Know Your Rights Podcast

🧠 A physical response is not the same as consent.

Stewart Thompson unpacks a painful myth that keeps male survivors silent, and why it doesn't change what actually happened.

🎧 Full episode drops today (link in bio).

⚖️ Self-defense laws are not as simple as “I felt threatened.”

In this Know Your Rights clip, we talk about a proposal that would presume someone was acting in self-defense unless evidence showed otherwise.

The concern is obvious: self-defense is sometimes claimed when it is not genuine, including in gang-related cases and domestic situations where one person kills the other and says, “I was defending myself.”

This is why the evidence matters. The context matters. And the facts matter.

🎧 Watch on Spotify or YouTube. Link in bio.

🕊️ Boys who experience abuse face stigmas that keep them silent for years.

Stewart Thompson, Men's Program Coordinator at The Gatehouse Toronto and a survivor himself, on the specific barriers men face in coming forward.

🎧 Full episode drops July 31 (link in bio).

Most people think they’re covered if something happens. Most people aren’t.

In this Know Your Rights clip, we talk about the reality:

👉 Most people do not have short-term disability coverage.
👉 Long-term disability, if they even have it, usually only kicks in after a waiting period (sometimes months).
👉 And most people do not have savings to float them in the meantime.

With the economy right now, a lot of families are already stretched just trying to afford gas and groceries. That’s why knowing what coverage you actually have matters before you need it.

🎧 Watch on Spotify or YouTube. Link in bio.

⚡ Riding an e-bike without insurance can leave you with nowhere to turn after a crash. Why so many e-bike injury claims hit a wall, and why coverage matters more than people think.

🎧 Full episode is up now (link in bio).

💛 "He loves me" can hide a lot of red flags.

Cassandra Harvey on how toxic relationships get normalized early, and why we make excuses for behavior we'd never accept from anyone else.

🎧 Full episode drops today! (link in bio).

🧠 Pain isn’t “just physical.”

In this Know Your Rights clip, we talk about why pain shows up in the DSM-5 and what that really means: pain and mental health can reinforce each other in a vicious cycle.

When you can’t work, can’t pay bills, and can’t provide for your family, it’s not only stressful. It can make the pain heavier, too.

🎧 Watch on Spotify or YouTube. Link in bio.

💔 Leaving isn't as simple as walking away.

Cassandra Harvey, Victims Advocate at Diamond & Diamond and a survivor herself, on why predators are so skilled at manipulation that victims often convince themselves everything is fine.

🎧 Full episode drops July 24 (link in bio).

🎭 "Think you're outsmarting them? Wait until claim time!"

In this Know Your Rights episode, we reveal the insurance paradox. While people frequently fight insurance companies and try to mislead them about their situation, everything changes when you file a claim.

That's when insurers deploy their full resources to scrutinize your coverage. You're not as clever as you think!

🎧 Watch this eye-opening discussion at the link in our bio!

🚆 Is grabbing a drink on the bus or train legal or not?

Sean Shapiro, retired police officer and traffic safety expert, breaks down the rules around alcohol on public transit.

🎧 Full episode is up now (link in bio).