The Sill Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Sill Podcast
Bridging Art & Technology
About 'The Sill' podcast...
With Peter Noce & Harry Posner, talking about things related to our vocational pursuits, life experiences and social views.
Caledon resident Harry is Dufferin County's first Poet Laureate and Orangeville resident Peter is an AV media producer and computer 'technology' trainer, tutor, and trouble shooter.
We're a couple of baby boomers who grew up in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the 60's and early 70's, both attended University and neither of us pursued our respective field of studies. Together, we share our interests and passions with you, on 'The Sill'.
The original concept of our podcast was to bridge and/or explore areas relating to, but not necessarily limited to, Art and Technology.
... Bringing back the art of conversation.
TSP197 – PH factor: Universe Or Multiverse – The jury is out. From religion to art to technology, the notion of worlds beyond our own has captured our imagination for a very long time. How...
TSP196 – PH factor: The Nation State – On the road to extinction? In a world that’s becoming globalized, the question of the nation state becomes more pertinent than ever. Is it possible to get...
TSP195 – PH Factor: Rip In The Fabric – Conspiracy or Consensus? Given that many people are currently experiencing to varying degrees a profound existential dilemma, exacerbated by a lack of clear thinking, how are...
TSP194 – PH Factor: When Winning Is Losing – How success fails us. Our preoccupation with winning at all costs can often lead to pyrrhic victory. Repercussions can include everything from addiction to poor sportsmanship,...
TSP193 – PH Factor: Talking Points – Language Defaced Is language going to the dogs? Have we lost our ability or motive to communicate, heart to heart, three years into our relatively enforced social separation?...
TSP192 – PH Factor: Sonic Tools – All The Bells And Whistles Two of the most fundamental sounds in our sonic tool belt are bells and whistles. The use of these two tools have been...
TSP191 – PH Factor: Step By Step – Walk, before you run. Walking literally represents our nascent step in life, and its loss the signal to our journey’s end. From civil rights marches to celebratory...
TSP190 – Time Trek: Revealing Tomorrow Today – The illuminating power of Science Fiction. Working with the themes of time travel, science gone wrong, alien contacts, and others, the genre of science fiction has reflected...
TSP189 – PH Factor: The Reconciliation – Healing A Wounded World In the latter stages of Covid as a world emergency we, as individuals and as a collective, have come to the realization of just...
TSP188 – PH Factor: Living In Spiritual Limbo – Getting beyond the disheartened self. This is possibly a first Covid to Covid conversation, in which the hosts struggle with their respective mental fogs, to explore...
TSP187 – PH Factor: Getting Older – Rediscovering the Self. As a follow up to part one, in part two we discuss death and dying from a personal perspective, including our individual attitudes on the...
TSP186 – PH Factor: Getting Older – Where to from here? From ageism to medical assisted suicide to issues with technology, seniors are now facing unprecedented challenges. Part one, of a two part podcast, exploring...
TSP185 – PH Factor: The Confucius Way – K.I.S.S. realized. Unusual and unexpected – Confucianism, a 2,500 year old philosophy, hangs out with K.I.S.S (keep it simple stupid) a 21st century systems principle. Surprisingly, they...
TSP184 – PH Factor: Citizen Can – Is human transformation possible? From technology to brain chemistry to complacency, we are replete with challenges to transformation. Are we capable of pushing past what holds us back?...
TSP183 – PH Factor: Network Failure – What are we learning? On July 8, 2022, a major national telecom company experienced a critical network failure that affected an entire nation. It’s not the first time,...
TSP182 – PH Factor: Hit The Road Jack – The Covid Catalyst Migrations Covid induced social distancing protocols and affordability issues have been instrumental in driving Canadians into smaller towns and cottage country, where larger...
TSP181 – PH Factor: We resurrect… So, you think you can podcast? You can. For the first time in our five years of doing this podcast, we’ve elected to repurpose a podcast we recorded in...
TSP180 – PH Factor: The Sill 2017-2022 – Oh, the changes we’ve seen! Five years in, The Sill podcast is turning a corner in more ways than one. For starters, Harry and his family are...
TSP179 – PH Factor: Catch and Release – The Art Of Letting Go. We are drowning in stuff. In every life there comes a point when unloading stuff is beneficial to one’s well being. When...
TSP178 – PH Factor: The Directed Imagination – Are we at a tipping point? Are we at a tipping point, and what are the dynamics playing into this moment of human evolution? From social infantilization...
TSP177 – The Undefinable Spirit: The Choice To Homeschool – Stacey Dittman Education is a choice. In a world preoccupied with structure and performance, the challenge to consider or act on alternatives, when it comes...
TSP176 – PH Factor: Just Ask Why – Stepping Out Of The Herd What is our responsibility when it comes to questioning authority and/or the status quo? When and why is it important for individuals...
TSP175 – Planetary Postcards: Paul Denhoed – Talking Washi In Tokyo It’s rare to find an artisan so dedicated to his craft that he or she would choose to immerse themselves in a culture quite...
