In this final episode, I give some insight into why this is the final episode and thank listeners, supporters, guests and our fearless editor Todd Donald for a great 65 episode, nearly 2 year ride.---AND SOMETIMES ... WHY?:ANDSOMETIMESWHY.COMEM

#64: Mako Funasaka

Dec 1st, 2021 1h 3m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREMako Funasaka is passionate about interviewing musicians. He hosts the Talkin’ Blues Podcast & hosted the TV show and has been documenting music since 2001. He explains his goal of reaching 300 episodes with Talk

#63: Bob Barlen

Nov 17th, 2021 1h 8m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREBob Barlen is the writer of PAW Patrol: The Movie, Bigfoot Family and Escape From Planet Earth among many others. We dig into his life writing movies and talk about the huge success of PAW Patrol. We also talk ab

#62: Christine Bird

Nov 3rd, 2021 1h 8m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREChristine Bird is the Community Engagement Coordinator at the University Of Waterloo School Of Pharmacy. She describes her role helping students think about better serving vulnerable populations and shares chall

#61:Timothy Abraham

Oct 20th, 2021 1h 30m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HERETimothy Abraham is a Juno winning producer, engineer, mixer and composer. We dig into his creative process and the meditation-like alpha wave brain state he gets into when working on a mix. He stresses the import

#60: Caroline Marie Brooks

Oct 6th, 2021 1h 9m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HERECaroline Marie Brooks is a singer songwriter and 1/3 of the Juno-winning band Good Lovelies. We dig into her life in music and her fantastic new solo album Everything At The Same Time. She describes how she’s bee

#59: Mike T. Kerr

Sep 15th, 2021 1h 34m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREMike T. Kerr is a world-class guitar player going through a creative renaissance. We track the evolution of his creative spike from early lock-down inability to finish any project, to releasing an album per month

#58: Alicia Comer

Sep 1st, 2021 56m 53s

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREAlicia Comer is an executive assistant supporting C-suite executives, and has been for over 10 years. We dig into her work life as an EA and she emphasizes the importance of multitasking and staying flexible amid

#57: Christa Couture

Aug 18th, 2021 57m 35s

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREChrista Couture is an award-winning performing and recording artist, non-fiction writer, and broadcaster. We dig into her new book How To Lose Everything a self-described "grief bio" which she describes in point-

#56: Andrew Katz

Aug 4th, 2021 1h 12m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREAndrew Katz is an English and creative writing teacher at Dawson College and the author of several children's book including: How To Catch A Bear Who Loves To Read, I Just Want To Be Super! and the upcoming A Sta

#55: Gone Camping

Jul 21st, 2021 4m 18s

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREI'm off.I'm camping.I'll be back next Wednesday Aug. 4th with another great guest.Check the links below for other stuff to listen to as I mentioned ...Thanks for giving a shit!Rob--- OTHER STUFF TO LISTEN TO: Tod

#54: SATE

Jul 7th, 2021 59m 20s

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HERESATE is an internationally acclaimed recording artist and songwriter. We dig into her musical history and bond over our shared love of Black Sabbath, Fishbone & Living Colour. We re-live our first meeting and the

#53: Brad Freiheit

Jun 16th, 2021 58m 15s

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREBrad Freiheit is a luthier who builds the most exquisite stringed instruments. We talk about how his humble beginnings ripping apart his first Kent guitar in grade nine led to the genesis of Freiheit guitars and

#52: Stacey Cooper

Jun 2nd, 2021 1h 10m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREStacey Cooper is the Town Clerk and Deputy CAO for the Town of Penetanguishene. We dig into her role in local government and her commitment to roots level democracy. She shares her excitement for the first Climat

#51: Pat Lackenbauer

May 19th, 2021 1h 23m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREPat Lackenbauer is a man of many passions: podcast host, visual artist, lifelong salesman, zine publisher & indie music label head. We talk about his “Movin’ Air” podcast and Rob fesses up to freaking out and bai

#50: Nicole Palmquist (booleep)

May 5th, 2021 1h 4m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HERENicole Palmquist (a.k.a. booleep) is a visual artist who works in many mediums: she does murals, she draws on paper, she paints people’s bodies and she is the studio manager at JSA Studios. She shares the roots o

#49: Brad Marshall

Apr 21st, 2021 1h 10m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREBrad Marshall is a true iconoclast. He’s a mainstay behind the scenes in the KW music scene and he is a tech pioneer and newly minted ice-road trucker. We dig into his history in music including time with reggae

#48: Jen Ochej

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 10m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREJen Ochej is a tour manager for touring music artists including Lights, Jessie Reyez and The Good Lovelies. She gives us a behind the scenes peek at her tour experience from van tours in clubs to festivals & amph

#47: Jeff Bryant

Mar 17th, 2021 1h 11m

SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: CLICK HEREJeff Bryant is a musician, actor and standup comic. He is formerly one half of the folk-pop duo the Human Statues and is now forging out on his own as a solo singer-songwriter. We chat about gaining wisdom around

#46: Samantha Martin

Mar 3rd, 2021 59m 46s

Samantha Martin is a Juno-nominated songwriter and singer with a voice of unmistakable texture and power. We talk about her new album with her band Delta Sugar "The Reckless One" and the trials and tribulations that informed the songs including

#45: David McPherson

Feb 17th, 2021 54m 10s

David McPherson is an author & freelance writer. His writing has appeared in countless publications including: the Globe & Mail, No Depression & Paste. His 2017 book is The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History and the follow-up, sched

#44: Cara Luft

Feb 3rd, 2021 1h 3m

Cara Luft is a folk warrior who’s been living and breathing music for over 25 years. She’s a solo artist, founding member of the Wailin’ Jennys and one-half of The Small Glories. We reminisce about meeting 20+ years ago, nerd out about guitar p

#43: Mike Miller a.k.a. Endless Mike

Jan 20th, 2021 1h 6m

Mike Miller is the songwriter and leader of Endless Mike & The Beagle Club. He’s a social worker, husband & father of 2 boys. We discuss his outlook on American politics at this pivotal time in history. Mike explains how he doesn’t see his musi

#42: Deanna Knight

Jan 6th, 2021 56m 49s

Deanna Knight is a singer, songwriter and fronts The Hot Club Of Mars. We chat about her evolution from her roots in choir and musical theatre through Grateful Dead influenced jam band the Fat Cats into Django styled hot jazz. We talk about her

#41: 2020 Holiday Episode (Steve Strongman/Emma Julien)

Dec 16th, 2020 52m 13s

This 2020 Holiday Show features 2 guests(!): Steve Strongman is a Juno-winning blues guitar wizard and my 30-year musical brother. We chat about his life over the past year now that touring is off the table. We also give the low down on our up