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for Sunday, September 15th, 2013

As videos and images continue to surface showing the tragic loss of life from the August 21st chemical attack in Syria – and with so much at stake in terms of further loss of life, we ask the question - how heavy is the burden of proof for those seeking help?

Plus - U.S. vs. Canadian Song Picks of the Week!

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Celebrating the Life of Former Minister of Agriculture and Senator, Honourable Eugene Whelan

It’s been just over a month now that Canadians lost one of their finest - Former Minister of Agriculture and Senator, Honourable Eugene Whelan. One of his most notable accomplishments, was in his role as the unlikely diplomat who would in part, help end the cold war… simply by spending time and sharing ideas (and perhaps a drink or two) with the Soviet Union’s Mikhail Gorbachev. We say unlikely, not for his lack of ability – but because of his unassuming nature, his way with words, his background as a Minister of Agriculture as opposed to someone from foreign affairs… A product of humble beginnings, raised by a single mother of nine and someone who credited mother's allowance for having saved his family – Senator Whelan never forgot where he came from, and he took little for granted.  Tune in for this special tribute.

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Special Guest, An Interview with Justice of the Peace - and daughter of Honourable Eugene Whelan, Susan E. Whelan

She is the daughter of the former Minister of Agriculture and Senator known for his green Stetson… A lawyer and former politician herself, Susan has been vice-chair and a member of the Board of Negotiations for the Ontario Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs Appeals Tribunal in Guelph.  She followed her father’s footsteps into the life of parliament, serving as an MP for ten years, as well as being appointed as Minister of International Cooperation. It was announced earlier this year that Ontario had appointed seven new Justices of the Peace to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective Feb. 6th – It was a celebration turned bittersweet for one of the names announced, as Justice of the Peace, Susan Whelan would lose her father just two weeks after taking on her new role.  She joins us in studio to elaborate on the man that Canadians ought to know more about...

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Special Guest, An Interview with Former Special Assistant to the Senator, Lou Durnbeck

Though he might refer to himself as a commoner – in Senator Eugene Whelan’s eyes he will always be a dignitary...   Lou Durnbeck arrived in Canada from Europe at just six months of age… grew up in Windsor, Ontario and worked as a plant manager in the dairy industry.  And that’s when the then Minister of Agriculture, Eugene Whelan pulled him on to his team to work as his special assistant in Ottawa.  After working with the Senator he resumed his work in politics working for his daughter, Susan Whelan during her time as an MP and Minister of International Cooperation.... He shares with us his own unique insights into the Senator’s life in politics, as well as his beliefs and ideals.

The Meds (from left to right): Danny Miles, Kyle Drake, Iain McCarvill, Pat McDonald

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The Music of The Meds

First discovered by fellow east coast rocker, and Juno nominee Matt Mays, The Meds are making their way through to being one of Canada's favourite up and coming bands.  From working in a modest studio to performing gigs across Canada as well as in San Francisco, East Berlin, Shad Bay, and Halifax, The Meds have grown in stride opening for the likes of  Meatloaf, Wintersleep, and Down with Webster…. Band members include vocalist, Kyle Drake, drummer, Danny Miles, guitarist, Pat MacDonald and Iain McCarvill on base. They’ve just released an EP and have their first full album on its way…. During this show we speak with base player, Iain McCarvill in Prince Edward Island.

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Christine Maria Gross

This week, Christine Maria Gross joins us in studio to talk about how 'We Are Timeless.' Christine is a cancer survivor who’s made it her life’s work to find new ways to help caregivers and patients live healthier lives while we are able, and how to cope with losing life, should it be imminent.

We Are Timeless by Christine Maria Gross

Christine is an author, speaker, and Registered Ayurvedic Practitioner. She consults internationally in hospice care and has directed programs including Radiant Touch® Program at The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County of Ontario, Canada since 1992. She’s an Authorized Instructor of The Radiance Technique®, Authentic Reiki®, and Ayurvedic Health Educator, Christine also has her own private practice where she offers consultations and seminars in holistic health care.

Proceeds of the sales of We Are Timeless - The Radiance Technique® in Hospice Care (the book and DVD) to benefit The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County.  You can find it at Amazon, The Hospice, Windsor Regional Hospital Gift Shop-Met Campus.  Click here if you wish to make a purchase and contribute.

