Bonn Park Podcast
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago -Welcome to Bonn Park, where podcast hosts Marshall Ward and Sara Geidlinger chat in-depth with fascinating people living, working, and creating in Waterloo Region. Each episode features a different guest, with artists, writers, experts, entrepreneurs, activists and other folk talking about their motivations, inspirations, and aspirations. Marshall is a longtime newspaper columnist who has interviewed Hollywood celebrities and local characters; Sara is a photographer and filmmaker who loves to find out what makes people tick. Together, their show emulates the feel of sparking up a conversation with an interesting stranger in a park, which is how Marshall and Sara met (in Waterloo's Bonn Park) and discovered their shared interest in Waterloo Region's creative community.
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48. GRAEME KOBAYASHI
November 25, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 97.6 MBGraeme Kobayashi is co-owner of Counterpoint Brewing Company, an inviting and inclusive brewery in Kitchener offering a constantly rotating tap list that speaks to different people and an endless variety of flavours and traditions In the second episode of Bonn Park’s two-part series on Counterpoint Brewing, Graeme Kobayashi talks with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward about his introduction to the world of homebrew, barrel-aging, and collaborating with other local brewers to create an impe...
47. RICH HRYTZAK
November 18, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutes - 93.6 MBRich Hrytzak is co-owner of Counterpoint Brewing Company in Kitchener, serving a selection of robust porters, hoppy pale ales, and tangy gose beers. In the first episode of Bonn Park’s two-part series on Counterpoint Brewing, Rich Hrytzak chats at length with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward about creating funky sour beers and creamy stouts, the magic of experimenting and perfecting new beer recipes, and Ontario’s innovative and supportive community of craft brewers. COUNTERPOINT BREWIN...
46. JODY FREDERICK
November 11, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBEvery year on November 11, Canadians pause in a moment of silence to honour and remember those who served, and are serving, our country. On this week’s episode of Bonn Park, Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward sit down with writer Jody Frederick, who is writing a book about a Canadian private who died in combat at age 21 during the First World War. It’s a story of faith, hope, family, and remembrance in a rural Southwestern Ontario farming community. We hope the episode helps you reflect...
45. MARC QUAGLIA
November 04, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutes - 104 MBMarc Quaglia is a board game specialist at J&J Cards and Collectibles in Waterloo. In this hour with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward on Bonn Park, Quaglia lists his top five favourite board games and shares fascinating insight on thrilling strategy games like Betrayal at House on the Hill and Mysterium, along with best sellers like Catan and Sushi Go. Marc Quaglia also talks about immersive and evocative fantasy role-playing games, and why the most popular board game of all time is “un...
44. KRIS VON KLEIST AND CLAIRE SCOTT
October 28, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 105 MBStratford-based artists Claire Scott and Kris Von Kleist co-manage the York Lane Art Collective, a media platform used to help artists connect, express, and evolve collectively. Kleist is an actor, filmmaker, and producer. Scott is a curator, visual artist, illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, and eco-fashion designer. Together, they create experiential gallery openings, live music, theatre performances, film screenings, drawing classes, and more. On this week’s episode of Bonn...
43. SCOTT BOYD
October 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBMaster magician, sleight of hand wizard, and a true gentleman, Scott Boyd casts a spell over Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward in this week’s dazzling episode of Bonn Park, performing tricks that left them in amazement. His interactive and hilarious stage and parlour shows, full of imagination and flair are clean, fun, and friendly for all ages. Combining artistry, philosophy, and creativity, Scott Boyd pulls back the curtain on being a “family man” magician, practice and perseverance,...
42. RYAN LEACOCK
October 14, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBOn this week’s episode of Bonn Park, Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward chat with Ryan Leacock, host of the Creative People Podcast. With a passion for creative expression and community building, Leacock candidly delves deep in this wide-ranging conversation about interconnectedness, imposter syndrome, his podcasting journey, mistakes, and the mystery of creativity. Creative People Podcast BONN PARK INSTAGRAM SUPPORT A LOCAL BUSINESS LIKE: YIOTA LEATHER INTERNATIONAL CHEESE J&J ...
