Face2Face with David Peck
803 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -Face2Face is hosted by change maker David Peck and is rooted in casual conversation and intelligent inspiration. David interviews film makers, actors, writers and artists of various kinds and he does it in a fun, thoughtful and entertaining way. Check out this weekly podcast where David honors and celebrates people who believe in the power of little things, the splash and ripple effect and who are rolling up their sleeves to make the world a better place.
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Laura MacNiven on ADHD, Mental Health and Hyperactivity
October 02, 2019 13:03 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBLaura MacNiven and Face2Face host David Peck talk about ADHD and hyperactivity, mental health stigma, neurotransmitters and relationship building, self-awareness, being free of judgment and the fullness of hope. New Book: May We Have Your Attention Please? A Springboard Clinic Workbook for Living and Thriving with Adult ADHD. About our Guest: Laura MacNiven, M.Ed., is Director of Clinic Services at Springboard Clinic: a leading multidisciplinary clinic specializing in ADHD awa...
Episode 462 Natasha Luckhardt and Town of Widows
September 27, 2019 13:39 - 39 minutes - 27 MBNatasha Luckhardt and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Town of Widows, human rights, public engagement and picket lines, trust in the system, workplace justice, and why evidence is rarely neutral. Trailer Watch here on CBC Docs. Synopsis: Directed by Natasha Luckhardt and Rob Viscardis, Town of Widows is a documentary exposé of widows and workers in the “Electric City” of Peterborough, ON fighting for justice in a system stacked against them. Peterborou...
Episode 461 Ian Toews - Ageless Gardens
September 21, 2019 16:51 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBIan Toews and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new TV series Ageless Gardens, citizen science and the environment, hope, fertility, nature and art, eating locally and why you can always find energy in the soil. Trailer Synopsis: Ageless Gardens is a visual celebration of gardens – and the gardeners behind them. Viewers have commented that even just watching the series is therapeutic and gives the viewer the same experience of tranquility and the natural rhythm of life as...
Episode 460 Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky Freaks
September 13, 2019 11:58 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBAdam Stein and Zach Lipovsky and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Freaks, permanent residency, science fiction with a conscience, perspective, fear and vision and how thematic elements in a story sneak up on you. Trailer Synopsis: A bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control. About the Directors: Zach Lipovsky has been around film sets almost his...
Episode 459 - Gabe Polsky & Steven Warshaw - Red Penguins
September 13, 2019 01:22 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBSteven Warshaw and Gabe Polsky and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film, Red Penguins, the politics of hockey, national pride, optimism and hope, cultural peculiarities, listening to others and capitalism run amok. Synopsis: Complete with gangsters, strippers, and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink, Red Penguins tells the wild forgotten true story of capitalism and opportunism run amok in Moscow. Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pittsburgh Pen...
Episode 458 - Hugo Weaving, Ben Lawrence, Andrew Luri, Bolude Watson - Hearts and Bones
September 11, 2019 17:40 - 46 minutes - 84.9 MBHugo Weaving, Bolude Watson, Ben Lawrence, Andrew Luri and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film, Hearts and Bones, PTSD, relationships and hope, the power of community, the image and why finding our way home matters. Trailer Synopsis: War photographer, Daniel Fisher has returned home to the news of his partner’s pregnancy. Determined not let fatherhood alter his way of life, he begins preparations for an upcoming exhibition and his next overseas assignment. However...
Episode 457 - Jason Anderson - TIFF
September 05, 2019 11:19 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBJason Anderson and Face2Face host David Peck talk about short form cinema, coming of ages stories, diversity, perspective, fresh new voices and some of the films to look out for at TIFF 2019 and why it’s a pretty good year for weird. TIFF 2019 - TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world through film. Buy tickets here: TIFF 2019 running from September 5th to the 15th and check out TIFF trailers here. About our Guest: ...
Episode 456 - Alan Zweig - Coppers
September 03, 2019 01:23 - 48 minutes - 33 MBAlan Zweig and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Coppers, first responders, trauma, cop humour, guilt and PTSD, and why it’s time to finding ways to empathize with the other. Trailer Synopsis: In 2009 director Alan Zweig made A Hard Name, a film about ex-convicts, and 10 years later comes Coppers, a film that explores the lives of the men and women who helped convict them in the first place. Hurt people hurt people, as they say. The only thing the men and women in Co...
Episode 455 - Collin Friesen and Sorry For Your Loss
August 29, 2019 11:52 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBCollin Friesen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Sorry For Your Loss, dark humor, how we deal with death, why the future matters and understanding your voice and craft and pushing back against societal norms. Trailer Synopsis: Marking Collin Friesen’s directorial debut, this heartfelt comedy follows exhausted new dad Ken (Justin Bartha) as he heads home to bury his own estranged father. He is guilted into fulfilling his father’s dying wish – to have his ashes sca...
Episode 454 Michael Ungar and Changing Your World
August 22, 2019 12:40 - 43 minutes - 30 MBMichael Ungar and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new book, resilience, the seduction of hope, herd immunity, why selfishness often backfires and why the self help industry isn’t working. You can buy his book here: Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and The Path to Success Synopsis: How much can grit, motivation, and positive thinking actually matter when the world around us is starved of support and opportunity? A billion-dollar self-improvement industry always p...
Thom Powers, TIFF and Documentary Film
August 20, 2019 12:21 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBThom Powers and Face2Face host David Peck talk about documentary film, some of the films to look out for at TIFF 2019, empathy and social change, the politics of story and why Toronto is a special place. TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world through film. TIFF 2019 Buy tickets here: TIFF 2019 running from September 5th to the 15th. And check out TIFF trailers here. Be sure to listen to Thom Powers on: Pure Non Fi...
Episode 452 - Joe Berridge and The Perfect City
August 15, 2019 12:05 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBJoe Berridge and Face2Face host David Peck talk about cities and entropy, why they’re like purpose built machines, liberty, innovation, democracy and urban planning and why successful cities need immigrants. About the Book: There is no such thing as a perfect city, but great cities have moments of perfection - perfect streets or buildings, perfect places to raise a family or to relax with a coffee - and all strive for perfection when they undertake grand civic projects revitalizing th...
Episode 451 - Ruth Lande Shuman & Publicolor
August 07, 2019 11:58 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBRuth Lande Shuman and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Publicolor, creativity and change, your inner artists, the deprivation of color, empowerment and Pepto Bismol pink and the gap that exists within education. Video Overview About Ruth: A dynamic and passionate innovator, Ruth Lande Shuman is an award-winning industrial designer deeply committed to using design to address two of the root causes of poverty: the under-education of our youth and their lack of job preparedness. ...
Episode 450 - This Is North Preston - Garry James & Jaren Hayman
August 01, 2019 11:47 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBJaren Hayman, Garry James and Face2Face host David Peck talk about This Is North Preston, racism, community, stereo types, opportunities and choices, what goes on behind closed doors and why there are no easy answers. Trailer Watch the movie on iTunes here. Synopsis: North Preston is the largest black community in Canada and started as a safe haven for escaped slaves but has more recently been painted as one of the biggest hubs of pimping & human trafficking in the nation. Th...
Episode 449 - Judy Wood & Trevor Brisbin - Saint Judy
July 24, 2019 10:47 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBJudy Wood, Trevor Brisbin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new film Saint Judy, a nation of immigrants, justice, idealism and realism, transformation and truth, hope, security and why sometimes fighting back matters. Trailer Synopsis: Saint Judy tells the true story of Los Angeles immigration attorney Judy Wood, who single-handedly changed the United States law of asylum and saved countless lives in the process. In a landmark case, one of her first as an immigration lawyer...
Episode 448 - Karen Stokkendal Poulsen
July 17, 2019 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBKaren Stokkendal Poulsen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film On The Inside of A Military Dictatorship, democratic reform, compromise, trust and privilege, personal interest, corruption and power. Trailer Synopsis: The film tells the story of how the military of Myanmar stepped into the shadow after 50 years of dictatorship, while the democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who the military had kept in house arrest for 20 years, became the leader of the country. The story ...
Episode 447 - Larry Weinstein - Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
July 10, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBLarry Weinstein and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies, consumerism, art and persuasion, demagogues and Donald Trump, Che Guevara and why religion is the ultimate propaganda. Trailer Synopsis: In a world where access to media is unprecedented, the global conversation around the propagation of information, “alternative facts” and “fake news” has never been more heated. As media outlets become increasingly polarized, and as social med...
Episode 446 - Matthew O'Connor & Minnie Lane & The Pick Up Game
July 03, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBMatthew O’Connor and Minnie Lane and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film The Pick Up Game, love, loneliness and money, relationships and empathy, self doubt and fear of rejection and why you shouldn’t bubble wrap your heart. Trailer Synopsis: The Pickup Game is an inside look at the emergence of the ‘pickup’ industry – an business where self-styled seduction coaches travel the world, charging a small fortune to teach men skills they claim will guarantee success with...
Episode 445 Nance Ackerman and Ariella Pahlke - Conviction
June 27, 2019 11:23 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBNance Ackerman and Ariella Pahlke and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Conviction, PTSD and trauma, responsibility, the vulnerable and marginalized and why prisons are not healing environments. Trailer Synopsis: Alarmed by the rising numbers of women in prison and inspired by the conviction of Senator Kim Pate, Conviction flips the narrative away from pop culture's voyeuristic lens and hands it to the women who are being victimized, marginalized and criminalized i...
Episode 444 Lily Zepeda, Jack Sim and Mr. Toilet
June 20, 2019 11:40 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBLily Zepeda and Jack Sim and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Mr. Toilet, constipation of thought, passion and purpose, normalizing the toilet globally and why we can’t solve problems we don’t talk about. Trailer Synopsis: What do you get when you cross an eccentric self-made man with a load of crap? Jack Sim. To a stranger, he’s a guy obsessed with toilets, but to those who know him, he’s “Mr. Toilet,” a crusader for global sanitation. Born in the Singapore slums,...
Episode 443 - Leilani Farha and Fredrik Gertten and PUSH
June 12, 2019 11:40 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBLeilani Farha and Fredrik Gertten and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film PUSH, advocacy and local economies, gentrification, landlords and real estate and capitalism run amok. Trailer Synopsis: Housing affordability is decreasing at a record pace. The local working and middle classes have become unable to afford housing in major cities across the world - London, New York, Hong Kong, Toronto, Tokyo, Valparaiso, Sydney, Melbourne, Caracas, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam...
Episode 442 - Garry Keane & Andrew McConnell
June 05, 2019 11:56 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBGarry, Andrew and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Gaza, grace and humour, surfing and compromise, ordinary people and one-dimensional views of complex problems. Trailer Synopsis: It’s hard to imagine anybody living a normal life in the Gaza Strip. Frequently labeled as the world’s largest open-air prison, it makes an appearance on news reports every time a confrontation erupts between Israel and Hamas. From TV sets thousands of miles away, this tiny piece of land...
Episode 441 - Ashley Brook & Adam Bunch & Canadiana
May 23, 2019 11:34 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBAshley Brook, Adam Bunch and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new web TV series Canadiana, meteorites and misconceptions, D’Arcy McGee, setting the record straight and why Canadian history isn’t boring. Synopsis The myth-shattering group of historians who traced Québec’s downfall to a love triangle – is launching a second season of stories and adventures from our provocative past. A documentary web series utilizing scenic footage, archival photos and whimsical animation, C...
Episode 440 - Mark Pellegrino
May 15, 2019 11:40 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBMark Pellegrino and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the art and craft of acting, self-assertion and exploration, ethics, intellectual curiosity, our education system, radical consistency, resonant human moments and why being yourself is hard work. Biography: Mark is an actor, producer, teacher, martial artist, and widely known for his roles as in Dexter, Lost, Supernatural, Being Human, NYPD Blue, Prison Break, CSI, Without A Trace, Quantico, and appeared in such hits as Nation...
Episode 439 - Lost and Found - Liam O Mochain
May 08, 2019 12:06 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBLiam O Mochain and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his delightful new film Lost and Found, true stories, real people and real conversations, the little things, and how everything might be connected. Trailer Synopsis: Lost & Found is 7 interconnecting stories set in and around a lost & found office of an Irish train station. Daniel tries desperately to hold onto his newly acquired job in the lost & found office. Eddie spends most days in the train station begging, every...
Episode 438 - Darlene Naponse - Falls Around Her
May 01, 2019 11:53 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBDarlene Naponse and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Falls Around Her, Mother Earth, silence, love and laughter, Indigenous storytelling, shared stories and the Seven Grandfathers Teachings. Trailer Synopsis: Falls Around Her follows Mary Birchbark (Tantoo Cardinal), a legendary singer who returns to the vast wilderness of her reserve to reconnect with the land and her community. Mary begins to sense that someone might be watching her. Unsure of what is real and...
Episode 437 - Fred Peabody & the Corporate Coup d’État
April 28, 2019 13:20 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBFred Peabody and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Corporate Coup d’État, power, oppression and democracy, corporatism, cash and control, compassion and the other and the Unconscious Civilization. Trailer Playing at Hot Docs 2019 Synopsis: From White Pine Pictures and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Fred Peabody, The Corporate Coup d’État dissects America at a troubling crossroads, offering piercing insights from journalists, authors, philosophers, and activis...
Episode 436 On The Presidents Orders
April 27, 2019 11:07 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBJames Jones and Olivier Sarbil and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film On The Presidents Orders, ego and vanity, trust and inconvenient complexities, the war on and drugs and poverty and activism. Trailer Playing at Hot Docs 2019 Synopsis: From acclaimed investigative filmmakers James Jones and Olivier Sarbil (Mosul, 2017) comes On The President's Orders, the searing story of President Duterte's brutal campaign against drug dealers and users in the Philippines...
Episode 435 - For Sama - Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts
April 26, 2019 13:18 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBWaad al-Kateab and Edward Watts and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film For Sama, Syria and justice, the strength of the human spirit, acts of resistance and a better future. Playing at Hot Docs 2019 Synopsis: For Sama is an intimate feature documentary that takes the form of a letter from Waad al-Kateab, a 26-year old Syrian mother, to her daughter Sama recorded in the last days of the battle for Aleppo, Syria. Waad’s story begins in 2012 when she was a studen...
Episode 434 - Aisha Jamal - A Kandahar Away
April 25, 2019 11:16 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBAisha Jamal and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film A Kandahar Away, urban and rural life, family dynamics and pride, war, staying present, honesty and openness and why family relationships need a whole lot of patience Trailer Playing at Hot Docs 2019 Synopsis: As an immigrant to Canada, Abdul Bari Jamal’s longing for his homeland of Afghanistan is a constant theme in his life. Now living in Toronto, Canada, he never thought he would find a piece of his former h...
Episode 434 - Aisha Jamal - A Kandahr Away
April 25, 2019 11:16 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBAisha Jamal and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film A Kandahar Away, urban and rural life, family dynamics and pride, war, staying present, honesty and openness and why family relationships need a whole lot of patience Trailer Playing at Hot Docs 2019 Synopsis: As an immigrant to Canada, Abdul Bari Jamal’s longing for his homeland of Afghanistan is a constant theme in his life. Now living in Toronto, Canada, he never thought he would find a piece of his former h...
Episode 433 - Leif Kaldor - Something in the Air
April 21, 2019 18:14 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBLeif Kaldor and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new film Something in The Air, Pollution as a global and invisible crisis, behavioral change, nano particles, hot spots and mental health and why air is the great equalizer. Trailer Synopsis Matthew is a bright, active 10-year-old boy. He loves playing outside and just tried out for hockey. But he also has asthma, and had to leave the city and move to the country - because he couldn’t breathe. He doesn’t live in Delhi or Bei...
Leif Kaldor - Something in the Air
April 21, 2019 18:14 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBLeif Kaldor and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new film Something in The Air, Pollution as a global and invisible crisis, behavioral change, nano particles, hot spots and mental health and why air is the great equalizer. Trailer Synopsis Matthew is a bright, active 10-year-old boy. He loves playing outside and just tried out for hockey. But he also has asthma, and had to leave the city and move to the country - because he couldn’t breathe. He doesn’t live in Delhi or Beijing, hi...
