#PRAYFORLAUREN - After 2 days of being sick, we welcome Lauren back to the show! From toxic masculinity to the ugly cry, male vs. female ego, video game & social media addiction, our desensitization to violence, manifestation and the power of the tongue, we go IN!

We also talk about the murder of rapper XXXTentacion, the surprise Jay Z & Beyonce album, Nas and Kanye's album, Bobbito Garcia, P4G's live event and Alfred Burgesson stops by to ask what we've learned about podcasting since starting CTN. 

INTRO:
1:40: The Story of Bobbito Garcia

HOUSEKEEPING TOPICS
7:38: Social Media Updates
11:09 - P4G - #WHYHERE Event
18:07 - Nas x Kanye Album - NASIR
21:45 - Jay Z x Beyonce - EVERYTHING IS LOVE

WEEKLY UPDATES
24:25 - Terrence, Lauren and Duane share stories of their lives the past 7 days

LESSON of the WEEK:
34:12 - Read More Books and Have Empathy for Others

MAIN TOPIC
50:14 - RIP XXXTentacion and the Power of the Tongue

LISTENER QUESTION of the WEEK
1:16:10 - What's the most important thing you've learned about podcasting since starting the CTN Podcast? - Alfred Burgesson

This week we welcome Duane back and play catch up on some juicy topics! From the suicide of Kate Spade & Anthony Bourdain to racist Roseanne, the NBA finals, Drake vs. Pusha T and the G.O.O.D. Music album release marathon, we're in it DEEP this week. We also share lessons on the challenges of love, finding balance and focusing on our mental & physical health. 

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

3:00 - Weekly Recaps
*7:23 - Terrence deletes his IG. Find out why!

Lessons of the Week:
12:52 - Terrence: "Love is hard. Find ways to love better."
27:03 - Lauren: "You don't have to be on 100% of the time, 100% of the time."
29:35 - Duane: "Take your health more seriously."

Topics:
35:00 - Drake vs. Pusha T
52:15 - The Boycott of G.O.O.D. Music
1:09:35 - NBA: The Soap Opera 
1:17:58 - G.O.O.D. Music's Album Release Strategy
1:24:18 - R.I.P Kate Spade + Anthony Bourdain

This week Lauren and Terrence join Meech and Laura of the Halifax Social Network for a live recording at the Harrison Lewis Centre. With an audience of 15, we deep dive into why the Halifax Social Network was founded, what's changing in Halifax, the power of nature, food, storytelling and adventures. We also talk 'perceived obligations', how waves are created and what we should think about before we speak. A few additional surprise guests grace the mic so listen now to find out what other local creatives & entrepreneurs were in attendance!

WELCOME MEECH AND LAURA FROM THE HALIFAX SOCIAL NETWORK
4:22 - WEEKLY RECAPS
21:05 - LESSONS OF THE WEEK
21:22 - MEECH: STOP HOLDING GRUDGES
22:40 - LAURA: PATIENCE
28:34 - LAUREN: QUIT MAKING EXCUSES AND GET YOUR ASS OUTSIDE
30:09 - THANK YOU JESSICA FROM THE HARRISON LEWIS CENTRE
31:17 - TERRENCE: CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR BALANCE
33:30 - WHAT IS THE HALIFAX SOCIAL NETWORK?
37:51 - WHAT IS CHANGING IN HALIFAX?
39:06 - WHAT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE LOVE MOST ABOUT NOVA SCOTIA?
42:27 - LAURA TELLS A TALE
47:35 - MILESTONE HIKES
56:16 - "PERCEIVED OBLIGATIONS"
57:14 - WHAT DID WE EXPECT BEFORE WE CAME ON THE RETREAT?
58:10 - THE POWER OF FOOD - JONATHAN + AUTUMN
1:06:25 - JAN + VERENA'S JAM SESH + SPOKEN WORD
1:11:45 - LEARNING WAVES WITH NIKO
1:13:15 - BEFORE WE SPEAK: IS IT TRUE? IS IT KIND? IS IT NECESSARY?
1:16:10 - JAN ASKS: TELL ME SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE TRUE, THAT SOMEONE ELSE WOULD THINK IS CRAZY

Duane heads to BC for the week so Verena joins again this week to talk all things lady like. Terrence sits back to learn about the politics of women's clothing and woman on woman hate. We also introduce the segment "Lesson of the Week", in which we learn about self care, investing in the relationships that matter most and connecting with people in human form. Briell Fraser drops by to snap some pics, we talk how to get sponsors and much more, this week on the Changing the Narrative podcast!

