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The Wrong Heroes

Jim, Alex, Ben, Camilia, Kylie, Neil, & Milly

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Two casts, two campaigns, two worlds of Chaos and Order. These may not be the heroes you need, but it’s the best you've got. In comedy worlds of unfettered magical madness and filthy, tyrannical governments, join our misfit adventurers as they improv their way through pyramid schemes, moral debauchery, horse tanning salons, and irritating old people. Listen to new The Wrong Heroes episodes every Friday.
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The Human Challenge

Vanessa Ferlaino

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Hosted and produced by multi-award-winning author, artist, and activist, Vanessa Ferlaino, The Human Challenge combines topical issues, interviews, wellbeing, and human-interest stories to break down barriers and reinvigorate humanity. Airing exclusively on Youtube, explore the human challenges in today’s world, the challenges of being human, and how we can challenge ourselves to be more human for the greater good. Catch the replay on Youtube or on-demand on all major podcast sites. Hosted o ...
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Moroccan-Yemeni artist, AŸA, is back on The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier", with new music, new live tracks on vinyl, and new stories! This music is deeply personal to AŸA, as she navigates grief from the loss of a dear friend of hers and the ongoing horrors the world is witnessing in Palestine, where she has fam…
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You might know Matt Edwards as your jack-of-all-trades actor/producer/writer and Doug Jones from one of your favourite franchises like Hocus Pocus, Hellboy 1 & 2, Star Trek, and Fantastic Four -- but get to know them in a more human light in this episode of The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST Indie Podcast Amplifier 2023. This budding Holl…
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** Please be welcome to note sensitive content is discussed, including sexual violence in relation to corrective punishments experienced by trans peoples. ** "Solidarity is power," says activist, Judith Cabrera, Co-Director of Borderline Crisis Center, a shelter for migrant women and kids on the border of US/Mexico. Borderline Crisis Center started…
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In our new segment, New Beginnings, supported by The Being Human Foundation, Vanessa speaks to CEO/Founder of FreeWorld, Jason Wang, a tech non-profit that trains and places people with criminal histories into the trucking industry. At the age of 15, Jason was incarcerated for a 1st degree felony (Aggravated Robbery) and given a 12-year sentence at…
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Lama Cynthia Jurs' commitment to healing Mother Earth began in the 1990s in the Himalayas, visiting a a 106 year-old Tibetan Buddhist in the Himalayas where she was told to bury Earth Treasure Vases. Since then, Cynthia has buried almost 100 vases across the world, including Libya, Congo, Australia, New Mexico, and more! The journey is meticulously…
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They're baaaaack! On this episode of The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier 2023", Leanna Carriere and Timm Döbert are back to talk about their recent cycling trip across Canada to support the 30x30 initiative, a United Nations goal of protecting 30% of land and water by 2030. You might remember them (how could you fo…
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With over 2.11 million people incarcerated as of 2018, almost 600,000 people per year reenter society from incarceration with little re-integration support, leading to over 66% of formerly incarcerated people rearrested within three years of reentry. Kylie Hwang saw this firsthand while working at a background check company, and noticed that most s…
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It took 6 years for Petra Molnar to write "The Walls Have Eyes", a book showcasing the use of technology in immigration and migrant affairs. As a lawyer and anthropology specializing in human rights, the book documents both research and true stories of people on the move that she herself has supported in their own journeys to freedom. Petra joins V…
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On this episode of The Human Challenge, Leah Rampy, award-winning author of "Earth & Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos", talks about the story of separation and "otherness" we have a society have been living in a predominant Western culture. To her, the biggest human challenge is that "being human is not about being separate... being human is a…
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Jessica Gonzalez is one of the most prominent entrepreneurs in New Jersey. Jessica was EY Entrepreneur of the year award runner up 2019 + 2021, 50 Best Women in Business NJ, Women, Minority, & Small Business Enterprise Certified, NGLCC® LGBTBE® Certified, and has been published over 100 times in Forbes, Huffington Post, and INC. Magazine. Jessica i…
