For our Season One finale, we are thrilled to have the Canadian Queen of R&B and soul, Jully Black. Jully then introduces us to the incredible actress, Vinessa Antoine.
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Mike Clink, Part 3
Les closes out his discussion with music production legend Mike Clink, known for his work with Guns N Roses. Mike digs in deeper to his own perspectives on today’s music and the state of the industry itself.
Rejecting Lucille Ball
I Love Lucy is one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, bringing in over 30 million viewers per week in its day. But before becoming the queen of prime-time television, Lucille Ball was known as “Queen of the B-Pictures” – pin-balling around Hollywood studios, unable to draw a box office crowd. Join us this week as we tell Ball’s fascinating story – from panhandling for bus fare to becoming the first-ever inductee into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
George Stroumboulopoulos, Part 2
Les closes out his discussion with media trailblazer and self proclaimed social warrior George Stroumboulopoulos aka Strombo, this time delving into the hard core realities of today’s bubble wrapped millennials who at the same time are tougher than the generations that came before them, when it comes to inclusiveness and treating others with decency and fairness. A cautionary note that this episode contains explicit language.
Break Out Of Your Shell: Big Lessons From Tiny Hermit Crabs
Hermit crabs are self-contained, self-possessed. They are animals that survive on their own, but even hermit crabs need others in order to have more room to grow.
Fred Penner & JP Hoe
This week, Steve and Diana chat with none other than legendary musician and children’s performer Fred Penner. Fred introduces us to Winnipeg singer-songwriter and musician JP Hoe.
Turning the Page on Loneliness: How Reading Can Bring us Together
Reading is a refuge for the lonely and those seeking to be alone. In books, a social life emerges from words on a page. We befriend fictional characters, get entwined in plots. Crack open a book. We can read our way out of loneliness.
Dave Bidini & Selina Martin
This week, Steve and Diana chat with musician, author and community newspaper entrepreneur, Dave Bidini. Dave then introduces us to fellow acclaimed singer/songwriter, Selina Martin.
Rejecting Women in the Boston Marathon (The Stories of Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer)
In 2019, 13,684 of the Boston Marathon’s participants were women – making up nearly 50% of total entrants. But back in the 1960s, women weren’t permitted into the prestigious event, rejected solely on the basis of sex. Until two brave women had enough. Join us this week as we tell the stories of pioneer runners Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer – the first women to ever run the Boston Marathon after 70 years as a men’s only event.
Common Scents: The Whiff of Loneliness
Smell can tell us so much about our place in the world and the world around us.Our memories are linked to smells and scent can increase our loneliness when we are missing people and places and feeling alone.