Blackout Podcast
278 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBlackout Podcast: Intimate Conversations With Amazing People Who Do Amazing Things.
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Troy Merrick - Wrestler
June 17, 2019 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBTroy Merrick is a professional wrestler living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He's been in that industry for 13 years and has wrestled throughout Canada, The United States, and the UK. In recent years, Troy has been dealing with a worsening depressive state and paranoia, but actively tries to promote health and wellness, as well as a positive mental attitude. Check him out @troymerrick902 You can always watch this episode on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t m...
Jessica Lynn Wiebe - Interdisciplinary Artist
June 10, 2019 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBJessica Lynn Wiebe is a Halifax based interdisciplinary artist. A former artillery soldier in the Canadian military, her artwork investigates the mechanisms of war, including the complex politics around gender, economy, the architecture of war, and the human condition. Through the use of various media, she makes work that creates dialogue by engaging and challenging deeply held beliefs and emotions about the military and war. Currently, she is a participant of the Canadian Forces Artist P...
Keonté Beals - Singer & Songwriter
June 03, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBKeonté Beals, 22 years old is a multi-award winning artist including awards such as Music Nova Scotia’s Inspirational Recording of the Year 2016, multiple ANSMA awards & 2 ECMA nominations. Born and raised in North Preston Nova Scotia, Keonté started singing, dancing & performing at the age of 7. Since finding a passion in entertainment, at the age of 16 Keonté had his first solo in his home church Saint Thomas Baptist Church in North Preston, NS. This particular solo opened up many opportu...
Kylee Nunn and Tyler Simmons - Photographer & Public Speaker
May 27, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBKylee is a freelance editorial, portrait, and events photographer, as well as a barista working and living in Halifax. Although she is proudly from Cape Breton Island, Halifax has become a second home and Kylee hopes to continue growing with the entrepreneurial community here. Professionally she most enjoys working with local businesses and entrepreneurs who need polished image content for their branding. In her personal time, she also creates art using conceptual imagery, and often using ...
Jon Mann - Writer & Director
May 20, 2019 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBJon Mann is a graduate of Acadia University (POLS, 2011) and the New York Film Academy (Screenwriting, 2013). In 2012, he wrote the documentary Drink ‘Em Dry which premiered at Harvard Law School, making Jon the youngest person in the school's history to present written work (at age 22). After Harvard, the film Drink 'Em Dry is now in universities and colleges in North and South America, Europe, and Australia. Drink ‘Em Dry was also nominated for Best Canadian Documentary at the Canadian L...
Jackie Torrens - Actor, Writer & Film Director
May 13, 2019 09:00 - 56 minutes - 52.8 MBJackie Torrens is a Halifax-based actor, writer and film director. She and producer Jessica Brown have, under their company Peep Media, completed four documentary films for CBC, the Documentary Channel and Bravo which include Edge of East, My Week on Welfare, Small Town Show Biz and Bernie Langille Wants to Know Who Killed Bernie Langille, which premiered last spring at Hot Docs. Jackie has also done two documentary films for Telltale Productions, Free Reins and the feature-length Radical A...
Jessy-Jean Kafka - Artist
May 06, 2019 06:00 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBBorn on the West Coast and living on the East, Jessy-Jean Kafka hopes to share her passion and love for creatures with the world. Having a passion for horror movies, it inspired a lot of spooky and grotesque art. Though her creativity and humour landed her the most recent position in Vandal Doughnut's design team. An alumnus of NSCAD University, Jessy-Jean Kafka has graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Minor in Illustration. Digital Media is her primary medium, she hopes to fully es...
William Yijie - Entrepreneur
April 29, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MBWilliam loves business, marketing and telling stories. In this week's episode, he shares his reasons for deciding to study in Halifax, starting www.halifax.business and a lot more. I had a wonderful time getting to know William a lot better. Check him out @williamwzc
Jonathan Hilder - Cyclist
April 22, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBJon is a Haligonian and a proud father of two girls. His work for the Nova Scotia Health Authority (IT Division) keeps him busy but he always makes time for cycling as an avid cyclist. Jon loves his long rides. The longest solo ride was 250km this past summer and he will be working on a 300 km ride this September. He loves being part of getting new folks on bicycles and believes that as a country we need to try harder in looking at alternate avenues of transportation and the bicycle is one...
Brent McCombs - Photographer
April 15, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBBorn in Ontario and trained in Los Angeles, Brent worked internationally as a fashion photographer for eight years creating campaigns for clients in London, Paris, New York, Vancouver and New Delhi before meeting a lovely girl from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, settling down and refocusing on portrait, wedding and local commercial photography. In addition to his primary commercial work, Brent has also dabbled in landscape, wildlife and sports photography, seeking a broad range of photographic ...
Earl Donald - Artiste
April 08, 2019 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBA new act on the streets of Toronto, Earl Donald is the recording project of multi-instrumentalist/producer James Cuvilier. Cuvilier introduced this new project with the release of the EP Where You Know Yourself in the fall of 2018. On WYKY, Cuvilier explores a laid-back minimalist electronic sound featuring melodic vocals and swirling synth lines. Cuvilier began writing early song ideas that would later become the basis of Earl Donald following a relocation to Toronto in 2017. Both the ...
Chris Henningsen - Inventor
April 02, 2019 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBChris Henningsen is an inventor that believes that we all have a part to play in the healing of the planet. He is passionate about building things, figuring how things work out and making them better. He got a patent which he talks about in this episode. We also talk about Elon Musk, time travel and how he is like Leonard da Vinci. This was a fun episode. Enjoy.
