The More the Merrier with donna g

tmtm 24 may 2026 Guest: d'bi.young anitafrika re: shx mami wata & the pxssywitch hunt

What are the lasting impacts of British colonization on Jamaican culture, sexuality, and spirituality? Dr d'bi.young anitafrika [https://dbiyounganitafrika.com/] (PHD in Theatre and Performance) joins me to discuss how she balances drama and comedy in her one-woman, multi- character, immersive performance in 'shx mami wata & the pxssywitch hunt'. Then a collection of short audio pieces ('Chocolate Orange Biscuits') by Lisa Parry courtesy of https://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/

tmtm 17 may 26 Guest: Carly Beath ED, Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival

Carly Beath, the brand new Executive Director of Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival and I chat about her new role with the festival and shares details about some of the films that caught my eye this year.  Plus a creepy old time radio show about what happens when 'The Enormous Radio' begins to take on a life of its own. archive.org Music: 'gendah bendah' by dr. d'bi.young anitafrika and 'Close These Doors' by LAL

tmtm 26 April 2026 Guest: Amanda Cordner (How to Catch Creation) + Spoken Word and Music

The first half of the show, I chat with Amanda Cordner (CBC's 'Sort Of') about being a cast member of 'Calling on Creation' by Christina Anderson. We also talk about what creation means to her as well her character, Tami. CALLING ON CREATION opens Thursday, April 30 and runs until May 17th at Soulpepper Theatre (50 Tank House Lane) in Toronto's distillery district. For more information please visit https://www.soulpepper.ca. Music/Spoken Word 'Rise' by Malika Tirolien, 'Gay God' by Ebony Stewart, 'gendah bendah' by Dr d'bi young.anitafrika, Karen Williams 'White People' and 'Love Needs Expression' by Chet Singh. I finish the show with 'Celia' by Son Aché. I didn't get a chance to play the whole song in it's entirety last week. Salsa Queen, Celia Cruz was recently inducted (posthumously) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

tmtm 19 April 2026 Focus Hot Docs films 'The Sandbox' and 'Let Our Mountains Live'

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival [https://hotdocs.ca/] 2026 coverage continues with guests: director, Kenya-Jade Pinto [https://www.kenyajade.com/] (The Sandbox) and filmmakers (Let the Mountains Live) multi-award winning director, Hävard Bustnes [https://www.haavardbustnes.com/] and Johannes Vang, and Sissel Holtan, a reindeer herder. A lawyer, photographer and first-time director, Kenya-Jade and I discuss the million dollar tech industry of migrant and refugee surveillance and the activists working to provide basic human rights to people in need. What does that mean for you and me? You'll want to find out... The Sámi people of Norway won a supreme court decision recognizing their indigenous land rights, so why are herders in North Fosten still fighting against a major wind turbine company that has built hundreds of turbines on reindeer territory? This David and Goliath story reveals the global contractions built into Truth and Reconciliation documents. Music by Son Aché: 'Celia' played in honour of Cuban Salsa Queen, Celia Cruz [https://celiacruz.com/] being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Contact Me: www.ciut.fm/tmtm [https://ciut.fm/tmtm/]

tmtm 12 April 2026 Guests: Nekai Foster, Rico King (Nekai Walks) + Sabina Lambert (& Other Concerns)

Director Rico King (Nekai Walks) and subject Nekai Foster and I chat about Nekai's extraordinary mental and physical journey after the teen's near-fatal shooting in the Jane and Finch area, an underserved, predominantly Black community where lack of services result in a cycle of retaliatory shootings. Screening at Hot Docs [https://hotdocs.ca/] 2026 April 24 and 25 at Red Roger's Hot Docs Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst.) Then director, Sabina Olivia Lambert and I talk wallpaper, production values and transitioning Lauren Greenwood's 2019 Toronto Fringe play 'An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns', into the short film, '& Other Concerns.' The short film will commence streaming on CBC GEM's Canadian Reflections [https://gem.cbc.ca/canadian-reflections] on April 16, 2026.