Digging In with Allison Dore

Tad Milmine is a police officer in Calgary, Alberta, and is the founder of www.bullyingendshere.ca He began going and speaking to kids after being profoundly affected by the suicide of teen Jamie Hubley - a boy he had never met, but whose story he could relate to. Tad goes to schools all over Canada to share his difficult childhood and let kids know there is support out there. He has written a book about his life, called Bullying Ends Here: My Life, a great read about overcoming hardship and being a positive and productive adult. This is the fifth time I have interviewed Tad, and he just gets more interesting. You can follow him on Twitter or Facebook.

Avi Federgreen is an independent film producer and distributor, who just produced his 50th film. He is also refreshingly honest and candid about the struggles in his life including a childhood spent being bullied, a suicide attempt and lifelong depression. It is an amazing conversation.

A couple of years ago Avi decided to expand into music as well, starting the indie label Indiecan Records to help up and coming musicians get a boost in the industry.

To find out more about Avi and his films check out his website federgreenentertainment.com and follow him on Twitter.

HE'S BACK! Jay Brody is here and has even more amazing stories to tell! Well, first we actually dig in with me a bit; on the day we recorded this episode I was a little bit blue about love and Jay counsels me out of it.

We talk about Jay's new old relationship, growing up with a father addicted to drugs, and coming to terms with a new step dad.

You can hear Jay on his podcast The Dumb Show with Roddy Colmer, and follow him on Twitter @thejaybrody

Author. Comedian. Brick wall. Ward Anderson and I talk together for 3 hours a day, Monday to Friday, and yet he's a hard guy to get to know. We talk about how walls get built up in a life, and how hard it can be to tear them down. And why it might be worth it. You can hear Ward on Ward and Al, SiriusXM 167, Monday to Friday, 1-4pm ET. You can buy his novels here and here, and follow him on Twitter here.

Comedian Dave Hemstad and I have our first real conversation! Is he an Alpha Male? Is American college like it seems in the movies? DO WE BOTH ALMOST CRY IN THIS INTERVIEW? Listen to find out!

You can learn more about Dave at his website www.davehemstad.com and you can follow him on Twitter@davehemstad

Arthur Simeon is not only a hilarious comedian (you can buy his album Born & Raised here), but he is also one of my favourite people to talk to. In this episode we talk about moving to another country alone when you are 17, why you should be suspicious of your charity, the catholic church, and why his mom sometimes needs him to be "a little LESS Arthur". Check him out on all the social meeds @ArthurSimeon.

Motivational speaker, author, and comedian - does happily married, mother of 3 Kate Davis have it all? Well, probably not. But she has figured a few things out: why you need to work on yourself, getting over your ego, and having a good time.

She cowrites and costars in the web series Best Before, and you can follow her on Twitter @katedaviscomic or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=636525650.

Host, band member, and all round music expert Gina K. joins me to talk about changing your life, energy in the universe, and so much more! Gina hosts her own podcast Radio Somewhere, where she talks a lot about the Canadian music scene, but also anything that she finds interesting. You can check out her band Altered By Mom, or follow her on Twitter @gnakennedy and follow her podcast @somewhereradio

Comedian Shawn Hogan also happens to be my roommate! We happened to get really into self improvement and designing your life around the same time, and so have a lot to talk about when it comes to changing your life. Shawn in particular has done a lot of work on himself in the last few years. We talk about admitting to yourself when you have a problem, learning to ask for help, how to gather the tools you need to become the person you want to be. We also talk about how you will FOR SURE fall down. You just gotta make sure you get back up again.

You can follow Shawn on Twitter @shogancomedy

Arlene Bynon is the host of The Arlene Bynon Show from 4-6pm ET on SiriusXM channel 167, Canada Talks, and then from 6-7pm she hosts #Politics. As a well known journalist, Arlene has done it all in the broadcast world - including hosting and producing her own award winning television show - but always seems to find her way home to radio. Not surprising since she has one of the best voices in the business. We talk about some of her most memorable interviews, standing your ground in the broadcasting world, and doing what you love. We discuss one interview that had always stayed with her, and could remember the name of the book written about it - that book is On South Mountain by David Cruise and Alison Griffiths. It is a very disturbing true story.

I discovered through this conversation that Arlene and I have much more in common than I thought, and that the woman who presents us with stories of what's happening in the world has stories of her own to tell. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook @ArleneBynonShow