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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. bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com

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All Episodes

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162 - Bob (and Ian) Davis (The Village of Riverside...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/09/22

For this episode I interview Bob Davis, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen, joined by Bob's son Ian, visiting from Australia. Bob recounts a life spent in metal work and engineering, starting as a teenager delivering lunches in factories, getting his degree in Metallurgy, and working various rewarding careers, including his decades long role as Head of Physical Resources at the University of Guelph (@uofguelph) Thank you Bob (and Ian) for sharing your story!This interview was originally

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57:59

161 - Dianne Chapitis, "Psithurism" (Choir in Motion)

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2021/09/20

For this episode I interview local Guelph dancer Dianne Chapitis. Dianne dances and creates as part of the artist collective "Choir in Motion", and put together a piece called "Psithurism" outside along the river south of York Road. Today we talk about how the piece came to exist, Dianne's history and path through dance, and how this section of river inspired her and co-creator Peter to bring their art outdoors. The piece includes dance, poetry and music, and was performed Saturday August 28th,

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58:00

160 - Terri Mazer (Long Term Care, the Village of...

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2021/09/17

For this episode I interview Terri Mazer, a resident in Long-Term Care at the Village of Riverside Glen, and she was joined by Rec-team member Nao. Terri was born in Hamilton, and some of her simplest memories are her fondest, like her weekly coffee meet-ups with her friends where they could catch up and gossip. Terri shared that she's over a hundred years old, and worked as a Teletypist as a young woman in WWII - a job that was top-secret during the war. It fascinating to hear the details of a job

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59:54

159 - CAST Canada

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/09/15

Tune in today at noon to CFRU 93.3fm, streamable at cfru.ca, for the newest episode of "Bridging the Social Distance". Today Jenny interview Becca and Tom of CAST Canada. "CAST" - which stands for "Come and Sit Together" is an organization that is brought into spaces to help professionals, corporations and communities better understand the role of trauma and unresolved grief in human suffering and behaviours. They have recently been working with the Village of Riverside Glen and Schlegel Villages to

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59:22

158 - Doreen (Long Term Care, The Village of...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/09/13

For this episode I interview Doreen, a resident in Long-Term Care at the Village of Riverside Glen (joined by Rec Team member Nao). Doreen provides us with a whimsical trip back through her memories of growing up in St Thomas, and attending the dances in Port Stanley as a teenager around the time of WWII. She and her older sister would ride the electric train to Port Stanley, wander the boardwalk, and people-watch. The dances were full of men in the service, and people from the surrounding towns,

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58:40

157 - Elaine Charette (The Village of Riverside Glen)

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2021/09/09

For this episode I interview Elaine Charette, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Elaine was a delightful guest full of wonderful facts and beautiful memories - using the quilt, lamps, prints and photographs she has displayed in her room as inspiration, Elaine shares stories of her trip to Iceland with her aunt, where she reconnected with family and learned of many Icelandic landmarks and traditions (which includes and her knowledge of Icelandic horses and "tolting"), her 20+ years working

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59:30

156 - "Miss Lynda" (Long Term Care, the Village of...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/08/12

It was SUCH a pleasure interviewing Miss Lynda - Lynda is a resident in Long Term Care at @the villaThe Village of Riverside Glen, and for this interview she was joined by rec-team-member Brandon, and together they talk about the activities and programming in Long Term Care. Lynda immediately got to work when she first moved in to Riverside Glen two years ago, volunteering in support of the staff, helping with paperwork, delivering mail to the residents, running their store, and any other tasks she

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56:48

155 - Gloria Mahoney (Long Term Care, The Village of...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/08/10

For this episode I interview Gloria Mahoney, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Gloria has only just moved to Riverside Glen, but she's lived in Guelph most of her life. Gloria tells us about work, family, her love of cruises, and her and I bond over our shared loved of Maryhill where much of Gloria's family is from. Thank you Gloria for sharing your story!This interview was originally recorded on July 7th, 2021 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this

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57:00

154 - Joyce (Long Term Care, The Village of Riverside...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/08/05

For this episode I interview Joyce, a resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about Joyce's life growing up in Hespler, marrying the neighbour boy and becoming a farmer's wife at 19, what has changed and what as stayed similar over the years both in terms of the surrounding countryside, also in terms of our relationships with our neighbours. And we talk about our favourite foods to grow in our gardens! Thank you so much to Joyce for sharing!This interview was originally

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57:09

153 - Eileen Merritt (The Village of Riverside Glen)

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2021/08/03

For this episode I interview Eileen Merritt, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . Eileen's led what she proclaims to be a simple life, but it's clear it was full of a long and loving marriage to her husband Ivan, living in Grimsby, Stratford and Stoney Creek, raising their three children and traveling across the country together. She gives us a glimpse into some sweet moments, and we appreciate her sharing her story. Thank you Eileen!This interview was originally recorded on June 23rd, 2021

