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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 259 - Sharryn Smith (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I’m joined by my son Otis, and our guest is Sharryn Smith, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Sharryn is a visual artist, who works…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 258 - Aidan Purnell
For this episode I interview Aidan Purnell, a regular musical performer at The Village of Riverside Glen. On Jan 23rd I was at Riverside Glen, and my scheduled…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 257 - Debra Cooper (Long-Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guest is Debra Cooper, a resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Debra has spent a life on the move, born in Canada…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 256 - Tech and Trades Fair at GCVI, Nov 6th 2024
This episode features a collection of interviews and radio shoutouts from GCVI students who attended a Tech and Trades Fair and GCVI on November 6th, 2024…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 255 Conestoga College "Living Classroom" Grand reopening ceremony Dec 5th 2024
This is a radio special celebrating the recent grand re-opening of the "Conestoga College Living Classroom" at The Village of Riverside Glen . Recorded on…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 254 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
This episode features recorded speeches and interviews with folks who attended the recent event "Breaking Barriers: Celebrating International Day of Persons…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 253 Gerald "Jerry" Guidolin (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guest was Gerald "Jerry" Guidolin, a very new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen, having only moved in earlier this month. This…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 252 - Sam Baijal
For this episode I interviewed local music booker and advocate Samir Baijal, in honour of his receiving of the "Estelle Klein Lifetime Achievement Award"…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 251 - Michelle Peek, Art Not Shame
For this episode I interviewed Michelle Peek of "Art Not Shame". Art Not Shame is a local Guelph Non-profit that uses the arts to build community, deepen our…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 250 - Marc Peloso (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Marc Peloso, a resident at the Village of Riverside Glen. Marc grew up in Guelph, and if his name sounds familiar, the answer is…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 249 - Greg Rhyno, and Zander McConnell
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve uploaded a new episode, as we had an unexpected run of live episodes in the mix! So I am slowly editing them from the archives…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 248 - Alex (John F Ross/The Village of Riverside Glen
I loved this conversation. For this episode my guest Alex is a grade 11 student at John F Ross, who I met on an outing with The Village of Riverside Glen. Alex…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 247 - Zander McConnell (Project Search 2024)
For this episode I interview Zander McConnell, our current intern from “Project Search”. Zander has been coming to CFRU every day to work with us, in the hopes…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 246 - Janice Henderson (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Janice Henderson, a recent new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about Janice’s career as a Real Estate Agent…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 245 - Neil and Sheila McLaren (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Neil and Sheila McLaren, residents at The Village of Riverside Glen. These two may be brand new to living at Riverside Glen, but…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 244 - Leo Bock (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Leo Bock, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Leo is relatively new to the building, having moved to retirement to be…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 243 - The Village of Riverside Glen at the 2024 Schlegel Summer Olympics
This radio special was recorded at the 2024 Schlegel Summer Olympics! I followed 6 athletes from The Village of Riverside Glen and their coaches/support/staff…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 242 - Bill Cunningham (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Bill Cunningham, a younger resident at The Village of Riverside Glen who moved into the facility because he suffers from Epilepsy…
Bridging the Social Distance241 -The Vaudevillian (Live at the Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interviewed Norah Spades and Jitterbug James of the band “The Vaudevillian”. The Vaudevillian are a two-piece band covering 1930’s…
Bridging the Social Distance240 - Barb Merkley (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Barb Merkley, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Barb has lived at Riverside Glen for eight years, and she's an integral…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 239 - Harry O'Connell (Long-Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Harry O'Connell, a resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Harry shares many glimpses into different stages…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 238 - Byron Howat (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview David "Byron" Howat, a resident at @The Village of Riverside Glen. Byron talks about his childhood in Saskatewan (including a…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 237 - A resident at the Village of Riverside Glen
For this episode I interview a resident, who shares her story of being born and raised in Ireland, leaving school at a young age to become a hairdresser, and…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 236 - Ju Man (Paul) Chen (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Ju Man Chen, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Ju Man is originally from Kolkata, India, and - supported by his…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 235 - Grace Wilson (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Grace Wilson. Her conversation begins with sharing stories from many adventures traveling across the world, in the company of her…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 234 - Elizabeth "Betty "Beard (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode my guest is Elizabeth "Betty" Beard, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Betty has lived closed to 100 years, and shares today about…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 233 - Anneke Haan (The village of Riverside Glen)
Today I interview Anneke Haan, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Anneke was born in Holland, and moved to Canada when she was three. She grew up in…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 232 - Elaine Beattie (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Elaine Beattie, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Elaine was born and raised on Prince Edward Island, before the bridge…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 231 - Norah Chaloner (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For today's episode my guest is Norah Chaloner, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. I know today's guest won't be a stranger to many of my long-time…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 230 - Hearty Missier (Long-Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Hearty Missier, a recent resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Originally from Sri Lanka, Hearty shares…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 229 - Bob Seim (The Village of Riverside Glen)
