
Let's Innovate!
We uncover the passion behind great ideas, meet STEAM thought leaders and talk with young people working on inspiring innovations! This podcast is brought to you by the Science Fair Foundation of BC.
Episodes
65 episodes
Nathan Hellner-Mestelman
Here at the Science Fair Foundation we mostly are focussed and supporting a variety of initiatives around science fairs, which is not surprising. You have school fairs, local fairs, regional fairs, and the youth innovation showcase. All amazing...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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18:26

Meaghan MacKenzie
As Science Fair season starts to wrap up with the culmination of the 2025 Canada Wide Science, Michael Unger chats with an alumni that competed at four straight Canada Wide Science Fairs from 2013-2016. Meaghan MacKenzie is now a Environmental ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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21:05

2024 Youth Innovation Showcase Winners
Continuing our celebration of these inspirational young scientists, in this episode our host Michael Unger gets into it with our 2024 YIS winners Jora Singh Nahal & Inbal Tzafrir.Join them as they discuss why they felt compelled to ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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21:29

2025 Youth Innovation Showcase Recap with the Judges
It’s the end of 2024, and for us here at the Foundation, it’s also the end of the Youth Innovation Showcase. So for the next few episodes, we are going to recap an amazing showcase. In this episode i brought in two of the judges from the Youth ...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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19:56

Marco Pasqua - Re-Release
Marco is an accessibility consultant who has battled through a lot of adversity to get to where he is as now a leading thinker and inspirational speaker in this space. We talked about so many things including imposter syndrome, anxiety, and tec...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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22:19

Integrating AI in Science Fairs
In this episode of Let's Innovate, our host Michael Unger dives into the exciting world of artificial intelligence and its role in science fairs. Joining the conversation are Gerry Gourlay, Program & Volunteer Manager at Science Fair Founda...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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28:24

Empowering Students of African Descent in Science
In this episode of Let's Innovate, we welcome Asher Trim-Gaskin and Mansita M. Njie from Imhotep's Academy, an organization dedicated to supporting students of African descent in the STEM fields. They share their experiences and strategie...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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14:39

Bridging the Gap in Science Fairs
On this episode of Let's Innovate, we're joined by science coordinators Emily Gubski Greater Regional Vancouver Science Fair Chair and Aidan Leach Renfrew County Regional Science Fair Coordinator in Ontario to discuss how to...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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18:48

Live On Location at the Yukon-Stikine Regional Science Fair (2023)
Join us for a special live on-location episode with our host Michael Unger as he interviews some of the bright young minds at the Yukon-Stikine Regional Science Fair.Check out the 2023 Canada-Wide Science Fair results:
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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17:39

Michael Unger
On this special episode of Let's Innovate, our host Michael Unger talks about the Science Fair Foundation BC's goal to transform science fairs to be more accessible and more inclusive for youth.Michael shares some personal stories, dive...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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26:20

Keanu Chan & Jora Singh Nahal
On this special episode of Let's Innovate, Michael sits down with the winners of the 2023 Youth Innovation Showcase, Keanu Chan and Jora Singh Nahal!Keanu Chan's project: https://www.sciencefairs.ca/participate/yis/finalists/keanu-proje...
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20:38

Paul Tiege and Breanna Crompvoets
Today we have have a special episode of Let's Innovate as we have two guests!We're joined by Paul Tiege and Breanna Crompvoets, two judges for this year's Youth Innovation Showcase.You won't want to miss it!
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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15:35

Ziad Sahid
On this episode of Let's Innovate, Ziad Sahid all the way out in Yukon joins the show!Ziad works at Tech Yukon, a non-profit organization in Whitehorse focused on building a local tech sector out in the Yukon.You won't want to m...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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16:51

Gerry Gourlay
On this episode, Michael sits down with the Science Fair Foundation's new Program & Volunteer Manager, Gerry Gourlay!
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21:41

Andrei Marti
We're back with another episode of Let's Innovate! Today we're joined by Andrei Marti, a Platinum Award winner at the 2023 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton.You won't want to miss it!
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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19:50

Leonard Foster
On the fourth season's opener of the Let's Innovate podcast, we're joined by Leonard Foster!Leonard is the Chief Judge of the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair as well as a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Un...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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17:14

Leah Cross & Peter Scott
On this special episode of Let's Innovate! we're please to be joined by both Leah Cross & Peter Scott!Leah is the President and Co-Founder of Build a Biz Kids and Peter is an Elementary School Principal in Grand Forks, BC.Th...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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19:17

Dr. Todd Whitcombe
Today on Let's Innovate, we're joined by Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UNBC, and Chair of the organizing committee for the Central Interior Science Exhibition, Dr. Todd Whitecombe.Todd talks to Michael about the science fair ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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13:38

Andrea Chan & Matt Treble
Today on Let's Innovate we're lucky to have on Andrea Chan & Matt Treble from the Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair!The two talk to Michael about their journey from participating in science fairs to becoming volunteers for scie...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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19:34

Jennie Copeland & Kevin Frankham
Today, we have the Chair & Vice-Chair of the Northern BC Regional Science Fair, Jennie Copeland & Kevin Frankham.They discuss topics such as how they got started, problem solving and even parents and science fairs.
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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17:20

Katrina Kornylo
Today, we're joined by science teacher, Katrina Kornylo from Gold River on Vancouver Island!Katrina talks to us about how she got into science fairs, getting students interested in science and even how she became a teacher.You w...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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12:19

Ryan Sikkes & Melissa Halpenny
Ryan & Melissa from the Yukon-Stikine Regional Science Fair join us today on Let's Innovate!The two talk to us about the "differences" in science fairs, the projects that make the most impact and Ryan even tells us about how he comb...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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17:55

Morgan Whitehouse & Robert Wielgoz
Today we're excited to have Morgan and Robert, two volunteers from the Cariboo Mainline Regional Science Fair, join us on the podcast.Michael talks to the both of them about why the love running science fairs, science passion and even a...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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22:58

Ian Affleck & Caroline Majeau
Ian and Caroline, two volunteers from the Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair join us today on Let's Innovate!The two talk to Michael about their volunteer experience, how they got involved and even strike up a conversation on AI/ machi...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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12:17
