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Rejected CentralRC Mini: Raffling THE LAST RC Mug to benefit Mental HealthAs a final thank you to the incredible #mentalhealth professionals saving lives (including Dave's) and making our communities better, to benefit COAST (Crisis Outreach And Support Team), we're raffling off THE VERY LAST of our (awesome) limited-edition Rejected Central mugs! Full details here: https://www.rejectedcentral.com/
Rejected Central has been a human podcast hosted by bestselling novelist Brent van Staalduinen and educator and life-embracer Dave Parkinson. Thanks for listening!
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...2025-05-2804 minRejected CentralThe Bell Curve of Rejection: Roseanne Barr | Episode 25In the next instalment of our "Bell Curve of Rejection" series, we look at the career and life of Roseanne Barr. Roseanne burst onto the TV and comedy scene in the 1980s riding the success of her schtick as a "Domestic Goddess." However, fame and fortune has brought all sorts of drama into her life and the lives of those around her, and recent political winds have made her even more vocal...about some disturbing things.
Rejected Central is a human podcast! Details here: www.rejectedcentral.com.
2024-07-2239 minRejected CentralCoaching the Change (with Amy Stuart) | Episode 24Bestselling crime writer Amy Stuart drops by to chat about rejection, her writing, her hockey coaching life, and an extremely cool forthcoming project.
Amy's website: www.amystuart.ca
Rejected Central is a human podcast! More details are available at www.rejectedcentral.com.
2024-07-081h 05Rejected CentralRejecting Superfoods | Episode 23Dave and Brent duel with superfoods, asking whether a given food (we're looking at you, kale) is worth the hype or not.
Rejected central (www.rejectedcentral.com) is a safe for work, human podcast (and super regular because the superfoods we eat).
Show links:
Superfoods, The Origin Story: https://foodsalive.com/blogs/learn/superfoods-the-origin-story#:~:text=The%20term%20superfood%20originates%20from,digestion%2C%20and%20convenient%20natural%20packaging.
Cosmopolitan: The 10 Superfoods Everyone will be Talking about in 2024: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/g46584075/superfoods-list-2024/
Allpa Fo...2024-06-2441 minRejected CentralSketchy Bosses & Silverfish: Listener Rejection Stories, Part Three | Episode 20Author (and former principal actor!) Victoria Hetherington drops in to talk about the kinds of rejection experiences that make us sing. You'll never think about Skittles, lawyers, or floorbound books the same way again...
Thanks for listening! We're always looking for stories: reach out on social media or through www.rejectedcentral.com.
2024-05-131h 01Rejected CentralRejecting Corporate (Mis)Philanthropy | Episode 19After enduring another round of a certain multinational's slickly branded mental health campaign, Brent & Dave discuss the pros and cons of corporate philanthropy, as well as how to think better about charitable giving.
More info here: www.rejectedcentral.com.
2024-04-2943 minRejected CentralD&D: Snatching Failure from the Jaws of Success | Episode 18Brent & Dave sit down with educator, actor, producer, and seeker-of-all-things-cool Matt Szpirglas to talk about a couple of rejected episodes in the life of the über-huge roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons.
Matt's Insta: @matt_szp
Matt's email: mattszpinquiries@gmail.com
Matt's source: Slaying the Dragon by Ben Riggs
For more information about the podcast, go to www.rejectedcentral.com.
2024-04-1549 minRejected CentralPressure Makes Diamonds: Forge FC's Kevaughn Tavernier & Noah Jensen | Episode 17To help kick off the 2024 Canadian Premier League (CPL) season, Brent and Dave go on location to Tim Hortons Field, the home of Hamilton's Forge FC, and speak to a couple of genuine playmakers, attacker Kevaughn Tavernier and midfielder Noah Jensen. We talk huge first goals and the lowest of the lows, and what it takes to maintain a genuine pro mindset.
To learn more about Rejected Central: www.rejectedcentral.com.
2024-04-0144 minRejected CentralProudly Rejected: Rodney Dangerfield | Episode 15Dave takes charge in this episode and profiles Rodney Dangerfield, who was arguably the greatest reject comedian ever. Brent tries not to be too distracted by how, from just the right angle, Dave might be RD's present-day doppelgänger.
Have a rejection story? Reach out through social, our website (www.rejectedcentral.com), or email at rejectedcentral8@gmail.com!
