To North Bay With Love

 J.P. Baldwin joins Lisa to talk about his personal journey through life and his focus on gratitude J.P. and Lisa break down where gratitude comes from and why it’s important to reflect on life as we get older.     Lisa has a Disney princess moment at her house 3:00  J.P. talks gratitude 6:20 J.P.’s time in theater 20:50 For exclusive North Bay updates and insights, subscribe to our newsletter Ech...

Ben Farella, local entrepreneur, joins the show to talk about his experiences of his past and how it has helped him become a better person. He dives into his childhood and how he tries to be mindful of his experiences and not let it affect how he parents his children.     Ben gives his definition of vulnerability 1:50  Ben’s life as a child 5:30 Best piece of advice you ever received  15:30 For ex...

Kristin Shepherd, playwright/director/actor, joins the podcast to have an honest conversation about dealing with pressures in life and vulnerabilities.  Lisa also opens up about her insecurities and her and Kristin’s rocky relationship as they make amends on the show.   Kristin opens the show with a big statement 2:00   Kristen talks about her mother 12:30 How to be vulnerable and live with the co...

Mothers day is coming up this Sunday May 12th and Lisa brings in fellow Echo hosts Scott and Dave to have a chat about what mothers day means for each of them. The trio bring up both the good and the bad and puts into perspective the sacrifice that mothers make for their children everyday even after they become adults.   Scott and Dave join the show 2:00   How did you know you wanted to start a fa...

This week is Kindness Week and today Lisa speaks to Dr Andrew Weeks, who specializes in behavioural neuroscience/neural basis of learning, to try to answer the question “why are we kind to each other”.  To learn more about kindness week visit: kindnessprojectnorth.ca and follow CMHA North Bay and District and Kindness North on socials and use the hashtag #kindnessnorth!   Dr. Weeks joins the show...

Ava Vosu, a retired midwife, joins the show to talk about midwifery and the evolution of the profession. Lisa also opens the show posing an interesting question about babies     Lisa asks an interesting question about babies 2:00   Ava joins the show to talk midwifery 9:50 Why did midwives disappear originally in the mid 1900s? 21:00 For exclusive North Bay updates and insights, subscribe to our n...

Lisa invites 2 special guests onto the show, her nieces Lucy and Violet. Sibling rivalries are on full display as the conversation weaves from schoolyard antics to a very unfortunate story about a blueberry. The three also talk about May being Food Allergy Awareness Month something that hits home for both of the girls.   Lucy and Violet join the show 1:40   Violet decides she is quitting school to...

Wendy St. Denis from the Dionne Quints Heritage Board joins Lisa to discuss the upcoming 90th birthday of the Dionne Quintuplets. They talk about the history revolving around the Quints. If you could spend the day with any actor who would it be? Lisa and Ben discuss their choices at the start of the show.   What actor would you like to spend the day with? 1:50 Wendy joins the show 6:25 The uglier...

Dianne Cerka and Wanda Olsen joined Lisa to chat about the Baytones which is North Bay’s barbershop quartet that is set to celebrate it’s 60th anniversary this year!   Dianne and Wanda join the studio 1:40 How to get involved with the Baytones 12:30 For exclusive North Bay updates and insights, subscribe to our newsletter Echo Essentials. Stay connected with Echo on social media: @NorthBayEcho Pro...

Gerry Mendicino joins the show to talk about his life working in the film industry, including an iconic role in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Gerry discusses his passion for acting and his desire to eventually come back to his hometown in the future and his involvement in the upcoming Dionne Quints musical.   Gerry makes a special intro for Lisa 2:20 What would you tell your younger self about the ind...

Vasu Kaarudaiar and Romy Ghumman join Lisa to dive into North Bay’s increasing desire for cricket and the potential of a new cricket pitch to be built in our city. They explain to Lisa about the sport and how they play teams from all over Ontario but still are one of the only cities that lack a proper field. Before the cricket discussion producer Ben talks about a recent driving pet peeve and Lisa...

Wanda Wallace and Hariett Madigan from Clean Green Beautiful and North Bay Heritage Gardeners join to talk about keeping the city clean. They also dive into the history of the Heritage Gardeners and how the community has rallied behind this initiative.   Harriet and Wanda join the show 1:50 How difficult is it to grow plants outside? 6:10 Why wouldn’t we want tree orchids? 12:30 Thanks to our spon...

