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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

society & culture

All Episodes

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45 Maica (Long Term Care Facility staff, Montreal, QC)

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2020/05/28

For this episode of "Bridging the Social Distance", I interview Maica, a musician in Montreal QC. Before the COVID quarantining, Maica was almost done her degree in Speech Pathology, and had a job lined up for when she finished her placement. When all the placements were cancelled, and degrees were put on hold, Maica responded to a call for all willing medical students, and started working at a Long Term Care Facility. We talk about this very intense time, and Maica's sudden work and life shift -

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44 Anna Mernieks (Beams, Toronto)

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2020/05/27

For this episode I interview Anna Mērnieks-Duffield, a musician and Arborist living in Toronto ON. We talk about Anna's own musical project Beams, and the bands she plays in (Ace of Wands and The Fern Tips) and how her identities as a musician, wife, and arborist fit into a quarantine. It's all a balance - she's still working full time at her day job during the quarantine, but she's working on other stuff too - she's working on herself, making more room for trust and healthy relationships,

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Ep 43 Brodie Schwendiman (The Casbah, Hamilton ON)

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2020/05/25

For this episode I interview Brodie Schwendiman, owner operator of The Casbah in Hamilton, and member of the "Hamilton Music Advisory Team". Brodie's been hosting live music for over a decade. And while the music scene has shifted, and recent years have seen a drop in attendance amongst the younger generation, no one creating or supporting music was prepared for a global pandemic, and an immediate end to all live in-person shows with no end date in sight. And yes, some musicians have been able to

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59:19

Ep 42 Liv Carrow (Moline, Illinois)

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2020/05/22

For this episode I interview Liv Carrow, a social worker and musician living in Moline Illinois. Liv was in the middle of buying her first house, when the Global Pandemic hit. And it still went through, but it made for a bizarre and unusual experience, with complex feelings. It's very exciting to get to own your own home, a first home, and settle into a town with the commitment to stay. It's a privilege to not have to be subject to the complicated struggle and political weight of paying rent. It's

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Ep 41 Paterson Hodgson (Toronto, ON)

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2020/05/21

For this episode I interview Paterson Hodgson, a Toronto based musician, visual artist and activist. Paterson had a bunch of shows lined up for her band "So Young", but then the Global Pandemic ended live shows for the foreseeable future. It also affected her income as a visual artist, a big part of which is illustrating concert posters. So it was a shift she wasn't expecting, but it hasn't slowed her down - what was time spent creating is currently time spent politically organizing: Paterson is a

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Ep 40 Cam Wells (Handi-Link)

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2020/05/20

This episode features Cam Wells, host of the radio show "Handi-Link", a show that covers disability stories. The show is usually recorded at CJAM-FM in Windsor ON, and Cam has recently returned to the airwaves, after having set up a home recording studio. We talk about some of the newest interviews he's been hosting, and about the unique experiences of disabled folks in the times of a Global Pandemic. We talk about the people who access and depend on ODSP for support - in many cases, quarantining

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Ep 39 Ruhee Dewji (Toronto, ON)

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2020/05/18

For this episode I interview Ruhee Dewji, a musician (and software engineer) in Toronto ON. Ruhee and Jenny get to the heart of their current ponderings and anxieties, exploring their creativity, where it is or isn't taking them, and what the "other side" of this may look like. If a person isn't able to perform music in their apartment due to having neighbours, and isn't able to play live because that isn't a thing, are they still a musician? Do we cease to exist if we aren't producing? Or does

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Ep 38 Heather Houser ("Infowhelm", Austin Texas)

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2020/05/15

This episode features Heather Houser - Heather is an author, she's the Chair of "Planet Texas 2050", and she’s an Associate Professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin. Heather's new book "Infowhelm" is being released on Columbia University Press in June 2020, and while it was written prior to this Global Pandemic we've found ourselves in, there are incredible parallels. About Infowhelm: "How do artists and writers engage with environmental knowledge in the face of overwhelming

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Ep 37 Chris Cummings (Marker Starling)

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2020/05/14

For this episode I interview Chris Cummings, who performs under the name "Marker Starling" - Marker Starling just released a delightful new album called "High January", released on Tin Angel Records, and recorded with help from members of the band "Stereo Lab" We talk about his record, and the future and past of our music scenes, we talk about the closing of venues and the loss of spaces, nostalgia, and his desire for massive government funding for the arts. We also talk about his prediction for a

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Ep 36 Kat Herbinson

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2020/05/13

For this episode I interview Kat Herbinson, a neuro-diverse relationship coach who recently relocated to Victoria B.C. Kat was adventuring her way across the United States on route to her new home in B.C. when the pandemic hit, and she had to escalate her trip. As stressful and unusual as it must be to begin a new life from within quarantine, Kat had lots of amazing insights into ways we can work to cope with these unusual times. Things such as structure - without structure, the floating feelings

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Ep 35 Tyler Clarke Burke (Toronto, ON)

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2020/05/12

For this episode I interview Tyler Clarke Burke, a graphic artist and children's author living in Toronto ON. Tyler is slowly recovering from what is likely COVID - she hasn't been officially tested, but it was rough and scary, and thankfully she seems to be on the other side. We talk about this, about the scary reality of this illness, and we talk about a lot of other things too: we talk about failure, "Failing Up", the "Warrior gene", A.D.H.D, and our respective strange brains. We also talk about

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Ep 34 Morgan Murray (author of "Dirty Birds", Cape...