2024-03-0429 minRejected Central95% Effective: Reject Listener Stories, Part One | Episode 11Chronic vertigo is a debilitating condition that can completely alter a person's quality of life. In 1984, Dr. John Epley, an ENT surgeon, developed a simple, anyone-can-do-this maneuver that cures (yes, cures) the condition more than 95% of the time. But did the medical establishment leap at this development, given its reach and effectiveness? Nope.
Physiotherapist Margaret Wilding Joins RC to talk about the procedure and Dr Epley, and why things didn't quite go as expected for this revolutionary medical maneuver.
As always, we're looking for your rejection stories and ideas: reach out through social media (@rejectedcentral) o...2024-01-0833 minRejected CentralFailure and/or Rejection (with Angie Abdou) | Episode 9
Angie Abdou chats with RC about writing, competitive swimming at any age, and how failure and rejection work (and don't work) together to make us better lifelong "athletes."
Click here for more information and links to buy her books!
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2023-12-1142 minRejected CentralSnoop Rejects Weed...jk! | Bonus Episode
Brent and Dave chat about Snoop Dogg's declaration that he's rejecting..."smoke," which turns out to be yet another social media fakepost teasing up yet another celebrity endorsement. Oh, and Brent gets rejected again...from a Facebook group.
Rejected Central is available wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your ideas and stories — reach out through rejectedcentral8@gmail.com, www.rejectedcentral.com, and social media (@rejectedcentral)!
2023-11-2322 minRejected CentralRejecting Bad Human Practices | Episode 7The terms "sustainable, "organic," and "fair trade" have welded themselves to our social and economic vocabularies. Jason Hofing of Relay Coffee has been invested in helping everyone across his supply chain live better, fairer lives for 15 years. He hosts RC at the Relay Coffee roasterie for a candid chat about what we're doing well, and how we can do better when it comes to valuing and honouring the people we do business with.
Rejected Central is a human podcast that seeks to elevate the rejection experience. Follow us online at www.rejectedcentral.com.
2023-11-1346 minRejected CentralRejecting the Closed Mind (with Anne Bokma) | Episode 6Brent & Dave sit down with Anne Bokma, author of My Year of Living Spiritually: One Woman's Secular Quest for a More Soulful Life, to discuss why open-mindedness is so important, how hard and yet liberating it can be to say goodbye to religion, and why the term "woo woo" can be problematic.
As always, follow Rejected Central online at www.rejectedcentral.com and on social media (@rejectedcentral)!
2023-10-3051 minRejected CentralRejecting Saudi Sportwashing | Episode 5
Saudi Arabia has just announced that it's going to bid for the 2034 World Cup. Qatar hosted the WC last year, showing the world that there's literally nothing money can't buy...or hide. Are we in for another corrupt, sportwashed World Cup?
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2023-10-1643 minRejected CentralDave’s Rejected Origin | Bonus EpisodeIn this brief bonus episode, Dave shares one of the stories that got him thinking that this whole Rejection Central thing might be worth exploring. Contest details at the end!
As always, thanks for listening! www.rejectedcentral.com
2023-10-0609 minRejected CentralRejecting Bad Urban Design | Episode 4Navigating our urban areas should be easy and accessible for everyone: pedestrians, cyclists, autos, public transit, emergency vehicles...
Unfortunately, North American cities have been largely designed around cars, at the expense of, well, everyone else. Urban planner John Vraets sits down with RC to talk about how we can do better, and what some cities are doing in response to the problem.
Rejected Central is a human podcast that seeks to elevate the rejection experience. Follow us online at www.rejectedcentral.com.
2023-10-0254 minRejected CentralRejected by the Military (Jimi Hendrix) | Bonus EpisodeLaunch Week Bonus: In the first RC Mini, Brent & Dave talk about Jimi Hendrix, who before he was a music legend, was rejected from military service in the 1960s.
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2023-09-2213 minRejected CentralRejecting the Status Quo (with Kelly S Thompson) | Episode 3Brent & Dave speak with Kelly S Thompson, author of Still, I Cannot Save You and Girls Need Not Apply, about what it means to be a feminist and how to reject the status quo.
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2023-09-1839 minRejected CentralThe Bell Curve of Rejection: Charlie Chaplin | Episode 2In the first instalment of "The Bell Curve of Rejection," Brent & Dave look at perhaps the most famous movie star in history: Charlie Chaplin.
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2023-09-1840 minRejected CentralThe Rejection of Nickelback (with Jamie Tennant) | Episode 1Joined by Jamie Tennant, radio host and author of River, Diverted, Brent & Dave kick off the podcast by exploring the rock band that the internet loves most to hate: Nickelback.
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