This Amazing Story

Camila Jimenez – Protecting Youth and Children from Sexual Exploitation

March 08, 2021 12:55 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Episode 24 Camila Jimenez – Protecting Youth and Children from Sexual Exploitation Today we are bringing you a special edition of This Amazing Story, on a very important issue that too often gets ignored or downplayed. Every year in March, the Province of BC declares Stop the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth Awareness Week, to raise awareness, and recognize the importance of supporting communities to develop prevention, education, enforcement, and intervention strategies t...

Thomas K. Girard – New Ways of Prototyping, By Design

February 24, 2021 12:59 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

My guest today is Thomas K Girard. Thomas K Girard is a Canadian scholar, who has taught undergraduate level design in three countries. He has travelled extensively, and has spent time living and working in China, India, and the UK. He is a four times emerging scholar award recipient, and has spoken at conferences all over the world, and Currently, he is a design instructor at Emily Carr School of Art and Design, in Vancouver, B.C. Thomas is driven and passionate about design, and he tells...

NYE 2021 Extravaganza with Cameron David!

December 31, 2020 13:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

On today’s episode we are celebrating the end of what will surely go down in history as one of the most … interesting years of all time. And we celebrate the beginning of something new. The Insightful and illuminating Cameron David joins me to look back at the past year and manage to find some small nuggets of gratitude amongst the burning wreckage of the dumpster fire that has been 2020. We also look forward with cautious hope to outline some future goals for This Amazing Story and hopes ...

Cameron Baumgartner – An American Ninja Warrior Lights Our Way Through The Darkness

December 21, 2020 12:30 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB

Cameron Baumgartner is a student, a gymnast, a wrestler, a coach, and a top participant in Ninja competitions… From his first foray in the sport only 2 years ago, he has quickly risen to the peak level of competition, and has now taken part in two seasons of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. For those who don’t know what that means, being an American Ninja Warrior has nothing to do with shooting blow darts in the dead of night, having kung fu fights on moonlit rooftops, or committing even mild ...

Stephanie Ostler – Devil May Wear

December 07, 2020 12:45 - 2 hours - 115 MB

Stephanie Ostler is a fashion designer, business owner, teacher, and an inspiration to anyone who has the good luck of meeting her. She opened her clothing shop, Devil May Wear, in 2003 when she was only 18 years old, and today she is more dedicated than ever to producing sustainable fashions at an affordable price, while sharing her knowledge with the next generation of fashion designers. Stephanie makes fashion fun and accessible – and her expertise in designing and hand-sewing beautiful ...

France Benoit – Sowing the Seeds of Resiliency

November 19, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

France Benoit is a farmer from North West Territories, who started Yellowknife’s largest urban farm last year when she moved her off-the-grid farm operations from outside of town, to an industrial area of downtown Yellowknife. She converted an unused parking lot into 5000 sq ft of market garden, where she grows an impressively diverse range of crops for local consumption. She sells her produce and value added products like cheese, tiramisu, and coleslaw at the Yellowknife Farmers Market. In...

18. Kryshan Randel and Ryan Alexander McDonald – Farewell, Treehouse Manor

November 04, 2020 13:30 - 2 hours - 119 MB

Episode 18. Kryshan Randel and Ryan Alexander McDonald – Farewell, Treehouse Manor My guests today are Kryshan Randel and Ryan McDonald. Ryan and Kryshan are roommates at a home that has become legendary amongst a certain cohort of Vancouver creative minds and party-goers. It’s a secretive Mecha of the creative arts that has been shrouded in mystery and strange rumours that only get wilder with each retelling. Few people have heard the name of this home, and even fewer know the full exten...

17. Jeremy Schneider – How to Grow Wealthy and Stay That Way

October 15, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

Jeremy Schneider is an expert in Personal Finance, and the founder of RentLinx, an online platform for property managers to simplify the process of listing properties for rent. Jeremy spent ten years growing the RentLinx business, before selling it in 2015 to a larger web-based software company. After that he retired at the age of 36, and for the last 3 years he has not had to spend a single day working at a regular job. Today, his major project is the Personal Finance Club, which is designe...

