Untold Stories with Serena Mah

Free Play is an after school program for 4,000 vulnerable youth. Most of the kids are refugees, newcomers or Indigenous youth who now have the opportunity to develop skills in sport and off the field. This episode we hear more about this program plus, we have guests co-hosts sharing the microphone!

Kyle Charles, an Indigenous Edmonton comic book artist, has made it big with Marvel Comics. We sit down and talk about how dreams come true and why representation matters.

Can one person make a difference? In this episode we meet an incredible young teen who is changing the conversation at her school by overhauling the library at her school. Because of her, more BIPOC authors and their stories are gaining the spotlight.

COVID19 has created so many challenges including an increase in food insecurity. An amazing community effort is feeding the hungry as boxes placed in areas of Edmonton are filled with generosity. Serena Mah talks to the creator of the Love Good Food Box and the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human rights in this episode of Untold Stories.

Serena takes a moment to speak to some of the heroes of Canada's mental health crisis. the volunteers of the Canadian Mental Health Association's Crisis Response line share their story and explore what it really means to help others in their darkest times.

The target of a hate crime shares his story of trauma and how racism affects nearly every aspect of his life. He refuses to be a victim and is taking control of his story.

It can be as simple as a coffee, a kind gesture or a donation. We all know it's been a tough year and the holidays aren't always cheerful. Serena chats with Jeff Tetz about Compassion Day and how you can participate. Let's help lift and spread kindness!

From the stage to your home. The Citadel’s A Christmas Carol is a holiday tradition now available on streaming video because of COVID-19. Serena talks to the director and an actor in the production about why this story remains a holiday classic.

A free government program is giving women a second chance at employment in the trades.

Serena catches up with Randall Purvis, with No Stone Left Alone, an organization focused on helping Canadian school children to remember each and every fallen member of Canada’s Armed Forces.