Episodes
March 25, 2024
54. All Roads Lead Home ~ Dave Scott
Husband, father, farmer, mayor, author, writer, playwright, broadcaster, storyteller ... Just a few of the things our guest has been called in his life. Dave Scott is also known as a man who loves his hometown of Seaforth. In...
March 18, 2024
53. How Sweet It Is (Robinson's Maple, Belmore MSF & More)
This week, our sweetest adventure yet, as Milli and I hit the road for a few live "on location" chats. First we'll visit our friends Ben and Brianna at Coastal Coffee near Kintail then move to Cranston Farms Maple Syrup for a...
March 11, 2024
52. Kingsbridge Centre + RUNA (Marianne Hogan & Cheryl Prashker)
Today were meeting up with an old high-school friend of mine, Marianne Hogan who has been a big part of the transformation of the former St. Joseph's Church into the Kingsbridge Centre. We'll get the story on how the historic...
March 4, 2024
51. Young Canada Week (Richard Madge & Rob Bundy)
As a boy, I was hockey obsessed and growing up in Goderich meant I had access every year to the grand-daddy of all hockey tournaments. Young Canada Week began in 1950 as a one-day, 12-team competition for peewee age players a...
Feb. 26, 2024
50. Owen Riegling ~ From The Heart (+ Listowel Paddyfest)
I have memories of Listowel Paddyfest that go back to the early 90's but of course it's been around a lot longer than that. This week, Paddyfest chairman Ben Zavitz tells us just how far back it goes, who started it all and s...
Feb. 19, 2024
49. CAARRR! ~ Justin Peters
If you understand the title of this week's podcast, you probably had a great childhood. We didn't really plan it this way, but today's episode is perfect for Family Day! From his days playing road hockey on King Street in Bly...
Feb. 12, 2024
48. Rolling With the Punches ~ Julie Sawchuk
In 2015, her life was forever changed when, while biking, she was hit by a car as she trained for a triathlon. Her new life in a wheelchair meant relearning so much of what she and most of us take for granted. Everything from...
Feb. 5, 2024
47. Mr. Smallwood
Most of us have a teacher or two that's made a difference in our lives. Someone who met us where we were at the time and then helped us to become the best version of ourselves. I've told stories for much of my life about a se...
Jan. 29, 2024
46. Part 2 Bistro ~ Peter Gusso
It's one of our favourite places to eat in Midwestern Ontario. Fancy enough that it can be a special occasion and casual enough that it can be just because, it's Part 2 Bistro, on the Square in Goderich. With beginnings in Bl...
Jan. 25, 2024
45 1/2. Jim Cuddy
A bonus episode this week! One of the things that makes life so good for us in Midwestern Ontario is live music AND some of the amazing venues we get to enjoy artists in ... like the Blyth Memorial Community Hall. It's especi...
Jan. 22, 2024
45. Papa Floyd
Husband - Father - Teacher - Principal - Actor - Musician - Wedding Officiant - Volunteer - Story teller - Friend and King of the Shuffleboard table. In my 6+ years of sharing story telling duties and tours with Papa Floyd at...
Jan. 15, 2024
44. Read Any Good Books Lately?
Milli and I are wrestling with a couple of things these days: A little seasonal melancholy and some screen addiction. One of our action points this year is to read more. With that in mind, there are a lot of great local autho...
Jan. 8, 2024
43. Huron County Museum
Do you ever look around at the technology or modern tools we use to live our lives in 2024 and wonder, which of these things will someday find its way into a museum? On the pod today: Senior Curator, Elizabeth French-Gibson -...
Jan. 1, 2024
42. Happy New Year ~ 2024
After our Christmas special last week, we got a little lazy and decided to kick back a bit this week and try to be fully present at our many family and friends get togethers. It was a wonderful week of laughs, love and togeth...
Dec. 24, 2023
41. A Life That's Good ~ Christmas Special
We're making the show available a day earlier this week because it features a lot of music we thought you might enjoy while driving, making dinner, wrapping presents or doing any of the things that go with this magical time o...
Dec. 18, 2023
40. Chasing a Dream (2nd Streetlight Estate Winery)
This week, Winnipeg native Sahadev Banejee chats with us about the dream of owning a winery and how he and his wife set about making that happen. In the process they fell in love with Huron County and all it has to offer thei...
Dec. 11, 2023
39. Fincher's
Fincher's. It's been there my entire life and and has evolved over the years from a "smoke shop" at one point to a place for books, gifts and hobbies. As a kid, I used to buy plastic car and airplane model kits there, which o...
Dec. 4, 2023
38. Victoria Jubilee Hall & Robert Creighton
VJH has been a gathering place for performances and community events for more than 125 years. This week we're chatting about the history and importance of this beautiful jewel in the heart of Walkerton. And, we are excited to...
Nov. 27, 2023
37. The Livery ~ Goderich Little Theatre (Christmas in the Highlands)
I might be looking forward to the pod a little extra today. We are talking with some really great friends about a place that's very near and dear to our hearts, in fact it's the place Milli and I met for the first time. Today...
Nov. 20, 2023
36. And That's What Christmas is All About (H.C. Christmas Bureau)
This week, Milli and I are going to do something on the pod that we generally try to avoid ... we are going to talk about Christmas ... before December 1st. It is for a great reason though. The Huron County Christmas Bureau i...
Nov. 13, 2023
35. Remember (Patrick Armstrong & The DMMF)
On October 14th 2006, Constable Dave Mounsey was enroute to a vehicle roll over when he lost control of his cruiser, due to the ice and snow covered roads. He sadly passed away just a few weeks later, on the date of this post...
Nov. 6, 2023
34. Your Gifts Will Make a Place For You ~ FAUXPOP MEDIA (Mark Hussey & Randall Lobb)
FauxPop Media is a company providing high-end, professional media production services. From Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the Blackberry Movie, the Mr Dressup Biography and much m...
Oct. 30, 2023
33. The Wingham Town Hall Theatre & United Way Perth-Huron
I've played countless shows there over the years and made some incredible memories with a lot of really special people and some incredible artists. This week we're chatting with my long time friend Terry Walker about the Wing...
Oct. 23, 2023
32. Getting To Know All About You (Ally Anderson Takeover)
She's our friend and we love her dearly. Last time she was on the pod we had several people reach out with the suggestion that we invite her back to interview Boomer and Milli. You asked for it, you got it. :)