Discovery

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The podcast currently has 204 episodes available.

Discovery episodes:

September 10, 2022 Coldwater Communications / Pharmacast with Pindy
A couple weeks ago we invited Coldwater Communications to Discovery to wade in on the critical topic of trust. We heard what Canadians trust and do not trust. This week we get to the underpinning of trust, the weighty subject of ethics and how they apply to business and work in the PR business. If you are suspicious of all you hear and see, this week’s episode of Discovery is a must listen. We also explore ethics at the Pharmacy in Pharmacast with Pindy, a production of Imperial Distributors Canada.
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29min
September 03, 2022 BDO series Bored at the Airport
This week on Discovery we look at business failures. Sound depressing? Take heart it is not. The BDO series Bored at the Airport looks at a couple of well known brands that despite having proven strategies in their home country expanded their businesses abroad only to fail. Best Buy in England and China lost millions while close to home US retail giant Target bombed in Canada.
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28min
August 27, 2022 New Music Podcast - Rosa Linn, Simone Miller, Alec Benjamin and Victoria Anthony / Mental Health Moments - Depression
Key Points:
• ROSA LINN
The 22-year-old singer-songwriter represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy. Since then, "SNAP" has gone viral on TikTok and has received over 100 million streams worldwide, 4 million streamed in Canada, alone.

Instagram and Twitter: @rosalinnmusic

• SIMONE MILLER
The Toronto-based singer, songwriter and actor shares her process of writing and creating "Older."

Instagram: @simone.mcq
Website: simonemcq.com

• "ALEC BENJAMIN
"Devil Doesn't Bargain" is from the singer-songwriter's album (Un)Commentary. Alec will be in Toronto on September 28th, performing at HISTORY.

Instagram and Twitter: @alecbenjamin
Website: alecbenjamin.com

• VICTORIA ANTHONY

The singer-songwriter's career kicked-off when she got the chance to sing to P!nk at a concert in Vancouver when she was 12-years-old. Five years later, Victoria talks about her new track "Stupid Kid."

Instagram and Twitter: @vicanthonymusic
Website: victoriaanthony.com
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31min
August 20, 2022 Mental Health Moments - Bed Bugs / Millennial Balance - Karina Lemeke
• MENTAL HEALTH MOMENTS: When you think of bed bugs, what comes to mind? For Phil and his fiancée Ainsley it is trauma, stress, anxiety, stigma and shame. On mental health moments this week, Phil is joined by Ainsley as they dig into the serious and heavy impact these pesky critters had on their mental wellbeing and how they're still living with the effects months after leaving the bugs behind.
• MILLENNIAL BALANCE: The summer isn’t over yet and wedding season is still in full effect! This week on millennial balance, Afua and Shaliza are talking about the important financial conversations you should have with your partner before tying the knot. Wedding planner Karina Lemeke joins the show to answer the question: should money talk be the new pillow talk?
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30min
August 13, 2022 Coldwater Communications
We go behind the scenes of the PR world with two podcasts from Coldwater Communications, a Vancouver based public relations company who discusses the challenges and opportunities both for the PR industry and companies generally.
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30min
August 06, 2022 BDO Canada - We Work? Not so much / Seva Canada - Access to Eye Care
BDO CANADA: To kick off the series, BDO shares the story of a start-up with massive potential, innovative ideas, and billions of investment dollars that still failed. This is an episode called, We Work? Not so much. WEWORK, at one time, was the world's most valuable start-up and is the subject of the new series, We Crashed starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. It depicts the dramatic fall of the co-working phenomenon on Apple TV+. Joining Mike on this episode to discuss WEWORK is Peter Matutat, National Technology Leader and a partner at BDO Canada. Peter specializes in emerging technology companies.

SEVA CANADA: Last in the two-part series, Seva Canada reminds us that everyone, regardless of where they live, income, religion, gender and sex, deserve access to high-quality eye care. The majority of the world's blind are women and girls, a fact that was discovered by Seva Canada's research. All eye care programs supported by Seva Canada help women and girls overcome barriers to accessing eye care; barriers that include a lake of awareness, access to financial resources, fear of a poor outcome and limited decision-making power within the household.
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30min
July 30, 2022 Mental Health Moments - Uncle Pierre / New Music Podcast - Danny Marks
• This week on Mental Health Moments Phil pays tribute to his late uncle Pierre by discussing a mental health challenge Pierre dealt with his whole life, bipolar disorder. Phil discusses the definition of the disorder, the different types of bipolar diagnosis and explains why Pierre was one in a long list of eccentric and challenged geniuses.
• For over 100 years, radio has been a source of information and entertainment. It's where many of us have formed unique personal connections with the songs we've heard and the "Voice" we've come to know on the other side of the mic. Our music director Cristina Lavecchia speaks with broadcaster and musician Danny Marks about his start in the music and media industries, and his song "Man on the Radio," which celebrates the medium's enduring influence.
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29min
July 23, 2022 Millennial Balance - Aly Walansky / Mental Health Moments - Shaliza Bacchus
• This week on Millennial Balance, Afua and Shaliza are talking about he global sriracha shortage. Forbes magazine writer Aly Walansky joins the show to offer insight on the chili shortage in California and some alternate options for that classic red and green bottle.
• This week on Mental Health Moments Phil delves into some pretty heavy stories with the purpose of highlighting that we can find positives even from the awful scenarios. As well, he takes a look at a happy news story and talks with Shaliza Bacchus about how big it is to see a woman of colour taking a lead role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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29min
July 16, 2022 Seva Canada
4 out of 5 people who are blind don't have to be. Seva Canada is a charity whose mission is to restore sight and prevent blindness in low- and middle-income countries. Seva works 13 countries to restore sight and prevent blindness for those in greatest need. Since 1982, Seva Canada has helped more than 5 million people see again. Founded by some of the people who worked on the eradication of smallpox (a known cause of blindness), Seva was established to empower the spirit of service and alleviate human suffering. This is the story of Seva Canada, their work to restore sight and to restore families and communities.
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30min
July 09, 2022 *Encore Presentation* - Durham College Presents / Mental Health Moments - Candace Sampson
• This week Phil McCabe is joined joined by our friend, the host of What She Said, Candace Sampson. Phil and Candace have a conversation about divorce. Between the two of them, they try and answer the question "how do you move on?" happy relationship or not... this is a conversation you won't want to miss!
• On this episode of Durham College Presents, Cody Smith talks about what it's like living in Ontario as someone on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and the struggles it can bring on someone's life. And Ayrish comes on to discuss the latest hardware being released by Valve... the Steam Deck.
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30min

FAQs about Discovery:

How many episodes does Discovery have?

The podcast currently has 204 episodes available.