Jaclyn Silbernagel - Podcast Details

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$Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Embracing Complexity for Social ChangeJaclyn Silbernagel sits down with Jean Boulton, complexity scientist, author of The Dao of Complexity and Embracing Complexity, and thought leader on systems change. Together, they explore what it means to rethink how the world works, seeing systems as dynamic and relational. They talk about embracing uncertainty, using narrative and shared sense-making to co-create the future, and shifting from quick fixes to deeper systems change in addressing the root causes of challenges like poverty.

2025-11-2638 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Everyone has a Story Jaclyn Silbernagel sits down with members of the Enough for All Lived Experience Network — a group of individuals who have personally experienced poverty in different ways. Together they discuss the need for a compassionate society, the lasting impacts of intergenerational experiences, and how listening to people's lived experiences can change how we see poverty and one another. Their diverse voices and perspectives deepen our understanding of poverty. At Vibrant Communities Calgary, centring these voices is essential to advancing the work of poverty reduction. These stories and insights are lived expertise, informing how we address the systems that keep poverty in place.

2025-10-2913 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Band-aids to BreakthroughsJaclyn Silbernagel sits down with Vinod Rajasekaran, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Future of Good, to explore systems change and what it takes to unlock lasting impact. An award-winning innovator, Vinod leads Canada's leading digital publication dedicated to making sense of the social-impact world through stories, news, analysis, and commentary. Together, they explore how we move beyond band-aid solutions toward systems breakthroughs—how shifting systems, not just symptoms, can reduce poverty. They look at where the biggest opportunities lie for systems change in the future, and the role of possibility and reimagination.

2025-09-2440 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Legal Help, Lasting ChangeJaclyn Silbernagel sits down with four executive directors of legal guidance organizations across Alberta to discuss access to justice, the need to provide free or low-cost legal advice and representation, and why we need to influence broader systemic change. Many thanks to our guests, Executive Director of Calgary Legal Guidance Lisa Stebbins, Executive Director of Edmonton Community Legal Centre Debbie Klein, Executive Director of Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic Kathy Parsons, and Executive Director of Lethbridge Legal Guidance Society Carrie Larson.

2025-08-2753 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Aging with DignityIn this episode of Let's Talk Poverty, Jaclyn Silbernagel connects with Larry Mathieson, President and CEO of Unison at Kerby Centre to talk about the myths and misconceptions around older adults and poverty, how local non-profits are supporting Calgary's older adult community, and where the gaps exist in supports.

2025-06-2541 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Purpose-Built Indigenous SpacesIn this episode of Let's Talk Poverty, Jaclyn Silbernagel connects with Buddie Dixon and Shawna Morning Bull, the co-chairs of the Indigenous Gathering Place. They discuss the need for a purpose-built and culturally rich gathering space dedicated to ceremony and the sharing of Indigenous knowledge.

2025-05-2849 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Incarcerating TraumaIn this episode of Let's Talk Poverty, Jaclyn Silbernagel connects with Dan Jones, a police-officer turned academic to discuss human-centered and trauma-informed practices in the criminal Justice system, the victim-offender overlap, and how evidence-based practice can reduce crime. Resources referenced in this episode: Trauma Informed Lawyer podcast I Am More Than My Criminal Record Targeting Domestic Abuse with Police Data Peace and Good Order In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Art of Racing in the Rain

2024-05-1559 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Changing the Conversation on HousingIn this episode of Let's Talk Poverty, Jaclyn Silbernagel connects with Inam Teja, a local advocate and policy expert working to shape the way we think about housing, homelessness and city-building in Calgary.

2024-02-0247 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Everything We Need Is HereIn this episode of Let's Talk Poverty, Jaclyn Silbernagel sits down with Elder Wanda First Rider to talk about Indigenous ways of knowing and being, the importance of ceremony and teachings, and her perspective on poverty and how everything we need is here.

2023-09-2738 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Shifting Mindsets – Scarcity to StrengthIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel sits down with Salimah Kassam, leader of Rise Calgary, to explore what it means to move from a scarcity to strength mindset, the concept of designing systems that create slack for people, and what some of the roadblocks are to shifting perspectives on poverty. They also discuss behavioural economics, why collaboration is necessary for solving poverty, and how innovations like mobility coaching are building the capacity for people to create new futures.

2022-11-3032 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Social Innovation, Mapping Systems & Building TrustIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel sits down with James Stauch, executive director of the Institute for Community Prosperity at Mount Royal University, to explore social innovation and social purpose, and how systems mapping is a wayfinding tool that helps deepen one's understanding of a problem. They also discuss a variety of other topics including different social enterprise models, the impact of homogeneous groups designing systems, the skills needed to solve complex challenges, and how truly transformative and sustainable change requires many people, many institutions, lots of trusting relationships, and a deep commitment over time.

2022-09-2157 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Mental Health and Connection First StrategiesIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel sits down with Jessica Cope Williams, Co-CEO of Kindred Connections Society to explore how an organization's name can act as a barrier to those trying to access services and what it means to be a connection first organization. They also discuss mental health, poverty and early parenthood, and how investments in collaborative work across organizations shape better pathways to accessing services more easily.

2022-08-3134 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Systemic Change – Indigenous People and the Legal SystemIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel sits down with Sarah Sinclair, a Lawyer who leads the Indigenous justice program, Sahwoo mohkaak tsi ma taas (Blackfoot for "Before Being Judged") at Calgary Legal Guidance. They discuss creating equal access to justice for Indigenous people, how Indigenous Law brings healing, and the need for systemic change in the legal system.

2022-06-0134 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Myth-busting Basic IncomeIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel is joined by policy and research specialist Lee Stevens to explore basic income. What a basic income could mean for Canadians and how it could have a positive impact on our social support systems. Insights into why basic income is a bold approach and why it's important now. Providing evidence that debunks some of the misconceptions about basic income and how we have existing benefits in Canada that act as working models for a basic income.

2022-04-2725 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Child Care, Women, and the EconomyIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel and co-host Lee Stevens dig into the topics of child care, women, and the economy with Andrea Cox from YW Calgary and Nevena Ivanovic with the Women's Centre of Calgary. Together they discuss why child care is an economic imperative, share insights into the care economy, and examine why advancements in child care also require investments in the child care workforce

2022-04-0651 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty AllyshipIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel is joined by Community Facilitation and Engagement Specialist Hagir Sail to explore allyship. Discussing how Enough for All principles like shared leadership, reducing racism and discrimination and dignity for all relate to allyship. Providing ideas about what active allyship looks like, and how it may require people to sit in discomfort and choose not to avoid the work out of fear of making mistakes. They also examine how individuals and organizations can use their privilege to leverage.

2022-02-0925 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Newcomers and Enough for AllIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel is joined by Celestina Akinkunmi with the Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) to discuss how providing resources and supports makes a difference in how newcomers navigate and adjust to life in Canada. They examine the importance of removing language barriers from the equation and how meaningful partnerships help CIWA respond to the unique and individual needs of immigrant women and girls, and their families.

2022-01-2633 min $Let\'s Talk Poverty$

Let's Talk Poverty Voices of Lived ExperienceIn this episode, Jaclyn Silbernagel catches up with Sue Gwynn from Poverty Talks! to chat about the importance of engaging with the voices of lived experience. Hear about why Poverty Talks! challenges perceptions around poverty, how models and systems keep people in poverty, and why poverty is a trap.

2021-10-2035 min