Ada's Sisters podcast

Ada's Sisters podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 56: Baycott, DressLikeAWoman, Heartmob and Malala
February 15, 2017

All kinds of politically motivated boycotts going on this week are being driven over social media. From the #BAYcott over Ivanka Trump’s fashion line to Starbucks because the CEO said he was going to hire refugees. Political messages are all...

Episode 55: Icaros, CRA and big data, the Hater app and Gen Z
February 01, 2017

If you've ever wanted to fly you’re going to love the ICAROS flying fitness machine. You're not going to love hearing that the Canadian Revenue Agency is using big data to find cheaters. Actually, we're not surprised. But you know what...

Episode 54: Disparity amongst CEOs, live suicides, malware for Macs, and epic editorial fails
January 18, 2017

Perhaps it was eventual for a generation who live their entire lives online but a young girl committed suicide on live on Live.me, and now, it seems impossible to remove from the internet. Macs, and gmail are...

Episode 53: Reductress, troll in the bed, alt-Jedi and Emmy Rossum
December 28, 2016

What would you do if you discovered your spouse was a troll? Well, there's a woman on Reddit is going through it live. Speaking of going through things. You should read Reductress efforts to make fun of people who make fun of rape....

Episode 52: Ellevate, Canada Post vending machines, HoHoTo, and the internet archive
December 14, 2016

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? If you’re ordering clothes online, you may want to check out what Canada Post is doing in Vancouver. And as part of another smart move in Canada, the entire internet will be archived here to protect it...

Episode 51: Apple hour of code, The Skimm, countering sexual assault with design and MentorWalks
November 30, 2016

A county council in England has come up with a clever and discreet way of combatting sexual violence and abuse and we'll tell you about THESKIMM, who registered almost a hundred thousand women to vote in the latest U.S. election. Mila Kunis’...

Episode 50: In honour of our friend Bob Goyetche
November 16, 2016

This morning (Friday, November 11) we learned about the sudden passing of our friend and a true podcaster, Bob Goyetche. This episode of Ada's Sisters is dedicated to a good man and his wonderful family, especially his wife Cathy and son Simon. Bob...

Episode 49: Gender pay disparity, Jessica Jones, Cupertino and Crowdfunding menstruation
November 02, 2016

We have two worrying gender equality stories to talk about this week: the World Economic Forum says the disparity between women and men and how much they get paid WILL be solved…. in about 170 years. And you know who can really move that...

Episode 48: What a doctor looks like, Face-stealing on Facebook and Globots
October 19, 2016

We’re pleased to announce that despite all the smear campaign nonsense going on right now, we haven’t included any in this episode. Which doesn’t mean we won’t be discussing other nonsense, including a warning about Facebook author pages from...

Episode 47: Climbing and sexism, bad advice for women in tech and Bob LeDrew
October 05, 2016

Fox newscaster Brit Hume had the Internet in an uproar after the first presidential debate, and we want to make sure you see Outdoor Research’s response to GQ’s sexist climbing story. John Greathouse’s article about women in tech in the Wall...