In this episode of listenN, we talk with musician, songwriter and frontman for The Honeyrunners, Dan Dwoskin. Highlights include: How, as a kid, driving in the car with his dad who always loved to talk about the lyrics drove him crazy, but gave him an appreciation for the poetry of songwriting.
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We are celebrating our first year of listenN. We produced 18 episodes this year, touching on a diverse number of topics, each delivered by our unique guests full of passion, soul and expertise. So in celebration, we thought we would take a look back and talk about some highlights from each episode. Share our thoughts, a snippet and give you a taste of what you can experience from episodes 1 through 18.
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Creative writer, teacher, and mindfulness meditation instructor, Dr. Ranjini George, discusses the importance of practicing one’s craft as a writer, how her love for teaching interwove with her practice of meditation, and the importance of being present in all situations to let the words come through. She also leads us through a mindfulness exercise to help us return to ourselves, the page, and our creative journey.
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Award-winning author and social commentator, Alan C. Logan. Alan’s back to discuss his new book, Self-Styled, Chasing Dr. Robert Vernon Spears. It explores the mystery of National Airline Flight 967 and its connection with one of the century’s most colourful conmen. Alan shares how his love for truth-seeking led him to Dr. Spears, a complex character who may have single-handedly set the naturopathic profession back 40 years.
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Musician, songwriter and musical genre blender, Devin Cuddy, shares his inspirations, influences, songwriting process and what it’s like to be given a rare opportunity within the Canadian music scene. Whether it’s bare-bones, local bar piano playing, or performing on some of the biggest stages in front of Blue Rodeo fans, Devin takes us through his journey of defining himself as an artist and solidifying his unique musical sound.
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Novelist and award-winning screenwriter, Elan Mastai, shares the story of how a movie changed the course of his life, the importance of getting out of your own way as a creative person, the differences of writing for screen and novel and his book on life and relationships through the lens of time-travel and how getting the science right opened up all sorts of creative and exciting story possibilities.
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Edward Zaski is a seasoned audio producer and sound and music composer. I love talking with people like Eddie because their careers are so fascinating, hugely unique, but they still remain mostly invisible. ListenN while we unpack Eddie’s world of commercial music and sound composition and get a sneak peek into his creative process, loves, inspirations and what he calls “the suffering.”
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Susana Molinolo is a poetic writer and crafter of words. Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, and now living in Toronto, Canada, Susana’s words have always struck a very deep note with me. As somebody who had an extremely difficult education just trying to master the words of one language, I’m fascinated to learn how she became so skilled at crafting the perfect words in a language that wasn’t her native tongue.
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