Xing The Gap, with Rick Miller

In this animal-focused episode, Rick's two guests are Jonathan Balcombe and Jo-Anne McArthur. Jonathan is a world-renowned biologist, ethologist, and author of popular science books on the inner lives of animals, including Pleasurable Kingdom , Second Nature , and What a Fish Knows - a New York Times best-seller. Jo-Anne is an award-winning photojournalist, speaker, and founder of WeAnimalsMe...

It’s back-to-school time, as Rick's two guests are Linda Schuyler and Sara Waisglass. Linda is a Canadian television producer best known for co-creating the award-winning Degrassi franchise, which spans five series over 4 decades. She’s a member of the order of Canada and Order of Ontario, and has recently written a memoir entitled The Mother of All Degrassi . Sara is a Canadian actress who c...

Rick shares the mic with two of Canada’s most accomplished writer/performers, Sugith Varughese and Anusree Roy. Sugith, born in India and raised in Canada, is an award-winning screenwriter, director, and actor, who was one of the original writers of the classic Muppet TV Show Fraggle Rock . More recently, he's played recurring characters in Kim's Convenience on CBC, and Transplant on CTV...

Rick hosts a conversation with two extraordinary Canadian film makers, Atom Egoyan and Graham Foy. Atom is a Canadian icon, behind classic films such as Exotica , The Sweet Hereafter , Chloe , and more recently The Captive , Guest of Honour , and his upcoming film Seven Veils . Atom’s been nominated for every prestigous film prize out there, including the Palme D’Or at Cannes, the Golden Lion in V...

Rick shares the mic with two of the world’s top neuroscientists, who also happen to be related. Dr. Robert Sekuler is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, and a world-renowned researcher in the fields of perception and memory. His daughter, Dr. Allison Sekuler, teaches at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, and is Sandra A. Rotman Chair...

In this episode, we use money as a catalyst for intergenerational conversation.  Rick's two guests are Bruce Sellery and Naanak Sodhi. Bruce is a renowned Canadian financial consultant, business journalist, TV host and professional speaker. He’s also the founder of Moolala, which inspires people to get a better handle on their money. Naanak is a mechanical engineer, screen composer and music...

In this episode, Rick speaks with Mary Furlong and Zoe Byington of Mary Furlong & Associates. Mary is an entrepreneur, educator, author, and leading authority in the longevity marketplace. For 30 years, she’s guided major corporations, startups and non-for-profits, as they navigate trends in aging and technology. Since this podcast recording, Zoe’s been named the Technology and Digital Equity...

In this episode, Rick speaks to writer Ashton Applewhite and Dr. Pooja Viswanathan. Ashton is a Brooklyn-based speaker, activist, and author of several best-selling books, including This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. She’s also also a leading spokesperson for the movement to raise awareness of ageism, and to dismantle it. Pooja is the Toronto-based Co-Founder and CEO of Braze Mobility,...

It's Season 2 of XingTheGap! In this 1st episode, Rick speaks to Sabaa Quao and Yara Matta. Sabaa is a career entrepreneur, business strategist, and Chief Creative Officer of Cossette. He's also the founder of Wealthie, an investment and financial literacy platform for young people, which is where Yara as a designer. She is a Lebanese-born, Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist and comm...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Rebecca, Rick and Sian-Pierre, click here . Enjoy! This is a Mother’s Day episode, and Rick's gift to you is a conversation with S...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Dan, Rick and Sierra, click here . Enjoy! In this episode, Xing the Gap crosses the US border to speak with a couple of extraordinary A...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch David, Rick and Juveria, click here . Enjoy! Drop in your nickel, folks, because the doctors are IN. Today, Rick speaks with two promin...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Colin, Deb & Rick, click here . Enjoy! Improv fans, you’re in for a treat, as Rick speaks to Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath. Colin...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Karen, Stephanie, Rick and Griffin, click here . Enjoy! Rick speaks with fellow podcasters Stephanie Wolfe, Karen Johnson-Diamond, and...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Steve, Rick and Malaika, click here . Enjoy! In this XTG episode, Rick interviews Steve Anthony and Malaika Astorga. For Canadian GenXe...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Bruce, Rick and Roxane, click here . Enjoy! XTG is about building bridges, and Rick speaks to 2 building experts (like, literal buildin...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Asha, Rick and Ravi, click here . Enjoy! Rick speaks with Ravi Jain and his mom Asha, stars of the international hit show Brimful of As...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Bruria, Rick and James, click here . Enjoy! In this special cooking episode, Rick speaks to Bruria Cooperman - “the Rebel Bubbie"...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Mary, Rick and Jamie, click here .  Enjoy! Rick's two guests are Mary Walsh and Jamie Pitt, who bring us inter-generational perspe...

As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap , we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Fiona, Rick and Meher, click here .  Enjoy!  Today's guest are Fiona Reid and Meher Pavri, two incredible Canadian performing arti...

In this episode - the last of Season 1 - Rick has put together a "best-of" trivia edit: 5 minutes each from 7 of your favourite episodes. It’s just silly fun, but these days, it’s more important than ever to laugh - especially at ourselves. So enjoy this special episode, featuring Mary Walsh & Jamie Pitt Bruce Kuwabara & Roxane Bejjany Daniel MacIvor & Zach Running Coyote Kar...

It’s Mother’s Day today, and Rick's gift to you is a conversation with Sian-Pierre Regis and his mom Rebecca Danigelis. They’re the team behind the internationally acclaimed documentary film Duty Free , which has now been seen by over a billion people around the world, and has changed the conversation around ageism. Sian-Pierre is an award-winning journalist, cultural critic, and contributor...

Rick speaks to one of his favourite writers, Adam Gopnik. Adam's recent book A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventures of Liberalism is written as a letter to his daughter Olivia, who joins us for this intergenerational conversation. Adam’s been a staff writer for The New Yorker for 35 years, and has won multiple National Magazine Awards for his essays and criticism. Olivia is studying...

In this episode, Rick speaks with Dr. Kenneth Montague and Emilie Croning. Kenneth is a Toronto art collector and the founder of Wedge Curatorial Projects, a non-profit organization that supports African and Diasporic artists. He’s also a dentist, but more on that dual-life later. Emilie’s a curator, artist and art historian of Jamaican and Lebanese descent, who digs into the intersections of femi...

Rick speaks with 2 multi-talented, multi-disciplinary guests from the Maritimes, Jeremy Dutcher and John Leroux. Jeremy is a Polaris Prize and Juno Award-winning performer, composer, activist, and member of Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick. He's an outspoken advocate for Indigenous and LGBTQ+ issues, and his first album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa bridges all kinds of gaps. John Leroux, a...