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Truth Is GoldenEp. 25 | Creative Being w/ Tiffany PrattTiffany Pratt is a creative force of nature and in this interview, she peels back the curtain and lets us take a peek into here wild, crazy, colourful world. https://tiffanypratt.com About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to ask deep questions in order to peel back the layers of marketing, clever one-liners and sexy branding. We want to show the world what it truly takes for genuinely creative forces to find their...
2024-08-1341 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 24 | Under The Influence of Terry O'ReillyLining up podcast guests can be quite the ordeal. Sometimes it literally take years before busy people accept an invitation, if they reply at all. Terry O'Reilly, arguably in high-demand was such a guest, his wife and producer, kept politely telling that it may or may not happen a number of times until I decided to give up. Low and behold, about 6 months after I threw in the towel, I received an email asking "are you still interested in interviewing Terry?" Needless to say I put my little bruised ego aside and quickly obliged.
2024-07-1051 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 23 | Start with Why w/ Stephen ShedletzkyIn this episode, I had the pleasure to talk to Stephen Shedletzky, Lead Igniter at Simon Sinek's Start With Why and one of the nicest, most genuine human being I have ever met. We talked about the importance of purpose, culture and of course, rock'n'roll.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to ask deep questions in order to peel back the layers of marketing, clever one-liners and sexy branding. We want to show the world what...
2024-06-2646 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 22 | Not Just Numbers w/ 5468796 ArchitectureI had the pleasure to interview Saša Radulovic, Johanna Hurme and Colin Neufeld, the partners at 5468796 Architecture as part of our Truth is Golden series. I was impressed to discover, in the course of my research for this interview and after talking to the 3 partners how approachable, genuine and friendly they were, on top of being some of the most innovative and creative architects alive today.After doing the interview, I had the pleasure to meet Saša and Johanna by chance while they were in town and they proved to be just as nice in pers...
2024-05-0853 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 21 | Good Fucking Design w/ Jason BacherOne founding half of GFDA and certified foulmouth, Jason Bacher is a talented designer, dedicated teacher and all-around decent human being. We talked about his humble beginnings selling wallpaper and how that eventually led him to found Good Fucking Design Advice with his long-time friend Brian Buirge. We also talked about failure, the strangeness of moving to new cities, firing your mother twice and the value of standing out using unbridled profanities.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye...
2024-04-0951 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 20 | Rich, Brilliant and Willing w/ Theo RichardsonThis interview was initially published in July 2019. New-York-based, RISD-trained Canuck designer Theo Richardson spoke about his upbringing, creativity and the future of design. A genuinely nice and thoughtful guy, Theo revealed some of the secrets that led him to have such a successful career at a relatively young age. Listen in to hear more about his life and philosophy.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at (future) renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to ask deep q...
2024-03-1338 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 19 | Adults Are Not All They’re Cracked Up To Be w/ Liam GadsbyThis interview was initially published in May 2019. Liam Gadsby is a veteran comic and all around creative force living and performing in Toronto. I met Liam one day at the local café and his larger-than-life personality is what drew me to him. Upon befriending him, I learned that he was an unstoppable creative force and came to appreciate being around him for a good laugh. He’s comfortable with things that most people would shiver at the mere mention of and goes through life doing his thing, regardless of what other people think.A...
2023-10-041h 00
Truth Is GoldenEp. 18 | SPECIAL EDITION - Truth And Narrative In Architectural Media - IDS19 Panel TalkIn January 2019, I participated in a panel at the Interior Design Show (IDS) in Toronto. We discussed the nature of media in the representation in architecture and what representing architecture in this day and age means. This recording was our conversation.The panel was comprised of Peter Sobchak, Editor at Canadian Interiors and Moderator, Amanda Large, co-founder at Doublespace Photography, Babak Eslahjou principal at Core Architect, Kyle Bergman, architect and founder of the Architecture and Design Film Festival in NYC as well as myself.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is...
2023-09-061h 02
Truth Is GoldenEp. 17 | In Praise Of Craft w/ Fraser GreenbergThis interview was initially published in February 2019.Fraser Greenberg and I spoke at length about his Toronto upbringing, how he stumbled into family business and transformed it to thrive an ever-changing market as well as his latest endeavour, the coffee shop Milky’s in Toronto’s West End. What struck me about Fraser is the consistency with which he bring passion, purpose and an amazing sense of craft to everything he touches. A fascinating guest with great ideas, check out Fraser’s interview to learn more about him.About the podcast: The intent...
2023-08-021h 02
Truth Is GoldenEp. 16 | Stepping On The Soapbox w/ Toon DreessenThis interview was initially published in January 2019.In Episode 16, I had a fascinating conversation with Toon Dreessen, principal at Architects DCA in Ottawa and past president of the Ontario Association of Architects. During our conversation, Toon spoke about his upbringing in the Netherlands, his early life and how that influenced his very early decision to become an architect around age 10, a decision he does not regret to this day. Toon spoke about his love of travel, cooking and his unstoppable drive to change architecture's perception in the public's consciousness.His take on the state of...
