Episodes

The Doctor is In: Unpacking the Teenage Brain with Dr. Kate
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July 9, 2026

The Doctor is In: Unpacking the Teenage Brain with Dr. Kate

Hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda get back on the couch with clinical psychologist Dr. Kate to unpack the chaos, beauty, and heartbreak of graduating high school in 1998. Together they explore what’s really happening in the brain and body of teenagers. Alongside Dr. Kate’s insights, you’ll hear raw personal stories about navigating domestic violence, chronic depression, and the homophobia present in rural cowboy culture. The trio reflect on attachment, grief, and how teen coping strategies ...
Grief & Teenage Trauma: Losing Steve
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July 2, 2026

Grief & Teenage Trauma: Losing Steve

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains subject matter that some listeners may find triggering around self harm and teenage substance abuse. If you or someone you love is struggling please contact the Canadian suicide crisis help line at 988, or kidshelpphone.ca anytime, day or night. Internationally please contact your local crisis assistance centre. The episode explores the impact of a best friend's cancer diagnosis and death of a high school classmate on host Elinor Svoboda in 1998. Along with...
Late in 88 in 1998: Queer Goth Cowboys & Grunge Skaters
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June 25, 2026

Late in 88 in 1998: Queer Goth Cowboys & Grunge Skaters

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains subject matter that some listeners may find triggering around self harm and teenage substance abuse. If you or someone you love is struggling please contact the Canadian suicide crisis help line at 988, or kidshelpphone.ca anytime, day or night. Internationally please contact your local crisis assistance centre. Late in 88 returns for a new season, jumping a decade to 1998, the senior high school year of hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda. In this episo...
The Decade That Changed Queer Canada
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June 25, 2026

The Decade That Changed Queer Canada

Hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda bring back queer historian Kevin Allen to highlight significant advancements in queer history between 1980s into the 90s, touching on the AIDS crisis, the first Pride parade in 1990, and the Delwyn and Vreen case, which ruled against discrimination based on sexual orientation. The conversation also touches on cultural backlash, the emergence of queer community spaces, and the impact of AIDS on societal attitudes and activism. https://latein88.com/ https://w...
Part 5: Back to the Future
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Aug. 9, 2024

Part 5: Back to the Future

Hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda take the podcast on location and meet up in present day Calgary (2024).
Part 4: The Question Box
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July 26, 2024

Part 4: The Question Box

Host Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda discuss how an encounter with ‘the question box’ in health class changed Bronwin's middle childhood with a discussion about the Alberta health curriculum and homosexuality in 1988.
"Tomboy"
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July 12, 2024

"Tomboy"

Hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda explore how the social constructs of the classroom changed in grade four. They reflect on how they both felt less accepted within social circles with friends that were boys, despite identifying as “tomboys”. The hosts welcome Elinor’s eight-year-old son for some discussion, classmates, and clinical psychologist Dr. Kate Thomson helps them dig into the question “Where Do I Belong” in relation to middle childhood. Bronwin and Elinor are left to wonder: Did an...
Hometown Olympic Fever
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June 28, 2024

Hometown Olympic Fever

Hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda explore the impact that the Calgary 1988 Olympic winter games had on their group of friends with classmates and special guest, historian Kevin Allen.
What If We Were Friends?
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June 28, 2024

What If We Were Friends?

Get to know hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda as they contemplate why they weren't friends in grade school while they struggled to figure themselves
Trailer: Introducing Late in 88
June 18, 2024

Trailer: Introducing Late in 88

Trailer: Introducing Late in 88, a new podcast hosted by Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda