Please Explain Toronto To Me
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Kenley Ku, Zoon, Everardo Ramirez, and Sidney Cummings explain Toronto to me
June 28, 2023 22:24 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBRecorded live at Bar Orwell on May 17th, 2023. (Next show is on July 19th! ) Tickets here. Things explained: the major difference between Philly and Toronto, the sound of Chinese opera, the vagaries of the Delco accent, the fact that people in fact play bingo, Follow Kenley Ku and go to her shows. Follow Zoon and listen to their album Bekka Ma'iingan. Keep up on everything Everardo Ramirez and listen to Goodbye Horses. And don't not follow Sidney Cummings! Logo by Luba Magn...
Chris Sandiford, poolblood, Sashka DC, Paterson Hodgson, and Kyle Bergstressor explain Toronto to me (presented by Dollarama)
June 14, 2023 21:44 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBRecorded live at Bar Orwell on April 19th, 2023. (Next show is on June 21st! Tickets here. ) Watch Shelved on Crave and follow Chris. Listen to poolblood and follow their exploits. Follow Sashka and watch for her upcoming comedy album. Check out Paterson's work here. Toss Kyle a follow while you're at it. Logo by Luba Magnus. Theme song by egward. Special thanks to Kelsey Ryan. https://explaintoronto.libsyn.com/ @explainTOpod @value_dog
Guled Abdi, Sarah Bennett, and Mark Little explain Toronto to me
May 31, 2023 16:34 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBRecorded live at Bar Orwell on March 15th, 2023. (Next show is on June 21st! Tickets here. ) Follow Guled and watch Tallboys on CBC Gem. Follow Sarah's exploits, but maybe not on BeReal(er). Follow Mark and don't forget that his show Gary And His Demons can be streamed here (for the first episode, the rest on Prime in Canada and coming soon to Freevee in the USA). You should binge the heck out of it. Logo by Luba Magnus. Theme song by egward. Special thanks to Kelsey Ryan. ...
Afrakaren, Rakhee Morzaria, and J3M explain Toronto to me
March 13, 2023 19:50 - 1 hour - 104 MBRecorded live at Bar Orwell on February 15th, 2023. (Next show is on March 15th! Tickets here. ) Follow Afrakaren and see her live. Check out Rakhee's social media and watch Run The Burbs on CBC. Listen to J3M's music and follow him here. Logo by Luba Magnus. Theme song by Egward
Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Jill Krajewski, and Chris Kryngle (George Rivard) explain Toronto to me
January 25, 2023 12:45 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBRecorded live at Bar Orwell on December 19th, 2022. Things explained: the hidden meaning of Christmas, the life of a 905 survivor, the big trend of 2023 (it's ENM, baby), the making of Last One Laughing and who really laughed, Brendan's postponement, peeing on Blue Mountain, and much more! Follow Brandon Ash-Mohammed and listen to his album. Don't miss Jill Krajewski's memes nor her web presence. George is on Tiktok and IG and makes another show called In The Car & In The Kitchen (ba...
James O'Hara, Paul Emerson, and Ellen Froese explain Toronto to me
December 13, 2022 18:22 - 1 hour - 101 MBRecorded live at Bar Orwell on November 16th, 2022. Follow James O'Hara and listen to his album! Lurk on Joel Edmiston's social media. Go ahead and follow Ellen Froese while you're at it and listen to and buy her music. Logo by Luba Magnus. Theme song by Egward
Sima Sepehri, Chris Cammerata, and Mikey Kolberg explain Toronto to me
November 14, 2022 00:11 - 1 hour - 117 MBRecorded live at Bar Orwell on October 19th, 2022. (Next show is November 16th!) Special appearance by Meryl Streep. Things explained: the hater quotient, hip-hop goss from the pre-Drake days, Sima's acting come-up, cement ceilings, segregated social media from the pre-MySpace days, feeding Doritos to pigeons, how to start a film festival, the dork quotient, life as a boy comedian, Yonge Street when there was pinball, urban planning wonkishness, and so much more. *oops, the mics ar...
Season Premiere - Tim Blair, Dorothea Paas, & Natalie Norman explain Toronto to me
September 19, 2022 18:56 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBRecorded live at Bar Orwell on August 17th, 2022. (Next show is Sept. 28th!) Things explained: the going price for hot dogs, the hate for Galen Weston, the benefits of drinking Yop, which musicians should be bopped on the head, why Lizzo might not be the best walk-on music, the qualities of Margaret Atwood, and a whole lot more! Follow Tim Blair on Twitter and watch Tallboyz. Listen to Dorothea Paas' music. Go ahead and follow Natalie Norman while you're at it. Logo by Luba M...