Torres, Clarkin -The Drawer Boy
April 17, 2019 10:50 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBRichard Clarkin and Arturo Pérez Torres and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their film The Drawer Boy, love, loyalty and friendship, memory and identity, and collaborative, collective creation. Trailer Synopsis It’s 1972 in rural Ontario. Angus and Morgan have been living alone on their farm since a World War II injury left Angus with no short-term memory. Miles, a young actor from Toronto, shows up to stay with the two farmers in order to gather stories and make up a play about far...
Episode 432 - Torres and Clarkin and The Drawer Boy
April 17, 2019 10:50 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBRichard Clarkin and Arturo Pérez Torres and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their film The Drawer Boy, love, loyalty and friendship, memory and identity, and collaborative, collective creation. Trailer Synopsis It’s 1972 in rural Ontario. Angus and Morgan have been living alone on their farm since a World War II injury left Angus with no short-term memory. Miles, a young actor from Toronto, shows up to stay with the two farmers in order to gather stories and make up a play about...
Episode 431 - Jack Blum & Sharon Corder - Reel Canada
April 16, 2019 12:26 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBJack Blum, Sharon Corder and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Thom Thomson, the power of film, and the importance of literature, lack of access, National Film Day and why immigrants make the best Canadians. REEL CANADA is pleased to present the sixth annual National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. NCFD is the world’s largest film festival, with more than 800 Canadian film screenings and events expected across the country and around the world. REEL CANADA is a non...
Jack Blum & Sharon Corder - Reel Canada
April 16, 2019 12:26 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBJack Blum, Sharon Corder and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Thom Thomson, the power of film, and the importance of literature, lack of access, National Film Day and why immigrants make the best Canadians. REEL CANADA is pleased to present the sixth annual National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. NCFD is the world’s largest film festival, with more than 800 Canadian film screenings and events expected across the country and around the world. REEL CANADA is a non...
Bob Logan on Science - Copenhagen
April 13, 2019 14:09 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBBob Logan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new play Copenhagen, complementarity, futurism, science for peace, wisdom over knowledge and having lunch with Neils Bohr. Find out more about Copenhagen and purchase tickets here. Synopsis Two tiny particles colliding can cause a nuclear reaction. It is 1941, nations race to perfect The Bomb, and two scientists meet in occupied Denmark for a conversation that will change the course of history. Copenhagen is a story of language, spok...
Episode 430 - Bob Logan on Science & Copenhagen
April 13, 2019 14:09 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBBob Logan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the new play Copenhagen, complementarity, futurism, science for peace, wisdom over knowledge and having lunch with Neils Bohr. Find out more about Copenhagen and purchase tickets here. Synopsis Two tiny particles colliding can cause a nuclear reaction. It is 1941, nations race to perfect The Bomb, and two scientists meet in occupied Denmark for a conversation that will change the course of history. Copenhagen is a story of language...
Michael Dominic - Clean Hands
April 11, 2019 11:50 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBMichael Dominic and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the ethics of cinéma vérité filmmaking, different versions of truth, poverty and white western development, empathy, curiosity and why the little things matter. Trailer Synopsis On March 17th 2019 Clean Hands won the BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE jury award at the Cinequest Film Festival by a unanimous decision, “CLEAN HANDS represents passionate filmmaking; Intimate and powerful, it is a timely film that speaks to what is happening in c...
Episode 429 - Michael Dominic - Clean Hands
April 11, 2019 11:50 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBMichael Dominic and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the ethics of cinéma vérité filmmaking, different versions of truth, poverty and white western development, empathy, curiosity and why the little things matter. Trailer Synopsis On March 17th 2019 Clean Hands won the BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE jury award at the Cinequest Film Festival by a unanimous decision, “CLEAN HANDS represents passionate filmmaking; Intimate and powerful, it is a timely film that speaks to what is happeni...
Episode 428 - Rumeet Billan and Who Do I Want To Become
April 03, 2019 11:19 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBDr. Rumeet Billan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new bestselling book Who Do I Want to Become, Tall Poppy Syndrome, psychological capital, self-confidence, stress and tolerance and why we need to be comfortable in our own skin. Synopsis Who Do I Want To Become? It’s a book for anyone, of any age, who has been stumped by the question of what they're going to be when they grow up. A class project is due, and Dylan is struggling with the question: What do you want to b...
