A Life That's Good

Last week we had a chat with Cara Loft about the Livery Theatre and Nina Reynolds, director of the new production , “The Play That Goes Wrong,” opening on June 5th.  If you haven’t heard that episode, may I suggest you listen to it before this one, it will give you some background on this week’s episode. Joining us today are Ian Rutherford, Bruce Williamson, mother/son combo Isaac and Leigh Anne V...

One of the things near the top of my "Reasons to Retire" list last Fall was freeing up some time to be more involved with Goderich Little Theatre. People in the arts are my people: Weird, wonderful, creative, sometimes insecure, sometimes so full of themselves they need to be taken down a notch but always the people that at least for me, make life worth living. I’m full of happy adrenaline today t...

This week on the podcast, a chat with an old friend and a new friend about a festival that started in Kincardine back in 1999. As we get set to celebrate 26 years this year, Tony Doherty and Kristine McMahon are here to chat about the Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games and their mandate to preserve, enhance, and celebrate Kincardine’s Scottish roots! It's a weekend of great musi...

It’s a bit of an update for you this week! We had my buddy Patrick Armstrong back in November of 2023 to chat about The Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund but they have some great things happening over the next few months including: The Run Around the Square in Goderich, Dancing with the Stars of 911 and 100k in a Day! Honestly, this organization is the epitome of so much that we’re trying to do with our...

The BIA Concert Series kicks off on Thursday, May 22nd this year and continues most Thursdays until it wraps up on September 18th. We’re going to get to know the guy who put it all together for us on the pod today. Brendan Couture is here with his daughter Maggie (a pretty decent performer in her own right) . We're going to chat about music, dreams, life in a small town AND we'll hear some...

We're excited this week to welcome David Yates back to the studio for a quick chat about his new book, “Challenge & Change in Huron: The People and Events that Made Us, 1890-1919.”  which in my humble opinion is a must read for these precarious times we live in. Returning to a time when Canadians were undergoing great technical change, threats of war and challenges to our sovereignty, Davi...

This week, a 5 minute interview for my Saturday morning Shoreline Classics radio show, turned into a 1/2 hr podcast. I’d seen a whole bunch a stuff on social media about things the Goderich Kinette’s were involved with and thought having someone over to the studio to chat about a few of those things would be a good idea. Enter, Patti Lamb, who I discovered grew up down the street from me in Goderi...

I think a lot of us, maybe most of us think of Hospice as the saddest of places but our guests today say it's a whole lot more than that. It's also a place to live, make memories and maybe even experience a little joy. Manager, Fund Development Christopher Walker and Hospice Nurse Lindsay Nuhn are with us to  shed a little light on all of that. We'll talk about the ups and downs, self...

My favourite thing about the podcast is when we have the chance to get to know people better and make new friends as a result of it. It happened again this week as we dug in a little with Steve & Mary from Steve & Mary’s OTS in Goderich. It’s a place I’ve eaten often and I love the casual, comfort food environment and the overall vibe which is just so welcoming.  Where they grew up, childh...

It’s without doubt one of our favourite weeks of the year. This August it will be the 33rd annual Goderich Celtic Festival! In the studio today, our friend and the festival's artistic director Cheryl Prashker who will let us know more about this year's artists and has also promised to let us in on a very special announcement!

We have on occasion asked you for suggestions on things you would like to celebrate and/or learn a little more about in our area and today is one of those situations. A few months ago we were told about a family who had emigrated to Canada several years ago but a few years ago came to Goderich to own and operate The 'legendary' Maple Leaf Motel. We are a country of great diversity and I think it’s...

Our guest today is Alice Burgsma who heads up a local group of talented and giving volunteers who work out of the Lucknow Area. Phil is stepping somewhat out of his comfort zone to learn something that he acknowledges shouldn't be uncomfortable at all. We're going to learn about "Days For Girls," an international, national and local organization that works to eliminate the stigma and limitations a...

