Category: Music
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Episode 76: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
View on Zencastr In this episode, we chat with Trevor Strong—writer, educator, and long-standing member of the musical comedy troupe The Arrogant Worms. Trevor introduces us to the musical comedy gem “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” by Tom Lehrer, a huge influence on Trevor’s own work. Trevor points out the song’s “gleeful” subversion of innocence as a…
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Episode 73: The Daily Drum w/ Jenn Grant
View on Zencastr In this episode of Re-Creative, we talk to singer-songwriter Jenn Grant about coffee, smoothies, and a whole lot more, including the work of Mi’kmaq artist, Alan Syliboy. Jenn speaks passionately about her own journey with visual art and her admiration for Syliboy’s work, including his daily drum series. [Pictured left.] She reflects on…
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Episode 66: Ray Charles
View on Zencastr Spencer Evans is a working musician in Kingston, Ontario. He joins Mark and Joe to discuss the influence that Ray Charles had on him as piano player and entertainer, as well as the impact that Charles had on the history of music in America and the world. Spencer is an old pal…
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Episode 65: Billy Joel’s Vienna
View on Zencastr Singer, podcaster and producer Lauren LoGrasso drops by to talk about one of her favorite pieces of music, Vienna, by Billy Joel. The song is having a bit of a renaissance for its age-positive message and it’s had a huge influence on Lauren’s own work in music. The Michigan State grad is…
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Episode 64: The Very Thought of You
Joe and Mark are joined by Cathi Bond, Canadian writer, broadcaster and novelist.
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Episode 60: Ravi Shankar
Joe and Mark are joined by Christopher Guerin, poet and music aficionado, who is on the podcast to champion the classical Indian musician Ravi Shankar.
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Episode 45: Ambient Electronic Music
View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by the super successful and super-fun science fiction writer, John Scalzi. Scalzi tells the lads about how he almost missed his first WorldCon, in Toronto, 2003, because he forget his passport at the airport. He rushed there just in time to sit on his first panel, where…
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Episode 32: Doug and the Slugs
View on Zencastr Mark and Joe are joined by documentary film maker Teresa Alfeld. She’s made two docs (as well as short films), The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical and Doug and the Slugs and Me. Both of the co-hosts listened to (and loved) Doug and the Slugs when the Canadian band was popular…