Ep. 9 - B.A. Johnston explains Hamilton to me
June 16, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 73.6 MBB.A. Johnston is a force to be reckoned with. Coming straight outta Hamilton, he has been plying his unique brand of acoustic punk rock mixed with vaudeville mixed with prop comedy mixed with shiny, shiny, torso nudity across the dive bars and punk houses of the land for years now. We conducted our conversation over the Internet, as is custom during these oh-so-unprecedented times. Things explained: his new children's book, the storied Toronto-Hamilton rivalry, the possibility of barf a...
Ep. 8 - Exmiranda explains Toronto to me
June 09, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 68.1 MBExmiranda is a rapper, a practitioner of a fantastic style of oftentimes throwback hip-hop densely layered with internal rhymes. We spoke remotely, as is custom in these times. Things explained: her work with the CNIB and other community engagement and advocacy work, our mutual lack of understanding of astrology, growing up in Rexdale and going back for food, replicating cheesecakes from La Rocca, pleasing the inner child, how the pandemic has proven how difficult it can be to work from h...
Ep. 7 - Tom Henry explains Toronto to me
May 26, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 60.9 MBTom Henry is a very funny and singular comedian who has a new special available on Crave called "66 Jokes". He explained Toronto to me, Brendan Flaherty. Things explained: the solace of Survivor in these uncertain times, the cost-benefit ratio of Cameo, Tom's upbringing in a Greektown housing co-op, the scam of coupons, that time he was featured as an audience member on Much On Demand, Speaker's Corner as proto-YouTube, commercial auditions as an opportunity to go for lunch with friends, T...
The Bonus Vault - Aurora Wolfe
May 19, 2020 10:00 - 41 minutes - 43.9 MBHere's another never-before-released episode of my old show, This Night Will Change Your Life, a Saskatoon-focused search for the universal muse. Enjoy this interview with the musician Aurora Wolfe, who also plays in the band Dump Babes, who sat down with me on October 23rd, 2018 for a chat. We talk about her Mortlach life, touring with The Faps, growing up on a sheep farm, "muttonbusting", the influence of the Grand Ole Opry, the usage of shtick to examine identity, who or what The Lanca...
Ep. 6 - Sabrina Benaim and Todd Graham explain Toronto to me
May 12, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBThings explained: reasons to get inked, the best thing about Love Island, the importance of having favourites within the city in which you live, the nexus of love and rent, where to stash your night beers, the 4th date feeling, how basketball is like dancing, how to ruin a town, the existence of Apocalypse Pooh, the subjectivity of gatekeeping, the role of personal growth, whether or not Todd is meta, the basement vibes of OCAD, which island is closest, and Todd's favourite joke. There ar...
Ep. 5 - Merival, Jennifer Alicia Murrin, and Richard Trapunski
April 28, 2020 14:24 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBDiscoveries include: the usefulness of the term singer/songwriter, Merival's origins in Guelph, preferable fonts to Chiller, Toronto's relationship with anxiety, the continuing closure of local music venues, the power of writing from your own perspective, the problem with comparisons to Joni Mitchell, why I can't base anything off of one conversation I had one time, the catharsis of creation, Jennifer Alicia's process of gathering stories and family histories, the tradition of tall tales, th...
The Bonus Vault - Anna Haverstock
April 06, 2020 22:35 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBWe’re in the mist of this global Covid-19 situation and we’ve all gotta do the best we can to keep our distance. That means no shows. And while I figure out what the heck that means for this podcast, I’m sitting on a few recordings that we’ll call the Bonus Vault. First up, my interview with Anna Haverstock, conducted on October 23rd, 2018 and never before released. We talk about band lineup changes, our retail history, my ineptitude at knowing things about Lady Gaga, drawing hunks, practi...
Ep. 4 - Loretta Yu, Jordan Aelick, and Everardo Ramirez explain Toronto to me
March 24, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBDiscoveries include: the cost of parades, how to get ahead, how it gets from your iPad to that iPad, what instrument Vin Diesel probably plays, Toronto’s corporate overlord, the inevitability of classic Hollywood malarkey, the impetus behind the Canada Comics Open Library, the dryness of a Grandpa burger, the importance of kicking people off stage at Late Mic T.O., when swearing can feel weird, the taxonomy of the Toronto comedy scene, what’s not the same as it used to be, and what is the sa...
