In this podcast episode, Vera Granikov and Marlene Chan – an “intergenerational research duo,” as they describe themselves – discuss their participatory research project on critical health literacy, carried out in the context of lifelong learning. The project involved English-speaking adult learners who took part in peer café-style discussion groups at the Atwater Library in Montreal.

Vera and Marlene reflect on their experiences with collaborative learning, relational accountability, and the ways in which participation in the project empowered learners to increase their health literacy capacity. The conversation also explores what makes a meaningful researcher–community partnership.