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What if a device on your kitchen counter could track every pill you take, alert your doctor in real time, and flag opioid addiction before it takes hold? That's exactly what Shane built.

In this episode of August After Dark, we sit down with the founder of Custom Health — a UBC pharmacist who rewrote Canadian legislation and is now taking his company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Shane shares the story behind Spencer, Custom Health's smart medication dispenser that replaces a cabinet full of pill bottles with a single daily pouch — connected to a 24/7 clinical team that actually monitors whether your medication is working.

We talk about the opioid crisis in a way you haven't heard before — the full-image tracking of a tablet from pharmacy shelf to patient hand, and the AI that flags opioid use disorder before a doctor's appointment ever happens.

If you want to understand where healthcare is actually going — this episode is for you.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:44 - Dream Cars, What's in the Garage
05:43 - From UBC Pharmacy Grad to Healthcare Disruptor
07:44 - Building Western Canada's First Central Fill Pharmacy
10:29 - Why Guessing your Medication has to STOP
13:14 - The Parkinson's Story That Changed Everything
16:04 - How the Dispenser Works
19:04 - Tracking Every Opioid From Pharmacy to Patient
22:58 - The Hidden Danger of Opioids After Surgery
25:35 - How AI Catches Addiction Early
30:22 - The Future of Pharmacy in the Next 5 Years
33:08 - How to the Dispenser in your home
35:52 - The Growth Plan & Going Public on the TSX
38:28 - What Keeps a Founder Going When It Gets Hard
40:48 - Why Disconnecting Outdoors Keeps You Sane
47:46 - What Patient Care Looks Like 3 Years From Now

This podcast episode lives at the intersection of hope, community, and the quiet heroism of parenthood.

It is not a cancer story — it is a story about what human beings are capable of when everything is stripped away.

On Canada Day 2019, Janelle Stanley's 2.5 year-old son Finley was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His platelet count was 9. He could have bled out internally without a single warning sign.

Within hours, Janelle was on a Learjet to BC Children's Hospital — no wallet, no change of clothes, no plan. Just her son, and the terrifying unknown.

What she didn't know yet was that the place waiting for them — Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon — was a place she had helped design.

In this episode of August After Dark, Janelle shares the raw, real, and deeply moving story of what it means to let go of control, lean on community, and watch your child not just survive — but thrive.

Today, Finley is in remission, approaching five years cancer free. He describes his time during treatment as the best time of his life.

This conversation is for every parent who has ever felt helpless. Every family who has sat in a waiting room not knowing what comes next. And everyone who wants to understand what Ronald McDonald House truly means to the families inside its walls.

🔗 Donate and support Finley's 5-year cancer-free milestone: augustafterdark.com

Matt August and Mike Hall have been the guys behind August Motor Cars from the beginning — and in this episode, they're finally telling the whole story.

From bidding on a foreclosed building their families thought was a terrible idea, to sneaking into the Indy 500 pits, getting dressed as pirates at a supercar rally, crashing a Radical at track, and eventually taking a McLaren 765LT across America on the Gumball 3000 — this is the unfiltered origin of one of Canada's most recognized exotic car brands.

But more than the cars, this episode is about what it actually takes to build something real: the doubt, the roadblocks, the police pullover that wasn't their fault, and the guy who traded two Clydesdale horses for a supercar. If you've ever had a dream that people told you was too crazy, this one's for you.