Walking Radio Podcast

About Walking Radio Podcast

A podcast dedicated to amplifying the voices of people on the margins and the front lines. Radio that listens and stories that move. | Walking Radio is non-commercial, non-monetized and is fueled by the stories that are too often ignored. | CONTENT WARNING: Walking Radio explores complex topics in a forthright, consent-based, strengths-focused, trauma-informed and sometimes unexpectedly lighthearted manner. These topics include but are not limited to: substance use, death, violence, disability, mental health and mental illness, suicide, homelessness, sexual assault, stigma, grief, loss, oppression, discrimination, HIV/AIDS, trauma, government neglect, institutional failure, incarceration, political abandonment, depraved indifference, necropolitics, and social murder. Listener discretion is advised. | Theme music by Konten_kreator courtesy of Pixaby. walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Patrick Corvyn

Category

society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 Mar 2025

Latest episode

25 May 2026

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 May 2026

   A Winter Drive with Rone

   “I have an address book of people who didn’t” | In this, episode we take a drive around Guelph on January 5, 2026, to check back in with our friend Rone from Episode 2. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   2 Apr 2026

   "Bring a brick, not a cathedral." - A chat about improv and community with Hayley

   “How can we build this universe together?” | In today’s episode we chat with Hayley. It’s the evening of Monday March 16, 2026 at the Community of Hearts in Guelph’s Old Quebec Street Mall. A Second City alum and powerhouse instructor and performer from Guelph’s own The Making Box improv comedy troupe, Hayley spends her Monday evenings leading an improv club for people with developmental exceptionalities. Community of Hearts Lifelong Learning Centre fosters independence by providing a safe, secure and stimulating learning environment for adults with developmental exceptionalism while enhancing the participants’ social, emotional, physical and cognitive development by building confidence and promoting self-reliance. Please consider donating to Community of Hearts in Guelph. Through your support, gifts of time and contributions of in-kind products and services, program participants gain the opportunities to achieve the level of independence they desire. Please join us in building a community of caring, mutual respect and lifelong learning. | https://communityofhearts.ca/donate/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   18 Mar 2026

   A Fight Not to Die - A Chat with Adam at Moss Park CTS

   “I want to say survival of the fittest but it’s really just a fight for the weakest not to die.” | Recorded Tuesday, March 17, 2026. In today’s episode we are on location at Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service in downtown Toronto in the immediate wake of the Ford government’s announcement that they will be eliminating funding for the last remaining supervised consumption sites. We speak with Adam, a member of the Moss Park CTS community and someone whose life is directly impacted by this announcement. Walking Radio is non-commercial, volunteer-created, non-monetized, always free, and is powered by the stories that are too often ignored. Please consider adding your voice to keep desperately needed lifesaving services like the Moss Park CTS in operation. The toxic drug supply crisis has already claimed more than 53,000 lives and counting in Canada since 2016: our friends, our neighbours, our loved ones. Supervised consumption saves lives. Between March 2020 and November 2025, the Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service on its own saw 83,211 total visits from over 19,079 unique clients. The staff at just this site alone responded to 3,269 overdoses, and provided 48,489 services and referrals during that same time period. | CONTENT WARNING: Walking Radio explores complex topics in a forthright, strengths-focused, trauma-informed and sometimes unexpectedly lighthearted manner. These topics include but are not limited to: substance use, death, violence, disability, mental health and mental illness, suicide, homelessness, sexual assault, stigma, grief, loss, oppression, discrimination, HIV, trauma, government neglect, institutional failure, incarceration, political abandonment, depraved indifference, necropolitics, and social murder. Listener discretion is strongly advised. | Links: Opioid and Stimulant-Related Harms in Canada: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-related-harms/opioids-stimulants/ Supervised Consumption Sites Dashboard: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/supervised-consumption-sites/ Opioid Mortality Report: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Diseases-and-Conditions/Mental-Illness-Substance-Use/Opioids/Opioid-Mortality-Report Toronto Overdose Information System: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-inspections-monitoring/toronto-overdose-information-system/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

4. 