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There are two main narratives we are told about welcoming immigrants into our countries: that they harm society by taking jobs or that it is our "moral responsibility" to support immigrants. But are these truly representative of the value immigrants offer our society? Is there a third narrative that tells us otherwise? Zeke Hernandez, Professor at …
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Have you ever felt so passionate about a cause that it made you swim the English channel? Well, Poppy Mason-Watts, Chief Growth and Impact Officer of WaterBear, has! What is WaterBear? It is more than a streaming platform; it is a community! WaterBear is the home of captivating films and thought-provoking series that empower you to lead a meaningfu…
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On this episode of The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier" 2023, Vanessa speaks with producer, author, activist, Frank Barat; Yara Jamal, co-founder of Free Palestine Halifax; and Paula Sahyoun, founder of the Palestine Impact Collective to learn about how we can move toward collective liberation. Touching on their ow…
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After witnessing her son's challenges with reading, Canadian Olympian-turned-entrepreneur, Julia Rivard, started Shoelace Learning to create engaging applications to improve reading. Julia shares about her upbringing from Northern Ontario, her journey to the Australian Olympics, and how she approached her "athlete retirement" as an opportunity to r…
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Nicole White, founder of Moontime Connections, joined Vanessa on "The Human Challenge", an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier 2023" to talk about period inequities in the remote communities. Moontime Connections, along with their partner True North Aid, collects and distributes period products for women in remote communities across Canad…
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This week on The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier 2023", Vanessa Ferlaino sits down with JUNO nominee for "Reggae Recording of the Year 2024", Jah'Mila. In this episode, Jah'Mila shares her journey from Kingston, Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, touching on her religious and cultural influences in all aspects of her…
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Vanessa co-hosts episode 25 of The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier" 2023, with Victor Beausoleil, Executive Director of SETSI, in their first co-branded episode. Vanessa and Victor talk about shining light cross-sectionally in society from capital flow, equitable communities, the relationship between values and wha…
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In this episode of The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier 2023", Vanessa speaks to Co-founder and Chocolate Scientist of Seven Summit Snacks, Kristyn Carriere. Getting ready for International Women's Month, Kristyn shares the 4 year journey of Seven Summit Snacks and their NEW FLAVOURS; what it's like to start a busin…
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"When you can live in the outer world, but also marry that with the inner world, than you're a new space, a new world." These are the wise words of Grammy-nominated artist, Valerie June, hailed by the New York Times as one of America's "most intriguing, fully formed new talents". Hailing from Tennessee, Valerie is a musician, songwriter, poet, illu…
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AŸA's story is one unlike any other. As a Moroccan/Yemeni "Arab&B" artist growing up in Israel-Palestine, AŸA, who describes her childhood like "being a nomad", faced family trauma, abuse, mandatory military service, and assault, all before the age of 20, when finally, she found herself the runner-up of a music competition. In a true moment of sync…
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In this episode of The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier 2023", Vanessa speaks to author, speaker, and activist, Osprey Orielle Lake. Osprey Orielle Lake is the Founder and executive director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN). She sits on the executive committee for the Global Alliance for the R…
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J.L. Fizzell grew up in smalltown Timmins in Northern Ontario, and now currently resides in Sault Ste Marie. J.L. wrote her fourth book, Human. Nature., after three other books that were written with the intentionality of honouring her trauma. But now, Human. Nature. examines the interconnectedness between human beings and nature, through poetry. T…
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In June 2024, ecologist Dr. Timm Döbert and endurance athlete Leanna Carriere (Canada's first female Decathlete and co-founder of 7 Summits Snacks) will embark on a pioneering 30,000km self-powered expedition across the Americas. Following the westernmost migratory bird flyway, their journey aims to highlight the biodiversity crisis and inspire env…
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We are locked and loaded in this big episode of The Human Challenge, an AmazonMusic x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier" 2023, featuring four major players in the accessibility space: Lee Anne Reuber - CEO/Founder of Sekond Skin Society (accessible health and fitness app) Jolene MacDonald - Founder of Accessibrand (digital accessibility) and Accessibr…
