The Interdisciplinary Work of Lyss Warmland.
Check out my conversation with Sarah Norris Andrews!
We talk about:
– How Sarah came to Northumberland County
– Babywearing and getting outside locally
– Sarah’s experience parenting as a non-binary parent
– Gendered language
– the messages they learned about gender and what they want to teach their daughter
…and way more!
Check out my conversation with Jessica Outram!
We talk about:
– Writing poetry, plays, and more
– The idea of “home” and “place”
– Being Cobourg’s Poet Laureate
– Poetry Present (submit your poem here!)
– How writing keeps Jessica well
and more!
Featured Tunes by:
Cadence Weapon
Hayden
Sarah Harmer
Lauryn Hill
Check out my conversation with Sarah Litt!
We talk about:
– Sarah’s career as an agent in the music industry (and her path to get there)
– Being a woman in the punk scene
– Putting on all-ages punk shows in Northumberland County back in the day and her advice to people trying to do that now
– Living with and learning to manage Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
– How the work Sarah does keeps her well!
Featured Tunes by:
Propagandhi
The Bombpops
Backyard Riot
Avem
Check out my conversation with Robert Washburn!
We talk about:
– What brought Rob to Northumberland County
– How he got interested in journalism
– His academic work on the future of online journalism
– What it’s like practicing journalism in Northumberland county
– Approaching topics with integrity as a journalist
– A bit about the opiate epidemic and the petition going around regarding concerns about Transition House
– How Rob’s work keeps him well
…and more!
Featured Tunes by:
Avem
The Weakerthans
Jimmy Bowskill
Sarah Harmer
Check out my interview with Maureen Pollard!
Maureen has worked in the field of social work since 1991. In private practice since 2011, Maureen is a specialist in traumatic bereavement, helping individuals, families and groups navigate life after losses, including pregnancy and infant loss, child death, suicide loss, homicide loss and sudden or accidental death. Maureen is a certified Compassionate Bereavement Care provider, and she is trained in RTS Bereavement Care (Resolve Through Sharing). In June 2019, she published The Twentieth Year: A Memoir of Miscarriage, a book that tells the story of her journey through multiple miscarriages to parenthood, and how her personal grief experiences influences her work.
Social work website: maureenpollardmsw.com
Author website: maureenmwrites.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MaureenPollardMSW/
Twitter and Instagram handle: @rhythmsinlife
We talk about:
Featured Music by:
Sincere Engineer
David Newland
Ellen Torrie
Cale Crowe
Check out my interview with Jade Calvert!
Hear me chat with Jade Calver about her work in the Canadian immigration field and being a young female entrepreneur! We also chat about:
– Working in Canadian immigration in a rural context
– Some of the challenges people face when they’re trying to immigrate to Canada
– What changes Jade would like to see in policy
– Why immigration is important
– How Jade’s work keeps her well
and more!
Featured Tunes:
Take It All Off by Alyson McNamera
Exiles Among You by The Weakerthans
Nowhere We Cannot Go by Hayden
Didn’t You Know by Rowan Spencer
Check out my interview with Maria Papioannoy-Duic here!
We chat about:
– Maria’s business, Ecig Flavourium
– Relocating to Northumberland County
– Getting into the vape industry
– Being a woman in business
– Harm reduction and vaping as a harm reduction strategy
– Some of the misconceptions about vaping and the vape industry
– The current state of the vape industry
– Similarities between the vape industry and the cannabis industry
– Maria’s hopes for the future of the vape industry
Featured Tunes:
Phasers Set to Thrill by Black Cat Attack
St. Andrews Hall by Nothington
November Hurricane by Jenn Fiorentino
No Words by Tragedy
Check out my interview with Collin Whitehouse here!
We talk about:
– The Northumberland 89.7 radiothon
– How (and why) to donate to Northumberland 89.7
– How Collin forced me into starting my show
– Collin’s role with the station
– How he first got involved in radio
– Collin’s show, Deconstructing X
– Collin’s super cool son, Liam, and his future in radio
– Running social media
– Why Collin’s goals for the station are (sneak peak- increasing diversity is a big one)
– What CanCon is and why it matters
– How people can involved with volunteering at Northumberland 89.7
Featured Tunes:
Fatlip by Sum 41
Strength to Endure by The 3856 (from the Ramones cover album, Leaving Home: A Norwegian Tribute to The Ramones)
Rocks and Trees by Arrogant Worms
Get Loose by The Salads
Check out my interview with Nicole Beatty! We chat about:
Local Organizations Nicole is Associated With:
Featured Tunes:
Born to Love You by Ellen Torrie (Click her name to check out her rad new website!)
I’ll Wait by Sweet Alibi
Burn the Rapists, Not the Witches by Backyard Riot (From their brand new, locally written and recorded EP!)
Bro Hymn by Pennywise
Check out my interview with Jeff Lees! We chat about:
– Balancing volunteering, work and council
– The Port Hope Fall Fair
– Sidewalks around schools
– Keep council accessible and accountable
– Why Jeff wants to reintroduce a CAO if re-elected
– Jeff’s vision for more affordable housing
– What’s going on with Lakeland Place
– Tourism’s role in supporting local business
– Why Jeff feels community policing is important and mental health crisis training for Port Hope Police
– A new seniors centre and splash pad for Port Hope
– Jeff’s thoughts on the West Beach
Featured Tunes:
My Own Way by Fea
Carnival by Bikini Kill
Who’s the #1 Cop by The Hextalls
Dear Coach’s Corner by Propagandhi
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