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Just Medicine35. Climate action: Just what the doctor orderedClimate change is presenting a big problem for health, with significant implications for equity. As medical trainees, when it comes to addressing the health impacts of climate change in our patients, it can be hard to know where to even start. In this episode, our guest Dr. Melissa Lem – a family physician, environmental advocate, and the president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) – shares ideas on how to integrate considerations about planetary health into medical practice.Resources:- Ready to get involved in climate action? Check out C...2025-07-1032 min
On lit pour vousSemaine québécoise des personnes handicapées – Une nouvelle vidéo percutante pour voir au-delà de la différenceDans cet épisode de On lit pour vous, nous vous offrons une sélection de textes tirés des médias suivants: l’OPHQ, Le Devoir, La Presse et Espaces Autochtones. Au programme:
Semaine québécoise des personnes handicapées – Une nouvelle vidéo percutante pour voir au-delà de la différence, un texte de l’Office des personnes handicapées du Québec, paru le 08 mai 2025 sur le site de l’OPHQ. (0:02)
Avoir un médecin de famille grâce à nos lois environnementales, un texte de Melissa Lem et Nola Poirier , paru le 24 avril 2025 dans Le Devoir. (04:51)
La scie...2025-06-0728 min
This is VANCOLOURHave we stopped caring about climate change? (Dr. Melissa Lem)After a recent provincial and federal election, have we stopped caring about climate change? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks family physician Dr. Melissa Lem (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment) to assess whether or not climate change is still a priority for most Canadians, especially given how climate change impacts our health.Recorded: May 26, 20252025-05-3008 minOn lit pour vousMaladie de Charcot : le mystère sur son origine enfin levé?Dans cet épisode de On lit pour vous, nous vous offrons une sélection de textes tirés des médias suivants : Handicap.fr, La Presse, L’Hebdo Journal, Le Devoir, Mon Montcaml et Le Journal de Montréal. Au programme:
Maladie de Charcot : le mystère sur son origine enfin levé?, un texte de Cassandre Rogeret, paru le 21 avril 2025 sur le site Handicap.fr (00:02)
Le projet de loi du ministre Bernard Drainville divise, un texte de Thomas Laberge, paru le 22 avril 2025 dans La Presse. (04:10)
« Je suis avec vous, comment puis-je vous aider? », un texte de Jonathan Cossette, paru le 23 av...2025-04-2928 min
Chasing LifeGo Outside, Doctor's OrdersHow does our relationship with nature affect our health, for better and worse? Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores this idea by pulling from personal experience as a physician, a journalist, and a father. First, he speaks with Dr. Melissa Lem, president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. And later, Britt Wray, a mental health researcher and author of Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2025-04-1831 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E12 Infected (TCC: John Peterson/World Ambassadors, Ltd.)This episode has everything including my nickname in high school: Hot Dog Locker. Also, a creepy man abusing his power, Walt from Lost, NYPD Blue’s Detective Greg Matavoy, Spencer ‘Don’t Ask Me About My Dad’s Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs’ Grammar and the Gremlins biology teacher! *TW: murder, child sex abuse, gun violence, child trauma Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , (http://tee.pub/lic/svupod) Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: +1 (920) 345-7005 Thank you to our Dedicated...2024-12-031h 03
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E11 Alien (TCC: the case of Bottoms vs Bottoms)We each surface in full scuba gear from our barrel of beautiful baked beans to cover this episode about the absolute insanity of the legal system involving two LESBIAN moms thinking they’re gonna be able to have their daughter attend a Catholic school unscathed in 2005. Also, gay custody? *TW: child violence, bulling, homophobia, parent loss, child abuse Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: +1 (920) 345-7005 Thank you to our Dedicated Detective Patrons: Nikk...2024-11-261h 05
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E10 Storm (TCC: Hurricane Katrina)This episode has everything but a flog full of diamonds. Tasha is Keke Palmer/ Keke Palmer is Tasha, Uncle Baby Billy Zane is doing the MOST to BFF this crew, Felicity and Garret and the denim jacket, Cragen’s pink pony club… *TW: kidnapping, child sex abuse, poisoning* Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: +1 (920) 345-7005 Thank you to our Dedicated Detective Patrons: Nikki M, Rachel S, Gloria B, Claire P, Kelsey M, Sydney, H...2024-11-191h 18
Leading the WayAn interview with Dr. Melissa LemDr. Melissa Lem discusses her leadership journey at the local, national and international level, sharing insights from her work in health, environmental advocacy, and engaging with the media.2024-11-1325 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E9 Rockabye (TCC: Fake Pregnancy Crisis Centers)You ever felt like a 2005 Groundhogs Day Bill Murray? Us, too. Join us as Dr. Autobot, our physivillain (physician and villain? They’re not all winners), tries to make people fight in the comments section. Our chaser gets REALLY personal because we’re in our 40s and don’t care. *TW: pregnancy loss, abortion, family abandonment* Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: +1 (920) 345-7005 Thank you to our Dedicated Detective Patrons: Nikki M, Rachel S, Gl...2024-11-121h 18
SVU POD: Especially HeinousPATREON: S3E6: Redemption (TCC: The Boston Strangler) Now with Garbage Cookies!Check out this episode and the 30 extra minutes previously only released on our Patreon! If you’re a stack of Styrofoam coffee cups, you’d better watch out for ES and his karate chop because THIS episode has everything: Stabler’s tough day, Charlie the King Charles, big Kyle energy, Mariska’s eye acting deserving an Emmy (like, just her eyeballs will wear a designer gown and accept the award), the best lab guy, THE BEEEEST door kick ever, Stabes’ full arc to being the wind beneath Hawk’s wings… Stabler has had ENOUGH and is only willing to take it for 20 to 30...2024-10-291h 49
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E8 Starved (TCC: Elizabeth Kendall and Ted Bundy)If you saw this episode and thought “you know what? I bet this one doesn’t have everything…” You would be SO wrong because it absolutely has EVERYTHING! Lois and Clark Superman Dean “I’m not Scott Peterson” Cain, more fundercover: Tutes included, T&G relating WAY too hard to the girlfriends of serial killers and an extra long chaser for your listening pleasure. As always, our Patreon episode is longer and so much dumber with nearly 30 minutes MORE EPISODE. Don’t miss it! *TW: disordered eating, gaslighting, emotional abuse, sexual assault, violence, murder, sexual violence against and murder of a child* Rate an...2024-10-221h 50
