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After talking to over 200 people about their experience during the pandemy Jen shares her observations of silver linings in this mash-up, Pandemy Show meets Bridging the Social Distance. Jenny shares how the pandemy impacted her family, her work with CFRU 93.3 FM Mobile Studio, and being the City of Guelph’s artist in residence.  When Radio was listed as an essential service at the start of the pandemy she realized how important her role as a broadcaster was during these tumultuous times.  Dave and Jenny reimagine how the world can be moving forward. Bridging the Social DistanceThanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright, Pieper for the art work, and Becky Nethery for copywriting and website design!

We transcend time and space to Nova Scotia to discuss the Russian invasion and War in Ukraine with the one and only  Myles Goodwyn.  Myles was inspired by the suffering in Ukraine to write, For Ukraine.  A song in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.   Myles and Dave talk about the dark side of humanity.  The need of some to take from others and to use prejudice and force to put them down.   Dave and Myles touch on another violent struggle over land in how First Nations people were and are treated in Canada.  Myles is releasing, Long Pants, on his birthday in June.  It includes, For Ukraine, as well as songs addressing residential schools in Canada and Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women.  Myles hopes his songs motivate people to support Ukraine by making a donation to the Red Cross or  Ukrainian Canadian Congress.Myles Goodwyn OnlineThanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright, Pieper for the art work, and Becky Nethery for copywriting and website design!

Comedian, Gavin Stephens joins Dave to discuss pandemy developments in organized labour, specifically the unionization of an Amazon facility and the gig economy. We agree that the Labour Movement has an important role to play in making the world a better place. Especially in these troubling times of housing unaffordability, greedflation, and the billionaire space race. Without labour nothing prospers. Happy May Day to all the hard working people of the pandemy. Gavin online Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright, Pieper for the art work, and Becky Nethery for copywriting and website design!  

Sabrina shares how she survived lockdown by getting to better know the squirrels, chipmunks, and birds in her yard.  She went from a life of performing live to marketing her music online.  Her songs are positive and deal with weighty issues.  She discusses how the pandemy impacted her writing and encourages everyone to do what you love and be safe out there. She encourages us all to work to make the world even better than in before times! Sabrina ONLINE Sabrina plays Song Title in the Form of a Pandemy Question, inspired by Nardwuar the Human Serviette. How is the Frontline holding up? How has the pandemy HURT us and how will we heal? When the pandemy is over we may only have One Chance to make the world a better place. What should our priority be? The pandemy has shown us Paradise Comes with a Price. What is that price? What do we all need to Ask ourselves during this pandemy?Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright, Pieper for the art work, and Becky Nethery for copywriting and website design!

Pastor Robbie joins us for this Easter edition episode as we stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Before talking pandemy Dave reflects on the significance of the Pope’s apology to survivors of the Canadian residential school system.  Robbie shares scripture in the spirit of Easter as he shares his remarkable story of Bike Ministry resulting from the pandemy theft of his own bicycle!  Robbie shares his pandemy poem, Sea Dunes , after hearing Dave’s, Pandemy Tears.  Happy Easter to all who celebrate. Pastor Pruitt Online Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright, Pieper for the art work, and Becky Nethery for copywriting and website design!

When the pandemy transformed the world JB’s job was terminated.  He was one of the lucky ones receiving a severance package.  During the lockdown JB joined TikTok  where he started countering misinformation and helping lost souls. He also started a clothing line. Taking up the moniker Sheep King in response to the lack of civility on the internet he immediately started working to shepherd the masses toward the light of truth, community, and equality through political commentary.  Sheep King and Dave discuss the Ottawa anti-mandate occupation, Universal Basic Income, and how we are lucky this pandemy wasn’t more like the one in the movie Contagion. Sheep King JB online Sheep Gang Clothing Pandemy Lamb Cam shout out to JB Sheep King!Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright, Pieper for the art work, and Becky Nethery for copywriting and website design!

In before times Rob's artists creativity was on hiatus.  Walks around his seemingly abandoned neighborhood let him to a hole in a fence you could drive a car through.  A hole in a fence that changed the trajectory of his pandemy experience.  Dave transcends time and space to talk with Rob about how the initial isolation of lockdown mixed with the discovery of a desolate partially demolished historic factory space sparked a creative work of art, Let's Blow This Up!Robert Waldeck OnlineThanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!   

