Episodes

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. :)
Oct. 16, 2023

31. Give A Little Bit - The CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon

We've said it a lot over the years ... "If we all give a little, we all get a lot." Those words grow increasingly important in times like these. None of us will escape the need for health care of some kind in our lives and wh...
Oct. 9, 2023

30. Gratitude

Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday. It's a time when I feel like I have some kind of unwritten permission to slow down, breathe, really see the people around me and give some thought to all the things I have to be so gratef...
Oct. 2, 2023

29. All My Life's a Circle - Benmiller Inn & Spa

It's hard to believe that though I performed in the lounge there for 12 years, it' now been 27 years since I last sang at beautiful Benmiller Inn. I will be forever grateful for the people I met and the memories I made in tha...
Sept. 25, 2023

28. 'Till The Cows Come Holme (Glen & Vanda McNeil)

I first knew Glen McNeil as my best pal's Uncle when I was a kid growing up on Mary Street in Goderich. My buddy Neil often invited me to his grandparents farm north of Goderich, to catch frogs in the crick and watch his Uncl...
Sept. 18, 2023

27. Walkerton's Run4Health + A Few Millennial Minutes with Milli

This week, we're going to stroll through the mind of our resident Millennial. If you've been wondering about some new music to listen too or what TV show you might like to binge this Fall, have a listen as we discuss that and...
Sept. 11, 2023

26. Jamie Warren - One Step Back ... And a Few Forward

We're excited to have an old friend in the studio today to chat about what has been an incredible music career. He's hit many curve balls in his 40+ years of making music while staying true to who is. And, he's showing no sig...