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Author, Advocate, Artist, and Public Speaker
Dr. Lynn Gehl is is one of two Algonquin scholars with a doctorate in Indigenous Studies. Her work encompasses both anti-colonial work and the celebration of Indigenous knowledge. She challenges Canada’s practices, policies, and laws of colonial genocide such as the Algonquin land claim; and in 2017 she was successful in Gehl v Canada regarding the matter of unknown and unstated paternity in the Indian Act. Lynn is fascinated with Indigenous knowledge, in particular ancient modalities of symbolic literacy and she continues to learn about them. https://www.lynngehl.com/home-page.html
August 17, 2025 Show Audio Mike Sugerman & Janice Wright
Journalists & Disability Rights Advocates
Mike and Janice share their stories of having to shift from robust careers as journalists to facing Mike's sudden paralysis and new storytelling adventures with their podcast, "I'm Still Rolling," found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podacsts.
August 3, 2025
Nick Gottlieb
Researcher, Journalist
Nick Gottlieb is a writer and PhD Candidate in geography at Simon Fraser University, focusing on the ecological crisis and social movements. His work has been published in The Tyee and The Breach, both outstanding critical independent media sources. Nick is also author of Sacred Headwaters, a newsletter about the interconnectedness of social and ecological crises and how we can build power to overcome them.
Books Mentioned on the Show
Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy by quinn slobodian. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316685/crack-up-capitalism-by-slobodian-quinn/9780141993768
Muskism, a Guide for the Perplexed, by quinn slobodian. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/477340/muskism-by-tarnoff-quinn-slobodian-and-ben/9780241805114
July 20, 2025 Show Audio Dr. Anand Pandian
Cultural Anthropologist, Author
Anand Pandian has written A Possible Anthropology: Methods for Uneasy Times, and Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life and How to Take Them Down, from Stanford University Press. He is President of the Society for Cultural Anthropology and serves as a curator of the Ecological Design Collective, a community for radical ecological imagination and collaborative practice. More: https://anand.studio
July 6, 2025 Show Audio Takaia Larsen
President, Selkirk College Faculty Association
Takaia discusses her academic research and also threats to post secondary education in the nation, province, and in the Kootenays.
https://selkirk.ca/staff-directory/takaia-larsen
June 22, 2025 Show Audio Vesper Valentine and Daft Hunk
Vesper Valentine, producer of the Kootenay Burlesque Festival and founder of the Kootenay Burlesque Academy, and Daft Hunk, a local featured performer, talk about the Festival happening June 27 and June 28 at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson BC, and share stories about the magic of burlesque.
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June 8, 2025 Show Audio Raesha Wolfe
BC Schizophrenia Society
Raesha talks about the stigma with mental illness, and how we can receive mental health injuries from various events, including wildfires, such as those her neighbors faced in the Slocan Valley last fire season.Find out more: https://https://www.bcss.org/organizer/reasha-wolfe/
May 25, 2025 Show Audio Katia Lo Innes
Journalist at The Breach
Katia talks about The Breach and why it is such an important source of independent news. Check it out: https://breachmedia.ca/author/katia-lo-innes/
May 11, 2025 Show Audio Russ Diabo
Indigenous Policy Expert
Russ Diabo might just be the most knowledgeable expert on Indigenous policy in Canada and elsewhere. Check him out at www.russdiabo.com.
April 27, 2025 Show Audio Senator Kim Pate
Canadian Senator
Senator Pate shares her views on the state of Canada and human rights today, prisons, and other issues: https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/pate-kim/
April 13, 2025 Show Audio Keith Wiley
Host and Producer of Ecocentric
Keith Wiley shares behind the scenes insights and clips from his renowned radio program, Ecocentric.
March 30, 2025 Show Audio Oh Pray Tell
Kootenay Vocal Group
Betty Supple and Shayna Jones joined us in conversation about their new songs and Kootenay Tour with Oh Pray Tell. Sally Titasey can be heard singing, but was not able to join us that day. http://ohpraytell.com.
March 16, 2025 Show Audio Othman "Adam" Hamdan
Author, Blogger, Human Rights Advocate
Othman "Adam" Hamdan is a refugee and blogger - his family was driven out of Palestine. He says that he was incorrectly accused and arrested by RCMP of committing terrorist actions from postings he made on Facebook. A court later agreed with him, but not until after he spent 4 years in prison. His book The Imprisoned Blogger: Real Stories of Struggle with Immigration Detention in Canada chronicles his experiences. https://theimprisonedblogger.com/about/
March 2, 2025 Show Audio Clair Berland
Child Advocate, Family Law Lawyer
Clair Berland discusses her work as a child advocate, representing children in court cases where children need defence, such as with acrimonious divorces. https://clearwaylaw.com/lawyers/bc-v1l4j1-clair-berland
February 16, 2025 Show Audio Amanda Follette Hosgood
Journalist
Amanda Follette Hosgood is one of the few journalists covering Northern BC, mainly for https://thetyee.ca. Specifically, she covers Indigenous Land Defenders and the police actions around them, as well as covering environmental stories.
