The Human Challenge

Vanessa Ferlaino

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The Human Challenge is an award-winning podcast that shares gripping, untold stories of underrepresented voices in society overcoming and even escaping systemic barriers. Each episode showcases a new deeply intimate story, using documentary-like storytelling, featuring incarcerated people, refugees, immigration, Indigenous voices, women’s issues, disabilities inclusion, climate justice, gender diversity, and more. With an aim to increase media representation, The Human Challenge is hosted and produced by award-winning artist, Vanessa Ferlaino, who has Hispanic and Italian-immigrant roots. Over 70% of our guests are diverse, and 90% identify as women. Past guests have included returning citizens, displaced people, astronauts, GRAMMY and JUNO nominees, an...

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Recent episodes

  • Indigenous Language: The Heart Of The HomeSep 3, 2026 · 15 min
  • Finding My Voice: Embracing Palestinian IdentityApr 30, 2026 · 42 min
  • Living OUTLoud: A Life In Two HalvesApr 16, 2026 · 27 min
  • Shirley: A Residential School StoryMar 31, 2026 · 40 min
  • Eleven Years In The MakingMar 12, 2026 · 21 min
  • Rebulding The House: Canada's Justice SystemFeb 19, 2026 · 47 min
  • Dear God: Is Anyone There?Feb 5, 2026 · 37 min
  • SPECIAL: The Making Of... Transform The NightJan 1, 2026 · 11 min
  • SPECIAL: Transform The NightJan 1, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
  • The Road To LiberationDec 18, 2025 · 34 min

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