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Movie Deputy REVIEWSArrival (2016)What is life? What makes that distinction? What is time? No, I'm not attempting to rewrite history, I'm attempting to understand a story as deep as this.
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What is the cornerstone of civilization? That's just one part of this vastly invigorating story. One day, without notice... they arrived. There were endless questions. Only the answers weren't going to be as simple as the questions themselves. Military from around the world attempted to get a grasp on who they were / where did they come from / what did they want. Simply though, none of that...2023-09-2406 min
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Her Story - Son Histoire à ElleMelissa Carter: The human side of Covid-19 (like feeding bananas to the elderly)A year into this pandemic, we look ahead and we realize that there is still a long way to go. I can’t help to think about the front line workers and how much they’ve been carrying on their shoulders. If you’re anything like me you’ve been curious about how they’ve been coping, how they’ve been continuing on. I’ve wondered a lot about the situation in the long term care homes and how bad it actually is.
Melissa Carter joins me on the podcast this month.
She stepped up...2021-04-1649 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleBlack voices matter with Benita Bailey: Learning how to HEALIn this episode I invited my dear friend Benita Bailey up to the mic and she stepped up brilliantly. Benita is a an actor in theatre, film/tv and also the creator and host of a new show called Yell It! that is gaining momentum across Canada and Germany. I was so delighted to be able to have her on the show, nestled in between trips to Germany and mothering her two young children. We talked relationships, the reality of parenting, trying to juggle it all but one of my favourite topics at the moment was about...2020-11-2700 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleBlack voices matter with Nantali Indongo: Pace ourselvesMy next guest needs no introduction. But I’m going to introduce her anyways cause that’s what I do here on the show. If you’ve been in Montreal for long enough you’ll recognize her voice as a broadcaster on CBC’s the Bridge and the occasional Daybreak. She’s a regular panelist on like, every panel in town, she’s a hip hop artist part one of the only two women in the group Nomadic Massive who were nominated for an award at L’ADISQ this year by the way, she’s also a mom. I can go on and on...2020-11-1300 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleBlack voices matter with Abisara Machold: HAIR! our identity, our politics held tightly in it's coilsHair. It's political, it holds power, trauma, our little girl memories in it's coils as tightly as we hold our identities to our hearts. That's why talking with Abisara Machold was such an exciting experience for me, especially being the owner of one of my favorite places in Montreal. She is a queen, and I definitely had a fan girl moment interviewing her. Abisara owns inHairitance, a salon that specifically targets curly hair. She has built a community, an essential service, if you ask me, and every one of her customers. Her...2020-10-3000 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleBlack voices matter with Dayane and Aiza Ntibarikure: CELEBRATE your life c'mon!I had so much fun in this one. Dayane and Aiza Ntibarikure joined me and shared some wise life tips and how to live big celebrate the sh*t out of everything. If you haven't heard yet singer/songwriter Aiza is pretty much a Canadian star in the music industry and Dayane has worked across Canada, onscreen and onstage as a director, actor and creator in many artistic mediums. They are honest about their struggles and anxieties, especially during this time. Dayane and Aiza share such a deep sisterly bond and realness and they are...2020-10-1600 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleBlack voices matter with Mariah Inger: WE.NEED.TO.TALK.Actress, singer, producer, mentor, creator, and mother Mariah Inger joins me on the podcast as part of the Black Voices Matters series. Mariah has a very strong voice & screen presence and had some very poignant thoughts about racism, and how it has been affecting her and her community. We go deep into representation in media and how important this moment is in defining the next generation of creators and story tellers. Mariah reminds us that we it is about time we make space for ugly conversations.
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2020-10-0200 minHer Story - Son Histoire Ă ElleBlack Voices Matter with Shanice Nicole - No more crumbsShanice Nicole is back. Go back and listen to my first interview with her on the SEX series. This time we are talking about coming back to the body in times of crisis. Some of the ways she does it may delightfully tickle you!
