Reflecting on how Bill Murray & Punxsutawney Phil taught us to find purpose during long quarantine days.

We discuss delivery drivers not wearing masks, Amazon being temporarily less evil, and how Colorado is leading the way in saying F the police.

We’re back! Season 2 kicks off with a solid rant on the dark side of social influencing, plus CrossFit’s founder goes full racist, New Zealand says no worries to COVID-19, and why provincial health minister Bonnie Henry is our Prime Minister.

On the final episode of Season 1, Vancouver cartoonist & video-game art director Geoff Coates joins the pod to discuss the political unrest in the US, the worsening of Vancouver’s affordability problem, having to block thousands of trolls on social media after going viral, and why the lack of social distancing makes him angry.

Self-sufficiency expert and podcast host Carl Mintern joins the pod to discuss his 2-year journey building an 8-acre hobby-farm for his family, offer advice on beginning to grow one’s own food in small, low-sunlight conditions, and share his thoughts on why raising chickens is an absolute must for anyone who can. Find Carl on YouTube & Facebook or search for Self Sufficient Hub across all podcast platforms.

Brazilian psychotherapist, author and suicide prevention advocate Paula Fontenelle joins the podcast to discuss how her father’s suicide changed the course of her life as well as share news about the desperate pandemic situation in Brazil, offer advice for those struggling in isolation, and educate us on the warning signs to look out for - and ways to help - the loved ones in our lives. Find Paula at www.understandsuicide.com

Former standup comedian & recovered addict Amy Dresner has us in stitches as she shares inspiring stories from her darkest days through to her current life as a recovery advocate and author of the best-selling book My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean.

We get heated about BC’s premiere saying ridiculous ****, share (funny) traumatic childhood memories, and gamble on the price of Kurt Cobain’s guitar. Also, we have a YouTube now! @socialwitnessing

Vancouver social-worker Ainslie joins the podcast to share the incredible story of her husband ending up in ICU with what was likely one of British Columbia’s earliest COVID-19 cases, as well as antibody testing and the strange new world of providing social work services inside a major hospital while masked from head to toe. You DO NOT want to miss this one!

We discuss the merits of going Vegan in a Wet-Market world, a viral story of CBD being the magic cure to the pandemic, and why Gary Vee will definitely be yelling at us one day soon.