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Juno Kim is a chef, photographer and food stylist who draws from their background in psychology, mindfulness and trauma informed healing to offer curated experiences and coaching services. We speak about cooking as healing, physical manifestations of trauma and mindful eating. 

Instagram: @Jun0k

Cellist and composer Raphael Weinroth-Browne is one half of groundbreaking duo, The Visit, and East-meets-West ensemble Kamancello. His work as a collaborator is extensive, highlights include studio recordings with Lawrence Gowan (Styx) and metal band Leprous with whom he has recorded and toured extensively. Raphael’s debut solo album “Worlds Within” was released in 2020 to great critical acclaim. In this conversation we speak about Performance philosophy and mindset, exploring sonic worlds, building unconscious habits, and marketing musical content.  

Instagram: @raphcello  

Facebook: Raphael Weinroth-Browne 

Soundcloud: https://raphaelweinroth-browne.bandcamp.com/album/worlds-within-live

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Madeleine Bouchard is an elementary school teacher in the Toronto District School Board. She also happens to be one of my oldest friends.

You can follow her creative classroom projects on Instagram here: @madame_bouchard



VOCATIONS is a semi-regular series which features interviews with inspiring individuals who felt a strong calling to their chosen employment, and harness their creativity in their everyday work.

Brandyn and Allison are the Artistic Director and Executive Director of Ensemble Obiora respectively. The mission of Ensemble Obiora is to uncover and disseminate works by composers of colour whose work has been omitted by Western classical music. They aim to promote diversity, equity and accessibility in the Canadian classical music scene and create a sense of belonging in underrepresented racial communities. We discuss being black in classical music, the mission of Obiora, and even get to hear the meet cute which led to this formidable duo! EDIT: Joseph Bologna's mother was a slave and her father owned plantation / Joseph Bologna's mother was a slave and father was a plantation owner. www.ensembleobiora.com  

Facebook: Ensemble Obiora  

Instagram: @ensemble_obiora

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Bev Standing is a full time international voice actor working mainly in commercial, corporate, explainers, e-learning/trainings and on-hold/IVR. Bev recently won a Reed award for Best Radio Ad – National Mayoral Campaign. She was chosen as Private Education & Development Awards’ Best e-learning voiceover artist – Canada in 2019 and 2021; and has received eight SOVAS nominations. In the fall of 2020, Bev discovered that her voice was being used for a text-to-speech translation on TikTok without her permission. As a result, she has since decided to pursue a lawsuit against the social media giant to seek justice for herself and artists to come. In this episode we speak about voice acting as an art form, Bev's discovery of her voice on TikTok, and why this lawsuit is important to her and artists to come. Please share Bev's story with the hashtag #standingwithbev to show your support for her!  

www.bevstanding.com 

Instagram: @bevstanding 

Facebook: Bev Standing- Voice Talent

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Bernie Van Tiel (BVT) is a Sydney based Hip Hop/R&B Artist, beatboxer, producer, drag performer and actor. Highlights include touring with Aussie star Pete Murray as his "human drum kit", and joining Haiku Hands on their SuperVillian tour. BVT's debut single "Spend Some Time" is available on all streaming platforms. In this episode we speak about the language of beatboxing, what it means to be a TikTok influencer, navigating and defining happiness and success and more.  

Instagram: @bossdembvt  

YouTube: Bernie Van Tiel

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