The Human Challenge
By Vanessa Ferlaino
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The Human Challenge is an award-winning podcast that shares gripping, untold stories of underrepresented voices in society overcoming and even escaping systemic barriers. Each episode showcases a new deeply intimate story, using documentary-like storytelling. Stories touch on incarcerated people, refugees, immigration, Indigenous voices, women’s issues, climate justice, gender diversity, and more. With an aim to increase media representation, The Human Challenge is hosted and produced by award-winning artist, Vanessa Ferlaino, who has Hispanic and Italian-immigrant roots. Over 70% of our guests are diverse. Past guests have included returning citizens, displaced people, astronauts, GRAMMY and JUNO nominees, and more. This is a space for underrepresented stories. This is a space for the stories that are not always told. This is a space to remember our common humanity. This is The Human Challenge, challenging what it means to be human, one story at a time.
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| Episode | Date |
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Rebulding The House: Canada's Justice System
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Dear God: Is Anyone There?
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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SPECIAL: The Making Of... Transform The Night
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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SPECIAL: Transform The Night
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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The Road To Liberation
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Mother Of A Survivor
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Empathy in Storytelling: Behind the Scenes with Vanessa Ferlaino
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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From Silence to Activism: A Journey of Syrian Resilience
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Ep 50 Connecting Inner and Outer Worlds: 50th Episode Celebration
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Ep 49 Small Town, Big Dreams ft. NCAA Champion Abigail Fogg
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Ep 48 Healing Together: Chip's Path from Prison to Purpose
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Ep 47 Feed U With Trees ft Author Elspeth Hay
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Ep 46 Emily O'Brien Makes A Comeback With Comeback Snacks!
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Ep 45 Sparrow in the Razor Wire ft Defy Ventures' Quan Huynh
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ep 44 Rewriting the History of The Americas: Decolonizing Archaeology
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Ep 43 Returning Citizens ft Robert Gil Jr From Prison Entrepreneurship Program
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Ep 42 Repair Movement & Displacement ft Mathew Lubari
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ep 41 Real Talk with Moroccan-Yemeni Singer AŸA
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep 40 Pretty Boys ft Star Trek Actor Doug Jones & Actor/Producer/Writer Matt Edwards
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Ep 39 Feminism & Intersectionality At The Border: Judith Cabrera From Borderline Crisis Center
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ep 38 Decriminalizing Poverty ft Jason Wang CEO / FreeWorld
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Ep 37 Summoned by Earth With Honourary Lama Cynthia Jurs
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep 36 Cycling Across Canada in 30 Days ft Wings Of Survival Co-Founders
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Ep 35 Research Corner: From Incarceration To Entrepreneurship ft Kylie Hwang / Kellogg School of Business
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Ep 34 The Walls Have Eyes: Border and Surveillance Technology ft Petra Molnar
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Ep 33 Earth & Soul ft Award-Winning Author Leah Rampy
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Ep 32 Building A "Reuse" Empire ft Jessica Gonzalez / Happen Ventures
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Ep 31 Research Corner: The Truth About Immigration ft Wharton Professor Zeke Hernandez
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Ep 30 Impact In Media ft Waterbear's Chief Impact Officer Poppy Mason-Watts
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May 03, 2024 |
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Ep 29 Free Palestine ft Activists Frank Barat, Yara Jamal, Paula Sahyoun
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Ep 28 - From Olympian To EDTECH Company: Julia Rivard's Story
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Ep 27 Period Equity In Remote Communities ft Nicole White / Moontime Connections
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Ep 26 JUNO Nominee Jah'Mila's Reggae Roots From Jamaica to Canada
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ep 25 Society & Economics For Justice ft Victor Beausoleil / SETSI
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ep 25 Purposeful Chocolate ft Kristyn Carriere / Seven Summit Snacks
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Ep 24 Light Beams ft 3X Grammy Nominee Valerie June
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Ep 23 90MIN SPECIAL FEATURE ft Moroccan/Yemeni singer AŸA
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Ep 22 Worldviews & Climate Justice ft Author/Activist Osprey Orielle Lake
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Ep 21 Human Nature ft Northern Ontario author J.L. Fizzell
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Ep 20 Wings of Survival ft Canadian Decathlete Leanna Carriere and ecologist Timm Dobert
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Ep 19 A Panel Discussion: What Are We Missing In Accessibility?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Ep 18 Injustices in the Newsroom ft journalist Zahraa Al-Akhrass
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Ep 17 Being Vulnerable Is Being Human ft CEO Batuo Inc.
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Ep 16 Accessible Mental Health Services ft Jackie Lamoureux CEO of Summits for Serotonin
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Ep 15 Showing Up & Intentionality ft 3X Olympian Miranda Ayim
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Ep 14 Adulting: Friendship BreakUps ft author/comedian Lane Moore and author Annie Cathryn
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Ep 13 Patterns and Parallels ft. Dr. Roberta Bondar
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Ep 12 The Anthropocene: Human Intervention on the Planet ft Dr. Francine McCarthy & Bryan Davies
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Ep 11 Social Media Ad Discrimination ft Jackie Rotman & Dr. Lyndsey Harper
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Ep 10 416am thoughts ft up-and-coming author Ava Nori
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Ep 09 Elevating your brand for a diverse work culture ft former journalist Cher Jones
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Ep 08 Breaking Cycles of Abuse Through Global Humanitarianism ft CEO of Unsilenced Voices
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Ep 07 Diversity in Arts and Culture ft renowned art curator Devyani Saltzman
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May 19, 2023 |
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Ep 06 The World to Color ft BAFTA nominee Dr. James Fox
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May 05, 2023 |
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Ep 05 The Art of Timelessness ft Saqib Rizvi
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ep 04 The Human Network ft Stanford Professor Dr. Matthew O. Jackson
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Ep 03 The Human Opportunity and Heartfelt Living ft mindfulness guru Tom Evans
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Ep 02 Storytelling vs storykeeping ft former national newsanchor Priya Sam
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Ep 01 Unconditional Love vs Self-Love ft hiro Demichelis from The Lab of Meditation
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Feb 23, 2023 |