41. DR. TINA ROGERS
October 07, 2020 10:00 - 55 minutes - 104 MBA Naturopathic doctor at Flow Health & Wellness and Waterloo Sports Medicine, Dr. Tina Rogers is a certified sports nutritionist and Ironman Triathlete, and the first Naturopathic doctor in Waterloo Region to specialize in sports medicine. In an intriguing conversation with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward on Bonn Park, Dr. Tina Rogers sheds light on everything from gut health, Lyme disease, and trigger point acupuncture to mindful eating, competing in Ironman Triathlons, and her path to ...
40. JEFF DAVIS
September 30, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBThe Caribbean sun shines bright on Bonn Park this week with Island Son Canada hot sauce maker Jeff Davis, a member of the League of Fire Chilli Eating Champions. Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward chat with Davis about his euphorically flavourful Bajan Tyga concoctions, his Bajan roots, and his love of music. Jeff Davis’ story is an interesting one as his Bajan Tyga hot sauces are spreading by word of mouth. Word of fiery mouth, that is. ISLAND SON HOT SAUCE BONN PARK INSTAGRAM SUPP...
39. LENNY LILAC
September 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBLadies and gentlemen, coming down the aisle from Las Vegas, Nevada... “Penthouse” Lenny Lilac is a flamboyant brawler in Southern Ontario’s indie wrestling scene, and head of the Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers. On this episode of Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, Lenny Lilac (whose real name is Leon Hearth) talks about his colourful and outlandish character, entrepreneurship, and breaking into the business at the infamous Hart Brothers School of Wrestling in ...
38. MICHAEL KELLY CAVAN
September 16, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBOn this musical episode of Bonn Park, Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward sit down with Waterloo Region-based singer-songwriter Michael Kelly Cavan, born in Ireland and raised by his immigrant parents in North Bay, Ontario. With his singing, playing and storytelling along with his melodic tenor and gentle wit, Cavan delights us for over an hour performing six heartwarming songs inspired by his immigrant family experience and life growing up in Northern Ontario. Michael Kelly Cavan, with hi...
37. MELISSA DURRELL
September 09, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBMelissa Durrell is the president of Durrell Communications, leading one of the top PR and Communication teams in southwestern Ontario. Originally from Saskatoon, she served two terms as the elected official representing Uptown Waterloo on City Council, is the vice-chair of the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area, and is a supporter of the Zonta Film Festival. She is also one of Canada’s top pitch coaches. In this hour with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward on Bonn Park, Durrell t...
36. JESSIE VOTARY
September 02, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBRestauranteur Jessie Votary is the fearless leader, mastermind, and general manager of Ramshackle Industries and all five of their worker-owned restaurants the company manages in Stratford, including their flagship, The Red Rabbit. Votary takes us “down the rabbit hole” in this episode of Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward as she candidly pulls back the curtain on finding investors, pivoting to survive a pandemic, kitchens, customers, and the blood, sweat, and tears that come...
35. LES FLEISZIG
August 26, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBLes Fleiszig is a former high school teacher and world powerlifting champion. He's also humble, and was surprised we invited him to be a guest on this week's episode of Bonn Park. His humility is part of his charm, which he has in great quantities, along with wit and spirit. We're confident you'll quickly see why we wanted him on the show. For 18 years he was department head of technology at Resurrection Catholic Secondary School in Kitchener. He nurtured young brains and brawn, coachi...
34. MAGGIE LAURIN
August 19, 2020 10:51 - 45 minutes - 86.6 MBMade by Maggie is the brainchild of artist and illustrator Maggie Laurin. Made by Maggie creates everything from customizable certificates for teachers to give to their students (available in French and English), to whimsical illustrations of people’s childhood homes and cottages, high schools, and local landmark buildings like Harmony Lunch, Queen Street Commons Café, and the old HiWay Market. On Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, Maggie talks about sentimentality, custom...
