At Home and Abroad with Harris and Walker

100 EPISODES!   This week, At Home and Abroad with Harris and Walker hits a major milestone - our 100th episode! We’re marking it with a discussion about something close to our hearts: curiosity.   We’re thrilled to be joined by Lucy Challenger, a brilliant psychedelic facilitator, entrepreneur, influencer and integration coach, whose work invites us to become open, ask ourselves be...

Sure, life abroad can be a dream. New cultures, new adventures, endless Instagrammable moments, but it’s not all Aperol spritzes and sunsets.   We’re diving into the ups and downs, the wins and wipeouts, and what it really means to build a life away from home with special guest, Josh from Expats Everywhere for a globe-trotting conversation all about the realitys of expat life.   Tune in...

Ever missed a flight, lost your luggage, or found yourself stranded in a foreign land with no Wi-Fi and a dead phone? You’re not alone.   This week on At Home and Abroad with Harris and Walker, we’re diving into the wild world of travel nightmares. Our special guest Angus Kockott joins us to share his own tales from the travel trenches and what we can all learn when our adventures go off cour...

We’re diving into the global consequences of wealth inequity - how it shapes lives, limits opportunities, and reinforces systemic injustice around the world.   Joining us is the Sabina Vohra-Miller, who brings powerful insight into how these economic divides fuel health inequity and how disinformation continues to widen the gap.   It’s a tough but vital conversation, and one that is beco...

Is extreme wealth the ultimate achievement or maybe not all it is cracked up to be?  This week, we have a chat with author Michael Mechanic, whose book Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live—and How Their Wealth Harms Us Al l pulls back the curtain on the billionaire class. We dive into the fascinating (and often shocking) ways the ultra-wealthy spend, hoard, and sometimes wield their money...

Ever wondered where people really hide their money?  From ancient treasure hoards to offshore accounts, and even cash stashed in the walls of a home, we’re uncovering some of the most jaw-dropping ways wealth has been concealed. Joining us is Tom Golden, forensic accountant and one of the most well-known and respected voices in financial crime investigation, who has spent his career tracking...

We are kicking off the second half of Season 3 with a big question!  Can the stars predict the stock market? ✨💰 In this episode of At Home and Abroad with Harris and Walker, we dive into the fascinating world of financial astrology, where cosmic cycles meet economic trends. Our guest, financial astrologer Susan Gidel, shares how planetary movements may be used to anticipate market shifts, b...

Our Baba, Tutu, Grandad, Gramps, Nonno, Abuela are finding a new place in our lives. Still the keepers of wisdom and tradition, and the providers of support when the children are small, these vibrant grandparents are discovering and re-discovering their own joie de vivre.   Our conversation with Mike Matthews, the man behind the social sensation in New York City, the Grandma Stand, is an enli...

Divorce is a difficult transition that almost half of marriages in North America endure, leaving injury and loss in its wake. It can also be an opportunity for reinvention and a fresh start with the right support.   Kathryne Mejias discusses the challenges and the chance for self discovery that divorce can offer. Kathryne is an event creator, author, transformational energy speciali...

Babies do it. Animals do it. Even the grumpiest, nastiest adults do it from time to time. We can all use a good laugh now and then, so we thought we would dive into our back catalog for a little something to break the tension. In Season One, we literally laughed our way through an interview with Celeste Greene, Laughter Ambassador and laughter yoga practitioner in Atlanta Georgia. With her, we dis...

What is artificial intelligence? Should we embrace it or fear it? Advances in AI and machine learning have been rapid, and some would say, unchecked.   A 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Geoffrey Hinton, sheds some light on both the beautiful and dangerous aspects of AI. Geoffrey Hinton is a pioneer in the field of deep learning, a computer scientist and cognitive psych...

Adoption is a beautiful, poignant, terrifying, and difficult human experience that millions of people the world over know intimately. The act of adopting a child into one’s own family is one of the greatest gifts one can bestow on another, but the process can be very challenging.     The inspiring and incredibly big-hearted Holli Beckett recounts how she and her husband Robert...

