Matt Bobkin and Deb Weir

On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by author Matt Bobkin! Matt Bobkin is a Toronto-based arts journalist and music critic. Most of his work uses music as a lens to explore global issues such as identity, gender, disability, and gentrification. Matt was the Features Editor at Canadian music magazine Exclaim! from 2016 to 2022, and his work has also appeared in the National Post, VICE, and Brooklyn Magazine. His first book, In Too Deep: When Canadian Punks Took Over the World, co-written with fellow Toronto-based music critic Adam Feibel, was just released this June 2025 via House of Anansi Press. Also on the program, we have dancer/choreographer and Founder of Boogie Babies, Deb Weir! Deb has been dancing since the age of four and hasn’t stopped moving since. She started teaching dance at just 14, and continued sharing her love of movement throughout high school and university. Over the years, she’s taken on a variety of roles in the performing arts world—from choreographing and performing in eight productions with the Unsung Heroes troupe, to creating dances for CHAT productions, to working with the Chicken Coop Theatre Company, where she led the kids’ division for five years. In addition to her dance background, Deb holds an Honours Degree in Kinesiology from Western University (2001) and a degree in Occupational Therapy from Queen’s University (2005). She brings this strong foundation in anatomy, movement, and body mechanics into every class she teaches—always with a focus on helping others feel capable, strong, and supported. During her university years, she volunteered in lactation clinics, NICUs, and maternity wards, helping new mothers navigate their journeys with confidence and support. When Deb became a mom (she now has two teenagers and three step-kids in their 20s), she taught mom-and-baby dance classes during both of her maternity leaves—and absolutely loved it. That experience eventually sparked the creation of Boogie Babies, a dance-based fitness program for parents and their little ones. Through Boogie Babies, Deb combines her passion for dance, her knowledge of movement, and her deep belief in the power of community to help parents connect, get moving, and have fun with their babies. Join us every Saturday at 1 PM on Finding Your Bliss. You can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Or you can visit our online magazine at findingyourbliss.com and take one step closer to finding your bliss. Listen live every Saturday at 1pm on Zoomer Radio