Stuart McLean [10:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Vinyl Cafe is a CBC radio program which features the funny and all-to-real stories of a ficticious family; Dave, Morley, Stephanie and Sam. I was fortunate to be granted an interview with Stuart McLean during his two-night, sold-out Christmas Concert Tour stop in Ottawa.

• Show ID and Intro
• Interview with Stuart McLean
• Vinyl Cafe CDs and books
• Audio clips used with permission of Vinyl Cafe
• The Jock Strap from the CD Vinyl Cafe Stories
• Morley’s Birthday Bash from the CD Vinyl Cafe Coast to Coast Story Service
• Morley’s Book Club from the CD Story-Gram From Vinyl Cafe Inc.
• Dave Cooks the Turkey from the CD Vinyl Cafe: A Christmas Collection
• Holland from the CD Vinyl Cafe Stories

Note: All Vinyl Cafe clips used with permission of Jess Milton on behalf of Stuart McLean. These clips are not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

An old cheroke chief is teaching his grandson about life:

“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.

“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, dishonesty, false pride, superiority self-doubt and ego. The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you; and inside every other person, too.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked , “Which wolf will win?”

The old chief simply replied, “The one you feed.”

 

 Loris Lesynski [10:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I recorded this interview with children’s author and illustrator, Loris Lesysnki, back in July. Don’t ask me why it took me so long to finally publish it. Loris offers some incredible insight on the creative process, and performing versus reading children’s books.

• Show ID and Intro
• Interview with Loris Lesynski
• Books by Loris Lesynski
• Excerpts from Dirty Dog Boogie used with permission of Annick Press

Note: Excerpts from Dirty Dog Boogie used with permission of Annick Press. These excerpts are not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

Bruce Murray of the Zedcast will be on the Nova Scotia regional segment of Canada Now on CBC television, December 15th, between 6:00pm and 6:30pmAT. For the rest of us, the report may be available online at the Canada Now Nova Scotia website.

Congratulations, Bruce!

The CBC is running a podcasting survey to better understand how it should develop its on-demand strategy.

The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete. Please take the time to complete the survey and help the CBC create a world-class service.

*** UPDATE 051225: The survey has been completed and the link is no longer valid.

 

 Dale Arseneault [10:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This one could be personal… We’ve all had to deal with dysfunctional behaviour at one time or another. I sat down with a long time friend of mine, Dale Arseneault, to improve my understanding of this phenomenon and to learn some strategies to deal with it.

• Show ID and Intro
• Interview with Dale Arseneault
• Books recommended by Dale…
  • Mastering the Art of Creative Collaboration by Robert Hargrove
  • Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono
  • De Bono’s Thinking Course by Edward de Bono
  • The Argument Culture : Moving from Debate to Dialogue by Deborah Tannen
  • Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: The First in a Series of Ai Workbooks for Leaders of Change edited by David L. Cooperrider et al.

 

 Electric Sky Update [2:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is a quick update on Electric Sky and other podcast related activities I have a hand in.

• GIVEAWAY: Helping Parents Practice by Edmund Sprunger
• Email your entry by 12pmET, December 18th
• Canadian Podcast Buffet launched
• CanadaPodcasts.ca RE-launched
• Please add yourself to my Frappr Map

Bob Goyetche (Bob and AJ show, Catfish Show, Mostly Tunes) and I have launched a new podcast called the Canadian Podcast Buffet. The mission of the show is to promote all-Canadian Podcasts, Podcast news and Podsafe music.

Our first show was published on December 1 and featured news of Tod Maffin’s cross Canada podcast tour, promos and profiles of the Podictionary and Decoder Ring Theatre podcasts, and a podsafe song by Christa Couture.