Soft Revolution

Is patience a virtue? Must we keep all the buildings? Ali relieves Torq's fear of a possible Trump win (VOTE!). Then, a soulful, thoughtful, and entertaining interview with Tegan Quin of TEGAN AND SARA.

Contrary to Vienna, it's like they didn't even try, COVITA flops and then Michael Hollett, founder of NOW Magazine, and NXNE joins to chat about his new magazine, "NEXT".

The debate. Building our own Big Lies. Torq's anger as hope. Politicians need to have artistic skin in the game. Relationships over everything.

Craig Pike of "Craig's Cookies" talks about his journey from artist to entrepreneur and how his artistry never left him and only helped. Ali returns to set and tells his story and Torq has issues with politicians.

Torq is back from his drive cross-country and his drive-in concert and he has thoughts. Then, Chilly Gonzales rejoins the pod to talk all the things.

Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket is on for a big and boisterous talk. We recorded right as the NBA was on the verge of shutting down. Perhaps it's time for us all to strike? For the full interview with Daniel, JOIN OUR PATREON! patreon.com/softrevolution

The Hillbilly Elegy and Us. Back to School. The Democratic National Convention.

It's just Torq and Ali today and they have lots to talk about including the artist as an entrepreneur, why money direct to artists along with organizations could be the most bang for the buck, and finally, Kamala (pronounced "comma,la") Harris is the canny choice for VP.

Torq is back from his road-trip across Canada and a check-in on culture from the UK with Dr. Dave O'Brien.

Torquil is back officially next week, so today we have a rich, revealing, and powerful talk with Ravi Jain, who is the artistic director of Why Not Theatre and a Canadian cultural leader.

Torquil is moving cross country so Jennifer Lena guest hosts to talk about her new op-ed, how Ali can feel ok listening to Young T, and answers, "what's going on in America?" Then an incredible interview with husband and wife all-stars Nick Duckart of Come From Away and Mariand Torres of Wicked.

A taste of our bonus episodes that go to our Patreon subscribers. Sign up to get them weekly! Jennifer Lena joins Ali and Torq for a wide ranging conversation on the #ArtsNewDeal, once again "The Letter", and we subject her to the Proust Questionnaire. Enjoy!

Miranda Mulholland joins us to talk about the music industry, her incredible advocacy and how she's fighting the good fight. Let's de-romanticize art. And then..."The Letter".

Maybe we shouldn't be burning it down, but adding even more than there was. Enough with the scarcity mindset. Then a fascinating interview with social scientist and artist Hans Abbing where he asks that we expand our definition of what it is to be an artist. We have launched our Patreon! Exciting things to come!

Plants go to the opera in Barcelona. The Trump Show looks like it's closing. Live Nation sucks. Then, an illuminating interview with the fearless Oscar nominated director, Deepa Mehta.

This #ArtsNewDeal is taking more than baby steps. Then, sociologist and author Jennifer Lena drops some inspiration and insight in regards to the Works Progress Administration.

RESET, RELIEF, REBUILD, and REFORM - a lucid and inspirational discussion with Daniel Silver, Mark S. Fox, and Gail Lord about an Artistic New Deal that integrates artists in all facets of society. Let's get to WORK!

We almost didn't record a podcast this week. But we did, and it's a raw one.

Ali was at Trinity Bellwoods Park and here is his story. Policy needs to be like art - imaginative. Then, a chat with the artistic director of Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Evalyn Parry.

The Last Dance is amazing. Drive-ins are a thing, but are they THE thing? Zoom is a clusterfuck. Then, an interview with Charles Spearin and Esmaeel Abofakher about their upcoming musical about the Canadian Sponsorship Program.

It's time for an Artistic New Deal. Enough with the "new normal". Torq's online show inspired Ali. Then, an interview with our future - Caitlin Galichan-Lowe and her incredible grade-11 student Ariana Revnic.

Can we be more like Germany please? Speaking of Germany, we chat with the musical genius Chilly Gonazales from his home in Cologne.

A benchmark episode. From now on, no more 'this is where we are', but 'this is what we are going to do about it.' Plus, an interview with the legendary Nic Harcourt.

Sustainably Grown Art. Leaning into the limitations. Art will not be disrupted. HOPE! Then, Barry Hertz, the film editor of the Globe and Mail joins us to discuss cinema post COVID-19.

Drive-in plays, courtyard concerts, in-home performances, and the possible death of TicketMaster - our quarantine future. Then an interview with Sue Frost, one of the lead producers of Come From Away on the present and future of Broadway.