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High Top Flip Flops
by High Top Flip Flops
Comedy driven podcast hosting conversation with the underrated and underappreciated. Hosted by Nivake and Krish.
Episodes
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High Top Flip Flops Episode 87: SEASON YOUR POSSOM ft. Mohesan of Plastic Flux
Episode 87. Ft Mohesan of Plastic Flux is now live! We speak with Mohesan about the company he co-founded Plastic Flux; a company all about creating furniture using recycled plastics. Mohesan speaks to us about the pangs of being a small (and new) start up, the intentions and process behind...
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High Top Flip Flops Episode 86 $10000 Hours
On Episode 86 we have a proper Seinfeld episode where we talk about nothing.
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High Top Flip Flops Episode 85: DANE COOK RUNS THIS TOWN ft. Tallboyz
Wow episode 85 ft. Tim and Guled from CBC's hit show 'TallBoyz' is now live!! We had the great pleasure of sitting down with Tim and Guled (2 of the 4 Tallboyz) to talk about the jobs they worked before doing the show full time, reflecting on their doubts and understandings of themselves, and the...
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High Top Flip Flops Episode 84 I'M WALKIN OVA HERE Ft Rolex Rasathy
On this episode we sit down with singer-songwriter Rolex Rasathy all the way from New York! Rolex (aka Roly according to Nivake) broke down how she's embraced different styles and sounds in her music, what managing her mental health amidst a pandemic (and internet bullying) has looked like, and…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep.83 w. Keralanka
On episode 83 we sit down with Rohan and DJ AP, the hip hop duo who form Keralanka! We had a great chat about their latest EP Mahal (made in 24 hours), nurturing friendships and creative partnerships simultaneously, the challenges of making music in the streaming era, and more on why the duo...
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High Top Flip Flops Episode 82 STOP GIVING 'FREE GAME' JUST SHUTUP
On Episode 82 Nivake and Krish catch up to talk about the pitfall of celebrity, why people giving 'free game' is overrated, and how they're trying to come to better terms with their body image issues. Episode is available for stream everywhere you get your podcasts!
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High Top Flip Flops Ep 81 Valentines, Palentines, Palestine ft. Lateefa
On this special Valentines/Palentines Episode we sit down with our pal Lateefa to read some listener submitted horror stories gathered from dating, reflect on the importance of friendship in our lives, and try to determine what it says about a person if they own a robe. Episode available to…
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High Top Flip Flop EP. 80: NO MORE THOUGHTS...JUST CONTENT
Ep. 80 now live - Nivake and Krish catch up after nearly a year hiatus from recording the podcast. Accepting the new reality of recording remotely, we're excited to get back to recording and sharing episodes with great guests as the year goes on. Our lovely new intro song (and the meme behind…
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High Top Flip Flop Ep.79: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Hiya pals, we're (finally) back with episode 79! It took us some time to figure out what setup might work best (and yield us the best product), and hope to keep finding ways to improve. Although we had some audio issues on this episode, we're positive to have this sorted out on our next ep. On…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 78: YATTED IN VEGAS ft. Kellen of Peace Sand Rest
Ep. 78 ft. Kellen from Peace Sand Rest is now live! Kellen is one of founders and members of the Peterborough based band titled 'Peace Sand Rest.' We spoke to Kellen about him and Nivake's recent trip to Vegas, his Metis heritage (and continuing to understand his identity), and how making music…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 77: NOT HARDCORE UNLESS YOU LIVE HARDCORE ft. Cutsleeve!
