Welcome with Karim Kanji

Adil Dhalla is a Community Organizer, Social Entrepreneur and Play Advocate. Currently, Adil is the Director of Community for Camp Reset. Learn more about Camp Reset at https://www.thisisreset.org/copy-of-home. Almost 12 years ago Adil co-founded a start up called My City Lives. On their first anniversary I asked Adil 5 Questions: What motivates you to do what you do on a daily basis? If you had 30 seconds to impart your wisdom on a classroom of soon-to-be graduates, what would you say? In your opinion, what has been one of the most important technological developments over the past 12 months? If you had a crystal ball, what would you say will be the most important technological development over the next 12 months? Who is one of Canada’s tech stars and why? In this episode we finish off with a new 5 Questions. Listen to the end to hear the questions and Adil's answers. This is Episode #265 of the Welcome! podcast.

Aneil Gokhale is the Director of Philanthropy for the Toronto Foundation. In his role he is responsible for the development and management of the new business portfolio. In this episode we discuss:

his work with the Toronto Foundation

the Love, Scarborough fundraising initiative in support of the Scarborough Health Network Foundation.

how he switched from business and science to philanthropy.

his favourite things in Scarborough.

how young adults can become involved in philanthropy.

why Toronto is the best city in the world...for some people.

https://torontofoundation.ca/

https://torontofoundation.ca/black-and-indigenous-futures-fund/

https://twitter.com/a_goks

https://twitter.com/TorontoFdn

https://www.vosnl.org/

Ali Hassan joins Karim Kanji for his third appearance on Welcome with Karim Kanji.

In this episode we talk about:

Doctor VS Comedian; His upcoming book, Is There Bacon In Heaven; Favourite tunes from the '90s; His upcoming movie, Stealing Vows; CBC comedy series, Run The 'Burbs; and so much more!

This is Husein's second appearance on the podcast. In this episode Husein calls in from hot and sunny Dubai where rumour has it that it is cold at night. Husien stars inthe new film, Donkeyhead. Donkeyhead is a 2021 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Agam Darshi in her directorial debut. It stars Darshi as Mona, a woman tasked with taking care of her father with the help of her three siblings after he is diagnosed with cancer and his health starts to deteriorate.

Simu Liu is the star of the new Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Prior to earning worldwide fame for this role Simu was one of the stars of the hit Canadian comedy, Kim's Convenience.

Listen to this episode from 2017 to learn the back story of Marvel's newest superhero!

Brad Bradford is a City Councillor of the Beaches – East York ward in Toronto. Among his many duties he is currently the chair of the Toronto Music Advisory Council.

In this episode Brad discusses with hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji the initiatives the city of Toronto is taking to bring back live music to the city in a post-pandemic scenario.

Jason Wilson is a two-time Juno-Awards nominee, Canadian Reggae Music Award winner, four-time Reggae Music Achievements Award nominee and Best-Selling Canadian historian from Downsview, Ontario. In 2007, Wilson became the first recipient of the Karl Mullings Memorial Award for commitment to reggae in Canada. The protégé of Studio One keyboardist Jackie Mittoo, Jason has performed and recorded with UB40, Alanis Morissette, Sly & Robbie, Ron Sexsmith, Ernest Ranglin, Brinsley Forde, Pee Wee Ellis, Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick. Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist though is perhaps best known for piano and voice. An Adjunct-Professor of history at the University of Guelph, Dr. Wilson has six books to his name, including the Toronto Maple Leafs’ official centenary book.

– jasonwilsonmusic.com/

Ari Shapiro returns to the podcast. Instead of talking about baseball we chat about politics and world events. Specifically, Islamophobia; the role of governments in addressing Islamophobia; the conflict between Palestine and Israel; Ari's view on the situation in the Middle East as a Jewish person born in Israel and now living in Canada; and finally how the West has it all wrong about Russia.

Welcome To The Music hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji take a look back at the 50th JUNO Awards. Gregg and Karim also celebrate past guests of the podcast who were nominated and even some who won! In other words, WTTM is a path to either a nomination or a statue! Congrats to all the nominees, winners and Canadian music!

Art Bergmann is Canada's Prince of Punk. Just don't call him that. In pure punk fashion, Art recently received the Order Of Canada but has yet to give an acceptance speech or even wear the "coveted" OoC pin.

In this timely interview, Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji talk to Art about music and the role of being a shit disturber by holding those in power to account.

We end of the interview with a powerful performace of his song The Legend Of Bobby Bird. Bobby was a 10 year old boy who ran away from residential school in Saskatchewan never to be seen again. Years later his remains were found.

For more information please visit www.irsss.ca/ (Indian Residential School Survivors Society)