Episodes
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 ...
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...