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"What happens in the newsrooms is only a reflection of how institutions work." - Zahraa Al-Akhrass, former journalist for Canadian national broadcaster, Global News Canadian immigrant from Jordan/fourth generation Palestinian, Zahraaa Al-Akhrass, who just received Canadian citizenship, shares her story of being terminated from Canadian national bro…
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"The only way we can truly connect with each other is if we're vulnerable with each other," - Robert, multidisciplinary artist, aspiring art therapist, and CEO of Batuo Inc. From Cameroon to Montreal, QC to Halifax, Nova Scotia, multidisciplinary artist, aspiring art therapist, and CEO of Batuo Inc, takes us through a journey of what it means to li…
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A deep and honest discussion with Jackie Lamoureux, CEO/Founder of Summits for Serotonin, founded after her own peace-making journey with the help of nature -- specifically the mountains. Realizing nature isn't always accessible with all of the equipment and gear needed, Jackie sought to change that through her non-profit. We discuss how nature sup…
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The big question for Miranda Ayim, 3X Olympian for Team Canada, was, "How do I want to show up in the world?' The answer? Cultivate Co In this episode of The Human Challenge, an Amazon Music x ACAST's Indie Podcast Amplifier 2023 feature, Miranda, recently inducted into London's Sports Hall of Fame, offers a frank discussion about her transition fr…
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Is it really that much harder to make friends as we age? Why? And why is this something we don't talk about? Award-winning author, artist, and activist, Vanessa Ferlaino, gets the answers -- and some much needed feedback -- in her discussion with Lane Moore, comedian, musician and author of "You Will Find Your People" and good friend, Annie Cathryn…
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In this episode, award-winning author, Vanessa Ferlaino, speaks with Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first Canada female in space, and principal investigator at NASA, researching habitat destruction in endangered birds. Dr. Bondar, on her way to the Gulf of Mexico, shares more about her research, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, the Patterns and Parallels Ex…
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Human intervention has impacted our planet so much that we have created an entirely new era: The Anthropocene! Join us this week on The Human Challenge LIVE with Dr. Francine McCarthy from Brock University and Bryan Davies, CEO/Founder of Tagona Press to learn more about how the beautiful lake in Southern Ontario, Crawford Lake, is so naturally con…
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Did you know that women’s health and wellness companies face discrimination and ad rejection from social media companies for advertising sexual wellness, unlike their competitors in the male sexual wellness space? We get to the bottom of this injustice with CEO & Founder of The Centre for Intimacy Justice, Jackie Rotman, who’s research has been cit…
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We celebrate the tenth episode of the show with up-and-coming author, Ava Nori. We explore the most human phenomenon— those late night 4am thoughts that keep us awake as described in Ava’s new book, 4:16am. Be part of the next show https://f.chat/hQDB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Continuing our diverse work culture discussions, we speak with CEO of Socially Active Training, Cher Jones, who works with organizations and brands to empower employees through harnessing the power of their personal brands at work. She tells us how this not only helps in promotions and opening new doors, it also helps build work culture. Be part of…
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In this episode, Vanessa welcomes CEO of Unsilenced Voices, Michelle Jewsbury, who tells us how her personal story inspired the start of her non-profit. Touching on the bridge between tech and humanitarian work, we’ll be educated on the global impact of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking — and how we can make a difference. Be par…
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Devyani Saltzman is the daughter of two filmmakers—one Jewish, one Indian. She is the founding curator at Toronto’s Luminato festival and work at numerous arts institutions, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, where she was the director of public programming from 2018 to 2021. Having traversed the arts and culture world since her youth, she is de…
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In this episode, we’ll be chatting with Dr. James Fox, art historian, BAFTA-nominated broadcaster and author of The World According to Color. We’ll learn how perceptions of color changed throughout civilization, time, and culture to influence our own perceptions of reality. Be part of the next show https://f.chat/RqU8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…
