Original Recording Date: Winter 2019/2020 Guests: Community of Hearts, Campus Friends This episode features folks from Community of Hearts in the first half, and Campus Friends – University of Guelph for the second half (at 1:30pm). Talking about kittens, winter activities, exercise, birthdays and more. http://media.blubrry.com/cfrumobile/archive.c…

Original Recording Date: Fall/Winter 2019/2020 Guests: Amanda, Josh, Duncan and Sarah (Community of Hearts), Campus Friends This episode features Amanda, Josh, Duncan and Sarah at Community of Hearts, and second half is an episode of Campus Friends – University of Guelph. http://media.blubrry.com/cfrumobile/archive.cfru.ca/archive/podcasts/MCR/MCR%…

Original Recording Date: Fall/Winter 2019/2020 Guests: Members of Community of Hearts, members of Campus friends (co-hosted by Dawn Matheson This episode features folks from Community of Hearts, plus an episode of Campus Friends, (co-hosted by Dawn Matheson) http://media.blubrry.com/cfrumobile/archive.cfru.ca/archive/podcasts/MCR/MCR%20Show%20187.m…

Original Recording Date: Fall/Winter 2019/2020 Guests: Duncan, Amanda, Josh (Community of Hearts), Grade Fives (Brant Ave. PS), Campus Friends The first part of this episode features Duncan, Amanda and Josh from Community of Hearts, then we head to Brant Ave PS where we’re met with a couple of grade five students, then the second half of the show i…

Original Recording Date: Fall/Winter 2019/2020 Guests: Duncan Amanda and Josh (Community of Hearts), CJ and other students (Brant Ave PS) This episode starts at Community of Hearts here in Guelph, with Duncan and Amanda and Josh. Then I head over to Brant Ave PS, where CJ was training some new hosts. Music on today’s show is by Old Man Luedecke, Je…

Basketball going through a hoop Original Recording Date: Fall/Winter 2019/2020 Guests: Ethan and Riley (Brant Ave PS), Duncan and Amanda (Community of Hearts), Carissa and CJ (Brant Ave PS) For this episode I start at Brant Ave PS with Ethan and Riley talking about basketball, followed by Duncan and Amanda at Community of Hearts (the first week of …

Original Recording Date: Feb 2020 Guests: Co-host Doug Reed, Guest Frank, Village by the Arboretum For this episode I’m joined by Village By The Arboretum resident Doug Reed, to interview his fellow resident Frank! Frank was a Lancaster Bomber technician in WWII, among a life of other amazing things. Plus he has what may just be the BEST radio voic…

Original Recording Date: Feb 2020 Guests: Students from “Give Yourself Credit”, Students from Brant Ave This episode begins at GYC (Give yourself Credit) where new students take to the radio and do some trivia, and then heads to Brant Ave PS! Music today by Jenna Kessler and Sober Sound Records, two local new releases!! http://media.blubrry.com/cfr…

Original Recording Date: Jan 2020 Guests: Many different organizations at the UoG Volunteer Fair This episode features short interviews with many of the organizations that tabled at the Student Volunteer Connections (SVC) Volunteer Fair in the UC Jan 2020 – I spoke with the SVC, Alumni Affairs, Out On The Shelf – Queer Library and Resource Centre, …

Original Recording Date: Jan 2020 Guests: various students and staff at Brant Ave PS, two students from “Give Yourself Credit” On this episode you’ll hear the students at Brant Ave PS‘ tribute to their custodian Mr Schenk! It’s a real sweet listen, I think you’ll really enjoy it. Second half of the show was recorded by two students at “Give Yoursel…

Original Recording: Dec 2019 Guest: Nate Coles This episode is an interview with Guelph’s own Nate Coles! I interviewed Nate in advance of his annual Extravaganza at the Cornerstone, which this year fell on Saturday Dec 21st at 6pm – we chatted about the event, as well as his history with art and music. I learned so much and really enjoyed it. Hope…