33. DAVID MCPHERSON
August 12, 2020 10:00 - 46 minutes - 88.9 MBWaterloo Region-based historian and music writer David McPherson authored the book The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History. “A spirit lives there,” writes David McPherson. “The musicians feel it. So do the regulars. Even first-timers catch a whiff of these ghosts.” His writing has appeared in Words & Music, Hamilton Magazine, No Depression, Paste, American Songwriter, Bluegrass Unlimited, and most recently, GRAMMY. On Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, McPhers...
32.GARY STEWART
August 05, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 98.8 MBA veteran of the local live music scene, Gary Stewart and his wife Sue owned and operated the legendary Super Skate 7 roller skating rink, The Vid and The Twist dance clubs, The Flying Dog restaurant, and Revolution nightclub in Waterloo. In an industry that is constantly evolving, the Stewarts have been innovators, staying ahead of changing trends and running premiere entertainment venues for a remarkable 30-plus years. On Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, Gary Stewart d...
32. GARY STEWART
August 05, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 96.2 MBA veteran of the local live music scene, Gary Stewart and his wife Sue owned and operated the legendary Super Skate 7 roller skating rink, The Vid and The Twist dance clubs, The Flying Dog restaurant, and Revolution nightclub in Waterloo. In an industry that is constantly evolving, the Stewarts have been innovators, staying ahead of changing trends and running premiere entertainment venues for a remarkable 30-plus years. On Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, Gary Stewart d...
31. BRENT HAGERMAN
July 29, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBWaterloo Region-based musician and author Brent Hagerman teaches the History of Rock at Wilfrid Laurier University. Along with teaching popular music and world religion courses, Hagerman is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist, and saxophonist, and has recorded albums with his reggae-inspired bands the Baudelaires and the Jolly Llamas. In a very intriguing and wide-ranging conversation with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward on Bonn Park, Hagerman delves into his teaching, being th...
30. ADAM SCHWARTZENTRUBER
July 22, 2020 03:42 - 54 minutes - 103 MBAdam Schwartzentruber is the founder of Boko, a design-build studio and workshop in New Hamburg where he works with his wife, Stephanie Boutari, a muralist and fellow University of Waterloo School of Architecture graduate, frequently collaborating with each other on a variety of public artworks. From installing an original Volkswagen Beetle that appears to be exploding at Kitchener’s Settlement Co. to creating custom-built ice cream carts and a tasting room for Four All Ice Cream, Schwart...
29. SENSEI FORTUNATO RESTAGNO
July 15, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes - 103 MBSensei Fortunato Restagno is a 6th-degree black belt and chief instructor at Grand River Karate, a not-for-profit volunteer organization celebrating its 26th anniversary in Waterloo Region. On Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, Restagno sheds light on the fluid and effective style of self-defence he teaches in the friendly and supportive environment of Grand River Karate’s dojo. Restagno, who teaches seminars across Canada and at other martial arts schools and organizatio...
28. GISELLE SANDERSON
July 08, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 97.2 MBWith her beautiful melodies and catchy choruses, Canadian singer-songwriter Giselle Sanderson has shared stages worldwide with artists like Keith Urban, George Strait, and Brooks and Dunn. A past nominee for both Juno and Canadian Country Music Association Awards for her performances with the country trio Lace, Giselle has worked under the direction of some of the world's most highly acclaimed producers, including David Foster (Olivia Newton-John, Madonna, Christina Aguilera), Humberto Gat...
27. DR. ANGELA POLLAK
July 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBThe one constant is change. Whether in times of intensely personal disruption, or periods of global social change, as we are experiencing now, the ongoing story of humanity takes unexpected twists and turns. Dr. Angela Pollak is a social scientist who studies information behaviour -- the ways people seek, avoid, share and hide information in daily life. She is also a strong believer in the power of story. The interplay of data and narrative is, for Pollak, the way we can make sense of tu...
