A Little More Good

Alright friends, today we're doing something different, ALMG Alum Jackie Kai Ellis is back, but not as a guest, as a host! She is such a natural conversationalist, and we always knew we wanted her back to do a takeover, and here it is! Of course, we couldn't resist joining her for this conversation, as she brought an AMAZING guest with her, Maurice Li. Maurice is a very rad human, who is up to a l...

Hello friends, Today’s episode is a story. It is the story of a Girl from Philadelphia who came for a visit to Vancouver and discovered that this is where she needed to be. Maia Wikler has made the west coast her home, and climate justice her purpose. She is a woman of many talents and pursuits, she is a PhD student, writer, film maker, climate advocate and activist, and storyteller. We were very...

Hey Friends we hope this podcast lands in your ears on a good day! However, if your day is not quite the frequency you were hoping for, this episode is sure to get you smiling! We're joined today by the luminous Becky Brauer of Fresh Prep! Not only is Becky a source of joy, she is an inspiring, solutions based individual who dared to risk and is someone who followed opportunities and her intuition...

This week we're joined by Kate Horsman, a Vancouver based Integrative Practitioner who merges education with her work as a Counsellor, Nutritionist, Mindfulness leader and now a Breathwork Facilitator & Integrative Healer. Our conversation touches on many parts of her practice and her own journey of healing. The dynamic life she has led has in many ways informed her practice and work with her...

Hey friends, Today's episode features the wonderful Juno Kim. From the moment he showed up to record, we knew it was going to be a special episode. Not only is Juno is a man of many talents, passions, and abilities, he brings a unique and noticeable energy with him. Before we even hit record, the connections were strong, and Juno led us through a powerful grounding meditation. While our conversati...

Hey Friends, today on the pod we're chatting with a local legend, Jian Pablico. To know Jian is to love him, he is a one of a kind human with an amazing heart, passion for life, movement, and setting future generations up to be change makers! So much of Ji's desire to support people and make the world a better place stems from his own journey, as a kid born in the Philippines, who moved to Canada,...

Hey Friends, We're very excited to drop this episode today, Anna Pippus, or 'Easy Animal Free' as she's know on instagram! Beyond dropping this podcast today, we are thrilled to share that her new book comes out today as well! Be sure to check out her website to grab a copy of "The Vegan Family Cookbook"! In this episode we cover a lot of ground, from Anna's origins, her journey into plant based e...

Alright friends, on today’s episode we journey deep into the mycelium kingdom, with the Queen of mushrooms Steph Dacre! This episode covers a lot of different angles on how mushrooms can be used to support health, pursue wellness, and how even the mushrooms deemed "magic" have healing properties and are being used to combat depression and anxiety. This episode covers Steph's journey from track run...

Alright everyone, get ready to feel gratitude, abundance, happiness, and whole lot of love love love love love! Today we have the one and only Akeem Pierre on the pod. Akeem is the founder of Rich Sol Foods, purveyors of an eclectic array of health and wellness foods, tinctures, along with an abundance of knowledge on these effective ancestral products from the African diaspora. Beyond being the m...

Hey Friends, We are thrilled to share this week's episode. We were joined by the one and only May Globus of @wearethecraft podcast and @otohealing . May is a conversationalist, a story-teller, wisdom keeper and all around rad human. While she is normally the one in the host chair. We flipped the script, and asked her the questions this time. Questions around her origin story, her unique upbringing...

This week we're chatting with our pal Sean Hamilton. Sean is a runner, a really good, and rather cool runner at that. While he not only brings style to the miles, he brings a great deal of depth, wisdom, stoic philosophy and a desire to genuinely connect with what's good in the world. Our conversation covers many of the aspects of Sean's life that make him an interesting character, and all around...

Hey Friends, This week Zach and Dean sat down to talk about climate change. Their conversation was sparked by the recent publication by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) which states, among many things that the climate of our planet is changing, and that we have reached a irreversible warming that will occur over the next 30 years. The IPCC release, along with a fascinating ep...

OK friends, We're trying something new this week. Every once in a while on ALMG we're going to bring you a one-off short story, because who doesn't love a good story? The aim of these more abbreviated pods is to share or highlight one story we found particularly interesting, inspiring, or moving. Today's episode is the first foray into this format. We sat down with Abdallah El Chami, aka Dallah of...

