Sarah Slean & Ali Momen
07/08/21 • 61 min
This week, Steve and Diana chat with one of their favourite Canadian Sarahs - none other than Juno and Canadian Screen Award-winning singer-songwriter, Sarah Slean!
Fresh off having a new baby, getting nominated for a Juno AND her first Canadian Screen Award (spoiler alert - she won!) Sarah talks about how she found out about her latest Juno nomination while in her housecoat scrubbing her kitchen floor, why she is running to become a leader at SOCAN, plus she inadvertently gives a lot of plugs for Side Door Access.
Sarah rolls out the red carpet for Iranian-Canadian actor turned political hopeful Ali Momen who has put his successful acting career on hold in order to run for the Ontario Liberal nomination in Parkdale-High Park. Coincidentally, where Steve lives! Ali shares his experience being an immigrant to Canada and having his first McChicken, why providing affordable childcare is so important to the economy and why we need to have an artistic vision in today’s politics.
To learn more about what Sarah Slean is up to, go to www.sarahslean.com
Twitter @sarahslean
Instagram @sarahslean
And to learn more about Ali Momen, check him out here: www.alimomen.ca
Twitter: @alimomen
Instagram: @alimomen
HOST: Steve Patterson (Twitter: @patterballs)
PRODUCER & CO-HOST: Diana Frances (Twitter @dianafrancesvan)
TECHNICAL PRODUCER: Donovan Deschner from Fracture A Femur Productions (www.fractureafemur.com)
MUSIC BY: Imagine Sound Studios (www.imaginesoundstudios.com)
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This week, Steve and Diana chat with one of their favourite Canadian Sarahs - none other than Juno and Canadian Screen Award-winning singer-songwriter, Sarah Slean!
Fresh off having a new baby, getting nominated for a Juno AND her first Canadian Screen Award (spoiler alert - she won!) Sarah talks about how she found out about her latest Juno nomination while in her housecoat scrubbing her kitchen floor, why she is running to become a leader at SOCAN, plus she inadvertently gives a lot of plugs for Side Door Access.
Sarah rolls out the red carpet for Iranian-Canadian actor turned political hopeful Ali Momen who has put his successful acting career on hold in order to run for the Ontario Liberal nomination in Parkdale-High Park. Coincidentally, where Steve lives! Ali shares his experience being an immigrant to Canada and having his first McChicken, why providing affordable childcare is so important to the economy and why we need to have an artistic vision in today’s politics.
To learn more about what Sarah Slean is up to, go to www.sarahslean.com
Twitter @sarahslean
Instagram @sarahslean
And to learn more about Ali Momen, check him out here: www.alimomen.ca
Twitter: @alimomen
Instagram: @alimomen
HOST: Steve Patterson (Twitter: @patterballs)
PRODUCER & CO-HOST: Diana Frances (Twitter @dianafrancesvan)
TECHNICAL PRODUCER: Donovan Deschner from Fracture A Femur Productions (www.fractureafemur.com)
MUSIC BY: Imagine Sound Studios (www.imaginesoundstudios.com)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Our inaugural episode features Canadian comedy legend and Order of Canada member Rick Mercer. Rick shares stories about making television in Canada, meeting President Obama, and how it was so easy to get content for Talking To Americans, that he and his producers got to see a LOT of afternoon baseball games. Plus, a surprise tidbit about Jack Layton’s bedroom!
Rick shines the spotlight on fellow stand-up comedian Sophie Buddle, the first woman to win a Juno for Best Comedy Album. Find out how Sophie was destined to become a comedian when she started stand-up at the tender age of 15 (and was almost immediately the funniest one on amateur nights), why we should all thank our mothers for our sense of humour, and excellent advice for anyone thinking of getting into comedy.
To learn more about what Rick Mercer is up to, go to www.rickmercer.com
Twitter @rickmercer
Instagram @itsrickmercer
And to learn more about Sophie Buddle, check her out here: www.sophiebuddle.com
Twitter: @sophiebuddle
Instagram: @sophbuds
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Silken Laumann & Arissa Roy
This week, Steve and Diana chat with none other than Olympic legend, Silken Laumann. Not only did Silken overcome a near career-ending injury to go on to win an Olympic medal, but her memoir ‘Unsinkable’ has helped demystify issues around mental health and spawned her new non-profit, ‘We Are Unsinkable.’
Find out the story behind her incredibly unique name, how opening up about her own mental health issues has inspired others and how she stacks up against Diana when it comes to speed-typing.
Silken shares the spotlight with 15-year-old youth activist Arissa Roy, who is not only an ambassador for ‘We Are Unsinkable,’ but she has started ‘Project Power Global’ which fights for access for education to alleviate poverty.
To learn more about Silken Laumann and the work of 'We Are Unsinkable' check out:
Twitter @Unsinkable Instagram @unsinkablestories
And to learn more about the work Arissa Roy is doing, check out:
https://www.projectpowerglobal.org
Twitter: @itsarissaroy Instagram: @arissa_roy
HOST: Steve Patterson (Twitter: @patterballs)
PRODUCER & CO-HOST: Diana Frances (Twitter @dianafrancesvan)
TECHNICAL PRODUCER: Donovan Deschner from Fracture A Femur Productions (www.fractureafemur.com)
MUSIC BY: Imagine Sound Studios (www.imaginesoundstudios.com)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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