Welcome with Karim Kanji

Ali Hassan (Laugh Out Loud and Canada Reads) and Dave Merheje's (Ramy and Mr D) new album We Ain't Terrorists drops Friday. It's available for streaming everywhere from Howl and Roar Comedy Records. Listen to this spoiler free (not really) episode.

A few weeks ago Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji sat down with the founder and editor of the popular YouTube channel, Rock N’ Roll True Stories. What is this YouTube channel about? Consider this your one stop shop for all things Rock N’ Roll! They profile cool stories about Rock N’ Roll starting in the 60’s all the way to present. They feature bands like the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Metallica, Guns N...

Sass Jordan has one of the most powerful voices in all of rock and roll. The Canadian JUNO and Billboard Best Female Rock Vocalist award winner Sass Jordan recently released her new album, Rebel Moon Blues. Rebel Moon Blues charts a new course in Jordan’s musical voyage while tracing her love of the blues back to its source. All killer and no filler, the album features the inimitably raspy rock go...

Nadia George is an award-winning actress, and Indigenous Rights and Youth Advocate. Nadia George works closely with organizations such as The Child Welfare Political Action Committee of Canada; a not-for-profit which advocates for positive outcomes for youth aging out of care and MotiV8 Canada which works collaboratively with Public Figures and Influencers, to shed light around Mental Health and W...

Farah Nasser is an award-winning Canadian news journalist. Farah came on the podcast the week of June 15, 2020. We discussed her career, how her and her family are coping with social distancing during COVID-19, her inspirations, what her favourite stories she's covered are, racism and Black Lives Matter, and why she is still hopeful in 2020.

Zunaid Khan is a nature photographer, conservationist and a VP with the Toronto Field Naturalists.

Brandon Ash-Mohammed is an award-winning comedian and writer. His album, Capricornication, was released on June 20, 2020 on the Howl and Roar Comedy Record Label.

Eric Smith is the radio play-by-play voice for the 2019 NBA Champions Toronto Raptors. We had this conversation the week of June 8th 2020.

Munira Premji is the author of the book, "Choosing Hope: One Woman, Three Cancers - a Story of Inspiration, Resilience and Courage. Munira is also a podcaster and friend. Please visit her blog at https://i-will-survive.org/.

I spoke with Scarborough Walk of Fame inductee Dwayne Morgan less than two weeks after the brutal murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. We spoke about racism, privilege, the impact of COVID-19 on Canada's Black community and why they've been impacted more than others, and why we have measured hope for the future.

Keith McArthur is the co-lead for the CureGRIN Foundation and has developed the amazing podcast, Unlocking Bryson’s Brain. The series tells the story of Bryson, his rare disease and his family’s search for a cure.

On Tuesday June 2 2020 Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji recorded a special episode in solidarity with #BlackoutTuesday. Thank you for listening.

For over 25 years Eric Alper has been doing what he loves: bringing the stories about the music and the musicians to the world. He also hosts a music show on SiriusXM.

Heidi Lynch is an actor, writer and producer. Her new series, Avocado Toast The Series (2020) is out now on OUT TV GO in Canada and Amazon Prime in the US and UK.

Perrie Voss is a creator, writer, actress and producer, known for The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Workin' Moms (2017) and Ape Sodom (2016). Her new series, Avocado Toast The Series is out now on OUT TV GO in Canada and Amazon Prime in the US and UK.

Stephen Fearing is a Canadian roots/folk singer-songwriter. In addition to his solo career, Fearing co-founded Canadian roots-rock supergroup Blackie and the Rodeo Kings with Colin Linden and Tom Wilson. He is one half of the duo Fearing & White, with Irish artist Andy White.

Chelsey Bonser left her career as a fast rising executive in the media and advertising world to pursue a life as a farmer and stay at home mom. Why did she make this decision and what is day-to-day life like for her now? Listen to this fascinating episode!

Vin Rock is one of the founding members of the Grammy award-winning iconic hip hop group Naughty By Nature.

Menashe Kestenbaum is the founder and President of Enthusiast Gaming.

Tanya Talaga is an award wining Anishinaabe author and former investigative reporter for the Toronto Star. Her 2017 book Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City, won the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction and the 2017 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Her latest book, All Our Relations served as the focus for her recent Massey Lectures across Canada.

Who is Kelsi Mayne? With nearly 1M streams on Spotify alone, a debut album on the way, and the viral response to a recent glimpse of her upcoming music video "As I Go" (1.2M streams in just 24 hours), the former sprint-hurdler (once ranked 3rd in Canada) is now arguably the fastest-rising independent country artist in Canada.

Canada's Queen of Punk, Bif Naked, on COVID-19, Vindaloo and some guy named Jim.

Laurie Dillon-Schalk owns a family maple syrup farm, an agency and is a co-founder and a volunteer with the Conquer COVID-19 team. According to their website, Conquer COVID-19 is comprised of physicians, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and other volunteers who are working together to ensure front line workers responsible for the health and well-being of Canadians have access to masks, gloves, and...

Vasilios Filippakis is a writer, actor and creator of the online web series, FAK YAASS.

Born in Vienna and raised in Canada, Micah Barnes cut his teeth in the cabarets and jazz clubs of Toronto while still a teenager before joining A Capella Vocal group The Nylons in 1989. Recording & Touring with the guys brought Micah into the global music scene and a busy concert, TV and Media schedule throughout Europe, Asia and North America, introducing Micah’s rich soulful baritone voice to mu...