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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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Ep 24 Scott Merritt

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2020/04/27

For this episode I interview local musical wonder Scott Merritt.Scott is a musician/songwriter/producer/creator living here in Guelph. We talk about the news, and where we find our trusted sources: Scott still subscribes to a paper newspaper: he reads the New York Times and recreates a "Sunday morning" where time slows down because the stores are closed. We talk about music: where does a musician find motivation to create when you don't feel driven to perform, or don't know when you'll be able to

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59:57

Ep 23 Dave Del Rizzo (CFUZ Peach City Radio,...

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2020/04/26

For this episode I interview Dave Del Rizzo of CFUZ 92.9FM - Peach City Radio in Penticton British Columbia. Peach City Radio is a small local station in B.C., the newest radio broadcast licence in the NCRA. But for a little station, they're ahead of the curve in technology - even before they had to close their doors to the public, they had set up amazing software to operate their station remotely, and because of this they can stay on the airwaves during the pandemic. Radio stations have been deemed

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59:32

Ep 22 Olive Von Topp

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2020/04/25

For this episode I interview Olive von Topp, an empowerment coach, burlesque performer and educator who lives and works here in Guelph. When COVID-quarantining put a halt to public gatherings, Olive sprung into action online - while it's not ideal to have screens between us, in some ways it increases accessibility, and because of people like Olive von Topp people can continue to stretch, dance and express themselves with their bodies, even if we are stuck in our homes. Olive von Topp. Olive is

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59:01

Ep 21 John Southworth

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2020/04/24

Today I interview the one and only john southworth! John recently released an album spanning the last sixteen years of his career - a curated collection of songs never before featured on other albums. It was special to have the opportunity to let people know about this beautiful work. We reflect on the spaces his music has come from, and the thread he found through these songs that tied them all together despite them having maybe not quite fit before. Past ideas have a new sound in these strange

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60:06

Ep 20 Gern Vlchek (Montreal)

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2020/04/23

In this episode I interview Gern F. Vlchek (also known for his previous project The United Steel Workers of Montreal) Gern is a bartender, author, and songwriter for The Vlcheks, living in Montreal. He has been re-releasing his most recent book "Hypsterville" one chapter at a time each day on his facebook page, and the Vlcheks have a brand new body of work, that is being released in the form of a new video each Wednesday on the Vlchek's youtube channel. While the quarantine is intense and different

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58:55

Ep 19 Seth (Guelph, ON)

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2020/04/22

In this episode I interview local cartoonist legend Seth! In a lot of ways this practice of social distancing doesn't change Seth's day to day - he was already a person who worked from home, alone in a basement studio - the biggest shifts are having his wife home from her work, and having little to distinguish a weekday from a weekend. But the future of his projects could look very different, and the future of comics and publications is very uncertain. As are a lot of things. We talk about this,

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59:55

Ep 18 Dan Costello (Brooklyn, NY)

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2020/04/21

For this episode of Bridging the Social Distance, I return to New York, this time to Brooklyn, where I interview musician/performer/children's educator Dan Costello. Dan is in the stages of releasing a new record, now facing the reality of that being a fully digital experience. He's also juggling homeschooling while facing the sudden evaporation his own school-based program/business "Yo Re Mi". It's a lot! The impact of this is wild and complex. You can check out his music

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59:08

Ep 17 Anne Marshall (Junia Matchmaking, Guelph ON)

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2020/04/20

For this episode I interview Anne Marshall of Junia Matchmaking Services. COVID may mean social distancing, but does it HAVE to be the end of dating, or starting new relationships? Not necessarily! Today Anne uses her expertise in matchmaking, online dating, and social media to explore what new love can look like in the time of COVIDThis interview was originally recorded on March 26th 2020 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus

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57:25

Ep 16 Monte Fenske (Guelph ON)

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2020/04/19

This episode features Monte Fenske, a local factory worker and co-parent of his eleven year old daughter. I met Monte through karaoke - he's been spending this past year branching out to expand his social circle, singing and performing comedy and improv. All of that has taken a pretty big shift at this point, but he's making it work.This interview was originally recorded on March 26th 2020 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus

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58:54

Ep 15 Caitlin Hurst (New York City)

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2020/04/18

In this episode of "Bridging the Social Distance" I interview my step-sister Caitlin Hurst, who lives in New York City. Caitlin is a publicist, working from home during this time, quarantined with her partner in Queens, one of the areas of the city hit the hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak. New York as described by Caitlin is so different than anything we've come to associate with the city - Every university asked for a full evacuation, meaning tens of thousands of young people have left the city

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58:09

Ep 14. Shane Smyth (Spacious Mind Counselling)

