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Stand Up Speak Up

Tune in for the Stand Up Speak Up Podcast, with more than fifty inspiring stories from people who have beaten the odds and persevered through trauma and discrimination. Why listen? Because in listenin... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Burst the Bubble: Kratom: Part 3: More Amazing Stories

Burst the Bubble: Kratom: Part 3: More Amazing Stories

Since the release of our first episode about Kratom, we’ve had a flood of comments from users telling us how much Kratom... Read more

14 Feb 2018

1hr 17mins

Ranked #2

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I Spent $1 Million on Drugs: The Devin Price Story - Part 2

I Spent $1 Million on Drugs: The Devin Price Story - Part 2

Devin Price blames nobody but himself for the direction his life took. As a kid, Devin thought his childhood was fairly ... Read more

27 Mar 2018

44mins

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Ranked #3

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A Former Mongol Motorcycle Club Member's Story

A Former Mongol Motorcycle Club Member's Story

Why does someone get involved in the criminal world? What makes someone interested in joining a motorcycle gang known fo... Read more

17 Jan 2018

53mins

Ranked #4

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 5 – Pushing For Change

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 5 – Pushing For Change

By now you’ve heard Shelley’s story. You’ve heard about her troubled childhood, her time in the foster care system, how ... Read more

1 Jun 2017

43mins

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Ranked #5

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Burst the Bubble: Female Serial Killers

Burst the Bubble: Female Serial Killers

Statistically, men commit far more acts of physical violence than women, and that also applies to serial killers. There ... Read more

9 Jan 2018

45mins

Ranked #6

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 6 – Stories from the Streets

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 6 – Stories from the Streets

Karla took to the streets of London, with Chris from Canadian Private Investigation Services, to see what they could fin... Read more

5 Jun 2017

31mins

Ranked #7

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 4 - Series Update

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 4 - Series Update

We take a look at the Finding Shelley Desrochers series so far. You’ll hear some of Karla’s radio interviews, and then g... Read more

17 May 2017

20mins

Ranked #8

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The Stand Up Speak Up Story: Special Edition with Founders Karla and Zach

The Stand Up Speak Up Story: Special Edition with Founders Karla and Zach

If you’ve listened to Stand Up Speak Up before, then you’ve heard the voice of host Karla Stephens-Tolstoy. Usually, she... Read more

26 Dec 2017

1hr 3mins

Ranked #9

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 1 - Getting To Know Shelley

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 1 - Getting To Know Shelley

Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go... Read more

4 May 2017

46mins

Ranked #10

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 7 – Uncovering the Truth

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 7 – Uncovering the Truth

Karla and private investigator Chris Williams of Canadian Private Investigation Services spent an entire day in London, ... Read more

10 Jun 2017

40mins

Ranked #11

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 8 – New Year’s Eve 2015

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 8 – New Year’s Eve 2015

We call in the London Police after making a gruesome discovery. Karla and Chris Williams P.I. enter dangerous situations... Read more

15 Jun 2017

35mins

Ranked #12

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 3 - What Happened to Shelley?

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 3 - What Happened to Shelley?

Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go... Read more

13 May 2017

59mins

Ranked #13

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A Navy SEAL Team Six Story

A Navy SEAL Team Six Story

Most of us have enjoyed a good action movie, but the difference between a movie and Don Mann’s life, although it may sou... Read more

28 Nov 2017

1hr 14mins

Ranked #14

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 2 - Shelley Goes Missing

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 2 - Shelley Goes Missing

Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go... Read more

10 May 2017

45mins

Ranked #15

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I Spent $1 Million on Drugs: The Devin Price Story - Part 1

I Spent $1 Million on Drugs: The Devin Price Story - Part 1

Devin Price blames nobody but himself for the direction his life took. As a kid, Devin thought his childhood was fairly ... Read more

20 Mar 2018

1hr 5mins

Ranked #16

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Burst the Bubble: Harm Reduction

Burst the Bubble: Harm Reduction

Reporter Drew Penner tracks down four very different but important perspectives on the evolving harm reduction movement.... Read more

4 Apr 2017

54mins

Ranked #17

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Out of the Gutter: Howard Heathcote’s Story - Part 2

Out of the Gutter: Howard Heathcote’s Story - Part 2

Howard Heathcote grew up in a house of addicts. Out of 2 parents and 9 children, only one, an older sister of Howard’s, ... Read more

13 Mar 2018

48mins

Ranked #18

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An Activist Filmmaker's Story

An Activist Filmmaker's Story

When Chris Bergoch writes a movie, he doesn’t shy away from social advocacy topics that can be seen as controversial. At... Read more

23 Jan 2018

31mins

Ranked #19

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Foster Kid to Happy Husband

Foster Kid to Happy Husband

While researching for our episodes on the foster care system, we came across Scott Inman and felt he deserved an episode... Read more

29 Mar 2017

51mins

Ranked #20

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 9 – Honouring Shelley

Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 9 – Honouring Shelley

After a dramatic episode 8 of Finding Shelley Desrochers, we now bring the series to a close. Karla shares her final tho... Read more

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