TSP174 – PH Factor: Seduction For Sale – Instant Coffee’s Gonna Getcha! The power of persuasion often includes a well crafted and delivered seduction in order to convince another into the need or desire to...
TSP173 – PH Factor: Measured Response – Know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em. In every interaction there is a tipping point or a threshold moment, beyond which it becomes increasingly difficult to stabilize....
TSP172 – The Undefinable Spirit: Tony Holtkamp Takes A Walk On The Wild Side Tony Holtkamp calls himself a regular guy walking. Except… that this regular guy walking happens to be trekking across about 8,000...
TSP171 – PH Factor: Under The Cover Of Darkness – The Light That Guides We have been plunged into a kind of psychological darkness precipitated by the Covid pandemic, slowly transitioning towards a hopefully brighter...
TSP170 – The Undefinable Spirit: Just Shrink Bigger – Croc E Moses on the road to home. Poet/Musician instigator Croc E Moses, shares an account of his journey from Northern Canada to Southern Africa, in...
TSP169 – PH Factor: The Pandemic Narrative – Word To Your Mother The stories we tell are the stories we live, and the words we use to tell these stories shape what we learn from...
TSP168 – Planetary Postcards: Erato Alakiozidou – Classically Grooving in Greece Concert pianist, teacher, and promoter of all things cultural, Erato Alakiozidou shares her love for music, her students and her international family of friends....
TSP167 – PH Factor: 2021 – Remembering A Year To Forget Although 2021 left us with a plethora of things we’d like to forget, it also gave us plenty of fodder for conversation that resulted...
TSP166 – PH Factor: Lay Of The Land – Redefining The Pandemic Assessing where we are now, globally, relative to the pandemic, goes beyond the evolution of the Covid virus. We are now seeing pandemics...
TSP165 – PH Factor: The Forever Moment – What you see, is what you get. Over the last two years living with Covid has profoundly impacted our perception of time. The uncertainties that have enveloped...
TSP164 – PH Factor: Future Unknown – Us, post Covid. Where are we headed? What will the world, post Covid, look like? From the obvious economic, social, and political changes to the deepening of personal...
TSP163 – The Undefinable Spirit: John Arnone – Us and Them: Canada, Canadians and The Beatles Just when you think there’s nothing more to know or learn about The Beatles, a Canadian born writer, whose...
TSP162 – Planetary Postcards: Ansgar Bittermann – Brainstorming in Berlin. Journey to Berlin through the eyes of an AI developer and psychotherapist. Berlin resident Ansgar Bittermann shares his thoughts and feelings about this highly cosmopolitan...
TSP161 – PH Factor: Corroding Connections – Are we heading into a societal meltdown? Perhaps even more important than the physical challenge of Covid-19 is the impact brought on by the increasing divisiveness evident in...
TSP160 – PH Factor: Where Do I End And You Begin? – My body, your health. Where do my individual rights end, and your public rights begin? The crux of this moral and societal dilemma...
TSP159 – PH Factor: We’ve Gotta Get Out Of This Place – Breaking out. Reaching escape velocity, or breaking out of self, requires intention, energy and direction. There are a multitude of options that may...
TSP158 – PH Factor: Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog – What brings you joy? Our quest for joy has taken on a whole different dimension during this time of Covid. A conversation exploring the many possible...
TSP157 – PH Factor: Citizen Engaged – Challenging The Status Quo. Co-host Harry Posner shares his motivation and experience from a recent World Freedom rally and march held in Toronto on July 24, 2021. Challenged...
TSP156 – Planetary Postcards: Bongiwe Dlamini – Eswatini in Africa. In this episode the hosts shine a light on the tiny Kingdom of Eswatini (the former Swaziland) in Southern Africa. Artist, musician, activist, Bongiwe Dlamini...
TSP155 – PH Factor: Walls of Bias – Blinding Truth. We are all biased in one way or another. The question is, are we aware of how biased we are and do we need to...
TSP154 – PH factor: Year 5 Begins – A Fond Retrospective. July 10, 2017, marks the beginning of The Sill’s 5th year. With 154 episodes in the can, the audio journey continues to surprise and...
TSP153 – Planetary Postcards: Pietro Noce – Bed & Bike in Southern Italy. Pietro Noce, first cousin of co-host Peter Noce is the proprietor B & B “La Meridiana” – Bed & Bike in Celico,...
TSP152 – The Undefinable Spirit: Kimberly Van Ryn – The compassionate heart. Kimberly Van Ryn, founder of Branching Out Support Services in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, shares her lifelong passion for helping those less fortunate. Utilizing...
TSP151 – PH Factor: Who’s in charge? Who do you trust?. Are we experiencing a fundamental failure in leadership during this time of Covid? Just as leaders have been judging their populations willingness to comply,...
TSP150 – The Undefinable Spirit: Andrew Welch – ‘Our Second Chance’, part 3 of 3 – A New Dawning. In part 3 of a 3 part interview, Andrew Welch joins us in our studio, to...
TSP149 – The Undefinable Spirit: Andrew Welch – ‘Our Second Chance’, part 2 of 3 – The Gift Economy. In part 2 of a 3 part interview, Andrew returns to uncover the true meaning of...