Episode 77. Ft Cutsleeve is now live! Cutsleeve is an all queer East Asian band from Toronto, who recently were recipients of Vivek Shraya's VS Arts Grant, which is an equitable source of funding for a young, marginalized musical act to record their debut EP. We were fortunate enough to meet with...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 76: ANTI-FAXXERS ft. Elle Argonian
Ep. 76 ft. Elle Argonian is now live!!! Elle is a DJ, a producer, sound designer, and all around music lover, who was kind enough to welcome us into her home for this episode! We spoke with Elle about growing up in the metal music scene, her experiences producing music in studios as a teen, how…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 75: THE RETURN OF THE JACKBOYS
Episode 75 aka our End of 2019 episode is now live!! On this episode we answer some of our viewer's burning questions, and answer a couple questions that we chose to reflect on ourselves regarding our growth, and our intentions moving into the new year. We are fortunate to keep this podcast going...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 74: SALUTE ME OR SHOOT ME ft. Stop Boosting
Episode 74 is now live! We sit down with Ahmad and Kanathishan, the hosts and producers of the podcast 'Stop Boosting,' a show highlighting entrpeneurs and creative minds coming out of Scarborough. Tune in to hear us speak more on shutting down bad podcast ideas, spending time in a haunted jail,...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep.73: END THE WAR ON STREAMING ft. Young Clancy
Episode 73. Featuring Young Clancy (Nate) is now live! We were fortunate enough to sit down with Nate in his lovely home, which doubles as his studio and his wife's vintage clothing store (Second Cousin Vintage!) to chat with him about the projects he released this year, "Friends EP' and…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep 72: CHECK IN ON YOUR DRUGDEALER, ARE THEY DOING OKAY Ft. Sussvarman
Episode 72 is now live! On this episode we sit down with Sussvarman (Varman), a musician who's been producing music since he was 10 and hasn't looked back since. Varman chats with us about why sample based hip hop production will always be relevant, how he got famous on TikTok (look him up!), and...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 71: WE'RE WAITING FOR THE BEYOND MEAT THOSAI ft. Anupa Mistry
Episode 71 featuring Anupa Mistry is now live! Anupa has worked in media for 12 years, as a writer, editor & producer - and after a brief stint of work in New York, she's come back to Toronto to focus on some projects that mean a lot to her; including teaching yoga, writing newsletters, and her…
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HTFF Ep.70: DONT EVER PLAY THE TORY LANEZ VERSION OF CONTROLLA IN FRONT OF ME ft. Lateefa and Hadi
Episode SEVENTY of High Top Flip Flops is now live! We had to celebrate this milestone by doing a cross-over episode Lateefa and Hadi, the co-creators/co-hosts of a great new podcast titled 'Two Peas in a Pod'! We had the chance to speak with the two of them about their upbringings - which…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep . 69 STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS Ft. Io And Eske
Episode 69 ft. Io and Eske is now live! Io and Eske are designers of installs/physical structures, and clothing/footwear(@m.a.d.mfg) respectively - and have hosted a strong friendship and professional relationship with one another for a few years, supporting and collaborating on each other's...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep.68 LISTEN TO THE KIDS Ft. Dylan Sinclair, Zach Simmonds, & Zion B'Dacy
Episode 68 ft. Dylan Sinclair, Zach Simmonds, & Zion B'Dacy is now live! These three boys (plus a few others) make up the 'Prodigal Collective,' a community of artists spreading the gospel through the medium of modern art and aesthetic. Dylan, Zach and Zion - (singer/songwriter, producer, and...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 67: PLEASE SAVE ME I NEED HELP ft. Gnanu
Episode 67. Ft Gnanu is now live! Gnanu is a renaissance man from Scarborough. He's a talented music producer, and currently works as a Youth Support Worker in Scarborough. We have an absolute ball getting Gnanu's takes on what the youth of today are like, why tall privilege needs to be rejected,...
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Episode 66: I WAS OUTSIDE WHILE YOU WERE INSIDE ft. Noor Khan
Episode 66 ft. Noor Khan is now live! Noor is an artist, director & producer. Noor's work spans many mediums, and reflects on our relationships to the land around us. We were lucky enough to sit and speak with Noor in her family home - and get a better sense of her upbringing, how her…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 65 POD OR DIE
Episode 65 is now live! No guest with us this week, but Nivake and Krish catch everyone up with how they've progressed in their journey's with therapy, their takes on recent music releases, and determining what Nivake is going to do with the money he's making from his new job. Would you listen to…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 64 NO BAGS, JUST BRINKS' Ft. Jonah Yano
Wahooo! Episode 64 featuring Jonah Yano is now live! Jonah is a poet, muliti instrumentalist, singer and song writer (among many other things!). Jonah's first single 'Nervous,' featuring @badbadnotgood was just released under the record label Innovative Leisure. We had the pleasure of chatting…
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High Top Flip Flops Episode 63: I WROTE A SONG FOR REBA!!! ft George Roubos and Shayan
Episode 63 featuring singer/songwriter George Roubos is now live! Along with (and returning guest) Shayan, who's been helping George out with the music — we host George's first interview — and chat about his upbringing in a Greek and Caribbean household, transitioning from pursuing photography to...