Le Musée du Jouet de Bruxelles Original Recording Date: Nov 2019 Guest: John, a retired engineer and resident at the Village of Arbour Trails For this episode I head back over to The Village of Arbour Trails where I was reunited with John, a retired engineer who loves theatre, and was dressed up for a choir performance when I met up with him. Music…

Original Recording Date: Nov. 2019 Guests: Nicky Dread, host of “The Crooked Beat” on CFRU, Mike Barrett of “The Foundation Steppas” This episode is my interview and tribute to CFRU 93.3 FM‘s Nicky Dread – Nicky celebrated 40 years on the CFRU airwaves this month (Nov 2019), which is an absolutely incredible achievement. Listen to hear more about N…

Original Recording Date: Nov 2019 Guests: Michelle Peek and Georgia Simms, of “Art not Shame” For this episode I speak with Michelle Peek and Georgia Simms of “Art Not Shame”, about their project “F#ck perfect” which they launched in Guelph for the first time Nov 18th 2019 at 10C (42 Carden St). You can still get involved! Visit artnotshame.com for…

Original recording date: Nov. 2019 Guest: A retired nurse at the Village of Riverside Glen For this episode, a met with a resident who used to work as a nurse. She collects stuffed animals, and things that remind her of her past, and things that make her happy. Real life objects blend with the art and the items in her room, the birds she displays i…

Original Recording Date: October 2019 Guest: Elizabeth In this episode I interview Elizabeth from The Village of Arbour Trails. This woman worked as a nurse, and she is truly special: she shared a lot of very real feelings and it was such a privilege to get to exist in the vulnerability together. It went right to my heart. Music today is from Robin…

Original Recording Date: September 2019 Guest: A resident from Village of Riverside Glen Today I chat with a self-described “Estonian Gypsy”, who is now a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. She talks about life growing up in Estonia, the history of her country, and her life here in Canada. Music on today’s episode is a brand new track by Re…

Original Recording Date: September 2019 Guest: Sienne, Village of Arbour Trails For this episode I interview Sienne, a resident from The Village of Arbour Trails who grew up in Holland during the German occupation during the war. She also talks about coming back from the brink of death, and the miraculous return of her memories. She mentions so man…

Original Recording Date: August 2019 Guest: Joe Dorning, Village of Arbour Trails I’ve seen Joe many times at Arbour Trails, but he’s hard to pin down, because he’s constantly taking part in activities. I caught him between tennis matches, we talk about tennis, life in the Village, and his life before, in Ottawa, and St. Lambert Quebec. http://medi…

Original Recording Date: July 2019 Guests: Viktorija Arsic (host), various community members and various organizations Today’s episode was recorded over at the recent “Community Resource Night” at the North End Harvest Market – volunteer Viktorija and I broadcasted from the event, and she interviewed several children who were at the event, Barb McP…

Original Recording Date: June 2019 Guest: A resident from Village of Riverside Glen For this episode I visit The Village of Riverside Glen and my guest is a relatively new resident to Riverside Glen, who was born and raised in Jamaica, studied to be a pharmacist, first working in tiny rural Jamaican communities before coming over to Canada and find…

Original Recording Date: June 2019 Guests: Various students from College Heights Today is a show featuring a bunch of interviews between students at College Heights – I showed up to teach them some introductory interview skills, and they chatted about their hobbies and things that make them curious. This is a throwback – shortly after these intervi…

Original Recording Date: June 2019 Guest: Ted, Village of Arbour Trails This episode featuresTed from over at The Village of Arbour Trails retirement residence. We talk about his life in the outskirts of Toronto, Saskatoon, and Guelph, and how by a funny technicality he only recently received his diploma from the University of Guelph. http://media.…

Original Recording Date: May 2019 Guests: Various grade threes and grade sevens from Willow Rd. PS, Kindies from Paisley Road PS SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE! This episode features two sets of Grade Threes from Willow Road Public School, two sets of grade sevens from Willow Road PS, and the Kindies from Mr. Senitt’s class at Paisley Road Public School. And…