February 2, 2025 Show Audio Jenine Lillian
Consultant
Jenine Lillian (Jenine, they/them) Jenine Lillian is a neurodivergent consultant, educator, artist, writer, and librarian. For more than 25 years, Jenine has taught information literacy and professional development in the United States and Canada. After receiving a very late-in-life diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Jenine started their neurodiversity consultancy to raise awareness, reduce stigma and increase inclusion for neurodiversity and other invisible disabilities. Jenine lives in the West Kootenays, BC, Canada where they can be found making art, talking with folks on sidewalks, birdwatching, building community through volunteering, and practicing self-care. You can connect with Jenine at info@jeninelillian.com and explore their website at www.jeninelillian.com.
January 19, 2025 Show Audio Jonathan Allan
Co-founder, Brandi's Place
Jonathan discusses his own struggles with addiction that have led him to co-found Brandi's Place in Nelson - a cafe open 8pm-8am for unhoused people with addiction and other challenges can feel safe.
Brandi's Place GoFundMe page.
January 5, 2025 Show Audio Yanive Feiner
Musician, Bard of West Kootenay Traffic and Road Reports, Photographer
Lori and Stephenie chat with a Kootenay Renaissance man - musician, photographer, and creative writer for the West Kootenay Highweay and Road Report Facebook page, featuring "Uncle Percy."
Find Yanive and his music at: www.supercatstudios.com and read his road reports at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kootenayroads.
Check out his photography: www.destinationcastlegar.com/arts-culture/meet-musician-and-photographer-yanive-feiner/
December 22, 2024 Show Audio Diana Morita Cole
Author, Human Rights Activist
Diana Cole was born in a U.S. Japanese internment camp. Since then she has devoted her life to advocating for social justice. She is the author of Sideways: Memoir of a Misfit/
December 8, 2024 Paul Saoke, MD, Show Audio Part Two November 24 2024 Show Audio Part One
Founder, Physicians for Social Responsibility - Kenya
A renowned stalwart in the global environmental health and environmental justice realms, Dr. Saoke reflects on the response in Kenya to the pending arrival of Trump in the U.S. government, how corporations pollute nations in Africa with impunity, and more. This is part one in a series of two.
November 10 2024 Show Audio Jesse Pineiro, Lola Brouilette, Porter Hansen
Nelson Boxing and Athletics Club coach Jesse Piniero and two of his champions Lola Brouilette and Porter Hansen discuss how important the art of boxing is to well being and being successful in life. https://www.nelsonboxingclub.com.
October 27, 2024 Wade Davis Show Audio
Canadian anthropologist and essayist Wade Davis discusses his new book, Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays,
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October 13, 2024 Tom Wayman Show Audio
Kootenay poet and author Tom Wayman discusses his new book, The Road to Appledore: Or How I Went Back to the Land Without Ever Having Lived There in the First Place , as well as the David Thompson University and how it was shut down by the Province, reportedly as retaliation for the people of Nelson supporting the BC General Strike.
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September 29, 2024 Marilyn James and Lorna Visser Show Audio
Sinixt Matriarch Marilyn James and Executive Director of the Valhalla Foundation for Ecology, Lorna Visser, discuss their new film, Snk̛míp Dig Deeper, about a wetland restoration that become a a surprising restoration of another sort.
September 15, 2024 Show Audio Aisha Kiani
Aisha Kiani and her son encountered racism from a Vancouver School District librarian. Her response was to develop an epic online library, curriculum, and teacher development consulting on teaching literature for diverse student populaitons.
Discussed on the show:
Zorah Neal Hurston
https://www.zoranealehurston.com
September 1, 2024 Show Audio Dialysis Crisis in Nelson
Advocates for Dialisys Centre in Nelson
Dialisys patient Chris Freyta, volunteer Jim Orser, and advocate Diana Cole reveal the life threatening situaiton in Nelson which has been denied a dialisys centre at Kootenay Lake Hospital.
To support Nelson getting a life saving dialisys centre, please contact the decision makers below and support this urgent issue.
BC Premier David Eby
Office of the PremierPO BOX 9041 STN Prov. Govt.Victoria, BC V8W 9E1Phone: 250-387-1715Email: premier@gov.bc.ca
BC Minister Adrian Dix
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4Adrian.Dix@gov.bc.caPhone: (250) 953-3547.Dix@gov.b
Interior Health CEO Susan Brown
Interior Health Corporate Office505 Doyle Ave.Kelowna, BCV1Y 0C5
Susan.BrownCEO@interiorhealth.ca
Phone: 250-469-7070
Adeera Levin
BC RenalSuite 200 - 1333 West Broadway Vancouver, BC, V6H 4C1Phone: 604-875-7340Email: ALevin@providencehealth.bc.ca
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Vesper Valentine and Judith Stein
Vesper Valentine, Burlesque performer and producer of the Kootenay Burlesque Festival, and Judith Stein, a "Legend of Canada" Burlesque Hall of Famer (50 + years as a stipper), discuss their new school for learning the art of Burlesque.
August 4, 2024 Show Audio Matt Qvortrup,PhD
Neuroscience and Politicval Science Researcher
Dr. Qvortrup is a professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations. He shares his research on how our brains respond to politics.Including how Conservative and Progressive brains differ, and how brains can change. Author of The Political Brain
More info : https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/persons/matt-qvortrup