Rumeet Billan - Who Do I Want To Become
April 03, 2019 11:19 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBDr. Rumeet Billan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new bestselling book Who Do I Want to Become, Tall Poppy Syndrome, psychological capital, self-confidence, stress and tolerance and why we need to be comfortable in our own skin. Synopsis Who Do I Want To Become? It’s a book for anyone, of any age, who has been stumped by the question of what they're going to be when they grow up. A class project is due, and Dylan is struggling with the question: What do you want to be when yo...
Bella Bathurst - Sound: A Memoir of Hearing Lost and Found
March 28, 2019 23:04 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBBella Bathurst and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new book Sound: A Memoir of Hearing Lost and Found, murmurations, non-verbal cues, recognizing the moment, hearing loss, phantom smells, and ordinary miracles. Synopsis In this surprising and moving book, award-winning writer Bella Bathurst shares the extraordinary true story of how she lost her hearing and eventually regained it and what she learned from her twelve years of deafness. Diving into a wide-ranging exploration of sile...
Episode 427 - Bella Bathurst - Sound: A Memoir of Hearing Lost and Found
March 28, 2019 23:04 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBBella Bathurst and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new book Sound: A Memoir of Hearing Lost and Found, murmurations, non-verbal cues, recognizing the moment, hearing loss, phantom smells, and ordinary miracles. Synopsis In this surprising and moving book, award-winning writer Bella Bathurst shares the extraordinary true story of how she lost her hearing and eventually regained it and what she learned from her twelve years of deafness. Diving into a wide-ranging exploratio...
Episode 426 - Blitz the Ambassador & The Burial of Kojo
March 25, 2019 11:57 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBBlitz the Ambassador and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film The Burial of Kojo, African film making and story telling, magic and allegory, paradox, guilt, genetic memory and truthful moments. Trailer Streaming on Netflix, March 31st. Synopsis Through a magical realist lens, The Burial of Kojo follows the story of Esi, as she recounts her childhood and the tumultuous relationship between her father, Kojo and her uncle, Kwabena. Directed by TED fellow, music co...
Blitz the Ambassador - The Burial of Kojo
March 25, 2019 11:57 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBBlitz the Ambassador and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film The Burial of Kojo, African film making and story telling, magic and allegory, paradox, guilt, genetic memory and truthful moments. Trailer Streaming on Netflix, March 31st. Synopsis Through a magical realist lens, The Burial of Kojo follows the story of Esi, as she recounts her childhood and the tumultuous relationship between her father, Kojo and her uncle, Kwabena. Directed by TED fellow, music composer and mu...
Claire Booth - The Achiever Fever Cure
March 20, 2019 11:46 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MBClaire Booth and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new book The Achiever Fever Cure, mood disorders, staying present, insomnia, losing weight and gratitude, meditation and how important it is to get out of own way. Synopsis In a world obsessed by hyper-productivity, it’s all too easy to become hooked on chasing the next accomplishment without ever finding fulfillment. Founder and CEO of her own successful market research company, Claire Booth was driven by ambition and competition, ...
Episode 425 - Claire Booth - The Achiever Fever Cure
March 20, 2019 11:46 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MBClaire Booth and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new book The Achiever Fever Cure, mood disorders, staying present, insomnia, losing weight and gratitude, meditation and how important it is to get out of own way. Synopsis In a world obsessed by hyper-productivity, it’s all too easy to become hooked on chasing the next accomplishment without ever finding fulfillment. Founder and CEO of her own successful market research company, Claire Booth was driven by ambition and competition,...
Episode 424 - Melanie Wood - Living in HOpe
March 14, 2019 12:11 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBMelanie Wood and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Living in HOpe, people as people, human centered healthcare, learning to live with others and why you should never ye your hair grey. Trailer Watch the Series here on the Knowledge Network. Synopsis Living in HOpe is the culmination of more than a year of filming with unprecedented access at The HOpe Centre in North Vancouver. Each of the four Living in HOpe episodes offers a bold challenge to rethink ho...