What She Said!
Hot Topics. Big Laughs. Bold Ideas.
Episodes
June 16, 2026 • 32 mins
Most people think the ReStore is for contractors picking up spare lumber. Sara Cooper is here to tell you it is a full department store where your ten dollar lamp helps a family buy a home. Sara is the CEO of Habitat for Humanity Ottawa, and this conversation goes well beyond thrifting. We talk about the circular economy, reuse culture, and why affordable homeownership is an upstream solution to a housing crisis that is pushing ord...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 5, 2026 • 52 mins
Emma Davis didn't grow up wealthy. She married a guy whose startup got acquired, and suddenly found herself on the wrong side of her own values. So she did something nobody does: she mailed a personal cheque for one million dollars to the Receiver General of Canada, marked it as a gift, and waited. Nobody called. Emma is a member of Patriotic Millionaires Canada, a non-partisan organization of wealthy Canadians lobbying loudly for ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
February 6, 2026 • 28 mins
Sports betting is everywhere, and it’s changing more than just how we watch the game. In this episode, I sit down with filmmaker Deborah Wainwright, director of the documentary Swipe. Bet. Repeat., to talk about the rapid rise of app-based sports betting, how it’s reshaping fan behaviour, and why athletes are increasingly becoming the face of wins, losses, and even threats.We dig into how betting apps have blurred the l...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
January 30, 2026 • 77 mins
What if the brain you have today is not the brain you are stuck with? In this episode, I sit down with Tara Bonner, Chief Neuroeducation Officer at the Arrowsmith Program, to talk about neuroplasticity and the brain’s capacity to change throughout our lives. We unpack why confidence follows competence, not encouragement, how attention has become increasingly fragile in modern life, and the difference between chronic distracti...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
January 23, 2026 • 40 mins
AI is everywhere right now, but I’m far less interested in the hype and far more interested in what it’s doing to how we connect with each other.In this episode, I sit down with Joanne Morrison, a Canadian author and entrepreneur with deep experience in customer service and outsourcing, to talk about where AI actually stands today and where it’s being wildly oversold.We talk about why so many chatbots are still te...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
January 16, 2026 • 80 mins
Getting laid off is brutal. Getting laid off twice in one year can make you question everything, including yourself.In this episode, I sit down with Tanya Hayles, award-winning event planner, digital strategist, founder of Black Moms Connection, and creator of the Perfecting the Pivot workshop. Tanya shares what it’s really like to navigate forced career pivots in a tough economy, including the grief that comes first, the mon...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
December 26, 2025 • 52 mins
Candace Sampson and Nam Kiwanuka discuss the systemic issues in women's health care, highlighting the dismissal and mistreatment of women's health concerns. Nam's podcast, "Mistreated," explores how women's health has been ignored, underfunded, and under-researched. They discuss medical gaslighting, racial and gender biases in healthcare, and the impact of conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and fibroids on women's lives. Nam shar...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Canadian small-business owners are taking hit after hit, but few have explained the chaos as clearly as Encircled founder Kristi Soomer. The Toronto-based slow-fashion designer breaks down how a U.S. tariff rule called yarn-forward turned a $125 pair of pants into a $204 headache overnight. We talk about the American trade mess, Shopify’s failings, fast fashion fatigue, and what it takes to keep a val...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
December 5, 2025 • 45 mins
Most of us grab our morning coffee without a second thought, but behind that daily ritual are women whose stories rarely make it into the conversation. Today I’m joined by Roxanne Joyal, founder and CEO of Andback Coffee, whose entire career has been about lifting women up and creating real change in the communities where our coffee is grown. Roxanne’s path runs from Stanford and Oxford to working with the Supreme ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
November 28, 2025 • 10 mins
I’m back. After seven months away, I wanted to start with a short, honest episode about why What She Said hit pause, what pulled me off the hamster wheel, and why I’ve decided to return in a completely different way. This isn’t a tell-all or a dramatic reinvention. It’s simply the truth about burnout, clarity, and the realisation that connection matters more than constant output. I talk about walking aw...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
What happens when a physicist-turned-writer sets her literary thriller in the eerie aftermath of Chernobyl? You get The Exclusion Zone—a haunting, thought-provoking novel that weaves fear, science, and the untold stories of women in STEM. I sat down with author Alexis von Konigslow to talk about her unique academic path, the inspiration behind the book, and why she hopes readers come away thinking, I’m smarter...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 13, 2025 • 23 mins