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Episode 62 ORIGINAL KING OF COMEDY Ft. Edworld Kin
Episode 62 is now live! We got the chance to sit down with Edward Kim, a Korean comic who came to Canada to study comedy at Humber College, and make a name for himself in North America. Edward shares with us how he performed nearly 1000 sets of comedy last year (no joke), why he doesn't get…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep 61 THERAPY THE NEW AIR PODS
Damn, it's been a minute but we're back with episode 61. We had to take a break, to reflect and to heal. We decided to be transparent about why we hadn't recorded in so long, and do our part in hosting conversations surrounding (our) mental health and steadily normalizing the types of…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep 60: DASH THE FLIP FLOPS ft. Mathusha & Gow of Dash The Curry
On this VERY special episode, we run a cross-over podcast with our pals from Dash The Curry - a podcast that explores topics ranging from Eelam Thamil identity, culture, taboos, relationships and more from the perspective of Thamil diasporic feminists. The idea was brought forth by both Mathusha...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep.59: DON'T TELL ME I'M A NICE GUY Ft. Moya & Joshua
Took a few weeks off but we're back on our bullshit! Ep.59 ft. Moya and Josh is now live! Moya and Josh are a pair of our favourite mixed media artists, born and raised in Toronto. We spoke to the lads about just about everything - growing up in the city, messages conveyed in their work,...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 58: ARE WE TALKING ART OR ARE WE TALKING ART?
On this episode Nivake and Krish host another AUA (Ask Us Anything) episode, and get caught up with whats been going on in each other's lives. The lads talk about wanting to hate people again, their favourite projects of 2018 so far, and their thoughts on cancel culture. While we have your...
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High Top Flip Flop Ep. 57: DIVING IN THE DEEP END ft. Wiz The MC
On this episode we sit down with Wiz The MC. Hailing from Germany, and of South-African descent, Sanele aka Wiz the MC found himself in Toronto just a year ago - looking to escape Lüneburg, his hometown in Germany. He came to the country with a knack and passion for writing rhymes and filming…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep.56; I'M THE EDDIE MURPHY OF THE PODCAST
We're back with another AUA episode of the pod! We answer some questions, share our thoughts on some new music, and talk a little bit about why confrontation doesn't have to be a bad thing. We've entered the video podcast world! Find us on Youtube and give us a watch! More video uploads are on…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 55: YO I'LL BE THERE BETWEEN 2 AND 8PM - ASK US ANYTHING
Ep. 55 now live! This is our first go at an ‘Ask Us Anything!’ Episode. We have our good pal Mithusan join us to answer a few of the questions that many of you were willing to ask through our Instagram stories. Is there really an old and a new Kanye? What artist/album describes us best right now?...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 54: OUT LIKE A LIGHT ft. AK & QUINCY
On this episode we sit down with two talented photographers - AK and Quincy! The lads speak with us about their entry into photography, shooting musicians on tour, #nextlevellookdown, and what being disciplined in our respective immigrant households looked like. Available for stream and download…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 53: ONLY RUNNING I EVER DID WAS AT TRACK MEETS ft. Meyer & Jamil
On this episode we sit down with two lovely lads, Jamil and Meyer. Jamil currently manages singer/songwriter Jon Vinyl, and Meyer has spent the past few years on tour covering day to day operations and management for Toronto artist RamRiddlz. We chat with the two of them about touring, jamil's…
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High Top Flip Flop Ep. 52: IN MY BAG ft. Jaunt
On this episode we sit down with Pat and Duncan, two members of the Toronto based band - Jaunt! These two lads have a good long chat with us about their upbringings, dirty jobs they worked, and the intentions and ideas that went into making ‘Chat,’ and ‘Cue,’ two EP’s that they've released in the...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 51: CORPORATE INSECURITIES ft. NOPROBLM
On this episode we sit down with Vishnu aka noprblm, lawyer by day, music producer by night. We chat with Vishnu about what being a lawyer is like, gaining production credits without always creating the music, and what it’s like dealing with mental illness as a Tamil man. HTFF Potluck in the Park...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 50: ALL MY OLD TUTORS, PULL UP!!! Ft Pree, Renee, & Mirusha
Ep. 50 now live! Thank you for rocking with us for 50 episodes over the course of the past two years! We have something planned to celebrate that will take place in the very near future so stay tuned for more information. On this episode we sit down with Pree, a local - and super talented...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 49: I'M GOOD LUV, ENJOY ft. Janu
On this episode, we sit down with Janu Yasotharan, co-founder of Sunday Dinner.Co and founder of an outlet for story telling from women of colour, known as Lotus Gang! Janu shares with us her experience growing up in Driftwood, an underfunded neighbourhood in Toronto, the Toronto food scene, and...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 48: STOP GENTRIFYING BACKWOODS ft. Founder of Lorde Inc. Nafisa Kaptownwala
Ep.48 ft. @nafisakap now live! On this episode we sit down with Nafisa Kaptownwala, the founder of the modeling agency Lorde Inc. Lorde Inc is an agency fighting tremendously to tackle the fashion world's lack of diversity and representation, by exclusively working and hiring people of colour…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 47: YOU'RE BUILT LIKE WINTER TIRES ft. Hamda Warsame aka Hamwarz
On this episode we sit down with digital artist and designer Hamda Warsame! Hamda began sharing her unique style of art in 2016, after having an unexpected encounter with one of her favourite musical artists, Masego. With music and musicians being the source of inspiration for her art, we talk to...
