(Extra) Ordinary People

Josh Burke (he/him) is an artist, a voice acting enthusiast, an explainer of video games (to me), and an ocean floor mapping master's student. I've also been meaning to record an episode with him since this podcast started... in 2021. In this episode: learning to love voice acting, narrative video games, keeping track of quotes, taking a long time to set up a microphone, falling into a master's...

Bia Cordeiro (she/her) is a stage manager, private chef, and defender of how good the Twilight movies are (I agree) - and this episode was a delight to record! We had so much fun chatting all things stage management and breakfast. In this episode: the "I can do it" gene, managing stress as a stage manager, growing up in the culinary industry, haggling in Brazil, why you can skip New Moon, and...

Fiona Conway (she/her) is a reader, writer, and medical school student. We started chatting on Instagram (Fiona has the best book recommendations - I have read a lot based on her reviews, and she never misses), discovered we have a whole bunch of real life mutual friends, and now I'm stoked to have her on the podcast! In this episode: the Dear Canada books, bookstagram, writing reviews, growing...

Hannah Haynes-Macdonald (she/her) is a researcher, MSc student, avid concert-goer, and one of the kindest people that I know; I'm so excited that she agreed to come on the podcast and chat about her thesis project and her love of live music. In this episode: nitrogen, tree cores, frisky fish, Maggie Rogers' master's degree, Troye Sivan, feeling music in your body, contentedness, and albums as...

Jason McIntyre is an emerging artist, improviser, comedian, and very wise friend of mine. I’ve been meaning to have him on the podcast for literal years, so I figured we’d start season two off with the first EVER episode of the podcast to break an hour! In this episode: what makes something funny, knowing which notes to take, edgy comedy, whipping out Socrates, morbid curiosity, the Münster...

Laura Kojima (she/her) is an alligator ecotoxicologist and reptile enthusiast who recently defended her master's at the University of Georgia. This episode was recorded in September 2022; I'm thrilled I finally get to share this conversation on the podcast! In this episode: reptiles, ecotoxicology, plasma samples, herping, the Savannah River Site, a day in the life of an ecologist, and women in...

Indhu Iyengar (she/her) is a biology & philosophy student, figure skater, and the all around queen of hobbies. Indhu and I recorded this episode back in the fall, and I'm so thrilled that it is finally available for everyone to listen to! In this episode: combining disciplines, singing, crochet scrunchies, surprising cynicism, Nickelodeon sitcoms, vegetarianism, and three kinds of soup....

Grace Harrington (she/her) is a dancer, teacher, and maker of impulsive decisions. I got the chance to catch up with Grace after years of having lost touch, and I was so excited to hear about her life, the kids she works with, and her next steps. In this episode: teaching boundaries, goat yoga, impulsive decisions, assessing risk, monkeys, and re-evaluating your relationship with alcohol. PATREON...

Alex Dawson (they/them) and Al Newling (any pronouns) are writers, actors, official founding members of the Teen Collective, and definitely not sculptors. I’m super glad I got to have a chaotic video call with these two and learn about what it’s like to be a teenager writing cool queer stories in 2022. In this episode: writing authentic stories, the best myths, teachers who are good at what they...

Mary Walker (she/her) is an actor, graphic design legend, and first generation Canadian with a strong dislike of sunny winter days. Mary and I have known each other for a long time (and have worked together many times), and I’m so glad that we finally sat down to record an episode together. In this episode: toast, the process for putting together a poster, acting as self-expression, wearing...