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E7 Name (TCC: The Boy in the Box/Joseph Augustus Zarelli)Who knew that Ozark’s very own Darlene Snell would be here to help the team identify the killer of some Spirit Halloween skeletons? NOT US! *TW: murder of children, child abuse Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: +1 (920) 345-7005 Thank you to our Dedicated Detective Patrons: Nikki M, Rachel S, Gloria B, Claire P, Kelsey M, Sydney, Heather S, Jenny M, Drew B, Dana R, Shannon C, Natalie H, Katie M, Brittany W...2024-10-151h 10
SVU POD: Especially HeinousSVU S7E6 Raw (TCC: Matthew F. Hale)Come along with us while we verbally punch nazis and scream about the NRA! *TW:hate crimes, hate speech, school shooting, murder of a child* Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: Thank you to our Dedicated Detective Patrons: Nikki M, Sophia C, Rachel S, Gloria B, Claire P, Angela D, Kelsey M, Sydney, Heather S, Jenny M, Drew B, Dana R, Shannon C, Natalie H, Katie M, Brittany W, Em, MaryJack, Susa...2024-10-081h 28SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E5 Strain (TCC: The “Super AIDs” panic of 2005 and SVU’s contribution)This episode has everything: 2 for one blowouts, Tutes Jr Clark Kenting for the squad, Judge Petrovsky says, “forget the law, just gimme that sweet sweet tea!”, an absolutely bizarre pair of closing arguments in the courtroom, a ridiculous killer and he’s got Ray Liotta eeeeyes…. And if you’re left wanting more Carol, check out this episode on Patreon! With 20 more minutes of (mostly) Carol! *TW: hate crimes, murder Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk #littlebitloud for Indie pods...2024-10-011h 12
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E4 Ripped (TCC: Taylor Hooton)This episode has everything: Bone Daddy, Truman’s best friend, Nathan with bicycle from Minority Report, the highest sandbag expense SVU has EVER seen and some gross cop behavior. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, there is so much help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers services to talk to a skilled counselor. If you are feeling distressed and need to talk to a counselor, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If you prefer to chat to a counselor online, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers that service. *TW:assault, suicide* Rate and review! Email: svupod@g...2024-09-1052 min
rabble radioHow fossil fuel companies are harming health care in CanadaEarlier this month, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) launched a campaign this month highlighting how the fossil fuel industry in British Columbia is increasing healthcare system costs and reducing access to care. The campaign shared billboards and transit ads, held a press conference in front of Vancouver General Hospital and shared an open letter from over 300 doctors and nurses calling for immediate action to protect communities and the healthcare system. Today on rabble radio, Dr. Melissa Lem, the president of CAPE, joins rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga to discuss in more detail about...2024-09-0630 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E3 911 (TCC: the death of Jessica Lunsford)Ugh! This is such a brutal episode, y’all but Benny doesn’t have time for a date when there are children to SAVE! Also, some life advice… in a precinct full of detectives doubting a victim, be a Benson. *TW: Child sexual abuse, murder of a child, kidnapping* Are you in Idaho, Illinois, Wyoming, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts or Vermont? Use this link to find the representatives in your state to let them know where you stand on the Jessica Lunsford Act Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , F...2024-09-031h 13
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E2 Design (TCC: *replay* Sante and Kenneth Kimes)We LOVE a con episode. We love them so much we way overdid it and have a ridiculously long episode for you! With what? That’s right. EVERYTHING! Biker mice from Mars, Broccoli Pallister: Hogwarts professor turned mortuary scientist, Wonder Woman, Sugar Ray, Bobby Flay…What the hey? Is she a victim? Is she a perp? Is she Gone Girl? Spend the next hour and 52 minutes with us as we watch the gang figure it out. Or go ham and join the patreon for 30 EXTRA minutes of content (mostly dumb jokes and asides about Nicolas Cage) **TW: Rape, elder abuse, murder...2024-08-271h 51
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS7E1 Demons (TCC: David Allen Gore and Fred Waterfield AKA the killing cousins)Folks, if we were gonna pick an episode to kick off a season it’d be this one! It has everything, for crying out loud! The fricken T-1000, Elliot FUNdercover McStabler, Olivia Benson’s box fan hair and a Patreon episode that includes 17 minutes of stupid awesome extras!! Let’s do this, Season 7! **TW: rape of a minor, talk of sexual assault of a minor** Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: +1 (920) 345-7005 Thank...2024-08-201h 10
Everything Electric PodcastElectrickery!? Induction Cooking & Cleaner Air | The Fully Charged Show Podcast with Dr Melissa LemIn this episode, Robert is joined by Dr. Melissa Lem, a leading expert in nature and health. As a family physician, President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, and Director of PaRx, Dr. Lem provides invaluable insights into the critical impact of clean air on our overall health and well-being. She sheds light on the hidden dangers of indoor air pollution, its link to chronic diseases, and practical steps to protect ourselves and our communities. By the end of this you're sure to be an induction cooking convert! Why not come and j...2024-08-1946 min
Life Unscripted - Stories of Mental Health and AddictionPrescribing Nature to Improve People's HealthP-a-R-X is an initiative of the BC Parks Foundation that started about 3 years ago with the idea of medical professionals – like doctors, nurse practioners, dentists and pharmacist - prescribing time in nature for their patients. This unique idea was developed by health-care professionals who want to improve their patients’ health by connecting them to nature. Dr. Melissa Lem is a driving force behind PaRX.2024-08-1223 min
What On EarthENCORE: They spoke out against fossil fuels. Then came the backlash.From “packs of wolves” spreading disinformation online, to death threats, these women have paid a high cost for their climate advocacy work. As a family physician, Dr. Melissa Lem knew she could not stay silent on the dangers of climate change once she started to learn more. Climate advocate Tzeporah Berman waded into Alberta politics and got more than she bargained for. When Judy Wilson, former chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band, spoke out about a pipeline expansion, she says she started noticing strange things. We're re-sharing this documentary by producer Molly Segal, which recently won an international journalism awar...2024-08-0127 min
Inner Path Seekers | A space for mental healthThe 5-Bullet Point Episode (EPs 36–40)It’s always an exciting moment for me to release these 5-Bullet Point Episodes. It’s a time for me to reflect on the past 5 episodes and the incredible guests I’ve had the chance to talk to.