2023-07-1153 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 15 | I Could Have Been Throwing Rocks At Goats w/ Jan LorencThis interview was initially published in December 2018.In Episode 209, I spoke with Polish-born designer and architect Jan Lorenc, principal of Lorenc Design, a leading experiential design firm based out of Atlanta. Jan spoke about his upbringing in communist Poland and his subsequent move to the US at age eight, when the weight of communist policies and constant shortages of basic goods became too much to bear for his family. He also spoke about how this early life experience shaped his drive and work ethic. Listen in to hear Jan's journey through life and how he got to...
2023-04-121h 05
Truth Is GoldenEp. 14 | Para-Architecture w/ Nic GranleeseAussie architect and internet entrepreneur Nic Granleese, did his interview with us during his last visit in Toronto. He talked about his shoeless upbringing in rural Australia and how during a sabbatical early on in his career, he decided to hop on his motorcycle, quit architecture and become a photographer. Subsequently, his path led him to create bowerbird, a growing online platform that links architects with publications. Listen in to hear Nic speak about his path.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives...
2023-02-2245 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 13 | Bewildered by LA w/ Frances AndertonFor the last episode of our series on LA creatives, I interviewed Frances Anderton, host of the NPR radio show Design and Architecture on the Los Angeles radio station KCRW. Frances talked about her upbringing in the UK, her early aspirations to be an architect, how she fell in love with broadcasting and Los Angeles in the early 90’s, as well as living in a Frank Gehry-designed 1960’s apartment building.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to a...
2022-11-2355 min
Single Serves PodcastSingle Serves ep. 317 - Melia on Good DesignJames Melia is a British designer working in the fields of industrial design, branding, packaging visualization a UX/UI. A keen observer of human behaviours, he has been interested in unusual solutions to common problems for as long as he can remember.
Since founding the studio Blond in 2015, he's worked with a variety of clients looking to disrupt their respective industries.
In this episode we're talking design with James, along with some of his work and outlook to the future.
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on singl...
2022-11-1632 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 12 | Loosen Up a Little w/ Paul PetruniaIn episode 206, the third instalment in our series on LA creatives, Paul Petrunia talked about his upbringing in the Canadian prairies, how Arthur Erickson influenced him to be an architect, his ill-fated career as a teen ballet dancer and his cultural confusion as an expat torn between American and Canadian cultures. Going back to the early Internet days when he started a dot-com business in the middle of the lake late 90's boom to today and his life as the man behind the popular Architecture website archinect.com.The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is...
2022-11-0953 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 11 | Less is More or Less w/ Dan BrunnDan Brunn’s early life in Tel Aviv, subsequent move with his family to Southern California at age 7 and his later nomadic lifestyle as an adult certainly did not make his life easy, yet set the stage for a highly creative and driven character to develop. Someone as uncompromising as he is a kind soul who wants to do good in the world. Dan is a young(ish) architect based out of LA creating buildings inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic he grew up around in Tel Aviv, but also influenced by Southern California modernism. We chatted about what moves hi...
2022-10-2650 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 10 | Multicultural Modernism w/ Steve EhrlichIn episode 10, I interviewed veteran architect and globe-trotter Steven Ehrlich, founder and principal at EYRC, a Los Angeles based architecture studio working under the tenet of "Multicultural Modernism". Steven talked about his formative years on the east coast, his early career in Africa as a member of the peace corps, creativity and the challenges and inspiration that come with running a small, but mighty and well respected practice.The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to ask deep questions in...
2022-10-1136 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 9 | There is Something Funny About This w/ David K. LevineIn episode 9, I talked to David K. Levine a distinguished academic, political economist and popular author. We talked about his midwestern childhood, how economics can explain a lot of modern society challenges, his transplant life in Europe and how one of the biggest risks he took was a late-career change, taking on subjects he was not an expert in. Listen in to hear more about David and his accomplishments.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to...
2022-09-281h 03
Truth Is GoldenEp. 8 | We're All Going To Die w/ Stefan HuntIn episode 8, Stefan Hunt, recounted his -short- life story, from a typical western childhood in New South Wales, Australia, to his early foray into film making, crossing the US at 18 with no money, a bieber haircut and a drive to surf all 48 states, including the 20+ landlocked ones. His first film, self-described as “cringeworthy”, got him some attention and eventually led him to become the multi-talented professional filmmaker, artist and storyteller he is today; all the while continuing on his literally off the beaten path journey. Listen in to hear more about how one can be a highly creative, decent and...
