Can I Talk To You?

It’s been a while but I am back! With the busy end to the school year and a bit too much fun this summer, plus an ill-timed computer issue, you haven’t had a new episode for a while. But better late than never, right? So, this time on Can I Talk To You? I am back with a mid-summer episode about… curling. That’s right, lets throw it back to the spring for a trip to the Brier! What is the Brier? Wel...

This time on Can I Talk To You? we start making our way back west across the country after last episode’s chat with my cousin in Nova Scotia . Today - and happy Victoria Day for those listening when the episode comes out - we stop in Toronto to talk with Haley Polinsky , a food stylist and recipe developer well-known for her creative approach and attention to detail. Haley has worked with numerous...

Today on Can I Talk To You? we venture out of Victoria for the first time and talk with someone all the way on the other side of Canada! This is not just some long distance stranger, though, this happens to be my cousin Kaleb Schriefer. I’ve known Kaleb was a beekeeper and into biodiversity and pollination advocacy for some time, but I didn’t really know what that meant, nor did I know the bees ha...

Stories of love, betrayal, and revenge are tales as old as time, but they are made all the more dramatic when sung in grand Italian arias to the crescendo-ing notes of a full symphony orchestra. This, my friends, is opera! But what role does this artform play today? Is it still relevant in a world of fast-paced TikTok videos and engineered reality TV plotlines? In this episode, I aim to find out....

On the first episode of Can I Talk To You? I talk with goldsmith and jeweller, Trevor Vipond. Trevor shows me rings, talks about shiny stones, lets me in on trade secrets, and describes his number one bucket-list jewellery project - I bet it’s not what you’re expecting. Our conversation ranged from Trevor’s beginnings as a student of sculpture to the techniques Trevor uses in his work, from how st...

The new podcast is here! Check out some quick clips from the upcoming conversations that will be released weekly coming soon! I can't wait for you to hear these episodes, I think you'll really like them. Follow along at benfast.ca/talk Music in this episode courtesy of Kirsten Bale Music. Thanks Kirsten! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.