Made for you, these 5-Bullet Point Episodes serve as a way to gain insights through short clips from the previous 5 episodes, helping you check out which ones you might find interesting enough to listen to the full interview.
Moreover, these episodes can provide a boost of insights and inspiration to brighten your day.
That’s actually...2024-07-0236 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E23 Goliath (TCC: the Fort Bragg spouse murders)What an episode to close the sixth season of our show and the show our show is based on! show. Listen as we desperately mine for jokes in this desert terrain of an emotion packed episode. Also, as a conspiracy theorist, Munch is sorely lacking in this episode when it could’ve been his time to shine. Unfortunately, he was trumped by Stabler Status. Dad + former Marine > government conspiracy theorist… It’s just good ol’ fashioned horse math. Have a great summer, y’all! Join us on Patreon if you get lonely for our soothing Midwestern songbird voices. Recap 0:43 True Crime Chaser 49:11...2024-05-211h 04
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E22 Parts (TCC: Black Market Organ Trade/ The Blood Market)Question: When you hear ‘severed head’…do you go Waynes World or do you go Se7en? What does that say about any of us? ANYWHO! Check out this episode with all of its everything! A certified forklift operator, Coroner Warner gets an incredible one liner (bag of sand, anyone?), a classic game of butcher or doctor, the wind from The Happening and some delightful undercover work that ends with hurt feelings…and a lesson. Recap 0:38 True Crime Chaser 51:10 Patreon: Recap 5:08 True Crime Chaser 1:05:16 *TW: murder, dismemberment* Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod...2024-05-141h 10SVU POD: Especially HeinousPATREON EPISODE! S6E2 Debt [TCC: Cheng Chui Ping AKA Sister Ping, Queen of the Snakeheads] Now with Garbage Cookies! (Original release Oct 9, 2023) This PATREON episode has everything and Gabe has Covid. We still manage to get so weird that the Patreon uncut episode has a full 30 minutes of extra jokes and asides. Stabler’s Dad Math, the MOST undercover work, the WORST undercover work, hotshots and tough guys, Everything Everywhere All at Once dad, the voice of Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) gets to again work with the voice of Shang (BD Wong) and if you need Midwesterners saying ‘bag’ ASMR, this is the episode for you. **TW: sex trafficking, murder, kidnapping** Recap 0:36 True Crime Chaser 56:01 Patreon: Recap 2:54 True Crime Chaser 1:21:53 Rate and rev...2024-05-071h 40
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E21 Blood (TCC: Cynthia Pinson)T&G once again realize they should never be detectives. Should we? No… yeah, no. Otherwise, Ralphie‘s mom from a Christmas story would be behind bars for being a drug kingpin instead of a little old lady being taken advantage of by her dumb son Kevin and his dumb dead wife Carol. Also, y’all. This Patreon episode has 36 EXTRA MINUTES of content! It’s so fun and stupid! Join our Patreon Elite Squad for that and so much more! Recap 0:50 True Crime Chaser 46:57 Patreon: Recap 6:15 True Crime Chaser 1:15:38 **TW: Infant death, murder, drug addiction, elder abuse Rate and review! Email: s...2024-04-3056 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E20 Night (TCC:The South Hill Rapist, Kevin Coe)This episode has everything: Rrrryan we’ll never run out of stupid middle names O’halleran, The Box (NOT a sex club run by women), Stabler meets his best friend, Sex Crimes softball, f’n Angela G fricken D Lansbury, Doctor Octavius, Bradley COOPER -nobody’s safe from getting bitten by the SVU bug anymore! NOBODY! Recap 1:01 True Crime Chaser 55:46 Patreon: Recap 2:40 True Crime Chaser 1:12:31 *TW: Rape, murder Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk Offshoot Facebook Group: Single Tomato B...2024-04-231h 13
The Conversation PieceDr. Melissa Lem: The Prescription calls for NatureSome doctors consider nature time to be “the fourth pillar of health.” It can have a positive effect on mood, physical ability, and even mental wellness. Dr. Melissa Lem is the director of PaRx (Parks Prescriptions), an initiative of the BC Parks Foundation, and a family physician. She spoke at The Walrus Talks Nature on March 19, 2024. This episode of The Conversation Piece features content from Manulife presents The Walrus Talks Nature, supported by Trans Canada Trail. To register for upcoming events happening online or in a city near you, and to catch...2024-04-1909 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E19 Intoxicated (TCC: Courtney Schulhoff & Michael Morin)This episode has everything that takes T&G back in time, as elder millennials do when watching an episode of SVU from 2005… Carrigan Crittenden, the DEEP 15 year old feelings feelings for boys with bowl cuts in Jncos, Foxfire, junior high stick and poke tattoos, Iago from Aladdin, the Brice is Right, teen periods (ugh), even Tasha’s Oh shoutout is a throwback… It’s a 90s festival of fun on SVU POD, kids! But also, terrible terrible crimes. Recap 0:40 True Crime Chaser 51:15 Patreon Recap 2:29 True Crime Chaser 1:01:54 *TW: Statutory rape, murder, alcoholism, child abuse Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Bo...2024-04-161h 02
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E18 Pure (TCC: Michel Fourniret)Just one question: What is your Martin Short core memory? Recap 0:50 True Crime Chaser 51:22 Patreon Recap 3:34 True Crime Chaser 1:09:36 *TW: abduction, sexual assault, murder* Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk Offshoot Facebook Group: Single Tomato Book Club #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: +1 (920) 345-7005 Thank you to our Dedicated Detective Patrons: Nikki M, Sophia C, Rachel S, Gloria B, Claire P, Kelsey M, Kayla R, Sydney, Sarah H, Samantha, Heather S, Claire F, Jenny M, Dana R, Shannon C, Na...2024-04-091h 06
