Self Control

Anna Kuelken and Eric Janvier are Alberta-based filmmakers. They joined Patrick outdoors at Edmonton's ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞ Indigenous Art Park to discuss all things filmmaking-related as well as some cultural and social issues of the day. (Eric claims they "went off the rails," too!) Their latest collaboration "Ancestral Ink" has been submitted to numerous film festivals. You can find more of...

Mira Uniat was born in the Ukraine and immigrated to Canada to pursue her career. Following what she calls a spiritual awakening between August and October 2020, she began to develop ideas on "unity consciousness" through meditation, poetry and podcasting. Her work is available on YouTube and her podcast, Spiritualize, can be found here . This episode was originally released on April 20, 2021 as e...

Olivia Fata is a wife, mother, and certified Wedding Planner who also arranged her own wedding during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. https://oliviafata.com/ This episode was originally released on April 13, 2021 as episode 35 of the North Bank Media Podcast, entitled "Putting Out Fires."

Jesse Cochard is the owner of Chez Pierre Cabaret, Edmonton's oldest continually-operating "strip club". It was founded by his grandfather in 1969 and he assumed ownership in 2009. He also managed to keep the club afloat during the pandemic with some ingenious business ideas. In this interview, recorded on location at Chez Pierre, Jesse discusses his grandfather's incredible story--how he found hi...

Patrick describes a nightmare had on the night of the spring Equinox and then wonders about the nature of being: can we be reborn? How do we define ourselves in the face of the unceasing flow of time, and is it possible to see ourselves, not as fixed points (identities), but as ever-evolving lines (beings)? This episode was originally released on March 18, 2021 as episode 31 of the North Bank Medi...

Andrea Riera is a video producer and digital content creator. She was born in Venezuela and has resided in Canada for nearly 10 years. She actively supports women who are struggling through her Instagram account @girlswithfeels. https://www.instagram.com/girlswithfeels/ https://www.instagram.com/andieriera/ This episode was originally released on March 9, 2021 as episode 28 of the North Bank Media...

Brandon Baker, who goes by the moniker "Electric Religious," is a musician originally from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and currently residing in Edmonton, AB. His latest album, "Tragic Lover," is available everywhere. Featured in this episode are acoustic versions of his songs "I Feel For You" and "Revolution." Follow him on Instagram @electricreligious. This episode was originally released on Feb...

Martin Vendrame is a heavy duty mechanic, drone pilot, entrepreneur, and formerly, Corporal in the Canadian Armed Forces. Martin was born near Penticton, British Columbia, grew up in France, and returned to Canada in 1999. He owns and operates DroneBuzz Aerial Services. This episode was originally released on February 24, 2021 as episode 24 of the North Bank Media Podcast, entitled "A Wealth of Ex...

Rachelle Elsiufi is a Canadian journalist with CBC, based in Ottawa. At the time of this interview, she was working with CityNews in Edmonton and contributing to the documentary "VeraCity: In Their Own Words." Rachelle covered a series of public altercations that took place in central Alberta in fall of 2020. Anti-racism protestors were met with violent opposition on multiple occasions in Ponoka a...

Brandon Rhiness is an Edmonton-based screenwriter, filmmaker, podcaster and comic book creator. He has received accolades for his comic book, Chainsaw Reindeer, and multiple awards for his screenplay John, 316. His feature films Grotesque and Hot Box are available on Amazon Prime, and his latest novel, The Man In The Box is available on Amazon. Much of his video content can be viewed on his YouTub...

Following a challenging discussion with Brittany Ohe in episode 20, Patrick records his first of many solo rant-style episodes. What does it mean to have an idea, and what is the danger of letting your ideas determine your identity? Is fairness even possible? Even if systemic oppression exists, what good is it to internalize collective victimhood? And how could a fully equitable society ever exist...

Brittany Ohe has a Bachelor's degree in economics and is pursuing a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies, Equity and Workplace & Organization. She joined Patrick to first answer his question "what is systemic racism?" From there, they spoke for over two hours, with Brittany taking a broadly progressive stance, arguing that society is unfairly constructed as a patriarchal, white supremacist hi...