Episodes

In this series finale of Late in ’88, Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda take listeners on an emotional road trip, visiting their high school, meeting present‑day students and reflecting on the question they set out to answer, what if they were friends?

*Content Warning* This episode of Late in 88 explores domestic violence, sexual violence, medical trauma, homophobic and transphobic harassment, and teenage substance use, listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Late ’88, Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda reconnect with musician, producer, and author Rae Spoon, a trailblazing Canadian trans icon and Bronwin’s former gas-station co-worker. Together, they revisit the “very gay gas bar” at the end of the C-train line, and the makeshift s...

Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda reconnect with Professor Tanya Callahan of the University of Calgary to revisit Alberta’s high school sexual education curriculum of the ’90s and are joined by Elinor's niece to discuss her current experience in high school.

Hosts Bronwin and Elinor welcome Tegan Quinn of iconic alternative band Tegan and Sara to talk about coming out in high school in Calgary and the process of publishing their memoir, 'High School.'

In this episode of "Late in '88," hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda reconnect with Courtney, a classmate from their high school in Calgary, Alberta. Courtney shares her unique upbringing with two gay dads and the challenges of navigating her identity during high school. The conversation touches on tmany high school memories but also, the impact of media on their perceptions of coming out. The hosts reflect… https://latein88.com/ https://www.instagram.com/late.in.88/ https://www.tiktok.com/...

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains subject matter that some listeners may find triggering. 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. Hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda discuss the typical queer story of coming out, that was anything but typical. Bronwin recounts their experience coming out in high school, feeling like “...

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 ...

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 wit...

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 epis...

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://...

Hosts Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda take the podcast on location and meet up in present day Calgary (2024).

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.

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 ...

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.

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, a new podcast hosted by Bronwin Parks and Elinor Svoboda