16. Meagan Putts – Life at 6000m Below Sea Level

September 30, 2020 11:30 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

On today’s show I was super lucky to do a deep-dive into life at 6000 meters below sea level, with Deep-Sea Marine Biologist, Communications specialist, and Remotely Operated Vehicle navigator, Meagan Putts! Meagan is part of a team of researchers at the University of Hawaii, that is building a better understanding of life in the deep oceans, which are still largely unexplored and unknown. Meagan’s main area of expertise is in deep-sea coral and sponge commnunities, but she clearly has a lo...

Joalda Morancy – On the Path from Earth to Mars

July 27, 2020 11:05 - 51 minutes - 47 MB

Joalda Morancy is a Geosphysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics student at the University of Chicago. She just started an internship with NASA, and her goal is to become an astronaut, and one day walk on Mars. Joalda is Director of Operations at Students for the Development and Exploration of Space, or SEDS USA. When she started college and realized that SEDS didn’t have a chapter in Chicago, she started one - and she’s also the president of the Chicago chapter. On top of all that, she i...

Michael Kosciesza – How Not to Skateboard From Chicago to New York City

July 20, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

In 2008, four friends had a crazy idea – they would ride – two on skateboards, and two on bikes with trailers, from Chicago to New York City. They were just 20 years old, and fueled by blind optimism and ignorance of the challenges ahead. Along the way they faced blistering heat, angry dogs, State Police, thunder and rain, and the steep mountains of the Appalachians… Somehow, they lived to tell the tale. And today on This Amazing Story, one of the four riders, Michael Kosciesza, is here to ...

David Gowman – Carving Out a Niche with Handmade Musical Horns

July 13, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 80.8 MB

David Gowman is the kind of guy that can’t be put in a box… or If you tried, he’d probably just take it apart and build something that makes noise, and then you’d want your own box too… He has always had a knack for creating the unexpected, and he’s as much an entertainer as he is an artist. His hand-made wooden horns, or Fuhorns as he calls them, are not only wonderful to look at, they actually work, and the sound they make is will blow your mind! For almost 20 years, David has been makin...

Andrew Turner – The Walking Dad Walks The Talk

July 06, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

“You should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day… unless you’re busy. Then you should sit for an hour.” – Zen saying This week I’m here with Andrew Turner, AKA The Walking Dad, to discuss how hiking in the woods with his two boys has helped them grow closer as a family, and how it’s helped his youngest son who is developmentally disabled, to do things that Andrew was told he would never be able to do. Andrew is also a teacher at an alternative school – hear about why there is no such thi...

Josh McInnes, Natural Born Killer Whale Researcher

June 29, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Josh McInnes is a marine biologist who got his first job studying Killer Whales, or Orcas as some like to call them, at the age of 12, when he became ship’s naturalist for a whale watching outfit on the Northern end of Vancouver Island. Since then, his fascination with Killer Whales has led him to study this apex predator from California to Alaska. And with all he has learned about Killer Whales, it seems there are still more questions than answers, which is probably a good thing for Josh,...

Cameron Reid – Speaking from a Quiet Place in the Woods

June 22, 2020 11:05 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

Episode 10 Cameron Reid – Speaking from a Quiet Place in the Woods This week is the tenth episode, so I thought it would be fun to do a throw back to the very first interview I conducted for this show. Cameron Reid is a really good old friend, and since he and his wife moved to a small town called Black Creek, I don’t see him too much. He is a teacher, a sort of jack-of-all-trades, and a natural born philosopher. We recorded this episode way back in February, so I need to put a couple thi...

Rick Hulbert – Spaces, Edges, and Light

June 15, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

As a former Architect and Urban Designer of International acclaim, Rick Hulbert has found his perfect retirement vocation . . . Over the past few years he has emerged as an internationally recognized Photography Educator. Rick currently teaches Photography Courses at Simon Fraser University in BC, and leads multi-day photo-workshops throughout Europe and North America. Rick is a "Life Member" of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and a “Fellow" of The Royal Architectural Institute of Can...

