Five seasons to enjoy!
Something Different This Way Comes

Season 1

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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