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Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews comedian Connor King. He will be in Toronto on October 24th and 25th. https://www.youtube.com/@connorkingme

A round up of funding opportunities for youth in the arts, skill-building workshops, and exhibition opportunities, and based on the October 10th, 2025 ArtReach Post-It Newsletter. Website: www.artreach.org Instagram: www.instagram.com/artreachtoronto/ Nia Centre for the Arts - “A Black Art Fair” 2025 https://niacentre.org/events/a-black-art-fair-2025/ Call for Submissions - 2026 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival https://insideout.ca/submissions/ Ontario Arts Council - Visual Arts Projects https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/visual-arts-projects Call for Nominations - Toronto Arts Foundation Awards https://torontoartsfoundation.org/programs/art-awards/ Call for Emerging Artists - Paprika Theatre Festival https://paprikafestival.com/programs/

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actress Jennifer Donati. She is known for her role on “Little House On The Prairie” playing “Baby” Rose. Jennifer has a book, "More Than Just The Prairie", out now. https://www.amazon.ca/More-Than-Prairie-JEnnifer-Donati/dp/B0CXBH5GQD

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews rapper James Bright. https://jamesbright.ca/

Future Frequencies is a creative writing & radio program made by youth ages 14-18 to write creative segments. Participants were mentored by award-winning artist, activist, and educator, Keosha Love, to complete creative writing pieces. The second half of the program focused on radio production (including recording and editing), under the guidance of Met Radio staff: Sara Gillani & Calan Pittis.

Friday, October 10, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty reports on the latest evictions at the Dufferin Grove Park homeless encampment. Also, a protest against suspending school trustees at the opening of a new TDSB school. Kinza Zafar covers how Toronto's controversial bubble zone bylaw could change protesting as we know it at universities, in an interview with TMU criminology professor Dan Horner. Portley Ghartey-Johnson has this week's news roundup.

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews stand up comedian David Reuben. https://www.thecomedygreenroom.com/

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews Kyla Brooks, Sales and Development Manager at Arctic Snowplows. https://www.arcticsnowplows.com/about-us

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor Darrain Felton. You can watch him in the horror film “Urban Flesh Eaters”. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm9378609/?fbclid=PAb21jcANQCphleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpyeH3D14lHRIbyGLVbb_W1GsL4aLI5GLf4lShGZu0Je7tyQT_HiwP5-j_Bj4_aem_zqHDNlClwFlw8LMxHu30EA

Interview: Richie Harrington (2025) by Met Radio

Friday, October 3, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty gives an overview of the situation at TMSU: Fall elections will be held after a postponement motion fails, while an external report believes outside interference is likely. After the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Kinza Zafar covers a conversation hosted by the Canadian Freelance Union on how art drives resistance, amplifies the plights of Indigenous communities and builds solidarity.

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actress and artist Drew Olivia Tillman.

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor, producer and screenwriter, Mark Labella. He has appeared on “S.W.A.T.”, “Magnum P.I.” (2018), and “NCIS: Los Angeles”. He was a producer “Labyu with an Accent” and “Silim”. https://www.instagram.com/markjlabella/?hl=en

Friday, September 26, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty speaks with an organizer and faculty at the walkout on TMU campus denouncing campus security and the university's stance on Palestine. Kinza Zafar talks with the Disability Justice Network of Ontario about their new campaign to support disabled workers. Gabriel Hilty hosts the news roundup, with files from Met Radio's community journalist Mia Johnson.

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor and content creator Alejandro Pagán. “The Media Company: An Improvised Show” is on his YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/@alejandropagan/

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews creative director Fon Davis. He has worked on feature films, music videos, commercials, TV shows and other projects. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204603/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

Met Radio's Amanda Shekarchi and Karen Young discuss Adulthood starring Kaya Scoldelario and Josh Gad. Directed by Alex Winter, Adulthood had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International FIlm Festival.

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews Rahul Powar from Red Sift. Red Sift is a global cybersecurity company focussed on proactive security across email, web and PKI. https://redsift.com/

Met Radio's Donovan Lacroxi interviews actor Ben Gavin, who is a series regular on the soap opera "Beyond The Gates". https://www.cbs.com/shows/beyond-the-gates/

Friday, September 19, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty speaks with Draw the Line organizer Syed Hussan, about how September 20 movement across Canada is uniting grassroots from Indigenous sovereignty to migrant and climate justice. Kinza Zafar talks to Workers' Action Centre director Deena Ladd, who helped organize a counter-rally to the anti-immigrant rally in Christie Pitts. The show closes with an interview about the upcoming season with Will Portokalis, veteran player on the TMU Bold Men's Hockey Team. Manju Boopathiraj hosts the daily news roundup.