Ep. 3 - Nick Flanagan, Luba Magnus, and Coleman Hell explain Toronto to me
March 10, 2020 18:42 - 1 hour - 76 MBDiscoveries include: the variety of reverb settings, UK shininess, the boldness of this very podcast, Nick Flanagan's recording acumen, being undercut by the internet, the veracity of newspapers, David Lynch's nightmarish imagination, the importance of radio bed music, the geography of Southern Ontario, aligning creativity with mental illness, the visual appeal of The Missing Scarf, the usefulness of potato chips, the power of warm and fuzzies, election day hangovers, the qualities of Thunde...
Ep. 3 - Nick Flanagan, Luba Magnus, and Coleman Hell explain Toronto to me
March 10, 2020 18:41Discoveries include: the variety of reverb settings, UK shininess, the boldness of this very podcast, Nick Flanagan's recording acumen, being undercut by the internet, the veracity of newspapers, David Lynch's nightmarish imagination, the importance of radio bed music, the geography of Southern Ontario, aligning creativity with mental illness, the visual appeal of The Missing Scarf, the usefulness of potato chips, the power of warm and fuzzies, election day hangovers, the qualities of Thunde...
Ep. 2 - Tannara Yelland, Ian Ketaku, and Erika Ehler explain Toronto to me
March 03, 2020 18:07 - 57 minutes - 50.2 MBDiscoveries include: what the last federal election was all about, how Canada is fake (and sucks ass), the coolness bequeathed by the Toronto Raptors, Ian's work on projects (including a recent Big Wreck music video), poetry slam memories, various Doctors, the power of names, the frequency of young people, RISE, Toronto as "comedy city", mayor John Tory not paying the cover charge, the meaning of Markham, and much more! Toronto was explained to me by Tannara Yelland, Ian Ketaku, and Erika ...
Ep. 1 - Jenna-Lee Hyde, Andre Prefontaine, and Mystery Guest explain Toronto to me
February 25, 2020 19:26 - 49 minutes - 33.5 MBBrendan Flaherty and friends convene at Folly Brewpub for the very first episode of Please Explain Toronto To Me. Guests include Jenna-Lee Hyde (Second City), poet and collage artist Andre Prefontaine, and a mystery guest! Discoveries include: the fact that the nickname for Toronto spells a dirty number, why not to care, the power of a Werther's Original, the rite of passage of a stash running dry, what kind of underwear Calgary is like, the lessons of two strikes, John Tory's deal, an...
UNDR CONSTRUCTION
September 08, 2019 17:58Hi friends. Fans of TNWCYL, friends from far and wide, get ready for the next champter! It's like a chapter - for champs! Introducing my new show - PLEASE EXPLAIN TORONTO TO ME. It's a live talk show with folks from around the GTA all about why the heck we live in this dang place. The existing archive of This Night Will Change Your Life will remain here and in this feed for the time being while I get it all uploaded to YouTube or somewhere I don't have to pay hosting fees. After all i...
Episode 50 - Holiday Breakfast Special with David Stonhouse
December 21, 2018 19:35 - 52 minutes - 72.9 MBIt has certainly been a while, but we are back! This podcast began with a specific vision. Over time, circumstances have aligned in such a way as to make that vision difficult to fulfill. So, I played with the format a bit, and will continue to as time goes on. In the mean time, I'm sitting on a backlog of unproduced episodes that deserve to be heard. First up: visual artist David Stonhouse! We chat about his installation Liquid Luxury, breakfast sandwiches, lipsticks and push pops, th...
A Special Gift For YOU From TNWCYL
December 20, 2018 18:13 - 2 minutes - 1.25 MBHi everybody. This podcast is coming back. In fact, I'm sitting on a backlog of unproduced episodes! Enjoy a preview of the first new episode, recorded last holiday season with visual artist David Stonhouse. It features a spirited rendition of a seasonal favourite. And get ready for more of This Night Will Change Your Life coming very soon in your podcast feed! Happy holidays!