Today I had the pleasure of interview Bob Seim, a Guelph-born, history-loving, retired child-psychologist with a myriad of hobbies including horticulture, and…
Bridging the Social Distance228 - Roman Kramer (The Village of Riverside Glen)
Today I interview Roman Kramer, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. I haven't interviewed a lot of folks from Switzerland, and Roman provided a great…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 227 - Tom Wilson, The Village of Riverside Glen
For this episode I interview Tom Wilson, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We kick off our chat talking about Guelph history, sharing where our…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 226 - Jo-Anne Lowden (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Jo-Anne Lowden, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Jo-Anne shares stories of early childhood in northern Ontario, her…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 225 - Norman Coolahan, The Village of Riverside Glen
For this episode my guest is Norman Coolahan, a recent resident in Long-Term-Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Norman had a thirty year career with the…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 224 - Ed & Sheila Millar (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Ed & Sheila Millar, a couple living in retirement at The Village of Riverside Glen. They reflect on their early days in Hamilton…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 223 - Francoise Dalcourt, Long-Term-Care, The Village of Riverside Glen
For this episode I interview Francoise Dalcourt, a resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Francoise takes us back through a challenging…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 222 - Teresa Langel - Long Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen
For this episode my guest is Teresa Langel, a resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Teresa shares wonderful and hilarious stories of her…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 221 - Lillian Parker (Long-Term-Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Lillian Parker, a resident in Long-Term-Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Lil is utilizing her time at Riverside Glen by…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 220 - Samantha Thai, PRODUCE: HER
For this episode I interview Samantha Thai, Senior Library Assistant at Heffner Studio at Kitchener Public Library, and the program coordinator behind the…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 219 - Richard Cimerman (Long-Term-Care, the Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I had a really cool opportunity, getting to interview a guest with "Aphasia", named Rick Cimerman, living in Long Term Care at The Village of…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 218 - Ann Kuzik (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Ann Kuzik, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen in "Emma" - Riverside Glen's "Memory Care Wing". Ann is navigating life…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 217 - Sandra Luebbecke (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Sandra Luebbecke, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen retirement residence. At 54, Sandra may be one of the youngest…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 216 - Bill Winship (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Bill Winship, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen retirement residence. Bill is 96, and his vivid memory gives us a rare…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 215 - Suta Biswas (Holistic Needlecraft)
For this episode I interview Suta Biswas, the London Ontario needlecraft artist behind Holistic Needlecraft. Today Suta gives us window into her creative…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 214 - Bill Henry (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I connect with Bill Henry, a new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Born and raised in the Ward in Guelph, Bill gives a glimpse into a…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 213 - Two Rivers Art Summer Camp (Greta Riondato, Handel Callender, and Theresa Kretsch)
For this episode I interview Greta Riondato , Handel Callender, and Theresa Kretsch , the three artist-coordinators of the Two Rivers Art Camp! The art camp is…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 212 - Patricia Boudreau (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Patricia Boudreau, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . Patricia hilariously self-describes as a "fat happy kid" in her…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 211 - "Feeding Tummies and Souls" (Barb MacPhee, Sharon Felker, Judy Noonan, Sya VanGeest, and Susan Ida Boucaud)
This episode marks my return to the radio airwaves after a year off for parental leave! For this episode, I interview five storytellers, all of whom were…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 210 - Dave Edmund (The Pandemy Show)
This episode is my final-for-now episode of the show, I’m hoping to return to the show later in the year, but have had some exciting life changes that have put…
Bridging the Social DistanceEp 209 - Abigail Lapell
For this episode I interview Abigail Lapell, a songwriter currently based in Toronto Ontario. Abigail has just released her fourth album, "Stolen Time", on…
Bridging the Social Distance208 - Esmerelda Kennedy (Long-Term Care, the Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Esmerelda Kennedy, a recent new-resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Esmerelda has lived in Guelph nearly…
Bridging the Social Distance207 - Joyful Joyful (Cormac Culkeen & Dave Grenon)
For this episode I interview Cormac Culkeen and Dave Grenon of Joyful Joyful, a two-piece music project who have just released their debut, self-titled album…
Bridging the Social Distance206 - Judy Stark (Long-Term-Care, the Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Judy Stark, a resident in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Born and raised in Lachine Quebec, Judy shares her…
Bridging the Social Distance205 - Florence Eland (The Village of Riverside Glen)
For this episode I interview Florence Eland, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Born in Guelph in 1930, Florence has lived here her whole life, and…
Bridging the Social Distance204 - Barbara Salsberg Mathews, and Tristan O'Malley (Parkinson's Awareness Month)
For this episode, in honour of Parkinson's Awareness Month, my guests are Barbara Salsberg Mathews - a multi-disciplinary visual and performance artist…
Bridging the Social Distance203 - Karim Mosna, and Lance Darren Cole ("Lucky Guy")
For this episode I interview Karim Mosna - Content Producer for the podcast "Lucky Guy", and Lance Darren Cole, the "Lucky Guy" himself! From their Patreon…
Bridging the Social Distance202 - Theresa Daly (Administrator of Guelph Wellington Parkinson's Support Group)
April is "Parkinson's Awareness Month", and I will be sharing two new episodes this month aimed to raise awareness about this disease. For this episode, I…
Bridging the Social Distance201 - Joy Paul (Retired Salvation Army Officer, Volunteer at Village of Riverside Glen)
This episode marks the 100th interview for Bridging the Social Distance at The Village of Riverside Glen, and I interview Joyce Paul - a retired Salvation Army…
Bridging the Social Distance200 - Emily Gleeson and Kevin Sutton (Trans Day of Visibility)
For this episode, in honour of the "Trans Day of Visibility" I gathered with Emily Gleeson and Kevin Sutton to have an open-dialogue about our respective…