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The Power of Speech - Strong Enough to Influence, Motivate and Change - From Martin Luther King to Jodie Foster at the Golden Globes and the Reasons for the Big Win at the Ontario Liberal Leadership Race

Power of Speech.  It gets things done.  During this segment, we talk about how some of the world’s greatest movements began with a single speech.  We’ll explore all that’s happened over the past few weeks, and how "speech" has been a part of setting the stage for 2013…

Speech excerpts explored during this segment:

* Eric Thomas - Pain is Temporary

* Jodie Foster's Golden Globes Speech

* Martin Luther King Jr.

* President Barack Obama

* Premier Kathleen Wynne

* Sandra Pupatello

Have a comment on what we talked about today? Leave your comment below our show notes or interact with us through our social media - and of course, feel free to share this page as a link.  We look forward to hearing from you.

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A Conversation with Don Ross & Brooke Miller

An exciting performance is on its way to our home town – as well as to a few other towns over the next few weeks... And in celebration of this tour stop, on this week's show we'll be speaking with an amazing Canadian guitarist, Don Ross, along with the talented Canadian Singer/Songwriter – (and guitarist as well), Brooke Miller. A brief bio of each is below - first, as promised, here are their upcoming tour dates:

Jan 18, 2013 - The Aeolian - London, ON

Jan 19, 2013 - Place Concord - Windsor, ON

Jan 25, 2013 - West End Cultural Centre - Winnipeg, MB

Jan 27, 2013 - Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre - Ottawa, ON

Don Ross

Don was born in Montreal and began playing publicly (and for money) at the age of just 15. Fortunately he looked old enough to drink by then and was able to play at some of the downtown pubs that featured live acoustic music - exciting times for a person in his youth.  Early on he discovered the music of legendary Canadian singer/guitarist Bruce Cockburn and was amazed that such an insightful lyricist could also be a tremendous guitarist. This discovery inspired Don to write his first strong instrumental tunes for solo guitar around this time.

He went on to study composition at York University in Toronto and in 1988, he won the U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition.  Don has played with orchestras, and has had several records to date, recently signing with Candyrat Records in 2005.

Don has toured regularly since 1989, across Canada, the USA, a dozen European countries, Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia, Russia and India. He has played with symphony orchestras in Canada and Germany, and collaborated live and on recording with Andy McKee, Canadian singer/guitarist Brooke Miller, & Toronto bassist Jordan O’Connor. He also composes scores for television, radio and film, and does production and recording engineering for a variety of other musicians. In addition to acoustic guitar, Don also plays electric guitar, slide dobro and lapsteel guitar, voice, piano, keyboards, bass guitar and drums.  Click here to learn more about the music of Don Ross.

Brooke Miller

Now also in Montreal, Brooke Miller originally hails from Prince Edward Island from a small community where she grew up surrounded by the arts.  Brooke started as lead guitarist and vocalist in a loud punk band at the age of 12 – and hasn't stopped since.  She's a fan of the music of Bruce Cockburn, Rickie Lee Jones, the Police, and Joni Mitchel - traces of their influence are evident in Brookes hybrid sound.  Brooke recently released her fifth album for the German audiophile label Stockfisch Records. Entitled Familiar, the album is a collection of acoustic ballads, and it recently received a nomination for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (the “German Record Critics’ Award”), the German equivalent to Canada’s Polaris Prize.

Brooke’s tunes have been heard in recent feature films (The Year of Getting to Know Us, starring Sharon Stone, Lucy Liu and Jimmy Fallon), and on hit television shows (The L Word and Women’s Murder C...

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The Music of Jody Raffoul

Today we sit down from one of my favourite hometown musicians who’s music is anything but ordinary...

Canadian singer/songwriter Jody Raffoul performs over 200 shows a year – He’s opened for the likes of Collective Soul, Kid Rock, Nickelback, Joe Cocker, Blues Traveler, Counting Crows, the Allman Brothers Band, Uncle Kracker…. And even Bon Jovi - just to name a few…  And here’s the thing about Jody Raffoul if you haven’t yet heard him perform - He has that natural raspy voice that so many artists wish they had…  he’s charismatic and has a certain type of confidence on stage worthy of a world star.