Episode 49 - Taylor Jade
April 11, 2018 20:45 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBTaylor Jade is a singer and songwriter based in Saskatoon. She’s been in a whole bunch of musical projects, including the maybe late, definitely great Little Criminals - and she’s a mainstay of the city’s music scene. Her debut album, Dreamy Is The Night, was self-released last Fall and we had a nice and tangent-filled chat about it. Find the album here: https://taylorjade.bandcamp.com/
Episode 48 - Gateway Music Festival
March 14, 2018 17:31 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBWelcome back for Season 3! We're kicking it off with something a little different this time around. Last July, for the second year in a row, I headed down to the Big Muddy, an area of Southern Saskatchewan known for ranch land and not much else, to the town of Bengough and the site of the Gateway Festival. It’s a very small town of just a few hundred people, just a little north of the Montana border, and the border of Treaty 4 Territory. They have a motel, a credit union, a high school,...
Episode 47 - Denise Valle
September 19, 2017 20:21 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBDenise Valle is a prodigiously talented R&B singer/songwriter based in Saskatoon. For this show's final episode at the Saskatoon Public Library (for now?), we delved into the multi-purpose and echoey space in the Frances Morrison basement - presumably closer to wherever the forbidden books are stored. We chat about singing with your back turned, Valle's Rosthern-based upbringing (home of the Wheatkings) and California-based education, the influence of El Salvadorean rancheras music and Am...
Episode 46 - Close Talker
August 22, 2017 21:55 - 1 hour - 93 MBClose Talker are a trio (made up of Will Quiring, Matthew Kopperud, and Christopher Morien) from Saskatoon who trade in tightly arranged indie pop full of start-stop tension and well crafted sounds. After releasing an album and an EP in 2013, they worked with Jace Lasek on their second album Flux and then decamped to Regina in Winter to work with Royal Canoe's Matt Peters on their third full-length release Lens, which came out this past April. We gathered in the gallery at the Saskato...
Episode 45 - The Williamson Bros.
July 25, 2017 10:00 - 54 minutes - 75.6 MBThe Williamson Bros. are Dusty Adam and Dylan Jay, two stand-up comics who are brothers and who are also twins. We talk about mistaken identity, parenting and Dad jokes, birth order and being surprise twins, panel discussions and sports interviews, the show Ballers and The Rock's CFL past, the impetus behind their two (and potentially growing) sets of regular live shows - The Comedy Lab and Weird Al Karaoke, the context of working within Saskatoon's comedy scene, Night Club Confidential, Dyl...
Episode 44 - Eekwol
June 27, 2017 22:32 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBLindsay Knight aka Eekwol, originally from Muskoday First Nation, is a renowned and award-winning hip-hop artist. We talk about the early influence of Rap City on Much Music, Columbia House picks (including Souls of Mischief), Fresh Fest and archiving the scene, being a woman in hip-hop, her crew Innersoulflow and their eventual breakup, using music to channel energy and as an opportunity to be introspective, "going solo", the legacy of "Too Sick" and other socially conscious songs in her ca...
Episode 43 - Kirby Criddle
June 13, 2017 19:55 - 47 minutes - 66 MBKirby Criddle is a singer, songwriter, holistic health care practitioner and co-founder of Freedom Fooders Saskatoon, a group who craft boxes for taking and leaving food and place them throughout the city. We have a conversation about touring, the comfort of home, the process of capturing the music inside of her head, the punk rock Pita Pit, the legacy of Sawyer Brown, her extensive education in holistic health care, the healing power of Reader's Digest, the duty of writing, working with ...
Episode 42 - Karpinka Brothers
May 18, 2017 22:21 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBThe Karpinka Brothers are two brothers with the surname Karpinka (and the given names Shawn and Aaron) who have a well-earned reputation as the nicest guys around, the self-proclaimed "Jedi Council of Ukrainian Funk". They have released 3 albums of close-harmony-laden pop/folk and are getting set to release their newly recorded 4th album later on this year. TNWCYL catches up with the brothers Karpinka on the eve of their trip to Memphis for the esteemed Folk Alliance. We chat about early...
Episode 41 - respectfulchild
April 06, 2017 10:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBGan is a prodigiously talented violinist who performs under the moniker respectfulchild. They have also collaborated or played with a who's who of other musicians, including Adolyne, Paper Beat Scissors, Murray Lightburn (The Dears), The Faps, and others. We chat about their particular adventures with gear, early music lessons, the Royal Conservatory (wherein I probably misquote a story about other people), prioritizing performance over recording and the power in making shows unique from eac...