27. ANGELA POLLAK
July 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBThe one constant is change. Whether in times of intensely personal disruption, or periods of global social change, as we are experiencing now, the ongoing story of humanity takes unexpected twists and turns. Angela Pollak is a social scientist who studies information behaviour -- the ways people seek, avoid, share and hide information in daily life. She is also a strong believer in the power of story. The interplay of data and narrative is, for Pollak, the way we can make sense of tumult...
26. JACQUELINE WATTY
June 24, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MBJacqueline Watty is the vice-president of the board of directors of the Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth and chair of their development and external engagement committee. With a passion for sharing humane education within the community and helping not only pets, but people, Watty said the ultimate goal of the Humane Society is to build a culture where no animal is neglected or abandoned. She also works at Waterloo’s Perimeter Institute in philanthropic partnerships...
25. BRIAN BOURKE
June 17, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBBrian Bourke is a versatile and seasoned broadcast communicator, and the well-known face behind the annual KOOL FM Poster Boy campaign that raised over two million dollars for the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre. With nearly 40 years of experience in the radio industry, Bourke has done it all as a popular radio show host, news director and assignment editor, media and communications specialist, newspaper columnist, public speaker, fundraiser, and a familiar name in civic politics as a W...
24. ROB WITHERSPOON
June 10, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBThis week on Bonn Park, Waterloo Region-based singer-songwriter Rob Witherspoon sits down with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward to chat about storytelling, performing, and spreading joy through his Tuesday Live streaming concert series during these trying times of a global pandemic. “We are all craving human connection right now, and Tuesday Live provides a place to congregate around the communal campfire, sing songs and share stories,” said Witherspoon. Along with discussing his mu...
23. NATASSJA DEBRA
June 03, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBNatassja Debra is a pianist, chamber musician, and private piano instructor based in Waterloo Region. She plays a variety of genres including classical, cultural, contemporary, and pop, performing in international music hubs like Toronto and Jakarta, and local venues that include libraries, retirement homes, coffee shops, and patios. With a passion for community building and playing for local fundraisers, Natassja has been streaming live concerts online during the COVID-19 pandemic for ...
22. MARY EVERETT
May 27, 2020 10:00 - 55 minutes - 108 MBMary Everett is a certified Thai massage practitioner and former life model in Waterloo Region. Known colloquially in the Western world as “yoga for lazy people,” Thai massage has been described as a beautiful, compassionate, rhythmic dance between practitioner and client. Its origins date back 3,500 years to the time of Buddha and has been practiced and developed over centuries in Buddhist temples. As a life model for eight years, Everett was instrumental in helping educators ...
21. DR. JOANNA THIESSEN
May 20, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 111 MBDr. Joanna Thiessen is a passionate Naturopathic doctor at her family practice, George Street Naturopathic Medicine in Waterloo. She speaks about her work in the Kashechewan First Nation, through the Jays Care Foundation, a program that connects young Indigenous women with leadership mentors. The program empowers young women to make a difference in their communities and lead programming for their peers. Dr. Joanna, as her patients know her, works with people of all ages and stages of lif...
20. MAT MCCARTHY
May 13, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 109 MBAn award-winning photojournalist, Mathew McCarthy has been covering Waterloo Region since 1997. The newspapers he has worked for include the Waterloo Region Record, Owen Sound Sun Times, Hamilton Spectator, London Free Press, and Canadian Press. McCarthy is also the owner of The Apocryphal Seed Company. “I've been an amateur gardener in southern Ontario for a good while now and I've decided to give seed selling a go,” he said. On this episode of Bonn Park with Sara Geidli...
19. JEFF CHARD
May 06, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBJeff Chard is a history and social sciences teacher, and the head of the history department at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in Waterloo. A recipient of several teaching excellence awards, Chard is a Holocaust educator who has presented at numerous conferences, museums, and events throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe. He is also a 30-year veteran of the local music scene who formed such bands as Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, Anti Socials, Funkchannel, The Marli...
