Bitters, Buds, and Black Representation in Cannabis.

Bitters, Buds, and Black Representation in Cannabis.

On this week's episode, the trio interviews Keenan Pascal: the Founder and CEO of Token Naturals, an Edmonton-based cannabis manufacturing company, and Token Bitters, their food and beverage sister company. The boys discuss Keenan's journey from working in banking to pursuing a career in cannabis and talk about risk-taking, entrepreneurship, and BIPOC representation in the cannabis industry. This episode was recorded as part of the 2021 La Explorational Live Summit put on by La Connexional - a social enterprise that strives to showcase the talents and contributions of the African, Black, Caribbean, and Latinx (ABCL) communities in Canada.

How I Met Your Cohosts: The Making of Modern Friendships.

This week, the trio discuss navigating friendships in their twenties. They open the episode sharing how they met each other and then transition into a variety of topics including nuclear friend groups, how friendships have changed over time, and how to cut friendships that are draining.

Three Single Guys Give Dating Advice...

... and some of it goes well. Join the trio this week as they explore dating apps, double dates, dealbreakers vs dealmakers, and so much more.

Season Two Premiere: Navigating Your Quarter-Life Crisis Featuring Dr. Meg Jay, Author of The Defining Decade.

After a brief hiatus, the boys are back for season two! On this week’s episode, the trio discuss navigating careers, relationships, and mental health in their twenties with a special guest: Dr. Meg Jay, the author of The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties matter— and How to Make the Most of Them Now. The Defining Decade has changed the way millions of twenty-somethings think about their twenties—and themselves. In March 2021, the book was updated and re-issued to speak to the specific issues this generation of twenty-somethings is dealing with. Dr. Meg Jay, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Professor of Human Development at the University of Virginia who specializes in twenty-somethings. She earned a doctorate in clinical psychology and in gender studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her books, THE DEFINING DECADE and SUPERNORMAL, have been translated into more than a dozen languages and her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and on NPR and BBC. Her TED talk “Why 30 Is Not the New 20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhhgI4tSMwc]” is among the most watched to date.

Season One Finale: Staying with Your Parents, Suburbs, and Skyscrapers Featuring Stephen Raitz and Jason Ribeiro.

On this week's episode, the boys discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic will shape living trends among young millennials & old Gen Z's in the cusp generation. To shed further light on these issues, they invited two special guests to the pod: Stephen Raitz and Jason Ribeiro.  Stephen Raitz completed his Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning at the University of Alberta in 2019. He is currently working as a Municipal Planning Intern with the City of Beaumont. Before this, Stephen worked as a Student Urban Planner with the City of Edmonton and a Junior Planner with Municipal Planning Services Ltd.  In addition to Urban Planning, Stephen is also passionate about active transportation advocacy, long-distance running, and theatrical improv. Jason Ribeiro is a corporate leader, community advocate, and one of Canada’s most awarded social science graduate students. As Director of Strategy at Calgary Economic Development, Jason is responsible for setting and implementing corporate and community vision through the city’s new economic strategy, “Calgary in the New Economy.” Jason is simultaneously completing his Ph.D. research at the University of Calgary, which is funded by the prestigious SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship and aims to assist organizational leaders in shaping, leading, and sustaining innovation efforts in cross-sector partnerships. He is an active member of the international academic community, and has taught over 600 university students, written 13 scholarly works, delivered over 20 national/international conference presentations, and received over $180,000 in competitive funding. He also holds a Master’s degree from Brock University and undergraduate degrees from both McMaster University and York University.