Humans of the House Post-Secondary Resources

February 17, 2026

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‍Humans of the House is also a valuable resource for university educators teaching in a variety of disciplines. Educational research has shown that course-integrated podcasts support student collaboration, motivation and content retention, and are an effective way to support learning variability. To facilitate incorporating Humans of the House into university curricula, we have drawn together sample assignments for courses connected to Canadian politics and society, civic engagement, democratic processes and institutions and the art of digital storytelling. Click here to explore where our podcast and sample assignments can fit into your syllabus. Below are some sample assignment - click on the link to access the different assignment templates. And feel free to take and adapt any of this content to best suit your syllabus and course.

Below are some sample assignments, some of which relate to the series as a whole, some of which center on a particular episode. Please click on the link to access the different assignments, and feel free to take and adapt any of this content to best suit your syllabus and course.

Entire Series‍

Episode One - You Wanna Run?

Episode Two - Glow Up and Show Up

Episode Three - The Best Worst Place I Ever Worked

Episode Four - Unwritten Rules

Episode Five - I’m Going to Say the F-Word

Canada and UNDRIP Assignment

Episode Six - Was It Worth It?

About this Podcast

Humans of the House Podcast

You know what a politician sounds like on the job. But once they leave office, that’s when they can share what’s truly on their minds. Join host Sabreena Delhon as she speaks with former Members of Parliament, to hear, in their own words, what this job is really like. Their stories are woven together in a six-part series that explores an MPs path to politics, why they left, and what it cost them to serve their communities.

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Humans of the House High School Resources

The Samara Centre for Democracy partnered with the Social Studies Educators Network of Canada/Réseau pour l’enseignment des sciences sociales du Canada (SSENC/RESCC) to create curriculum-connected resources based on our podcast Humans of the House.

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Group Chat Post-Secondary Resources

Group Chat is a valuable resource for university educators - the podcast connects to a wide variety of disciplines and departments that incorporate Canadian content.

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Group Chat High School Resources

We offer engaging teaching material related to each of our Group Chat episodes, which are designed to help educators illuminate Canadian civics in their classrooms in an accessible and personal way.

Introduction to Democratic Leadership

Dr. Alex Marland, Professor in the Department of Politics at Acadia University and Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership, sat down for a virtual chat with Dr. Beatrice Wayne, Director of Research and Policy at the Samara Centre for Democracy to discuss how the MP Exit Interview project intersects with the themes of POLS 2023, Introduction to Democratic Leadership.