Episode 40 - Ian Blurton
March 16, 2017 11:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBIan Blurton is one of the best guitar players I've ever seen (and heard). You may know him from past bands Change of Heart, Blurtonia, Bionic, C'mon, and others. He currently plays in and co-fronts Public Animal. He's a Toronto stalwart and he's produced a whole lot of albums, including notable releases from Huron, The Weakerthans, Ron Hawkins, Skydiggers, Amy Millan, Elliott Brood and others. Blurton came through town for the 2nd annual Winterruption, and I took the opportunity to chat ...
Episode 39 - Christian Kongawi
March 09, 2017 20:10 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBChristian Kongawi is a professional musician and lover of puns who moved to Canada at age 12 from the Congo, into a foster family in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He's also the mastermind behind The Potluck, a series of events that have funded Kongawi's work building schools in the Ubangui region of the DRC. He has played in many bands, including The Rebellion, and now is a musical director on Carnival Cruises. We have a pun-filled conversation about being kicked out of school dances, his ...
Episode 38 - alt alt (Bethani Jade, Elise Pallagi, Linda Cunningham)
March 02, 2017 23:06 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBBethani Jade is a writer and performer who spearheaded the first alt alt Performance Fest back in January, a two-day festival of "weirdo art" (her words). I sat down with her to chat about it, along with two of the other performers involved: Elise Pallagi, a spoken word poet / roller derby girl, and Linda Cunningham, a Calgary-based spinning artist. We talk about catharsis through art, licorice socks, Colorado gun shops, slow-moving cogs, the wild world of arts grants, Elise's relationship w...
Episode 37 - 2016 In Review (Trevor McKenzie-Smith, Kehan Fu, Zoey Roy)
February 15, 2017 21:33 - 52 minutes - 71.4 MBI decided the best way to look back at the whole thing that was 2016 was through the eyes of 3 people who did interesting things throughout the year. First up, Trevor McKenzie-Smith - one of the campaign managers (with the illustrious Michelle Beveridge) for past TNWCYL guest Charlie Clark's successful mayoral bid. We talk about that and about the eventful birth of his second child. Next, we're joined by Kehan Fu, the current president of the USSU. We get into the idiosyncrasies of post-seco...
Episode 36 - Kevin Wesaquate
February 08, 2017 22:25 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBKevin Wesaquate is a writer, spoken word poet, visual artist, and co-founder of the Indigenous Poetry Society in Saskatoon. He does a lot of great work carving out spaces for indigenous artists where there might not otherwise be. We talk about his upbringing and sense of justice, early days in the spoken word and poetry scenes, dealing with dyslexia as a kid, emerging as a painter with the help of SCYAP, Kevin's instagram page (great for radio, I know), incorporating histories like that of ...
Episode 35 - Alison Whelan
February 01, 2017 20:04 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MBAlison Whelan spent the last few years as General Manager at the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon, and has been instrumental in Girls Rock Saskatoon and Band Swap. She's packing it in to explore other parts of the globe, so it seemed natural to get her to talk about her experiences for posterity. We chat about all of that, plus her days in Carbon Dating Service, the multi-talanted Mairin Loewen, the revisionist history of the origins of Band Swap, the empowerment of failure, accessibility in th...
Episode 34 - Deej Siminoff
January 18, 2017 22:26 - 44 minutes - 61.9 MBRight here we've got a rollicking conversation with writer, spoken word performer, and pop culture sponge Deej Siminoff. We chat about her new chapbook Joni Isn't From Here Anymore, the importance of place, Scandinavian long-form crime drama, inspiration as it relates to perspiration (according the film Heavyweights), magic TV studios, my semi-serious childhood interest in Bob Newhart's television empire, the TGIF sitcom universe, a massive life lesson learned through Disney Adventures magaz...
Episode 33 - Huw Evans
January 11, 2017 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBWe're back! I'm calling this Season 2, because that seems to be an idiom that everybody can understand. This episode features illustrator, designer and filmmaker Huw Evans. We talk about his affinity with microphones, a rural upbringing, the hierarchy of visual art, being published by Mad magazine (and its imitators), Eyecatcher's surprise viral hit, working with his sons, meeting Jack Davis, and sundry other topics. This episode also features the first installment of the Podcast Pilot ...
Season 2 Teaser
January 05, 2017 21:21 - 4 minutes - 5.71 MBWe're back! Well, sort of back. We will be back. In fact, we'll be back next week! New episodes of This Night Will Change Your Life return - regular and everything - starting Wednesday January 11th. Here's a little taste of what's coming up for Season 2. Get stoked! Or don't. If you're not stoked, I can't imagine why you'd be reading this.
