Podcasts by The Safe Space

End of Life Care from 2021-06-15T14:06:24

Today David is joined by Nathan Holwell to discuss end of life care. Nathan lost his mother to cancer, and David lost 3 of his grandparents to cancer, and they discuss the complicated topic of how ...

Is Privilege Real? from 2021-05-25T14:02:47

Today David is joined by Gabriel Shipley to discuss the idea of Privilege. David has a hard time dismissing the concept outright, but disagrees with most things he reads about it. Gabe helps him te...

EQUALITY | Equal is Unfair from 2021-02-12T16:00:04

Today David is joined by Don Watkins, author of Equal is Unfair. They discuss what equality actually is and how Don believes that there is something inherently unjust with the notion of equality. W...

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS | Saying the N Word from 2021-01-29T15:59:10

Today we are joined in The Safe Space by Rucka Rucka Ali, a top charting comedy rapper. We discuss the use of the N word, which we think is important more broadly with respect to how we treat langu...

Being Really Loaft from 2020-12-25T17:25:42

Today I am joined by Brian Anderson, who I met while traveling in Panama. He and I discuss whether or not he is lazy, and what his values are. Is a common association of laziness with stupidity val...

Navigating A Work Friendship from 2020-12-11T17:57:34

Welcome to The Safe Space. Today I am joined by Jennifer Minjarez. She and I work together, and are also friends, which leads there to being two different dynamics to consider. I had a hard time ba...

Being "The Brown Guy" from 2020-12-08T17:53:19

Today I am joined in The Safe Space by Winston Devendrarajah. He and I talk about what it is like to "be the token brown guy". Winston and I discuss the nature of race, what it was like being the b...

Growth and Self Esteem from 2020-12-04T17:48:30

Self esteem is something David had very little of, and really struggled with. Tom still has issues viewing himself in a positive light. The two of them discuss where the issues stem from, and how t...

What is Being a New Mother Really Like? from 2020-12-01T17:47:05

Welcome to The Safe Space.

Today I am joined by my sister Shera Stemer. She and I discuss what it is like being a new mother. She has a 6 month old boy named Max, and we dive into real tal...

How Do You Find Your Values from 2020-11-27T18:00:05

Today I am joined in The Safe Space by Mike Piaseczny.

He and I have a really honest conversation about values. When I originally asked him what we should talk about based on his values, h...

Compassion for the Mean from 2020-11-24T18:05:42

Today I am joined by Casey Palermo. This conversation is a throwback to our time together in university. By my own standards, I was not a very nice person and we discuss the inability for people to...

Why Do You Love Strength Training? from 2020-11-20T18:00:18

Today we are joined by Casey Palermo. This is a great conversation with someone who inspires me and I think will inspire you as well. Casey is an engineer by profession, but she is also a world cha...

The Truth About Silicon Valley from 2020-11-17T18:00:26

Today we are joined by Kevin Lau. Kevin is a friend from the University of Waterloo who is the most "plugged in" to Silicon Valley out of anyone I know. He has worked at large and startup companies...

How Do You Become the Best? from 2020-11-13T18:00:58

Today we are joined in The Safe Space by Jillian Adams.

Jill is one of the only people I know who consistently and actively pursued her goals and passions. She now lives in Finland helpin...

Does Family Have to Come First? from 2020-11-10T18:10:01

Today I am joined by Kevin Horak to discuss family. As people get into their mid to late twenties, we are now becoming "full adults". Deciding what is my life and how do I want to create it. We pri...

What is It Like to Ask for New Friends? from 2020-11-06T18:00:50

This week in The Safe Space I am joined by Tom Nowak. He and I discuss what it is like to admit to yourself that you want more, and potentially better, friends. We explore how it feels to put ourse...

Are Men Unemotional? from 2020-11-03T22:51:59

Welcome to The Safe Space.

Today I am joined by Winston Devendrarajah. We talk about emotions and particularly my assessment of Winston as "unemotional." It has happened many times, especi...

Differences in Anxiety from 2020-10-30T17:00:07

Today I am joined by Jennifer Minjarez. She and I discuss each of our experiences with anxiety, and the interesting differences we notice between the two of us. We talk about her need to plan more,...

What is The Value of Martial Arts? from 2020-10-27T15:45:03

Today I am joined by Qianshu Wang to talk about martial arts.

We talk about martial arts and their philosophies and why it brings value to his life.

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Does a Dictatorship Kill All Its Citizens? from 2020-09-18T17:01:44

What is it like to grow in a dictatorship? Why people want to immigrate to the west? Where is the source of the drive to better one's own life?