18. TRISTAN EVERETT
April 29, 2020 14:06 - 1 hour - 123 MBOwner of Iron Horse Tattoo, Tristan Everett has been creating gorgeous, intricate textures and hyper-realistic designs in his clean and welcoming tattoo parlour in uptown Waterloo for the past five years. With a focus on black and grey realism, Everett honed his craft as an apprentice at Power House Tattoos in Kitchener, working under renowned tattoo artist Grove Turtle. “Grove showed me what needs to be considered when it comes to longevity and what kind of work will stand the test ...
17. PETE GRAY
April 22, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBPeter is a Vice President and Senior Hydrogeologist for MTE, a leading provider of engineering consulting services in Waterloo Region. He has more than 30 years of experience in various types of projects ranging from international to domestic hydrogeologic assignments, including soil and contaminant investigations, to the exploration/development and protection of communal groundwater and surface water supplies. A recipient of numerous awards, Gray is one of the founding directors and s...
16. TRISHA ABE
April 15, 2020 10:00 - 55 minutes - 103 MBInfluenced by female portraiture, Waterloo Region-based painter, illustrator, and muralist, Trisha Abe’s work celebrates the human form through bold, strong lines and themes of sisterhood and feminine energy. What makes her body of large-scale work so refreshing is the indefinable and opaque quality of the surface reduced to clear linear minimalism using either a black-and-white palette or simple, vibrant colour fields. With an ensuing search for new possibilities of experimentation and...
15 - VANESSA STANKIEWICZ
April 08, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBWith its roots in Madrid, La Lola Catering brings a taste of Spain to Waterloo Region with their minimalist approach to traditional Spanish cuisine, wine, and culture. On this episode of Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, certified oenologist in Spanish wines and spirits, Vanessa Stankiewicz chats about her family-owned business, her husband, Miguel, a Spanish trained chef, and the wonderfully inspiring foods of Spain. With an emphasis on fresh, high-quality ingredient...
15. VANESSA STANKIEWICZ
April 08, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBWith its roots in Madrid, La Lola Catering brings a taste of Spain to Waterloo Region with their minimalist approach to traditional Spanish cuisine, wine, and culture. On this episode of Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, certified oenologist in Spanish wines and spirits, Vanessa Stankiewicz chats about her family-owned business, her husband, Miguel, a Spanish trained chef, and the wonderfully inspiring foods of Spain. With an emphasis on fresh, high-quality ingredient...
14. JOE MARTZ
April 01, 2020 11:38 - 1 hour - 129 MBA graphic designer and photographer in Waterloo Region, Joe Martz’s main focus is architecture, balancing solid colours, grid patterns, and designs with negative space. On Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, Martz talks about symmetry, strong lines, image cropping, abstract perspectives, and his multi-faceted approach to presenting alternate views of the urban spaces around us. His work has been featured in the Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, and Vintage Road C...
13. KATHLEEN BARSOUM
March 25, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 99.7 MBHave you ever wondered what happens to your Blue Box recyclables after it leaves your curb? On this episode of Bonn Park, coordinator Kathleen Barsoum takes Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward on an eye-opening behind-the-scenes tour of the landfill and sorting centre at the Region of Waterloo Waste Management plant. “The secret is in the sorting and good recycling practices start at home,” says Barsoum. “There are good success stories out there that are not being reported on and ...
12. STEPHANIE BOUTARI
March 18, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBWaterloo Region-based Canadian/Egyptian artist and designer, Stephanie Boutari’s bright, bold, and colourful murals and installations celebrate the beauty of balance and simplicity. Born and raised in Bahrain, Boutari came to Canada 15 years ago for her post-secondary education, studying architecture and completing her Master’s degree at the University of Waterloo. A cooperative partner at BOKO, a design-build studio and workshop in New Hamburg founded by her husband Adam Schwartzent...
11. WILBER CORTEZ
March 11, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBOn this episode of Bonn Park, Wilber Cortez the Great Magician performed magic so mind-blowing it left our podcast hosts Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward laughing out loud and gasping in disbelief. A professional magician in Waterloo Region for the past 20 years, Cortez dazzled us with close-up magic and sleight of hand tricks like Card in a Box, Exchange of Views, and Invisible Deck. With his magical powers, friendly style and family-oriented humour, Cortez entertains and transports ...
