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Zahra Khozema

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About Zahra Khozema

Zahra Khozema is the associate podcast producer at Canada’s National Observer.

Her curiosity and career have taken her across the planet. She’s been part of a documentary production crew in Honduras, blogged her way through Brazil, taught English in Egypt, launched an issue of a print magazine in the U.K., and worked at several national newsrooms in Canada.

Most recently, she worked on The Globe and Mail’s personal finance podcast Stress Test and its daily news podcast The Decibel.

Zahra has a BA in media studies from Toronto Metropolitan University, and a master's in journalism and communications from the University of Western Ontario. She’s most interested in stories about identity, culture and politics. In addition to English, Zahra is fluent in Urdu and Gujarati.

12 Articles
Hot Politics - Fighting for Green

A paved Greenbelt will kneecap Ontario’s economy and food security, expert says

Ontario's Greenbelt includes some of the best farmland in Canada, which has been protected for over 20 years. Experts and activists say Premier Doug Ford's plan to develop the area will exacerbate the housing crisis and slash food supply.
Analysis, Climate Solutions Reporting | March 21st 2023

Strategist says today’s conservative leaders live in a different solar system than their voters

As someone who has worked with the biggest veterans of conservative parties, Ken Boessenkool dishes what he thinks about the new kids on the block on the latest episode of Maxed Out.
Analysis, Politics | March 14th 2023
David Suzuki

David Suzuki is angry and not afraid to tell us why

“We're daydreaming our way into absolute catastrophe,” he tells podcast host David McKie on the new episode of Hot Politics.
News, New News, Climate Solutions Reporting | March 7th 2023
Maxed Out - Episode 8 - The Carbon Capture Conundrum

Canada’s carbon capture craze and who might be paying for it

Max Fawcett and Environmental Defence’s Julia Levin test our faith in carbon capture technology and question why taxpayers — and not industry — might be paying for it.
Analysis, New News | February 28th 2023
Hot Politics Episode 7 Graphic

Fisheries and Oceans Minister reflects on decision to close fish farms on B.C. coast

For years, industrial fish farms have been blamed for a decline in wild salmon. Last week, Canada’s Fisheries and Oceans Minister announced to close them.
News | February 21st 2023

New doc explores whose solutions we should trust in our fight against climate change

As climate change ravages our ecosystems, a new documentary dissects some radical solutions.
Reviews, New News | February 17th 2023

The disconnect between Alberta and Canada

Some Albertans say Canada is broken and the province should leave the federation and go it alone. But is there another solution to the discontent?
News, Energy | February 14th 2023

These farmers want to be part of the climate solution

Farming is tough. And in the middle of a climate emergency, these farmers are adopting new practices and expanding old ones to grow food more sustainably.
News, New News | February 7th 2023

Saskatchewan farmer sees the urban-rural divide growing

Not every day do we have guests who go by Quick Dick McDick on our show, but when we do, we talk about farming, the federal costs associated with it, and finding local food.
News | January 31st 2023
Hot Politics episode 5 tracking disinformation

Climate disinformation is on the rise. Here is how some experts are tracking it

The newest episode of Hot Politics features researchers who found so much climate disinformation online that they needed an intelligence team to fight it.
News, New News | January 24th 2023
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