Do you remember going to the Library as a kid and getting shushed 50 times for goofing around, then finding a book you wanted and taking to the librarian who would stamp the card in the back with the date you had to bring it back by … and if you were me you always brought it back late and had to pay a 10 cent fine? Was that just me? Well … a few things may have changed since those days.  Huron Cou...

We have some amazing service clubs in Huron County and one of my favourites is Goderich Rotary. Initially, I thought this chat would be mostly about their annual Chili Cook-Off but I was quickly reminded of how many things this amazing group does, including: an annual golf tourney, an exchange student program, the famous hot dog wagon, the shred it event, Rotary Cove and the Beach Hut and of cours...

What does it mean to be homeless? How does it even exist here in one of the richest countries on the planet and what can we do to help people who find themselves in need of support. One step we can take is … well, literally that, a step or maybe a bunch of steps with The Coldest Night of the Year Walk that is coming up on February 22nd. #CNY2025 The person at the helm of the Goderich event this ye...

I was scanning through some local news lately and I saw an old high school friend of mine was getting a little well deserved attention for retiring after a 45 year career, taking care of people as a nurse at AMGH in Goderich. Personally, I can’t think of a tougher job and yet, the accolades simply reminded me of a lovely human being I used to know and her future husband Paul, just a couple of real...

You might remember a couple of months ago when I said goodbye to my radio career in Wingham, I mentioned that I'd left a few doors open. Never say never I thought. Were my intentions to retire? Well, yes but I was also aware that I love doing radio and if I had a chance again someday, I might take it. I didn't think anyone would knock quite so quickly though. It was Nick Cadotte, manager of Shorel...

Welcome back to “A Life That’s Good” from our new home base in Goderich. We're learning a new way to podcast as the pod continues to grow and we experiment with a video version that will hopefully come your way in the not too distant future. Thanks to Fauxpop Media and the Staysh in Goderich for helping us out this week as we visited with a young man who grew up in Goderich and who, in recent year...

I've spent a significant part of the last 45 years doing radio in Wingham, almost 35 of those years getting up around 4:am to do a morning show on one of the three stations here. I hope this podcast doesn't sound too self congratulatory. To be honest I think I did it as much for me as I did for the pod. It's a bit of a stroll down memory lane and I was filled with all the feels while recording and...

In this episode, we're excited to chat with former high school teacher turned author David Yates. He's written several great books centering on Huron County history and we're going to discuss some of that, from the Land Bridge near Point Clark to the World Wars to the "Hang Man" to all kinds of interesting facts about this wonderful place we call home. Oh, and we'll find out which generation David...

Ever since my youth when I was a paperboy on Mary Street in Goderich, I've loved a good newspaper. They don't hold place in our world anymore with the advent of so much digital media and I get that the world is ever evolving, but to me, there's still nothing quite like holding real pages. Today we're going to talk about a great local paper that yes, you can read online, but it's also a rare, indep...

Not that all our podcasts haven't been fun in some way but I feel like we laughed a little more than usual on this one. Siegfried Meier is a producer/engineer/musician/songwriter and Juno Award winner from the Goderich area who has worked with a long list of incredible talent including our other guest on the show this week, a former flight attendant turned rock star, Harley Olivia. We'll talk abou...

This week we go behind the camera to chat with CTV News journalist Scott Miller about his humble beginnings on the farm, a family fascination with the news, the toughest stories he's had to cover, a cancer diagnosis and a few surprises, like his guilty pleasure, which frankly, I'm still not quite over. He's one of my favourite journalists and people, and I think as you listen, you'll see why.

"The Streamliners", as per the Livery Theatre's Facebook page, is more than an original Canadian story filled with music and dancing. It captures a small moment in history, where four boys in a band become men in a span of a few years, through laughter, adventure, performances, and even darkness. They do it all - together. Director Duncan McGregor and cast member Rob Bundy are here this week to sh...

I have so many good memories of the White Carnation in Holmesville. As a youth, I remember it as a place for wedding receptions, anniversary and birthday parties and the best place for an old fashioned roast beef dinner! It also turned into a great spot, for a kid trying to put himself through radio college, to earn a few bucks disc jockeying one of those events. When my old friend Heather Glenist...