TSP148 – The Undefinable Spirit: Andrew Welch – ‘Our Second Chance’, part 1 of 3 – Universal Basic Income. In part 1 of a 3 part interview, we revisit Andrew’s his first book, The Value...
TSP147 – The Undefinable Spirit: Getting casually baked with Johanna Nuding. Storyteller and experiential marketing maven Johanna Nuding, enlightens us about the cannabis lifestyle and wellness. Her edutainment ‘potcast’, Casually Baked, explores the medicinal and...
TSP146 – Time Trek: Exiting The Cave – The quest for self awareness. From the great religions to modern psychology, the journey towards self awareness and self improvement has been an integral part of human...
TSP145 – PH Factor: What’s The Bottom Line? – Conclusion vs Inclusion. Our approach to dealing with the complexities of the modern world is profoundly affected by our decision to take a conclusionary or inclusionary...
TSP144 – Time Trek: Pinocchio – A tale of two puppets. The relevance of this world renowned, classic children’s story about the transformation of a marionette, points to the fictionalized culture that we live in,...
TSP143 – The Undefinable Spirit: Ricky Schaede – Engaging the ethereal. Dedicated Orangeville, Ontario painter/writer Ricky Schaede is a great example of how to creatively carve out a life as a professional artist. Inspired by...
TSP142 – PH Factor: Business ‘Not’ as Usual. Two lockdowns within a year have posed near insurmountable challenges to ‘business as usual’, forcing business owners and entrepreneurs to seek out creative ways of remaining commercially...
TSP141 – Time Trek: Hindsight is 2020. Beyond the obvious stresses and suffering brought on by Covid, 2020 has been a year of significant change. In this episode we review the past 12 months, discussing...
TSP140 – PH Factor: Silver Linings – The bright side of Covid. In this year of trials and tribulations, of viruses and lockdowns, the resiliency of people across the planet has been nothing short of...
TSP139 – The Undefinable Spirit: Lest We Forget – With historian/writer Hugh Brewster. Writer/historian/theatre artist Hugh Brewster is truly a man of many hats. In this interview, Hugh shares fascinating stories, from meeting Jacqueline Onassis...
TSP138 – Time Trek: From promise to disaster. Disaster has befallen humanity countless times throughout history, From the Titanic to The Great Depression to the failed revolution of the 1960’s, the hosts, along with Canadian...
TSP137 – The Undefinable Spirit: With NYC emergency room doctor and children’s author Joanette Weisse. Inspired by a question about dying from one of her grandchildren, NYC emergency room physician Joanette Weisse talks about and...
TSP136 – PH Factor: Muzzling Dissent – Access denied. The right to free speech is not a given. In this day of ‘unfriending’, it is easy to muzzle our fellow human beings, in order to...
TSP135 – Time Trek: It’s the apocalypse and Armageddon outta here! “It’s the end of the world as we know it.”, has been a refrain heard many times before in human history. From the cult...
TSP134 – The Undefinable Spirit: Simran Bhamu – From India with love. From Delhi to Canada, Simran Bhamu’s journey has taken her through poverty, immigration, racism, politics, and ultimately a fulfilling life in a country...
TSP133 – PH factor: Becoming Other – If not now, when? This period of Covid-19, has catalyzed the impulse towards personal and societal change. The question is how capable are we, as individuals and members...
TSP132 – Time Trek: Pasteurization – Don’t cry over ‘spoilt’ milk. The invisible universe of the biome became more visible through the work of many 19th century scientific researchers. One of the preeminent adventurers into...
TSP131 – The Undefinable Spirit: Janet-Lynn Morrison – From 0 to fierce. If there was ever an example of how a world view can impact one’s life, Janet-Lynn Morrison is one. Understanding, forgiveness and resiliency...
TSP 130 – PH Factor: Every Breath You Take – The body politic. Is it even possible anymore, that human beings can communicate with each other, directly and authentically, given the pandemic of politicization? The...
TSP129 – Time Trek: F’ Me, F’ You – The history of pejoratives. The history of pejoratives touches on religion, social mores and political correctness, vividly expressing strong emotions or sentiments. The use of swear...
TSP128 – The Undefinable Spirit: Nicole Wicki – Courage, Conviction and Cure. Numerous times in her young life, Nicole Wicki, has had the courage to make life changing decisions en route to making a life...
TSP127 – PH Factor: It’s A DIY World – Peggy Lee’s Delicious Lips Do-it-yourself, on the surface a new fad propelled by the COVID crisis, is in fact an age old go to and accepted...
TSP126 – The Undefinable Spirit: Dr. Claudia Six returns to talk about relationships and sex during COVID-19. In our second interview with Dr. Six we explore changes to relationships in the face of a global...
TSP125 – PH Factor: Necessity is the mother. During the mother of all crises, another mother is stepping up to give birth to a plethora of creative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not surprising, in...
TSP124 – The Undefinable Spirit: Sandy Brown, citizen first, Mayor second. A down to earth conversation with the Mayor of Orangeville, a small town in Southern Ontario Canada, as the community responds to the effects...