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58:00

152 - Andrea Bennett ("Like a Boy, But Not a Boy")

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/07/29

For this episode I interview Andrea Bennett, author of "like a boy but not a boy - Navigating Life, Mental Health, and Parenthood outside the Gender Binary" Today they connect about these topics, about mental health and parenthood and how life has been changing and adapting post-book, and how the pandemic has further been impacting these experiences. Jenny reaches Andrea at their current home in a small town on the coast of B.C., where they work from home as an editor, growing a vegetable garden and

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59:35

151 - Henry Adam Svec ("Life is Like Canadian...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/07/08

For this episode I interview Henry Adam Svec, author of "Life is Like Canadian Football and Other Authentic Folk Songs". Today we talk about this newly released novel, and the chronicle of this fantastical folk-song-collecting story that Henry has been regaling us with all these years, as it moved through the "CFL Sessions", "Folk Songs of Canada Now" and "LIVINGSTON™". We also talk about the blurry lines that can exist between truths and fiction with writing, that these truths are bent and skewed

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57:42

150 - Jean Birkett (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/07/06

For this episode I interview Jean Birkett, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Jean is 98, lived through the depression, WWII, and even a positive Covid diagnosis during this pandemic. Her father was a prisoner in a Prisoner of War Camp in WWI, and was a guard at one in WWII, and a subsequent illness brought the family to Toronto from Timmins when her father lost his knee. Jean gives us a glimpse into Toronto in these war and post-war years, working at General Electric and Random House, and

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59:50

149 - Kim Gadoury (The Kim Swim)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/07/02

For this episode I interview Kim Gadoury, who (at the time of this recording) was planning to swim across Guelph Lake this Saturday June 19th to raise awareness and advocate for the need for a 24 hour food depot and overnight shelter. Kim speaks today about food security, about the stigma that often faces her and other folks living below the poverty line and in geared-to-income housing, and about how hunger and crisis can touch anyone, not just low income people. Kim has wanted to swim across Guelph

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59:55

148 - Sharyn Seibert (Yorklands Green Hub)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/06/29

For this episode I interview local artist Sharyn Seibert, about her artwork, and specifically about her paintings inspired by Guelph’s Yorklands Green Hub . Sharyn shares some of the history of this space, the past eight years of advocacy that have gone into raising awareness to protect this land, as well as Guelph’s City Council’s recent monumental decision to give the land a Heritage Designation. You can check out Sharyn’s art at sharynseibert.com, and you can learn more about the Yorklands Green

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57:57

147 - Billie Florence (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/06/25

For this episode I interview Billie Florence, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Billie grew up in Arkell, and at 99 years of age, with an impeccable memory, and a passion for local history, this interview is a vivid and delightful glimpse into the past. Billie shares stories of her childhood popularity (she was the one with the pony), of the trolley rides into town for school, her husband in the service during WWII, family life in downtown Guelph running their own furniture business,

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59:57

146 - Nikki Machin (Gay and Grey Montreal)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/06/23

June is recognized as both "Seniors Month" and "Pride Month" and this episode’s intersectional interview touches on both themes - I interview Nikki Machin, the Outreach & Community Development Worker for Gay and Grey MontrealGay and Grey Montreal is a social, mutual aid and sensitization network for English-speaking 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ individuals over the age of 50 in Montreal and the surrounding area.About Gay and Grey Montreal:"We are committed to reducing isolation and improving the quality of

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56:53

145 - Kelly Kavanagh (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/06/18

For this episode I interview Kelly Kavanagh, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Kelly's a world traveler, starting her adult life in the Northwest Territory then traveling North America, training communities in specialized software. Following that she set out to travel the world. Today Kelly's shares some of her favourites with us. Thank you Kelly for taking the time to connect!This interview was originally recorded on June 2nd, 2021 This is a public episode. If you would like to

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59:46

144 - Ian Roy/"The Girl Who Could Fly" (Ottawa ON)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/06/16

For this episode I interview Ian Roy, an author and creative writing instructor based in Ottawa ON. We connect today to talk about Ian's brand new book, a middle-grade novel called "The Girl Who Could Fly", freshly published by Nevermore Press. Ian talks about his practices as a writer, and about his travels through geography, history, and imagination that culminated in this book. It's pretty magical! You can find more about the book (and Ian) at http://thisisianroy.com/ and

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143 - Freda Reid (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/06/14

For this episode I interview Freda Reid, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Freda grew up outside Arthur, starting life on a farm, and returned to farming when she got married as an adult and moved to Hillsburg. Freda talks a bit about farming life, and she also shares about training and working as a nurse, attending the dances, drumming in the high school band, and working as a bookkeeper with her best friend Maureen. And Maureen is a special story herself - they have been friends for

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