Forty episodes to enjoy!
Something Different This Way Comes

Episodes

Nov. 8, 2022

2.6 The Paulo Friere Two Step featuring Dr. Fay Martin

The only way to get out of the mess we’re in: Take Back The Community; paxis and the Paulo Freire two-step of action & reflection; Saul Alinsky’s cut the issue then set specific, immediate & realizable actions; turn the Eeyo…
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Nov. 1, 2022

2.5 All Bring Our All - non-binary thinking

The dark side of Scarborough Fair; tightropes, paradox Venn diagrams & the power of non-binary thinking; how deep runs our bias & how best to undo it; persistence pays; Sleeping Giant and how raptors soar Details (including…
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Oct. 25, 2022

2.4 The Places You’ll Go - featuring Paul Berger

Thunder Bay hybrid then electric car owner experience; personal carbon budgeting - get to net zero on your own terms; the sad tale of the Memorial Bike Lane proposal; the 4 scientifically proven keys to happiness; getting to…
Guest: Paul Berger
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Oct. 18, 2022

2.3 Count me In - Capital Income

Sam is left speechless; Wealthy yet insecure; compounding punishing insufficiencies; today’s transformations - chosen or imposed; parables of plenty vs. poverty; the real tragedy of the commons; divest from fear - invest in …
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Oct. 11, 2022

2.2 Save the Mothers and Methane counterspun

Featuring Phil McGuire. Mothers are the key to our prosperity; thanks for a warm introduction; less publicity and more listening; dam removal’s winning arguments & growing popularity; gravity batteries; counterspinning natur…
Guest: Phil McGuire
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Oct. 3, 2022

2.1 Ground Level Lessons - season launch

Less Mowing, More Growing. Sami says: don’t think you are smarter than mother nature. Colonial trade, Colonial work, Colonial ruins and my family’s history settling the prairies. An inspiring tale of a Calgary home going all…
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June 28, 2022

1.9 Being Ancestors - season finale with Betty Carpick plus Ben & Sam

It’s really about people and the planet; Why go forth with pride, compassion and joy; How to help intergenerational, interdisciplinary, inclusive communities thrive; Celebrating the Thunder Bay trifecta; Slowing down & build…
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June 21, 2022

1.8 Getting to Know Home - with Ledah McKellar

Why imagine the change you want to see; How to build on the three pillars of sustainability: reciprocity, interconnection and gratitude; what goes deeper than emissions reduction; why everybody has to get involved; how this …
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June 14, 2022

1.7 Times Change- with Muriel Squires (+ Sam, Ben & Arno)

Perspectives on how times change; what beauty makes; why reassure people; harking back to a pre-disposable economy;  how to get the creative juices flowing; how to become an expert without training; the more you learn, the m…
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June 7, 2022

1.6 Greening City with Summer Stevenson

Summer StevensonSustainability Coordinator for the City of Thunder Bay How the city works determines how we work in it; a million ton goal and 36 month count-down; engineering for unpredictable extremes; being Brene Brown a…
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May 31, 2022

1.5 The People in your Neighbourhood - with Charla Robinson, buy local

Featuring Charla Robinson, Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce (plus Ben & Sam)  How local business is the life blood of a community & has a money-back guarantee; The failed experiment fix that will transform Thunder Bay; Why c…
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May 24, 2022

1.4 The Pen is Mightier - Provincial Election thoughts

Featuring Judith Monteith-Farrell; Tracey MacKinnon & Rob Barrett. Referencing Bren Smith & William McDonough. Being the squeak; gather expertise and lift muzzles; there is a deficit of autonomy in our economy; draw down…
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May 17, 2022

1.3 Food Futures - with Brendan Grant of Sleepy G Farm

Why food is the most important thing; What it takes to achieve food security in Thunder Bay; Why Thunder Bay is a misnomer; why stop complaining and make it happen ourselves; What blows Brendan’s mind in every teaspoon of li…
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May 10, 2022

1.2 Tips for Change Makers - with Erin Beagle

Featuring Erin Beagle of Roots to Harvest Let’s get to ‘yes’; changing our understanding of success; why driving a bus is better than going it alone; how climate change in Thunder Bay is like the trash compactor in Star War…
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May 3, 2022

1.1 Genesis - with Ben & Sam

Change is Needed and Change is Being Seeded Ben & Sam remember with Heather the night Ben cried and why. Heather asks them to imagine the Thunder Bay they want that is fossil-fuel-free and prepared to weather the climate em…
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April 24, 2022

Trailer: Conversations to Ease my Climate Anxiety

Something Different This Way Comes, launches Tuesday May 3 with new episodes weekly through June including conversations with Brendan Grant of Sleepy G Farm; Summer Stevenson, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Thund…
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