Sessions with Karim Mosna

This interview is part of the People's History Project series with ⁠OPIRG Guelph⁠ and broadcast on the radio show RadiOPIRG heard Thursdays at 3pm on  ⁠⁠⁠CFRU 93.3 FM⁠⁠⁠ . In this episode, I speak with Big John Leacock, a long-time figure in the Guelph music community who particularly in the 80's and 90's brought reggae, calypso, soca, and hip-hop music to Guelph at a time when this mu...

This interview is part of the People's History Project series with ⁠OPIRG Guelph⁠ and broadcast on the radio show RadiOPIRG heard Thursdays at 3pm on  ⁠⁠CFRU 93.3 FM⁠⁠ . In this episode, I had a fascinating conversation with long-time Guelph based activist, Byron Murray. We sampled and spoke about the origins of some of his songs that examine police brutality, environmental degradation, develo...

This interview is part of the People's History Project series with ⁠OPIRG Guelph⁠ and broadcast on the radio show RadiOPIRG heard Thursdays at 3pm on  ⁠CFRU 93.3 FM⁠ . In this episode, I am joined by Emjay Wright-a Guelph based improvising sound maker, and Queer experimental arts community builder. Emjay currently hosts the monthly improvised music series AudioPollination Guelph at Silence and...

This interview is part of the People's History Project series with ⁠OPIRG Guelph⁠ and broadcast on the radio show RadiOPIRG heard Thursdays at 3pm on ⁠CFRU 93.3 FM⁠ . In this episode, I speak with Guelph-based multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, member of The Lifers and Tragedy Ann, and earth advocate with Music Declares Emergency , Liv Cazzola. Liv shared thoughts on music's role in...

This interview is part of the People's History Project series with  OPIRG Guelph  and first broadcast on the radio show RadiOPIRG heard Thursdays at 3pm on  CFRU 93.3 FM . In this episode we focus on a group that brings people from the Guelph community together for biweekly meetings to play a Brazilian samba style of music, and then they bring the music to social and environmental justice prot...

This interview is part of the People's History Project series with OPIRG Guelph and first broadcast on the radio show RadiOPIRG heard Thursdays at 3pm on CFRU 93.3 FM . In this episode, I speak with the illustrious singer-songwriter  James Gordon  who for decades has examined ongoing societal inequities and ecological problems in his art including: Emergency Climate Change Musical and Stephen...

Every year at The University of Guelph, there is the Improvisation Festival presented by the  International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation . Bassist and composer Ben Finley is a PhD Candidate in IICSI program and he joined me on CFRU 93.3 FM to talk about improvised music, his studies and the festival.

Ahead of the 2024 conference Awakening The Body's Wisdom for Complete Health and Well-Being run by the University of Guelph's Yoga and Meditation Collective, I spoke with two members of the group, Lalit Jairath and Monique Vischschraper to learn more about what will be covered in the conference. For more information please visit The University of Guelph's Wellness at Work website.

I sat down with Giller Prize winning author Omar El Akkad to talk about how his own personal experiences growing up in Egypt and Qatar along with his work as a journalist influenced his latest novel "What Strange Paradise." We also talked about the unique format of the book and more. This interview was recorded September 25th, 2023 in Guelph, Ontario ahead of his talk with Gryphon Reads...

The Eclectic Selection is an ongoing weekly segment that airs Wednesday afternoons on 100.9 Canoe FM. I join the drive host Cara to select a song not often heard on the radio. It could be from any genre: folk, alternative, reggae, trip hop, jazz, bluegrass, etc. It's often said that people "like what they know," well I aim to challenge that claim by introducing songs that listeners m...

This demo features my voice-over work with 100.9 Canoe FM in Haliburton. I also wrote the copy for the Farmers Market and pop-up auction spots.

I had the great pleasure of working for a community radio station which gave me the opportunity to play and introduce the likes of George Michael & Elton John, The Hollies, Sade and Burton Cummings, along with sharing local weather and events

This is a demo of my radio broadcasting and podcasting work.

I sat down with CBC Radio’s Shelagh Rogers in the same studio where she began her broadcasting career. I was sitting in "her chair" as she put it. In our conversation, she reflected on her start in broadcasting at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, what she learned working at The CBC, and her thoughts on community radio today.

I spoke with two-time Olympian Reid Coolsaet and Medical Journalist Michael O'Riordan about the upcoming Step Up For Wayside event in support of Wayside House of Hamilton. To contribute, get involved or learn more visit: http://www.waysidehouseham.com/

He is a Keynote Speaker, founder of The Beanstalk project which leads seminars to help guide youth in building their own career paths, a published author of 2 books, a professor at McMaster University, and that's just scratching the surface of Joel Hilchey's journey, which we explore in this in-depth discussion. We also discuss the 4 week virtual workshop series he's currently leading wi...

This episode features my interview with award-winning Toronto based producer, pianist and keyboardist HiFiLo (a.k.a Todd Pentney). Pentney has produced and recorded with The Alison Au Quartet including on the Juno winning album Forest Grove. Here we learn about his career path as a musician and producer and what went into the creation of his brand new debut album "Speak Your Name."

This episode features my interview with Nancy Watt . Nancy is truly a fascinating individual. She is a Second City Conservatory Alumni who brings improv. to organizations, schools, hospitals and mental health/addiction centres. She also teaches at The Staircase , and I love how she connects improv. with psychology. Come improv. with us!