Nikki recently entered the world of non-monogamy after years of being a "serial monogamist". She says it's working much better for her. Adam and Nikki discuss non-monogamy, kink, being queer, feminism, and tackle a bunch of relationship myths and truths in an effort to find peace and understanding for ourselves.
Adam sits down with Canadaland's Jesse Brown to discuss the state of journalism, media literacy, cyncism, and what Michael Moore and Upworthy have in common.
A clip from another podcast that Adam used to work on, which sums up Episode 303 essentially in 7 mins.
Adam and Taha discuss self-esteem, personal expectations, applying your standards to others, trying to be a better person, empathy, activism, and more.
Aaron is gay, Adam is not. But Adam also isn't straight as an arrow either. Aaron tells his story about realizing he was gay as a teen, and the struggles that came with not being ready to come out for many years. Adam talks about how he was very homophobic as a teen, but over time he smartened up, and through exposure to and some involvement in the local Kink/Fetish community, he has come to be much more accepting of LGBTQ people, and has even explored some of these aspects of himself more deepl...
Season 3 begins. I talk to Wil, a friend and fellow Atheist about why we became Atheists, and why we eventually stopped being angry at Religious people, and learned that Empathy and understanding are the preferable way to live.
Most podcasts are weekly, or at least released on a regular schedule. This one isn't, and there are reasons. I explain them. I hope you enjoy and benefit from the show when I am able to get you new episodes.
I'm starting a new mini-series, to talk about why I've changed my mind on various important issues over the years. I don't think people talk very often about why and how their views and feelings change (for the positive!) so I'm going to explore it myself, because I've changed my mind several times, and I believe I'm better off for it.
I did a follow up interview with Jason Holborn, from season 1. When we last spoke he had gone 111 days without eating any processed, artificial sugars. He is now at days 583 and counting. Jason is a screen writer and filmmaker, so we take some time to talk about production work and the business side of creativity.
Taha talks about the difference between academic and professional success, learning to work as part of a team, misconceptions about what network operations is like, working very odd hours, solving challenging problems, knowing a little bit about every aspect of the business, making stressful phone calls, and more.
On this episode, I talked to a career counselor. She tells us what her job entails (how she helps people), what can a career counselor help with and what can't they, the experience vs credentials problem, advice for people who are thinking about starting their own business, advice for shy or introverted people, advice for polymaths and jacks of all trades, and more.
I finally got to interview an engineer, though he can't officially call himself that yet. We end up talking mainly about how to make buildings into "living spaces", the actual science behind keeping a space cold on a hot day, and times we've failed at manual math.
Hi everyone, just a quick heads up to let you know the podcast is still going. I've got several more guests lined up who have agreed to do the podcast, it has just been challenging to find times that work for both of us. My next interview is scheduled for a week from now and I hope to get back to the bi-weekly schedule after that. Stay tuned, thanks for listening, and keep sharing the show with anyone you think would enjoy.
This is an excerpt from the "Shenanigans with Rick Welbanks" podcast, Episode 40. The guest was a friend of Rick's who recently completed basic training for the Canadian Armed Forces. We asked him questions and I slipped in my go-to question of "what is the biggest misconception?", which led to an interesting chat.
On Part 2, we talk more about privilege, marginalized groups and how to treat them with respect, how to ask sensitive questions, who can reclaim a slur and how, subtle differences in how you say things, the burden of responsibility, individualist vs collectivist outlooks, and giving people the benefit of the doubt.
On Part 1, we talk about what it means to be Queer, some of the language origins of terms like "cissexual" and "transgender", how your genitals don't make your gender, what "intersectionality" is about, what being privileged means, and we start to talk about fat phobia and fat shaming.
On this episode, we talk about what mark does, how he got into radio, the biggest misconceptions about radio, the differences between talk and music radio, screening calls and tips for calling into talk radio, editing clips for broadcast, the best and worst parts of radio, and his great idea for a new podcast - The Burgers and Hip Hop Podcast!
For this episode I talked to Allegra who is studying Opticianry (or how to be a pharmacist for your eye). She tells us why we should not buy glasses online, why math is our friend, and how there's a lot more to glasses and vision than you might think. Allegra tells me that Opticianry is very close to being a STEM field.
For the first episode back, I talk to my friend Karen who does Theatrical Design, Scenic Art and Technician Work, primarily in theatre. We talk about what her work is like, how to get into it, to retire or not to retire in theatre, how social media plays a role in the theatre world and getting reviews for your show, finding shows, intersectionality in theatre, how to get a script to the stage and her advice for other women who are interested in this sort of work.
After some unexpected delays and scheduling issues, new episodes have officially been recorded, and the first one debuts April 6th. Tune in this season for 1 on 1 interviews, group discussions, and monologues, which are all in the plans.
On this episode, I sit down with "Barely Legal Leelando" of Underground Peepshow to talk about nerdy burlesque, how he got started, misconceptions about it, challenges in doing it, and more.
On this episode, I sit down with "Barely Legal Leelando" of Underground Peepshow to talk about nerdy burlesque, how he got started, misconceptions about it, challenges in doing it, and more.
On this episode, David, Lisa and Adrian talk about the idea of a "cool teacher", learning styles, home schooling, technology in the classroom (Digital Aristotle), the biggest misconceptions about teaching and the most true stereotypes about teachers
I talk to Toronto Teacher David Pluscauskas about the controversies surrounding the documentary "Waiting for Superman" (about America's education system), what he thinks needs to happen to improve the system (including a documentary he is working on), his podcast, teaching autistic kids, and more.
After the recording of the formal interview for Episode 13, I asked my guest one more question which led to some good insights for me that I wanted to share.
I talk to Kenneth, manager of a Toronto Pet Store that specializes in Reptiles. We talk about the recent tragic news story where a Python escaped and killed 2 boys, by-laws around exotic animals, why you shouldn't bring home an animal from the wild as a pet, common misconceptions about ownership and care of both common and exotic animals and why owning a pet of any kind should be an informed decision.
I talk to Communications Coordinator David Christopher of Open Media about the campaigns/research that Open Media does, the differences between Canada and the US in the space which Open Media operates, privacy issues in the news and resources for people who want to get involved themselves.
John and Thomas of GreenScience Technologies talk about what their company does, why they do it and what the future may hold in the realm of processing organic consumer waste.
Some quick thoughts on Privacy, Facebook, Edward Snowden and more. Is it 1984 yet?
Mara has a BA in Linguistics (the scientific study of language) and we talk about just that! the quirks (and similarities) of different languages, the history of language and even typography, what it's like to learn a new language and of course, hollywood's representation of dealing with people who don't speak English well
