Best Inner City Youth Alive Podcasts (2024)

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Flutes and Support 27:03

3+ y ago27:03

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Send us a text In this episode we are joined by Cindy Molacek and and Aleah Isaak. Cindy will tell us a unique story about her trip to Jerusalem, while Aleah will continue the topic of good supports from last episode. Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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The John Episode 33:36

3+ y ago33:36

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Send us a text In this episode we hear from John Vasili, Howard Jolly, and John Janzen. John Vasili speaks about his trip back to Africa and the importance of knowing your roots. Howard Jolly speaks in response to the bodies of 215 children found in Kamloops. John Janzen speaks about the importance of good support systems. Support the show…

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ICYA RAW: Season 2 - Episode 1 - The Urban Edge 26:44

3+ y ago26:44

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Send us a text Welcome to Season 2 of ICYA Raw! Enjoy stories told by our own Executive Director Kent Dueck, and both the familiar and new voices of ICYA Raw. Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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ICYA Raw Christmas Features #4 - Emma Jankovics Year-In-Review 23:11

4y ago23:11

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Send us a text It's the last day of 2020 so in this interview we talk to Emma J. who works in the ICYA Drop-In. We talk about her very eventful year - a year that included a 3-month sabbatical, the loss of a friend, the end of a relationship, along with some lessons learned and new energy for what is in store in 2021. Support the show…

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ICYA Raw Christmas Features #3 - John Janzen Christmas Message 24:25

4y ago24:25

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Send us a text Director of Development at ICYA, John Janzen, shares a sermon from a previous Christmas, about how Christmas itself reveals a God who doesn't avoid difficult situations, but instead, runs toward them. Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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ICYA Raw Christmas Features #2 - Jonas Mitchell Simard and Jeremy Zehr: Year In Review 19:42

4y ago19:42

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Send us a text One of our Community Ministers, Jeremy Zehr, sits down for an interview with Jonas, a young guy from the community that Jeremy has known for a decade. About Jonas, Jeremy says: "I have known Jonas for 10 years. He grew up in and lives in the North End. Jonas has been a pillar for his family as a young man and continues to show persev…

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ICYA Raw Christmas Features #1 - Andrew Reimer: This Isn't Bethlehem 16:26

4y ago16:26

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Send us a text This is the first in a series of ICYA Christmas Features, a few short podcast episodes to accompany you through your holiday isolation. First up we have Andrew Reimer, a long-time Community Minister at ICYA, who wrote a poem a few years ago called This Isn't Bethlehem. In it Andrew explores the collision of joyful "Christmas values" …

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Episode 10 - From South Sudan to Winnipeg - John Vasili 40:17

4y ago40:17

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Send us a text John and JJ sit down to talk about about John's life journey - from life as as a four-year-old escaping civil war in east Africa to the streets of Winnipeg and the ICYA drop-in. Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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Episode 9 - Gaming and Crime - Ronald, JJ, and Andrew 40:46

4y ago40:46

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Send us a text In this episode, recorded in August 2019, Ronald Traverse proposes a theory on why the gang life has become somewhat less attractive to the youth he works with - online gaming is better, and fills some similar need. Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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Episode 8 - Being an Indigenous Follower of Jesus - Howard Jolly 52:21

4y ago52:21

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Send us a text Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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Episode 7 - Inner City Activism - Sel Burrows and Kent Dueck 37:01

4y ago37:01

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Send us a text Kent sits down for a chat with Sel Burrows who lives in Point Douglas and has spent his life advocating for social change in the inner city. Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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Episode 6 - The First Nations Indigenous Warriors - Vern DeLaronde and Joe Munro 45:21

4y ago45:21

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Send us a text This week Kent talks to Vern DeLaronde and Joe Munro, two long-time North Enders who formed a group called the First Nations Indigenous Warriors. FNIW can frequently be seen around the North End getting involved in situations where help is needed. Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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Episode 5 - Being an Indigenous Police Officer - Lawrence Letander 54:26

4y ago54:26

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Send us a text Our Executive Director Kent Dueck sits down to speak with Lawrence Letander, an RCMP officer from Dauphin River, about his experience working as a police officer while many advocate to Defund the Police. Support the showBy Inner City Youth Alive

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Episode 4 - "Snitches Get Stitches" and its Effect on the Inner City - Ronald Traverse and Harvey Rempel 53:20

4+ y ago53:20

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Send us a text Ronald and Harvey work at ICYA, Ronald in the drop-in and Harvey as a community outreach worker. Before his life went in a significantly different direction, Ronald ran with the Indian Posse , a well-known Winnipeg gang. Harvey has been connecting for years with gang members in our neighbourhood, on the streets, and in local correcti…

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Episode 3 - Does God Love the Meth Addicts too? - Bob Ekblad 47:48

4+ y ago47:48

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Send us a text In March, just before COVID hit, Bob did a week-long training event at ICYA. This podcast is the message he gave at a public event we held at Canadian Mennonite University about the meth crisis in Winnipeg, and how it relates to what they do in Tierra Nueva, which is located in Burlington, WA. Bob and Gracie Ekblad are the Founders a…

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Episode 1 - Community Outreach During COVID - Jeremy Zehr, Harvey Rempel 42:34

4+ y ago42:34

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Send us a text Executive Director Kent Dueck sits down to chat with Jeremy Zehr and Harvey Rempel, community outreach workers at ICYA who spend a lot of time with at-risk and gang-affected youth in the North End of Winnipeg. Jeremy and Harvey describe some of their work and how it has been affected by the COVID crisis this year. Support the show…

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Episode 2 - Growing Up in the Gang Life - and Finding God - Melvina Guiboche 55:38

4+ y ago55:38

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Send us a text This episode features the life story of Melvina Guiboche. Melvina grew up surrounded by gangs, addiction, and the pain related to the issues of generational trauma. But God showed up and told her a different story about who she really is. Melvina now works as a community outreach worker at ICYA. Support the show…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Inner City Youth Alive Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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ICYA Raw

Inner City Youth Alive

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Flutes and Support 27:03

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The John Episode 33:36

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ICYA RAW: Season 2 - Episode 1 - The Urban Edge 26:44

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ICYA Raw Christmas Features #4 - Emma Jankovics Year-In-Review 23:11

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ICYA Raw Christmas Features #3 - John Janzen Christmas Message 24:25

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ICYA Raw Christmas Features #2 - Jonas Mitchell Simard and Jeremy Zehr: Year In Review 19:42

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ICYA Raw Christmas Features #1 - Andrew Reimer: This Isn't Bethlehem 16:26

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Episode 10 - From South Sudan to Winnipeg - John Vasili 40:17

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Episode 9 - Gaming and Crime - Ronald, JJ, and Andrew 40:46

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Episode 8 - Being an Indigenous Follower of Jesus - Howard Jolly 52:21

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Episode 7 - Inner City Activism - Sel Burrows and Kent Dueck 37:01

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Episode 6 - The First Nations Indigenous Warriors - Vern DeLaronde and Joe Munro 45:21

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Episode 5 - Being an Indigenous Police Officer - Lawrence Letander 54:26

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Episode 4 - "Snitches Get Stitches" and its Effect on the Inner City - Ronald Traverse and Harvey Rempel 53:20

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Episode 3 - Does God Love the Meth Addicts too? - Bob Ekblad 47:48

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Episode 1 - Community Outreach During COVID - Jeremy Zehr, Harvey Rempel 42:34

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Episode 2 - Growing Up in the Gang Life - and Finding God - Melvina Guiboche 55:38

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