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In this episode of The Plan B podcast, we talk with the Senior Director of 6 Degrees at the Institute for Candian Citizenship, David Leonard, about what happens when a pandemic goes looking for someone to blame.
In the age of COVID-19 trying to tackle so many enormous issues like jobs, wages, and investments is like throwing kerosene on the fire of economic uncertainty, according to Plan B podcast guest Armine Yalnizyan, economist and fellow at the Atk
Globe and Mail health reporter André Picard joins us on the Plan B podcast to help us understand what’s what this pandemic is revealing to us about how we approach our wellbeing.
How do we eat the COVID-19 mental health elephant? One bite at a time.Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Clinical Psychologist Dr. Katy Kamkar joins Upstream Plan B podcast host Ralph Benmergui to talk about how we strengthen our mental h
There is so much misinformation about COVID-19 and what we can do about it. To cut through the noise, Upstream Plan B podcast host Ralph Benmergui talks to University of Alberta professor of law Tim Caulfield, who is making a study of misinform
Health professionals see the downstream effects of public policy decisions—like freezing the minimum wage or failing to build affordable and supportive housing—in the emergency room and at the clinic. Dr. Andrew Boozary, executive director of H
Are masks effective against a virus like COVID-19? What’s the difference between a N95 mask, a homemade mask, or a bandana? Upstream Plan B podcast host Ralph Benmergui gets the low-down from Dr. Chris Mackie.
Can you imagine a world in which we move beyond extractive capitalism towards inclusive economic initiatives that result in decent work, poverty reduction, and true community wealth building? Plan B host Ralph Benmergui talks with Democracy Col
Here at Upstream, we ask the question: what does a healthy city look like? Upstream Plan B podcast host Ralph Benmergui went live at the beautiful Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon to consider what it takes to build healthy cities with this stellar pa
Precarious work is on the rise in Canada. Upstream Radio Plan B host Ralph Benmergui talks with Upstream Executive Director Trish Hennessy about her research on sharing economy workers, what keeps them up at night, and policy solutions. Sari Sa
OCASI Executive Director Debbie Douglas joins Upstream Radio’s Plan B podcast host Ralph Benmergui to talk about immigration and the deliberate misinformation campaigns that have emerged in Canada on the immigration and refugee front. Ralph als
Canada is becoming increasingly polarized. How can we learn to reach across differences? Upstream Radio Plan B host Ralph Benmergui talks with guests Frank Graves (EKOS) and Michael Valpy (University of Toronto) about the rise of ordered populi
Host Ralph Benmergui talks about climate change, eco-grief, and what people can do about it in the first of a series of podcasts called Plan B. Guest Leslie Davenport counsels people through climate grief. Guest Laura Keeth is processing her ow
Upstream Podcast Ep19 Why early learning investments matter by Upstream
GM is halting production in Oshawa, Ontario. That community is reeling from the news. Glen Pearson joins Upstream radio to talk about the impact on communities when a big employer leaves town—and why equitable economic development approaches re
17: How we define disability matters by Upstream
Poverty is a disease that is much cheaper to cure than to treat.
For the better health of all of us, how do we get from colonialism to reconciliation, and what will that future look like?
Homelessness is complicated. There’s not one easy or simple solution. But we cannot let those remain excuses for doing nothing, or even too little. In this episode Upstream's Jared Knoll speaks with Jesse Thistle, Ritika Goel and Stephen Hwang
We face several overlapping, interconnected public health crises, like homelessness, addictions and overdoses, crime and justice, and all the downstream costs we all pay for. Could the solution that really works, be the simplest one of all, rig
We're sick with poverty. And we have the data to prove it.In this 11th episode of Upstream Radio, we discuss with Daniel Dutton and Monika Dutt the importance of evidence and data to mobilize pressure for political action, the necessity to in
If we want healthier communities, we must stop thinking of health only as a matter of personal responsibility and lifestyle choices, and dive deeper to the greater social determinants.
In this ninth episode of Upstream Radio, we zoom out and look to the deepest sources of hunger and food insecurity, and what can be done to address these urgent Canadian public health crises.The real problem is poverty — something we spent te
"Hunger isn't an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice."We dive into food security (and insecurity) in this 8th episode of Upstream Radio, where local founders of the City Centre Food Co-op join Upstream for a studio roundtable. We disc
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