1:30 - VERENA IS BACK AND SO IS LAUREN!
2:38 - DUANE IS IN BC. SAFE TRAVELS
5:38 - PREDICTION CORRECT: LEBRON TO THE FINALS
6:00 - THANKS HOSTOFTEN FOR THE STOOLS
6:30 - WEEKLY RECAPS
15:40 - WHY IS VULNERABILITY PERCEIVED AS WEAKNESS?
26:25 - LAUREN'S LESSON OF THE WEEK: TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF
28:15 - BRIELL FRASER IS IN THE BUILDING
29:45 - VERENA'S LESSON OF THE WEEK: INVESTING IN THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT MATTER MOST
32:50 - TERRENCE'S LESSON OF THE WEEK: CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN HUMAN FORM
40:28 - WE NEED SPONSORS!
44:15 - MAIN TOPIC: THE POLITICS OF WOMEN'S CLOTHING
1:04:38 - VERENA'S PRISON STORY
1:08:28 - WOMAN ON WOMAN HATE
1:06:30 - CRUDE JOKES FROM ZAC MCMILLAN
1:07:41 - AVRN DWNY IS A BRILLIANT HUMAN
1:18:12 - TERRENCE'S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
1:18:35 - JOB POSTINGS BY: P4G.CA

Lauren is in the Cayman Island getting her tan on so we invite friend of the show Verena R. to chat all things Moments in Culture (MIC). With the Art Pays Me fashion show complete, we talk about the messages behind the pieces, feedback, the MIC Documentary and the beautiful people of Halifax that showed up to support Duane. 

We deep dive into emotional availability, Terrence's two year old Facebook memory, St. Paul, God complex's, being fake woke and are caregivers and educators artists too? All this and more this week, on the Changing the Narrative Podcast!



0:40 - No #StrokeMusic today? - Welcome friend of the show Verena Rizg

2:40 - SANDRA'S HERE!

6:36 - Weekly Recaps

12:25 - Emotional Availability

18:00 - T.A.L.E.S. x Moments in Culture Pre-Party

26:53 - Field Stories aka Lesson's of the Week

29:08 - "Don't make assumptions and don't take anything personal." The Four Agreements

31:10 - You're a young, smart, beautiful woman of color? Good luck in the workforce!

34:24 - Terrence's Facebook memory

38:10 - What is the ideal career situation? w/ Mike Tanner

42:50 - Kanye's God complex/Fake "Woke"

50:50 - "People who don't have faith in you, likely don't have faith in themselves." - V

52:00 - "There's nothing wrong with quitting." - T

54:05 - All things Moments in Culture

57:52 - Purpose and Profit

1:08:10 - "St. Paul was such a 'G'" - V

1:10:10 - Purpose Over Profit

1:10:58 - F-Em

1:14:43 - How did you consume the show?

1:18:00 - Jamila set's the tone

1:26:05 - Thank You's

1:27:03 - Pay it Forward 

1:28:54 - Moments in Culture: The Documentary

1:29:50 - Listener Question of the Week - What book should white people read to better understand the black experience?

1:33:25 - "How I treat someone is not a reflection of who they are. It's a reflection of who I am." - V

1:36:45 - "If you don't know, ask." - T

1:37:07 - Don't Gaslight me, Jeff Burgess

1:40:18 - Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America - Ibram X. Kendi

1:42:14 - Caregivers & Educators ARE artists

This week we dig into Childish Gambino's new music video, This Is America. We also talk about Michael Jordan vs. LeBron and Michael Jackson vs. Beyonce and how to de-throne the G.O.A.T. (also known as the 'greatest of all time'). 

We also added a new member to the team! She goes by the name Sandra Hannebohm, she just finished her journalism degree at Kings College and will be sharing the CTN experience through written words and blog form! 

