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Bridging the Social Distance
A show that aims to give a platform for sharing ideas, perspectives and feelings in the wake of the Global COVID-19 pandemic. Interviews will feature local Guelphites as well as people living elsewhere around the world.
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Episodes
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 316 - Kathryn Zador (Village of Winston Park)
For this episode my guest is Kathryn Zador, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Winston Park. Kathryn is the president of the resident’s council at…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 315 - Lyn Heinemann (So Faint)
For this episode I interview Lyn Heinemann of the band “So Faint”, in advance of their show kicking off their album release tour, Tuesday Oct 20th, here in…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 314 - Don Bogle (The Village of Arbour Trails)
For this episode I interview Don Bogle, a resident at The Village of Arbour Trails. Don is the president of residents council, and is enthusiastic and devoted…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 313 - FemBots
For this episode I interview Brian Poirier and Dave MacKinnon of FemBots. For this episode I was hosting as one of my musical alter-egos Jenny Omnichord, in…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 312 - Gail de Vries (Village of University Gates)
For this episode my guest is Gail de Vries, a resident at The Village at University Gates. Gail shared many amazing and emotional stories on today’s episode –…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 311 - John Ferguson (Ailsa Craig, The Village of Arbour Trails)
For this episode my son Otis joins me in interviewing John Ferguson, president of the “ACAC (Ailsa Craig Action Committee”) and resident of Ailsa Craig at The…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 310 - Chris and Paul Robertson (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guests are Chris and Paul Robertson, fairly new residents at The Village of Riverside Glen. Chris and Paul take me back to how they met…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 309 - Hélène Barbier
For this episode I interview Hélène Barbier, an avant-pop musician based out of Montreal. I reached her in advance of her Friday show at “Rats Nest” in…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 308 - Dianne Chapitis and Peter Skoggard (Choir in Motion)
This was recorded as a live episode, where I was joined by Dianne Chapitis and Peter Skoggard. They talk about their upcoming performance of “Choir in Motion…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 307 Ivadel Todd (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Ivadel Todd, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about the early years, the origin of her name, her path through…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 306 - Shirley Bork (Long Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode interview Shirley Bork, a resident living in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Shirley shares of her career teaching home…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 305 - Eleanor Burchill (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Eleanor Burchill, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. This interview took place over two visits, the first on her 101st…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 304 - A resident at The Village of Riverside Glenn
For this episode my guest chose to stay anonymous, she is a lovely woman living over at The Village of Riverside Glen, who’s lived in Guelph since she was a…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 303 - Karen Gunn (The Village of Riverside Glen, Egerton)
For this episode I interview Karen Gunn, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen - she talks about life in the Windsor area, multiple generations taking…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 302 - Norm Shoemaker (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Norm Shoemaker, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Norm is 96, and was born and raised in Guelph, so it may not come as…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 301 - Bob Griffiths (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guest is Bob Griffiths, a resident living in Egerton (the assisted living neighbourhood) and The Village of Riverside Glen. Bob is very…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 300 - Scotty Hertz (Down on the Corner), BTSD reflection episode
This is the 300th episode!!! For this special episode I recruited longtime friend and radio host Scotty Hertz for a co-interview: He interviews me about the…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 299 - Donald Bridges (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guest is Donald Bridges, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about his passions through his life (including skiing…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 298 - Skip Redpath (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Skip Redpath, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Skip moved in fairly recently, but he has settled right in, making…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 297 - Brent Fletcher (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Brent Fletcher, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Brent is new to Riverside Glen in terms of living there, but he knew…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 296 - Great Aunt Ida
For this episode I veer away from my normal format to interview an old friend, Ida Nilsen, known for her music project Great Aunt Ida, in advance of a few…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 295 - John Conibear (The Village of Riverside Glen)
In this longer-than-normal episode I interview John Conibear, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. John lives in retirement, and his wife lives up in…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 294 - World Autism Awareness Day (Nicolo & Davina, Campus Friends, w/ Ramya)
For this episode I join forces with Campus Friends, bringing together Campus friends students Davina and Nicolo with CFRU volunteer and board member Ramya, to…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 293 - High School Student Walkout in Protest of OSAP cuts (featuring Otis & Anarva)
For this episode I give a platform to our co-op student Anarva Vipin, and my son and CFRU volunteer Otis Magoffin to talk about the high school student walkout…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 292 - Robert Lawson (Long-Term Care, the Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guest is Robert Lawson, a resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Bob is one of the younger residents in Long Term…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 291 - Michael Barber (The Hive)
This was a special live episode of Bridging the Social Distance, where I interviewed Mike Barber of “The Hive”, a Guelph’s Arts Collective located on Cork st…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 290 - Georgina Bregant part 2 (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode it's time for Georgina Part 2! We pick up where Georgina left off, upon her arrival to Guelph as a pre-teen, we hear a wild story about…
Bridging the Social DistanceInternational Mother Language Day Special 2026
February 21st was International Mother Language Day! Hosted (briefly, in English) and collected/edited by Jenny, we filled our airwaves with approximately 50…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 289 - Olu Adedokun (PSW in Long Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Olu Adedokun, a PSW in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. He shares his story of moving here from Nigeria, and the…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 288 - Georgina Bregant (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Georgina Bregant, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Georgina started by sharing the story behind her emigration to…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 287 - Robert Joyce (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Robert Joyce, a fairly new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Robert is a bit of a private guy, but I did get him to open…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 286 Part 2 - Edwin Stelter (The Village of Riverside Glen)