   5 Mar 2026

   Kylie Minogue Lyrics Disaster, 477 & Craigslist Hookups: Gay Kingston with Rye at the turn of the Millennium

   “Can’t we all just be one again? Be a community?” | In today’s episode, we spill the tea with my old friend Rye at his kitchen table in Kingston, Ontario, as we lace up for a multi-day walking adventure through the city. We start by reminiscing about mid-90s and early-2000s gay Kingston, clearing a path for the rockier limestone trails ahead. | CONTENT WARNING: Walking Radio explores complex topics in a forthright, strengths-focused, trauma-informed and sometimes unexpectedly lighthearted manner. These topics include but are not limited to: substance use, death, violence, disability, mental health and mental illness, suicide, homelessness, sexual assault, stigma, grief, loss, oppression, discrimination, HIV, trauma, government neglect, institutional failure, incarceration, and political abandonment. Listener discretion is strongly advised. | Questions, comments? Reach out at: walkingradio.poach448 [at] passmail.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

5. 

   15 Feb 2026

   A Huge Bag of Money, Crystal Meth, Sex Work, Government Work, Naked in Sudbury, Reba & Uno — A Heavy, Lighthearted Stroll with Eric

   “You’re my bridge over troubled waters. I’m the troubled waters.” | In today’s episode we walk with Eric. It’s the night of August 29, 2025 on the shores of Lake Huron. Eric speaks boldly and bravely about his experiences starting a non-profit, working with the federal government, living on the streets, struggling with crystal meth, psychosis, and alcohol. He shares about the joy of community, the need for belonging, the ups and downs of sobriety, the support we give one another and the people who have provided friendship, mentorship, love, and care along the way. | CONTENT WARNING: Walking Radio explores complex topics in a forthright, strengths-focused, trauma-informed and sometimes unexpectedly lighthearted manner. These topics include but are not limited to: substance use, death, violence, disability, mental health and mental illness, suicide, homelessness, sexual assault, stigma, grief, loss, oppression, discrimination, HIV, trauma, government neglect, institutional failure, incarceration, and political abandonment. Listener discretion is advised. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

6. 

   7 Feb 2026

   Soft as Baby Shit, Replete with Riches - A Walk in Moss Park with Erin

   “There’s a lot of material poverty in this neighbourhood, and also it is a community with tremendous wealth.” | In this episode we walk with Erin, a registered nurse at the Moss Park Overdose Prevention Site, or Consumption and Treatment Service as it’s now known. We met together on the sweltering afternoon of Saturday July 12 2025 and toured the site and the Moss Park neighbourhood in Toronto’s downtown east-side. We discussed the origins of the OPS, the current realities of supervised consumption, and our shared hopes for a more compassionate future. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

7. 

   14 Jan 2026

   Walking Radio - Episode 12: Toronto Anti-Hate Rally (Jan. 10, 2026)

   Patrick Corvyn's "Walking Radio" covers the Toronto anti-hate rally on January 10, 2026, exploring counter-protesters' motivations for standing against racism and promoting an inclusive Canada.

8. 

   21 Dec 2025

   Walking Radio - Episode 11: Camp Wendake (5/5)

   PATRICK CORVYN explores Camp Wendake's stigma-free environment for individuals and families living with HIV, highlighting community joy and understanding through excerpts from the talent show and closing ceremonies.

9. 

   21 Dec 2025

   Walking Radio - Episode 10: Camp Wendake (4/5)

   Patrick Corvyn explores Camp Wendake, a supportive community for individuals living with HIV and their families, capturing reflections from campers and volunteers on the camp's significance in this interview episode.

10. 

    16 Dec 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 9: Camp Wendake (3/5)

    Campers and volunteers share personal stories and discuss the significance of Camp Wendake as a safe haven for individuals and families affected by HIV in an interview with Patrick Corvyn.

11. 

    14 Nov 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 8: Sandra

    Sandra, co-executive director of the HIV Legal Network, discusses the organization's advocacy work and support for charter challenges to supervised consumption site closures with host Patrick Corvyn in this interview.

12. 

    29 Oct 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 7: Camp Wendake (2)

    Host Patrick Corvyn explores Camp Wendake, a welcoming space for individuals living with HIV and their families, and interviews volunteers about creating a stigma-free community.

13. 