TSP123 – Time Trek: What a difference a year makes. We hop in our time machine and come out Sept 11, 2021, a year after the all clear was given on the COVID-19 Pandemic and...
TSP122 – PH Factor: COVID-19 – What is a life worth? At the time of this podcast, the number of global COVID-19 cases has eclipsed the 1,000,000 mark with over 50,000 deaths. We are confronting...
TSP121 – PH Factor: COVID-19, tragedy or opportunity? The COVID-19 is proving transformational on a level that has not been seen since 911. Could this be a pivotal paradigm shift in the way we treat...
TSP120 – Time Trek: Hagia Sophia – Church of the holy wisdom. For almost fifteen hundred years, the largest basilica in the world, Hagia Sophia, was at the spiritual centre of both the Christian and...
TSP119 – The Undefinable Spirit: Sohayla Smith’s peace of the heart. Singer songwriter, music therapist, belly dancer and more, Sohayla shares her very human approach to art and community. Sohayla Smith: http://www.sohaylasmith.com Duration – 34:29...
TSP118 – PH Factor: Hurry up and wait. We spend an average of 5 years waiting in lines and queues during our lifetime. Is waiting a waste of time, or can we alter our perspective...
TSP117 – Time Trek: Paradise or infogedden? An exploration into the evolution of information gathering, its historical milestones, including moral and ethical implications for the human condition. From Tesla to Touring and beyond, does the...
TSP116 – The Undefinable Spirit: Richard Mongiat and the big picture. On the heels of our previous podcast, between dog and wolf, inspired by a painting of the same name, the hosts discuss all things...
TSP115 – PH Factor: Between dog and wolf. The balancing act of our primal instincts versus our domestic existence from children’s stories to the world of cinema, from Paganism to Christianity, the symbol of the...
TSP114 – Time Trek: Inside The Pod – Where to, from here? A look at the future of podcasting and its relevance as just another media platform, among many that have been or will be...
TSP113 – PH Factor: Hunger Reigns – Feast, famine and faith. Nearly a billion people in the world experience hunger, while nearly a billion are obese. Like many challenges confronting society in today’s world the...
TSP112 – Transcendent Tunes: Harry Chapin’s shot to the heart. Harry Chapin left us too soon, but he left us with compelling stories reflecting the era he lived in. Although not one of his most...
TSP111 – Time Trek: Sapien Signatures – Traces of us. Kilroy was here. The urge to leave our stamp on history seems to be inherent to the nature of homo sapiens. Stepping into the past...
TSP110 – PH Factor: Branding – Look at me, I’m relevant. From the personal to the political, from products to corporate identity, the rise of branding as a way of creating and maintaining relevance is...
TSP109 – Transcendent Tunes: Non, Je Ne Regret Rien – The little sparrow’s anthem. No other singer has as powerfully embodied their music as did Edith Piaf. Rising from her hard scrabbled life, spanning two...
TSP108 – The Undefinable Spirit: Stefan Wiesen – Painting the world green. Dufferin – Caledon federal Green Party candidate Stefan Wiesen says, quote, “We must take a holistic approach to build a modern state that...
TSP107 – Time Trek: The Yo-Yo – Spinnin’ wheel got to go round. Surprisingly, the modern toy called the Yo-yo has a long venerable history. From ancient China, to Napoleon’s France, to Richard Nixon at...
TSP106 – The Undefinable Spirit: Michael McCreary – Punching up, never down. Brampton born and Orangeville raised Michael McCreary is an ‘aspie’ of a different colour. With a mind as agile as a whippet, Michael...
TSP105 – PH Factor: Freezing footprints. The impulse to archive has been aided and abetted by the exponential advance in recording technologies, which begs the question: What have we sacrificed in pursuit of our never...
TSP104 – Digging Words: CONSERVATISM – Trapped in amber. The nature of conservatism is more complicated than current polarized thinking would suggest. From its political beginnings after the French Revolution to populist America and Britain,...
TSP103 – Transcendent Tunes: Woody and Arlo on the ‘rails’. Woody Guthrie’s ‘This Land Is Your Land’ and his son, Arlo Guthrie’s ‘City Of New Orleans’ (written by the under appreciated Steve Goodman) can be...
TSP102 – Time Trek: Encoding, foreboding? Starting with Morse code in the mid 19th century the beginnings of encoding technology eventually evolved into the ubiquitous use of barcodes today. This mini revolution has ramifications well...
TSP101 – The Undefinable Spirit: Andrea Bird – Dancing on the curve of life. Accomplished Artist Andrea Bird connects art to love and death. Her theme of ‘holding loosely’ infuses Andrea’s work and positive world...
TSP100 – PH Factor: The little ‘cast’ that could! Our special celebratory milestone moment where we reminisce across 2 years of podcasting and what led up to it. Our conversation includes podcast excerpts, special moments,...
TSP099 – Transcendent Tunes: Yesterday, it was scrambled eggs. A Lennon/McCartney classic covered by more artists than any other song in music history. A simple sentiment turned musical treasure, cherished by young and old. Duration...