We welcome our back our FIRST GUEST ever, AVRN DWNY, as he joins to do what he does best and snap photographs of the crew!

AVRN is filling the CTN studio with artwork, top 5 dead or alive, why is competition in the creative community frowned upon, are we becoming our parents and we reminisce over our former co-host, Peter Hemsworth!

ALL THIS AND MORE on the Changing the Narrative Podcast! 

0:20 - Introducing, Sandra Hannebohm
7:78 - Welcome back guest photographer, AVRN DWNY
10:45 - Weekly check-in
23:02 - Childish Gambino - This is America
34:48 - G.O.A.T.S: MJ vs. LBJ | MJ vs. Beyonce
43:44 - Why do we judge strategic negatively people?
49:58 - Michael Jordan is a psychopath
50:45 - Who is the most competitive player ever?
51:37 - Why is competition frowned upon in the Atlantic Canadian creative community?

57:18 - AVRN DNWY art fills the CTN studio
59:10 - Top 5, Dead or Alive
1:01:30 - Are we becoming our parents?
1:05:24 - Listener Question of the Week - AVRN DWNY: What do you miss most about Peter not being on the show anymore?
1:15:15 - GET YOUR TICKETS FOR MOMENTS IN CULTURE!

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It’s episode deuces on Changing the Narrative Podcast, folks! Let Your Freak Flag Fly. We’ve picked a format and we’re going with it this week as we chat about goings on in our industries like B Corp, the 100 Day Field Trip, and big changes in the fashion house at Louis Vuitton. Kanye sneaks in for another round, Stephanie Labbé battles with the boys, and Terrence has no love for the Raptors. We wrap up with some listener Q&A and bid you farewell for another week. Have a listen and submit your questions for next week’s episode here!

0:00 - Ice Awards, Baby!

1:25 - Welcome Everybody!

3:00 - What happened this week?

12:22 - Checkout Episode 21 here: https://youtu.be/Go3vcXqO6HY

13:02 - “A quick little secret…”

15:40 - What’s exciting in your industry?

15:48 -----> Shout out to LoLo’s bestie, Sarah @sarah.m.cox

21:12 -----> Can there be an image of Virgil’s jacket here?

21:53 - High Fashion vs. Streetwear

27:35 - “I don’t have expectations”

31:40 ------> Shout out to Lacey

32:20 ------> Shout out to Lacey and Alfred

32:30 - Topic I: Kanye Round 2 TMZ/Charlamagne interviews:

TMZ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_M4LkYra5k

CHARLAMAGNE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxwfDlhJIpw

39:53 - “No one can explain in 140 characters”

46:09 - “As much as I hate to say it…”

52:01 - Topic II: “She has a vajay, she can’t stay”

1:00:00 - #WetheNorth

1:10:12 - “OH! Q&A!” with @parrrrr

1:34:54 - See y’all next week!

Today we talk about all things Kanye West and Donald Trump! We dig into how Ye is using the internet to promote his music, his polarizing views as a black man and how does a black American align himself with a known white supremacist? Verena Rizg provides a clinical opinion on the affects of trauma and trauma resolution and we discuss how to fight through the "Black Victim Mentality". 0:20 - KANYE - WHOOP DEE SCOOP DEE POOP 7:00 - WELCOME SEAN MCMULLEN OF HALIFAX SOCIAL NETWORK 8:50 - WEEKLY RECAPS 16:15 - HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH CLIENTS TO WORK WITH 37:30 - BEING BLACK AND BEING IN THE MIDDLE 39:43 - KANYE VS. TRUMP: 2020 44:45 - IS THIS A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE? 46:40 - BREAKING THROUGH THE BLACK VICTIM MENTALITY 1:03:10 - A PERSPECTIVE ON FAILURE: EMPLOYEES VS. ENTREPRENEURS 1:13:00 - VERENA RIZG TALKS TRAUMA RESOLUTION 1:18:55 - YE VS. THE PEOPLE - THE REMIX Thank you all so much for listening! Rate, review and subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chang…d1321200720?mt=2 Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/CTNPODCAST/ Watch our episode video series: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu…km8cyfqIvZYEztiCd