{"id":23,"date":"2026-08-26T17:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/check-in-podcast\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-09-13T19:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:15:36","slug":"about-the-podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/check-in-podcast\/about-the-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/check-in-podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/08\/The-Check-In-Podcast.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/check-in-podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/08\/The-Check-In-Podcast.png 1024w, https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/check-in-podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/08\/The-Check-In-Podcast-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/check-in-podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/08\/The-Check-In-Podcast-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/check-in-podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/08\/The-Check-In-Podcast-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/check-in-podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/08\/The-Check-In-Podcast-850x845.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Check In Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Check-In Podcast is a student-led podcast series developed by a team at McMaster University\u2019s Pulse Lab to record and share the unique experiences and perspectives of\u00a0BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ+\u00a0students at McMaster. 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