Episodes
Jan. 6, 2025
78. From Goderich to "Austin" ~ Adam Wendler
Welcome back to “A Life That’s Good” from our new home base in Goderich. We're learning a new way to podcast as the pod continues to grow and we experiment with a video version that will hopefully come your way in the not too distant future.
Thanks to Fauxpop Media and the Staysh in Goderich for…
Nov. 25, 2024
Up, Dressed & Outta Here (Farewell to Wingham)
In the words of sapient, poet/philosopher, Steve Miller ... "Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'." And, my goodness has it ever done that.
I hope this episode doesn't come off as a little self congratulatory but to help me process the formidable challenge of wrapping up a radio career th…
Nov. 4, 2024
76. Never Shall Their Glory Fade ~ David Yates
In this episode, I'm excited to chat with former high school teacher turned author David Yates. He's written several great books centering on Huron County history and we're going to discuss some of that, from the Land Bridge ...
Oct. 28, 2024
75. The Citizen (Deb Shouldice, Shawn Loughlin & Scott Stevenson)
Ever since my youth when I was a paperboy on Mary Street in Goderich, I've loved a good newspaper. They don't hold place in our world anymore with the advent of so much digital media and I get that the world is ever evolving,...
Oct. 21, 2024
74. Siegfried Meier & Harley Olivia
Not that all our podcasts haven't been fun in some way but I feel like we laughed a little more than usual on this one. Siegfried Meier is a producer/engineer/musician/songwriter and Juno Award winner from the Goderich area w...
Oct. 7, 2024
73. Scott Miller
This week we go behind the camera to chat with CTV News journalist Scott Miller about his humble beginnings on the farm, a family fascination with the news, the toughest stories he's had to cover, a cancer diagnosis and a few...
Sept. 30, 2024
72. "The Streamliners" with Duncan McGregor & Rob Bundy
"The Streamliners", as per the Livery Theatre's Facebook page, is more than an original Canadian story filled with music and dancing. It captures a small moment in history, where four boys in a band become men in a span of a ...
Sept. 23, 2024
71. The White Carnation + Habitat Huron
I have so many good memories of the White Carnation in Holmesville. As a youth, I remember it as a place for wedding receptions, anniversary and birthday parties and the best place for an old fashioned roast beef dinner!
It also turned into a great spot, for a kid trying to put himself through r…
Sept. 16, 2024
70. Adding to the Beauty ~ Bethany Davidson (Froggy Fest)
Today on the pod you’re going to hear the heart of an artist. Our imaginative, passionate, and sensitive friend Bethany Davidson is here to chat about her art and to paint us some word pictures of what it all means to be a cr...
Sept. 9, 2024
69. Fifty Years of Serving Others - Gary Renaud (Paramedic)
We like to introduce you to places and landmarks in Midwestern Ontario but sometimes we also like to celebrate people and that's what we're going to do today! It's hard to imagine doing any job for 50 years let alone a back b...
Sept. 2, 2024
68 - The Blyth Steam Show
Hi there, and welcome back to A Life That's Good, after a wonderful summer break. We're so grateful for the response to the podcast the past few months and so excited to bring you some brand new episodes. :) Nothing says Fall...
July 27, 2024
67. Duckee ~ Mark Duckworth
A few weeks ago I was scrolling through Facebook and saw a post by a long time acquaintance of mine from Goderich, who shared the post with the words "Some hidden local talent that won't be hidden for long." I noticed his sha...
June 17, 2024
66. Epilogue (Peter Garland)
I explain this in more detail in the podcast but I was ... am terrible at math. So, it shouldn't surprise you that this is episode 66 of 65 ... actually 66 1/2 but at this point who's really counting anymore. I've had Peter o...
June 10, 2024
65. Reunion (Lisa, Scotty, Chip, & Jules)
What happens when five radio people walk into a studio? You get the longest episode of the series! A look this week at a most rewarding career. An hour of radio talk: how it was, where it is and where it's going. This is an e...
June 3, 2024
64. The Park House & Beach Street Station (Herb & Sherry Marshall)
~ For Brianna Latimer (Marshall) ~ One of the things I've come to love about this podcast, is when we have people on who I think I know a bit about, only to discover that my understanding of their lives barely scratches the s...
May 27, 2024
63. Point Clark Lighthouse ~ Amy Irwin
Thankfully, one of the things you could still do during the covid shutdown a few years ago was go for a drive and/or hike and that lent itself well to Milli's and my shared interest in nature photography. One of our earliest ...
May 20, 2024
62. FORE! ~ Goderich Sunset Golf (Gary & Lynne Gravett)
Golf is one of my favourite pastimes although I don't play nearly as often as I'd like too and maybe for that reason, I don't play nearly as well as I'd like to ;) It can be social or not, it's great low impact exercise and i...
May 13, 2024
61. "Made By History" ~ Huron County Historical Society (David Armstrong)
"We are not makers of history. We are made by history." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. I've had a personal fascination with history most of my life and it was always a favourite subject in school so I'm pretty excited to chat with...
May 6, 2024
60. Greyhaven Gardens ~ Michelle Greydanus
It's that time of year again when most of us just can't wait to get outside and get all the pretty things growing again.
As sometimes happens, a small labour of love can grow into a force to be reckoned with and such is the case with Greyhaven Gardens. It began more than 34 years ago as a small …
April 29, 2024
59. The Boot ~ Ang Cullen
It's been a popular spot for a very long time. People stopped at the corner of Queen Street and Dinsley in Blyth, as far back as 172 years ago! This week we're going to chat about some of the history of this iconic place, a p...
April 22, 2024
58. Blyth Festival (50 Seasons) ~ Gil Garratt
We realize that we featured Blyth Festival in episode 2 of our 65 show adventure, but some things are so great you just have to go back and check in again. This time, artistic Director Gil Garratt tells us about the history o...
April 15, 2024
57. The Lightfoot Band ~ Rick Haynes
I've been very lucky in my career to meet and interview a lot of well known people, so why was I so nervous about this one? Perhaps it's because, as the bassist for Gordon Lightfoot for 55 years, Rick Haynes has been an integ...
April 8, 2024
56. Bayfield Lavender ~ Gemma James Smith
Milli had an idea to create a few podcasts under the sub-heading of "Pockets of Peace." To seek out some hidden, peaceful gems in Midwestern Ontario and I loved the idea. I'm sure it's no coincidence that the first place we thought of was Bayfield Lavender.
We'd set out on a bit of a photo adven…
April 1, 2024
55. For The Love of Goderich ~ Mayor Trevor Bazinet & Ally Anderson
When we set out on this journey more than a year ago, we thought we would be focussing on a lot of places and things that we find amazing about Midwestern Ontario and we hope we're doing that to some extent. What it seems to ...