Across This Quiet Land: "Stories from the Hearts of Canada."

hosted by Jarrod Daemon

Across This Quiet Land is a subtle, human-powered Canadian storytelling podcast — guided by host Jarrod Daemon, who sits with the people most of the world may overlook. Rooted in memory, migration, and stillness — this series honours unsung lives, working-class spirit, and the sacred weight of survival in a country built on cold and courage. No hype. No spectacle. Just presence. Because silence does not mean absence, and every life makes a sound — if someone cares enough to listen.

Episodes

  1. Listening Before Telling: Lenard Monkman Storyteller

    12/27/2025

    Listening Before Telling: Lenard Monkman Storyteller

    Some stories arrive loudly—sirens,headlines, urgency. Others come quietly. They ask to be held rather than shared. My guest is Lenard Monkman an Indigenousjournalist whose work insists that truth without care is incomplete.Across This Quiet Land is about the stories that demand patience—the ones shaped by memory, responsibility, and place. Today’s conversation is not about a single article or a single issue. It is about what it means to tell stories when the land remembers, when communities remember, and when journalism itself carries a history. Today, we are in Winnipeg—Treaty One territory, the homeland of the Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Denesuline, and Nehethowuk Nations, and the birthplace of the MétisNation. We’re recording in Winnipeg—Treaty One territory, the homeland of the Anishinaabe, Innanu, Anishininanewuk, Dakota Ohyahtay, Denesulineh, NehethowukNations, and the birthplace of the Métis Nation.

    50 min
  2. The Journey of a Storyteller: Insights from Paul Kemp on His Life and Work

    12/16/2025

    The Journey of a Storyteller: Insights from Paul Kemp on His Life and Work

    In the latest episode of "Across This Quiet Land," host Jarrod Daemon sits down with Paul Kemp, a renowned documentary filmmaker whose work delves deeply into Canadian identity and global issues. With a career spanning over three decades and more than a hundred films to his name, Kemp shares how his Manitoba roots and personal experiences have shaped his storytelling journey.

    1h 28m
  3. Emergent Minds: Dr. Michael Holden on Learning Before It’s Known

    12/03/2025

    Emergent Minds: Dr. Michael Holden on Learning Before It’s Known

    In this conversation, Dr. Michael Holden and Jarrod Daemon explore the complexities of learning, assessment, and the role of artificial intelligence in education. They discuss the unpredictability of emergent learning, the limitations of traditional assessment methods, and the importance of teachers as co-researchers in the educational process. The dialogue emphasizes the need for a shift in educational practices to embrace uncertainty and foster deeper understanding among students.

    41 min
  4. “Empathy in Motion: The Augy Jones Story”

    11/18/2025

    “Empathy in Motion: The Augy Jones Story”

    From the basketball courts of Halifax to the classrooms of Nova Scotia, Augy Jones has been building bridges through empathy, education, and courage. In this episode, we explore what it means to teach from the heart — and to lead with purpose. Augy reflects on his journey as an athlete, educator, and advocate for equity, showing how empathy is not only an emotion but a practice in motion. The conversation explores the dynamics of racism, emphasizing the responsibility of privileged individuals to address and rectify systemic issues rather than placing the burden on marginalized communities. It highlights the need for empathy from those in power and critiques the expectation for victims to demonstrate understanding and resilience in the face of oppression continuously.

    1h 9m
  5. Courts, Community, and Character: Bobby Allen’s Basketball Legacy

    11/10/2025

    Courts, Community, and Character: Bobby Allen’s Basketball Legacy

    In every community, there are names whispered not just for the points they scored, but for the hearts they lifted. Bobby Allen is one of those names. From the asphalt courts of Malton to arenas across the world, his game travelled—but it was his purpose that returned home stronger. Today, he stands as a teacher, a mentor, a guardian of youth potential. On Across This Quiet Land, we explore not just the game, but the people who carry it into the future.

    1h 16m

  6. 10/28/2025

    Across This Quiet Land - Pierce Gard - Building Strength

    There are thresholds a man must cross — and none of them have signs. They reveal themselves only in the moment he decides to keep walking when every part of him says stop. Before crowns, before muscle, before cameras… There is the quiet room where he first learns to face himself. That is where the shape of a man is forged — not in noise, but in pressure, not in applause, but in solitude. I have watched many stand there and fold. And a few — the rare ones — decide to stay long enough for the silence to turn into understanding. Those are the ones who begin the making. Tonight, one of them sits across from me. His name is Pierce Gard. A lifter. A builder. A man still becoming. And I want to know what it costs to build a self that doesn’t break.

    15 min

  7. 10/20/2025

    Across this Quiet Land - Nadera Nowrang - Urban Circle

    Today, we interviewed Urban Circle Educator Nadera Nowrang. Nadera brings an interesting life experience to our podcast. She was a single mother who had to overcome tough odds to reach her current position. She is responsible for teaching Life Skills to Indigenous and Métis Health Care Aide students and Health Care Desk Clerk students at Urban Circle, located on Selkirk Avenue in the heart of Winnipeg's North End. Be inspired by her story of resilience and success. - Jarrod Daemon

    20 min
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Across This Quiet Land is a subtle, human-powered Canadian storytelling podcast — guided by host Jarrod Daemon, who sits with the people most of the world may overlook. Rooted in memory, migration, and stillness — this series honours unsung lives, working-class spirit, and the sacred weight of survival in a country built on cold and courage. No hype. No spectacle. Just presence. Because silence does not mean absence, and every life makes a sound — if someone cares enough to listen.

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