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In a world where we are bound by time, Meditation guru Saqib Rizvi shares how we can experience timelessness to truthfully manifest the life we want. He reminds us manifestation comes from within. You can listen to Saqib Rizvi on Insight Timer. Be part of the next show https://f.chat/7tDd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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In this episode we are joined by Stanford University’s Professor Emiritus of Economics, Dr. Matthew Jackson, about how our networks influence our own behaviours and this impact on society and social positioning. He will draw information from his book, The Human Network, available on Amazon. Be part of the next show https://f.chat/YDhU Hosted on Aca…
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In this episode we explore the human opportunity we have in our next phase of evolution with author and meditation instructor, Tom Evans. Tom has graciously offered a 50% discount through this link to anyone interested in engaging in his heartful living practice. https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1664802844250s?c=fireside Promo code fireside Hoste…
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How do we create space for authentic conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion? How does our system impact this? We explore some of these questions with former CTV newsanchor, Priya Sam, who also hosts her own podcast and YouTube show, The Turning Point podcast. We talk about the importance of storytelling in overcoming challenges, in pa…
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In this episode we are joined by the lovely hiro Demichelis, consultant to the Peace on Purpose initiative at the United Nations Foundation, and the founder of The Lab of Meditation, Canada’s first accredited meditation teaching training. Our discussion offers a definition of self-love that includes a discussion of acceptance and a commitment to ou…
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The frontier event has started and claimed many lives along the way. Now it’s up to our heroes to prove themselves against the undefeated Goto Onita. How will they fare in this brutal match up? Find out in episode seven of The Wrong Heroes Order. If you'd like to support us for only £1 per month! Go to - www.patreon.com/thewrongheroes Head over to …
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With our heroes finally inside the monastery, and Gabriel taking a longer trip than anticipated through the temporal rift, what will become of him and Gribble? Find out next time in a special episode dedicated to Gabriel’s journey to the font of Aries. If you'd like to support us for only £1 per month! Go to - www.patreon.com/thewrongheroes Head ov…
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With the lack of information on Goto Onita how will our heroes fair in the coming event? How many of Grey’s stories are true and will she survive long enough to prove it? Find out in episode six of The Wrong Heroes Order. If you'd like to support us for only £1 per month! Go to - www.patreon.com/thewrongheroes Head over to Twitter and follow our an…
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With a plan in hand, maybe not our heroes plan, but one with a mutual benefit. What will happen as our heroes leave Edbridge and sail to the monastery. What awaits them when they arrive, will Gabriel drink from the waters of Aries and heal his corruption, or will they meet a sticky end by the Priests? Find out in episode 28 of The Wrong Heroes Chao…
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As the Earl of Tanuka and the arena organiser Rivan invite our heroes to perform at the upcoming special Frontier event; what will happen in the time leading up to the bloodbath in store. Find out in episode five of the Wrong Heroes Order. If you'd like to support us for only £1 per month! Go to - www.patreon.com/thewrongheroes Head over to Twitter…
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This is a special release that is usually only posted on Patreon if you like this consider supporting us in our journey to create unique content. In this Patreon exclusive, the cast of The Wrong Heroes: Chaos 'Round Up' their thoughts and feelings through episodes 20 to 23. In this special round-up episode we talk to our new cast joining The Wrong …
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With Raspberry’s display of talent against the Butcher, Marsh showing off her skills against the Pythonator and Grizzle’s single strike killing of Jade, the group have stunned the crowd and perhaps another critical person at the Arena. What will happen as we join our heroes in the aftermath, find out in Episode four of the Wrong Heroes Order. If yo…
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With Welby on tour around Churchester, our heroes enter the unfamiliar territory of Edbridge, home to the Shawe Gang, and instantly accosted by a group of unknown thugs. Who will our heroes be meeting next? Find out in episode 27 of The Wrong heroes Chaos. If you'd like to support us for only £1 per month! Go to - www.patreon.com/thewrongheroes Hea…
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