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Canada Reads American StyleBook Chat 22Rebecca and Tara have lots of books to share since their last book chat!
Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle):
Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holliday
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
Skid Dogs by Emelia Symington-Fedy
The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Passing by Nella Larsen
Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir by Rebecca Solnit
Tara (@onabranchreads):
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys
My Body is Distant: A Memoir by Paige Maylott
The Memoirs...2024-12-0858 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP247 Intuitive Planning for the Year Ahead with Carmen SpagnolaThis episode is about the four intuitive tools I use to plan my year ahead, incorporating divination, dowsing, and more.
Before I dive in, I take a few minutes to stand on ceremony as I cross and important threshold with this podcast. It felt important to take some time to mark it well. I hope you find the Canadian Heritage Minutes interesting! limləmt to the Syilx Okanagan people for accepting us here on this land.
In this very full episode, I'm sharing about:
electional astrology
water witching
pendulums
Family Constellations
wrestling with cultural a...2024-11-151h 05
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastSeason 6 Episode 2: Emelia Symington-Fedy on consent and writing memoirABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Emelia Symington-Fedy. Emelia is the author of Skid Dogs, which is a finalist for the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In their conversation Emelia talks about the event the led to revisiting her childhood and teen years in her book. She also talked about the values and challenges of consent in writing.
Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/
About Skid Dogs: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/skid-dogs/
ABOUT EMELIA SYMINGTON-FEDY:
Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up in Armstrong, BC. She has worked as an essayist, storyteller and documentary producer for...2024-06-0839 min
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastSeason 6 Episode 2: Emelia Symington-Fedy on consent and writing memoirABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Emelia Symington-Fedy. Emelia is the author of Skid Dogs, which is a finalist for the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In their conversation Emelia talks about the event the led to revisiting her childhood and teen years in her book. She also talked about the values and challenges of consent in writing. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Skid Dogs: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/skid-dogs/ ABOUT EMELIA SYMINGTON-FEDY: Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up in Armstrong, BC. She has worked as an essayist, storyteller and documentary producer for...2024-06-0839 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP234 Unlearning Fatphobia + Embracing Pleasure with Dawn SerraMy guest today is Clinical Counsellor, relationship therapist, and fat activist, Dawn Serra. Dawn offers trauma-informed, weight-neutral, radical mental health care, particularly for those in larger and marginalized bodies. I super enjoyed this conversation about fatphobia, anti-Blackness, ableism, disability, perimenopause, Ozempic and cultivating a kinder relationship with our ever-changing bodies.
Connect with Dawn at tendandcultivate.com
Follow her on Facebook and Instagram
Referenced in this episode
Mia Mingus, disability rights activist and contributor to Octavia's Brood with her story, Hollow
Gloria Lucas of Nalgona Positivity Pride
Sabrina Strings and her book, Fearing the Black Body
Da'Shaun Harrison, Belly of the Beast
S...2024-05-311h 14
The Numinous PodcastTNP229 What It Feels Like for A Girl with Emelia Symington FedyIf you're a 35 - 55 year old woman, you grew up in the very particular cultural landscape of the pre-#MeToo era. You grew up with boy-centered stories like The Outsiders, Stand By Me, Goonies and The Lost Boys, the everyday male violence and misogyny of entertainers like Andrew Dice Clay and Sam Kinison, and hypersexualized movies and music like Porky's and "Me So Horny" – LOTS TO UNPACK THERE. Time to revisit and tell our own stories.
Emelia Symington Fedy's memoir, Skid Dogs, is a brave, bittersweet coming-of-age story about a group of high school girls in the '90...2024-05-021h 13
Canada Reads American Style2023 Wrap UpRebecca and Tara wrap up their 2023 reading year! They also encourage you to follow @river_street_writes on Instagram if you're interested in CanLit, Canadian authors, and small Canadian presses.
Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle):
Denison Avenue by Christina Wong; illustrated by Daniel Innes
Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine
Skid Dogs by Emelia Symington-Fedy
Cravings by Garnett Kilberg Cohen
Where the Falcon Flies by Adam Shoalts
Richard Wagamese
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Ted Kennedy: A Life by John A. Farrell
Tara (@onabranchreads):
Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh
The Woman They Could N...2023-12-311h 07
thecommentary.caEmelia Symington-FedyThe theatre artist and writer Emelia Symington-Fedy discusses her new memoir Skid Dogs (Douglas & McIntyre, 2023), with Joseph Planta.
Skid Dogs by Emelia Symington-Fedy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2023).
Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Skid Dogs
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Emelia Symington-Fedy joins me again. This past fall she published Skid Dogs, a memoir that has sold well and gotten good notices. In the book, she recounts what it...2023-12-2130 minthecommentary.caEmelia Symington-FedyThe theatre artist and writer Emelia Symington-Fedy discusses her new memoir Skid Dogs (Douglas & McIntyre, 2023), with Joseph Planta.
Skid Dogs by Emelia Symington-Fedy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2023).
Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Skid Dogs
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Emelia Symington-Fedy joins me again. This past fall she published Skid Dogs, a memoir that has sold well and gotten good notices. In the book, she recounts what it...2023-12-2130 min
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Top-Rated Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenSkid Dogs by Emelia Symington-FedyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skid Dogs Author: Emelia Symington-Fedy Narrator: Emelia Symington-Fedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of nineties rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia. Unsupervised and wild, the girls explored the power and shortcomings of 'best' friendships and their growing sexuality. Two decades later an eighteen-year-old girl is murdered on Halloween...2023-11-2830 minAccess Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenSkid Dogs by Emelia Symington-FedyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710709to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Emelia Symington-Fedy
Narrator: Emelia Symington-Fedy
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
Release date: November 28, 2023
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of nineties rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia. Unsupervised and wild, the girls explored the power and shortcomings of 'best' friendships and their growing sexuality. Two decades later an eighteen-year-old girl is murdered on Halloween on...2023-11-289h 40Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceSkid Dogs by Emelia Symington-FedyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710709to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Skid Dogs
Author: Emelia Symington-Fedy
Narrator: Emelia Symington-Fedy
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
Release date: November 28, 2023
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of nineties rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia. Unsupervised and wild, the girls explored the power and shortcomings of 'best' friendships and their growing sexuality. Two decades later an eighteen-year-old girl is murdered on Halloween...2023-11-289h 40
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceSkid Dogs by Emelia Symington-FedyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skid Dogs Author: Emelia Symington-Fedy Narrator: Emelia Symington-Fedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of nineties rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia. Unsupervised and wild, the girls explored the power and shortcomings of 'best' friendships and their growing sexuality. Two decades later an eighteen-year-old girl is murdered on...2023-11-2830 minDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsSkid Dogs by Emelia Symington-FedyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710709to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Emelia Symington-Fedy
Narrator: Emelia Symington-Fedy
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
Release date: November 28, 2023
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of nineties rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia. Unsupervised and wild, the girls explored the power and shortcomings of 'best' friendships and their growing sexuality. Two decades later an eighteen-year-old girl is murdered on Halloween on...2023-11-289h 40
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Author: Emelia Symington-Fedy
Narrator: Emelia Symington-Fedy
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Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, Women
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A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of nineties rape culture.
Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia. Unsupervised and wild, the girls explored the power and shortcomings of 'best' friendships and their growing sexuality.
Two decades...2023-11-289h 40
Canada Reads American StyleNon-Fiction November!Rebecca and Tara celebrate Non-Fiction November by sharing some of their highly anticipated non-fiction reads!
Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle):
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Skid Dogs by Emelia Symington-Fedy
Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s by Gary Gulman
Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall
Green Book (film) starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali
The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and and Extraordinary Reckoning by Ben Raines
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to U...2023-11-1736 min
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Title: Glory
Author: Gillian Wigmore
Narrator: Emelia Symington Fedy
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:40:16
Language: English
Release date: 10-30-21
Publisher: ECW Press
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General
Summary:
In a boom town dominated by a man-eating lake, Renee and Danny Chance start a new life in his grandfather's cabin. Renee struggles to keep her head above water until she is drawn into the orbit of two beautifully notorious bar-singer cousins, and all three women are called to test the bonds of blood and loyalty. A polyphonic fable riddled...2021-10-305h 40
Indulge In The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Heart-Pounding!Glory by Gillian WigmorePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549997to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Glory
Author: Gillian Wigmore
Narrator: Emelia Symington Fedy
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes
Release date: October 30, 2021
Genres: Literary Fiction
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In a boom town dominated by a man-eating lake, Renee and Danny Chance start a new life in his grandfather's cabin. Renee struggles to keep her head above water until she is drawn into the orbit of two beautifully notorious bar-singer cousins, and all three women are called to test the bonds of blood and loyalty. A polyphonic fable riddled with tall tales, Glory explores what it...2021-10-305h 40
Playful Joy - a parenting podcast without the guilt8 - Intuition & Surrender GUEST: Catherine Roscoe BarrCatherine Roscoe Barr is the guest this week! With a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience and 18 years as a wellness professional – certified as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, older adult specialist and coach practitioner – Catherine is regularly featured on blogs, TV shows, podcasts and radio programs for her expert opinion on mental, physical and spiritual health. On this episode we talk personal growth, sleep deprivation, fitting in physical activity while raising children, vaginas after child birth, following your intuition, self-love AND how saying “parenting is hard” doesn’t even begin to describe how difficult parenting really is. We also mention: B...2019-04-1558 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP91 Emelia Is Trying To Be GoodBuckle up for a wild conversation that explores the highs and lows of spiritual self-help, addiction, parenting, trauma, relationships, bereavement and motherhood. Emelia Symington Fedy is an artist and storyteller. Her new audio memoir is called Trying To Be Good: The Healing Powers Of Lying, Cheating, Stealing And Doing Drugs.
Emilia is a new friend of mine, a friend of a friend, and a kindred spirit in many ways. So it felt good and safe for us to "go there" in this interview.
Content warning: we go into topics like teenage sexuality, sexual assault and...2018-03-021h 03
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Author: Emelia Symington Fedy
Narrator: Emelia Symington Fedy
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes
Release date: December 4, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
TRYING TO BE GOOD: The Healing Powers of Lying, Cheating, Stealing and Drugs by popular radio host, theatre-maker, online personality and storyteller - Emelia Symington Fedy is her dark and comical story of her addiction to self-help and absolutely obsessive odyssey to find inner peace at all costs. A...2017-12-049h 39
Listen to Top Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsTrying To Be Good...the healing powers of lying, cheating, stealing and drugs. by Emelia Symington FedyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trying To Be Good...the healing powers of lying, cheating, stealing and drugs. Author: Emelia Symington Fedy Narrator: Emelia Symington Fedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: December 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: TRYING TO BE GOOD: The Healing Powers of Lying, Cheating, Stealing and Drugs by popular radio host, theatre-maker, online personality and storyteller - Emelia Symington Fedy is her dark and comical story of her addiction to self-help and absolutely obsessive odyssey to find inner peace at all costs...2017-12-0405 min
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAltoEP163: Emelia Symington Fedy on Trying to Be GoodThis is a fierce conversation if I've ever had one. I was recently on our guest, Emelia Symington Fedy's radio show and we essentially started our conversation there, then got into all the things we couldn't cover on her show in this chat because lucky for me, I don't have to answer to a producer! We talked about integrity in art, creation and self help, spiritual capitalism and commodification, "money stuff", and I'll tell you right now, you're going to love her answer to our signature, "What do you love about being a woman?" question! Enjoy and let me...2017-04-101h 05
Third Coast Audio Library :: AllRe:sound #183 The Kid's Secret Places ShowThis hour: where kids go to get away; from themselves, their troubles, the rules they're supposed to follow, and of course, their parents.Year: 2013Producers:Erin DavisKaren LevineEmelia Symington FedyAlex GoldmanSam GreenspanRoman MarsKatie Mingle2013-12-2059 min