    10 Oct 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 6: Camp Wendake (1)

    Patrick Corvyn explores Camp Wendake, a volunteer-run summer camp for individuals living with HIV and their families, highlighting its stigma-free environment and the sense of community it fosters.

14. 

    2 Jul 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 5: Walk For World Peace

    Patrick Corvyn joins Gen Kelsang Kunden and members of the Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre on a walk for world peace, discussing compassion, anger, and shared connections along the Speed River in this interview episode.

15. 

    14 Jun 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 4 (2/2): Yasir

    Harm reduction and HIV activist Yasir discusses combating stigma in Pakistan and globally with the host in this interview episode.

16. 

    31 May 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 4 (1/2): Yasir

    Harm reduction activist Yasir discusses combating stigma related to HIV in Pakistan and globally with the host, offering insights into international activism in this interview.

17. 

    23 Apr 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 3: Lee

    In this episode of Walking Radio, we walk through Toronto’s Sherwood Park with Lee — a nurse whose career spans intensive care, psychotherapy, and substance use care across urban and northern Ontario. Together, we unpack the heartbreak, confusion, and urgency surrounding Ontario’s recent closure of supervised consumption sites. Lee brings not only deep clinical experience, but also a rare emotional clarity as we talk grief, stigma, housing, harm reduction, and the human cost of political decisions made far from the frontlines. From the widening gaps in care to the mythology of “tough love,” Lee shares why supervised consumption is about more than preventing death — it’s about protecting life in all its complexity. We talk about purple heroin, grief as a hidden epidemic, and why Narcan alone isn’t enough. We reflect on the lives lost — and why some deaths are considered grievable, while others pass in silence. Together, we ask: what does ethical care look like in the midst of an overdose crisis? This episode is a walk through memory, systems, and the invisible labour of compassion. It's also a record of connection — human-to-human — at a time when that’s never felt more vital. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

18. 

    30 Mar 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 2: Rone

    On March 22, I was walking through downtown Guelph when I met someone I’ll never forget. Rone is a butch-presenting trans woman with sharp wit, layered strength, and a quiet vulnerability that invites real conversation. She’s also someone who, like thousands of others across Ontario, depends on supervised consumption services—not just for safety, but as a vital access point to the kind of healthcare most people take for granted. We spent the day wandering the city, sharing stories. One week later, on March 28, we met up again to continue the conversation for Episode 2 of Walking Radio. In this episode, Rone talks candidly about what it means to navigate pain management as a trans person, the medical discrimination she’s faced, and the lifeline the Guelph Community Health Centre has been for her. Rone shares her own story with striking clarity, a story that echoes the experiences of thousands facing the looming threat of service cuts and supervised consumption site closures across the province. This conversation isn’t just about one woman or one site—it’s about how care, connection, and community are built from the ground up. It’s about what we stand to lose when we let political agendas erase the reality of people’s lives. Rone's voice is full of clarity and courage. I’m honoured to share it with you. Walking Radio is recorded on the move, in the elements, and in real time—bringing you into the shared space where stories unfold. No studio. No polish. Just presence. Thanks for walking with us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

19. 

    30 Mar 2025

    Walking Radio - Episode 1: Nurses

    On March 19, 2025, I had the honour of attending the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) Summit on Mental Health and Substance Use in Toronto — less than two weeks before the Ontario government's planned shuttering of supervised consumption and treatment services across the province.In this inaugural episode of Walking Radio, I speak with three nurses — each with unique connections to the toxic drug supply crisis — about the planned closures. Their reflections are shaped not only by their clinical expertise, but by their own lived experiences, community relationships, and long-standing commitments to health justice. This conversation isn’t just about policy. It’s about people — clients, friends, colleagues — and the consequences of silencing those on the frontlines. Walking Radio is a podcast dedicated to amplifying voices that often go unheard. We walk alongside workers, service users, and communities whose wisdom is too often ignored by those in power. This podcast will never accept advertising, sponsorship, or donations. It is independently produced and shared in the spirit of collective care. Together, we can find new pathways to care and kindness.Thank you for walking with us. The opinions and perspectives expressed by the nurses in this episode are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit walkingradio.substack.com (https://walkingradio.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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• Campers
• Volunteers
• Sandra
• Yasir

Podcast Authority Score: 1 / 100

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0

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