Award-winning author Tanya Talaga

Tanya Talaga is an award wining Anishinaabe author and former investigative reporter for the Toronto Star. Her 2017 book Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City, won the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction and the 2017 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Her latest book, All Our Relations served as the focus for her recent Massey Lectures across Canada.

This is Episode #221 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Laurie Dillon-Schalk | Conquer COVID-19

Laurie Dillon-Schalk owns a family maple farm, an agency and is a co-founder and volunteer with the Conquer COVID-19 team.

According to their website, Conquer COVID-19 is comprised of physicians, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and other volunteers who are working together to ensure front line workers responsible for the health and well-being of Canadians have access to masks, gloves, and other supplies that are essential in treating patients and minimizing the spread of the virus.

This is Episode #220 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Dr. Ruby Alvi | Conquer COVID-19

Dr. Ruby Alvi is a family doctor in Mississauga and a volunteer with the Conquer COVID-19 team.

According to their website, Conquer COVID-19 is comprised of physicians, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and other volunteers who are working together to ensure front line workers responsible for the health and well-being of Canadians have access to masks, gloves, and other supplies that are essential in treating patients and minimizing the spread of the virus.

This is Episode #218 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Conquer Covid-19

Sulemaan Ahmed is a volunteer and co-founder of the grassroots incubator, Conquer COVID-19. 

According to their website, Conquer COVID-19 is comprised of physicians, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and other volunteers who are working together to ensure front line workers responsible for the health and well-being of Canadians have access to masks, gloves, and other supplies that are essential in treating patients and minimizing the spread of the virus.

This is Episode #217 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Filmmaker Francis Luta

Francis Luta is a Canadian documentary and fiction filmmaker. His most recent films include the upcoming documentary feature “Alone Across The Arctic” about Canadian explorer Adam Shoalts’ expedition across the Arctic. “Vivid” (2017) a short horror film produced by Canon Canada.

Please visit http://mykingandbay.com to learn more about the #SOYBFaceMaskChallenge. Let’s fight COVID19 together!

This is Episode #216 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Perdita Felicien

In today’s episode I speak with former world champion and Olympian Perdita Felicien about how she’s dealing with COVID19. We also discuss the fallout of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics cancellation and what is means for athletes.

Perdita Felicien is a 10x Canadian Champion, a 2x World Champion and a 2x Olympian.

I first spoke with Perdita on Episode #126.

Please visit http://mykingandbay.com to learn more about the #SOYBFaceMaskChallenge. Let’s fight COVID19 together!

This is Episode #215 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Tina Jung

Tina Jung is an award-winning Korean-Canadian actor, writer, and producer. she stars in the upcoming feature film QUEEN OF THE MORNING CALM which follows her character, a 29-year-old immigrant sex worker and her self-aware 10-year-old daughter Mona, as they embark on a journey of emancipation.

This is Episode #214 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Dr. Greg Wells

Dr. Greg Wells has a PhD in Physiology, has served as an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Toronto, and is currently a senior scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Wells is also the CEO and founder of Wells Performance, a global consulting firm committed to achieving the moonshot of helping teams, schools, and businesses become places where people get healthy, perform optimally, and reach their potential.

This is Episode #213 of the Welcome! podcast.

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