Acclaimed author and explorer Wade Davis to answer the question: "if a Martian anthropologist came to Earth, what would they observe about us?" and explains the passion, joy, sense of justice that drive his life and work.
Marine Biologist Alexandra Morton sounds the alarm on BC's salmon farming industry and makes a passionate plea for restoring wild salmon populations and healing our ailing planet.
Arts Umbrella co-founder, Carol Henriquez, tells the story of Arts Umbrella's inception, describes the impact the iconic institution has had, and makes the case for why now, more than ever, the world needs more creative thinkers.
Entrepreneurial icon Chip Wilson sits down to talk about the forces that shaped his work creating Lululemon and the mission that continues to drive him today: to live a life of integrity, honour, and commitment.
Dr. Julio Montaner arrived in Vancouver just as it was becoming an epicentre for the HIV/AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s. The physician, researcher, and professor recounts his journey and explains how his pioneering therapy and the creation of the "prevention as treatment" strategy has saved millions of lives around the world.
Freshwater Advocate Kat Hartwig explains how we're at the beginning of a new era in which the impacts of Climate Change will force us to make tough decisions about fresh water use. How do allocate a finite supply of this precious resource?
Pioneering author and sex educator Meg Hickling looks back over her 40 year career starting in the early 1970s when talking about sexual health wasn't only taboo, but dangerous, to today, having directly taught 400,000 children, parents and professionals.
Community Activist Sarah Blyth has been working on the front lines of the drug crisis in Vancouver's Downtown East Side for more than a decade. She sits down at the Overdose Prevention Society to talk about trust, community and hope.
As a 15-year-old volunteer stagehand in 1970 Shel Piercy got bit by the theatre bug. Today he directs productions at Theatre Under the Stars. Piercy recounts the history of Vancouver's iconic Theatre Under the Stars at Stanley Park and explains how the volunteer-driven company endures and continues to entertain new generations of theatre goers today.
Environmental Activist Tzeporah Berman explains why Climate Change is a tipping point moment in history and posits that the best way forward is not to divide the world between good guys and bad guys, but to engage the halls of power to transform society and create a better world for everyone.