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2020/04/17

Today's new episode of Bridging the Social distance interviews psychotherapist Shane Smyth of Spacious Mind Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre. Shane is based out of Guelph, but during this interview I reached him in a small Cree community in Northern Quebec. We talk about the role and space for counselling and support in times of crisis, the process of trying to adapt to online for platforms for therapy, mindfulness, ADD, and lots of other interesting topics. Shane shares a quote, how we "can't

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59:53

Ep 13 Scott McGovern (Ed Video, Guelph ON)

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2020/04/16

This episode features Guelph's own Scott McGovern of Ed Video Media Arts Centre. Scott and I catch up about what our respective organizations are hoping to do in terms of maintaining a platform for artists and community members during this time, and ponder what the future of art might look like: should we be fighting to retain the forms of art we love, or leaning into new possibilities? Where do we find the balance?This interview was originally recorded on March 24th 2020 This is a public episode

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59:47

Ep 12 Mervyn Horgan (Sociologist, Guelph)

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2020/04/15

For this episode I interview Mervyn Horgan, an Associate Professor in the department of Sociology & Anthropology at the University of Guelph. If you think it would be interesting to talk to a sociologist about the potential outcomes of social-distancing, you would be right! We discuss what shared space looks like in a climate of quarantine, how social dynamics shift when we're universally impacted by a global crisis, and the importance of archiving our social histories.This interview was originally

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59:20

Ep 11 Nao O'Connor (Sober Sound Record)

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2020/04/14

For this episode I interview Nao O'Connor: The two of us originally met when CFRU tabled at the Tech and Trades event at G.C.V.I last year. Nao originally arrived to Guelph from Tokyo Japan as an international exchange student, intitially only planning to stay for that school year. But he fell in love with our city and now calls Guelph home, relocating - and releasing a brand new album with - his musical project Sober Sound Record, and studying at Mohawk College. College is now remote, his co-op

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59:36

Ep 10 Robert Dayton ("The Canadian Romantic", L.A.,...

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2020/04/13

This episode features Robert Dayton - an artist/comedian/performer also known as "The Canadian Romantic". Robert has been calling Los Angeles home for the past year, but had to make the difficult decision to suddenly return to Canada, for fear of otherwise being stranded in the US with no healthcare and no vehicle. For the first half of this episode my interview with Robert catches him on March 17th while he's still in L.A., hurriedly packing his bag, hoping to make it to the vet then the airport

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57:37

Ep 9 Kat Burns (KASHKA, Prince Edward County ON)

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2020/04/12

For this episode I interview musician, instructor, voice actress and artist Kat Burns, aka KASHKA over in Prince Edward County. Kashka, like many musicians, was immediately hit by this crisis in a myriad of ways. We talk about what support could look like, the ways we're trying to find security, and also lean into the fact that this really is really hard. The episode is also full of lots of Kat's amazing music.This interview was originally recorded on March 18th 2020 This is a public episode. If you

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59:01

Ep 8 Ana Sanfrutos (Spain)

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2020/04/11

Today's episode features an interview with Ana Sanfrutos Cano, an Art Curator who coordinates Hybrid - a Contemporary Art Festival in Madrid, Spain. Ana is in lockdown in out in the country, working remotely on future projects based around "Social Togetherness", wondering what these projects might look like on the other side of this pandemic. It was scary but important to hear reports of the reality of what is happening in Spain right now - hopefully it will help emphasize to us here that we need to

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56:58

Ep 7 Susie Stauffer (Onward Willow, Guelph ON)

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2020/04/10

This episode features Susie Stauffer - she is the Neighbourhood Support Worker at Onward Willow NG & Community Centre, part of the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition. The work these organizations do ALL of the time is so important. Guelph is so lucky to be structured on this model, distributed clothing, food, as well as access to services. And it's realllllly difficult to continue in the wake of a pandemic - the needs ramp up, and so do the risks. Susie and I talk about what support could look

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59:16

Ep 6 Dom Stingas Paczko (England)

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2020/04/09

Today's episode travels all the way to England, where I speak to Dom Stingas Paczko - Dom and I originally connected about eight years ago, through one of Dom's amazing projects: a music magazine and label called Choose My Music Records. Dom LOVES Guelph music and has given our little city an incredible platform over in England.In England they have closed the schools for the remainder of the school year. In some ways, England isn't so different than Canada in terms of how they're approaching these

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57:33

Ep 5 Barbara Salsberg Mathews (Guelph)

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2020/04/08

Today's interview is with Barbara Salsberg Mathews, a local artist and performer, who is in Quarantine after having returned from a cruise to Cambodia and Vietnam. The cruise was organized over a year ago, and was meant to be eleven days - five days in and they were hurried home. It was interesting to hear the different ways other countries are dealing with this crisis - in some cases some of the smaller places are taking it even more seriously, aware of how devastated their health care systems

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