8. Michelle Kunimoto – Discovering Exoplanets and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

June 08, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 70.3 MB

Episode 8 – Michelle Kunimoto – Discovering Exoplanets and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life The question, “Are we alone in the universe?”, has inspired philosophers and scientists since time immemorial. When we look up at the starry sky, one almost can’t help but wonder, is there anybody out there? Michelle Kunimoto isn’t just asking that question, she is busy doing her small part in the search for the answer. And she is this week’s guest on This Amazing Story. Michelle Kunim...

7. C.M. Kosemen Takes Us On an Epic Journey Through Time, Space and Imagination

June 01, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB

Episode 7. C.M. Kosemen This week I sat down with a Turkish artist, historian, author, and speculative evolutionary biologist whose imagination will take you into previously uncharted realms of thought. C.M. “Memo” Kosemen is a creative genius who is well known for his paleo-art, depicting dinosaurs and other extinct animals with an eye to revealing a little more of the true nature of these extinct beings from a bygone era. Memo is a huge fan of engaging in speculative thought experiments...

E006 Sam Miller - From BMX Park Punk to Prolific Musician and Producer

May 25, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

This week, Sam Miller joined me in the Physically Distant Studio. Sam Miller is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, and producer. He has released two full-length studio albums - In One Place at a Time in 2019, and You Need To Hear It in 2014. He has also travelled a lot and been a part of countless musical projects since first calling himself a professional musician over a decade ago. Recently Sam released two new full-length albums, featuring the work of Johann Sebasti...

E005 Dr. Richard Mathias on COVID-19 and Metabolic Syndrome

May 18, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

This week I had a chance to chat with Dr. Richard Mathias, an epidemiologist with 40 years of experience in public health and the management of communicable diseases. Richard has worked for Health Canada as a field epidemiologist in Newfoundland, was the Provincial Epidemiologist for Saskatchewan from 1977-1980, the Provincial Epidemiologist for Communicable Diseases in B.C. from 1980-1983, and was a Professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health from 1983-2013. During that time ...

E004 Grant Baldwin

May 11, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 60 MB

This week’s guest is British Columbian documentary making phenom Grant Baldwin. Grant is fun loving, curious, and constantly improving himself. His immaculately crafted shots have wowed audiences and won awards since 2010. Most recently he has been working with BBC Earth and an unnamed streaming platform as a camera operator. But you have probably seen some of his own very popular documentaries. In the 2010 film, The Clean Bin Project, Grant and his wife Jen strive to produce zero waste – ...

Episode 003 Swann Barat

May 04, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 80.8 MB

This week’s guest is Live Sound Technician and Audio Instructor, Swann Barat. Swann is one of the smartest people I know, has one of the coolest first names you’ve ever heard, and has always been an inspiration to me, and others in her life. She has toured North America and Europe with some really cool acts, including Hannah Georgas, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, and The Belle Game. She is currently the House Sound Tech at Vancouver’s Fox Cabaret, and an Audio Instructor at Nimbus Sc...

E002 Lane Small

April 27, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

This week’s guest is singer, song-writer, and multi-instrumentalist, Lane Small, a man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. His passion for life is infectious, and that ferocity of joy is captured perfectly in the sound of international synth-rock band, Rainbow Road, of which Lane is the frontman and mastermind. Along with keyboardist and co-producer, Danni Ammon who is originally from Australia but now makes her home in L.A., and real life guitar hero, Johnny Gillich out of Winnip...

E001 Arzeena Hamir Updated

April 20, 2020 11:05 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

Certified Organic Farmer, Arzeena Hamir, is the founder of Amara Farm, a Director at the Comox Valley Regional District, a Member of the Agricultural Land Reserve Revitalization Committee, Chair of Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC, and has somehow found time to raise a family and watch a few movies along the way. In this episode we get some great tips for home gardening, discuss Arzeena’s journey in community building and farming, explore the joys of pickling and jamming parties, lea...

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April 13, 2020 21:31 - 1 minute - 2.47 MB

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