What She Said!People and Planet in Focus: Health, Environmental Stewardship, and Human ConnectionsThis week's episode is a journey through wellness, environmental consciousness, and the power of storytelling. Dr. Colleen Hartwick, as part of our ongoing series with New Roots Herbal, dives deep into the critical role Omega-3 fatty acids play in our health and why many Canadians are missing out. Anne Brodie brings us her latest entertainment must-sees, including Andrew Scott's captivating performance in 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' remake, the empowering narrative of 'Renegade Nell' on Disney+, and the comedic return of 'Girls5Eva' by Tina Fey. In a crucial discussion with Dr. Melissa Lem from the Canadian Association of Physicians...2024-04-0257 min
What She Said!Colleen Hartwick / Anne Brodie / Melissa Lem / Gwen Harvey / Aly PainWe're kicking things off with a deep dive into the world of Omega-3 fatty acids, those crucial elements of our diet that, surprisingly, 2 out of 5 Canadians are missing out on. To guide us through the importance of Omega-3s and how to ensure we're getting enough, I'm joined by Naturopathic Doctor Colleen Hartwick as part of What She Said’s ongoing series with New Roots Herbal.Anne Brodie is back with the latest in entertainment, bringing us the sixth and possibly best remake of Patricia Highsmith’s book The Talented Mr. Ripley,' starring Andr...2024-03-3053 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6S17 Rage (TCC: Angus Sinclair)Hey! Ya know what? here’s something crazy. This episode has everything! Emotionally all over Stabler 12 angry men style, fricken Matthew Modine, unnecessary disguise Tutes, newspaper cuckifieds, Barbighetti behind the glass, and Tasha finds a way to bring up Rocky AND Real Housewives Recap 2:42 True Crime Chaser 51:22 Patreon Recap 5:08 True Crime Chaser 1:03:32 **TW: sexual assault and murder of a child, pedophelia** Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk Offshoot Facebook Group: Single Tomato Book Club #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon...2024-03-191h 02
Nature of Wellness ™️ PodcastEpisode Thirty Six- Prescribing Nature with Canada PaRx Founder Dr. Melissa LemWe'd love to hear from you about this episode.Nature was the first physician, the first hospital, the first pharmacy, and the first healthcare plan. The scientific community is finally (and formally) proving what we have always known... time in nature makes us healthier. Healthcare systems have been utilizing nature as a form of treatment for decades. One of the gold-standard examples of this progress is the Canada PaRx program. PaRx is an initiative of the British Columbia Parks Foundation driven by healthcare professionals. It is...2024-03-151h 05SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E16 Ghost (TCC: replay of Pablo Escobar)This episode has everything but ghosts… Tasha doing a terrible Irish accent but she thinks she’s absolutely killing it, a dude known as the GHOST, Hey Mike!, the personal investments government employees aren’t supposed to have (spoiler: they do), a cutie patootie lil guy and the GHOST of Alex Cabot! Weeeeoooo! Recap 0:41 True Crime Chaser 50:54 Patreon Recap 1:59 True Crime Chaser 1:00:36 *TW: murder, attempted murder of a child Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk Offshoot Facebook Group: Single T...2024-03-051h 10
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E15 Hooked (TCC: Saul Dos Reis and the murder of Christina Long)On this episode of My Two Dads, a fatherly mirror is held up by Dan Conner energy dad to our number one dad, Elliot Stabler. This episode, holy Her Boutique, has everything: Hayden Panettiere crumps her way back onto SVU, Madmen’s Ken Cosgrove raps his first acting cred, Matt Malloy (Drop Dead Gorgeous, anyone?) is also here… *TW: murder, statutory rape, grooming* Recap 0:40 True Crime Chaser 51:01 Patreon Recap 1:55 True Crime Chaser 1:05:49 *TW: murder, statutory rape, grooming* Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat...2024-02-201h 01
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E14 Game (TCC: Daniel Petric)This episode is about the game Schmand Scheft Schauto, so totally not anything IRL TBH…Get it? LOL. Recap 1:20 True Crime Chaser 54:48 Patreon Recap 3:51 True Crime Chaser 1:13:34 *TW: murder, sexual assault* Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad FB Group Chat: Walk and Talk Offshoot Facebook Group: Single Tomato Book Club #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Patreon: Voicemail: +1 (920) 345-7005 Thank you to our Dedicated Detective Patrons: Sophia C, Rachel S, Natalie S, Robin S, Claire P, Kelsey M, Kayla R, Sydney, Sarah H, Samantha, Heather S, Jenny M, Dana...2024-02-131h 06
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E13 Quarry (TCC: Clark Fredricks/Dennis Pegg)Dudes, every time we think we’ve met the creepiest creep SVU could come up with, we meet another one. Barf. BUT this episode still has everything everything EVERYTHING (sing it like Gordon Gano) A lil Mr.Big breakdown, James Bond technology, Anthony Michael Hall… er Dolph Lundgren… er Terry Serpico..some blonde guy, B Rabbit’s stepdad, Hack from Carnivàle, a REAL smoking GUM (Tasha didn’t even notice), Gabe skips a behind the glass opportunity for the right reasons and y’all…a chaser that is nearly unbelievable… Recap 0:23 True Crime Chaser 39:42 Patreon: Recap 3:10 True Crime Chaser 51:09 *TW: murder, murder of a ch...2024-02-061h 05
Inner Path Seekers | A space for mental healthThe Healing Power of Nature | Meet Dr. Melissa Lem, The Doctor Who Prescribes NatureMany are familiar with the age-old wisdom that emphasizes the positive impact of nature on one’s well-being. Those who have immersed themselves in the tranquility of forests, mountains, oceanfronts, or other natural settings can attest to the profound sense of wellness they impart.Beyond the intuitive understanding that nature feels good, there is actually also an extensive amount of research spanning over a decade that substantiates the remarkable impact it has on both our physical and mental health.To delve in-depth into this topic, I invited, as a guest of our show, Dr. Melissa Le...2024-02-0357 min
