Living in the New Renaissance

Just a fun little followup podcast to Episode 3 - "Ask A Geezer", this one asks similar questions of a Gen Z to get a look from the other side of that coin!   

Thanks to Fahed Sakr from "The Average Delinquent Podcast with Fahed Sakr" for agreeing to come on with us today!   

Fahed's podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify (and probably other places as well).   

"The Average Delinquent with Fahed Sakr" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/26MERnr...  

"The Average Delinquent with Fahed Sakr" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  

And check him out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fahed.sakr/

This is a "getting my feet wet again" video using footage I'd previously  recorded. It's all still relevant, so I went with it. Dedicated to  Zipper, Mighty Hunter of Snacks.

Interview with Gordon McMillan - Alberta Independence Party.  Recorded  April 2nd, 2019.  Original sound was too low, imported backup sound  source into video for audio clarity.  The bit of an echo is intentional,  this way I can show that the audio was unaltered other than importing  the clearer audio.  Apologies for the loudness of the audio as well, it  was normalised, but Gordon is a quiet guy so the background volume is  pretty loud.  At the end of the interview, there's a brief dropout where  we go back to original audio before the credits.  I felt that those  interested in Gordon's message will be willing to put up with a bit of  sound wonkiness in order to hear what he has to say.  Thanks yet again  to Mama's in the Kitchen in Alberta Beach for letting me do these  interviews there!

Podcast with Darren, lays out what has been done for podcasts to date,  and a glimpse into what is on the road ahead for the near future for  future topics and interviews.  Darren was sick during the filming of  this, so please excuse the sick eyes, hair, etc.. it's not contagious.

Interview with Shane Getson, UCP,  running for the candidacy of MLA  Whitecourt/ Lac Ste Anne in the April 16, 2019  Alberta provincial  election.  Information about Shane Getson from his main website:  "Shane grew up on a small mixed farm in Alberta, was a logger, labourer,  equipment operator.  He became a Civil Engineering Technologist, and  then went to work on  Major Projects for the next 25 years as a Project  Coordinator, Construction Manager, Project Manager, General Manager, and  Sr. Manager.   Shane was used often for strategic planning and project recovery roles  managing teams in Canada and the US.  He is a private pilot, firearms  enthusiast, Husband of 16 years, and Father of 4 children.   Shane is here to help “Take Our Province Back” this spring, so we can  all share in the Alberta Advantage."  The main website for Shane Getson's UCP election run in 2019 is:  https://www.shanegetson.org/  

You can also visit: https://shanegetson.blogspot.com/ https://shanegetsonucp.ca/  and LinkedIn and Facebook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-getson-771245b8 https://www.facebook.com/Shane-Clayton-Getson-1937088316389191/  Thanks yet again to Shane and Esther for their time to bring this  interview together!"

Interview with Dan Durda, soon-to-be astronaut, teacher, author,  asteroid guy.  Darren and Dan talk space and crewed missions, and geek out a bit.  Information about Doctor Dan Durda from his Spacefest bio and elsewhere:  "Dr. Dan Durda is a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research  Institute in Boulder, Colorado where his research interests focus on  impact studies and the evolution and exploration of asteroids. Dan is a  Fellow and former member of the Board of Trustees of the International  Association of Astronomical Artists; his space art has appeared in  numerous magazines, web news stories, and books and has been  internationally exhibited.  Another multi-talented Renaissance Man, Dan has extensive experimental  experience in hypervelocity impact studies, is an experienced cave diver  and holds multiple scuba and cave diving certifications, including Full  Cave and Cave Recovery Specialist, and is a pilot with time logged in  over a dozen types of aircraft including the F/A-18 Hornet and the F-104  Starfighter. He has spent over 110 minutes of time in zero-gravity  conducting experiments on NASA’s KC-135 Reduced Gravity Research  Aircraft.  Dan was a finalist in the 2004 NASA astronaut selection and is one of  three SwRI payload specialists who will fly on multiple suborbital  spaceflights with various commercial companies. He has co-authored a  book, published numerous articles popularizing planetary science and  human exploration of space, and has appeared in over 70  nationally-broadcast television science documentaries. Dan is the 2015  recipient of the AAS/DPS Carl Sagan Medal “for excellence in public  communication in planetary science”"  Another multi-talented Renaissance Man, Dan also holds a pilot's  license, and is an expert underwater cave diver. He also is a hiker,  caver (spelunker) and geologist. He volunteers for grisly underwater  search and rescue teams, and is constantly on call.  He therefore covers most of what the surface of this planet has to  offer. His particular field of study is related to asteroids and  interplanetary dust. His artwork has recently been published in Sky and  Telescope. and was chosen as one of the illustrators of comet Hale-Bopp  co-discoverer Alan Hale's new book on comets. He is also a member of the  Galileo imaging team.  He has never been an astronaut, though he is an applicant, and is adept  at Adobe Photoshop.   SPECIAL HONORS: Asteroid 1992 YC3 numbered and named 6141 Durda (1998); Kerrick Prize,  Department of Astronomy, University of Florida, "For outstanding  contributions in astronomy" (1990); Class Honors, 64th Annual Honors  Convocation, University of Michigan (1987); Regents Alumni Scholarship,  University of Michigan (1983)."  The main website for NASA New Horizons mission is:  http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/  Twitter:@NASANewHorizons,  Results for MU69/Ultima Thule are published with the hashtag  #UltimaThule  Thanks yet again to Dr. Carly Howett for their time to bring this  interview together!

Information about Doctor Carly Howett from her TEDx Talk video:  "Dr. Carly Howett is a Senior Research Scientist at the Southwest  Research Institute in Boulder Colorado. She obtained her Ph.D. at the  University of Oxford in 2005, and has been working on New Horizons since  2012. Since then her main interest has been the calibration and image  processing of data from New Horizon’s Ralph instrument – the color  “eyes” of the spacecraft. She is also on NASA’s Cassini mission, which  has been investigating the Saturn-system since 2004. Outside of work she  enjoys all the forms of running, jumping and outdoor-stupidity Colorado  has to offer, particularly cycling, skiing, swimming and climbing."  The main website for NASA New Horizons mission is:  http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/  Twitter:@NASANewHorizons,  Results for MU69/Ultima Thule are published with the hashtag  #UltimaThule  Thanks yet again to Rayna and Dr. Carly Howett for their time to bring  this interview together!  You can catch more of Doctor Carly Howett (this is her TEDx talk) here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L-E7KCN9xg  

And here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt20xhulmLE

Interview with RJ Chambers - choir and vocal teacher.  I ask RJ about his history, and how technology has changed music, immigration to Canada, and more.   View his website at: http://www.chambersmusic.ca/

Interview with Alex from Curiosity Inc.

https://www.curiosityedmonton.ca/  

 [email protected] 

(780) 444-0386  

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.. go to his channel and subscribe! 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgclKg8oaVlkuCurCxo2hOw  

And the first episode of the Potters House (great series so far!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb4SpyeH5IQ  

We shot this video roughly between parts 7 and 8 of Potter's House, he  had some of the attic insulation in his car when I met him outside the  store that would be going into the house in part 8.  And a person can be judged by their actions, I love Alex's idea of  eccentric which I get!  (If you're broke, you're crazy, if you're rich  you're eccentric).  That's my goal as well.  But you can see Alex's  actions here, he made extra profit from a sale and tracked down the  homeless gent for a WEEK who sold an item to him to give him the extra  money that was earned from a sale. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqwhLlAAnzs

Podcast 3 - Ask A Geezer - answering viewer questions directed at  seniors and older people.  First trial of better opener and closer music  volume, plus credits.