10. COLIN HUNTER
March 04, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBColin Hunter is Director of Communications & Media at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo. He previously worked in communications at the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, and for eight years prior to that he was a reporter at the Waterloo Region Record, and winner of a National Newspaper Award. Hunter is also the creator and writer of Kayfabe News, a humour website that, since 2012, has had over 30 million page views and recently spawn...
9. MARK WALTON
February 26, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutes - 104 MBOriginally hailing from Winnipeg, Mark Walton is the founder of Foto:RE and a founding director of FLASH|Contemporary Photography HERE, a festival of photography in Waterloo Region. He is also the curator of a large (50,000+) collection of photography by Stan Rosenthall, an urban and commercial photographer who worked in the heyday of the 1960's New York City ad scene. On Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, Walton talked about creating the newly minted magazine, foto:RE|VI...
8. LISA O'CONNELL
February 19, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBA fierce advocate for regional theatre artists and winner of numerous awards and honours, Lisa O’Connell is the founding artistic director of Pat the Dog Theatre Creation, a catalyst for new works of theatre and PlaySmelter, Northern Ontario’s New Work Theatre Festival. During a wide-ranging conversation on Bonn Park with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, O’Connell talked about Pat the Dog, Canadian theatre, and the upcoming Femme Folks Fest, a new month-long festival dedicated to and in ...
7. SARA FLEISZIG
February 12, 2020 11:00 - 57 minutes - 110 MBSara Fleiszig is an experimental fine art photographer and “The Girl Who Soaks Her Prints.” In her recent body of work Soaked, Fleiszig’s organic process involves interacting with the subject, colour, and form and exploring the relationship between femininity and liquidity. A graduate of Sheridan’s Bachelor of Photography program, she is an artist who follows her own intuition, constantly exploring and experimenting with different liquids and soaking methods using female bodily fluids li...
6. MIKE FARWELL
February 05, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBMike Farwell is a grateful, dedicated community leader and recipient of the Waterloo Region Record’s 2019 Barnraiser Award, honouring individuals and organizations in the community who, through their actions, make our community a better place to live. In an hour-long conversation with Sara Geidlinger and Marshall Ward, Farwell delves deep into the life he has carved out as a popular broadcaster on 570 News, newspaper columnist, MC and advocate, and Kitchener Rangers play-by-play host. O...
5. CHRISTA WISE
January 29, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBChrista Wise, a science student at the University of Guelph, majoring in zoology, is one of thousands of Canadians living with Lyme disease, an infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. Marshall Ward and Sara Geidlinger chatted at length with her about her past five years living with Lyme disease, and the many symptoms and challenges that can accompany it. "My main symptoms were debilitating headaches, chronic fatigue, and an inability to think clearly which is...
4. SeeJayAre
January 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBVideo game guru and Youtube sensation, SeeJayAre may just have the largest number of video games in Canada, with nearly 6,000 games and over 100 systems in his collection. Scrounging garage sales with his young sons, flea markets, thrift stores, Craigslist, and Kijiji for the past 10 years, practically 95 percent of his collection was found in the wild. “I buy big bundles of video games, keep what I need, flip the rest and put that money back in the collection,” SeeJayAre said in his Gam...
3. PAIGE WARNER
January 15, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutes - 106 MBPaige Warner is a Waterloo region-based singer-songwriter with a powerhouse voice and an artistry beyond her years. Marshall Ward and Sara Geidlinger sit down with her for an in-depth conversation about writing, recording, and her catchy new single, I Don’t Need Boys, with its fun and sassy message of empowerment, and nearly 15,000 streams on Spotify. “I wanted this song to be very easy to digest because it does tackle quite a serious and relatable topic,” said the 22-year-old musician ...
2. HOW WE MET
January 15, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes - 71.6 MBYour hosts Marshall and Sara reminisce on how they met at Bonn Park in Waterloo.