anticulture with Josiah Sinanan

Welcome to Season 5 of anticulture. We're starting this season off with a story of what happens when someone's culture, identity and country are threatened.

Fatimah Hossaini is a women's rights activist and photographer, previously based in Afghanistan before the Taliban took rule in 2021. We spoke with Fatimah about the power of femininity and art amidst destruction.

Fatimah's website can be accessed at fatimahosaini.com, and you can follow her on Instagram @fatimahhossaini.

Join anticulture host Josiah Sinanan, live at the 22nd annual Calgary International Film Festival. In this special bonus episode, Josiah sits down on premiere night with local filmmaker Shaun Crawford as they discuss his film, Here & After, as well as the local film scene in Calgary at this iconic event.

Today on the show we are joined by Dustin Reynolds, otherwise known as "the single-handed sailor." Dustin Reynolds is on track to be the first double amputee to circumnavigate the globe.

After losing one of his arms and one of his legs in a tragic accident, Dustin shares with us how he rebuilt his life and risked it all on an incredible adventure. We talk identity, humanity and not giving up on yourself in this special episode of the show.

Last week, the world watched with intent as Oprah sat down with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry and discussed their exit of royal duties. In this special episode of anticulture, I sat down with Kaeyae Alo to discuss our thoughts on culture and identity and what this monumental interview means for the future of the monarchy.

Happy Black History Month!

Today's episode is a special one, as we are joined with award-winning filmmaker, playwright and author Cheryl Foggo to talk about Alberta's Black History. A story seldom told, Foggo is a descendant of Alberta's Black pioneers and has made her life's mission to tell their story. Her latest project, John Ware Reclaimed, is on NFB.ca on February 8th.

Our guest this week is Calgary's iconic Mike Morrison, creator and writer of Mike’s Bloggity Blog!

Join us as we chat about Mike's journey with the blog and how a boy from Fredericton found the audacity and strength to be himself in Alberta despite all odds.

This week on the show, we catch up again with previous guest, Rachel Dolezal, who has endured public criticism on a level many of us could not have imagined for her racial identity.

Join us as we chat BLM, her new life in Arizona and how she envisions the future ahead.

At the young age of 25, while enjoying life at one of its highest points, guest Amy Reding was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She came out of the situation declared cancer-free, only to receive a shocking, second diagnosis less than a year later.

We chat with Amy as she traverses the trauma, the stigma of being a young cancer patient, a "pastor's kid" and the other “boxes” she has learned to pull herself out of in the process.

This week, we catch up with Donna Vecino, a Filipino-Canadian who loves the city of Calgary, events and career. Her drive has served as an inspiration to people in many circles and this week, we pick her brain to discover that a lot of her drive might have been influenced by her cultural roots.

This week, we talked to Warren Kinsella – 10x Published Author, a previous adviser to Jean Chrétien, a punk-rocker and much more.

Join us as we discuss identity, the impact of 2020, and extremism in Canada.