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Pre-Order her book : Dear Black Girls2020-09-181h 00Her Story - Son Histoire à ElleJessica Greenberg : Demystifying the casting processIn the entertainment industry there is a certain position that is highly underrated, unrecognized in all the award ceremonies and no one really gives out major accolades to, yet people who are in this position have the ability to change someone’s life, overnight. The casting director. They are somewhat of the intermediate between the actors & production. Put simply they help cast the show but really they do so much more than that. They rely on their intuition and Instincts and hold stake in the reason why you love that character but can’t put your finger on why...2020-02-2851 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleDeath Series - Marie-Pier Beauséjour: Vie après la mort: The rules and regulations of Death*Cet épisode est bilingue * This episode is bilingual in French and English
Do you know about the business of death here in Quebec? Connaissez-vous la procedure, qui vous devez contactez apres la mort de quelqu'un. Connaissez vous vos droits en tant que parenté de la personne qui est morte. I had no idea about the legislation of death until Marie-Pier Beausejour sat down with me to explain the current law around death & funerals; what happens to the body right after death and the choices that are available to us here in Quebec. &nb...2020-02-1446 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleDeath Series - Amélie Villeneuve: La plus grande justiceIn certain lineages of Buddhism one important meditation is that if death. Meditating on death can be an albeit peculiar way of appreciating this earthly life. I’ve been wanting to talk more deeply about the subject for a very long time perhaps as a way to prepare for the inevitable, perhaps as a way to find some succour and beauty in the greatest mystery of all. What better way to welcome in a new year than to contemplate death not alone but with other people who are around it and study it. After speaking to...2020-01-3148 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleDeath series - Val Thomas: The ones who have the most to giveWelcome to the 2nd season of Her Story!
We are kicking off 2020 with a series on Death & Dying.
In certain lineages of Buddhism one important meditation is that if death. Meditating on death can be an albeit peculiar way of appreciating this earthly life. I’ve been wanting to talk more deeply about the subject for a very long time perhaps as a way to prepare for the inevitable, perhaps as a way to find some succour and beauty in the greatest mystery of all. What better wa...2020-01-1747 minHer Story - Son Histoire à EllePatricia Summersett : JourneysWelcome to The Travel Issue! HerStory travels. I happened to be in New Zealand** accompanying my latest guest PL Summersett Patricia Summersett on her comicon journey. If you don't know by now, Patricia voiced the iconic Nintendo videogame character of Zelda. This is huge because it is the first time ever that Zelda has had a voice so to speak. Patricia agreed to sit down with me and answer my questions one night in a hotel room in Auckland mainly cause I threatened to tell her deepest darkest secrets if she didn't...jokes aside...2019-11-2959 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleEmily Gan: The art of self reflection and doing it differentlyI was thrilled to have my friend Emily Gan on the podcast. Emily is a filmmaker who recently made some waves at the Hot Docs Festival. She won the Emerging Canadian Filmmaker award with her documentary Cave Birds and will be screened here in Montreal next week. The film follows her father who invested in a swiftlet bird nest business in Malaysia (rest assured the birds are safe), and as Emily says it's a subtle metaphor of her relationship with her father and that side of her family. It was so interesting to hear Emily speak about her journey of...2019-11-1547 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleSex Series: Amadea Kezar - A whole new world! (we don't talk about much...the Pelvis!)Amadea Kezar runs the ASK Physiothérapie clinic on Green and St-Catherine's in Montreal and she invited me to her office so that we could talk about all things pelvis. The pelvis is essentially at the receiving end of the brain and nervous system so there is no wonder that our pelvic muscles and organs, genitals and evacuation system are entirely affected by patterns of fear and stress, post-partum and everyday habits. Amadea is on a mission to bring awareness and healing to