Pair of Dinks

It's sober September in the Dinks' house. Time to tackle some new creative projects! This week we're launching our Patreon. For those of you who don't know what Patreon is, it's a membership platform that allows creatives to get paid for creating the things that they're already making. Patreon is an online community where people support creatives by paying a few bucks a month, or a lot of bucks a...

In this episode we try talking without our tongues, or lips, and even give a try at throwing our voices like a ventriloquist. 

We returned to the Lower Mainland in BC for the first time since moving to Calgary. It was Memere & Pepere's 65th Anniversary which means a big Carriere Family party was put on. It was a weekend crammed full of Game Tournaments, drinking, music, singing, BBQ burgers & dogs and Japanese Salad. We concluded with a couple of days through the Okanagan to drop Chantel's brother at his home and...

We ask each other questions about our past, nicknames we've had, how we would spend millions of dollars, shoe collections, irrational fears, and more! 

How did you learn to cook? This week we talk about how we learned to cook, bake, and prepare food. It creates an opportunity to do something together and builds confidence in your ability to provide for yourself and others. When you realize you can make a week's worth of bread for less than a dollar, cooking and baking also becomes a great way to cut back on costs. Connect with us: Instagram: http...

Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches! Calgary's got 'em, and we're loving them! Loving them so much we even tried our hand at making our own from scratch - including baking our own buns!

For this episode, each of us picked 3 random questions from a book of writing prompts. What ensues is a wildly twisting and entertaining discussion with a multitude of unrehearsed answers and tangents galore! Can you talk about your sex life with your parents? Can you survive a night alone in the dark? Can you pull off alligator skin clothes with confidence? (Fake alligator, of course) These are t...

The night Jake & Chantel first spoke, Jake, made a recording of some music in the voice notes of his phone. He labeled it "Chantel" because it reminded him of Chantel. In January 2022, Jake expanded upon that first recording and turned it into a 3-and-a-half-minute song. In this 10th episode of the podcast, we sit down and listen to the two recordings and talk about them - along with some tang...

Jake's parents came to visit for a week. Chantel's parent's came to visit during the same week. Our house has one bathroom. The week was quite busy and involved filing a report with the Calgary Police, air frying lots of foods, and some French words.  Full disclosure, we drank a bottle of wine while recording this episode almost immediately after our family had all left. Cheers to making it t...

Part 2 of our trip to Disneyland and Southern California. Less complaining, more focus on the good times we had and what was still magical and enjoyable about our time in Annaheim - plus visits with friends & family in the area! LINKS:  Zach Kleisinger: https://www.instagram.com/zachkleisinger/ Andy Schicter: https://andyschichter.com/ Park Sound Studio: https://parksoundstudio.com/

We took a trip to a land full of sunshine and palm trees. What did we do? Where is this magical place? Listen to the episode to find out!

Part 2 of our long conversation about how do you become a creative? We go waaaay back and discuss the life events and milestones that shaped us into the creative souls we are today.

How do you become a creative? This week we go waaaay back and discuss the life events and milestones that shaped us into the creative souls we are today.

Anyone else digs stuff out of their belly button? Asking for a friend... This week we get more personal. We talk about personal hygiene habits and the weird things we do with our hair. 

What makes a home? Is it the furniture? The paint on the walls? The type of flooring? These are the things we discuss - our vision for the home and how that encourages lifestyle changes and opportunities for growth. From the Traveller's room to Warriere Alley, there are grand ideas and aspirations! 

You'll get a job. Money will come. Just live your life and do what you want to do. These are some of the themes we explore in this week's episode as we discuss more of our move from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB. We recount driving through the massive Rocky Mountains and how that is such a humbling experience that leads you to contemplate your place in the world. Then bursting through those mountai...

After 10 years of living around Vancouver, BC, we packed up our lives and moved to Calgary, Alberta. A lot of people asked us why we would do that. The short answer? Sun, space, and affordable housing. But there is more to it. Our lives were growing stagnant in BC and we needed a change to challenge us to grow. In this episode we discuss the deep feelings that swirled in our souls and compelled us...

We needed some intro music for our podcast. So I grabbed my guitar and Chantel grabbed her Ukulele and we found 3 chords we could both play. Listen to the raw creative process as we track together and create our intro music! Episode 1 comes out next week as we discuss our move from British Columbia to Alberta in a 3 part podcasting bonanza!