Show Notes Welcome to Episode No. 79 – for this Tuesday, April 28, 2020. If this season has taught us anything, it’s that the state of some industries is much more resilient than others during a crisis….
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“We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat?” – A talk with Irek Kusmierczyk
Show Notes Welcome to Episode No. 78 – for Tuesday evening, April 7th, 2020. Never before have countries been under so much pressure to secure their citizens against an invisible enemy – at a time when people,…
‘Wash Your Hands,’ they say. Securing Water for the Navajo Nation during COVID-19
Show Notes This week, we focus on a community facing two crises at once. For weeks now, we have been told that washing our hands is our number one defence against COVID-19. But imagine being…
Karen Morand: Down Here
“I think I was doing that to keep myself small, to keep myself ‘playing small’ … whatever you’re gifted to do, we’re meant to share it with others” – Karen Morand.
Birds of Chicago on Collaboration, Community, and New Music
Birds of Chicago will be performing at The Ark on November 23rd, 2019. Hear our interview and join me as I go back… way back to the genesis of the group and their sound while discussing the trends and climate of music-making today.
Ep. 72 Exploring Workers’ Rights and Employer Challenges under the Shifting Nature of Work
“Everything now is expanding. We’re in a brave new world in terms of these new elements … that are challenging employees, employers, independent contractors and the courts.” –Shelley Brown Show Notes Welcome to episode 72…
Ep. 71 We’re at a Crossroads: MIT’s Task Force on Work of the Future
 “I think we have a choice to make” –Dr. Elisabeth Reynolds, MIT Task Force Summary Welcome to episode no. 71 of the Nancy Duffy Show! In this week’s interview, we discuss fatalism regarding views…
From Writer to Writer and Company with Vanessa Sheilds
“Say Yes Before You Know How”–Christy Write Show Notes Welcome to episode no. 70! I read something this morning that Christy Write posted on her Instagram today – “Say yes before you know how.” And…
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…
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?
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…
Culinary Therapy – And Living Well with Tara Shannon
Show Notes Picking Yourself Up After a Soul-Crushing Loss This week, Tara Shannon joins me for a special chat about life after thyroid cancer. Only, we’re not hanging on to cancer—but moving past it. We…