2022-09-1455 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 7 | Creativity is an Interesting Word w/ John DeWolfIn our first episode of season 2, John Dewolf, Vice President at Form : Media walks us through his youth in the Canadian Maritimes, his early career as a graphic designer before he realized, while working on a software to help people save for retirement and later on the redesign of the US census forms, the power of design to positively influence people’s lives. We also talked creativity, his design process and how his career is bridging the gap across many design disciplines to create places that people can relate to. Listen in to hear more about John and his ca...
2022-06-0853 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 6 | The Milk that Never Spoils w/Jamie DerringerNothing in her early life foreshadowed Jaime Derringer’s rise as a champion of contemporary design, through the development of her wildly successful design blog Design Milk and its sister sites, Dog Milk and Adorn Milk. A passion project if there is one, she turned - one step at a time - her love of contemporary design, architecture and beautiful things into a career that took her to places she probably wouldn’t have, had she stuck to a conventional path. Jaime was kind enough to open up and share with us what she was like growing up, her early care...
2022-05-1851 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 5 | Revolution Not Evolution w/ Matthew RosenbergArchitect Matthew Rosenberg grew up in Saskatoon in an environment that did not predestine him to become the daring creative force he is today. A quiet suburban life and (admittedly overly) caring jewish family was more likely to be conducive to a humdrum suburban life. Attending the march of the living in Israel and Poland in his teens, awakened in him the desire to aspire to bigger and better things. Fast forward 20 years or so and the pudgy, quiet teen is now a well put-together, articulate and vocal advocate of nothing short of a revolution of the architectural practice...
2022-05-0445 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 4 | Slamming Into Fear w/ IF the PoetIan French - a.k.a. IF the poet had a troubled youth. He rebelled against authority, did drugs and got into all kinds of trouble. Before his antics caught up to him, he started a business with his brother in his 20’s. They would go on to build one of the most successful and largest direct marketing agencies in the country. Not being one to fall asleep on his laurels, IF discovered slam poetry by chance at age 50 and fell in love with the discipline. It was all his overly curious, ADHD mind was craving for his whole life...
2022-04-1945 min
Single Serves PodcastSingle Serves ep. 307 - Speckert on Single Stair BuildingsWhat are some of the simple, easy and immediate solutions to the housing challenges that many growing cities are experiencing?
Conrad Speckert came up with one and has joined us on the podcast to talk about it in detail.
Conrad is a recent graduate from architecture school, and previously an architectural designer at Superkul and KPMB in Toronto, as well as offices in Japan and Germany.
He's currently working on a proposal to allow for single stair apartment buildings in the National Building Code of Canada. More broadly, he's interested in p...
2022-04-121h 02
Truth Is GoldenEp. 3 | Shaped by Light w/ Murray LeggeIn this episode, we had the immense pleasure to interview Murray Legge, FAIA, an architect and Toronto native working in Austin, TX. Murray discussed his boundless creativity, the influence of growing up in Toronto, how is architecture is influenced by filmmaking and his love for Louis Kahn and Sigurd Lewerentz. Get on board for a journey through Murray’s creative mind to discover what makes him tick.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to ask deep que...
2022-04-0649 min
Single Serves PodcastSingle Serves ep. 306 - Chodikoff on the ImageHow can architects, and other professionals, project a positive, effective image that gets them hired?
This is the question that Ian Chodikoff attempted to answer in this interview.
Ian is an architect, editor, curator and design strategist experienced in research, programming, marketing, business development and strategy. He has led communications teams and projects that include learning platforms, exhibitions, publishing, workshops and events.
He has consulted with municipalities, real estate developers, and cultural organizations. He has also led a national architectural association in which he remains a Fellow, directed a monthly architecture publication, led...
2022-03-2955 minTruth Is GoldenEp. 2 | Building on a Creative Foundation w/ J. David BowickIn this episode, David Bowick, principal at Blackwell talks to us about his beginnings as a structural engineer, his sources of inspiration, Peter Rice and his most challenging project to date, the Canada’s Diversity Gardens at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg. Listen in to hear the secret sauce behind one of Canada's most innovative structural engineering firms.About the podcast: The intent behind our podcast series "Truth Is Golden" is to look at renowned creatives and their work with a critical eye. We aim to ask deep questions in order to peel back the layers of marketing, cl...
2022-03-2346 min
Truth Is GoldenEp. 1 | Rocking the furniture world w/ Joe PrendergastIn the first episode, I interviewed Joe Prendergast, VP of sales at Muzo, a band of rockers from the UK who decided 15 or so years ago to disrupt the office furniture market. Not only their products are cool, but they are really well designed with the end-user in mind. What makes them unique? Their love for music and endless creativity when it comes to promoting themselves guerilla-style. Listen to Joe talk about the company's DNA, products, their love for music and answer the perennial question: Stones or Beatles?About the podcast: The intent behind "T...
2022-02-1841 min