Harris and Walker dish about entrepreneurship in this week’s episode – the successes, the failures and the journey itself.   What does it take to strike out on your own, leaving a regular pay cheque and work schedule behind? With the freedom comes risk, so is it worth it? ******* You can find a full list of our sources for this episode, great merchandise and our whole back catalog at www...

In the workplace, we are often forced to collaborate, engage with and even in some cases, befriend people that we may not otherwise seek out. This mix of personalities creates a unique environment that will either foster growth and innovation or squash it. And often, the executive management will set the tone.   How do we navigate this sea of personality and where do we fit in?&nbsp...

We’re kicking off September and Season Three, digging into the phenomenon and, some say epidemic, of burnout.    We are speaking with Lisa Burchartz, a Trauma-Informed Somatic Mindfulness Coach, Adler-trained Executive Coach, and Somatic Stress Release Practitioner who focuses on self-reconnection, nervous system empowerment, and burnout recovery. She supports overwhelmed leaders and car...

Curses are not just the stuff of a Scooby Doo episode. To cast and receive curses is a phenomeon of the ages, that can cross generations, wielding destruction, grief and pain. What are curses, and are they still a phenomenon of modern society? What is the source of their power?   Dr. Phil Stevens is a cultural anthropologist and professor emeritus at the University at Buffalo whose research a...

Hate threatens to strip us of our civil liberties and our civility. Hate divides us and teaches that our neighbour is to be feared, ridiculed and exterminated.     Hate does not hide underground but runs rampant against the light. And it is for this reason that we though it timely and critically important to have a difficult but necessary discussion with Hazel Woodrow, Edu...

Jane Lee, certified yoga & meditation teacher, and medical qigong practitioner, received a life-changing diagnosis that motivated her to leave the corporate world and embark on a quest of self-healing. What she has learned on this journey of self-discovery and exploration is nothing short of remarkable.    Join us on as we explore healing practices that engage and unite the mind...

Compassion.     It truly is what the world needs now. But how do we cultivate compassion in a society that often seems so divided?   In this episode, we speak to the Venerable Thubten Chodron, abbess and founder of Sravasti Abbey, the sole Tibetan Buddhist training monastery. She is currently co-authoring with His Holiness the Dalai Lama a multi-volume series of teach...

Can you imagine being allergic to the sun? To water? To the cold? More common, but no less disruptive, are food and respiratory allergies. Suffering allergies can be a seasonal nuisance to a lifetime of vigilance against severe and sometimes fatal outcomes. Dr. Adam Fox, a Professor of  Paediatric Allergy at King’s College London and a widely recognised leader in the field of Paediatric Aller...

Trees are a natural part of our landscape, subtle, solid, ever-present, but have you contemplated their power? Their secrets?   You won't want to miss this chat with Dr. Peter M. Brown founder of Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research. His research involves use of tree-ring and other data to reconstruct fire, forest and climate histories, and the application of such data t...

Grief is a rite of passage, a defining human experience, though we all earnestly wish to avoid it at all costs. Is our pain exacerbated by our resistance? What can we learn from our grief? American author and therapist, Claire Bidwell Smith, gives us great insight into the transformative potential of grief.  Led by her own experiences with grief and fueled by her work in hospice and private p...

The loss of a loved one is excruciating and unbearable. The thought of never seeing or speaking to them again is so difficult to bear. But is death really the final act? Psychic medium Blair Robertson doesn't think so. In fact, he is able to speak with the loved ones of others and bring healing to the lives of the living. This episode is too good to miss. Interview at You can find a full list of o...

Birth can be magical, terrifying, gory and beautiful. It is also often at the centre of contraversy among mothers to be and those who care for them. Listen in as Kristine Lauria, international midwife and expert in high-risk maternity care in low-resource environments reveals the benefits of midwifery. She has attended over 5000 births in more than 25 countries around the world and is also a staun...

It is easy today to peek behind the scenes into the kitchens of celebrated chefs. There is no shortage of culinary competitions on television, or foodies to follow. Creativity, flexibility and determination are just a few ingredients that combine to create a culinary genius.   Catch a glimpse with us into the revered institution of Le Cordon Bleu during our conversation with Executive Ch...