TSP098 – Time Trek: Optics, near and far. Man’s quest to explore beyond the limits of the senses led to the evolution of optical theory and eventual development of telescopic and microscopic devices. Enhancing our...
TSP097 – Digging Words: PORTMANTEAU – Two’s company. Packing more into less is the basis for the creation of portmanteau words. From motel to hazmet to liger and beyond, these linguistically blended words, pro or...
TSP096 – The Undefinable Spirit: Drew Marshall, a red letter agnostic theist. Inveterate seeker, Drew Marshall talks about his quest for truth on God, life, death, and faith. Among other self discoveries made during his...
TSP095 – Transcendent Tunes: Cole Porter’s Begin The Beguine. A signature of the big band era, Begin The Beguine, exemplifies the versatility of Swing music. The lyrics embody the joy of a sudden but temporary...
TSP094 – PH Factor: Notre Dame, the unmaking of history. The tragic fire at Notre Dame de Paris on the 15th of April, 2019, sparked a slew of social, political, and religious reactions. 850 years...
TSP093 – Time Trek: Podcasting, birth and beckoning. 15 years into the podcasting evolution has seen an exponential rise in both programming and popularity, not the least of which is due to the rise and...
TSP092 – Digging Words: BUT – Au Contraire. One of the unsung workhorses of the English language, the word ‘but’ is frequently overused. But, this seemingly insignificant three letter word packs a whole lot of...
TSP091 – The Undefinable Spirit: Donna McCaw, Elora’s creative dynamo. Teacher, actor, traveler, activist Donna McCaw shares her passion for creativity, community, and the simple joys of having fun. From poetry to saving our water,...
TSP090 – PH Factor: What’s up with DST? The pros and cons of Daylight Saving Time have been the subject of an ongoing debate since the late 19th century. There’s validity on both sides of...
TSP089 – Transcendent Tunes: Hey kids, it’s twinkle time. For millennia, lullabies have lulled children into slumber land. From ancient Egypt to modern day, tunes like Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star and their relative importance often goes...
TSP088 – Time Trek: Ikebana – Time for reflection. The birth of Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, dates back to the 7th century. Combining the mindfulness of the Buddhist traditions with Shinto’s...
TSP087 – Digging Words: SYMBIOSIS – You scratch my back… From the simple notion of mutual dependence the idea of symbiosis has expanded to include a variety of relationship dynamics, that surrounds us at every...
TSP086 – The Undefinable Spirit: The bassoon takes a bow, with Nadina Mackie Jackson. Solo bassoonist, Nadina Mackie Jackson is the most widely recorded Canadian bassoonist in history, with 17 new works for solo bassoon...
TSP085 – PH Factor: Lines That Blind – Why should I trust you? Can you trust what you can’t see? The ideas of trust and respect have become nebulous concepts in a world of promises...
TSP084 – Transcendent Tunes: Jolson rocks. ‘Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody’, a transcendent tune from a transcendent performer. Russian born singer Al Jolson rocked the world with his African-American inspired jazz singing style....
TSP083 – Time Trek: Degeneracy trumps Fascism. Out of the ashes of the Weimar Republic, Hitler’s National Socialist Party rose to absolute power, and immediately set out to cleanse the nation, of all “anti-Aryan” culture....
TSP082 – Digging Words: BRAGGADOCIO – Bigger, yet often smaller, than life. First used in 1590, the word ‘Braggadocio’ has come to represent the epitome of human vanity. Our history and our modern world is...
TSP081 – The Undefinable Spirit: Re-imagining Architecture with Robert Arnone. President and owner, Robert Arnone, of R.H. Carter Architects shares the often unseen inner workings of the Architectural world. Spanning a 30 year career, he...
TSP080 – Transcendent Tunes: Led Zeppelin’s celestial climb. One of the greatest rock bands of all time creating one of the most, some would say, earth shattering and lasting songs in music history. A timeless...
TSP079 – Time Trek: Spanning the Ages. Arcing back through time, we explore the architectural and social impact of ‘the arch’ over the centuries, on our civilizations, and its symbolic resonance. Duration – 22:46 VoxBox:...
TSP078 – New Year, New Self: I resolve. In the face of the inevitability of accelerating change, how in the world can we positively integrate these shifts, while maintaining a true sense of self? Duration...
TSP077 – The Sill Podcast 2018 In Review: Cogent clips. Our first full year of podcasting spanned a diverse landscape of ideas, interlacing the large and serious with the profane and fun, as reflected in...
TSP076 – So, you think you can podcast? You can. The reality of podcasting is a bit more complicated than talking into a microphone. Taking an initial idea to a finished product, entails a variety...
TSP075 – Resistance Is Futile: Zoomers tackle tech. Seniors are tackling the challenges of technology to remain connected and relevant. Overcoming fears and learning obstacles have become part of yet another phase of life. Duration...
TSP074 – Transcendent Tunes: Dylan’s Revolutionary Epiphany. Like A Rolling Stone, Dylan’s six plus minutes masterpiece, defied the expectations of folk music enthusiasts and the music industry itself, inspiring a new generation of balladeers. Duration...
