The Northern Sentinels Podcast

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Episode 58 - Natalka Cmoc

September 09, 2026

On this episode, I’m joined by Natalka Cmoc, who just recently wrapped up her posting as Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine. Natalka was born and raised in Ottawa to parents with deep Ukrainian roots. Growing up, she was drawn to archaeology and anthropology, inspired by a childhood trip to Greece with her parents where she saw excavations and realized that history could be interpreted beyond what textbooks had written. She studied physical and forensic anthropology at the University of Toronto b...

Episode 57 - Wendy Gilmour

August 12, 2026

On this episode, I’m joined by Wendy Gilmour, a career diplomat who served for 34 years in Canada’s foreign affairs and national defence departments. Wendy studied at Queen’s University, where a Canadian economic history class sparked her interest in public policy. On a whim during her fourth year, she joined fellow history students in writing Canada’s foreign service exam—a decision she describes as one of her best. She joined the Canadian Foreign Service in 1990 and was posted to Zimbabwe, ...

Episode 56 - Gitane De Silva

June 03, 2026

On this episode, I’m joined by Gitane De Silva, a public policy leader with over two decades of experience in diplomacy and government. A proud Albertan and a self-described generalist, she studied international relations at UBC, inspired in part by a book she read in high school about apartheid in South Africa that sparked her passion for diplomacy. After working as a parliamentary intern in Ottawa, she joined Canada’s Foreign Service and spent twelve years working on Canada-U.S. relations, ...

At the Water's Edge · High booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

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