Before the pandemy Robb Nash was using music to reach people struggling with mental health, self-harm, depression and suicidal thoughts. Rob shares his unique perspective on mental health and the pandemy  and plays Song Title in the Form of a Pandemy Question, inspired by Nardwuar the Human Serviette. This Is War, how are we going to fight to win?What is the Background of the pandemy?What is casting Shadows in the pandemy?What are we saying to the pandemy right now, Hello  Good Bye?The Robb Nash ProjectThanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Pre-pandemy Mackenzie Dayle was out performing in front of audiences.  She made the most of the pandemy solitude and shares her positivity around the pandemic with Dave while playing Song Title in the Form of a Pandemy Question, inspired by Nardwuar the Human Serviette. She also shares her favourite Star Trek series #nerdtrap!Some people in the pandemy say I'm Good, Thanks.  Others are hurting, help.  Why is focusing on the relationship within so important?The pandemy has been divisive, have you had to Cut People Out?Will the pandemy Ever Be Mine or is it everyone's?What is the pandemy Ringing the Alarm on?What are you looking forward to Turning It Up when we are looking at the pandemy in the rear view? Mackenzie Dayle InstaMackenzie Dayle TiktokThanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Carina, Cindy, and Emma from Girl Pow-R join Dave to  play Song Title in the form of a Pandemy Question and discuss their experiences during the pandemy! Carina explains how Girl Pow-R pandemy pivoted online and encourages everyone to follow them on TikTok!  Cindy used lockdown, like many of us, to learn new things and pursue personal development and wellness. Emma shares how everyone has struggled during the pandemy and music has helped us all.  Girl Pow-R's music with a message is just what the people of the pandemy need in Season 3 of the global Covid 19 pandemic.Song Title in the form of a Pandemy question was inspired by Nardwuar the Human Serviette.This Is US in a pandemy, how is everyone doing?How do Friends Click in a pandemy?How do we have Fun All Day in a pandemy?Will the pandemy Never Let Go?Girl Pow-RThanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Dave transcends time and space to talk with the one person guaranteed to survive the pandemy, Les Stroud Survivor Man!  Les shares his unique perspective on the pandemy, people, and nature.  Les has a call to arms for all of us to keep up the push to protect nature and our wild places from the disease of single use plastics.  Dave shares the story of Fred Christy for Black History Month.Les plays Song Title in the Form of a Pandemy Question, inspired by Nardwaur the Human Serviette. Is the Pandemy connecting us to Ancient Calls?  How is Mother Earth faring in the pandemy? What is The Cost of the pandemy on our human and natural capital?  From the Barn Sessions.When It's Gone, the pandemy, will their be a cultural and political renaissance?LES STROUD ONLINEThanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Music therapist and author, Jennifer Buchanan, join us to discuss her book Wellness Well Played: The Power of  A Playlist during a pandemy! Jennifer and Dave talk about how we can strengthen our health guided by her book and our favourite music.  Music is a universal language. A medicine.  It brings us together.  Jennifer shares her experiences with the pandemy and what she hopes the world is like in after times. She hopes we will emerge as a society threating kindness in everything we do! Three Steps to Creating a Powerful Playlist for 2022Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Laughing Otter Caring Women joins Dave in solidarity with Vancouver's Lower East Side's February 14  Memorial (established 1991) to remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. They recognize Black History Month by discussing the important civil rights work of Viola Desmond.  Laughing Otter Caring Women shares how after 10 years of silence around being trafficked as teen herself, she is breaking the silence speaking out to help protect others.  They discuss warning signs to watch for in young people of sex trafficking.  Indigenous women are six times more likely to to be murdered than other women living in Canada. Laughing Otter Caring Women shares her experience being cyber bullied and attacked by colonial media.  New Zealand's reconciliation process with Indigenous people is identifying as a model for Canada to follow.  After discussing the Ottawa Occupation they imagine a world post pandemy.  Our relationship with the land and Earth is a major part of moving forward positively.Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Memorial - Vancouver February 14Parade TikTok added Feb. 15/22Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Wisconsin born, Sarah Tolle transcends time and space from Vancouver to talk about her song dedicated to caregivers, Fight For You!  Sarah and Dave recognize Black History Month by going on a virtual field tip to the Sheffield Park Black History Museum in Ontario.  Sarah started the pandemy in the U.S. . She quickly flew home to and used the extra time to make an album.  She already knew how to play the piano. She borrowed a banjo from the Public Library and taught herself to play.  Sarah plays Song Title in the form of a pandemy question, inspired by Nardwuar the Human Serviette.This is the Fight for You part of the pandemy. What do we need to fight for collectively?Does it bring you solace that we are all looking at the same Beautiful Big Blue sky during the pandemy?What is it like to be Young And In Love in the pandemy?  Different from old and in love?Maybe we will figure it out?  Maybe Tomorrow we will figure it out?Sarah Tolle online Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Farmer Tim from, All Sorts of Acres Farm, Gallery and Homestead, shares his insights into food equity and security.  Tim and Dave reflect on the importance of Black Farm Settlements established in the 1800’s in Ontario, like at Negro Creek Road on Highway 6 south of Owen Sound. Tim’s unique perspective as a farmer working the land, providing food security to families living in large urban centres sheds light on food security. Tim shares how it felt like being in a science fiction movie delivering food to Toronto in Season 1 of the pandemy and the relief of being stuck in traffic again in Season 2.  Tim and Dave explore the Trucker Convoy occupying Ottawa and find hope as we celebrate the end of the beginning of the pandemy.  Tim and Dave reflect on Groundhog Day 2022 and discuss the Winter Olympics 2022. All Sort of Acres Farm and Gallery  Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Two settler allies talk Pandemy, Groundhog Day, and Reconciliation. Dave shares how the pandemy changed his life.  His work dried up but he found happiness with his partner and her family.   Dave shares what he has learned about the Neutral, while Sanderson takes a moment to teach Dave how to properly pronounce Haudenosaunee properly during land acknowledgments.  They explore the white supremacist elements in the Canadian trucker convoy and the ideology of hate underlining them.   Sanderson turns the table and asks Dave three questions! Truth and Reconciliation Report Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

