Episodes
Danny Bailey is a globe-trotting videographer and photographer.  A dream career shooting such things as the Olympics, Grand Prix Racing, and following Tiger Woods around a golf course, breeds great stories.
Published 02/13/23
John Nelles is simply amazing.  This is a master-class for anyone interested in improving their craft as an actor, and an insight into the process for anyone who is a fan of television and film.
Published 02/06/23
Lorin Raine will tell you he’s a 2nd Assistant Director for film and television.  But he’s so much more.  He’s the best 2nd Assistant Director for film and television.  He’s also a sketch comedy artist, and a playwright, and a director.  He’s a writer, a comedian, and a classically trained actor and opera singer.  And most important of all, he’s one of our favourite people ever.
Published 01/30/23
Dwayne McLean, at 83 years young, is still a working professional stuntman and stunt coordinator. An inductee of both the Canadian and American Stuntmen’s Halls of Fame, Dwayne is a living legend in the stunt biz. You may even remember him as Black Bart in the iconic ’A Christmas Story’.
Published 01/23/23
Joe Forte is an artist.  At 80 years young, he has been homeless for four decades, relying on the kindness of others to live a life creating.  His main medium is black ink and paper.  His inspiration, life.  A philosopher of sorts, his wizardly white beard offers wisdom gleaned from his years of earthly experience and soulful spirituality.
Published 01/16/23
Mike Meacher is a professional musician and commercial paleontologist. He has toured all over Canada and the United States with Canadian rock band, Mudmen, releasing an album with the group in 2016 entitled "Old Plaid Shirt". His band Factory City, has released two albums, "Factory City" and "Art Is War". Nowadays, though he continues to do live shows as a solo artist, Mike has been focused on a company he founded in 2018, Stormbed Paleontological. They are a sales and preparation service...
Published 12/02/22
Randy Daudlin, special effects makeup expert and makeup artist, writer and director, is one of Randy's oldest friends in the film business.  This is an eye-opening dive into everything makeup from lipstick to full-body special effects prosthetics.  Plus he tells you where you can get his three special effects makeup books - a must for any film maker.
Published 11/10/22
Big Rob Archer, all six foot seven and nearly three hundred pounds of him, is a sponsored body-builder and personal trainer, actor and stuntman.  His personal apparel brand Hate Me can be found at hateme.ca.  Have a listen and discover why the name Hate Me.
Published 11/08/22
Mariah Owen was once hailed as the youngest executive producer in Hollywood.  She is a writer, director, producer and actor who has been creating content and producing feature films for years, and is, as of this podcast, still only 28 years old.  Simply incredible.  You’re going to want to listen in on our conversation with Mariah.
Published 10/31/22
Don Carmody is arguably the biggest, most prolific film and television producer in Canada - His credits include Porky’s, Good Will Hunting, Chicago (for which he won an Academy Award), The Boondock Saints I and II, all the Resident Evil movies, Silent Hill, Goon, and the list goes on.  Check him out on the IMDB.  This was a fun, insightful and honest conversation about his career and his movies.  Don’t miss this one.
Published 10/24/22
Dave Flood, a former SWAT cop, is a close protection specialist, veteran competitive body-builder, stuntman and film and television armourer.  He is also an avid boater.
Published 10/17/22
Flint Eagle is a stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor.  Born on a reservation in Quebec, he was raised by his Grandmother in Florida following the murders of his parents.  A dramatic story-teller, often speaking fluently in his Mohawk language, Flint’s passion is incredibly moving.
Published 10/10/22
Dylan Lindsay is a standup comedian who was born with cerebral palsy. Not only did he have us in stitches, he's also our favourite former Blockbuster Video employee...
Published 10/03/22
Mark Fisher was a junior Olympic basketball player, is a former pro hockey player, pro lacrosse player and golf pro.  He is a former undercover drug cop, and the conversation is incredible.
Published 09/19/22
Charlie Taylor is the premier armourer in the TV and film industry today.  If you've ever watched television or a movie, you've seen his work.  A former tool and die maker, he became a gunsmith and gunshop/shooting range owner working for 6 law-enforcement agencies as their armourer.  In 1995 he did his first film, Romeo & Juliet for Director Baz Lurhman (Elvis), and the rest is history.  
Published 09/12/22
Claire Trickey is a farrier, a bow-hunter and a taxidermist.  She brought along her 15 month old Weimaraner hunting partner, Adlie, and the conversation was, in a word, fascinating.
Published 08/31/22
Scott Hogarth is a 12 time world champion martial artist, holding advanced level black belts in numerous styles.  He is a former paramedic and firefighter, stuntman and actor, and has been the owner and head instructor at Fighting Griffin Martial Arts in Milton, Ontario, Canada for four decades. 
Published 08/24/22
Darren Marsman is a professional TV and movie stunt coordinator and stunt performer.  He is a special effects technician, an actor, and he even drove army tanks for a living once.
Published 08/12/22
Adam Winnick is a warrant officer with the 'Queen's Own Rifles of Canada', and an airborne infantryman.  He is a skydive instructor with Skydive Ontario, as well as an armourer and firearms consultant for the film and television industry.
Published 08/04/22
Les Bryce is a former fire Captain/30 year veteran fire-fighter with the Toronto fire service in the deepest, darkest areas of the city, and among other things, is a custom motorcycle builder. 
Published 07/27/22
Kym Wyatt McKenzie, actor, writer, director, comedian...
Published 07/20/22
Shawn Lawrence has over 28 years experience and over 2000 operational calls as a tactical operator and sergeant with Toronto's elite SWAT team.  He is a former Israeli special forces/paratrooper, and has recently made a shift into acting and stunt work in film and tv.  He can be seen in the Taylor Sheridan/Hugh Dillon created hit tv series Mayor of Kingstown on Paramount+.
Published 07/16/22