The Liquid Courage Podcast

In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some sparkling wine with comedian, actor, writer, and host Aisha Alfa and chats about becoming an American citizen, pregnancy and motherhood, and so many iconic life mantras (we’ll invoice you for the free therapy later). Aisha was born in Nigeria, raised in Canada and now lives in the US. You will recognize Aisha from the iconic Canadian TV series “Degrassi”, Hulu’s “Good Trouble”, and “Sorry for Your Loss”. Her latest show, “Based On A True Story”, premiered last month on Peacock. As a comedian Aisha has performed all over the world including multiple galas at the prestigious Just For Laughs, Cape Town Comedy Club in South Africa and the upcoming Afrik Rire & Culture Festival in Geneva, Switzerland. Her comedy has been featured on the Drew Barrymore Show, and her comedy album “All The Parts” was included as one of Ebony Magazine’s “5 Black Female Comedy Albums to Get Your Chuckle On”. Aisha has an interview series called “Plus One” about pregnancy, fertility and motherhood, and she co-hosts the podcast "Shout Out Show" with Sophia Zolan where they offer a hilarious and positive escape from the everyday doom and gloom.

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In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some cold beers (shout out to High Park Brewery in Toronto, Canada!) with actor, writer, improvisor Paloma Nuñez (Baroness Von Sketch Show, Shazam!, Mouthpiece) to discuss flirting, why the 3rd grade was the worst year of her life, and why Mark Ruffalo is the absolute sweetest! Paloma is an award-winning actor on screen and on stage, including a Screen Actor’s Guild Award for her role in the Oscar-winning movie Spotlight! You can see her on the big screen in films like the 2019 action comedy Shazam! and in Patricia Rozema’s rad feminist film Mouthpiece. On TV, you can see her on shows like Kim’s Convenience, Designated Survivor, and all 5 seasons of the award-winning Baroness Von Sketch Show, some of which she also wrote on. She is an indisputably fabulous actor, improvisor, and I’ve never met a person who didn’t think she was a stellar human being as well!

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Paloma would to encourage viewers and listeners to support Black Lives Matter Toronto and the efforts to Defund the police.

This episode is sponsored by High Park Brewery! They offer delivery if you’re not comfortable visiting in person, and make sure to include at least one of their Make It Matter German Kölsch - $1 from every bottle sold is donated to a handful of charities that support Black and Indigenous Peoples in Cananda including Black Lives Matter Canada and The Native Women’s Resource Center of Toronto.

*Warning: This episode contains swearing.

In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over some Red Stripe Jamaican beer with writer and comedian Shohana Sharmin (Finders Grievers, Dead Parents Society) to discuss the pressure to stay relevant, toxic positivity and her podcast Finders Grievers. Shohana is an alumnae of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Emerging Creators Unit and was a receipt of their 2020 Queer Emerging Artists Award. She is also an alumna of the Second City’s Improv and Longform Conservatories and a former Featured Player at the Bad Dog Comedy Theatre. She is a producer, writer and performer behind the dark sketch comedy revue Dead Parents Society, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2020 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Her podcast Finders Grievers, a happy-ish podcast about sad things is an incredibly intimate and entertaining podcast on grief, and is available on The Sonar Network.

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In today’s episode, Amanda sits down over her first ever Dark ‘n’ Stormy with writer, content creator, AD, and burrito enthusiast MK Morris (Baroness Von Sketch Show, The Next Step, Wishful Genies) to discuss mental health, where the left-over food from cooking shows ends up, and how there’s no such thing as wasted time. She is the creator of High Hallmark, a show about comedians getting high and watching Hallmark movies, and produces the monthly comedy show See You Next Tuesday at The Second City Toronto, with all proceeds going to the Redwood Women’s Shelter. While the show is currently on hiatus until it is safe to perform live again, MK encourages listeners to still consider donating to Redwood during this time (www.redwood.com), or donating to any charity that brings goodness into the world!

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*Warning: This episode contains swearing.

**Note: This episode was recorded prior to May 25th 2020, and so the lack of acknowledgement or mention of the murder of George Flyod and the current Black Lives Matter movement is because these events had not yet taken place. However, police brutality and systemic racism against Black people in the States, and in Canada where I’m based out of, is not new. It’s not new to May 25th 2020. And so the lack of acknowledgement and initiative taken on my part around anti-racism prior to May 25th 2020 is a product of my own privilege and the blinders they allow me to have. I encourage you to explore and question what privileges you’re privy to, and what blinders you might have up as well. Please educate yourself, continue to educate yourself, take care of yourself, and take action. If you’re unsure where to start, I’ve compiled some resources in the link in my bio on Instagram @liquidcouragepodcast. If you’re still not sure where to start, send me a direct message and I’m more than happy to share the resources that have helped me so far. The stakes are much too high for any of us to actively choose ignorance.