Join us as we discuss where his music's headed for 2013 and the type of foundation his album “Simple Life” laid for his career.

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Right Now Enough is Enough: Finding A Way to Change Things for the Better in 2013 - 

Meet Dr. Peter Sacco – an author, psychology professor and former private practitioner who will be releasing his latest book, Right Now Enough is Enough in January 2013 in an effort to help people wanting to kick their addiction(s).   During this interview we talk about the differences between habit and addiction and how those directly affected can choose to make a change starting right now!

Dr. Sacco is a Psychology Professor at Niagara University in Lewiston, NY in the Teacher Education Program. Creator and instructor of the Criminal Psychology Program offered at Niagara College. He is also an instructor at McMaster University in the Addiction Studies Program and Police Foundations Study.

 

#Life/#Music/#Talk – all grown up... on the Nancy Duffy Show.

 

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The Pains of Sandy Hook

The unthinkable has happened just ten days before Christmas – where a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut – claimed 26 victims – mostly small children - 20 children and six adults.  This segment focuses on “Meaningful Action” – a discussion on changes that need to happen in light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT.

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Are We Closer to a Cure?

Dr. Brenda Coomber does some DNA extractions from cancer cells in her lab at the Ontario Veterinary College building at the University of Guelph (Sep 2005)

Years into the battle against cancer, we are still searching for a cure. To help us gauge just where we’re at in the battle for the ultimate cure, we speak with the Director of Research for the Canadian Cancer Society, Dr. Siân Bevan, and University of Guelph Researcher, Dr. Brenda Coomber.

I’ve spent some time looking at this over the last while – the type of hope we should be expecting after all these years – and on where the money’s going – is there enough being spent on research – and on what projects are we funding – who decides?

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This week – Singer/Songwriter Barney Bentall talks about his new album Flesh and Bone – possibly one of the coolest storytelling albums I’ve come across…

And later – a small story about loss. It's timely.

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Serena Ryder Releases her Latest Album – And she tells us all about it!

Serena Ryder's last album, “is it o.k?” was released around this time in 2008.  Fast forward four years – fans won’t be disappointed with her new album, "Harmony" which came out earlier this week.

Known for her powerful vocal range, Ryder comes from the small town of Millbrook, Ontario and has toured Canada and the U.S many times including Lollapalooza, South by Southwest and Denver’s Mile High Music Festival – and has stretched her musical pursuits as far as Australia and Europe. She’s earned a Canadian GOLD record, was crowned New Artist of the Year at the 2008 Juno Awards – and we think she’s just getting started!!!

Listen in as we speak with Serena about the making of her new album and her ever-growing work as an artist!

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Time to Think Differently About Your Day Job - An Interview with Doreen Rainey of the Get Radical Conference

Doreen RaineyRadical Success Coach

For those of you toying with the idea of entrepreneurship – and you’re pushing that regular 9 to 5 that you just hate – or your alternating work from midnights to afternoons and up early again to make those lunches to send with your kids for school... or maybe you’re that twenty-something just starting out - it’s time to think differently about your day job! And I have just the person to help you do it – Doreen Rainey joins us to teach us how to get radical and make a change! She's the founder of the Get Radical Women's Conference - where this year's guests will include Jillian Michaels, Giuliana Rancic, Lisa Nichols, Famoosh Torabi, Angela Jia Kim and Judy Smith...

It’s life, music talk, all grown up – It’s the Nancy Duffy Show – on InRetro Radio.

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This week is a show of variety. First, hot off the national tour trail, we explore the music of Canadian singer/songwriter Christa Couture…

Plus Comedian Stephen Colbert and the CBC have managed to help put Windsor, Ontario on the map as the rectum of Canada… Say what??? You so have to hear my point of view on this…

And later – this week’s big news was that the United States was projected to be the world’s top oil producer by 2020 well on its way to becoming self-sustaining when it comes to energy.  But this doesn’t happen without consequences – considering this projection is dependent on the continued practice of hydraulic fracturing – otherwise known as “fracking.”  What does this energy independence mean for the future of American foreign policy and – What does this mean for Canada? Let’s talk about it!

