TELUS Talks with
Tamara Taggart
From health and wellness, to community and social responsibility, this podcast shares stories, busts myths and delivers practical tips to Canadians when they need it most.
Join veteran broadcaster Tamara Taggart as she hosts a new episode every Tuesday.
Season fourteen
What your guilt is trying to tell you: Chris Moore
Guilt is one of the most powerful relationship tools we have. Psychologist and author Chris Moore explains how guilt alerts us when something needs our attention or repair. He also breaks down what healthy guilt looks like and how it guides us toward empathy, accountability and healing. Chris says it’s possible to make peace with your guilt and use it to improve your life.
What your guilt is trying to tell you: Chris Moore
26min 12sec
How ADHD shows up in women: Carla Ciccone
26min 23sec
Fighting hunger with innovation: David Long
30min 49sec
Do our pets really love us?: Jay Ingram
21min 15sec
What if menopause could be your health reset?: Dr. Kelly Casperson
36min 4sec
How to talk to your parents about money and aging: Beth Pinsker
34min 12sec
How to break the hunger habit: Judson Brewer
40min 8sec
Hard work isn’t enough anymore: Paul Kershaw
33min 59sec
The art of cultural survival: Julian Brave NoiseCat
40min 8sec
It’s time rethink how we measure intelligence: Pepper Stetler
42min 3sec
How AI learned to talk: Christopher Summerfield
36min 51sec
Rewire your brain to heal your body: Nicole J. Sachs
41min 43sec
Getting a later-in-life autism diagnosis: Julie M. Green
38min 31sec
What Indigenous self-government looks like: Bob Joseph
28min 16sec
The future of menopause care: Andrea Berchowitz
31min 19sec
How culture shapes mental health: Dr. Sami Timimi
32min 54sec
You can build your resilience muscle: Terry Healey
32min 59sec
What it takes to build queer-affirming mental health care: Rahim Thawer
37min 12sec
How to find your people: Casey Plett
31min 17sec
From burned out to fired up: Shannon Watts
34min 29sec
The rise of invisible homelessness: Brian Goldstone
34min 21sec
How to add depth, curiosity and adventure to your life: Shige Oishi
33min 44sec
How clean is the air we breathe?: Carl Zimmer
34min 36sec
Meet your host
Tamara Taggart is a community leader, activist, veteran broadcaster, cancer survivor, mother, and former candidate in the 2019 Canadian election. She has over 30 years of broadcasting experience that spans across television, radio and digital media. She’s also an avid volunteer, having focused two decades’ of efforts to causes close to her heart.
Now, she brings her extensive broadcasting experience and passion for people to the role of host for the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast.
How to listen
TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart is available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the links below to listen and subscribe.
Season thirteen
When sport is a lifeline: Taylor McPherson
Sport can be a turning point and a lifeline for so many young people. Taylor McPherson knows firsthand how powerful that lifeline can be. From a wrestling mat in Calgary to co-founding initiatives that bring sports to rural communities, Taylor is making sport more accessible for Indigenous youth. She believes sport can build identity, confidence and connection. We dive into why representation matters, how we can continue breaking barriers and what’s possible when young people are given the space to thrive.
When sport is a lifeline: Taylor McPherson
31min 11sec
Is a river alive?: Robert Macfarlane
32min 15sec
What we can all learn from film matriarchs: Jules Koostachin
28min 15sec
The hidden truth about human trafficking in Canada: Viveka Melki
37min 42sec
Manage your emotions before they manage you: Ethan Kross
32min 2sec
What a dying tree teaches us about grief: Tessa McWatt
31min 9sec
Turn setbacks into momentum: Jesse Lipscombe
27min 21sec
Weaving culture and couture: Christian Allaire
29min 19sec
You can heal your relationship with money: Jessica Moorhouse
26min 34sec
Psychology can explain why you’re overwhelmed: Steven Heine
28min 14sec
How harm reduction can fight the opioid crisis: Garth Mullins
42min 44sec
How ocean plastics are affecting your health: Holly Hogan
34min 8sec
True healing for men and their communities: Christopher Merasty
29min 8sec
Our bodies don’t always need to be fixed: Kate Gies
35min 22sec
How tech is changing lung cancer detection: Dr. Stephen Lam
28min 4sec
How history shapes our view of women’s bodies: Sarah Thornton
30min 40sec
What really happens during menopause: Dr. Lori Brotto
32min 43sec
Simple habits to reduce dementia risk: Dr. Saskia Sivananthan
34min 19sec
How a craving became a delicious Canadian product: Lilian Umurungi-Jung
29min 22sec
Break free from diet culture: Shana Spence
28min 44sec
How ‘momfluencers’ are shaping motherhood: Sara Petersen
35min 29sec
Canadians deserve more internet choice: Zainul Mawji
42min 29sec
Reclaiming the untold stories of Canada: Tanya Talaga
31min 55sec
We need to talk about periods: Dr. Jen Gunter
38min 16sec