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Life and Times of Sir Frederick Banting

Welcome to the landing page for The Life and Times of Sir Frederick Banting podcast.  We hope you enjoy these lesser know stories about Dr. Banting.

Aug 5, 2024

In this episode we speak with Craig Baird. Craig is host of The Canadian History Ehx podcast and has strong following on social media. With a passion for storytelling, Craig Baird covers a wide range of topics from significant historical events to lesser-known tales, making history accessible and engaging for listeners....


Mar 20, 2024

In this episode, we speak with Ms. Joanna Jackson about her journey living with Type 1 diabetes. Joanna shares the story of her diaversary, her time at Camp Huronda, thoughts about a cure, together with several other topics including details on a couple of fundraising initiatives related to diabetes.

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Dec 10, 2023

In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing a group of student authors (Abby, Ben, Ethan, Gillon, Wyatt, and Zack).   While attending Dundas Central Public School a few years ago, these students wrote a book on the discovery of insulin called 'This is Frederick Banting, Charles Best and the Discovery...


Aug 7, 2023

Listen to Part 2 of our interview with Melinda Best - granddaughter of Charles Best.  Much like Part 1, we learned many new interesting things about Dr. Best.


Aug 7, 2023

In this episode, we had the opportunity to chat with Melinda Best - granddaughter of Charles Best - a recent visit to Canada to celebrate the place on the Canada Walk of Fame for Drs. Banting, Best, Collip, and McLeod.

We learned many new and lesser know facts and stories about Dr. Best's life.