In this episode, hear about some of the places of historic important to Dr. Frederick Banting in and around Toronto, Ontario. In particular, you'll hear about the following:

• 46 Bedford Road
• Guild Inn Estate
• Taddle Creek (link)
• U of T Medical Building - Old (link)
• Arts and Letters Club (link)
• Fisher Rare Book Library (link)
• Donnelly Centre (link)
• Toronto General Hospital - Eaton Wing (link)
• Christie Street Hospital
• Ontario Science Centre (link)

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In this episode, learn more about the Banting's as a scrappy bunch!  And, learn more about the Banting family tree.

For inquiries about the Banting Family Tree please send an email to this address [email protected].

Here is the link mentioned this episode related to Ballyfin - www.ballyfin.com.

And, here is a link to an image of the Harvest of Albion painting mentioned in this episode (link).

Few will be aware the Fred Banting's curiosity that, in part, lead to the Discovery of Insulin also was the beginning of his lifelong interest in Canada's Indigenous people. While growing up he and his family found mysterious hand- made stone tools on their farmland. Fred explored and dug for these items. He treasured these Indigenous findings by including them in his artwork and his fireplace.

In this episode, the years around 1921 are explored in further detail - including Banting's pathway to starting a research project related to diabetes. Details of Dr. Banting's life on a farm in Alliston are revealed, together with some important history of the small farming town.  Dr. Banting's appreciate for Canadian's indigenous people is also explored in this episode.

In this episode, we feature a panel of experts exploring three questions:

• Why is the discovery of insulin still relevant today, 100 years later?
• What is the continued impact of the discovery?
• What is it about the story that continues to resonate today?

Our panelists include Dr. Christopher Rutty (Historian), Dr. Alison Li (Historian), Grant Maltman (Banting House Museum Curator), Bob Banting (Expert on Banting history), and colleagues from the Defining Moments Canada team.

This episode is dedicated to the late Dr. Michael Bliss.

Journalist, author, and podcast host Krista Lamb joins this episode to talk about her recently published book entitled Beyond Banting: From Insulin to Islet Transplants, Decoding Canada’s Diabetes Superstars. This important book describes the research in Canada, related to diabetes, since the discovery of insulin in 1921.

Follow Krista Lamb on Twitter - @KristaLambComms

In the third of a three-part episode, we learn about the Banting Family genealogy from Ms. Brenda Ayers (a member of the Banting family).

In the second of a three-part episode, we learn about the Banting Family genealogy from Ms. Brenda Ayers (a member of the Banting family).

In the first of a three-part episode, we learn about the Banting Family genealogy from Ms. Brenda Ayers (a member of the Banting family).

In this special episode, we were honoured to interview Canadian actor R.H. Thomson about his portrayal of Sir Frederick Banting in the 1988 mini-series Glory Enough For All.