I just realized I had never added the second part of my interview with Edwin Stelter! So this is the second part of my interview with Edwin Stelter, a resident…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 286 - Edwin Stelter (Part 1) (The Village of Riverside Glen)
Today I interview Edwin Stelter, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Over the years I’ve learned a lot about WWII from interviewing veterans, and…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 285 - Maria Dicks (Emma's Neighbourhood, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Maria Dicks, a resident in Emma‘s Neighbourhood at The Village of Riverside Glen. Maria was so lovely - she had such a radiant…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 284 - Beverley Smith (Emma's Neighbourhood/Memory Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I head back to Emma’s Neighbourhood at The Village of Riverside Glen, an area of the building that supports residents with memory care. My…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 283 - Leona and Lori-Anne McDermid (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guests are Leona McDermid, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen, and her daughter Lori-Anne. The two tell stories from Leona’s life…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 282 - Mary Gibbons ("Emma's Neighbourhood/Memory Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode, I return to “Emma’s Neighbourhood”, a neighbourhood at The Village of Riverside Glen that supports residents with memory care. My guest in…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 281 - Marilyn Yates (The Village of Riverside Glen, "Emma’s Neighbourhood")
For this episode I interview Marilyn Yates, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Marilyn resides in “Emma’s neighbourhood” at Riverside Glen, which is…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 280 - June Weiler (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview June Weiler, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen Retirement facility. June was born and raised in Guelph, which always…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 279 - Femmy Vandervelde (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Femmy Vandervelde, a new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Femmy reflects on her childhood in Holland during the German…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 278 - Carol Kerklaan (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Carol Kerklaan, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. It wasn’t Carol’s idea to move into a care facility, but she’s…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 277 - Suzanne Ashton (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Suzanne Ashton, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Suzanne is one of the younger residents I've met at Riverside Glen…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 276 - Bernadette McKay (Long-Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Bernadette McKay, a resident in Long-Term-Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Bernadette shares the many places she's lived…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 275 - Adriaan Sizoo (Director of Landscaping and Exterior Maintenance for Schlegel Villages)
For this episode I interview Adriaan Sizoo, director of Landscaping and Exterior Maintenance for Schlegel Villages. Adriaan has been helping design and…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 274 - Jeanne "Jean" Newcombe (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Jeanne (Jean) Newcombe, a new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Jean shares about her Dutch heritage, her recent move…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 273 - Marilyn Gifford (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I’m joined by my son Otis, and we interview Marilyn Gifford, a new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Marilyn watches her neighbour…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 272 - Charles "Chuck" Marino (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Charles "Chuck" Marino, a brand new resident at the Village of Riverside Glen. At 83, Chuck has a ton of incredibly detailed…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 271 - George Vos (The Village of Riverside Glen
For this episode I interview George Vos, a recent new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. George kicks off our interview with an enthusiastic recounting…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 270 - Judy Maddren
For this episode I interview Judy Maddren - Judy is a University of Guelph and CFRU alumni who went on to work in professional radio with the CBC. In more…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 269 - Glenna Ratcliff (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this interview I speak with Glenna Ratcliff, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Glenna speaks about her transition into her new home in a…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 268 - Vera Speers (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Vera Speers, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Vera loves her giant family, and expresses how happy she is that they…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 267 - Shirley Petersen (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I chat with Shirley Petersen, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about different parts of her life, and her hobbies, her…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 266 - Egil Rasmussen (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guest is Egil Rasmussen, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Egil shares memories from his home country of Denmark, his childhood…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 265 - Valeria Krotky (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Valeria Krotky, a new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Valeria is 94, and taught piano for over fifty of those years…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 264 - Jean Root (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Jean Root, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Jean takes us on a journey through her life, her career in nursing, her…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 263 - Jane Mulcahey (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Jane Mulcahey, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about Jane’s career as a teacher, and how teaching held a…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 262 - Michael Berry (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Mike Berry, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen, who shares about his career as a teacher of Geography…
Bridging the Social DistanceInternational Mother Language Day Radio takeover
This hour is a special hour of content celebrating languages! Hosted (in English) and collected/edited by Jenny, close to 40 different people contributed over…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 261 - Kehinde, Fumi, PJ and Coretta (staff at The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Kehinde and Fumi, and PJ and Coretta at The Village of Riverside Glen. Kehinde is a nurse, Fumi is a PSW/Med Cert, PJ is a…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 260 - Pat Woodford (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guest is Pat Woodford, a relatively new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen, who was given the best possible room the cater to her…