The Warblers by Birds CanadaThe healing power of nature and birdsJanuary is a tough time of year, but birds can help! We guarantee *good feels* by the end of this episode. We're joined by Dr. Melissa Lem who directs Canada's nature prescription program. She helps us explore the science behind why nature makes us feel good. Also joining the podcast, is Melissa Hafting, a powerhouse birder from British Columbia who shares her personal experience of using birding to benefit her health and also to create community through forming the BC Young Birders Program. This episode contains lots of bird songs, and will inspire you to he...2024-01-2928 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E12 Identity (TCC: Dr. John Money & David Reimer)Guess what!? This episode has everything and we’ve super glued all items within arms reach down to prevent anger throwing… In this episode are the the white sandy beaches at the isle of aroofa, a visit to sweet precious sister peg, sharpie tattoos, an unacceptable manicure and an unbelievable storyline that’s actually extremely based on a heartbreaking true story… Recap 0:32 True Crime Chaser 47:16 Patreon: Recap 1:29 True Crime Chaser 1:02:41 **TW: murder, sexual assault, transphobia, homophobia, child abuse, gender dysphoria** Rate and review! Email: svupod@gmail.com! Mail: P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Social Media: @svupod! Merch: , Facebook Group: SVU POD Elite Squad F...2024-01-231h 11
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E11 Contagious (TCC: Danny Heinrich and the murder of Jacob Wetterling)This episode has everything; A lil cutie patootie Disney channel baby here to hurt our hearts, we share our joint wishes if any individual surgical needs are to arise (if you take Gabe’s kidney, you best know you’re taking Tasha’s), pickleball is to 2024 as owl necklaces were to 2012, the dad from The Good Son, Matt Saracen from Friday Night Lights…also, no 9 year old is creating an architecturally accurate to scale crayon drawing of a house, Dr. Hendricks! Clear Eyes! Full Hearts! Can’t Lose! Recap 1:00 True Crime Chaser 46:04 Patreon: Recap 1:34 True Crime Chaser 1:02:04 *TW: child sexual abuse, kidnappi...2024-01-161h 11
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E10 Haunted (TCC:the death of Nicholas Dominici) To Gabe’s disappointment, our first episode of 2024 has nothing to do with ghosts BUT- you guessed it - IT HAS EVERYTHING! Benny never gets that coffee Tutes promised her, Tutes all but runs a marathon 22 minutes after extreme blood loss and goes back to narcotics with a special lil newbie partner, Sandoval (where are Tasha’s Bravo people??), Jaw & Order: Special Dicktems Unit, Pushover Cragen, the squad enters a cheerleading competition, we meet the Mary Lou Henner of the narcotics unit and impeccably done sharpie tattoos… hey, Mike! *TW: child death, drug addiction, overdose, murder* Recap 1:13 True Crime Chaser 1:03:59 Patreon Re...2024-01-091h 19
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E9 Weak (TCC:Victoria Fox, living with Schizophrenia)Dr. Huang is Busy on Broadway so Broduction Brought in a Backup, Boys: bee charmer, Idgie Threadgoode! We’re also joined by Pulp Fiction’s very own Honey Bunny and a version of Benson we threw in the toilet after this episode. Let’s top it off with Benny and Stabes having a fight that probably should’ve happened off camera. Recap 1:08 True Crime Chaser 57:36 Patreon Recap 7:22 True Crime Chaser 1:25:17 *TW: rape, depictions of severe mental illness, suicide* Please Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Follow us on all of the social media: Instagra...2023-12-191h 20
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E8 Doubt (TCC: Kobe Bryant)This episode has everything THE early aughts manic pixie dream girl, this episode is somehow set in Toon Town, Teddy Roosevelt Ruxpin, and we’ve all had ENOUGH Recap 3:36 True Crime Chaser 58:27 Patreon Recap 8:35 True Crime Chaser 1:16:21 **TW: rape** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Follow us on all of the social media: Instagram, TikTok - @svupod! Get pod merch and more at ! Join the Facebook group, SVU POD Elite Squad! FB group chat “walk and talk” FB group book club chat “single tomato” #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Join the Patreon! Call or text us and leave...2023-12-121h 28
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E7 Charisma (TCC: David Koresh)We’re talking about cults bay-beee so this episode OBVIOUSLY has everything! …Booga from Tank Girl, Stabler is SO MAD he has to talk to a psychiatrist about his feelings after seeing the most traumatic scene in the history of SVU…GO HOME!, Munch Rat subtly shines, Benny goes full Stabes and we bloop dive into some dark waters… Recap 0:39 True Crime Chaser 56:46 Patreon: Recap 2:38 True Crime Chaser 1:21:35 **TW: murder of children, child sex abuse, cult indoctrination** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Follow us on all of the social media: Instagram, TikTok - @svupod! G...2023-12-051h 29
Storylines'Misogyny and climate denial seem to go together'As a family physician, Dr. Melissa Lem knew she couldn't stay silent on the health dangers of climate change. But when she spoke out against the use of fossil fuels, the backlash was more vitriolic and personal than she ever expected.
She's not alone.
From death threats to sexual intimidation and sinister phone calls, Dr. Melissa Lem, Tzeporah Berman, and Judy Wilson have paid a high cost for their climate advocacy work. It’s a trend that has alarmed human rights organizations like Amnesty International, who say that women—especially racialized and sexually diverse women—are disproportionately targeted.
On this week’s...2023-11-2427 min
Get Outside With KidsWhy we disagree with this popular parenting expertCould this be our most controversial episode yet?! Perhaps!
We recently saw a post by a very popular parenting expert about indoor vs. outdoor play that caused such a strong reaction from us both, we knew we wanted to talk about the topic here on the podcast.