Original Recording Date: May 2019 Guests: A couple living over at the Village of Arbour Trails, Kindergarten Students from Paisley Road PS In this episode I chat with a lovely couple who live over at The Village of Arbour Trails We talk about how they met working together at a glass company in Ohio, and their shared love of tennis and golf. Later i…

Original Recording Date: May 2019 Guests: Willow Road PS (Grade 2s, radio club/Duncan), Kim This episode features the grade twos at Willow Road Public School, then their radio club (where Duncan and I talk about video games) and then an interview I recently did at City Hall, where I talk to Kim from over at Brant Ave Neighbourhood Group‘s Youth Gro…

Original Recording Date: May 2019 Guests: Jim Hunt (Village of Riverside Glen), Paisley Road PS Kindergarten Students This episode sees the return of Jim Hunt at The Village of Riverside Glen – we chat about downtown Guelph and public art, the historic pieces and what a future could look like. Last part of the show I return to Paisley Road Public S…

Original Recording Date: April 2019 Guests: John (Village of Arbour Trails), Willow Road PS Grade Threes, and Radio Club This is part 2 of my return visit to John from Arbour Trails, followed by a joke show from Willow Road Public School‘s Grade threes, and their Radio club talking about video games. Music today is by Sarah Hiltz and Friendly Rich …

Original Recording Date: April 2019 Guest: John (Village of Arbour Trails), Grade threes and grade twos (Willow Road PS) Today I return to The Village of Arbour Trails to revisit John, a retired Civil Engineer with a passion for community theatre, then I head over to Willow Road Public School and featured some grade threes and grade twos, telling j…

Original Recording Date: April 2019 Guest: Jack Today’s show is Jack, a retired landscape architect professor from the University of Guelph. Bry and We met up at The Village of Riverside Glen and chatted about his career and life. He’s a sweet guy. Tune in! Music is by Carew and Brad De Roo’s “Lonely Party 2” http://media.blubrry.com/cfrumobile/arc…

Original Recording Date: March 2019 Guest: Ann For this episode I connected with Ann at The Village of Arbour Trails. Ann and I connected on a really special level, she was initially a little guarded with me in a way that I really appreciated. When she trusted that my intentions were good, we talked about the challenges of traditional models of edu…

Original Recording Date: March 2019 Guests: Grace (the Village of Riverside Glen), Paisley Road PS (Mr. Sennit’s kindergarten students) This episode is a great one! I head over to The Village of Riverside Glen for my first guest, Grace, who is a woman who came over to Canada from Holland when she was 19 – she talks about the boat ride over, and her…

Original Recording Date: Feb 2019 Guests: Jim Hunt (Village of Riverside Glen), Willow Road PS Grade eight media class This episode returns to The Village of Riverside Glen where I speak with Jim Hunt – Jim has become a dear friend at this point, he has been on the radio in the past, talking about his history in Guelph, and his history with CFRU an…

Original Recording Date Feb 2019 Guests: Village of Riverside Glen (Sonya, from Long Term Care), Willow Rd PS (Tanya & Sydney, talking about Mental Health, and various members of the Willow Road Radio Club) This episode starts at The Village of Riverside Glen, where I chatted with Sonya from Long Term Care – we chat about our mutual love of mac and…

Original Recording Date Feb 2019 Guests: Students from Willow Road PS (radio club), Sidney and Nancy (Village of Riverside Glen), Paisley Rd PS kindergarten class This episode features Willow Road Public School‘s Radio Club, two residents from The Village of Riverside Glen retirement residence (Nancy and Sidney), and the kindergarten class from Pai…

Original Recording Date: Feb. 2019 Guests: Willow Rd. PS grade 8s, Jeremy (Vocamus Press), two residents of Village of Riverside Glen, Paisley Road PS Kindergarten students This show features students in the grade 8 media class at Willow Road Public School interviewing Jeremy from Vocamus Press, followed by a lovely interview with a pair of residen…

Original Recording Date: January 2019 Guests: Willow Road PS students Kylie and Kassandra, interviewing two visual artists; Kindergarten Students from Paisley Road Public School This episode, Willow Road Public School grade 8 media students Kylie and Kassandra interview two local visual artists, to learn the ins and outs of what they may expect if …

