Wanderings Podcast

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This is the first solo episode on a new season of the Wanderings Podcast, where I share my experience as a full time traveler for the past four years and the process of creating content on the road. In this episode I talk about the process of choosing projects to work on from the lens of a creative call to adventure. All show notes and links can be found at https://www.pedrobonatto.com/wanderings-...

This episode features a conversation with my good friend and fellow photographer Gloria Caballero. Gloria is an independent artist focusing on portrait photography. She is originally from Mexico but she is based in Toronto, Canada. Gloria and I collaborated many times on each other’s photo shoots, which was very beneficial to keep the momentum going, especially on the beginning, or re-start of an...

To start a brand new season of the Wanderings Podcast we welcome Jesper Conrad. Jesper is a true digital nomad, a full-time traveler, marketing expert, children’s book writer, AI artist, a husband, a father of 4, and much more. Jesper has a quite unique lifestyle. He travels the world with his wife and 3 of his 4 kids, and as a marketing expert, he is passionate about helping NGOs and small busine...

Pedro Bonatto talks to returning guest Jurij Fedynskyj about the current situation in Ukraine, his experience sending his 4 children and 7-month pregnant wife out of Ukraine and into safety in the US, and his current work in music, spirituality and service for the Ukrainian people in a time of crisis with global implications. As mentioned on the show, if you’d like to donate to Jurij’s kobzaring t...

A conversation with Tamar Ilana about her journey in world music, focusing on Flamenco and Sephardic Music.

The Wanderings Podcast is back! After a long hiatus, I am releasing a new episode featuring an interview with Iana Komarnytska. Iana is probably the most influential person on me becoming an artist and, maybe most importantly, choosing to keep being one. She also happens to be my wife, which gives a funny dynamic for this conversation. We talked about her journey in the world of belly dance, folkl...

This is a special episode of the Wanderings Podcast featuring a conversation with Fabio Marchioro. Fabio is a multi-faceted thinker and a good friend. He is novelist, screenwriter, journalist, lawyer, professor, and coach. In this conversation we talked about his projects, his journey through different careers, creativity, and re-inventing yourself.

Today’s guest is Demetrios Petsalakis, a Greek musician and composer based in Toronto, Canada. In this conversation, Pedro and Demetrios talk about world music and Demi’s musical trajectory. The conversation is infused with a demonstration of the sounds from some of the instruments that he plays, including the oud, Bouzouki, and Cretan lyra.

A conversation with world-class fine art nude photographer Dan Hecho. Find his work on Instagram @dan_hecho

In this episode of the Wanderings Podcast Pedro Bonatto talks to Stacey Yerofeyeva (aka Nastasia Y) about her journey through world music and the influence of the music of Ukraine, where she was born. This is also the second episode of Pedro’s video show called The DNA of Music. At the end of the interview you will hear a performance of ‘Kolyskova’, a deeply personal song to Nastasia Y.

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In this episode of The Wanderings Podcast, Pedro Bonatto talks to Viktoria Muzzatti about her art work. Viktoria Muzzatti is a Canadian visual artist focusing on painting and drawing taking inspiration from nature, literature, fantasy and mythological stories. In this episode we talk about the process of making art, balancing family and creativity and taking inspiration from mythological themes, f...

In this episode of the Wanderings Podcast we will explore an ancient astronomical device called The Astrolabe. The astrolabe was used for centuries for navigation and as a way to tell the time, before watches, satellites and phones were invented. Astrolabes are objects of great beauty and craftsmanship, and they were the perfect combination of astronomical knowledge, artistic expression and practi...

In this episode of the Wanderings Podcast Pedro Bonatto talks to musician and instrument maker Matti Palonen about the music of Finland, an instrument called the kantele, and Matti’s exploration of roots in the music of that country and his adventures combining elements of different traditions. At the end of the interview you will hear an original composition from Matti, inspired by Scandinavian m...

In this episode of The Wanderings Podcast, host Pedro Bonatto takes you on a deeply personal journey on the beginnings of his artistic work, his origin story, and he shares his new projects in music, video and photography being launched next week. Pedro’s website: www.pedrobonatto.com

In this episode of the Wanderings Podcast we’ll wander through forgotten traditions of Ukraine, and how one man is working to bring them back to life. My guest is Jurij Fedynskyj, a musician, researcher and instrument maker, who for decades has been reviving the lost music and spiritual tradition of the Kobzar. The kobzar were traveling musicians, storytellers and spiritual leaders, who for centur...

In this episode of The Wanderings Podcast, Pedro Bonatto talks to artist Alice Zilberberg about fine art photography digital art. Alice Zilberberg is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist, recognised by curators, collectors, and art patrons across the globe. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, and raised in Israel, she currently resides in Toronto, Canada. A graduate of Ryerson University’s Pho...

In this episode of The Wanderings Podcast, Pedro Bonatto talks to Jesse Ratner-Decle and Anand Ondhia about floatation therapy and the benefits of sensory deprivation tanks. Floatation involves lying in a salt-water solution, in a very spacious tank. There is no light or sound, the temperature of the water and the air is the same as that of your body and you feel like you are floating in space. Yo...

In this episode of The Wanderings Podcast, Pedro Bonatto talks to Brad Pickard, a post-production and CGI artist. Brad opened his own studio in 2014 after working in-house for photographer Phillip Rostron for 12 years where he developed a collaborative expertise and a belief that blending CGI and photography often results in the most successful imagery. He is often sought after by art buyers at th...

In this episode of The Wanderings Podcast, Pedro Bonatto talks to Dr. Roberta Buiani, an interdisciplinary artist, media theorist and “ArtSci” curator based in Toronto. Buiani is the co-founder of the  ArtSci Salon at the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences , where she explores the many intersections between art and science.  We talked about science popularization...