We love @busytoddler, and her tips for entertaining little kids were such a lifeline for us during early COVID days (rice bin anyone?). But a recent post that Susie shared about indoor vs. outdoor play really got us thinking about and reflecting on outdoor play and the role...2023-11-2321 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E6 Conscience (TCC: Joshua Phillips and the murder of Maddie Clifton)This episode has everything our gobbley lil hearts wanna gobble; A classic SVU nameless woman, Tasha IMDBs harder than necessary (hello, mama of Don’t Let Your Meat Loaf), Cliff Vandercave from the Flintstones, season 6 is gettin loooooser than ever with their dialogue and Stabler’s not about to sit around with his thumb up his ass pubes about it!, fingerprints on very memorable driveway pebbles (sure, Jan) and …you know that thing when you watch an episode of SVU like you’ve never seen it before and when you remember things you think you have insane precognition abilities? Mmhm… Recap 0:29 Tr...2023-11-211h 20
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E5 Outcry (TCC: Tawana Brawley/Howard Beach Attacks)Thos aposida hes avarythong: Karen from Mean Girls, Auntie Jackie’s ex husband Fred, Tasha spinning out on the moody lighting choices, Full House jokes CONSISTENTLY landing, an old grandfather fox giving the detectives leads and soup made from the bones of overly trusting woodland creatures… Recap 0:35 True Crime Chaser 53:56 Patreon Recap 5:04 True Crime Chaser 1:04:21 *TW: sexual assault, domestic abuse* Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Follow us on all of the social media: Instagram, TikTok - @svupod! Get pod merch and more at ! Join the Facebook group, SVU POD Elite Squad! FB group chat...2023-11-141h 12What On EarthThey spoke out against fossil fuels. Then came the backlash.From “packs of wolves” spreading disinformation online, to death threats, these women have paid a high cost for their climate advocacy work. As a family physician, Dr. Melissa Lem knew she could not stay silent on the dangers of climate change once she started to learn more. Climate advocate Tzeporah Berman waded into Alberta politics and got more than she bargained for. When Judy Wilson, former chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band, spoke out about a pipeline expansion, she says she started noticing strange things.2023-11-0827 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E4 Scavenger (TCC: BTK/Dennis Rader)Hope y’all have a roadtrip planned! This may be the longest episode we’ve ever done! Aaaaaand, it has everything: Dorky poetry riddles, watch puns, old timey newspaper guys, creeper ass actors playing creepy ass creeps, Ben Stiller’s mom… Recap 0:55 True Crime Chaser 1:01:39 Patreon Recap 3:05 True Crime Chaser 1:21:15 **TW: murder, sexual assault, animal cruelty, child abuse** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Follow us on all of the social media: Instagram, TikTok - @svupod! Get pod merch and more at ! Join the Facebook group, SVU POD Elite Squad! and our chat group cal...2023-11-071h 59
SVU POD: Especially HeinousPATREON EPISODE! S4E24: Perfect [TCC: Lisa McPherson] Now with Garbage Cookies!This PATREON episode has everything including a full 25 minutes of bonus content!! Also: The T&G twins have a case of the late-season sillies, IAB Tucker’s kid needs braces so he gets a pointless scene, Tasha tries her hand and predictions and it’s not for her, Gabe spirals on infinity symbols and we sing way too much… Also, do yourself a favor and watch the short ‘Farm Sluts’! Recap begins at 7:37 True Crime Chaser at 1:18:58 TRIGGER WARNINGS: Kidnapping, cult practices, torture death of a child Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Follow...2023-10-241h 41
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6 E3 Obscene (TCC: Todd Clem/Bubba the Love Sponge)This episode has everything! Lewis Black, the extended anger energy it used to take to write hate mail, Minority Report Rufus, people being annoying about the first amendment, Gabe’s dog Danny, a panty dropper poem written by a high schooler…EVERYTHING! Recap 0:30 True Crime Chaser 56:57 Patreon Recap 1:32 True Crime Chaser 1:15:56 **TW: rape, animal cruelty** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Follow us on all of the social media: Instagram, TikTok - @svupod! ! Facebook group, SVU POD Elite Squad! chat group: “walk and talk” book club: “single tomato” #littlebitloud for Indie pods! Join the Patreon! C...2023-10-171h 15
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E2 Debt (TCC: Cheng Chui Ping AKA Sister Ping, Queen of the Snakeheads)This episode has everything and Gabe has Covid. We still manage to get so weird that the Patreon uncut episode has a full 30 minutes of extra jokes and asides. Stabler’s Dad Math, the MOST undercover work, the WORST undercover work, hotshots and tough guys, Everything Everywhere All at Once dad, the voice of Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) gets to again work with the voice of Shang (BD Wong) and if you need Midwesterners saying ‘bag’ ASMR, this is the episode for you. **TW: sex trafficking, murder, kidnapping** Recap 0:36 True Crime Chaser 56:01 Patreon Recap 2:54 True Crime Chaser 1:21:53 Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gma...2023-10-101h 16
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E1 Birthright (TCC: Dr. Ricardo Asch/Dr. Jose Balmaceda)Happy first day of Season Six!! We’re kicking off it off classic SVU style and does this episode have everything OR WHAT?!?! Little Miss Sunshine; Abigail Breslin, skrt skrt bikes, EGOT Winner Viola Damn Davis, Marty McFly’s mom, Pedro Pascal’s dad and bike cops who would DIE before removing their helmets. We’re so pumped to be back! Let’s get into it! Recap 2:09 True crime chaser 57:00 Patreon Recap 2:50 True crime chaser 1:10:00 **TW: kidnapping, biomedical rape, infertility** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Check out our Instagram @svupod! Get pod merch and more...2023-10-031h 17