TSP073 – Digging Words: AMBEDO – Deep diving in the shallows. Human beings have created words for untranslatable experiences since the dawn of language. We explore a brand new word from an unusual new dictionary...
TSP072 – Hook, Line and Sinker: The boy who cried wolf. How do we know what we know? The inner struggle to determine what is real and what is fiction has preoccupied humanity since the...
TSP071 – Transcendent Tunes: Searing and soulful ‘Strange Fruit’. Billie Holiday’s most iconic and recognized song, has been acknowledged as the harbinger of the civil rights movement in America. The song’s origin may surprise and...
TSP070 – We Don’t Know You Anymore: The deluded self. The eternal question of who we are: Are we a singularity or a multiplicity? The self has been the subject of exploration for Millennia, so...
TSP069 – The Undefinable Spirit: Celebrating the spoken word with Valentino Assenza. As host of the popular radio program Howl, Valentino Assenza has interviewed the likes of Nino Ricci and Margaret Atwood among other literary...
TSP068 – Digging Words: RISIBLE – I amuse you, I make you laugh? In unpacking the word RISIBLE, we discover the importance of humour in helping us deal with our day to day living and...
TSP067 – Transcendent Tunes: Feeling those ‘Good Vibrations’. In the midst of the turmoil in the mid 60’s, five young Californians surfed the rising musical waves to pop music’s iconic stardom. The pinnacle moment birthed...
TSP066 – The Hippo and The Oxpecker: Repairing the synapses of community. From the Humongous Fungus of Oregon to the wave of human migration spreading across our planet, life has become more dependent then ever...
TSP065 – The Undefinable Spirit: Globetrotting with The Pattons. Have you ever thought about pulling up roots and heading out into the great wide open? Chantal Patton and her family have and did. Growing Up...
TSP064 – The Undefinable Spirit: Dr. Claudia Six on her book, Erotic Integrity. A frank and open discussion about one of the most problematic aspects of human life – sexuality. Dr. Claudia Six offers pathways...
TSP063 – Digging Words: ZEITGEIST – The air we breath. How the zeitgeist informs our evolution. Pointing out the varying zeitgeists that underpin our recent history. Duration – 24:37 VoxBox: Peter Joseph Interviewed on ‘The...
TSP062 – Whose Got The Right Time?: An enigmatic dimension. Why are we obsessed with time? Both art and technology employ and utilize different aspects of this man-made dimension. Duration – 24:40 VoxBox: Dave Allen...
TSP061 – The Absence Of Silence: Is technology engulfing us in a world of noise? The short answer is yes… The sonic landscapes through which we move offer us both challenges to, and opportunities for,...
TSP060 – In My Craw: What’s bugging you? Pet peeves have been exacerbated by, but not limited to, technology. Venting steam, in the face of a world that so often diminishes human values. Duration –...
TSP059 – Digging Words: UBIQUITOUS – It’s everywhere. Take a word, any word. There’s a world of meaning waiting to be mined. Join Peter and Harry as they dig their vocabulary shovels into the word...
TSP058 – Head and Heart: A tenuous tango. Where thought and emotion intersect is a veritable no-man’s land, our ongoing search for perspective and empathy. Duration – 26:48 VoxBox: On YouTube – Forest Blakk: Find...
TSP057 – The Undefinable Spirit: Nanci Malek, not afraid to ask. Interning at MuchMusic, CityTV, YTV, Nanci Malek has spent the last 38 joyful years producing and directing music and film, as well as promoting...
TSP056 – You Can Lead A Horse To Water: Consumer con contagion. Have I got a deal for you! Lost in the whirlpool of stuff, decoupling from consumer clutter. Duration – 25:06 VoxBox: George Carlin...
TSP055 – The Undefinable Spirit: Readin’ & rollin’ with Lindsay Shaw. From books to reeling on the track and back we talk with Lindsay Shaw, a ‘genetically predisposed’ Librarian, as she recalls her roller derby...
TSP054 – You Talkin’ To Me?: I couldn’t even begin to think, about knowing how to answer that question. Beginning near the end of the 18th century, our fascination with Speech Technology has brought us...
TSP053 – Place Your Bets: Is life predetermined? Is life a ‘casino’ (Italian word for chaos). When it comes to determining our free Will, all bets are off. Duration – 23:51 VoxBox: Jim Carrey on...
TSP052 – 52 Pick-Up: A year of podcasting. From initial concept to uploaded podcast, Peter and Harry chat about the in and outs of podcasting. This retrospective episode includes snippets from some of our last...
TSP051 – The Undefinable Spirit: The greening of hope with Laura Campbell. Mother of two, restauranteur and Dufferin-Caledon Green Party candidate Laura Campbell shares her youthful enthusiasm for all things and her hope for the...
TSP050 – Malware: Pop-up spawns metafiction. A discussion of Harry’s novella-in-progress, in which the author gets real about art as an act of defiance. Duration – 24:38 VoxBox: Audiopedia’s ‘Meta-joke’ on YouTube Music Credit: Daft...