Backroads Bill joins the show for the second time as he phones in from the Ecology Center. He talks about the spring weather and what that means for outdoor activities. In classic Backroads Bill fashion the conversation goes from talking about forest fires and changing climate to birds to paranormal activity.   Bill joins the show 1:50 Has the recent amount of smoke attributed to lack of birds? 6:...

Lisa is joined by Michelle St. Onge and Dave Roscoe to talk about the upcoming solar eclipse that will be visible on April 8th.  What makes this solar eclipse so special? Is there life on other planets? What is the difference between astronomy and astrology? All these questions get answered on today’s episode!   Michelle and Dave talk about the stars 1:50 Astrology vs astronomy 8:30 Is there life...

Today April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day and Lisa sat down with Michelle Jackett to talk about her family’s journey. Michelle talks about how she struggled to get care for her daughter and how she made some very tough decisions to give her daughter a life she deserves.   Michelle joins the show  2:00 Trying to find the proper care 6:30 Advocating to the government 13:30 How Michelle copes wit...

Lisa is joined by two ladies from the North Bay Choral Society, Jennifer Graff and Kathryn Wood. They talk about how long the society has been around, the challenges they had during covid and their first show back post covid.    Jennifer and Kathryn join the show 2:10 Covid affecting live performances 7:50 Qualifications to join the group 15:30 Thanks to our sponsor Services. Visit yourhomeservice...

Retired psychotherapist Allan Hirsh is put in the hot seat by Lisa to talk about insecurities and vulnerabilities.  Allan shares the differences between shame and guilt and opens up about his personal struggles and how he was able to come to terms with his own vulnerabilities.    Allan joins Lisa in the studio 1:50 How is shame and guilt different? 5:20 What would you tell your younger self? 14:40...

Wade Ringler and Mark Deacon join with Lisa to talk about mental illness which has been something that has affected both of their families heavily. Wade started Chat4Chad after his brother Chad took his own life. The next day Chat4Chad started to bring awareness to mental health and has been embraced by the community.  You can learn more about Chat4Chad at their website: https://www.chat4chad.ca/...

Wendy Clute-Smith, of Nipissing Wellness, one of the nearly 60 Ontario Health Teams in the province, joins Lisa to talk about the lack of family doctors and privatized health care. How do we keep the doctors from burning out and how do we make sure patients are getting the care they deserve? You can find out more at https://nipissingwellness.ca/     Wendy sits down with Lisa 2:30 Trying to find a...

Dawn Lagesten joins the show after her keynote speech at the Queen of the North summit. Her and Lisa discuss dealing with taxes as a small business owner and Lisa realizes she may have been doing taxes write offs wrong this whole time. Producer Ben also corrects Lisa on her use of the word windchill and what the Mandela effect is all about.    Lisa and Ben talk about wind chill 2:00 Dawn joins the...

Jaimie Board from Board’s Honey Farm joins Lisa live from the Queen of the North summit. They talk about the differences between pasteurized and unpasteurized honey as well as how the hierarchy works inside a bee colony. Lisa also teaches producer Ben all about Lip stain and the connection it has with bees.    Lisa and Ben talk about lip stain 2:00 Jaimie joins the show 8:00 The declining bee popu...

Lori Burns joined Lisa at the Home and Garden Expo to talk with her about The Vest Project which is raising money and funds to purchase protective gear for Ukrainians. Lori also talks about her other passion horses! Lori uses horses to help people overcome anxiety and stress. Lori talks about The Vest Project 3:00 Organizations The Vest Project works with in Ukraine 9:20 Lori talks about Horse Abi...

Jana Brogan, from Sage Rosemary Wholistic, joins Lisa live at the North Bay Home and Garden expo last weekend to chat about her approach to living a healthy life. Jana also explains the process of “ear seeding” and how it can help with everyday stress and anxiety. Jana joins the show to talk about holistic medicine 2:20 How does Jana suggest medicine without being able to diagnose? 12:00 How to ke...

Naomi Hehn, the curator of the North Bay Museum, joins the show to talk about an upcoming book launch by author Nestor Prisco. The book focuses on North Bay’s first lawyer Crown Attorney Arthur George Browning. The museum is holding a book launch at 2:30pm today (February 29th). Naomi also talks about other exhibits like the retro game week during March break and how they choose which traveling ex...

Kim Jones and Mary Houghton join the show to talk about Crime Stoppers. They dispel some common myths and talk about the anonymity of the program. Lisa is also confronted by producer Ben about her choice in gum and how she smacks her gum while she chews. We need to talk about Lisa’s gum choices 2:20 Kim and Mary from Crimestoppers join the show 6:20 How many crimes do they solve each year? 10:30 I...