The LiftEp. 5: Forest Bathing: Health Benefits & Park PrescriptionsThis week, Dr. Mary Elliott chats with Dr. Melissa Lem, a Vancouver-based family physician who also works in rural and northern communities within Canada. She is the co-founder and Director of Parks Prescriptions, known as #PaRx, an initiation in partnership with the BC Parks Foundation, and President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). Melissa is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. In this episode, Melissa takes us back to her early career aspirations and reflects on how taking time to personally ref...2023-09-2137 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS5E25 Head (TCC: “Michael Oft” and the pedophilic brain tumor)This episode doesn’t really have much. JUST KIDDING! THIS EPISODE HAS EVERYTHING! Amy Sedaris, Mrs. Tutes: Coco, the Nose Picker Fish from Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Diana “no wire hangers ever” Scarwid, Sssssoccer moms, police issued civil war reenactment uniforms… This season may be ending but there is plenty more on Patreon! Season 6 kicks off on Tuesday, October 3rd! Recap 0:52 True Crime Chaser 52:28 Patreon Recap 2:42 True Crime Chaser 1:04:05 **TW: pedophilia, sexual assault** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Check out our Instagram @svupod! Get pod merch and more at ! Join the Facebook group...2023-07-251h 10
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS5E24 Poison (TCC: Patricia Stallings)Everything this episode has, young Jedi… Wish Fart, we treat dogs better than people (duh), Novak crushes this episode and steals our hearts, Stabler makes her job harder (surprise), Tom Skerrit as Judge Taft: the embodiment of maximum ego, the original Becky from R*seanne… Recap 0:24 True Crime Chaser 46:43 Patreon: (More than 20 extra minutes!) Recap 6:47 True Crime Chaser 1:07:10 **TW: child abuse, murder of a child, child/infant death/loss** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Check out our Instagram @svupod! Get pod merch and more at ! Join the Facebook group, SVU POD Elite Squad...2023-07-181h 09
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS5E23 Bound (TCC: killer nurse Charles Cullen)HEY! Can we just let elderly women hoe their hearts out? Mind your biz and take a look at everything this episode has: Carmen Del’orafice, Mr. Herlihey, Jane Fricken Krakowski, Anthony Rapp, the STAR of the riveting sci-fi short film Dopplebanger, Bugs Bunny carrot cigar jokes and the Seinfeld theme song… Recap 1:20 True Crime Chaser 51:52 Patreon Recap 4:16 True Crime Chaser 1:12:30 **TW: elder abuse, rape, murder** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Check out our Instagram @svupod! Get pod merch and more at svupod.com! Join the Facebook group, SVU POD Elite Squad! and...2023-07-111h 19
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS5 E22 Painless (TCC: Dr. Jack Kevorkian)Happy Tasha’s birthday, everyone! Also, the Fourth of July, we guess. Why don’t we talk about the controversial fight for the American people’s right to their bodies and lives!? This episode has every-ding-dang-star-spangled-thing: the incomprable Marlee Matlin, Tasha’s a city planner, Munch shares a tragic backstory, Benny’s Burberry theory and other dumb made up leads, the wild story of Jack Kevorkian - we can’t stop this episode, ya’ll. Patreon has over 30 extra minutes!! Check it out! But genuinely, we take the subject of suicide very seriously. We never want to confuse our desire to normalize these su...2023-07-041h 18
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS5E21 Criminal (TCC: Kevin Tunell)We recorded this before Tasha left for vacation and were SURPRISE *on* *one* and, believe it or not, this episode has everything in between us being SO mad: T&G hate Stabes - WE SAID IT, the highlight of our life Joe Towne as guilty GUILTY Kyle, fricken Doug E. Doug, sweet sweet Sister Peg, Benny and Stabes are the plastics from Mean Girls and a big ass bag fulla crap Recap 0:26 True Crime Chaser 1:05:06 Patreon: Recap 0:26 True Crime Chase 1:21:48 **TW: murder, rape, profiling** Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gmail.com! P.O. Box 176 Deforest, WI 53532 Check out our Ins...2023-06-271h 17
Online Marketing PodcastHow to Build & Grow Multiple Memberships – Interview with best-selling book author, entrepreneur and certified educator Dayna AbrahamA lot of us think that the offers we put into the market are permanent and set in stone. But to be successful, we have to stop being so hard on ourselves and stay flexible with our business and our decisions. We need to be able to adjust our initial vision to have room to grow, pivot, and evolve our offers. In this episode, we are talking with Dayna Abraham about how she was able to grow and manage multiple successful memberships and courses that complement each other. Dayna Abraham is a Nati...2023-04-0327 min
The ship.energy podcastElissama Menezes & Dr Melissa Lem, Say No to LNGOur first podcast guests in March are Elissama Menezes, a climate and shipping consultant and the Global Director of the Say No to LNG campaign, and Dr Melissa Lem, a Vancouver-based physician who is President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
Elissama has ‘field experience’ as a deckhand working and living in a vessel designed to be a green ship, running primarily on wind power. In her role with the Say No to LNG campaign, she coordinates a growing network of global technical experts mobilising stakeholders toward a methane-free shipping industry.
Elissama supports NGOs...2023-03-0626 minGet Outside With KidsHow to get outside with your kids when you live far from your hometown, with Kate Le Souef and Jennifer KolbucDo you live far from your hometown? Maybe you and your kids live across the country or around the world from where you grew up (or from the place that feels like “home”).
We get it. We both live far from our family and our home towns. So this week we’re talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly of living far from home, and how it can all affect how and when we can spend time outside with our kids.
Spoiler alert? There are actions you can take right now to make it a lit...2023-02-0217 minGet Outside With KidsChildren need fresh air, sunshine and water: how outdoor time can transform education, with Nicki Farrell from Wildlings Forest SchoolToday’s guest Nicki Farrell was motivated by the mental health crisis in teenagers to create her amazing business Wildlings Forest School with her business partner Vicci Oliver. Nicki and Vicci offer all kinds of programs in nature for preschool and school aged kids in southeast Queensland, Australia, and have even developed a course to help you start your own nature school!
Listen to hear:
How kids can learn just as well (and probably better) when they are outdoors
Why we should reframe “risky play” as “play with risk” and what that shift in language can do for your...2023-01-2636 min
Get Outside With KidsWhy getting outside is good for your health, with Dr. Melissa Lem, family physician and director of Canada’s national nature prescription programHave you ever wondered why you feel better outside? Sure, the fresh air feels nice, but what is actually happening in your body? And how can you maximise the health benefits of nature in your everyday life?