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2020/05/11

For this episode I interview Morgan Murray, an author living in Cape Breton NS. Morgan is about to release his debut novel, "Dirty Birds". Because of a global paper shortage, the publication has been delayed. Because of a global pandemic, there's no physical launch, or tour. But it's a fantastic book, that can exceed all the limitations of these times. It will teleport you from a tiny town in Saskatewan, to a remote, bird-covered island in Labrador, to the Plateau in Montreal, through the

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Ep 33 Lauren Stein (Guelph, ON)

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2020/05/08

For this episode I interview Lauren Stein. Lauren is an expressive arts therapist, Hebrew priestess, author and improv coach who lives here in Guelph. We talk about how as extroverts, there are benefits to the increased use of online social networking platforms in terms of reconnecting us to our friends from afar and the opportunities to connect with people from around the world around very specific shared interests. But the increase in the speed and availability of these technologies can take a

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Ep 32 Olivia Vale (Austin, Texas)

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2020/05/07

For this episode I interview Olivia Vale, a Wedding and Event photographer living in Austin Texas. With the announcement of quarantining measures in response to this global pandemic of COVID-19, Olivia had a barrage of cancellations for photography gigs - the Mayor of Austin was preemptive in cancelling South By Southwest and while it saw backlash at the time, it is now clear he likely prevented a major outbreak in doing so. But with the cancellation of that festival, and other events and

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Ep 31 Katie Ewald (Guelph, ON

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2020/05/05

For this episode I interview Katie Ewald, a pilates instructor and dancer who lives here in Guelph. Katie has spent years teaching people how to manage stress in their bodies, how to move through trauma, and how to connect with your surroundings to focus and relax. This looks a little different when you have fewer places to move in, and more time alone with yourself and your thoughts, and it's hard when the panic and concern is so valid and universal. But Katie has some great tips on practices we

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Ep 30 Clinton St. John (Calgary Alberta)

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2020/05/04

For this episode, I interview Clinton St. John, a visual artist and musician living in Calgary Alberta. We talk about his new album with his band "Florida B.C.", and about their decision to embrace the quarantine and release it early (in June) rather than wait till the fall. We talk about what finishing a semester of arts school is like when you can't attend classes. And we talk about graphic novels, our shared love, and his own plans for a memoir. This interview was originally recorded on April

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Ep 28 David J Knight (Guelph, ON)

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2020/05/01

This episode features Guelph's own David J Knight. David is an artist, musician and archeologist - creator of "Tales of a Guelphite" and songwriter under the name "A Single Voice". Just before we went into quarantine mode, David had set up an exhibit of his art at the Bullfrog Mall branch of the Guelph Public Library - it is still on display, but in a closed library. That seems like bad luck, but in an even worse coincidence, the last time David had an art exhibit up, 9-11 happened. It's an odd

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Ep 27 Kelly Jones (Social Distance Assistance)

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2020/04/30

This episode features Kelly Hardcastle Jones!!! Kelly who used to create wonderful radio for CFRU, and now creates amazing podcasts from her home in Charlottesville Virginia. She has a brand new podcast called "Social Distance Assistance" that she co-hosts with her eight year old daughter June. So of course we had to connect to talk about it! Kelly and June's podcast is inspired by Mr. Rogers - specifically his mom, who used to tell him that during times of trouble, you look for the helpers.Kelly is

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Ep 26 Mathias Kom (The Burning Hell)

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2020/04/29

For this episode of "Bridging the Social Distance" I interview Mathias Kom of The Burning Hell. Mathias and his band were in the middle of their first ever tour to Australia when the W.H.O declared COVID a pandemic, and the sudden risk of being stranded, and having their travel health insurance cancelled, forced them to cancel the rest and rush back to Canada. I reached him at his home on P.E.I.We talk about the COVID days - Mathias never imagined the apocalypse would look like everyone baking

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Ep 25 Anselmo, Damon, Isacco ("Mombao", Italy)

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2020/04/28

The newest episode of "Bridging the Social Distance" travels all the way to Italy, where Jenny interviews Anselmo Luisi - drummer&percussionist and Damon Arabsolgar of the band Mombao, and their manager Isacco Zanon, who also works as a Social Worker in psychiatric rehabilitation. Mombao had a new music release and tour scheduled for India and Nepal, when COVID halted that plan, and the quarantine has separated the three of them to three different parts of Italy: their creative workarounds for

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