The following is a podcast rebroadcast. Or a repodcast!
In the 20th episode of Welcome!, I spoke with entrepreneur Romana Kassam about life travelling Europe and Africa, climbing Kilimanjaro, dealing with East Indian parents and their expectations of their daughter, working corporate life and her decision to stop participating in the rat race to start her own business.
Earlier this month the UFC finally came back to Toronto to host UFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis. Holloway ended up winning over Pettis in a thrilling TKO. However, the final bout was overshadowed by the intense match between veteran Cub Swanson and the youngster Doo Ho Choi.
And I happened to be in attendance at this historic event as a guest of King & Bay Custom Clothing. It was my second live UFC event. The first was UFC 129: St. Pierre vs Shields.
See some photos here: https://goo.gl/photos/9hYpqxWYRHQws1F77
Every year since 2005 Uncle Neil has got together with his friends to put on an annual Christmas concert. However, this concert is unlike others. The main focus is not the outstanding musicianship. It is the work that takes place throughout the year. The collection of toys which started off as many a few hundred has now accumulated to over 100,000+ toys.
Uncle Neil has been spreading the gospel of “So Little Can Do So Much, For So Many” for the past 12 years.
As we end 2016 I thought I would share some photos we took from this past year’s event.
See more photos here: https://goo.gl/photos/SHsNECw5G8yUn6rcA
The following is a podcast rebroadcast. Or a repodcast!
On Saturday February 20, 2016 Khadija Cajee joined Welcome’s Karim Kanji at PodCamp Toronto for a special one our interview in front of a live audience.
Khadija Cajee’s six year old son, Syed Adam Ahmed, has been on Canada’s DHP (Deemed High Profile) for as long as she and her husband, Sulemaan Ahmed, can remember.
During this conversation we discuss the following:
– How a single tweet led to a series of tweets that led to real public discourse.
– When did Khadija and her family find out their son was on the DHP list?
– How many kids under 18 years old are on the DHP list in Canada?
– What is Khadija doing to shed light on this issue?
– Will kids under 18 ever be off the DHP list?
– What is #NoFlyListKids and how can people become involved?
– What liberties are we willing to give up for the sake of security?
– What is Minister Goodale doing to ensure that children are not on the DHP list?
For more information on #NoFlyListKids please visit the website.
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The following is a podcast rebroadcast. In late September we spoke with the one-time Toronto mayoral candidate, former Liberal MPP and Ontario’s first openly gay MPP and Ontario cabinet minister, George Smitherman.
Here’s my conversation with George Smitherman.
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The following is a podcast rebroadcast. Or a repodcast! March 10, 2015 I recorded my first Welcome! podcast with my good friend, Karim Awad. Karim is an entrepreneur, designer, teacher, artist and award winning deejay.
Here’s my very first Welcome! podcast. Enjoy!
(Sorry about the sound quality. It improves after a dozen or so episodes!)
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Today, I welcome Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer at TVO, and anchor of TVO’s flagship current affairs program The Agenda, Steve Paikin.
We talk about:
Podcasts
Take listener questions
Steve’s love of public broadcasting and TVO
Preparing for election debates
Steve’s many books
Steve’s love of the Boston Red Sox
Steve’s fascination with political leadership
And so much more!
Intro music by Afraaz Mulji
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Hubba founder and CEO Ben Zifkin and I both have a lot in common. We both live in Toronto and have owned laundry businesses. In today’s episode Ben and I discuss his entrepreneurial journey. It started at Western University as a Philosophy Major and now sees Ben lead a fast growing company in the ever changing world of e-commerce.
Intro music by Afraaz Mulji
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This edition of Welcome! features the Director of Emerging Technologies of Delvinia and the curator of the popular Friday Rock Debate, Randy Matheson.
Thanks Shafik Kamani for the brand new logo for my podcast!
