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The Honest Talk — 104 episodes

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Setting the Tempo: Why Reetu Gupta is betting big on women's basketball

2

How to make fitness fit your life with GoodLife’s Kim Lavender

3

Amanda Lindhout on survival, hope, and rebuilding a life after captivity

4

Mom Talk: A conversation with our moms, Maureen McTeer and Jane Wilson

5

Christianna Scott on her journey from law to leading DE&I at Canada’s largest airline

6

What it really takes to build a successful Canadian brand with Tania Yan

7

Jessica Holmes teaches us why laughter is the best medicine

8

The first woman to command Canada’s military: A conversation with Gen. Jennie Carignan

9

Mandy Gull-Masty on courage, proving people wrong, and redefining leadership

10

Curiosity, leadership, and trusting your gut: A conversation with Sue Noble

11

Melissa Leong’s no-shame guide to starting fresh financially in 2026

12

What we're bringing into 2026 with Jen and Catherine

13

Building SophieGrace: How Emma May created a clothing brand that's taking fashion by storm

14

How Devinder Gill forged her path in financial leadership

15

How Manjit Minhas built her empire from the ground up

16

From icebergs to lava tubes – Canadian cave diver Jill Heinerth takes us into the unknown

17

Canadian author Claire Cameron on the power of survival – and the value of letting go

18

Behind the rise of women's sports with Vancouver's Sinead King

19

Candace Laing on being a champion for Canadian business

20

Leadership, compassion, and resilience: Insights from Erin Elofson, President of Mastercard in Canada

21

Melissa Lantsman talks returning to The House of Commons, her path into politics, and lessons learned as a female leader

22

Lieutenant-General Lise Bourgon reflects on a career of firsts in the Canadian Armed Forces

23

Mante Molepo on the future of DEI – and why leaders can’t look away

24

Former BC Premier Christy Clark talks politics, parenting, and the double standards faced by female leaders

25

Canadian Jazz singer Holly Cole takes us behind the music

26

On the track with Nicole Havrda: Canada’s rising F1 Academy star

27

RBC's Kim Mason chats leadership, reinvention, and the power of accepting help

28

The ‘Roots' of reinvention: Meghan Roach on leading an iconic Canadian brand

29

From prison psychologist to Canadian Ambassador: Inside Marcy Grossman's incredible career journey

30

Jen & Catherine – From hockey night to election night, and celebrating women athletes

31

Christina Litz – President of the Northern Super League

32

Jen & Catherine – Women’s Summit season, election talk, and our emotional survival kits

33

Kathleen Wynne – Former Premier of Ontario

34

Demetra Streda - SVP & National Head, Corporate Client Group at RBC

35

Sandi Gilbert – Fintech leader & community builder, shares why women should consider angel investing

36

Jeanne Beker – A life in fashion and storytelling

37

Jenna Sudds – Federal Cabinet Minister, community leader, and devoted mom

38

Arielle Meloul – Air Canada’s HR Leader and one of the country’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women

39

Kelly Haston – Scientist, ultrarunner & Commander of NASA's Mars simulation project

40

Jen & Catherine – The Honest Talk holiday special

41

Kris Depencier – RBC's Executive Vice President, Regional Banking, Personal

42

Jenn Harper – Founder of Cheekbone Beauty

43

Elizabeth Renzetti – Bestselling Canadian-British author and journalist

44

Chinyere Eni – Head of RBC Origins

45

Mitzie Hunter – President & CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation

46

Vinita Savani – Senior Vice President of Personal Lending and Auto Finance at RBC

47

Penny Wise – VP at 3M, shares the secret to empathetic leadership and getting women into STEM

48

Natasha Holiday – Co-Head & Managing Director of Infrastructure (East) at RBC Capital Markets

49

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau — mental health advocate, author of Closer Together

50

Jennifer Gunter — Canadian gynecologist, author of The Vagina Bible, The Menopause Manifesto, and Blood

51

Bif Naked — Canadian rock icon, breast cancer survivor

52

Silken Laumann — Three-time Olympian, Canadian champion rower, and mental health advocate

53

Melissa Carvalho — One of Canada's Top 20 Women in Cyber Security, and VP at RBC

54

Marilyn Denis — A legend of Canadian media

55

Michelle O'Bonsawin — Canada's first Indigenous Supreme Court Justice

56

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek: leadership in action

57

One of the 100 Most Influential Black Canadian Women

58

The woman who trained the Ukrainian army

59

Ambassador Kirsten Hillman

60

Christina Cleveland

61

Premier Heather Stefanson

62

Anne-Marie Mediwake

63

Flora Do

64

Vassy Kapelos

65

Jacie deHoop

66

Vicki Saunders

67

Stephanie Dexter

68

Minister Carla Qualtrough

69

Hazel McCallion

70

Shachi Kurl

71

Heather Scoffield

72

Katie Taylor

73

Dr. Katharine Smart

74

Jody Wilson-Raybould

75

Cheryl Tjok-A-Tam

76

Ginella Massa

77

Mairead Lavery

78

Mandy Rennehan

79

Lisa Weagle

80

Rosemary Barton

81

Marie Wilson

82

The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson

83

Jean Augustine

84

Jennifer Tory

85

Janis Irwin

86

Indira Samarasekera & Martha Piper

87

Cindy Blackstock

88

Kristy Kirkup

89

Megan Leslie

90

Farah Nasser

91

Amber Mac

92

Celina Caesar Chavannes

93

Elizabeth Dowdeswell

94

Marnie McBean

95

Susan Aglukark

96

Anna Maria Tremonti

97

Sangita Patel

98

Serena Ryder

99

Dr. Jane Philpott

100

Annamie Paul

101

Erica Ehm

102

Julie Nesrallah

103

Marie Henein, Lawyer

104

Mary Walsh