Dangerous Ideas for Social Change

What kind of city are we building? In this episode of Hanging With Harvey, Kent and Harvey explore the difficult balance between empathy, accountability, personal freedom, and community safety while asking what it will take to create the Winnipeg we want.

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In a role reversal, Jennifer Brisson takes over the microphone to interview Dangerous Ideas for Social Change host Kent Dueck. The conversation explores the personal experiences, faith, loss, and convictions that shaped Kent's decades-long commitment to Winnipeg's inner city.

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In the first episode of Hanging With Harvey, Kent Dueck sits down with longtime community minister Harvey Rempel for an honest conversation about the realities unfolding on the front lines of Winnipeg’s inner city. Kent and Harvey discuss rising violence, addiction, trauma, and the realities facing Winnipeg's inner-city communities while exploring why hope still matters

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In this episode of Dangerous Ideas for Social Change, Marion Willis shares the powerful story behind Street Links and her unconventional, frontline approach to homelessness, addiction, and recovery. Drawing from years of lived experience alongside those in encampments and crisis, Marion challenges widely accepted models like “housing first” and calls for a deeper focus on addiction, connection, and long-term support. This conversation invites listeners to confront uncomfortable truths and rethink what real social change requires.

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In this powerful conversation, former CFL player and One Voice One Team Executive Director Orlando Bowen shares his journey from immigrant roots and professional football to community leadership shaped by trauma, service, and resilience. After surviving a life-altering encounter, Orlando challenges conventional narratives around justice and accountability, offering a radical perspective: forgiveness as a high-performance tool for personal growth and social transformation. This episode dives into the uncomfortable but necessary questions about crime, community, and what it really takes to create lasting change.

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In this episode of Dangerous Ideas for Social Change, Kent, Mallory and Sara dig beneath the headlines and statistics and explore what absenteeism is really telling us about our communities. Through honest conversation and lived experience, they talk about why kids are missing school, what systems are failing them, and why real change requires staying in the mess - alongside families, instead of looking for quick fixes.

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In this solo episode, Kent Dueck breaks down the real story behind the staggering absenteeism rate. Drawing from years of frontline experience, Kent exposes the uncomfortable truth: the system isn’t listening, and kids are paying the price.

Building on the ABSENT documentary, Kent shows how this issue has been hiding in plain sight and why it matters now more than ever.

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When kids stop showing up to school, it’s easy to blame attendance - but what if the problem runs deeper? In this episode of Dangerous Ideas for Social Change, Kent Dueck sits down with Mallory Pledger to unpack the stories behind ABSENT, a powerful new documentary exploring why so many young people are slipping through the cracks.

Watch the documentary “ABSENT” on YouTube to see the stories that inspired this conversation. https://youtu.be/4hYN-HK6bWM

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In this week’s episode, Kent talks with Darrell - a community leader who’s spent years fighting for his North End neighbourhood. They talk about what it means to keep showing up for a community that many have written off, unpacking the fires, the housing crisis, and the quiet resilience that still lives on every block.

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In this episode, Kent sits down with elder and emotional support worker Florence Sanderson to talk about loss, identity, and healing. Florence shares her journey from childhood trauma and bullying to becoming a voice of compassion and strength for families facing tragedy. Together, they reflect on the documentary ABSENT and explore how community weariness, grief, student absenteeism- and what it will take to rebuild hope

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