Music: knotthatgood-“Extreme Devotion” We both love Mark Fisher( https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3051-they-can-be-different-in-the-future-too-mark-fisher-interviewed). On a personal level, we discuss Evan’s Cultural Studies program, how The Arthur works and what role a journalist should play(put narration in an “accessible form”). The issues we discuss are: the student housing crisis, food insecurtiy, the situation with Trent’s Durham campus, the university’s revenue […]
Music; Bennett Bedoukian, Craig Pederson and Karen Ng-“audiopollination.” Multi-dimensional Ryan Kerr, who has been at the forefront of the Peterborough art scene for thirty years, has an upcoming show at TTOK called “Unexploded Ordnance”(https://ttok.ca/unexploded-ordnance/)November 9-12. This interview was done in person and I apologize beforehand for the sound issues. Among other things we discuss is […]
Music selection: “Drowning Simulator”-Effigy Girl This is a very Peterborough-centric focused podcast but I will try and explain a few things to any possible outsiders. Will Pearson(@quillpearson) is a co-founder of an excellent local newspaper called “Peterborough Currernts”(https://peterboroughcurrents.ca). We discuss our recent municipal election from October 24, 2022. Jeff Leal is our new mayor but […]
The Governor-General nominated author, multi-faceted and talented artist Kate Story joined me for a chat. She discusses her G-G nomiated book “Urchin”, the fascination she has with radio, the Southside Road, her connection with the main character, a young adolescent named Dorthea, Signal Hill and a reading for our audience! Woo-hoo! There is also her […]
A current PHD student at University of Victoria, until recently Nancy Henderson was program manager(still is research and evaluation manager) at Peterborough’s 360 Degree Nurse Practictioner LED Cinic. They began a Safer Supply program for 50 users of toxic street drugs to give them a safe alternative. I thank Nancy for taking the time to […]
Part 2 of my earlier episode with Shahrazi. Track “She/They/Zameen”
The mult-faceted and talented artist Shahrazi speaks about her music(“somewhere between the earth and the stars”), her organizing Borderless(borderlessarts.ca) and her past experiences, such as being lead singer for Television Rd.. She is set to play at Gordon Best on October 29th(see bestptbo.com) with Effigy Girl(https://soundcloud.com/user-986993095), mouthfeel(https://www.instagram.com/p/CfFv83Vvm3W/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again) and more. Besdies being an original artist, who […]
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The long-time stage perfoirmer and artist in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong discussed with me her upcoming show “Titty Cakes: A Recipe for Radical Acceptance”at TTOK(October 19-23, her connection with St. Agatha, baking finger cakes(the titty cakes) and how to her they can represent trama and violence, her love of bathai, her healing journeys from various traumas, her love […]
A specal talented duo, from a farm outside of Bailieboro, Mary and Martha Colton produice magical sounds together. Among other locations, they were present for this years Peterborough Folk Festival and Borderless Festival. They are reminiscent of recent Taylor Swift or even dare I say, early Ed Sheeran. They were on eof the winners from […]