Episode 3 RTNT LIVE on CRJU: Mental Health and Money

Inspired by the idea of red tape, Radio Totally Normal Toronto brings you an episode about money and mental health. Living with a mental illness sometimes means having a reliable and sufficient income can be challenging. In this episode, we'll be talking about social assistance, health, poverty and stigma. It's an eye opener.  Our guests are: (4:28) John Stapleton, a writer and instructor who worked in the areas of social assistance policy and operations.    (23.20) Songs in the Key of Social Assistance: A Parody written by Gaetan Genesse, with additional voice work by Belke Fray (25.03) Rick Miller, a photographer and filmmaker who speaks to us about his experiences with mental illness, social assistance and advocacy (37.45) Bobby Giles and Joel Klassen from Yonge Street Mission's Friends Helping People End poverty, who speak to us about the Basic Income Pilot Project  Music in this episode: Scott Holmes: we used Big Apple and Inspiring Corporate Podington Bear: Little Black Cloud, Vanagon, Trundle, Ideas, Sunbeam, Skeptic, Down and Around, We Make A Good Time Jason Shaw: Acoustic Meditation David Szesztay: Waiting Dave Depper: Acoustic 1, Marimba Motivation Gaetan Genesse: Acoustic Composition