Please Explain Toronto To Me

Rachel Elizabeth is a Saskatoon-based musician who spent the last few years playing as "Fern". After tangential topics, including the dubious magic of "magic eye" patterns, the mysteries of sibling relationships, and the concept of "Christian yuppies" we get into the nuts and bolts of her particular journey through music and the circumstances that led her to change her "nom de tune". We also touch on the issue of ensuring that the spaces in which music is performed are safe and accessible for all involved, and the importance of prioritizing that. 

Website: http://www.rachelelizabethmusic.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelelizabethmusic

Bandcamp: https://rachelelizabethmusic.bandcamp.com/

Jenny Ryan & Marley Duckett are Sakatoon-based improvisers and the founders of Lady Bits, an improv company with a focus on fostering a more egalitarian community. We talk about their improv roots, the power of failing well, and the intersection of their art and activism. And then they did karaoke songs and it was relatively ridiculous.

Berkley Staite is a lot of things: he's a game designer, an

It's another epic podcasting crossover! This time, I sit down with Cara Warner and Rebecca Zakreski, creators and hosts of Broad Games - a board gaming podcast. From the trials and tribulations of getting radio reception at work, to the joys of capitalism-based childhood games, to ruminations on the nature of time itself, this one manages to cover lots of ground while remaining relatively narrow in focus (that one's on me). Enjoy! And subscribe to this show AND that show!

The Wonder Years is a show on CFCR that is almost as wildly popular as this podcast! I sat down with the host of said program, Kevin Arnold and his Uncle Reg, to chat about their relationship, pocket wings, Paul Simon on the road, bedbug symbiosis and so much more. This is really and truly one for the ages. 

Aralia Maxwell is a visual artist who grew up on a farm near Maidstone, SK. She channels her interest in the social construct of femininity into thought-provoking paintings and collages that evoke a bygone era of domesticity that's still all-too familiar. We chat about her art practice, Paul Simon, jellied salads and the group show she's curated at BAM, Women's World (which runs until March 20th). araliamaxwell.com

Dakota Hebert is an actor and comedian whose own Twitter bio describes her as "a Nehiyaw-speaking Dene with a Lakota spirit name raised by a Cowboy", and she's got the barrels of personality to match. From rippin' jumps in Meadow Lake, to fixing chipped windshields, to citing powwow as her experience to fellow kids in an audition, we cover enough ground to establish just how sit-com-worthy her experience is. Give this person a TV show! You can see Hebert next in Salt Baby, as part of the Live Five season, a show she is also producing. And right here we've also got the premiere episode of the next new podcast hit you'll all be talking about, POD & ORDER. You're welcome. 

Ryan Meili didn't get into medical school at first. So, he packed his bags and traveled to South America to get perspective, eventually filling a re-purposed bus with prosthetic limbs and driving to Nicaragua. And that's just the tip of the tale. Since becoming a physician, Meili has also worked with SWITCH and the Westside Community Clinic, run twice for Saskatchewan NDP leadership, written a book, and founded on-the-rise NGO Upstream. He also does a mean Sinéad O'Connor.

Stephanie McKay has seen the media landscape change over her years on the arts beat for the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. We chat about nearly a decade of newspaper reporting, McKay's experience on the Polaris Music Prize grand jury, boy band love, and bagels - all without throwing anybody under the bus! I also sound particularly drunk on this one, which is weird because I wasn't (I swear). 

Darren Miller grew up in Saskatoon, joking around with his Dad and being wary of authority, fitting right into the strange and vibrant local music scene before decamping to the left coast to get a doctorate studying audio morphing software. Let's listen...