It’s life, music, talk, all grown up – happening right now – on The Nancy Duffy Show!

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Interview with Christa Couture 

Canadian singer/songwriter, Christa Couture joins us this week from Vancouver, British Columbia - just two weeks after her Canadian tour came to an end. She’s exhausted, but not too tired to share stories from the road as well as snippets from her recently released album The Living Record.  Christa’s sophomore album, The Wedding Singer and the Undertaker, was a top 10 favourite on CBC Radio 3.  Christa was also the winner of Best Folk Acoustic Album at the 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards.

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Steven Colbert – On Gauging The Pulse or The Rectum of Canada

Stephen Colbert

So we’re a show talking about both the United States and Canada – and the comparisons between them….  And I Love my comedians – Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are among my favourites…

And if you think about it – what better way to sell books than to have some sort of controversy that the media picks up on – right – so we’re talking about Stephen Colbert’s new book - America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't

Colleague and friend, Houida Kassem joins in on the conversation later in the show. Tune in to hear our commentary on whether or not we agree with the lovely Stephen Colbert.

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Energy, The Controversy of Fracking & What It’s Coming Down to…

This past Monday, a World Energy Outlook announcement was made by the International Energy Agency stating that the United States would become self-sufficient in terms of energy by around 2020.   And a great deal of the credit would go to Fracking on this…

Fracking has in part helped unlock large deposits of oil supplies from shale rock formations – but it’s not without controversy. Hear the ins and outs of what fracking is all about. Will it save us or destroy us in the end?

 

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It has been such an electric week – by late Tuesday night, the United States officially chose their new leader. Wow! What a crazy night – it was! And it’s made us think of a few things… like patriotism. How does Canadian patriotism differ from our American counterparts… Tune in during a somewhat comical exchange between writer, Erin Drushel and later Harmony Peach.

And later in the show, we talk to two Canadian authors about a new book, Flying Under Water – a compilation of selected poetry by Eva Tihanyi.

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From a Canadian in the U.S. the Day After Americans Vote. A talk with Erin MacLean. 

Erin MacLean

So – my American friends – did you get out and vote – did you get the results you wanted? All I can say is wow what a crazy night – depending on what network you were watching it appeared one side was winning and then the other – until it got toward the end where Barack Obama pulled away and took the title as the ___ President of the United States

Speaking of the Election, if you’ve been on our website before, chances are you seen some of the work by one of our writers, Erin MacLean (Drushel). Erin and I worked together years ago, for a Canadian Member of Parliament as well as the Minister for International Cooperation at the time, Susan Whelan. So I knew Erin had moved to the United States – and asked her to write for me sharing the Canadian perspective but from American soil…

And at about 1:30 in the morning – just after they called the winner of the US election, Erin sent me her blog post – Tune in as we talk about a wild and crazy night!

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A Reaction to Flea Bites? What???

Testing Our Patriotism: A Soul Searching Trip to India with Harmony Peach

Harmony Peach

Last year in Great Britain, a study found that people who are religious are more likely to be patriotic than those who self-define as atheists or non-believers…

So what is true here in Canada, in the United States? We heard what InRetro Contributor, Erin Drushel had to say on the matter – a Canadian now living in America– but I wanted to bring another good friend of mine on to talk about what it means to be Canadian… and how sometimes, we come to appreciate what we have…

Harmony Peach joins me to compare stories from abroad – as we discuss what it means to be patriotic in Canada.

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Eva Tihanyi, Poet, Author -Flying Under Water

Flying Under Water – A book discussion with Author, Eva Tihanyi and InRetro Contributor, John Porter 

My next guests are two very special people I’ve come to know over the years Eva Tihanyi and John Porter – and I’ve discovered they have a lot in common. They’re both well-accomplished writers – each with great passion…

They were both immigrants to Canada, bringing with them their talents – Eva from Budapest, Hungary – and John from Belfast in the north of Ireland. And somehow, years ago both ended up crossing paths with myself and InRetro Magazine – Eva first as a literary editor (of whom I approached), who then introduced me to John who then became a contributing writer –

Tune in as we discuss the book Flying Under Water, Eva Tihanyi’s latest work consisting of a compilation of her poetry, both past, and present.