Doug Gardham

Better Than Not

Society EN ↓ 159 episodes

We don’t have it all figured out. And maybe never will. But doing something is better than nothing. It’s … Better Than NotBetter Than Not is a podcast that seeks to capture a conversation about shifting perspectives based loosely on the Substack series "A Changing Frame of Reference."

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Doug Gardham

Episodes

BTN #9 - Scott Walker - Better Than Not 22.11.2023 1:33:54

My guest for this episode of Better Than Not is writer Scott Walker - teacher and author of Little Yokai Urban Fantasy series. From his bio, "Serenity is still flying out in the 'verse."

BTN #8 - Scott Stewart - Better Than Not 15.11.2023 1:49:30

My guest for this episode of Better Than Not is long time friend Scott Stewart - stand-up comedian, actor, filmmaker, ventriloquist and entertainer. In this episode we talk about stand-up, entertainment and other Hollywood adventures.

BTN #7 - Ken Klassen - Better Than Not 08.11.2023 1:16:50

My guest in this episode of Better Than Not is Ken Klassen - chaplain, PhD in Ministry, crossing guard and music lover. In this episode we talk C. S. Lewis, the Bible, and young earth-old earth, while covering a few spots in between.

BTN #6 - Steve Neufeld - Better Than Not 01.11.2023 49:21

My guest in this episode of Better Than Not is Steve Neufeld - family man, pilot, businessman, and entrepreneur. In this episode we talk about his unique perspective on life and how that perspective helped him decide and become a pilot as well as guiding him through his other life endeavours. "It doesn't matter where you go ... you always take yourself with you."

BTN #2 - Harold Godwin - Better Than Not 31.10.2023 1:01:50

My guest on this episode of Better Than Not is Harold Godwin Director of AI at the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada. In this episode, we talk about how our paths crossed, the world of AI and AI's potential positive and negative impacts on society.

BTN #3 - Zach Gardham - Better Than Not 31.10.2023 1:03:41

My guest in this episode for Better Than Not is Zach Gardham. Zach is a paramedic in Toronto Canada. He's also a movie critic, music lover and my son. In this episode, we discuss how Zach's influence started me on this quest of shifting perspective that has helped inspire this podcast. We have some fun talking about movies too.

BTN #4 - Cedric Eddy - Better Than Not 31.10.2023 57:48

My guest on this episode of Better Than Not is Cedric Eddy proprietor of Mirage Parlour in Abbotsford BC. In this episode we talk about hair and how important its style is to how we look, who we are and subsequently to how we feel. And maybe a little more.

BTN #5 - Payman Kianpour - Better Than Not 25.10.2023 1:30:06

My guest in this episode of Better Than Not is Payman Kianpour, Founder and CEO of Kepstrum Inc. Payman has been a passionate Canadian professional engineer for 25 years. He is the inventor of IRM (Intelligent Reliability Methodology), which was inspired by human complexity to understand a product's DNA (i.e. its design limits, nature of failure, actual life) in order to make it better. In thi...

BTN #1 - Welcome to Better Than Not 06.10.2023 16:09

This is the opening episode to Better Than Not explaining how the podcast came about. Though the working title was "A Changing Frame of Reference" in line with my Substack series of the same name, the format of the podcast is more about capturing a conversation about shifting perspectives. In some of the podcasts you'll hear me refer to the podcast cast by the working title. Better T...