The Ranger Cabin

Episode 15 - Grant Shilling

Today we sit fireside with street outreach worker, author, and community facilitator Grant Shilling to discuss solutions to the growing homelessness issues across Canada, using my hometown as an example. Grant is a warm spirit. We get a small snapshot of his childhood in Toronto, a story about smuggling surfboards into Gaza and caught up to his latest work on a small housing project for queer and Indigenous youth. Keep your fire hot!  https://dawntodawn.org/

Episode 14 - Chief Willie Sellars

Today we visit Secwepemc Territory with elected Chief Willie Sellars of Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) to learn about the start of their meteoric economic journey.  In this episode we discuss WLFNs recent $135M settlement in Supreme court, and the Prime Minister’s recent visit to walk the grounds of St. Joseph’s Residential School. We talk economic growth and how this nation is working towards self-governance without relying on the treaty process. Let's keep our fire hot!

Episode 13 - Andrew Knight

People are seeking their fame and fortune in the virtual world. This episode explores how blockchain, NFTs, and video game development are evolving our social interactions and our own identities. My guest Andrew Knight is a veteran of the video game industry who has worked around the world. He is currently a Development Director at Electronic Arts.

Episode 12 - Matt Rader

So you want to be a poet? Matt Rader is a poet, fiction writer and creative writing professor at University of British Columbia. In this episode we discuss Matt's journey to become a poet, parenthood, men's health and mindfulness. In the second half of the episode we keep our fire hot by discussing his new book Ghosthawk, a deeply personal volume of poetry and his fifth poetry publication. Ghosthawk is available October 31st, 2021 in Canada (Nightwood Editions [https://nightwoodeditions.com/collections/matt-rader/products/9780889714045]) and early 2022 internationally. Matt Rader on Instagram: @mattleerader [https://instagram.com/mattleerader/] Matt Rader on Twitter: @mattleerader [https://twitter.com/mattleerader/] Order Matt's new book Ghosthawk [https://nightwoodeditions.com/collections/matt-rader/products/9780889714045]

Episode 11 - Ocean Hyland & Jesse Recalma

Linguists, artists and culture keepers Ocean Hyland and Jesse Recalma discuss their pursuit of keeping Indigenous languages thriving and using them to wake a sleeping language called Puntlatch. We discuss why individual languages are so valuable and explore Indigenous perspectives on the southern coast of Canada. Ocean Hyland Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dropletfromthesalishsea/] Jesse Recalma Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/saatlamarts/] Jesse & Ocean's Artwork and Website [https://www.salishshkwen.com/]