CBC Radio Interview: What's the story behind your name?
I spoke about names and identity on the January 26 episode of BC Today with Michelle Eliot - give it a listen! The segment on names...
Just Call Me Rehmat
Follow the story of audio producer Rehmatullah Sheikh who reconnects with his full given name and ponders the importance of name...
2021 Personal Name of the Year
"Karen" was voted Personal Name of the Year. I wish it was for better reasons. https://www.americannamesociety.org/great-resignation-chos...
Calls grows to rename Lou Marsh Trophy due to his legacy of racism, anti-Semitism
Who do you think we should rename the Lou Marsh Trophy after? Here’s an opportunity to honour someone who made a positive contribution to...
Jimmy O. Yang: Chinese English Names
This stand-up comedian sheds some light on the use of English names in Hong Kong, and how names are often associated with a certain age...
Celebrating K’gari: why the renaming of Fraser Island is about so much more than a name
"Repatriation of Indigenous place names is a part of the process of reintroducing Indigenous perspectives into the narratives of our...
"Code Switch" Podcast - 'Where We Come From': By Any Other Name
This Nigerian immigrant chose a new name not because she was ashamed of her given name but because she was "trying to protect it from...
Ryerson University to change its name amid reckoning with history of residential schools
Here's a renaming opportunity. What do you think should be the new name of Ryerson University? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rye...
Zachary Caballero - "When You Say My Name"
Here’s a poet teaching us how to say his name right and why it matters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST3LBmJt3nM
Moth's former name dropped by these bug experts after it came under scrutiny for being offensive
Continuing the trend of renaming streets, schools, food brands, mascots… now insects. Names matter. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ldd-m...