Nicole Steeves - Writer, Director, Actor
March 26, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBNicole Steeves is an award-winning Writer/Director/Actor. She has written and directed six short films and two feature films. Her first feature, Head Space was made possible through the 1K WAVE ATLANTIC program created by WIFT-AT and Ingrid Veninger of pUNK Films. Her most recent feature, Aliens with Knives (Co-Directed with Struan Sutherland) was created in partnership with Cinema 902 and Eastlink Television and is currently in its award-winning festival run. Nicole is one of the five win...
Ruth Marsh
March 19, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBRuth Marsh is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist of settler ancestry based out of Kjipuktuk,(Halifax, NS, Canada) whose practice employs an absurdist approach which seeks to queer the intersections between DIY culture, art practice and science fact/fiction/fabulation to address memory, healing, cybernetic enhancement and responsive mutation both in bodies and environments. She approaches her practice from a perspective which is part mad scientist and part devoted repair technician. Through ...
Ashley Avery - Poet, Activist, Writer
March 12, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBAshley Avery is a feminist writer, poet and advocate living in KJIPUKTUK (Halifax). She holds a BA in Women’s Studies from MSVU and previously completed a Diploma in Social Service Work in Toronto. She is a former member of the Hali Slam team and a competitor at the 2017 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. Her visual poetry installation titled “Elements of Rape Culture” was featured at the Mount Saint Vincent community art gallery and in 2018 she was commissioned to collaborate with a lucky d...
Bahia
March 05, 2019 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBBahia is an energy intuitive and Shamanic Practitioner who trusts in the synchronicities of life and believes there are no accidents. A quote of hers I love: "Do not fear exploring the depths of your soul. You are here to remember your sacred wisdom and share your personal medicine with the world. You are going to shed old patterns and beliefs you have outgrown. Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Kind. Be You. You are on your path to becoming your true authentic self." In this episode, we talk about it...
Trevor Gould
February 26, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBTrevor Gould is an experienced powwow dancer and singer, who has been performing for more than 20 years. He has spoken to audiences about Mi'kmaw culture. He is also known for singing, dancing and drumming. He was in the musical "DRUM!" for ten years. He presently sings with the Eastern Eagle Singers from Indian Brook, Nova Scotia. When Trevor Gould saw the call for submission for AFCOOP's Languages of Nova Scotia, he submitted his film, Apija’simk. An idea he shared with his friend has now...
Regine Tiu
February 19, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBRegine Tiu is a media art scholar with the Centre for Art Tapes. Her first exhibit Not Your Jolie Poupée as part of CFAT's scholarship presentation A Different Place. In this episode, we talk about her art, creative process, the story behind her installation and a whole lot more. With Becka Barker as a mentor on the project, Regine explores being objectified in her exhibit. "Art can manifest in so many different ways, and have so many different articulations," says Regine Tiu. "There is n...
Kreations By Kemmy
February 12, 2019 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBKemmy turns shoes into works of art. His Custom Sneakers have been worn by people from all works of life include the Olympian, Jill Saulnier. In this episode we talk about it all from his shoe designs and art to his plans to design shoes, to his approach to working with clients, cutting hair and more. Check him out @kreationsbykemmy
Stephanie Clattenburg - Pt. 2
February 06, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBStephanie Clattenburg is a writer, director, camera operator, drummer, storyteller yet a quick search of her name on Google pops up articles like: "Snoop Dogg's sexist comments about camerawoman 'creepy and awkward'". This happened a few years ago during the shooting of Trailer Park Boys in Truro, Nova Scotia. In this episode, we talk about that incident, about her filmmaking, her interesting Instagram stories and how she still looks the same ten years after. Enjoy. Check her out @stephc...
Stephanie Clattenburg - Pt 1
February 05, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBStephanie Clattenburg is a writer, director, camera operator, drummer, storyteller yet a quick search of her name on Google pops up articles like: "Snoop Dogg's sexist comments about camerawoman 'creepy and awkward'". This happened a few years ago during the shooting of Trailer Park Boys in Truro, Nova Scotia. In this episode, we talk about that incident, about her filmmaking, her interesting Instagram stories and how she still looks the same ten years after. Enjoy. Check her out @stephc...
CasSea Creations and Cosplay
January 29, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.7 MBCassie makes magic happen with latex and foam and wigs and many more. In this episode, we talk about her work and plans she has for upcoming projects. We also talk about social media and mental health. Check her out @cassea64
Hermione - Arcadia
January 21, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBHermione, the stage manager of Arcadia shares her experience preparing for the play. She also talks about handling people making comments about her name and more. She also shares the passphrase that gives a lucky listener two tickets to see the play. Check her out @hermionetamlin
Lucia Dodaro - Arcadia
January 21, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBLucia Dodaro, the director of Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" talks about the show, Lord Byron and shares a passphrase that will give a lucky listener tickets to the closing show of the play. Check her out @howlingshoopuf
Emmanuel "Mister 365" Nwogbo Part II
January 16, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 38.3 MBWe continue our chat with Emmanuel "Mister 365" Nwogbo about James Bond, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, CGI, design and race. Check him out @nigerianexpert
Emmanuel "Mister 365" Nwogbo Part I
January 15, 2019 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBEmmanuel set out to create one character from the Bond films every day for a year! The project is done now and he is prepping for his new project while he exhibits his Bond Project. In this podcast, we talk about James Bond, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, CGI, design and race. Check him out @nigerianexpert
EPDMC
January 08, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MBEPDMC shares his creative process, his music journey so far and talks about his hit single, Blessed. There's also the story about a haunted house!
Renée The Style Coach
January 01, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBRenée is the owner and stylist behind The Style Coach personal styling service based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In this episode we talk about style, dressing for the season and how to keep a balanced life while building a business.