TSP049 – The Undefinable Spirit: Snapshots from the edge, with Pete Paterson. One photographer’s graphic journey, from city to country and analogue to digital. Duration – 28:26 VoxBox: Norm McDonald comedy snippet from YouTube Music...
TSP048 – Make It So, Number One: Regaining control of the good ship ‘Self’. Is it in our power to take charge of our own life, in a world rife with controls? Duration – 25:33...
TSP047 – The Undefinable Spirit: Fearless in the face of misfortune, with Michelle Fruendt. One person’s story about surrendering our demons in the quest for serenity. Duration – 24:56 VoxBox: Big Daddy Tazz – The...
TSP046 – Money, The Root of All Evil?: Is currency the only measure of your wealth? An exploration into the nature of wealth and the system that it spawns. Is a world without money as...
TSP045 – The Undefinable Spirit: Blues & Jazz Bops Into Town: 16 years of musical joy. Peter and Harry talk with Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival founder Larry Kurtz. Orangeville Blues & Jazz: https://orangevillebluesandjazz.ca Duration...
TSP044 – Welcome To Slumberland: To dream or not to dream. Given that we sleep away about a third of our lives, it behooves us to explore that world in a deeper way. Duration –...
TSP043 – Machina Memories: Driving stories. From Benz and Ford to Tesla and trending technologies. The personal joys and tribulations of putting the pedal to medal. Duration – 24:58 VoxBox: The Driving Instructor segment –...
TSP042 – Morality In Flux: Right and wrong in a relative world. Is it even relevant to think of right and wrong in the same way that we used to, and what does that mean...
TSP041 – Subterfuge Soup: Who’s pulling your strings? Conspiracies, large and small, infuse the very air we breath. Is our desire to belong and connect influencing our beliefs and choices? Duration – 25:38 VoxBox: George...
TSP040 – The Caged Mouth: Do we really have free speech? From the personal to the social, to the political, how encumbered is free speech in today’s world? Duration – 21:57 VoxBox: Diane Ford on...
TSP039 – My Life Has Value: Rethinking Populism. Examining the relevance of populism in our current world and the challenge confronting the new generation. Duration – 25:28 VoxBox: Movie Clip from ’Network’ – delivered by...
TSP038 – Roger, Copy That: Living in the duplicated world. Individualism in the context of the duplicated world. The one and the many. Duration – 22:19 VoxBox: Movie Clip from ‘Goodfellas’ – Martin Scorsese Music...
TSP037 – Inventiveness: So, what else is new? In search of the next. Probing the creative imagination and what fosters it’s development. Duration – 27:18 VoxBox: Larry Kurtz – founder of the Orangeville Blues &...
TSP036 – The More Things Change: What did you learn today? How we learn. Are the old educational models relevant today? Duration – 28:35 VoxBox: Father Guido Sarducci Music Credits: Chuck Berry, Lulu, Harold Melvin...
TSP035 – Riffing On Music: Talking about revolution. A hop and a skip across music’s influential landscape, “Songs in the key of life”. Duration – 33:19 VoxBox: George Martin & The Beatles Music Credits: Eva...
TSP034 – Still I Rise: Yes or no, do you dare? The power of yes, in a world of no. From diets to neuroplasticity, affirming transformation. Duration – 27:55 VoxBox: Maya Angelou Music Credit: Beatles...
TSP033 – Fragmented Realities: Has storytelling gone the way of the Dodo? Where have all the stories gone? The way we tell stories has changed. Technology seems to have altered the landscape of time itself....
TSP032 – Do It Yourself Healing: Carrots versus chemicals. Modern western medicine would be wise to embrace and integrate the traditional art of healing. Duration – 27:53 VoxBox: 4 year-old Thea at the Alton Library...
TSP031 – Exit Stage Left: Good leavings. Last rights, or last rites? Before the curtain is drawn, somber or joyful, which would you choose? Duration – 28:39 VoxBox: Nancy Early Music Credit: Norman Greenbaum –...
TSP030 – Who’s That Knocking At The Door: Do you let’em in? To lock or not to lock, that is the question. How do we use our doors? Duration – 25:55 VoxBox: Anthony Carnovale Music...
TSP029 – Relevance & Reliance: Reclaiming the invisible everyman. Relevance in the age of reliance and what it means to unshackling the self. Duration – 26:19 Voxbox: Dolores Hind Music Credit: Beatles – Across The...
TSP028 – Hi, My Name Is Servizio: I am your server today. Service from the top down. It’s all about relationships, generosity and community, so say we. Duration – 25:07 VoxBox: Pierre LeClaire Music Credit:...
TSP027 – Shattering Habits: Phoenix rising. Habits are not addictions, so say the experts. In fact some habits are good. Discerning helpful from harmful, and getting off the never ending wheel. Duration – 25:58 Music...
TSP026 – Marriage Of Minds: From I. Q. to A. I. Will the ongoing development of Artificial Intelligence impede the evolution of human consciousness? Can we imbue technological form with human intelligence, and to what...
