Author & Creative Maggie Giles joins us this episode! Maggie is a Canadian author who's debut novel "The Things We Lost" is being release April 19th, 2022! This novel took about 6 years for Maggie to craft, complete, and then finally get publis

C&C Ep. 18 Pink Magic with Devan Glover

Feb 1st, 2022 43m 5s

Happy first episode of 2022! To start things off this year we are joined by the fabulous singer/songwriter Devan Glover! Devan is 1/3 of the indie folk band Wild Rivers, and started releasing her of EP's in 2021. She talks about pink noise, p

C&C Ep. 17 - Cock Talk with Roee Dunkelman

Nov 1st, 2021 36m 20s

Welcome to episode 17 of Cocktails and Contemplation with special guest Roee Dunkelman! Heads up: we say words "cock" and "dick" a lot in this episode. Roee is the CEO and Founder of Cockuterie Boards (https://cockuterieboards.com/). He start

Ep. 16 Sydney Urbanek - A Madonna Scholar

Sep 24th, 2021 55m 47s

Welcome Back ! Mostly to me, after a short lived summery break the podcast is back in full swing baby! This week, we are blessed to have film and media critic Sydney Urbanek! Syd has been writing and review film and music videos for basically

C&C Ep. 15 - Robinson Kirby - We Reinvented The Tote

Aug 6th, 2021 38m 2s

WELCOME BACK KITTENS AND CATS ALIKE This week on the podcast I am joined by two lovely talented musicians, the modern day indie folk duo of your dreams, Robinson Kirby. Known as Maddy Kirby and Luke Robinson. These two kids love tequila. So we

C&C Ep.14 - Kathleen Barber - Octavia Spencer Hugged Me

Jul 23rd, 2021 46m 47s

Author Kathleen Barber joins the podcast this week! We chat all about her admirable career over a DELICIOUS lavender gin sour!! You can head over to my instagram @cocktailsncontemplation for the full recipe :) Kathleen is a writer based out of

C&C Ep.13 -Taylor Ross- Arguably Culty Following

Jun 23rd, 2021 49m 6s

Another Wednesday, another episode! This week the podcast is joined by model and entrepreneur, Taylor Ross! Tay helped me name my newest cocktail invention, a grapefruit spritz! Now known solely as, The Shelby. Taylor and her sister just lau

C&C Ep. 12 -Cam And Boris- Something Out Of An Adam Sandler Movie

Jun 9th, 2021 45m 11s

Happppppy Wednesday! This week on the podcast I am joined by two long time buddies and rockstars, Cam Wyatt and Boris Baker! They are two out of four members of the Kingston based Rock Band, Kasador. I originally met these lads after they pla

C&C Ep.11 - Pina Crispo - This Home Schooling Sh*t is Garbage

Jun 2nd, 2021 53m 33s

Welcome back, to a new episode of Cocktails & Contemplation!WARNING: This episode has a LOT of honesty. and it's awesome. This week Pina Crispo, aka @chic_mamma joins the contemplating over a classic Tom Collins, cause she LOVES GIN. Pina is

C&C Ep. 10 - Riley Allison - Like The Same Panda!

May 12th, 2021 48m 18s

Welcome back to another episode of Cocktails and Contemplation! We went colourful & fruity this week with another feature of my very favourite tonic!! Think yellow gin, orange juice, pink tonic, and red pomegranate seeds. So SO good. This wee

C&C Ep. 9 - Kristen Mandala - The Greener Good

Apr 28th, 2021 49m 22s

Climate Optimist & Sustainable Consultant, Kristen Mandala (@thegreener.good) joins Cocktails and Contemplation this week!Since this episode is all about being sustainable and waste aware, we created a vegan alternative Gin Sour with aquafab

C&C Ep.8 - Cassie Dasilva - Don't Cut All Of Your Hair Off

Apr 14th, 2021 52m 33s

Welcome to episode 8 featuring Orillia native, independent artist, Cassie Dasilva! One thing you should know about Cassie, she loves pink, so naturally we decided to drink a cocktail with the infamous Pink Tonic. And even MORE exciting, Fitch a

C&C Ep. 7 - Robbie Davidson - Yo, cops, there's a kid on the highway

Mar 31st, 2021 45m 45s

Welcome back to Cocktails & Contemplation!! This week we have my great friend and siiiiick guitar player Robbie Davidson along with two special features. This ep is full of caffeine, which inevitably lead to us telling more embarrassing stories

C&C EP. 6 Graham Reid - A Very Unusual Gin and Tonic

Mar 17th, 2021 47m

What a big and exciting week for Cocktails & Contemplation. On this episode we have an amazing guest, Graham Reid who is a Toronto based gin distiller from Reid's Distillery AND feature the launch of my new sponsorship with tonic company Fitch

C&C Ep.5 Annie Clark - My Poor Parents Had To See That Too

Mar 3rd, 2021 44m 10s

This week on the pod we are joined by Canadian actress, Annie Clark, and I made whisky sours that came with an embarrassing confession. Annie, who is commonly known for her iconic role Fiona Coyne on Degrassi: The Next Generation, is a hella mu

C&C Ep.4 - Erin Latimer - You Dropped Your Mitten

Feb 17th, 2021 46m 4s

Welcome. To your free therapy session. This week I am joined by two-time Paralympian, Erin Latimer and we DRINK PINK!! This girl is crazy insightful, wise, talented, and after this interview, she is gonna make you want to start living for today

C&C Ep. 3 - Jono Townsend & The Blade Runners

Feb 3rd, 2021 44m 51s

This week on the podcast we have my old friend and certified rocker Jono Townsend. He decided to drink a bourbon that hurt him (in the best way) while I took it a bit more classic this week with a unique gin and tonic featuring a new find. Tune

C&C Ep. 2 - Grunge-Pop Queen of your Dreams (Or Nightmares)

Jan 20th, 2021 49m 4s

Another big week for contemplating life y'all. Sam Doll graces us with her presence and things get SPICY. Along with the spicy margarita featured on this episode, Sam fills us in on how Kiefer Sutherland became her arch nemesis, that time she t

C&C Ep. 1 Dallas Rodin - Never Date A Songwriter

Jan 6th, 2021 47m 19s

On the first official episode of Cocktails & Contemplation, I hung out with my girl Dallas Rodin, singer, songwriter extraordinaire. We tried out a fabulous pink drink called The Juniper Rosé which was really stiff tbh, so we got pretty in-dept

Cocktails & Contemplation Introduction Episode

Jan 2nd, 2021 4m 34s

Hi! I'm Steph, I am a creative talker, listener, and drink maker established in 1995. My life saw a significant derailment this year (just like everyone else)which has kept me up at night, and with a lot of free time. So here it is, my newest p

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