Up North And Personal: A Spotlight for Canadian Talent

Malik "TheCartoonGamer" McLeod
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An interview series where I sit down with Canadian talent and hear their stories. Guests come in all shapes and sizes; writers, creators, editors, artists, voice actors, personal friends - it’s all fair game over here. So if that’s up your alley, you’ve come to the right place!

Episodes

  1. 01/05/2025

    EP 05 - Interview w/YTV Legend Marcel St. Pierre (Keep it Weird, Whoa Magazine, Anime, and More!)

    Today we sit down and "Keep it Weird" with actor, writer, editor, all-around weird guy Marcel St. Pierre. Whether you realized it before or not, his work has had a huge impact on millions of folks across the country over the last quarter-century, and it's high-time more people knew about that work! He's got stories from working for all the big Canadian networks, dubbing anime, writing for YTV's Whoa! Magazine, and so much more!! Marcel's Stuff: https://books2read.com/shortweird https://www.instagram.com/shortweird/ https://www.shortweird.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/shortweird.bsky.social YTV Whoa Magazine Blogspot: https://ytvwhoamagazine.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html

    1h 60m

  2. 02/10/2024

    EP 04 - Talking With Legendary Disney + Pixar Artist Scott Caple

    On this edition of Up North and Personal, we're sitting down with Scott Caple. He's done a heck of a lot, from Nelvana shows and movies (Inspector Gadget, Rock and Rule), to stuff outta Don Bluth's wheelhouse (All Dogs go to Heaven, Rock-a-Doodle), and a fair bit of stuff during the Disney Renaissance (Hunchback, Tarzan, Mulan). If that wasn't enough, he's even done stuff for Pixar, including concept design for their tie-in games (Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up), had a Blue Sky (Ferdinand, Nimona) and somehow, he's lowered his standards enough to speak with me today. If you fancy yourself an artist of any kind, you're gonna love hearing Scott's stories!

    2h 21m

  3. 01/07/2024

    EP 03 - Freaky Stories Creator and Puppet Guy Steve Schnier

    NOTE: The following episode contains coarse language and immature subject matter. Listener discretion is advised! Whether you know him as the creator of YTV's Freaky Stories, his work on the original Inspector Gadget or The Magic School Bus, his accomplishments in puppetry and breaking world records, or hey, you may not know him at all! But I assure you, there's no one out there quite like him. Join me as I sit down with all-around creative and professional lunatic, Steve Schnier! Originally recorded November 21st, 2023 Check Out Steve's Stuff: https://puppets-cool.com/

    2h 29m

  4. 01/07/2024

    EP 01 - Interview w/Cuphead's Alana Bridgewater

    In the debut episode of "Up North and Personal", we sit down with Alana Bridgewater. You may know her from Cuphead as the gamest in the land himself Mr. King Dice, but there's so much more you might not know about. From her work in stage plays and musicals (We Will Rock You), to voice overs in Canadian animation (Total Drama, Mysticons), live-action work, and the fact that... she's my cousin? Yeah, no joke. Hope you guys enjoy hearing our little chat together!

    36 min

  5. 01/07/2024

    EP 02 - Animation Legends Alison Snowden and David Fine

    In this episode, I get to speak with husband-wife creative duo Alison Snowden and David Fine, known worldwide for their work in animation and film-making. They're the creators of Bob and Margaret, Ricky Sprocket, and had a big hand in global icons like Shaun the Sheep and Peppa Pig, among a countless list of other stuff. They're also just plain delightful people, so I hope you enjoy listening to us talk dorky about cartoons.

    1h 12m
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An interview series where I sit down with Canadian talent and hear their stories. Guests come in all shapes and sizes; writers, creators, editors, artists, voice actors, personal friends - it’s all fair game over here. So if that’s up your alley, you’ve come to the right place!

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