We struggle with defining what it means to be happy and/or free and yet, these two states of being are critical to the functioning of a healthy society. How do we foster an appreciation for the relationship between freedom and happiness? Duration - 28:07 Posted: March 12, 2023
From religion to art to technology, the notion of worlds beyond our own has captured our imagination for a very long time. How can considering and working with the multiverse idea help us evolve? Duration - 32:36 Posted: Feb 26, 2023
In a world that’s becoming globalized, the question of the nation state becomes more pertinent than ever. Is it possible to get to a place where national boundaries are removed or defined less rigidly? Is the future nationless? Duration - 26:33 Posted: Feb 12, 2023
Given that many people are currently experiencing to varying degrees a profound existential dilemma, exacerbated by a lack of clear thinking, how are we to respond to the larger forces that are attempting to influence and/or control our reality? Duration - 35:09 Posted: January 29, 2023
Our preoccupation with winning at all costs can often lead to pyrrhic victory. Repercussions can include everything from addiction to poor sportsmanship, rampant egotism and self-centredness, among others. Where does the balance lie between winning at all costs and losing gracefully? Duration - 32:08 Posted: January 15, 2023
Is language going to the dogs? Have we lost our ability or motive to communicate, heart to heart, three years into our relatively enforced social separation? Duration - 37:08 Posted: January 1, 2023
Two of the most fundamental sounds in our sonic tool belt are bells and whistles. The use of these two tools have been an integral part of our culture for millennia, from celebratory to somber. Duration - 24:47 Credits: Credits: YouTube excerpts - Lauren Bacall Whistle in Casablanca, What a World Champion Whistler Sounds Like | National Geographic, World champion whistler | Geert Chatrou Posted: December 18, 2022
Walking literally represents our nascent step in life, and its loss the signal to our journey’s end. From civil rights marches to celebratory parades and benefits to our overall health, walking remains fundamental to our physical and mental well being. Duration: 26:27 Posted: December 4, 2022
Working with the themes of time travel, science gone wrong, alien contacts, and others, the genre of science fiction has reflected back to us the state of our humanity. What draws us to science fiction, and what can learn from it? Duration: 33:49 Credits: YouTube - "War of the Worlds" 1938 Radio Broadcast & Orson Welles on the BBC Posted: November 20, 2022
In the latter stages of Covid as a world emergency we, as individuals and as a collective, have come to the realization of just how wounded we are. How do we reconcile the divisiveness we are experiencing, both within and without, and begin the healing process? Duration: 29:16 Posted: November 6, 2022
This is possibly a first Covid to Covid conversation, in which the hosts struggle with their respective mental fogs, to explore first hand getting beyond the disheartened self. Duration: 27:52 Posted: October 23, 2022
As a follow up to part one on The Sill’s growing older series, the hosts ruminate on their own experience of growing older, including changes to libido, dealing with regret and forgiveness and a plethora of other associated realities. Duration: 41:22 Posted: October 9, 2022
From ageism to medical assisted suicide to issues with technology, seniors are now facing unprecedented challenges. Part one, of a two part podcast, exploring the world of aging. Duration: 34:06 Posted: September 25, 2022
Unusual and unexpected - Confucianism, a 2,500 year old philosophy, hangs out with K.I.S.S (keep it simple stupid) a 21st century systems principle. Surprisingly, they have much in common, despite the millennial gap. Duration: 29:27 Posted: September 11, 2022
From technology to brain chemistry to complacency, we are replete with challenges to transformation. Are we capable of pushing past what holds us back? Duration: 27:25 Posted: August 28, 2022
On July 8, 2022, a major national telecom company experienced a critical network failure that affected an entire nation. It’s not the first time, nor will it be the last, that such an event has occurred or will occur. Are there failsafe mechanisms, technological or societal, that should be put in place in response to these systemic breakdowns? Duration: 31:59 Posted: August 14, 2022
Covid induced social distancing protocols and affordability issues have been instrumental in driving Canadians into smaller towns and cottage country, where larger living spaces are available. Working and studying from home has become a reality for many, and one that few wish to give up. Co-host Harry Posner and his partner have joined the ranks of Canadians in this rapidly growing segment. Duration: 39:23 Featuring: Kaitlan Klein of Century 21 Millennium Inc. Real Estate in Brampton, Ontario Po...