Sara Davidson has survived more than most—an armed attack, a tsunami, a violent sexual assault, and postpartum trauma—and somehow, she’s found a way not just to live, but to help others heal. In this episode, we talk about how trauma lives in the body, what real resilience looks like, and why healing often begins before we’re ready to talk.Sara is a registered psychotherapist and author of Any...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Caption: Sisters Jodi Willoughby and Carolyne McIntyre Jackson took a chocolate cake recipe from their grandma and a buttercream secret from their mom and built Crave—one of the Prairies’ most beloved bakeries. Now, they’re sharing those long-guarded family recipes in their new cookbook. In this episode, we talk about: • How Crave went from a home kitchen to a Canadian favourite • What it’s&nb...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 9, 2025 • 32 mins
It feels like everyone’s on edge these days—and with good reason. Mental health struggles are on the rise, especially among women, and traditional approaches don’t always cut it. My guest this week is Heather Lillico, a Toronto-based wellness expert and the creator of the Cultivating Calm app. After her own experience with anxiety, perfectionism, and an eating disorder, Heather realized she needed a different way ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 2, 2025 • 45 mins
Red pill content. Tradwife fantasies. Secret slang like “Skittles” and “sneaky link.”
Online radicalization is showing up in ways many parents don't even recognize — and it’s targeting kids when they’re most vulnerable. In this episode, I speak with Abhi Ahluwalia, founder of [unlearn.], about the rise of extremist content online, how algorithms feed it, and what parents, educators, a...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Science writer Misty Pratt joins me to break down why the possible dismantling of PubMed under Trump’s administration should concern all of us — especially women. We discuss how the U.S. government's cuts to health research and growing censorship could impact access to trusted science, the rise of misinformation, and why Canadians aren’t immune to the fallout. Plus, Misty shares where you can still find credible r...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
April 17, 2025 • 47 mins
Feminist lawyer and legal reform advocate Pamela Cross joins me to talk about the reality of intimate partner violence in Canada and why, as the title of her new book states, “And Sometimes They Kill You.”
Pamela shares the moment that launched her decades-long commitment to helping women escape violence, the flaws in our legal and family court systems, and why misogyny continues to fuel this crisis. We talk about the ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
April 14, 2025 • 28 mins
Host of The Thread on TVO, Nam Kiwanuka joins me to talk about what Ontarians are thinking—and worrying—about most. From ER closures in the north to rising insurance costs linked to climate change, to the loneliness and danger of modern dating, these are issues that affect us all, no matter where in Canada we live. We also discuss how AI is already being misused in terrifying ways, and why meeting people in real life mi...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
April 4, 2025 • 80 mins
Jo-Ann Roberts says it’s time to storm the ballot box—and after hearing how politicians can legally lie to voters, you’ll probably agree. This longer-than-usual episode is packed with must-hear conversation on voter apathy, media accountability, strategic voting, and why it’s time for a democratic reset in Canada. Let’s talk about what really matters before the next election.
Learn more about your ad c...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
February 11, 2025 • 36 mins
Misinformation and disinformation are everywhere—but how can we tell the difference? And more importantly, how do we stop it?
In this episode, I’m joined by award-winning journalist Molly Thomas, host of TVO’s Big (If True), to unpack the tactics behind false information, why we’re all part of the problem, and what we can do to be smarter about what we share.
Hit play and get ready to rethink everything yo...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
Hey Jonas! The official Jonas Brothers podcast. Hosted by Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas. It’s the Jonas Brothers you know... musicians, actors, and well, yes, brothers. Now, they’re sharing another side of themselves in the playful, intimate, and irreverent way only they can. Spend time with the Jonas Brothers here and stay a little bit longer for deep conversations like never before.
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
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.
Building on the belief that a deeper understanding of the natural world enriches all of our lives, host Steven Rinella brings an in-depth and relevant look at all outdoor topics including hunting, fishing, nature, conservation, and wild foods. Filled with humor, irreverence, and things that will surprise the hell out of you, each episode welcomes a diverse group of guests who add their own expertise to the vast world of the outdoors. Part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.