Electronic Walkabout

Episode summary introduction: This episode we explore the profound impact that playing sports, particularly football, can have on personal development and life skills.  Highlighted is how the values learned on the field—such as teamwork, discipline, and resilience—translate into real-world success, shaping individuals into better employees, leaders, and community members.  Guest Gary Lum...

Episode summary introduction: This episode delves into the complexities of love and the journey of growing up, highlighting the idea that the essence of our existence revolves around creating meaningful memories with family.  TC and Maddog explore the themes presented in Christopher Cross's song "Arthur's Theme," using it as a springboard to discuss the challenges of adulthood and the importa...

Episode summary introduction: TC  & Maddog share their thoughts on maintaining strong relationships amidst the hustle of life. Easily success and happiness are often overshadowed by the demands of work and social ambitions, leading couples to drift apart.  Knowing what is important is key, especially as life evolves and children grow up.  We explore how couples can reconnect and...

Learning to accept and manage our emotions is a crucial topic explored in this episode of Electronic Walkabout. TC & Maddog emphasize the importance of kindness, highlighting that we often don't know the struggles others face, making compassion essential in our daily interactions. Through personal anecdotes and reflections, they illustrate how small acts of kindness can have a significant impa...

Mark  Goudie, CEO of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, joins TC to share his inspiring journey to success and the importance of teamwork and passion in achieving one's dreams. He reflects on his upbringing in Ottawa, where his family’s involvement in sports ignited his love for the industry. The discussion delves into the challenges faced by sports teams, particularly the recent stru...

Gossip can often be viewed negatively, but this podcast episode explores its potential positive aspects. The hosts, TC and Maddog, discuss how gossip has been a part of human communication for centuries, serving as a tool for sharing information and shaping reputations. The conversation unfolds around the intriguing and often misunderstood topic of gossip, exploring its dual nature—both destructiv...

Episode summary introduction: Today’s episode is inspired by Rod Stewart’s “Forever Young”   “Forever Young” is a defining song in Rod Stewart’s expansive catalog. With the singer himself citing it as one of his own favorite songs, “Forever Young” was featured on his 1988 album, Out of Order, and became a top 15 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Though it was released 35 years ago, the song’...

Episode summary introduction: We all hope you're having a great day and it’s time for another episode of E-walkabout. A podcast where we talk about the important things in life.   This episode is brought to you by Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”, a song often heard at sporting events but when you look at the lyrics it is a little more ominous. We look at the origins of this and perhaps why t...

Episode summary introduction: Welcome to another episode of Electronic Walkabout.   Today we take a musical journey as TC’ shares a song important to him, Bryan Adams’ “Inside Out” . This dovetails a previous episode where Maddog shared a song that is dear to him, Johnny Reid’s “Dance with Me”. "Inside Out" is a song found on Bryan Adams’ 1998  album “On a Day Like Today (1998)...

Episode summary introduction: Our episode is inspired by a Terri Clark song “I just wanna be mad”.  For those who don’t know Terri Clark, she is a Canadian Country music artist with success in both Canada and the US.   In this song she shares a perspective when there is conflict in a relationship and does not want to move past it until she is done “Being Mad”.   There are...

Episode summary introduction: During this episode of Electronic Walkabout we take some license from a Post Malone, Morgan Wallen song “I had some help”.  The song laments that a failed relationship is not one sided and it truly takes two to tangle or in this case, untangle.  It is far from easy to see both sides of the story impartially.  Today we journey to a mountain to discover t...

Episode summary introduction: Welcome to another episode of E-Walkabout.  This episode our theme comes from the song by Phil Collins “Against all odds". The song is part of the soundtrack from the 1984 movie of the same name. There are so many times in our lives we don’t appreciate what we have until we walk away from it or lose it.  From these times regrets come to life and when they do...

Episode summary introduction: This episode is sparked by a song by the Wallflowers “One Headlight” which explains the title of the episode.  “Padiddle” is what is uttered in a game that we play when we see one headlight burnt out.   If only the lyrics of the song were that simple.  Jakob Dylan, the writer, uses “One Headlight” as a metaphor. The metaphor relates to the death of idea...

Episode summary Welcome to this journey of Electronic Walkabout.  Today we focus on a song by Johnny Reid, “Dance with Me”.    This is not the first time we have focused on a song during our podcasts.  Maddog shares why this is such an important song to him and how it brings joy & happiness to his life.   When we truly understand the power of music in our liv...

Episode summary: This episode we talk about the power of focus and some practical advice to make that power come to life.  At times, it is as simple as writing it down.   When we write down our goals and use it as a visual motivator it increases the likelihood of reaching our goals. Join as we share perspectives that will increase your ability to reach success regardless of your goals. T...

Episode summary introduction: Maddog & TC tackle a topic that is becoming just a  little controversial.  During the pandemic we had no choice but to work from home. For some, when the pandemic was over transition back to the office was far from appealing.  Recently the government has dictated employees will now have to spend 3 days in the office. We explore the pros and cons abo...

Episode summary introduction: During this episode TC & Maddog talk about how new technology influences our lives from both a positive and negative position. It truly is amazing how technology affects the way we work, the way we play and most importantly the way that we communicate.    Topics discussed in this episode: During this episode we breach these topics: Why do some peopl...

Episode summary introduction: Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of E-Walkabout. During this episode we explore the importance of trust, how it is earned, how it is lost, and its true value .  Topics discussed in this episode: The importance of trust in our lives. How trust really is our personal brand. How trust is earned. How trust is lost. Once broken, can we get trust back? Wal...

Episode summary introduction: Music always adds value to our lives. Today we are meandering through some song lyrics and what they mean to us.  We focus on a song written by the members of Old Dominion, an American country band, titled “ No hard feelings ”. This song focuses on challenges faced when going through a break up. Listen to the band’s advice, it may help you move through a tough em...

Episode summary introduction: Welcome to this episode of Electronic Walkabout, we begin this episode with a poem.  A Mexican poem written in 1915 by Amado Nervo and focus on this key phrase in the poem  “ Life, you owe me nothing, Life, we are at peace ” These  words set the stage for a trip where we talk about are true expectations of life and what is means when we fall short of th...

Episode summary introduction: During this episode we talk about the value of criticism in our development and life and how best to manage it to take advantage of what it is really meant to do, to allow us to be better people.  We share the power of good deeds in our good news story.   Check out https://www.good-deeds-day.org/ , one person can really make a difference.  Topics d...

Episode summary: Join us this episode as we traverse the challenges of decision making. We are hit in the face with decisions every day, some easy, some hard.  The very act of making a decision will make future decisions easier. Let us give you some pointers that will take some of the angst when making tough decisions. Topics discussed in this episode: Dealing with tough decisions. The real c...

Episode summary introduction: There are so many times in life we hear the expression “You have the cart before the horse”.  This holds true for some many things except for one, planning for retirement.  Something so important we always take for granted.  Take a walk with us as we share some thoughts about how to approach retirement to allow us to really live the way we were meant to...

Episode summary introduction: Living a perfect life means never having to apologize. Unfortunately our lives are far from perfect & apologies can pop up like road signs. A simple social etiquette can be far from simple. Join us as we put the power of apologies into perspective to make them easier.   Topics discussed in this episode: Whenever you find yourself in a situation that may...

Episode summary introduction: One of the biggest gifts we have been given is the gift of music.  It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It can motivate us, make us happy, make us sad and in the end make a beautiful collection that will be the soundtrack of our life.  Maddog & TC share how music has made a difference in their l...