Now or Never

Breaking free: quitting jobs, escaping relationships & embracing vices


Listen Later

It's easy to feel trapped - in dead-end jobs, ho-hum relationships, the tedium of everyday life. But what does it take to break free, and live the life you truly want? On this episode, hear from people turning their lives upside down in order to find freedom.


Gilad Cohen was stressed out, uninspired, and up to his eyeballs in spreadsheets. So he stepped down from the top spot at a charity he founded, to pursue his dream of being a full-time artist. But with his newfound freedom comes a lot of uncertainty, loss of stability… and loneliness. Was it worth it?


For more than 100 nights this year, Donna Kane has slept outside in an old cast iron bed, outside her farmhouse in northern B.C. She tells us why sleeping under the stars - with mice scurrying across the duvet and coyotes howling in the distance - helps "to take yourself a little less seriously."


After breaking free from an abusive relationship, Sheenique is rediscovering joy and living life on her own terms. But for this single mother of two young boys, the road ahead is anything but smooth.


The wide open countryside, where there’s no other person in sight. Being alone like that is what Kimberly Woelfle realized she needed, but it wasn’t an option in a busy city like Brampton. But she found a way to make it work … by going tiny.


At the age of 28, Keith Hodder hadn’t had a sip of alcohol, a drag of a cigarette, or even a cup of coffee. As a young, closeted gay man, Keith was fearful that his truth was an irreparable flaw. So he created a set of rules to maintain tight control in his life and avoid judgement. Today he's out to challenge his vices, one by one.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Now or NeverBy CBC

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

14 ratings


More shows like Now or Never

View all
Bookends with Mattea Roach by CBC

Bookends with Mattea Roach

242 Listeners

Q with Tom Power by CBC

Q with Tom Power

265 Listeners

White Coat, Black Art by CBC

White Coat, Black Art

111 Listeners

Ideas by CBC

Ideas

375 Listeners

Laugh Out Loud by CBC

Laugh Out Loud

162 Listeners

Day 6 by CBC

Day 6

53 Listeners

Because News by CBC

Because News

176 Listeners

Back Story by CBC

Back Story

24 Listeners

Love Me by CBC

Love Me

750 Listeners

The Current by CBC

The Current

217 Listeners

The Sunday Magazine by CBC

The Sunday Magazine

73 Listeners

Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly by Apostrophe Podcast Network

Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

809 Listeners

Storylines by CBC

Storylines

46 Listeners

DNTO by CBC Radio

DNTO

28 Listeners

Sleepover by CBC

Sleepover

49 Listeners

Alone: A Love Story by CBC

Alone: A Love Story

2,042 Listeners

The Debaters by CBC

The Debaters

204 Listeners

The Shadows by CBC

The Shadows

734 Listeners

Cost of Living by CBC

Cost of Living

30 Listeners

Asking For It by CBC and Mermaid Palace

Asking For It

267 Listeners

The Dose by CBC

The Dose

99 Listeners

We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast by Apostrophe Podcast Network

We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast

171 Listeners

Wiretap by CBC

Wiretap

195 Listeners

Life Jolt by CBC

Life Jolt

269 Listeners

Recovering Filipino by CBC

Recovering Filipino

28 Listeners

Sorry About The Kid by CBC

Sorry About The Kid

343 Listeners

Limited Capacity by CBC

Limited Capacity

62 Listeners

Welcome to Paradise by CBC

Welcome to Paradise

223 Listeners

Personally: Resurrection by CBC

Personally: Resurrection

379 Listeners

Let's Not Be Kidding with Gavin Crawford by CBC

Let's Not Be Kidding with Gavin Crawford

176 Listeners

Broomgate: A Curling Scandal by CBC + USG Audio

Broomgate: A Curling Scandal

189 Listeners

Unlocking Bryson's Brain by CBC

Unlocking Bryson's Brain

18 Listeners

Tested by CBC + NPR

Tested

263 Listeners