SAD Magazine

SADCAST: a podcast featuring stories, art, and design from "No Fun City".

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SADCAST is hosted by Kristi Wong, and brought to you by SAD Magazine: a publication featuring the stories, art, and design of local and emerging creatives in Vancouver. For inquiries about local music features, bookings, collabs, or anything else: kristi@sadmag.ca

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SAD Magazine

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www.sadmag.ca

Latest episode

Sep 2, 2025

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Episodes

EP49: DJ & Producer Pat Lok 12.07.2017

Chatting with DJ & producer Pat Lok about collaboration and whether making pop songs would be selling out. With music from Pat Lok.

EP48: Comedian & Animator Nima Gholamipour 30.06.2017

Chatting with triple threat, comedian, actor, and animator Nima Gholamipour. Learn the right way to watch a stand up comedy special plus how virtual reality sex works now, vs in the movie Demolition Man. With music from Colin Cowan & the Elastic Stars.

EP47: Lizzy Karp & Ken Tsui of Here There 15.06.2017

Talking to Lizzy Karp and Ken Tsui about burning questions like how many fucks should one actually give? Do you need to be in emotional turmoil to make good work? We also discuss the evolution of Rain City Chronicles and whether Jay-Z and Beyoncé are in an open marriage. With music from Del Bel.

EP46: Neurotic Perfectionism and Matty Vu & Ivan Decker Live at SAD Comedy 31.05.2017

Taking a look at neurotic perfectionism and what that means in a profession where it literally pays to be a perfectionist. Also Matty Vu and Ivan Decker lighten the mood with their live sets from our last SAD Comedy show. With music from Not You.

EP45: Pat Kelly from This is That 15.05.2017

A quick review of Stefan Sagmeister’s Happy Film followed by a chat with Pat Kelly from CBC’s This is That . Talking about comedy and how he and his pals get to play make-believe for a living. With music from Mode Moderne.

EP44: The Onion of Diversity with The Future is You and Me 26.04.2017

Pam starts things off right by telling her inner critic to STFU followed by a special guest interview conducted by SAD Co-publisher Michelle Cyca. Michelle talks with Megan Lau and Kristin Cheung of The Future is You and Me, a leadership program designed to support young women of colour. With music by Divorcer. 

EP43: Photographer Jackie Dives 16.03.2017

Photographer Jackie Dives talks about developing 28 rolls of old film and the treasure trove of memories she finds in them. With music from Alex Cameron.

EP42: Typographer Kenneth Ormandy 03.03.2017

Nerding out about fonts and the future of type with SAD Mag's typographer and organizer of Type Brigade Kenneth Ormandy. With music from The Courtneys.

EP41: Caroline Ballhorn and the Tin Can Studio 14.02.2017

Talking about being creative in the city and cultivating connections with artist and co-founder of the Tin Can Studio, Caroline Ballhorn. With music from Jonathan Richman.

EP40: The Revival of Craft and Turning Your Hobby Into a Job with Ceramicist Lindsey Hampton 02.02.2017

Discussing how multidisciplinary artist Lindsey Hampton went from graphic design to ceramics and how less really is more when it comes to her creative practice. Also thoughts on why vinyl records, film photography and ceramics are so popular nowadays anyway. With music from Pale Red.

EP39: Ditching Desk Jobs with Photographer Reece Voyer 19.01.2017

Accountant turned photographer Reece Voyer talks about following what makes you happy and not shit talking anyone while you do it. With music from Dopey’s Robe.

EP38: Freelancing with Illustrator Tierney Milne 04.01.2017

Talking about the satisfying but busy life of a freelance illustrator with Tierney Milne. Also, some musings on how to create fresh and exciting work. With music from Loving.

EP37: Artist Ben Skinner 08.12.2016

Artist and Art Director for Visual Display at Aritzia, Ben Skinner is a man of many talents. This episode he shares his experience working on multiple projects and his love of using and collecting different materials. If you ever wanted to know how flocking works, this is right up your alley. With music from Tough Customer. 

EP36: Kuh Del Rosario & is rule breaking a gendered behaviour? 22.11.2016

Discussing breaking the rules at work. Plus we talk with multidisciplinary artist Kuh Del Rosario about how using different materials pushes her artwork and her new exciting project abroad. With music from Ace Martens.

EP35: Fatima Dhowre Live 10.11.2016

Fatima Dhowre lifts our spirits with her set from our last SAD Comedy show.  With music from Kelley Stoltz.

EP34: Diversity in Creative Fields Plus Conspiracies, Cults and Secrets with Meredyth Cole 28.10.2016

Do professional writers use the word “woke”? How do you order from the Starbucks secret menu? Is the world, in fact, flat? Find out the answers to these burning questions and more in an interview with writer Meredyth Cole. Also a quick look at diversity in creative fields and how 3% Conference is looking to change that. With music from Sean Nicholas Savage.

EP33: Bathrooms of YVR 13.10.2016

Where is the grossest place to "do your business" in Vancouver? We chat with instagram's foremost authority on relieving yourself in this city @bathroomsofyvr. Also a quick look at VIFF's new wordmark and identity. With music from Tall Juan. (And I know I say Ep. 32 but it's really 33, oops)

EP32: Creative Burnout & Untitled Art Space’s Lauren Zbarsky 27.09.2016

What do you do when you have no more left to give creatively? Also, a delightful conversation with Lauren Zbarsky, founder and curator of Untitled Art Space on what it's like to collaborate and shoot film photography. With music from Angel Olsen.

EP31: Anthony Casey AKA Shanda Leer 15.09.2016

Chatting with SAD's most beloved drag star, what exactly does giving shade really mean, our favourite insults PLUS "Sexe Machin/Sex Machine" from Jef Elise Barbara. sadcast.ca

EP30: Jane Stanton Live 28.08.2016

Now with better audio! Podcast confusion, Jane Stanton live from our SAD Comedy Show PLUS “born to be your girl” from Dream Cars. sadcast.ca

EP29: Beer Friday Sunday Cider 08.07.2016

Sunday Cider, Job-boning weddings, feminism and performance reviews, and the value of fake laughter PLUS Wishkicker's "Scrimmage". sadcast.ca

EP28: Chewing the Fat with ... Alice Fleerackers 03.06.2016

Drawn & Fleerackers! Listen to the sultry tones of our beloved (former) web editor before she leaves for an internship with Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal. We discuss garden chic, working with creative people, and the privilege of working for free. Dope track by Mac Demarco and Jon Lent "Fool To Care". Visit us at sadcast.ca

EP27: Referrals with Rachel ... Reggae Decoupling 10.05.2016

This week, Resident Referral Artist Rachel sends a confused white boy who doesn't understand why no one will dread his hair to a "Reggae Decoupling Specialist". 

Episode 26: Grown-Ass Lady ... Shame Alarms & Bieber Panties 30.04.2016

This week we celebrate free boobin' (h/t CYC), next level points card genius, cosmetic acupuncture, gall stones, shame alarms, pickle juice, and a google search for a beyonce bathing suit (beything suit?) that lead to bieber panties ... Things we like: Switched at Birth! 2 Dope Queens! and come to our comedy show MAY 13, 2016! sadcast.ca

Episode 25: Beer Friday ... Imaginary Personal Assistants 21.04.2016

In this week's BEER FRIDAY, we sip on DCBC's West Coast Pilsner and North Shore Brewing's Ginger Stout while discussing Pam's imaginary personal assistant JONATHAN, toxic indifference between co-workers and play a deliciously chill jam "100 Million" by Charlie Hilton. Check us out at sadcast.ca

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