For the first time in our five years of doing this podcast, we’ve elected to repurpose a podcast we recorded in 2018. Over the years we’ve had listeners comment or ask us questions on many of our podcasts and, amongst the varying feedback, we’ve also responded to questions about the creative process, equipment used and even our topic selections, so we thought this would make a timely segue from our last podcast TSP180, where we looked back and reminisced about our first 5 years, 2017 to 2022. Du...
Five years in, The Sill podcast is turning a corner in more ways than one. For starters, Harry and his family are relocating to the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. In this nostalgic review Peter and Harry recall the beginnings, the evolutionary process, and reflect on their respective personal experience of producing the podcast. Duration: 36:12 Posted: July 3, 2022
We are drowning in stuff. In every life there comes a point when unloading stuff is beneficial to one’s well being. When does it become critical to sometimes break attachments, whether they be objects, ideas and/or relationships? Duration: 36:04 Credit: George Carlin talks about ’Stuff’ on YouTube Posted: June 19, 2022
Are we at a tipping point, and what are the dynamics playing into this moment of human evolution? From social infantilization to the relentless onslaught of dubious information to our obsession with safety first, we have created a scenario fraught with ambiguity, confusion and anxiety. Duration: 30:09 Credit: The Matrix 4 "Red / Blue Pill Teasers" (2021) on YouTube Posted: June 5, 2022
Education is a choice. In a world preoccupied with structure and performance, the challenge to consider or act on alternatives, when it comes to educating our children, can be its own reward. Stacey Dittman is an excellent example of someone who has successfully taken up this challenge. Her sons, Levi and Jerome, also briefly share their respective experiences. Duration: 45:02 Posted: May 22, 2022
What is our responsibility when it comes to questioning authority and/or the status quo? When and why is it important for individuals to rise above the collective and engage or challenge accepted norms… and why should we care? Duration: 32:43 Credits: YouTube - Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and The Importance Of Asking Good Questions
It’s rare to find an artisan so dedicated to his craft that he or she would choose to immerse themselves in a culture quite foreign to their own. Currently raising a family in Tokyo, Paul Denhoed continues his steadfast pursuit of knowledge regarding the venerable art of handmade papermaking. Paul shares the challenges and joys of a westerner living in Japanese society. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauldenhoed Duration: 34:12...
The power of persuasion often includes a well crafted and delivered seduction in order to convince another into the need or desire to have whatever is being sold. Speed and convenience, primarily driven by technological advances in the modern world, are just two prime examples of seduction we have collectively bought into. Duration: 25:34 Credit: Jordan Peterson - ‘Things more meaningful than happiness’ on YouTube
In every interaction there is a tipping point or a threshold moment, beyond which it becomes increasingly difficult to stabilize. This tends to hold true for individual relationships or all circumstances where conflict is present. Can focusing on measured responses be a key to de-escalating or defusing potential volatile situations? Duration: 32:58
Tony Holtkamp calls himself a regular guy walking. Except… that this regular guy walking happens to be trekking across about 8,000 kilometres, coast to coast, of the second largest country on the planet. Canadian born to a large family, comprised of twelve children, Tony talks to us from Brampton, Ontario, during a brief pause, sharing an account of his journey so far. Tony Holtkamp: https://www.tonyholtkamp.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tony_holtkamp YouTube Channel: https://www.yout...
We have been plunged into a kind of psychological darkness precipitated by the Covid pandemic, slowly transitioning towards a hopefully brighter future. This period has shed light upon our blinded consciousness, as well as offering us opportunities for healing and enlightenment. Duration: 32:54 Posted: February 27, 2022
Poet/Musician instigator Croc E Moses, shares an account of his journey from Northern Canada to Southern Africa, in his search for the meaning of home. The gift of rhythm inspired by his immersion in South African culture has infused all aspects of his artistic life. Now, back in Canada, he reflects on his ongoing journey and the human condition. Croc E Moses: https://crocemoses.bandcamp.com/track/emergency-mercy (the complete track is featured in this podcast) Rhythm is our mother tongue: Croc ...
The stories we tell are the stories we live, and the words we use to tell these stories shape what we learn from them. In the time of Covid certain words have become charged and contentious, because their meanings have been altered to support one or another narrative. We zone in on this verbal minefield. Duration - 40:41