TSP025 – 2017 In Review: Shock culture goes viral. Is shock the new normal? Are we accepting the unacceptable? From Donald Trump’s inauguration to Harvey Weinstein’s exposure, we explore the quakes and vibrations felt in...
TSP024 – Automation: Embracing or displacing? Automation’s impact on our everyday life. A wolf in sheep’s clothing? Duration – 22:45 Music Credit: Flight Of The Conchords – Robots Posted: December 25, 2017
TSP023 – Work: Is it doing its job? From the industrial revolution to the digital revolution, a conversation about the nature of work in the modern world. Duration – 24:44 Music Credit: Lee Dorsey –...
TSP022 – Averse to Verse: Poetry and the digital self. The case for poetry’s relevance in the age of the Internet. How poetry can revitalize and rejuvenate the human spirit. Duration – 24:46 Music Credit:...
TSP021 – Freedom’s just another word: Real or BS? Unpacking the idea of freedom in a world seemingly bound by restrictions and limitations. Breaking the shackles. Explicit Content Duration – 23:08 Music Credit: Janis Joplin...
TSP020 – Black, 2 Sugars: Coffee, tea and tech. Exploring the role of tea and coffee in our daily lives and their relative importance to our sense of community and personal rituals. The makings of...
TSP019 – Darkside: Hello darkness my old friend. Exploring the power of darkness in the modern world, from depression to zombies and everything in between. Duration – 24:35 Music Credit: Disturbed (Simon & Garfunkel original)...
TSP018 – Facsmile: Finding authenticity in a simulated world.Is it live or is it Memorex? Sifting through a world of facsimile in a quest for authenticity. Duration – 20:27 Music Credit: Ella Fitzgerald singing behind,...
TSP017 – Paris: A Poet’s Perspective – getting Siri-ous in the city of love. Talking about the ‘apps’ and downs of travel. How technology has impacted traveling and the artistic experience. Duration – 21:59 Music...
TSP016 – Paranoia: Into your life it will creep. Harry and Peter conspire to enter the world of ‘what if’ and ‘could it be that…?’ From Big Brother to Big Google, they ask the question:...
TSP015 – Accepting The Other: Does race matter? What shapes our varied perceptions of ‘Races’ who are different from ours? Should we be focusing on individuals, rather than their ’Race’. Duration – 23:29 Music Credit:...
TSP014 – Altered Realities: Is anybody out there? Peter and Harry, on a natural high, discuss the value of wriggling out of our normal skin. Duration – 23:48 Music Credit: Beatles – I Am The...
TSP013 – Temporary Vs. Permanent: It’s now or ever. The influence your life experiences, religious and cultural background and philosophical views have on how you choose to live, or the life you end up living....
TSP012 – Opinion: The U.S. economy will never have another Golden Age. This episode is based on a published article… Changing technologies impact societal and economic development. This podcast gives voice to an article written...
TSP011 – Mentors: Your mother is your first. Who, or what, can influence your creation or vital spirit? Recalling those special people who help shape or completely change the path of your life. Duration –...
TSP010 – Act Your Age: Where’s the manual? Ageism is the new social prejudice, at a time when people over 65 crowd are beginning to outnumber those under 15. Coping with the disadvantages of aging,...
TSP009 – Fade To Black: Dealing with death. Dealing with the inevitable conclusion of life, as we know it. Is there a case to be made for living too long? Duration – 22:01 Music Credit:...
TSP008 – Ch-Ch-Changes: Facing the strange. Can we adapt to a world seemingly hurtling out of control? The quest for change. Duration – 24:13 Music Credit: David Bowie – Changes Posted: September 4, 2017
TSP007 – Red Alert!: Is your security is an illusion? Is the world more secure or have we simply become increasingly numb to, complacent or accepting, about what most of us feel we can’t control?...
TSP006 – Cockamamy: Living with absurdity. Has technology contributed and exacerbated the absurdity we experience, or are exposed to, in our daily living? Duration – 18:56 Posted: August 21, 2017
TSP005 – Analogue to Digital: Our brain is not binary. Do you prefer listening to vinyl records or CDs, or does it matter? Digital technology and its affect on the quality of our lives. Duration...
TSP004 – Cracking Codes: What on Earth do you mean? Decoding the language of Art & Technology. Duration – 15:51 Posted: August 7, 2017
TSP003 – The Art of Poetry: Poet Laureate waxes poetic. Harry Posner becomes Dufferin County’s first Poet Laureate. Duration – 24:59 Posted: July 31, 2017
TSP002 – The Value Crisis: From dollars to democracy, why numbers are ruining our world. As a partial sequel to Episode 1, in Episode 2 Author Andrew Welch (TheValueCrisis.com) joins us to discuss his book,’The...
TSP001 – Techno Zeitgeist: Inside the machine. Is Technology helping, or hindering you? Duration – 22:59 Posted: July 17, 2017
TSP000 – Intro: Peter & Harry, who do they think they are? Brief Bio chat introducing Peter & Harry. Duration – 15:10 Posted: July 10, 2017