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On the Way to the Gallery

From North Western BC, Alano Edzerza shares the many bends on the winding road to becoming a fulltime artist. Like his parents who have taken many different kinds of jobs Alano has explored many disciplines in art with the guidance of good friends at the right time.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Alano Edzerza

Snaring Rabbits

Scot retells his experiences with learning how to snare rabbits in 1977 at a youth center near Kenora, Ontario.

Host: Scot Kyle

Off the Beaten Trail (Part 1 of 2)

Living in Anchorage Alaska Kevin Crowley takes advantage of how accessible it is to go off into the wilderness. The natural environment as well as mystical iconography are themes in his much of his artwork. Being a voracious reader Kevin is both empirical and pragmatic in his discussing of these themes including the ethology of Ravens. Kevin talks about starting his career as a tattoo artist and then moving to pen and ink. After graduating from university in 1999 he traveled to Nunam Iqua (Sheldon Point), Alaska with a population of about 200 on a teaching contract. When the travel bug bit again he traveled through south east Asia and taught English in Korea where he met his wife.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Kevin Crowley

Off the Beaten Trail (Part 2 of 2)

Living in Anchorage Alaska Kevin Crowley takes advantage of how accessible it is to go off into the wilderness. The natural environment as well as mystical iconography are themes in his much of his artwork. Being a voracious reader Kevin is both empirical and pragmatic in his discussing of these themes including the ethology of Ravens. Kevin talks about starting his career as a tattoo artist and then moving to pen and ink. After graduating from university in 1999 he traveled to Nunam Iqua (Sheldon Point), Alaska with a population of about 200 on a teaching contract. When the travel bug bit again he traveled through south east Asia and taught English in Korea where he met his wife.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Kevin Crowley

The Art of Journalism (Part 1 of 2)

As a photojournalist with over a generation of experience under his belt Warren Riley has had many dangerous yet exciting experiences while on assignment. He’s had M-16's aimed at him while being searched, prodded, wanded and barked at by a K-9 Unit, he’s gone through a drug bust. In addition, he has interviewed dignitaries like Sir Edmond Hillary of Mt. Everest fame and has contributed a story about a ghost town in southern Ontario. Warren discusses this and more, as a contributor he continues to be an asset for the BDC.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Warren Riley

The Art of Journalism (Part 2 of 2)

As a photojournalist with over a generation of experience under his belt Warren Riley has had many dangerous yet exciting experiences while on assignment. He’s had M-16's aimed at him while being searched, prodded, wanded and barked at by a K-9 Unit, he’s gone through a drug bust. In addition, he has interviewed dignitaries like Sir Edmond Hillary of Mt. Everest fame and has contributed a story about a ghost town in southern Ontario. Warren discusses this and more, as a contributor he continues to be an asset for the BDC.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Warren Riley

Entomology (Part 1 of 2)

Insects fascinate most children and in the fast pace of modern life their true nature is often lost on adults. They have been the inspiration of horror films and artists with different angles on their relevance. Doug Yanega is an Entomologist and has worked with artists helping them with understanding them. He’s gone on many “field trips” around the world looking for and often finding new species of insects. Doug masterfully explains examples of insect social structure including the language of bees that involves a special dance.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Doug Yanega

Entomology (Part 2 of 2)

Entomology is a branch of Zoology concerned with the study of insects. Insects fascinate most children and in the fast pace of modern life their true nature is often lost on adults. They have been the inspiration of horror films and artists with different angles on their relevance. Doug Yanega is an Entomologist and has worked with artists helping them with understanding them. He’s gone on many “field trips” around the world looking for and often finding new species of insects. Doug masterfully explains examples of insect social structure including the language of bees that involves a special dance.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Doug Yanega

Ecological Awareness and Epistemological Dilemmas

Al Chadok lives on Marvins Island a small island in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Al Chadok is a renowned artist, out spoken environmentalist, philosopher and storyteller. He talks about the paper back revolution, the importance and inner workings of maintaining community from a grass roots approach. He almost single handedly stop the construction of a waste plant that would have deposited toxic waste into Mahone Bay. Al has been a part of countless endeavors of this sort encourages others to get involved in the good fights of their own communities.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Al Chadok

Creative Development

Vancouver based Graphic Artist Lenkyn Ostapovich creates large-scale abstract works done in black ink. In this interview, Lenkyn discusses his creative development and process.

