“Say Yes Before You Know How”–Christy Write Show Notes I read something this morning that Christy Write posted on her Instagram today – “Say yes before you know how.” And it kind of falls in…
Podcast Episodes
Ep. 69 Finding connection in the everyday: A talk with Chelsea Peitz
“There’s magic in the mundane” –Chelsea Peitz on doing social like no one’s watching!
Ep. 68 Finding Work that You Love with Ken Coleman
“For years, I’d dreamed of being a broadcaster, but I was also one of the 70 percent – stuck in a job I didn’t love”–Ken Coleman Show Notes Welcome to episode no. 68. Seventy percent of…
Ep. 64 The Superabundance Found in Collaboration. A Literary Talk with Susan McCaslin and J.S. Porter
Today we have a super relevant discussion with authors Susan McCaslin and J.S. Porter about their book Superabundantly Alive… But not before I share a little something from Donovan Woods – we’ve had him as a guest on this show before – and if you like this you can hear more on Episode no. 44. It’s Life/Music/Talk All Grown Up… and it’s been a while. So come on in.
Ep. 63 Going Car-less: Melissa and Chris Bruntlett on Building the Cycling City
Imagine if you were given a new way to explore your city or town, safely, with little risk or barriers, all the while contributing to your health while helping to de-escalate stress, congestion, pollution… Would you support it?
Ep. 62 In Public and Private Spaces – A Contrast in ‘How’ We Share Grief.
Burt Reynolds passed away today – on the very date of this recording, preceded of course by the legendary Queen of Soul and renowned U.S. Senator, John McCain. This week we explore the stark contrast of how grief unfolds in the public sphere by very public people in comparison to how personal grief unfolds in the same kind of public sphere (if we count social media as being the equivalent).
Ep. 60 Canadian singer/songwriter AHI releases In Our Time – And it’s worth the hype.
Show Notes: “A girl at school—she heard me singing, and she’s like, you know you have a good voice. It’s not a really good voice, but you know, how Jamaican singers sound…”–AHI Today, we’re taking…
Ep. 55 The Music of Leif Vollebekk – Plus, Am I reading too much into Spider-Man: Homecoming?
This week we’re joined by the so very talented, Canadian singer/songwriter – Leif Vollebekk. And later in the show, producers of The Comic Book Syndicate, Mike Poirier, and Jolie Inthavong join us to compare thoughts on Spider-Man: Homecoming!
Ep. 52 Citizen Jane. Battle for the City – with Special Guests, Matt Tyrnauer and Roberta Gratz
Filmmaker, Matt Tyrnauer and award-winning journalist and urban critic, Roberta Gratz join me to talk about the life of writer turned activist, Jane Jacobs and Tyrnauer’s new documentary, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City.
Derision at the 38th Parallel. A Conversation with National Security Correspondent David Sanger
Special guest, David Sanger, the National Security Correspondent for The New York Times joins to talk about the possible nuclear crisis in North Korea. A bit of history mixed in with current events – back to the 38th Parallel we go!
Healing Spaces with Dr. Esther Sternberg – And the Music of Christie Palazzolo
Show Notes Today’s show is all about Music, Place, and Influence. We begin with a conversation with Singer/songwriter Christie Palazzolo, who’s really making some noise with her debut EP, Alive Today. And later in the…
When You’re Only 50… It’s Really Like 20-Something with Experience.
Everyone has something to contribute… and humans are not meant to be in cubicles, or to be “yes people,” or get a gold watch and “check-out-of-life” people. If you’ve got it going on and no…
Water Shut-Offs in Detroit. Responsibility vs Human Rights?
Show Summary: Detroit has been turning off the taps for citizens who are unable to pay their bills. What solutions do we have? Join us as we speak with George McGraw, human rights advocate and…
The Music of Poor Angus
On this week’s show we speak with one of the finalists of last year’s CBC Searchlight competition – Poor Angus! Plus if you love what you do – should you be forced to retire? Tell that to the generation under you…
The Music of ENNIS – Plus, Are Train Derailments Making a Case for Pipelines?
Canadian roots group, ENNIS use their music as a way of telling stories, documenting time and influencing change. We catch up with Karen Ennis to find out more. Plus, news on the latest train derailments and what it means for the future of pipelines.