Coffee Chats with Ryan

My guest today is an old friend of mine I've know for more than two decades. Austin is a Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer with Health Canada, working in the Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch in the Office of Cannabis Science and Surveillance. And in case that wasn't interesting enough, he's very well travelled and did a week-long biological research trip in the Caribbean. We get into all that and more, including why he thinks his Los Angeles Rams are going to the Superbowl this year.

Zach Bergamin is an adventure photographer based out of Calgary, Alberta. He's here to talk about where, why and how he gets out into nature, and how to get into photography. He also discusses why he's switched from digital photography back to traditional film. Additionally we briefly talk about his travels through New Zealand prior to the pandemic.

Pour yourself your morning cup of coffee (or tea) and sit back and take a minute to learn one of my ways I practice self-care. Skin Care! I know your first foray into taking care of your face can be a bit overwhelming when you first see how many options are out there. I'm going to try to lay out the basics and tell you what I do. I've slowly built up my regimen over the years and still get ID'ed when buying wine, so I'm assuming something must be working!

Pour yourself your morning cup of coffee (or tea) and sit back and take a minute to learn one of my ways I practice self-care. It's not much, but going for a walk will help give you a gentle "reset" each day and is a very low impact for of exercise that everyone should be able to do!

Tyler Anderson, PhD candidate, joins me for a coffee and some catching up. We talk about our cooking during quarantine, his PhD journey, what exactly Feminist Science Studies are and how his field of study applies to the world, and his acting! Tyler has helped organize a lecture series called Empowering Others, and you can reserve a spot at one of the lectures at empoweringothersseris.eventbrite.com!

A conversation between you, the listener, and myself! I asked for some questions or topics you wanted to hear my take on, and you delivered! Today we've got: Bitcoin, the GameStop Saga, coffee, books I love, my travels, culinary tips, the Superbowl and predictions for the 2022 NFL Season.

Phil Brunet joins me to talk about his veterinary start-up experience and what he's up to now. We talk about books, philosophy, and how we've been dealing with the quarantines as well. I'm on Instagram @CoffeeWithRyan come check me out!

Jordi is a powerlifting competitor and strength training coach through his site The Barbell Initiative. We talk about everything fitness related (except cardio!) and our dogs! For more information on Jordi and his work, check out thebarbellinitative.com and on Instagram @TheBarbellInitiative

Nash is one of the co-founders of the website and podcast Beyond the Bake Sale. It focuses on how not-for-profit leaders and volunteers can help and raise funds for the causes they support. We talk about fundraising and how he started the podcast. We also get a little into what we think of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Find out more at https://beyondthebakesale.ca/

Zak is a therapist who works with children, predominantly those on the Autism Spectrum. He's also one of my closest friends and an all around great guy.