Episode 32 - Kenneth T. Williams
October 19, 2016 21:12 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBKenneth T. Williams saw the realities of a broken system first-hand. He is a playwright whose new play, In Care, deals with a mother trying to get her children out of foster care and finding herself trapped within that system. We talk about Child & Family Services, his career as a journalist, the origins of the domesticated hamster, his breakthrough with the play Thunderstick, and the craft of writing (or what Williams considers to be "professional daydreaming"). And then he brings in a ring...
Episode 31 - Neil Bergen
October 12, 2016 22:08 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBNeil Bergen is my boss, as he's the station manager at CFCR - Saskatoon's community radio station. He's been in broadcasting for a long time. We get into that along with his (possibly hipppie) style choices, early concerts, aspirations for the station, his appreciation of Neil Young, the coming "reckoning" and the magic of radio. This episode also features the debut performance of the CFCR Tabernacle Choir. Pledge to CFCR's annual funding drive! Head to http://cfcr.ca/donate or FMpha...
Episode 30 - Andrei Feheregyhazi
October 05, 2016 22:10 - 45 minutes - 62 MBAndrei Feheregyazi is a prolific and talented animator, filmmaker, illustrator, painter, and whirlwind brain of all kinds. He's got an upcoming art show for his Master's degree and it takes place October 24th through November 4th at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery on campus at the U of S. Our talk covers adventures in preschool, the subtle awfulness of Inspector Gadget, his work everywhere from Hell on Hooves to HitRECORD to a Library Voices music video, Grade 3 fistfights, and the science of a...
Episode 29 - Ashley Clouthier & Tara Kooy
September 28, 2016 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBI had the opportunity to chat with Ashley Clouthier and Tara Kooy right after this year's edition of Take Back The Night, a march against gendered violence. Ashley is the co-ordinator of the USSU Women's Centre and Tara works with the Saskatoon Women's Community Coalition - co-organizers of the event. We talk about the importance of community organizing, their early concert-going experiences, and preview the upcoming Concert for Consent (as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week at the U of s...
Episode 28 - Danielle Altrogge
September 21, 2016 10:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBDanielle Altrogge was on the path to take over the family pharmacy, when her first love - namely, writing - called to her. Now, she's a spoken word poet who has toured nationally and she is currently the Executive Director of Tonight It's Poetry in Saskatoon. We chat about the slam poetry community, the hottest charting prescription drugs, ignoring iambic pentameter, the high cost of higher education, her Dad's not-so-secret "rated R" shelf, and a whole bunch more. Twitter: https://tw...
Episode 27 - Stephanie Kuse
September 13, 2016 21:23 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBStephanie C. Kuse is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer whose work is very prevalent in the Saskatoon music scene. From album covers to poster designs, to the Silence 'zine, you've probably bumped into something of Kuse's if you've been around in the last couple of years. We have a talk about the power of minimalism and simplicity, the benefits of art school, Kuse's paper .gifs, and her secret suburban origins (cat's out of the bag!). I pretend to be able to talk about art. It's fun...
Episode 26 - Eric Anderson
August 31, 2016 19:50 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBEric Anderson is an energetic and interesting fellow who recently transitioned from working as a journalist for CBC Radio to managing communications at the Sherbrooke Community Centre. We chat about his path through teaching to journalism, his recent disappointing experience at Lollapalooza, and his ardent Roughrider fandom - among other things. There are also many shout outs. And then, shouting (between Eric and a very nice member of the audience).
Episode 25 - Dennis Flaherty (My Dad)
August 23, 2016 10:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBThe show has made it to a milestone of sorts, with this: the 25th episode. Celebrate with me as I chat with my own Dad, Dennis Flaherty. He's been a teacher, a cassette deck DJ, a ferret tracker, and a darn good Dad. We talk about his teaching philosophy, early dates with my Mother, graveyard picnics, and much more. Suffer the Dad jokes! Enjoy the adorableness!
Episode 24 - Donald B. Campbell
July 27, 2016 21:56 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBDonald B. Campbell is a playwright (and all-around theatre dynamo) whose latest effort, The Narrow Path, will be at this year's Saskatoon Fringe. His Fringe Festival pedigree goes back to the first Fringe in North America, circa Edmonton in the '80's. We chat about his journey through language and theatre, from teaching English in Japan to offering up a Winter striptease for a roomful of drycleaners. There is also some fun audience participation from David Creelman, who just so happens to be...