Empowerment

Empowerment

The Empowerment Podcast is created by Variety The Children's Charity of Ontario. At Variety, there is a place for children with disabilities to be themselves, and to be better than ever. Empowerment highlights great people overcoming extraordinary circumstances. Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety The Children's Charity of Ontario, engages in inspiring and helpful conversation with children, supporters, advocates, partners, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

August 15, 2023 15 mins

Welcome to an exciting episode where we dive into the world of VOLT Hockey, an exhilarating and inclusive sport specially crafted for youth and adults with disabilities. This groundbreaking initiative, brought to Canada by Variety of Ontario and its partner chapters, is transforming the lives of children with disabilities across North America. 


In this episode, our host Karen Stintz interviews Bhavjeet Sandhu, an inspiring ...

Mark as Played
​In this episode, we highlight Variety’s work and collaboration with community partners. Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Ontario is joined by Domenic Primucci, President of Pizza Nova, to discuss their long-standing partnership, history and support helping to raise over $2 million for kids through their annual May fundraiser. Also in this episode, Joshua McDonald, a variety kid and amb...

Mark as Played

​In this episode of Empowerment by Variety - the Children's Charity of Ontario, we talk about the impact isolation can have on children, especially children with disabilities and we explore opportunities the camp experience can provide.


We are joined by Claudia Leavens, who shares how one-on-one support at Variety Village has greatly supported her daughter Anna, who has a regressive genetic disorder.


We also speak with Tracy ...

Mark as Played

Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety The Children's Charity of Ontario, discusses ‘ShowHeart’, Variety’s Virtual Charity Concert/Streamathon featuring bands & artists from across the world. The concert series is broadcast live on Twitch over a series of five-days celebrating Heart month, February.


Karen welcomes special guests, recording artist and songwriter Josh Taerk and David Small, Executive Director, Variety of Australia.


L...

Mark as Played
December 17, 2022 21 mins

Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety The Children's Charity of Ontario, sits down with Mike Strobel, award winning columnist for the Toronto Sun and author of the book 'Small Miracles: The Inspiring Kids of Variety Village,'  


Karen and Mike discuss the origins of Variety The Children's Charity and share some inspirational stories of the people that call Variety home. 


Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

    My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce

    Football’s funniest family duo — Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs — team up to provide next-level access to life in the league as it unfolds. The two brothers and Super Bowl champions drop weekly insights about the weekly slate of games and share their INSIDE perspectives on trending NFL news and sports headlines. They also endlessly rag on each other as brothers do, chat the latest in pop culture and welcome some very popular and well-known friends to chat with them. Check out new episodes every Wednesday. Follow New Heights on the Wondery App, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to new episodes early and ad-free, and get exclusive content on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And join our new membership for a unique fan experience by going to the New Heights YouTube channel now!

    The Bobby Bones Show

    Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.