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Podcast • Episode 28 • Today
The Challenges Facing Canada in Protecting the Well Being of Children
Featuring Kim Hellemans and Jane Bertrand

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Entangled Life
with Merlin Sheldrake
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The Lost Spells
with Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris
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Commanding Hope
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Neurodiversity and The Ever-Changing Brain
Featuring Sarah Kurchak and David Eagleman
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Nerve
with Eva Holland
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Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time
with Gaia Vince
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Virtual Book Launch: On Pandemics
With Dr. David Waltner-Toews