86 episodes

This show is about the stories that define our friendships. An interview style storytelling podcast about the friendships that shape who we are. The good, the bad and the ugly anecdotes that we share with the people we are closest to. Every episode will feature someone who is talented, entertaining and compelling.

Social Animals Alexander Hajjar

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 10 Ratings

This show is about the stories that define our friendships. An interview style storytelling podcast about the friendships that shape who we are. The good, the bad and the ugly anecdotes that we share with the people we are closest to. Every episode will feature someone who is talented, entertaining and compelling.

    Jay Sparrow

    Jay Sparrow

    This week I am hanging out with Jay Sparrow
    Jay is a singer/songwriter based in Alberta, Canada. Jay is a career musician having played in ‘Murder City Sparrows’ and taken his solo act to great heights he is now releasing his 8th studio album ‘Hard Eight.’ He’s also the owner of Sea Change Brewery. We talk about drive-by shootings and talking to gang members while filming a music video, partying with Wyclef Jean, growing up in Alberta and how hard it is to get a beer into the LCBO.
    You can follow Jay here:
    Web: https://jaysparrow.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaysparrowmusic
    Brewery: https://www.seachangebeer.com/
    Subscribe to automatically get Jay’s episode and more episodes of Social Animals.
    Subscribe on all the channels at https://socialanimals.ca/
    Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories!
    Thanks for listening!
    The interlude music on this episode was made by Me using Apple Garage band and those sweet sweet loopies. 
    Photo Credit: Cooper & O’Hara 
     

    • 1 hr
    Bilal Nasser

    Bilal Nasser

    This week I am hanging out with Bilal Nasser
    Bilal is a Windsor, ON based musician who takes a foundation of classical guitar, elements of shoegaze, post-punk and drone and distills them into a cascade of brilliant and emotive sound. He is also a music teacher, fellow podcaster and he opened the loft he shares with his partner Kamryn to us when the band was on tour in November.
    You can follow Bilal Nasser here:
    Link 00: https://www.instagram.com/bilalguitar/?hl=en
    Link 01: bilalnasser.com
    Link 02: https://bilalnasser.bandcamp.com/album/how-can-we-say-nothing
    Link 03: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7hOgpveIitcLnPfyyaYI1Z
    Link 04: https://www.instagram.com/theriverandtheland/?hl=en
    Subscribe to automatically get Bilal Nasser’s episode and more episodes of Social Animals.
    Subscribe on all the channels at https://socialanimals.ca/
    Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories!
    Thanks for listening!
    The interlude music on this episode was made by Me using Apple Garage band and those sweet sweet loopies. 
     

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Simon Head

    Simon Head

    This week I am hanging out with Simon Head
    Simon is a Simon is a Canadian musician, documentarian, tour manager and dad. Simon found Social Animals because he just finished a documentary called ‘Subversives: History of Lowest of the Low’ who’s lead singer, Stephen Stanley was a recent guest and features other Social Animals like Alan Cross and mother of Sameer Cash, the trailblazing Sandy Pandya.
    We talk about taking magic mushrooms, being on tour, what we would do if we didn’t have jobs and we ruminate on the behaviour of cats.
    You can follow Simon Head here:
    www.apologue.ca
    Subscribe to automatically get Simon Head’s episode and more episodes of Social Animals.
    Subscribe on all the channels at https://socialanimals.ca/
    Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories!
    Thanks for listening!
     

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Tez Ilyas

    Tez Ilyas

    Today I’m hanging out with Tez Ilyas.
    Tez is a UK based comedian, actor, writer and author who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Live at The Apollo, and co-starred on the Netflix Series Man Like Mobeen
    You can follow [GUEST] here:
    Web: https://tezilyas.com/
    IG: @tezilyas
    Twitter (X): @tezilyas
    Subscribe to automatically get Tez’s episode and more episodes of Social Animals.
    Subscribe on all the channels at https://linktr.ee/socialanimalspodcast
    Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories!
    Thanks for listening!

    • 42 min
    Katelynne Roland

    Katelynne Roland

    This week I am hanging out with Katelynne Roland
    They are an author and have generously spent some of their time to talk to me about being gifted live animals, getting dumped in a mall and Denmark.
    You can follow Katelynne Roland here:
    Web: https://katelynneroland.com/
    IG: https://www.instagram.com/katelynnerolandwrites/
    Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Chaos-Within-Katelynne-Roland-ebook/dp/B0CLK54FYL/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=milefive05-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=60435d7aa87a891e5c702e983c610eef&camp=15121&creative=330641
    Subscribe to automatically get Katelynne Roland’s episode and more episodes of Social Animals.
    Subscribe on all the channels at https://linktr.ee/socialanimalspodcast
    Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories!
    Thanks for listening!
    The interlude music on this episode was made by Me using Apple Garage band and those sweet sweet loopies. 
    #Hashtags
    #author #canadianauthor #contemporaryfiction #denmark #copenhagen #romancebook #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #lovetoread #bookaddicts #weekendreads #whattoreadnext #bookworms #bookish #bibliophile #beautifulbooks #goodreads #readersofIG #bookclubsofinstagram #bookclubread #bookclubbing #instabookclub #bookshelf #podcastsofinstagram #friendship #bookshelfporn #shelfielife #bookstack #amazonreads #selfpublished #bookstoresofinstagram

    • 29 min
    Stephen Stanley

    Stephen Stanley

    This week I am hanging out with Stephen Stanley
    Today I’m hanging out with Stephen Stanley. Stephen is a musician who helped found the Canadian Alternative Rock Pioneers Lowest of the Low and pilot them through the Indie Boom of the 90s. And now he’s doing it all again with his solo project The Stephen Stanley Band.
    We talk about growing up in Toronto, the legendary DJ Dave Bookman, touring, his new album ‘Before the Collapse of the Hive’ and more.
    You can follow Stephen Stanley here:
    https://stephenstanleyband.com/
    https://stephenstanleyband.bandcamp.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/stephenstanley/
    Subscribe to automatically get Stephen Stanley’s episode and more episodes of Social Animals.
    Subscribe on all the channels at https://socialanimals.ca/
    Tell your friends, comment below and enjoy the stories!
    Thanks for listening!
     

    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
10 Ratings

10 Ratings

Brendan1083 ,

Fun Show

This is a feel good social experiment that is led by a host who knows how to yield the right of way to interesting guests.

NotBAMF ,

Powerful interviews

Alex is an absolutely brilliant interviewer who really asks great questions to flesh out his subjects and make them feel like complete individuals. I get really invested in their friendships and relationships.

dillonh36 ,

A lovely slice of life!

Sometimes it’s hard to get in to interview style podcasts because if the host and guest don’t have a good rapport and don’t create an inclusive energy, it can become uninteresting quickly. Social Animals is a lovely slice of life podcast that is very inclusive for any listener, has great tempo in discussion, and good energy to keep everyone engaged. I definitely recommend this podcast for anyone, but especially those into interview podcasts. 👍🏻

Dillon @fromthemidpod

Top Podcasts In Society & Culture

This American Life
This American Life
Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts
Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan | Cumulus Podcast Network
Call It What It Is
iHeartPodcasts
The Viall Files
Nick Viall
Animal
The New York Times

You Might Also Like