these intimate parts. So many people today experience pain with sex and are u...2019-11-0147 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleSex Series : Shanice Nicole - Defying the Husband Stitch and other ways to fight sexual oppressionYou know when you've just sat down to have a conversation with someone and very shortly into the conversation you realize you're in the presence of someone so knowledgeable and really cool and you wonder where you put the cocktails cause you know the conversation is going to be mind-blowing? Well, as soon as Shanice Nicole came in, I had a feeling we were going to go places. Shanice is a black feminist educator, facilitator & writer and much of her work focusses on anti-oppression and anti-racism. In this conversation we specifically talk about how to...2019-10-181h 08Her Story - Son Histoire à ElleSex Series: Jennifer Drummond - Looking beyond the old paradigm of assault prevention & the intimacy in disabilityI had a very informative conversation with Jennifer Drummond aka JD who is the coordinator Concordia University Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC). The work that her and her colleagues are doing is elemental, especially in a university setting. She answered my questions on the kind of counselling they do for victims of sexual assault and harassment; how to deal with the grey areas of sexual aggression and violence and the impact our use of language has. She proposes new modalities of prevention and education that really should be implemented over the outdated suggestion that "women take self defence classes...2019-10-0449 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleSex Series: Amber Dawn - The commodification of the feminine divineThe Parlour Project has made it's grand debut in Montreal and the woman behind this multi-media performance is one of the most open hearted women I have encountered. Artist Amber Dawn pours her heart out with all honesty and beauty sharing with us her experience building this massive art project, from the ground up, inspired by her past as a sex worker. The Parlour Project rooted in ritual and ceremony asks us how much we value femininity and in ALL of its forms. Amber offers us a different view on what it means to be a powerful woman. If...2019-09-2057 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleDawn Mauricio: Bringing the feminine to the spiritualWhen I sat down with Dawn Mauricio, I thought: ''wow, I could just hang out with this woman forever.'' She's the type of woman with boundless energy but knows exactly where to direct it and how to harness it. From a basketball playing bigger brother pleasing little girl to a woman who has built a business teaching yoga and meditation pretty much all over the world, sitting down with Dawn was like spending time with a wise, compassionate, cool best friend. She tells us how she got to where she is now studying at the...2019-09-0650 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleKim Manning: The politics of presenceLet it be said, Kimberley Manning has coined the term "The Politics of Presence" on this podcast! As we speak Kim is running for Liberal Nomination in Montreal's West Island. This woman is on fire with bright ideas; there seems to be no end to her passion for public policy, progressive change, activism and advocacy. She spoke about her role of principal at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute and her political science studies in China, her commitment to Montreal's Filipino community, namely through the means of Zumba! Although we lost this part of the conversation into the nether...2019-08-2352 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleJessica LanyadooTHE Jessica Lanyadoo was so kind and generous with her time in Montreal and sat down with me to answer some questions about astrology but mainly questions about herself and how she navigates this big bad world. She spoke openly about how she communicates with the dead, and how once she surrendered to her gifts as a medium and psychic was she able to release pain and really step into her own. She broke down some fundamental questionings that I had about astrology and spoke to how we can use it to harness our own energy, and...2019-06-141h 05Her Story - Son Histoire à ElleMother's Day series: Elena Jennifer MontecalvoElena Jennifer Montecalvo was my last guest in the Her Story Mother's Day Series where all month I have been speaking with mothers who have shared the ups and downs, their fears and hopes, the details of their fatigue & their triumphs, basically their lives inside and out of motherhood.
