Social Animals

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Ken Tizzard. Ken is a musician, folk artist and bass player for the alternative rock band The Watchmen, Ken has generously spent some of their time to talk to me about living on a boat on Toronto Island, growing up in Newfoundland and we bond over our own journey's as care persons. You can follow Ken here: Kentizzard.com IG:@ktizzard Twitter: @ktizzard https:...

Ken is a musician, folk artist and bass player for the alternative rock band The Watchmen, Ken has generously spent some of his time to talk to me about living on a boat on Toronto Island, growing up in Newfoundland and we bond over our own journey's as care persons. You can follow Ken here: Kentizzard.com IG:@ktizzard Twitter: @ktizzard https://www.youtube.com/user/ktizzard Subscribe to automatic...

Trent is a comedian from Cornerbrook, NL and has generously spent some of his time to talk to me about the anxiety when combining groups of friends, growing in small town Canada and never realizing when doing something for the last time was actually the last time you were going to do that thing. You can follow Trent here: Web: https://trentscomedy.com/ @trent_mclellan @thegeneratorspodcast Subscri...

Today I'm hanging out with Alan Cross. Alan is a voice artist, music historian and all around legend. Alan Cross is the host of the Ongoing History of New Music. This was a radio show, now a podcast and was one of the foremost resources learning about music when I was growing up. Alan helped form my knowledge base, tastes and interest in broadening my musical horizons. You can follow Alan here: ht...

Today I'm hanging out with Liam Wright. Liam was my first friend in England.  We have spent a lot of time cavorting on the sides of English B roads while trying to prove who actually drives on the correct side of the road. We talk about giant children, Dennis the Menace, and meaningful interactions abroad. You can follow Liam and all his immense and impressive ideas here: https://www.crowdedsaas.c...

I am speaking with Jafar Sandouk of the band Howlin' Circus about 9/11, Cooking and life-long friendship. You can follow Howlin' Circus here: www.howlincircus.com IG: @howlincircus Twitter: @howlincircus Subscribe to automatically get Jafar's episode and more episodes of Social Animals. Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories! Thanks for listening!

This week I am hanging out with Rocky Powell from 'Wild Nights with Rocky,' a podcast about that one night you can't help but look back on with fond memories and shame. Rocky is a comedian, actor and improv player and has generously shared some of her time to talk to me about being outgoing, we discuss the validity of open-heart surgery on goldfish and a rock. You can follow Rocky here: LinkTree:...

Alex is a casting director, photographer and writer. She is one of the stars and producers of 'Parkdale Haunt,' a horror-fiction podcast with terrifying themes such as the paranormal and the Toronto Housing market. She has generously spent some of their time to talk to me about friendship. You can follow Alex Nursall and Parkdale Haunt here: Insta: @saltandketchup (personal) / @parkdalehaunt Twitt...

This week I am hanging out with Enrico Cristante Ph. D.             He is a scientist with a doctoral degree in neuroscience and have generously dedicated some of their time to talk to me about why he became a scientist, sourdough breadmaking and growing up in rural Italy. @panito_sourdough https://www.panitosourdough.com/

This week I am hanging out with Doug Grundman B.Ed,M.Ed,OCT [LINK IN BIO] Doug is the Co-Executive Director of the Toronto Writers Collective. A Toronto-based community orientated writing workshop. We talk about Biking through Europe, the loss of students and resilience of spirit & how the TWC is establishing itself as a supportive network for writers at any level.   Recently Doug has been able to...

Laura is a Canadian vocalist who was the front woman of the Juno award winning band The Leslie Spit Treeo. The band toured Canada, released 4 albums and was managed by a dog called 'Tag.'  Laura is now a fixture on the Toronto Jazz scene and has released 3 of her own albums. She's enjoyed residency at Grossman's Tavern, The Cameron House and The Rex Hotel. We talk about the genuine closeness of me...

Thomas Brooks holds a Masters of Science in psychology, he is a doctoral candidate at Texas A&M University Commerce and will begin a professorship at New Mexico Highlands University in Fall 2021. Thomas specializes in relationships. He has authored 8 publications and was kind enough to share his personal experiences with friendship and help describe some of the method behind the madness.  You can...

Beatmaker, producer, songwriter, guitarist, dj, videographer and film enthusiast. Carlo makes blissful pizzas and sourdough loaves in his spare time. He is an aspiring model; aiming to use it as a financial platform for charitable causes , fighting food insecurity, and would love to donate resources with musical software packages to allow kids to build on their dreams from an early age.

Jason is a Toronto-based photographer and director who has spent the last decade developing his approach of emotionally exposing portraits with strong contrast and a cinematic approach. Jason also directs and produces documentary films and has taken a keen interest in many social issues that effect the most vulnerable peoples.

David is is the artistic director at Shakespeare in Action. He is a playwright, theatre director and co-founder of Madonnanera. David and I reminisce about his time in Montreal, driving across the province to find a cat and the wrong way to water a lilac bush.

Tal Vaisman and Jimmy Chauveau of the band Kadeema are a rock duo who write chunky, dance-y and clever songs that juxtapose the day to day malaise with the satirical. They're genuinely decent lads with good hearts and big sounds. We talk about the end of long tour at Massey Hall, getting bad news on the battlefield, Jim's cat banana and Tal's rescue Chihuaua Priscilla the killah.

Mattie Leon is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He has a bright voice and clever lyrics. Skilled on guitar and piano he has just released a brand-new album "In Natural Light." We talk about playing golf at Penn State, friends who take you in on the road and doing what you love to do.

Alexander Pulec is a multimedia artist and performer who has composed music for film, tv and the stage. He is the lead vocalist/guitarist for alternative rock band The Nursery and we discuss the foundations of our conscious, Joseph the Technicolor Dreamcoat and his familiar, Icharus. 

Ardra Shephard is the influential Canadian writer, speaker, and advocate behind the award-winning blog Tripping On Air , ​​ about her life with MS. We talk about Europe and singing in cathedrals, she told me a time when her friends planned a party without her and how stairs are in fact, over-rated. 

Silver is a new friend. He tells me about the time his friend conquered their fear of flying, careening down a city street on a child's toy and giving a human organ to a stranger. 

Brendan has a masters degree in child and youth care. He is also a vivacious drag performer known as Igby Lizzard. We talk about his hometown of Edmonton, murder in Hawaii and  ICQ (for those that remember what that is). Brendan is the life of every party and his infectious laugh is why I think you will enjoy spending time him. 

Angelo and I met through my wife. We have grown as friends finding common interests and pushing each other to reach our own intellectual ambitions. We both love computers, building them and hoping they boot up. We are two old Italian men working on a Mustang GT, except our Mustang GT has a Ryzen 9 3900, Rog Strix Motherboard, NVIDEA 3090 and all the sweet RGB lights you can stuff under the hood.

Sally Shaar is the lead singer of the Canadian band Monowhales. Sally talks about her brother, we bond over our Middle Eastern heritage and she tells me how the band makes inclusivity and compassion a focal point of their song writing. 

Soren is an old friend and my first friend who identified as transgendered. We talk about superheroes, his out and proud cat Majors and those sweet 90's playthings that no one knew what to do with, Devil Sticks. 

Kristian is Christmas music writing machine, writing and producing 15 albums in as many years. He also likes hoarding childhood memorabilia, making power point presentation about wrestling and being a genuinely good soul.