I'm Probably Wrong (About Everything)

I'm Probably Wrong (About Everything)

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I'm Probably Wrong (About Everything) episodes

  • #112 Gerry Fialka & Clinton Ignatov: Marshall McLuhan's “The Medium is The Message” Means…

    Gerry Fialka and Clinton Ignatov are gracious enough to take me on an exploration on Marshall McLuhan’s precepts and his infamous slogan "The Medium is the Message" and what it might possibly mean.   

    Clinton Ignatov is a writer, philosopher and curator of New Explorations: Studies in Culture & Communication. You can check out his website here: https://newexplorations.net/ 

    Gerry Fialka is an experiemental film maker, mediacologist, philosopher and an all around beauty human. Check out Gerry's page at: http://laughtears.com/ 


    #mediacology #marshallmcluhan #philosophy #mediumisthemessage


    “What McLuhan contributed were not ideas, arguments, theories or critiques, but intuitions, perceptions, wandering explorations ... His primary game: teasing people into believing his percepts to be theoretical concepts." -Donald Theall, The Virtual Marshall McLuhan  

    25 min
  • #111 Dr. Lewis Eliot: Slavery; Rebellion; and Racial Consciousness
    Dr. Lewis Eliot is a professor of History at the University of South Carolina. His research explores the intersection of anti-slavery and imperialism during the nineteenth century. Dr. Eliot's dissertation, Rebellion and Empire in Britain’s Atlantic World, 1807-1884, analyzes how enslaved uprisings and the British Empire’s response to them created a new strain of abolitionism. This new form of anti-slavery touted racial hierarchies and British authorities forced this ideology upon rivals in Europe, Latin America, and Africa in order to maintain white supremacy while the bonds of slavery loosened.  
     His research has been funded by the John Carter Brown Library, American Historical Association, Library Company of Philadelphia, Gilder Lehrman Institute, Walker Institute, and the University of South Carolina’s History Department, Graduate School, and Office of the Vice-President for Research. In the 2019-2020 academic year he was a Bridge Humanities Corps Fellow.   
    He is the author of several articles including, “We Don’t Recognize Your Freedom: Slavery, Imperialism, and Statelessness in the Nineteenth Century Atlantic World” recently published in Atlantic Studies and "Exultations, Agonies, and Love: The Romantics and the Haitian Revolution". In this episode we explore how racism as it is experienced today has been constantly developing for the past 400 years and is a direct product of colonialism and imperialism. We explore how the Haitian Revolution affected the very nature of abolitionism in Western thought, ultimately instilling the race-based white supremacy that continues to this day.  
    You can check out the latter article here: https://activisthistory.com/2017/07/07/exultations-agonies-and-love-the-romantics-and-the-haitian-revolution/ 
    #haitianrevolution #history #haiti
    1 hr 34 min
  • #110 Ravenous Randy Myers: The Weirdo Hero
    Wrestler, comedian, actor and just an all around awesome human: Ravenous Myers Randy joins us to explore some wild topics including performing arts, mental health, and how Randy become "The Weirdo Hero". Every Superhero has an origin story, you have to hear this one! 
    We want to hear from you. Send us a comment below or email us at [email protected]  
    #wrestling #comedy #mentalhealth
    1 hr 24 min
  • #109 Robyn Ottolini: The Eminem of Country

    Robyn Ottolini is a chart topping country singer-songwriter. Known as "The Eminem of Country Music". Well, sort of. Robyn Ottolini isn’t a guy who raps, but she does make music that will either piss you off or make you fall in love with her. Maybe a little of both. Whether she’s cursing or calling out a cheating ex, if it needs saying, Robyn is the one to say it. (From https://www.robynottolini.com/) Join us as we discuss her journey from a small town in Ontario to the heart of the Music City.  