Pouya joins The Safe Space to discuss his ex...

Can a Christian and an Atheist be Good Friends? from 2020-09-15T17:00:29

Welcome to The Safe Space.

Today my guest is Prarthana Chandran, a good friend of mine from university. We have an open and honest conversation about our friendship on this episode. Sh...

Is There Any Value in Getting Blackout Drunk? from 2020-09-11T17:00:05

Welcome to The Safe Space

Today I am joined by Pete LeStracco. Pete is a "drinking buddy" from university, who is also a professional engineer. I had been really struggling to understa...

What is Being a Model Really Like? from 2020-09-08T17:00:52

Welcome to The Safe Space.

We are creating real safe spaces, where you can come together with people you care about to talk openly and honestly about the ideas that matter to you. If w...

Being Female, Indian and Christian from 2019-01-29T17:30:34

This week we are joined by Prarthana Chandran, diving into her experience as a woman of colour, and perhaps more importantly her experience as a Christian.

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Being a Minority, Groups and Racism from 2019-01-22T17:30:16

This week we are joined by Mina Labib. He discusses his experience moving from a religious minority in Kuwait to a racial minority in Canada. We dive into those experiences, as well as others he ha...

Cis, Straight White Male and Problems from 2019-01-18T15:00:34

This week David and Tyler discuss their experiences as straight white males, and the pressures and problems that still exist, even with privilege.

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Homelessness, Maturity and Helping People from 2019-01-15T17:30:28

This week we are honoured to be joined by Leah Denbok (http://www.leahdenbok.com/). A truly inspirational teenager shares with us about her work with people experiencing homelessness, and the impac...

Sexuality, Family and Finding Your Way from 2019-01-08T17:30:07

This week we are joined by Alex Meinzinger to discuss her path finding her sexuality, the impacts on it by her father's path, and how she is now in that comfort.

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Chinese Assimilation, Appropriation and Stereotypes from 2018-12-04T19:00:22

This week we are joined by film producer Peter Huang to discuss his Chinese background, as well as assimilation, appropriation and stereotypes.

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Objectivism, Individualism and Being Labeled from 2018-11-27T19:00:59

This week we are joined by Objectivist Tom Nowak. He shares his experiences with the philosophy, the importance of individualism, and what the label of Objectivist has meant to him and to his relat...

Women and Marriage, The Workforce, Feminism from 2018-11-20T19:00:05

This week we are joined by Shera Stemer. With Shera we discuss expectations of marriage and children, women in the workforce and how to balance it all, as well as her views on feminism.

The Safe Space: French vs English Canada, Immigration and Bisexuality from 2018-11-13T19:00:45

Today we are joined by Jean-Louis Shi to talk about his experiences as a immigrant in French Canada, the differences with English Canada, being bisexual and the current state of politics.

The Safe Space: Sensitivity, Racist Jokes and Being Black from 2018-11-06T19:00:50

This week David is joined by Chak Prescott Tenn. They talk about his experience being black in Canada and growing up in a largely white neighborhood. They discuss racist jokes, sensitivity, politic...

Millennials on Millennials from 2018-06-04T14:38:50

In Season 1's final episode, the panel discusses Millennials. Responsibility, maturity, university and the workforce are just some of the important conversations that we need to start having.
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Legal Weed from 2018-05-24T22:43:02

In the penultimate episode of Season 1, the panel discusses legal weed coming to Canada, and what that might mean.

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Sexual Assault and #metoo from 2018-04-26T18:02

Today the panel starts the discussion that needs to happen on sexual assault and the metoo movement, and tries to determine where we go from here.

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Net Neutrality from 2018-04-19T18:20

This week the panel discusses Net Neutrality, and what is the internet.

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Millennial Conservatism from 2018-04-12T18:20

This week the panel discusses the Conservative Party of Canada, how millennials might feel about the party, and political engagement overall.

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Mental Health from 2018-04-06T14:43:52

This week David Birnbaum is joined by Prarthana Chandran. They discuss their experiences with mental health, counselling and therapy. Be sure to follow CAMH's One Brave Night on Friday April 6, 201...

Tipping from 2018-03-29T18:29

This week the panel discusses tipping in the service industry, and how it might change in the future.

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Social Media Addiction from 2018-03-22T18:17

We discuss social media and smartphone addiction, how it impacts us and those around us. Key issues of "Are you ever alone" and "Are you present."

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The Mail from 2018-03-15T18:30

We discuss the current, and potential future, state of the mail in Canada

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Millennials & Politics from 2018-03-08T19:30

A panel of young citizens talks about millennial political engagement.

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