Original Recording Date January 2019 Guests: Canadian Mental Health Association, Immigrant Services, Guelph Little Theatre, Autism Dog Services, and Guelph Dance, and also Kindergarten Students from Paisley Road Public School This episode includes a series of interviews from a volunteer fair at the University of Guelph. Many different organizations…

Original Recording Date: January 2019 Guests: Kylie and Kassandra, and various members of the Willow Road Radio Club In this episode, Kylie and Kassandra discuss what they did over winter break, talking about art, drawing, creative writing, and their time with their families. These two are fun . The second part of the show sees the return of the Wi…

Original Recording Date: January 2019 Guest: a resident from Village of Arbour Trails This episode features an interview with a wonderful French-Canadian resident over at The Village of Arbour Trails. I just LOVED this woman. Her story was inspiring, putting her foot down to continue a life of new surprises by insisting her and her husband move to …

Original Recording Date: December 2018 Guests: Various Grade eight media students from Willow Road PS, and their interview guests: a Willow Road PS custodian, a University of Guelph History Professor, a Willow Road Alumni/University of Guelph athlete, a cancer survivor, and a teacher whom they asked to compare “Apple Vs Samsung” This is a special e…

Original Recording Date: December 2018 Guests: Grade four students from Mitchell Woods PS, seniors from Long Term Care at Village of Riverside Glen This is a special Christmas eve episode of the show – Tune in to hear grade four students from Mitchell Woods Public School singing carols and meeting their penpals from the Long Term care facility at T…

Original Recording Date: December 2018 Guests: Willow Road PS radio club, Hugh (Village of Arbour Trails) Today’s episode starts with a small segment from Willow Road Public School‘s Radio Club, then heads over to The Village of Arbour Trails where I was reunited with Hugh: a retired northern Canadian doctor. It was lovely to get more of glimpse in…

Original Recording Date: December 2018 Guests: A couple living at Village of Arbour Trails This episode Bry and I visited The Village of Arbour Trails and spoke with a lovely couple, who shared stories of being teens after the war, dating “everybody”, card parties, working on a farm, and ending up together after being childhood sweethearts, marryin…

Original Recording Date: November 2018 Guests: Willow Road PS Radio club and grade 8 media class (various students), Lazlo (of “Cambridge Gaming Community” at “Old Post Office”) Today starts over at Willow Road Public School, first their radio club, and then members of the grade eight media class. Second half of the show returns to Idea Exchange, s…

Original Recording Date: November 2018 Guests: Kelly McCullough (MADE: Urban Arts), Dan Evans (GNSC) This is a special two-hour radio episode I put together of the CFRU Mobile Community Radio show – today’s show includes a conversation with Kelly McCullough of the urbanartsguelph.ca MADE program and Dan Evans of the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coa…

Original Recording Date: October 2018 Guests: Monica (Monigram Coffee Roasters), Jeremy (Old Post Office Maker Space), students at Willow Road Public School (Role-play of History Prof, and Griphons athlete) First I head over to Idea Exchange – Old Post Office for the first two sections of the show, with interviews with Monica of Monigram Coffee Roa…

Original Recording Date: October 2018 Guest: George This episode returns to The Village of Arbour Trails – if you’re a regular listener of the show, you may have heard a previous episode with George, when he had just moved in and was having trouble transition to retirement residence life. Brady and I caught up with him to see how he’s doing all the…

This episode features two sets of interviews from students at Willow Road Public school, and an interview with a woman from The Village of Riverside Glen retirement residence. Hope you like it! Music by Darrelle London and Wax Mannequin. http://media.blubrry.com/cfrumobile/archive.cfru.ca/archive/podcasts/MCR/MCR%20Show%20140.mp3…

today Original Recording Date: September 2019 Guests: Cathy (Director of Public Exchange/Manager), Bonnie St. Pierre (Old Post Office patron), and Helen (Chief Executive Officer) This episode takes us over to Idea Exchange – Old Post Office in downtown Galt for our debut radio visit there. I had three wonderful guests while I was there, guests one …