudia Gomes da Rocha, an Associate Professor and theoretical condensed matter physicist at the University of Calgary, is in conversation with Jane Cohen-Wallis, an engineering physics undergraduate student from Queen's University. They discuss choosing a research path, their experiences with physics, how computers are integral to physics research…
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2.0.3 Dr. Shohini Ghose - Celebrating Women in Physics and Astronomy
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Dr. Shohini Ghose wears many hats! She is Professor of Physics and Computer Science at Wilfrid Laurier University and Chief Technology Officer of the Quantum Algorithms Institute. Her research focuses on quantum superposition and entanglement, uncovering their applications in computing and information processing. Beyond her scientific achievements,…
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2.0.2 Dr. Emma Spanswick - Space Physics is a Team Sport
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Space physics explores how the space environment impacts Earth’s upper atmosphere and magnetosphere, thriving on the teamwork of physicists, engineers, and computer scientists. In this episode, Dr. Emma Spanswick, Associate Professor of Space Physics at the University of Calgary, shares insights into her cross-disciplinary team and how their divers…
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2.0.1 Abby Swadling - The Spectroscopy of Antihydrogen
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At the beginning of the universe, equal amounts of matter and antimatter were created. But in the universe today, all we see is regular matter. So where did all the the antimatter go? This is one of the biggest questions in particle physics. In this interview with Abby Swadling, a masters student at the University of Calgary, we learn about an inte…
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1.5.2 Dr. Jo-Anne Brown - Envisioning a new model for the Galactic magnetic field
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Dr. Jo-Anne Brown is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary. Dr. Brown's radio astronomy research focuses on measuring the Galactic magnetic field. Over the years, she has supervised numerous graduate students, including Dr. Anna Ordog, who was featured in episode 1.0.1 of The PAM Talks podcast. In this …
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1.5.1 Pooja Woosaree - Does antimatter fall down?
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In this first rereleased interview, Pooja Woosaree, a PhD student in particle physics, is in conversation with Victoria Gonzalez, an astrophysics undergraduate student. Coming to you from their school, the University of Calgary, they talk about the journey to graduate school and the wonders of particle accelerators. The PAM Talks team is working ha…
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1.0.5 Dr. Laura Mazzino - Measuring Space Weather
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What would happen if the Earth experienced a severe geomagnetic storm? Blackouts? Loss of communication networks? Satellite failure? In this episode of The PAM Talks, host Ciara Chisholm explores this question and more with guest mentor, Dr. Laura Mazzino, an assistant professor at the University of Calgary specializing in space physics. Dr. Mazzin…
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1.0.4 Paula Brandt - Exploring the Intersection of Physics and Medicine
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In this episode of the PAM Talks, we explore the intersection of physics and medicine as host Gabby interviews Paula Brandt, a medical science PhD student at the University of Calgary. Paula shares her journey from studying physics to medical research, driven by a desire to combine her passions. In her research, Paula applies her physics background…
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1.0.3 Jenny Lawson - Bridging Mathematical Theory and Reality (Pi day special)
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It's March 14th, and in honor of Pi Day, PAM Talks is shifting to the world of math! Embark on an exploration of mathematical modeling with Jenny Lawson, an interdisciplinary PhD student at the University of Calgary. A passionate advocate for mathematical education, Jenny describes the crucial role of understanding mathematical modeling in real-wor…
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1.0.2 Pragati Gupta - Building Powerful Computers with Quantum Mechanics
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Pragati Gupta is a PhD student with the Quantum Science and Technology Group at the University of Calgary. In this episode of the PAM Talks, we’re diving into the fascinating world of quantum computing as undergraduate student Emina Hafiz interviews Pragati about her research in quantum computing. Quantum computing is a developing technology that l…
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1.0.1 Dr. Anna Ordog - Radio Astronomy and the Magnetic Field of the Milky Way
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Like the Sun and the Earth, the Milky Way Galaxy has a magnetic field. This Galactic magnetic field plays a significant role in star formation and is even thought to support the vertical structure of the Galactic disk against gravitational collapse. There is no doubt about its importance, but we still know very little about the Galactic magnetic fi…
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We’ve got another in-depth Disney episode for you, and it’s another EPCOT pavilion! This week we’re going to Italy! From the amazing food to the famous Italian shopping, the Italy Pavilion has so much to offer. In addition to eating and buying to your heart’s content, there is a lot of architectural significance in the pavilion. A lot of cultural e…
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So, I’m a week late in posting this (life got in the way of things) but thankfully, the content is just exciting to us this week as it was last week! And we hope you agree! Getting into the history and details of Walt Disney World’s many attractions is always fascinating to us and we love learning more about our favorite rides. The Many Adventures …
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As you may already know (we’ve mentioned it on pretty much every podcast episode we’ve done this year), our family is going to Disney World this year! You may not be able to tell, but we are very excited about it! Today, we go through our top 20 things we are most excited about for this Disney World Trip. We kept it to attractions/activities that w…
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Hello and welcome to a new podcast on Bippity Boppity Magic Hour! We have a really special episode for you today! We get into the little specific details of a land in the Magic Kingdom: Main Street U.S.A! Many people don’t consider this one of the “lands” in the magic kingdom because there aren’t any rides, however this portion of the park is just …
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Abby and Sarah face off in a game of 20 Questions: Disney Style. We trade off taking roles of the person who has thought of a Disney character, and the other person asks questions to figure out who the character is. Play along with us and try to guess who the character is! You will probably figure it out faster than us! Let us know if you beat us a…
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Last week we revealed our princess power hour to be about Mulan! We also revealed that there was just too much information about Mulan to be covered in one episode, or at least an episode shorter than an hour. So we split it into to sections! This week we cover a couple things that accidentally got cut out of our last episode, and then we dive into…
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We’re back for another fun episode all about one of Disney’s most beloved princesses! We can’t wait for you to find out who it is this week! So much interesting information and facts were found to include in this episode, so we hope you enjoy it as much as we did recording it! A side note: we had some technical difficulties and a portion of our epi…
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SPOILER ALERT: We DO talk about things that happen in the new Avengers: Infinity War film. Abby is in England again, so Elliot joins Sarah to discuss what happened in the movie as well as go over some popular theories about why some things happened and what’s to come in the next Avengers movie. There are a lot of unexplained moments in Infinity War…
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We have done a “Would You Rather” Disney Edition in the past, and we had so much fun that we’re bringing it back for another round! We include some Pixar-specific themed questions as well as a special quiz at the end! Follow along and answer the questions with us! We’d love to hear what your responses and results were for the quiz! You can download…
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It’s been a while since we did a fan theories episode so we decided it was about time. To be honest, Lilo & Stitch doesn’t seem to us like a very controversial movie, but the amount of fan theories out on the internet tells a different story. We go through some of the most popular theories that others have thought up and decide whether or not the t…
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