Welcome to a bonus episode for the Inaugural Season!

Are we getting a Season 2? Are we getting a "David Episode"? What was the idea behind the cover? What was our personal favorite episodes?

Featuring Hazal, a returning guest from the season, we’ll be going through some of the highlights of the season, share some interesting behind-the-scenes stories, do a little Q&A to answer some of your most asked questions and…let’s talk about the future of the Tales to Tell Podcast.

Warning: This was a chaotic episode.

For our final guest of the season, we've had the honor to sit down with someone who is no stranger to storytelling: Romel Sylne Jr.!

"Romel Sylne Jr is a Haitian-American writer, author, and poet dedicated to inspiring resilience in the face of adversity. He is the author of several poetry books: "Where Footsteps Lead Me," "When Black Boys Cry", "She is...", "A War Between Two Lands," and most recently "Heading Home Soon"."

In this episode. we got to hear Romel's incredible backstory that led to where he is today and learned about the origins/inspirations of each of his books!

Also! A special message/announcement by host/producer David Liu!

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For the PENULTIMATE episode of the inaugural season, we've welcomed Gianni, a math teacher, to come talk about his passion for teaching, an outlook on the new generation of kids and his thoughts on the local school system. Because he just started playing Persona, of course I had to ask his thoughts on Japan's schooling system!

There's more...

Gianni is also a co-host of the award-winning radio show turned podcast, The Calcio Guys!

He is also the Fairy-type Pokémon Gym Leader of the Montreal Pokémon League (MPL).

He also officiates Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments.

He is also a passionate multi-sports fan.

Suffice to say, this episode went into a lot of different directions.

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All the relevant links: https://linktr.ee/talestotell

Love is in the air!

In honor of Valentine's Day, we're presenting a special "Love Edition" of Tales to Tell, an episode focused on dating, romance and love stories!

For this special episode, we have the utmost pleasure of having Mario & Sylvia on the show to talk about their love story!!!

What made them "swipe right" to each other on Tinder? What was the first date like? How did Mario secretly plan the proposal? And much more!

Our lovely couple also shared their tips for making a good online dating profile, relationship/dating advice and chat about why they wanted to start a family!

Warning: (cute) baby noises may be heard in the background from time to time!

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All the relevant links: https://linktr.ee/talestotell

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Chapters

0:00 Start

4:04 How they met (Tinder!)

1:15:04 The Proposal

1:33:25 The Marriage

1:47:07 The Start of a Family

2:08:15 Rapid-Fire Questions

2:15:06 Exclusive Art Reveal Reaction

2:18:44 Final Thoughts

2:22:45 Bloopers

A kinesiologist turned restaurateur?!

Newsha Dehghani, a multi-restaurant co-owner in Ville St-Laurent ("Notre-Boeuf de Grace" and "Pigeon Cafe") within the Greater Montreal Area, joins us to talk about why he decided to venture into the restaurant industry, the struggles they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his newfound obsession with bouldering.

Did I mention he can also play/compose piano music AND does martial arts?! Truly a multi-talented man!

Unwavering passion. Rarely does someone embody those two words as much as our next guest.

Jonathan Fado, a video game concept artist at Ubisoft, shares us his incredible backstory that led to where he is today and gives us a glimpse at his future projects.

We learn about what inspired the passion, the amazing individuals whom he's thankful for, and how he hopes to honor his family's and civilization's legacy to inspire present and future generations.

In this episode, Phil Waheed from "Philm This" walks us through his (very) eventful first year as a freelance photographer/videographer after almost a decade of working in a stable job that was outside of his field of study.

In this episode, Hazal Özlen, a (self-appointed ) crazy cat lady, opens up about her struggles as an International Student at McGill University in Montreal, gives us a taste of Turkish culture and swoons over her furry babies.

As our very first Storyteller of the podcast, we've had the pleasure of welcoming Massimo Triassi to come talk about his many nerdy passions (Dungeons & Dragons, Tech Blogging, Motorcycles, etc.) and how he hopes to bring joy to himself and everyone around him.

Also, the story of how he became my second..."dad"?!

Welcome to Tales to Tell, a storytelling podcast focused on the stories that matters the most: YOUR stories. Every episode, guests from all walks of life join us to share the journeys that defined them, the people who impacted them and anything else that is important to them.

Some of the stories may put a smile on your face while others could make you shed a tear or two. But above all, we hope that listening to these stories can positively impact you in any shape or form, even just a little.