The Canadalorian joins Dave to talk pandemy, the NHL, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.   The Canadalorian was already working from home pre-pandemy.  Thankfully the NHL was able to bubble and the people of the pandemy have been able to enjoy it as sports are an important distraction from pandemy woes.  Dave predicts Toronto will hoist the cup in Season 3 of the Pandemy.  The Canadalorian shares an inspirational story.  He suffered a tragic hockey accident in 2014 and required back surgery.  His Physiotherapists goal was for him to play hockey again and just this winter he has skated for the first time since the accident. The Canadalorian Twitter The Canadalorian on Twitch Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Susan had a perfect life pre-pandemy.  Like everyone else she has been forced to pivot.  She shares how her family planted a Service Berry Tree to remember her partner Lawrence on his birthday after he passed away unexpectedly.  Susan and Dave connections with nature, Donut Economy Theory,  gardening,  and discuss how can we get polarized sides talking to find away to build back better? Civilizations have fallen as Susan points out and finding a unifier, something that can bring us together is crucial moving forward.   Susan shares the inspirational story of the iconic Blues and Boogie pianist Daryl Davis.  Learn more about Donut Economy Theory!Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and  TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Covid is having a better run than Come From Away Toronto. Lisa and Steffi D.  share what it was like waiting 22 months to reopen and then having an abrupt final curtain call a week after reopening.   Welcome to Season Three of the Pandemy Show!  Steffi D., Canada’s Sweetheart, hates that Season 3 is a Groundhog Day of Season 1 and 2!  She shares her experience with Omicron.  Lisa Humber shares how following public health guidelines wearing an N95 & face shield while practicing physical distancing back stage kept her Omicron free.  She shares how this latest wave of Corona is a call to action.  A call to organize and work together to ensure we address the inequities of before times and reimagine a more just after times.   Lisa Humber linktree  Steffi D. Online Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and now TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!

Ned started the pandemy as a Zoo Keeper working in animal management. He reassessed his life and priorities early on and decided to change his focus from supporting animals in captivity to developing habitat for wildlife on some land he stewards in Pennsylvania.  Ned shares which animals are more susceptible to corona than others.  He reassures Dave that Daisy his pet cow is safer than primates, wild cats, and otters from Covid-19.   Ned is kind enough to share some examples of how Covid may have been beneficial on wild animal populations.Thanks for joining us as we unite humanity through stories of hope, connection, and community in the face of the global pandemy. We are all in this together, and we’re glad you’re here together with us. Thanks for taking a moment to like and subscribe and follow the Pandemy Show on social media (Twitter, Insta, FB, Reddit, and now TikTok).  Thanks to Giant Value for letting us know everything is going to be alright and Pieper for the art work!