After years of knowing that her son was autistic, Elena spiralled downward into a deep burnout when he was finally diagnosed. She didn't even have time for a ''I told you so moment'' as she had to learn to take care of...2019-05-3149 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleMothers Day series: Catherine BérubéCette semaine je parle avec Catherine Bérubé...oui! LA Catherine Bérubé qui a joué dans Sophie Paquin, 19-2, District 31, Les Jeunes Loups, etc. But we are not really talking about her illustrious career as an actor, we are broaching the less glamorous subject of being a new mother and the seesaw ride of wanting to be at work but also needing to be near her daughter. Dans cet épisode, Catherine est franche et ouverte avec à propos de son expérience en tant que maman, elle nous explique comment le fait d'être un parent a changé...2019-05-2444 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleMother's Day series: Diana Greig StavertThis week I sat down with the mother of all mothers, my mom, Diana Greig Stavert.  Diana Greig Stavert has over 30 years of mothering experience and at 70 years old, sure has a story to tell. We went on a journey from learning how to produce maple syrup in her back yard in the 1950's to the challenges of being a working woman in the 60's and delivering babies as an outpost nurse in isolated communities in Northern Quebec, to being an 'older' mother in the 80's & 90's. This was an emotional episode for both of us as she tells us a...2019-05-1756 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleMothers Day series: Alba GilCeci est le premier épisode de la série de la fête des mères. Durant le mois de mai je parlerai avec des mamans de tout les âges.
On this episode I sat down with Alba Gil, filmmaker, yoga teacher, mother to a 4 year old boy. Alba created the successful Family Yoga program at Naada Yoga in Montreal's Mile End. We talk about her immigration to Canada from Mexico and the cultural differences of raising a child. She lets us in on the daily challenges of being an entrepreneur and mothe...2019-05-1058 minHer Story - Son Histoire Ă ElleLiz SinghI really want you to listen to this one. Pour your bevvie of choice, lay/sit down, and listen up! Liz has some stuff to stay and it is empowering, inspiring and surprisingly optimistic. Liz is a writer, director, producer, & founder of DĂ©panneur Films. She also works with a local social organization doing street work with youth. I was blown away by Liz's articulate take on being a female filmmaker in the "impossible" movie industry. She told me about her time in LA & how she made a movie by breaking a...2019-03-291h 00Her Story - Son Histoire Ă ElleJoy Ross JonesIn this episode I speak with Joy Ross Jones. Besides being a theatre educator, performer, activist she is incredibly eloquent, intelligent and nuanced. Her Venezuelan upbringing gives us first hand insight on the crisis and how growing up in Venezuela has influenced her creative process. Joy was beautifully vulnerable about the notions of beauty and the depths of her emotional life. Although I had nowhere near enough time to ask her all the questions this episode is both uplifting and reflective. After listening you'll want more Joy. Stay tuned...there just might be...2019-03-0450 minHer Story - Son Histoire Ă ElleKatharina KentWe go madly off in all directions in this one...Katharina is a force! From the moment we begin to the end, Katharina speaks candidly about her career as a model and model booking agent. She gives us a glimpse into the fashion world that can sometimes seem so confounding but Katharina is honest and refreshing. We veer off into topics like bullying, memories we hold as children, & the ways in which the fashion industry is changing.
Katharina Kent nous parle de son rôle en tant que maman, de son récent di...2019-02-1548 minHer Story - Son Histoire à ElleDayane NtibarikureIf you need a little inspiration and encouragement on how to stay motivated and inspired in an artistic career, this episode is for you. Dayane Ntibarikure talks about her mentorship work, trusting yourself and being ok with not being ok.
Elle partage avec nous ses habitudes de vie qui la gardent bien ancrée et positive. La conversation a aussi traité de la mort et du deuil, les choix irrationnels qui nous mènent souvent vers quelque chose de grand. 2019-01-3145 min
Her Story - Son Histoire à EllePascale DrevillonI spoke with actress, creator and trans-rights activist Pascale Drevillon. We talked about her experience with body dysphoria as a young child and adolescent to how she got to where she is now. Her trajectory is anything but ordinary. Pascale nous raconte son expérience à Cannes, et pourquoi c'est important pour elle d'explorer l'au-delà de sa feminité à travers son oeuvre.
*notez que cette conversation se tient généralement en anglais
*note that this conversation is held mainly in English. 2019-01-1649 min