I still remember the way the cold bit at my cheeks as I stepped off the bus. I was in high school, and winter in Alberta meant darkness clinging to the morning and the crunch of snow under every boot. Our high school had organized a ski day, and...
Laura Bombier One late night back in the early-2000s, I was flipping through the channels trying to find something to watch. When I landed on The Discovery Channel, I saw something unexpected. A man was standing in the middle of the Canadian Arctic...
A few years ago, during the quarantine phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was looking for something to watch. I could rewatch the golden era of The Simpsons for the 200th time, dive back into the exploits of the Bluth family on Arrested Development...
Photo by Tyler Anderson Growing up as a young lad in the 1980s, I loved The Friendly Giant. Every weekday, the familiar tune of Early One Morning signaled the start of another episode as the camera panned over a small town until a giant’s foot...
Canada has produced some of the best musicians in the 20th century. Joni Mitchell Neil Young Oscar Peterson But I could name more. Including one man who has been releasing material for the past forty years. He has won multiple Junos and performed...
Growing up, I never thought about advertising or marketing. Sure, some commercials caught my eye, but the ins and outs of what happened behind the scenes didn’t tickle my fancy. I was far more interested in history… and still am… which is why I’m so...
For over twenty years he has been in our living rooms. He has a leading role on one of the most influential television programs in Canadian history. He’s a beloved figure in comedy, known for his sharp wit and engaging storytelling, a skill he used...
If I say the name Elvis, what do you think? Do you hear Jailhouse Rock? Imagine Blue Suede Shoes? or…. do you think of the man who defied gravity by pioneering the quadruple jump in competition and in the process won …seven Canadian Championships...
This is a transcript of my interview episode with Ryan Reynolds. To hear the interview clips that go with this episode, click play on the streaming link in this post or visit He was born on October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, Canada. The youngest of...