    #robynottolini #country #podcast

    57 min
  • #108 Dr. Claudia Gold: Childism - Prejudice Against Children
    Dr. Claudia Gold practiced general and behavioral pediatrics for over 25 years and now specializes in early childhood mental health. Gold is the director of The Hello It’s Me Project, a rural community based-program designed to promote healthy relationships between infants and their caregivers.
    Gold works as a clinician with FIRST Steps Together, a United States federally funded program for pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorders, and as an infant-parent mental health consultant at Volunteers in Medicine, Berkshires.
    Gold has written numerous articles and she presents regularly for audiences of both parents and professionals around the world.
    Gold has written four books: The Power of Discord with co-author Ed Tronick, forthcoming June 2020, The Developmental Science of Early Childhood(2017), The Silenced Child(2016), and Keeping Your Child in Mind(2011).
    Gold is also on the faculty of the Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Brazelton Institute at Boston Children’s Hospital , and the Berkshire Psychoanalytic Institute.
    1 hr 3 min
  • #107: Distractor - What is Art, Anyways?
    Distractor is an abstract artist based out of Oman. He uses coffee stains to create images ranging from portraits to paintings that examine mental illness. In today's episode we talk about his art, how he came to develop his medium, the meaning of art and so much more. You can check out his Instagram page @distraactor as well as his website that includes pictures of his latest exhibit focusing on mental health at www.distractor.co.in/brewed
    1 hr 8 min
  • #106: B. Wright "Good Brother" - Wrestling is Awesome
    On this episode, we are joined by Good Brother from Dirty Heelz wrestling podcast. Dirty Heelz covers everything you can think of in the world of professional wrestling from WWE to AEW. Good Brother shares with us his story of developing the Dirty Heelz podcast, from its roots in Harlem, New York to being globally recognized.  He shares his own personal connection to the world of wrestling along with providing some encouraging words for listeners no matter what their interests are. 
    Be sure to subscribe to their Youtube channel Dirty Heelz Podcast.
    You can also find them on Instagram at: @kenneth_stonz @goodbrothabove132 @vopusaradio @lastoutmedia @dirtyheelzgear_132
    #wrestling #wwe #dirtyheelz #wrestlingpodcast #harlem #yktv
    43 min
  • #105: Simon Prentis - The Evolution of Communication
    Simon Prentis is an experienced interpreter, translator and author. Simon joins us to talk about the history and evolution of language and how it has impacted our development as a species. Prentis argues that speech and language is often overlooked in academic and popular evolutionary studies. Examples such as Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens or Sir David Attenborough’s Life on Earth seem to sweep over the evolutionary impact of human communication. 
    Simon has spent his professional life working with different cultures and languages in over fifty countries. Much of his work has been with broadcast media, mainly for Japan, but he has also worked extensively on projects with musicians, fashion designers, film directors, dancers, architects, and much more. Prentis is a fully-qualified member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting since 1990, has translated four books and hundreds of technical documents over the years, has given testimony as an expert witness in high-profile intellectual property and patent disputes. Prentis has also written about translation and interpreting for professional journals, and taught and presented papers of these subjects at educational institutions and international conferences. 
    Drawing on his wide experience with language and other cultures, Prentis has now written a book which explores the origins of language and its consequences for human history: SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human is available now on Amazon.   
    You can check out his YouTube short video here explaining the significance of human language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKdRlt6YL30 
    You can check out his book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B096DRBHPH/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 
    #language #communication #evolution #civilization
    1 hr 36 min
  • #104: Lauren Petersen and Briana Greer - National Indigenous Peoples Day
    We are joined by Lauren Petersen and Briana Greer to discuss National Indigenous Peoples Day. Lauren and Briana explore the importance of this day and what it means to them as well as some of the key issues facing our shared communities. Lauren and Briana are both Métis and have dedicated their careers to educational awareness and cultural progress. We also focus on the importance of allyship from non-indigenous people and how they can contribute to the process of Truth and Reconciliation within Canada and abroad. It is important to note that Indigenous Peoples is a broad term that includes First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Canada.
    1 hr 15 min
  • #103: Shane Raw - The Power of the Mullet
    Shane Raw is redefining what it means to keep it real in the 21st century with his flowing mullet. Shane is an oil driller up in Northern British Columbia who works twenty days on and ten days off. Sounds tough? Well, that's because it is. On his days off he hangs out with his family raising two kids. Shane also helps explain “Red Neck” culture and how it’s association with ignorance and prejudice is a faulty stereotype. So grab a Pilsner, your favourite pair of flannels and giv’r.
    1 hr 6 min

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This podcast believes that a healthy dose of humility goes a long way. Asking questions is always better than guessing answers; there is a lot about life that we don't know. By listening to others, we…