Host: Steve King

Guest: Lenkyn Ostapovich

Journey Through Visualization (Part 1 of 2)

Desmond Donnelly has become an established painter late in life but that hasn’t stopped him from creating paintings that are captivating to the eye. He discusses the unexpected turn of events in his life and their relationship to inspiration. He shares some secrets behind the swift pace at which he paints.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Desmond Donnelly

Journey Through Visualization (Part 2 of 2)

Desmond Donnelly has become an established painter late in life but that hasn’t stopped him from creating paintings that are captivating to the eye. He discusses the unexpected turn of events in his life and their relationship to inspiration. He shares some secrets behind the swift pace at which he paints.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Desmond Donnelly

Otherworldly Encounters (Part 1 of 2)

Roman shares many stories about strange entities and unexplainable phenomenon.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Roman

Otherworldly Encounters (Part 2 of 2)

Roman shares many stories about strange entities and unexplainable phenomenon.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Roman

Hypnosis Clinic (Part 1 of 2)

It takes a certain kind of concentration to start a business especially when that business is one of the only hypnosis clinics in Canada. Luke Chao started the Morpheus Clinic when he was only 22 and it’s now one of the most popular places to be hypnotized in Toronto. Luke Chao talks about Hypnosis, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and talks about the Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Luke Chao

Hypnosis Clinic (Part 2 of 2)

It takes a certain kind of concentration to start a business especially when that business is one of the only hypnosis clinics in Canada. Luke Chao started the Morpheus Clinic when he was only 22 and it’s now one of the most popular places to be hypnotized in Toronto. Luke Chao talks about Hypnosis, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and talks about the Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Luke Chao

Train Hopping

With the spirit of adventure a thrill seeker named "Wise Hop" promulgates the attraction of Train Hopping and discusses how it’s tied into his own personal spirituality. He has train hopped across Canada and has been a continual part of Train Hopping culture in Canada. In 2007 he made a documentary entitled Await the Freight about his experiences.

Host: Steve King

Guest: Gold Lion A.K.A Wise Hop

Gnostic Centre and Out of Body Experiences

There are Gnostic Centers around the world and one of them happens to be in Toronto Canada. Jordan has taught there for almost six years. They’ve offered a free course in how to have an out of body experience for many years. Jordan starts off with some background on the Gnostic movement, which traces back to ancient times and discusses the ins and outs of OBE’s.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Jordan

Mulvey Creek Community

Perched in a valley in the Kootenay Mountains near Valhalla national park is Mulvey Creek Community. Sandy talks about what its like to live up in the mountains. She’s been involved in community building since the early seventies and she shares her expertise about the doos and don’ts about maintaining a self-sustainable community.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Sandy Anderson

Mystic Community

Mystic Community was originally a hobby farm until one man’s dream took precedence. After working hard to earn enough money to start a community Dyfed bought the hobby farm and moved in with his family. He’s been working toward a fully operational self-sustainable community (off the grid) since that time in 2003. There are many complications about starting and maintaining a self-sustainable community and Dyfed is familiar with these dynamics. He discusses what it means to live healthily and his passion for tapping into human potential without the hindrance of censorship.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Dyfed

Acid Trips

From his farm in the west Kootenays Dyfed shares two stories about taking Acid from a much earlier time in his life. In the first story he leaves a party in Richmond (near Vancouver in Canada) and wonders around through the suburbs at night loosing his bearings on mundane reality. In the second story Dyfed is locked up in a mental hospital and given a reality check for his antics.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Dyfed

Working with Eskimo Dogs on the Arctic Ocean

Eskimo Dogs are extremely rare and it’s because of people like Brian Ladoon that their still around. He traveled the far north picking them up and now breeds them in his hometown – Churchill, Manitoba situated on a peninsula between the shores of the Hudson Bay and Churchill River. It’s right on the edge of the tree line and it’s where Kym Rempell found work for a month taking care of the dogs. She talks about what it was like to work with these special animals.

Host: Devin Tanguay

Guest: Kym Rempell