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High Top Flip Flop Ep. 46: GET HAPPY OR DIE TRYING ft. Harman Sehmbi
On this episode we sit down with Harman Sehmbi. Harman currently provides creative direction for Jagmeet Singh, the current leader of Canada's NDP Party. Prior to taking on this role, Harman's interest in creative and entrepreneurial pursuits came to fruition by way of Committee Members (Toronto...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep.45: DON'T GO TO 'VERN BLOCK ft. Shanuka
On this episode we sit down with the highly talented singer/songwriter Shanuka. We chat with Shanuka about her new single 'Tides' produced by Govi, why Youtube has played such a big role in her music making, and even get Nivake to do some *really good* impressions of famous people. Listen to...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 44: HE ON X-GAMES MODE ft. Juto
On this episode we sit down with Singer/Song writer Juto! hailing from Snellville, Georgia (Krish misheard it as 'Snowville'...nice)Juto shares the inspirations for his songs, how he produces ALL his songs start to finish on his iPhone, and what to expect from his upcoming project, 'Velvet.'…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep. 43: SOMETIMES IT BE LIKE THAT ft. Kristi, Jordan, Rasheed & Tori
On this episode we sit down with LA residents and lovely humans Kristi, Rasheed, Tori and Jordan. Having originally connected with Kristi, a music journalist in LA- she invited a few of her pals to join us! Rasheed - a writer, and radio host of NTS radio show 'Food & Liqour,' Jordan - an audio...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep 42: PLAYING WITH MY SPICES ft. WAHLID MOHAMMAD
On this episode we sit down with big daddy Wahlid Mohammad!!! Wahlid made a substantial name for himself through the once thriving (R.I.P) 6-second video sharing app 'Vine,' and has continued to share his comedy and sense of humour through other mediums (follow him on twitter @Wahlid!). We chat...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep.41: KNOW YOUR WORTH Ft. Patrick Perez
On this episode we sit down with friend of the show - music producer and audio engineer Patrick Perez! Patrick just released a full length album titled 'Traveler Under Nature's Experiment' (TUNE) and we got the chance to catch up with him about the process of creating the album, sound design,...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep.40: BANNED FROM THE ACADEMY ft. Evan Arnold
On this episode we sit down with film producer Evan Arnold. Working out of Los Angeles, Evan shares with how a potential career in firefighting swiftly transitioned to making films, his first big break, his thoughts on the Times Up movement, and so much more. Episode 40!!! Wow! Thank you for not...
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High Top Flip Flops Ep 39: ROOM FULL OF EMPTY PICTURE FRAMES - V-DAY SPECIAL PT 2
Oh yes, we're back with another Valentine's episode. Thank you to everyone who submitted their horrendous dating stories! We share all of which was shared with us, and answer some DEEP and Intense love and romance related questions. Because we're veteran's of love. Episode available for stream…
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High Top Flip Flops Ep 38: FLYGERIA ft. Josef Adamu
On this episode we sit down with founder of creative agency, Sunday School - Joseph Adamu. Joseph shares with us his where his interest for fashion and design come from, why he decided to start Sunday School, and who he thinks the best dressed NBA players are. Give Joseph & Sunday School a follow...
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Comedy driven podcast hosting conversation with the underrated and underappreciated. Hosted by Nivake and Krish.
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