Episodes

On this episode, we speak with Nicole Smith to talk about the Sage Seniors Association, and some of the challenges that senior women in Edmonton are facing. And our own CEO, Martin Garber-Conrad joins us to talk about giving during the holiday season, and his approach to teaching one young person about philanthropy. Links: Check out our Vital Topic: Senior Women. Learn more about Sage Seniors Association. Find out how you can create an Endowment Fund at ECF. Special Shout Out for the Alberta...

On today’s episode, Trevor Phillips joins us to share his thoughts on integration, the currency of outrage, and why it’s important to keep having conversations about race, even if you don’t always get it right. Trevor Phillips has a great deal of experience talking about race. He is the founding chair of the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission, and was previously the Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality. He is the creator of the thought provoking film: Things We Don’t Say About Rac...

It’s been one year since the Federal Government delivered an apology to Canada’s LGTBQ2+ community. The apology was delivered on November 28, 2017 in a speech that acknowledged Canada’s systemic oppression and criminalization of LGTBQ2+ individuals, and offered a message of love and acceptance. On this episode, we speak with Marni Panas about her experience on the committee that helped draft the apology and what it meant to hear those words spoken. Links: Watch and read the entire apology deli...

On this episode Bryan Jackson, Director of Data for Good, tells us about Edmonton Arts Datathon 2018. And we talk to the renowned ProCoro Canada Choir about a new endowment fund they’ve created to honour two outstanding volunteers. Links: Register for Edmonton Arts Datahon 2018! Keep up with Data for Good on Twitter @DataForGoodYEG See when ProCoro Canada performs next and read more about the Russ and Johann Endowment Fund and you can donate here. Learn more about the Endowment Sustainabili...

In this episode, Lewis Cardinal joins us to discuss the talk he’ll be giving on November 16 as part of NorQuest College’s Circle of Knowledge: Indigenous Speaker Series. And we talk to Jane Bisbee about what the Social Enterprise Fund has achieved during its first 10 years of community impact. Links: Get your tickets to see Lewis Cardinal at the Circle of Knowledge: Indigenous Speaker Series. See the organizations the Social Enterprise Fund has helped. Learn more about Edmonton in Bloom. Cr...

On this episode, we speak with Daryl Davis, accomplished musician, and author of Klan-Destine Relationships. In his pursuit to discover how anyone could hate him without knowing him, Daryl built relationships with Ku Klux Klan members. Some of the members who have come to know Daryl have since changed their world view and left the Klan. Daryl tells us about his experience and what friendship means to him. Links: Get your tickets to see Daryl Davis at the Edmonton Shift Lab Speaker Series on Oct...

This month, we find out how the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights is helping us understand the privilege of ableism with YEG Dignity Day. And we talk to Monica Robson about Pilgrims Hospice and Edmonton’s first residential community hospice centre. Links: Don’t miss YEG Dignity 2018: “Nothing About Us Without Us” Learn more about Pilgrims Hospice and their vision for a residential hospice centre. Find out more about the Kaitlyn Walsh Memorial Fund. Get the full Wills Week Sche...

This week, Malcolm Azania takes us on a family outing to the Larch Sanctuary and finds out how the Edmonton Area Land Trust protects wilderness in our community. Then, we’ll get the scoop on Wills Week and where you can get some free advice about writing your will. Links: Fill out our Listener Survey. Find out more about the Edmonton Area Land Trust and visit some sites. Check out the Wills Week schedule. The Well Endowed Podcast is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation. And is a proud, a...

This week, Shelly Tochluk, author of Witnessing Whiteness discusses why it’s so important to talk about racism. And we talk with Jim Noble about why he created the Family Hope Fund. Links: Fill out our Listener Survey. Find out more about the Edmonton Shift Lab and their Speaker Series. And get your tickets here. Read more about Shelly Tochluck and her work with LA-Aware. Check out the Jim Noble Hope Family Fund. Interested in creating a family fund of your own? The Well Endowed Podcast is ...

This week, we hear from Arlene Dickinson about her journey as an entrepreneur and investor. We chat with Amrita Mishra about what it means to be an audible minority. And we find out about how the Macewan Social Innovation Institute is using the Vital Signs report to inspire social initiatives. Links: Fill out our Listener Survey. Get your tickets for Arlene Dickinson’s talk Lessons from the Den: The Journey to Success Find out more about the Edmonton Public Library Forward Thinking Speaker Se...

This month, we’re trying something new. Instead of just one episode for September, we’re going to post a new show every week. This week, we’re going to hear all about the Edmonton Community Development Company, and a new development they are planning for the Alberta Avenue neighbourhood. Then we’re going to touch base with Nadir Bellahmer about Nuit Blanche, an all-night art party right here in downtown Edmonton. Links: Fill out our Listener Survey. Find out more about the Edmonton Community ...

On this month’s show, we hear how a scholarship that was set up in memory of Don Snider is helping Folk Fest Volunteers pursue their post-secondary education. We find out how the Terra Centre is integrating Indigenous cultural learning into its support for young parents. And we learn how Alberta Helping Animals Society is supporting vulnerable Edmontonians by providing care for their companion animals. Links: See what’s happening this year at The Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Find out more ab...

