A series of speeches and lectures from the finest minds of our time. Fresh ideas from speakers of note.
It’s Halloween, and for many of us this is a time of stories. But stories are always with us. They provide us with connections to the past and pathways to the future. What is the role of the storyteller in these times? And what stories must they tell?
The shelter system in Ontario is under immense strain as the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness continues to grow.
Temporary migrant workers in Canada, pandemic or not, have long been Canada’s essential workers.So why are they still denied belonging?
What do decades of erosion and current threats of privatization mean for our public healthcare systems? And what does this say about us now?
In the final episode of our summer series, Aliya Hirji and Mari Dolcetti-Koros discuss the global climate crisis, its impacts on our younger populations and the ways in which youth are organizing and taking leadership in securing a truly just and sustainable world for us all.
Combating climate change means recognizing Indigenous rights and combating colonialism and capitalist greed.
Amid a growing concentration of wealth in fewer hands, how do we understand billionaire wealth? And what do billionaires signal about our economic and democratic systems?
As the Global South stands on the front-lines of the converging crises of COVID, capitalism and climate, isn’t it time to pay attention to the world’s majority? Isn’t it time for their knowledge, expertise and even leadership?
Guests Jon Weier and Tom Parkin discuss their upcoming report on “Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace”. How does work impact our mental health? Is work culture in Canada good for us? Can it be?
Loly Rico and Rachel Bryce talk about the issues facing those fleeing poverty and Canada’s responsibility to provide asylum to refugees.
Guest Ashlee Cunsolo discusses the climate crisis and ecological grief. What does it look like? How do we mourn our ecosystems and planet? And is there a hope and a power to be found within this grief?
Welcome back to the Courage My Friends podcast! Kicking us off, we welcome author, public intellectual and celebrated scholar, Henry Giroux.
