Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchENCORE: The toll of cannabis-induced psychosis
When Kalpit Sharma started smoking high-THC weed several times a day, he thought he was just “living his life” as a university student. But then, he started hearing voices. Researcher Dr. Daniel Myra…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
ENCORE: The Senator's Singer
We're replaying this episode in honour of National Indigenous History Month. Former senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Murray Sinclair spent the last months of his life at S…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
As Dr. Theresa Tam steps down, she urges Canada to stand strong on public health
Dr. Theresa Tam steps down this week after eight years as Canada’s chief public health officer. Best known for leading the COVID-19 public health response, Tam tells Dr. Brian Goldman in a sit-down i…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Eric Topol on the science of longevity when science is in peril
Cardiologist, scientist and bestselling author Dr. Eric Topol's new book "Super Agers" distills decades of research on how to make us healthier for longer. Topol says that humanity is on the cusp of …
Published on 5 months ago
Alberta's measles problem
Alberta is dealing with almost 800 cases of measles, the most in nearly forty years. Dr. Mark Joffe is an infectious disease physician who recently served as Alberta's chief medical officer of health…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Family doctor who quit teaches the next gen how to stay
After 25+ years as a family physician, Dr. Fan-Wah Mang closed her practice because she burned out. Now, she’s at Humber River Hospital in Toronto, teaching the next generation of family doctors how …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Waiting 84 weeks and counting for a new knee
Thousands of Canadians are in line for a joint replacement surgery. Tracey Knowlton is one of them, waiting over 84 weeks for a knee replacement. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stephen Kwan says long waits a…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
ENCORE: The early bird gets the derm
A crowd lines up every weekday at a unique walk-in dermatology clinic in Toronto. People have conditions ranging from severe rashes to potentially cancerous moles, and can’t wait months for an appoin…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
The treatment centre that grief built, part 2
At the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre for men in Winnipeg, over 90% of the staff are in recovery from substance abuse themselves. Staffers like Terrence Morrin use "lived expertise" to create a circle of…
Published on 6 months ago
The treatment centre that grief built, part 1
When sportscaster Scott Oake isn't rinkside at NHL games, he's often hanging out at a substance abuse treatment centre in Winnipeg. He's there to be close to his late son. An urn with Bruce's ashes g…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago