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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.

Feb 5, 2023

In this episode, we learn about the notable people in Sir Frederick Banting's life.

Who was Sadie Gairns?  Who was the first person in industry to meet with Dr. Banting?  Who were his co-discovers?  Who was Clark Noble?  

The answer to these questions and more in this episode!

Interesting links:

Discovery of Insulin...


Jan 22, 2023

In this episode, hear about some of the places of historic important to Dr. Frederick Banting in and around Toronto, Ontario. In particular, you'll hear about the following:

  • 46 Bedford Road
  • Guild Inn Estate
  • Taddle Creek (link)
  • U of T Medical Building - Old (link)
  • Arts and Letters Club (link)
  • Fisher Rare Book Library (


Nov 13, 2022

In this episode, learn more about the Banting's as a scrappy bunch!  And, learn more about the Banting family tree.

For inquiries about the Banting Family Tree please send an email to this address rdb@banting.ca.

Here is the link mentioned this episode related to Ballyfin - www.ballyfin.com.

And, here is a link to an...


Sep 18, 2021

Journalist, author, and podcast host Krista Lamb joins this episode to talk about her recently published book entitled Beyond Banting: From Insulin to Islet Transplants, Decoding Canada’s Diabetes Superstars. This important book describes the research in Canada, related to diabetes, since the discovery of insulin in...


May 29, 2021

In the third of a three-part episode, we learn about the Banting Family genealogy from Ms. Brenda Ayers (a member of the Banting family).