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Social Movement With A Foundation Of Love - Feel Good Friday Dec 18, 2020

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2020 is almost over and Tom Cruise is not a happy camper. The gang discuss mouth-breathers and those pesky French orgy lovers over in Belgium. Then for something far more serious and far more close to home, the boys get a chance to speak to the ever-so-lovely Dr. Cindy Blackstock! She is a member of the Gitksan First Nation with 25 years of social work experience in child protection and Indigenous children’s rights. A hard working woman who has brought on important change to the world of human rights and is showing no signs of letting up. This is a truly fantastic conversation!

Bidets of Our Lives: ALS Dec 14, 2020

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Deane is a strapping, young Army engineer living diagnosed with ALS at 30. Given 2-5 years, his diagnosis turned his life upside down. Ever the fighter, Deane started the ALS Burpee Challenge to raise money and is advocating for a Rare Disease Strategy so folks like him can access effective treatment here in Canada instead of having to travel abroad. Still, his treatments overseas did have one benefit- opening his eyes to the wonder of the bidet.

Vaccine Hesitency: A Reasonable Approach — Feel Good Friday Dec 11, 2020

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Folks are lining up and getting the prick. This week we start with a charming chime-in from an elderly gent who rang up his local hospital for a shot and a horrible meal. Then the gang talk lab-grown meat and vaccine conspiracy. Vegans please send your hate to Taylor. Then the fellas sit down with Dr. Iris Gorfinkel to talk about the importance of vaccine hesitancy. We are in a wild and exciting time, but we must approach this next chapter with thoughtful questions and push for informed consent.

From Patient to Med School: Chronic Pain Dec 07, 2020

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Tony is a med student who has already spent years working to treat his chronic pain. While his struggles aren’t over, he hopes others who experience chronic pain will keep trying new treatments until they find one that works for them.

"I Carry a Motherf*n Pager!" - Making Healthcare Efficient with Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng: Feel Good Friday Dec 04, 2020

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Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is a palliative and intensive care doctor who wants to fix the inefficiencies in healthcare that end up causing harm to patients and costing the system millions! Be sure to check out his podcast, Solving Healthcare with Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng. The gang also talks about the Christmas miracle of COVID-19 vaccines and the decline of the otter dick.

I'm With the Band: Septate Hymen Nov 30, 2020

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Have you ever had a doctor rely on Google as much as you? Angela has. She has a septate hymen, a rare condition which has complicated her sexual health and relationships. Still, she ain't no wuss and advocated to get her diagnosis.

Treaty and Two-Spirit with Dr. James Makokis: Feel Good Friday Nov 27, 2020

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Dr. James Makokis is a proud, Two-Spirit Cree from Saddle Lake First Nation who leads one of North America’s most prominent transgender-focused medical practices. He shares how he re-connected to his culture, how colonial gender norms erased Indigenous Two-Spirit existence and the lifesaving care he provides to transgender people. Before Dr. Makokis’ beautiful story, the gang talks about sci-fi monkeys, pygmy marmosets and BC Ferries' amazing phallic mask sign.

Dr. Robert Strang Wants You To Stay the Blazes Home Nov 23, 2020

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Dr. Strang is Nova Scotia’s Daddy! Er, Chief Medical Officer of Health. But he feels like our Daddy right now. Join us for this in depth conversation about leading our province through the pandemic, the COVID-19 Alert App and what the vaccine rollout might look like. This episode was recorded on Friday, November 13th following public health protocols.

The Numbers Don't Lie: The Efficacy Of Trikafta w/ Sanja Stanojevic Nov 20, 2020

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Welp... Jeremie's mom has COVID. A wake-up call that is close to home as COVID goes into community spread here in Nova Scotia. The gang also discuss how those pesky anti-vaxxers may not be able to go to work if some MPs in the UK have their way. Then the fellas had the pleasure of sitting down with Sanja Stanojevic, a biostatistics expert from Dalhousie University about the jaw dropping study she co-authored about the efficacy of Trikafta. The results are astounding. Could Jeremie potentially have legitimate swimmers in the near future? Time will tell.

The Cystic Fibrosis Miracle Drug w/ Stephanie Stavros Nov 16, 2020

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Last week was a massive day for the Cystic Fibrosis community. With the announcement of Vertex planning to submit Trikafta to Health Canada for approval there was much to celebrate, but the hard work isn’t done yet! This week we speak with Stephanie Stavros, the first Canadian CF’er who was granted special access to Trikafta as she was laying on death's door. Stephanie has an absolutely wild story of growing up with CF totally in secret. As 30+ some years of a closeted salty girl she saw some serious ups and downs. From spewing blood on a first date to becoming the mother of her own child, her story is incredible.

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