23 episodes
Rx: Advocacy Nili Kaplan-Myrth and Ariel Troster
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A family doctor and a community activist tackle the intersections between public health and necessary activism.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made many gross inequalities, globally, more apparent. Many of us became advocates by default, feeling we really had no other choice. Nili and Ariel interview women across Canada who work double or triple shifts as professionals, parents and activists, shining a light on the issues that keep us up at night. From the streets, to the waiting room, to the classroom, advocacy is often the only prescription for change.
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Dr. Maya Goldenberg: What Drives Vaccine Hesitancy?
Dr. Maya Goldenberg, Associate Professor in the University of Guelph's Department of Philosophy, speaks to us about pre-pandemic and pandemic factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy.
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Dr. Beyhan Farhadi speaks about virtual education & pandemic politics.
Dr. Beyhan Farhadi is a secondary school teacher in the Toronto District School Board and is 2020/2021 postdoctoral researcher at York University. She has expertise in virtual learning and education policy & politics.
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Covid, classrooms, and closures - Kelly Iggers speaks about educators and the education system
Kelly Iggers is an elementary school teacher and education advocate in Toronto.
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Birgit Umaigba, RN, speaks about a year of working in the ICU during COVID-19
Birgit Umaigba lived in a shelter, pregnant, when she arrived in Canada. Now she is an ICU nurse in Durham, Ontario, preparing to start a PhD. She talks to us about the toll of the pandemic and precarious employment on the mental health of healthcare “heroes.”
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Fae Johnstone speaks about trans women’s experiences for IWD2021
We’ve spoken at length about the importance of standing up against sexism, racism, homophobia, ableism. For International Women’s Day 2021, we speak with Fae Johnstone about trans women’s experiences of gender-based discrimination.
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In conversation with Sara Fung and Amie Varley of the @grittynurse podcast
We speak about how the pandemic is affecting the mental health of nurses, how we stand up to silencing and bullying in the healthcare profession, and the need for doctors and nurses to work together.