Hey Friends, This week's pod is pretty special, you might say it's been 10 years in the making. I sat down with Zach and Ryan, co-owners and founders of the Juice Truck to reflect on TEN YEARS of being in business. This conversation is not only a celebration of this great milestone, but Zach and Ryan share some of their best, and most challenging moments from the last decade, they reflect on the m...

Hey Friends, We're super excited about today's episode! This is a plant based knowledge bomb, we are thrilled to be joined today by Dr. Matthew Nagra. Dr. Nagra is a Naturopathic Doctor and is a passionate advocate for the power of evidence-based nutrition as medicine. After struggling with various health issues throughout his childhood, he turned to a plant-based diet, which improved several of h...

Hey Friends, today on the pod we have our pal Austen Bietenbeck. We first discovered Austen through Instagram, as he was promoting his short film "Passages; 400 Miles of Exploration", a film he made to document his epic run along the Kettle Valley Trail stretching from Hope BC to Castlegar. The journey was 400 miles, approximately 650 km, and took him 110 hours and 32 minutes to complete. This epi...

Alright friends, today we have Navi Gill on the pod. Navi is a holistic wellness educator who uses her ancestral knowledge of Yoga, Ayurveda and meditation to bring new light into the lives of her clients and her community. Not only does she bring light, she sheds light on how the wellness industry, although well intentioned, may be contributing to colonialism and therefore causing harm. A lot of...

Tim Lee has created something very special. He is the founder of the Sanctuary Cafe in Steveston, BC. A born and raised resident of Richmond, Tim is an avid runner and cyclist, he has run the Boston Marathon and has climbed iconic mountains in the Alps and the Dolomites on two wheels. He understands the important balance between exercise, good coffee and good community. He leads with his mantra fo...

'Who were you before the world told you who to be?" - Ally Maz   Alex Mazerolle (aka Ally Maz) invites us to ponder our true self. The self we may have buried beneath the weight of fitting in, or conforming, into a lesser version of ourselves. Her work is to help each of us rediscover ourselves in new and powerful ways, through movement, breathwork, and honest reflection in safe circles. We a...

Hey friends, today we sat down with the ever graceful Filsan Abdiaman! Filsan describes herself as a Kenyan, Somali, Canadian Muslim Black woman, and we would add an all around an amazing human! Filsan is a powerful runner, community builder, advocate for women and the BIPOC community, and an inspiration to us. In this Episode Filsan shares her journey with health and wellness; navigating the mind...

Hey friends! Today's conversation is with two of our favourite people, Matt Corker & Chad Clark. This is one you don't want to miss. Matt and Chad are a powerhouse couple. Individually they have incredible lives. From running an Ironman to riding Fondo's, from facilitating yoga teacher training retreats, to managing some of Vancouver's premiere eateries. During this conversation, we touch on m...

On today's episode we sit down with Emma Andrews. Emma is a driven and passionate advocate for cannabis and its conscious consumption, she is a pioneer of bringing Cannabis into the wellness world, or as she says "making waves at the intersection of cannabis and natural health." This conversation is a Cannabis 101 - we ask Emma a ton of questions, from what are CBD and THC, and what they do for us...

Occasionally Zach and Dean will sit down to chat about one of their favourite things, current obsessions, passions, or something that intrigued, stirred or provoked us. Most of the time these conversations are played out on our runs, and then we recreate them behind the mics... Today's "favourite things" episode is all about our Favourite athletic supplement - Cordyceps! If you haven't heard of th...

Alright friends, we're flipping the script a bit this week, and Zach is jumping in the interviewer seat to do a deep dive on his co-host Dean Morris - aka Deaner. Dean wears many hats, father, Lululemon run ambassador, teacher, musician and pastor. And in this conversation Z&D follow a free flowing conversation that covers many aspects of Dean's life, and his work in the world beyond A Little...

Hey friends, we are very excited to drop this episode! Today we have Val Litwin on the pod. Val is an inspiring person who co-founded Extreme Kindness, a social-enterprise aimed at creating a little more good in the world through random, yet intentional acts of kindness. Val also co-founded Blow Dry-Bar, which now has over 90 locations worldwide! He was also the Vice President of operations for Nu...