What She Said! with Candace Sampson Podcast
1) Swipe. Bet. Repeat: Sports Betting, Fan Culture, and the Slippery Slope We’re Ignoring
Sports betting is everywhere, and it’s changing more than just how we watch the game. In this episode, I sit down with filmmaker Deborah Wainwright, director of the documentary Swipe. Bet. Repeat., to...Show More
2) How Neuroplasticity Can Change Your Brain at Any Age, with Tara Bonner of Arrowsmith Program
What if the brain you have today is not the brain you are stuck with? In this episode, I sit down with Tara Bonner, Chief Neuroeducation Officer at the Arrowsmith Program, to talk about neuroplasticit...Show More
3) AI, Automation, and the Loss of Human Connection with Joanne Morrison
AI is everywhere right now, but I’m far less interested in the hype and far more interested in what it’s doing to how we connect with each other.In this episode, I sit down with Joanne Morrison, a Can...Show More
4) Perfecting the Pivot: Tanya Hayles on Layoffs, Reinvention, Personal Branding, and AI for Women
Getting laid off is brutal. Getting laid off twice in one year can make you question everything, including yourself.In this episode, I sit down with Tanya Hayles, award-winning event planner, digital ...Show More
5) Medical Gaslighting: The System Failing Women’s Health with Nam Kiwanuka
Candace Sampson and Nam Kiwanuka discuss the systemic issues in women's health care, highlighting the dismissal and mistreatment of women's health concerns. Nam's podcast, "Mistreated," explores how w...Show More
6) Made in Canada, Priced Out by America: Encircled’s Kristi Soomer on Tariffs, Fast Fashion, and the Fight to Survive
Canadian small-business owners are taking hit after hit, but few have explained the chaos as clearly as Encircled founder Kristi Soomer. The Toronto-based slow-fashion designer breaks down how a U.S. ...Show More
7) Roxanne Joyal: The Women Behind Your Coffee Cup
Most of us grab our morning coffee without a second thought, but behind that daily ritual are women whose stories rarely make it into the conversation. Today I’m joined by Roxanne Joyal, founder and C...Show More
8) I Can’t Quit You, Apparently (What She Said Starts Fresh)
I’m back. After seven months away, I wanted to start with a short, honest episode about why What She Said hit pause, what pulled me off the hamster wheel, and why I’ve decided to return in a completel...Show More
9) The Science of Fear, Chernobyl’s Haunting Legacy, and Women in STEM with Alexis von Konigslow
What happens when a physicist-turned-writer sets her literary thriller in the eerie aftermath of Chernobyl? You get The Exclusion Zone—a haunting, thought-provoking novel that weaves fear, science, an...Show More
10) Sara Davidson on Healing Trauma: How the Body Remembers and Recovers
Sara Davidson has survived more than most—an armed attack, a tsunami, a violent sexual assault, and postpartum trauma—and somehow, she’s found a way not just to live, but to help others heal. In this ...Show More