On this month’s show, we go rafting through the River Valley with the RiverWatch Institute of Alberta. We head down to Hawrelak Park to hear about the Freewill Shakespeare Festival’s 30th anniversary. And we talk to Beth Dart and Elise Jason about “On the Margin”, a site specific play that you can find (in the River Valley) at the Found Festival this month. Links: Sign up for an Eco-Raft Tour with RiverWatch this summer. Celebrate 30 years with the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, and check out ...

This month, we hear from two Olympians! Paralympian Nordic Skier, Brian McKeever shares his passion for skiing, and what he has learned from his family. And we speak with Jen Kish. Jen was the captain of the Canada’s Women’s Sevens Rugby Team for the Olympic Games at Rio in 2016. She shares her thoughts on diversity and inclusion in sports. Links: Get tickets to see Jen Kish speak at the Edmonton Public Library’s Forward Thinking Speaker Series. Follow @jen_kish and @brianmckeever on Twitter ...

This month, we hear from Fringe Theatre Adventures and Opera Nuova about how the Canadian Cultural Investment Fund helps them invest in Edmonton artists. Sanjay Shahani, Executive Director of the Edmonton Arts Council (EAC), tells us about how the EAC is looking 10 years ahead to shape Edmonton’s Arts and Heritage sectors. And, Helen Ma tells us how a Don and Norine Lowry Award has helped her pursue her studies at the University of Alberta. Links: Share your favorite Arts and Heritage moments w...

On this month’s episode, we speak with the Honourable Anne McLellan, Chair of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization. She tells us about the possible benefits and challenges of legalizing Cannabis, and why she feels this legislation is a transformative moment in Canadian history. Links: Read the Final Report of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation. Find out about Canada’s current status of Cannabis laws. Check out the campaign for the Feeding Hungry Minds fund. Find out h...

On this month’s episode, we’re celebrating International Women’s Day. We learn how Women Building Futures has grown from a grassroots group, to an incredible organization that is changing the face of Alberta’s construction industry and lifting women out of poverty. And we sit down with city Councillors, Bev Esslinger and Sarah Hamilton to talk about women in politics. But first, we’ll learn how the Counselling Program at YWCA is empowering women in Edmonton. Links: Find out more about the Coun...

On this month’s episode, we geek out on Black history with Minister Faust as he looks at the 26th annual AfroQuiz. We sit down with Darren Jordan and Nigel Williams to chat about 5 Artists, 1 Love which is celebrating the history of Black music and visual art as part of Black History Month. And we’ll check in with our friends at the Edmonton Shift Lab for an update on the work they’re doing to rethink the way society combats racism. Links: Check out AfroQuiz 2018! Connect with the Council of ...

On this month’s episode, embark on an arctic expedition with Cassandra Pryer. We speak with artist Carla Rae Taylor to learn how the Paint the Rails project is telling Edmonton stories through public art. We hear about the deep freezer races at the Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival. And, we speak with Michael Phair about legacy and a new school being opened, and named, in his honour. Links See upcoming expeditions with Students On Ice. Hear more sounds from the 2017 Expedition on SoundClo...

Welcome to our surprise, bonus episode for you this month. We are very excited to share with you our conversation with Anita Sarkeesian with you. Anita Sarkeesian is the founder and executive director of Feminist Frequency, an educational non-profit that explores representations of women in pop culture narratives. Her focus is on deconstructing stereotypes and tropes associated with women and on highlighting issues around the targeted harassment of women in gaming and on-line. Check out the Fe...

On this month’s show, we head to Fort McMurray to hear how the effects of the 2016 wildfire continue to impact the community. We tour the new building at the Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association. And, we learn about the Edmonton Valley Zoo’s Red Panda breeding program. Links Find out more about FuseSocial and the Wood Buffalo Community Foundation. Visit the Edmonton Valley Zoo to get your Red Panda fix. Fall in love with horses at the WhitemudEquine Learning Centre Association (WELCA)...

On this month’s episode, we take a hard look at what it means to be Canadian within our borders and beyond with Omar Mouallem. Conor Kerr connects us to Canada’s Indigenous history with the Blanket Exercise. And, we find out how to make Edmonton a more welcoming place with Erick Ambtman and the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers . Links: Get your free copy of the High Level Lit Anthology! Created in collaboration with LitFest and Eighteen Bridges. Follow Omar Mouallem. Check out the Blan...

This month, we speak with the one and only George Takei! George Takei talks to us about his memories of life in a Japanese-American internment camp during WWII, becoming an activist, coming out in Hollywood, and answers some caller questions, too! Mr. Takei will be presenting his talk, “80 Years of Wisdom”, at the Shaw Conference Centre, Wednesday, November 29th. This talk is part of the Forward Thinking Speaker Series, presented by Edmonton Public Library and Edmonton Community Foundation. B...

On this month’s episode, we go cruising with Darrin Hagen as he guides us through a queer-history tour of Edmonton. Listener Advisory: we will be referencing sex and sexuality in this episode. Find out more about the wonderful Darrin Hagen: Portraits 150: Darrin Hagen Darrin is in the Canadian Encyclopedia! Check out Darrin’s Theater Group: Guys in Disguise. Find out more about queer history in Edmonton: Edmonton Queer History Project Let’s Find Out Podcast – A Rather Queer Roadtrip Grants:...