Five seasons to enjoy!

Something Different This Way Comes

Imagining the differences I would welcome, sharing good information and conversations to inspire.
By Heather McLeod
Spinning facts and possibilities into a lifeline of hope for our future.
Rooted in and rooting for Thunder Bay, Ontario.

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Something Different This Way Comes: imagining and informing welcome differences to come

Inspiring, informed conversations, original music by host, producer and writer Heather McLeod to help it sink in, and a growing library of hope. References for each episode are noted on their page, as are the scripts I bring into the recording studio (my kids blanketed bunk bed) in lieu of a transcript.  References referred to often are listed below. This is a wholly independent podcast. Contributions are welcome - click that GoFundMe link to help pay me for this work and I will be so glad of your support.

I live, work and raise my family in Thunder Bay Ontario, a land deeply enriched by the Anishnabek Nation's relationship to this their home since time began, who live here generously now as Fort William First Nation. I am a former CBC radio documentary journalist, a recording artist and composer, an author and Certified Financial Planner, a bee keeper and farmer who strives to nourish the land with which my family grows food. 

Dec. 19, 2023

5.10 The Money is Knocking, open the door with Richard Wong

The Season Finale features development lawyer Richard Wong with his thoughts after talking about engaging successfully with Corporations, and financing the big changes you want to see - at the Northwest Climate Gathering in Thunder Bay last month. Th...

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Dec. 12, 2023

5.9 Biking Viking Ken Shields Travels Green

Ken is the worker bee behind Just Bike TBay, the Memorial Link and Thunder Bay’s E.V. shows. And he was right at the heart of the Northwest Climate Gathering. We talk about the power of positivity and persistence, we celebrate being nerds and buildin...

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About the Hosts

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Heather McLeod

Host & Producer

Former CBC journalist and host, recording artist and songwriter, published author and CFP (certified financial planner). I live on the edge of Thunder Bay on the homestead that my husband grew up on. We keep honey bees, laying hens, a market garden and (soon) goats. I moved here from Montreal in 2002 and never plan on leaving. I am tenth generation settler heritage.

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Leea McKay

Graphic Designer & Publicist

Graphic designer & Illustrator based in Thunder Bay/GTA. Primarily focusing on logos, branding, and web design while also doing marketing. Design work is my passion and I aim to make the world prettier and more sustainable.

Library of Hope

Books:
Drawdown edited by Paul Hawken
Value(s) by Mark Carney
Humankind by Rutger Bregman
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Nature's Best Hope & really anything by Doug Tallamy
Old Man On His Back: portrait of a prairie landscape by Sharon Butala
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The Secret Wisdom of Nature & really anything by Peter Wohlleben
Animal, Mineral, Miracle & Small Wonder & really anything by Barbara Kingsolver
A Good War by Seth Klein
Saving Us by Katherine Hayhoe
21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act by Bob Joseph
Hope Matters by Elin Kelsey
Eat Like A Fish by Bren Smith
The Singing Revolution by Priit Verilind
You Are Here by Chris Hadfield
The 100 Mile Diet by Alisa Smith & J. B. MacKinnon
The Omnivore's Dilemma & In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Peach Fuzz & Onion Skins by Bonnie Sitter & ShirleyAn English
The Carbon Almanac Foreword by Seth Godin
Italians of Fort William's East End by Roy Piovesana

Podcasts:
The Carbon Almanac
Bioneers: revolution from the heart of nature
What on Earth (CBC)
Race Against Climate Change (Canada's National Observer)
Smart Prosperity (University of Ottawa affiliated NGO)
TED climate (US)
Quirks & Quarks (CBC)
The Hidden Brain (Shankar Vedantam)
The Blindboy Podcast (Ireland)

Video:
Michele Solomon: treaty history of Fort William First Nation land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH4og2C7PyQ
Kurzgesagt -in a Nutshell: Good News! We WILL Fix Climate Change!
L'Homme Qui Plantait des Arbres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HtY6yEr5E4

Documentaries:
A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough
Abstract Human: The World Within
My Octopus Teacher
This Changes Everything 
Picture a Scientist

Thunder Bay:
Roots to Harvest //www.rootstoharvest.org/
Sleepy G Farm http://www.sleepygfarm.ca/
The Underground Gym https://undergroundgym.ca/
Superior Seasons (Belluz Farms): https://superiorseasons.localfoodmarketplace.com/Producers
Dew Drop Inn https://dewdropinnthunderbay.ca/
Elevate NWO https://elevatenwo.org/
Regional Food Distribution Association https://www.foodbanksnorthwest.ca/
Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce https://www.tbchamber.ca/
Thunder Bay citizens engagement portal www.getinvolvedthunderbay.ca
Thunder Bay municipal sustainability https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/earthcare.aspx
Lakehead University Sustainability https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/sustainability

Other things I've referenced & recommend:
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2021001/article/00021-eng.htm

https://www.alkarimdevani.com/
https://www.sundanceharvestmarket.com/
https://www.greenwave.org/
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/irish_constitution_1/citizens_assembly.html
https://www.youthclimatecorps.com/
https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/climatecorps