Today we have all those answers, and more! We are joined by the amazing Dr. Melissa Lem, who is leading a national movement to connect health and nature. Melissa is a family physician, the founder of Canada’s national nature prescription program, and a mama to an active kiddo, and she’s based right here in Vancouver.
Tune into t...2023-01-1226 minGet Outside With KidsWelcome to Get Outside with Kids in 2023!Get Outside with Kids is the podcast that helps you have more awesome adventures outside with your kids!
Tune into this minisode to hear sneak peeks of the show in 2023. You have been telling us you want to hear from experienced parents, medical professionals, authors, and educators, so we know you’re going to love the guests coming to your ears in the coming weeks and months, including:
Dr. Melissa Lem, a family physician who started Canada’s first nature prescription program
Linda Flanagan, author of Take Back the Game, a fascinating analysis kids’ sport
Nicki Farrell...2023-01-0505 min
rabble radioBest of rabble radio 2022Well folks, another year has come and gone! As we reflect on the year that’s passed, we here at rabble radio are remembering some of our favourite interview moments on the show this year. We had so many wonderful guests — ranging from activists, to professors, to filmmakers, economists, healthcare workers, poets and writers — the list goes on. In today’s episode, we’ll be sharing a few of our personal favourite interview clips of this year. (Which was no easy task for a 28 minute show, I’ll tell you that!) Here are some of our top...2022-12-2330 min
Design Lab with Bon KuDesigning Nature Prescriptions | Melissa LemIs your health suffering from nature deprivation? Why are doctors prescribing park prescriptions? Can nature exposure prevent the onset of chronic disease?Dr. Melissa Lem is a Vancouver family physician who also works in rural and northern communities within Canada. Director of PaRx, Canada’s national nature prescription program powered by the BC Parks Foundation, and President-Elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, she is an internationally recognized leader in the field of nature and health. As a widely published writer, climate change panelist on CBC Radio's Early Edition, in-house medical columnist for CBC TV...2022-11-1729 min
Why ClimateEpisode 2: A Prescription for Nature
In our first full-length episode, we sit down and chat with Dr. Lem from the BC Parks Foundation and PaRX.
Dr. Melissa Lem is a Vancouver family physician and Director of PaRx, Canada’s national nature prescription program powered by the BC Parks Foundation. Also President-Elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, she is an internationally recognized expert on the nature-health connection. A widely published writer, she was the resident medical expert on CBC TV’s hit lifestyle show Steven and Chris for four seasons and continues to appear on air as a regular contributo...2022-09-1326 min
Let's Take This OutsideDr. Melissa Lem - Director of PaRx (Park Prescriptions)Dr. Melissa Lem is a Vancouver family physician who also works in rural and northern communities within Canada. Director of PaRx (Park Prescriptions), Canada’s national nature prescription program powered by the BC Parks Foundation, and President-Elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, she is an internationally recognized expert on the nature-health connection.Just a few of Dr. Lem’s highlights include, she was the inaugural winner of University College’s Young Alumni of Influence Award at the University of Toronto, a 2020 Joule Innovation grant recipient from the Canadian Medical Association, a 2021...2022-09-1322 min
rabble radioClimate change is a health issueThis week on the show, we’re sharing an interview which is part of rabble’s summer Boiling Point series. The Boiling Point examines the ways increasingly high temperatures due to the climate crisis are affecting our summers in Canada on a social, institutional, and ecological level. Today, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks to Dr. Melissa Lem to talk about how the recent wildfires, heat domes, and record-breaking hot temperatures are affecting the physical and mental health of Canadians. A clinic assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Le...2022-07-2930 min
19 Nocturne Boulevard19 Nocturne Boulevard - HAUNTING MELODY (parts 4-5 of 5) (Deadeye Kid #4) Reissue of the weekIn their first serialized adventure {in 5 parts}, Lem and Fanshaw accompany a "studier of the supernatural" to face something they may never have seen before - a ghost ... or at least a ghost that can affect the "real world". Written and Produced by Julie Hoverson Cast List Lemuel Roberts /Deadeye Kid - J. Spyder Isaacson Clarence Fanshaw - J. Hoverson Dr. Sullivan - Michael Coleman {Tales of the Extraordinary} Mr. Cartland - Reynaud LeBoeuf Emma Cartland - Jacquie Duckworth Melody Heath - Melissa Bartell Red - Jack Kincaid (Edict Zero) Hank - M...2022-07-2120 min
19 Nocturne Boulevard19 Nocturne Boulevard - HAUNTING MELODY (parts 1-3 of 5) (Deadeye Kid #4) Reissue of the weekIn their first serialized adventure {in 5 parts}, Lem and Fanshaw accompany a "studier of the supernatural" to face something they may never have seen before - a ghost ... or at least a ghost that can affect the "real world". Written and Produced by Julie Hoverson Cast List Lemuel Roberts /Deadeye Kid - J. Spyder Isaacson Clarence Fanshaw - J. Hoverson Dr. Sullivan - Michael Coleman {Tales of the Extraordinary} Mr. Cartland - Reynaud LeBoeuf Emma Cartland - Jacquie Duckworth Melody Heath - Melissa Bartell Red - Jack Kincaid (Edict Zero) Hank - M...2022-07-1436 min
Chasing LifeWhy Are Doctors Prescribing Nature?Most of us love the sensation of the sun on our skin or the sound of the ocean, but nature doesn’t just feel good; it’s also good for us! Nowadays, doctors are even starting to prescribe time outdoors as part of treatment for their patients. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Dr. Melissa Lem, founder of the first national nature-prescription program in Canada, about the health benefits of nature and why we all need a regular dose of the outdoors. Plus, we head outside for some fresh air with Prof. Jennifer Roberts in Maryla...2022-04-1930 min
Northern LatitudesDr. Melissa Lem - Nature As NurtureDr. Melissa Lem joins me to talk about Parx and Ronna Schreberger fills us in on Forest Bathing.2022-02-2831 min