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The Accidental Curator
by George Bathgate
Have you ever wanted to leave your job and pursue a simpler life? I did. Here’s a glimpse into small island living and community life through the eyes of an Art Gallery/Café owner, artist, and writer. This sublime adventure brought new challenges, growth, and personal healing - but our tragicomic play is never quite so simple. Join me for short stories, an evolving narrative, and an unfolding creative generalists dream on this accidental journey.
Episodes
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 23 - The Sinister Samaritan - Part 2
This is Part 2 of The Sinister Samaritan - following young George through a few "close call" encounters on the road through Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Sometimes samaritans are not what they appear to be and this is a life lesson best learned young...if you have the wits to survive the...
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 22 - The Sinister Samaritan - Part 1
Perhaps it wasn't a good idea to part ways with his travelling companions and hitchhike alone...or was it? The Sinister Samaritan takes you on a road trip from Regina to Prince Edward Island and beyond in the early 70's as young Georgie weaves his way between bliss and peril on the road. Rich...
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 21 - Christmas in Afghanistan - 1973
There was a brief window in time when it was safe to travel to Afghanistan as a tourist, or curious wanderer. December 1973 was just such a window. Here is a story of 8 young travellers following the "Hippie Trail" as it was known, on their way overland to India, with a sojourn through…
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 20 - The Panic Attack
Ottawa, 1980's - a young man, balancing his new wave musician aspirations with his soul-crushing job in the Federal Bureaucracy - has an unexpected epiphany of sorts via a Panic Attack. Written with fondness for the era, friends, and situations he found himself in - George uses self-deprecatory...
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 19 - "I Could Tell You Wasn't a Roughneck"
"A Roughneck's Journey: Trials and Triumphs" In Episode 19 of the podcast, the host returns after a six-month hiatus, sharing tales from a bustling summer at the Shavasana Gallery and Cafe on Mayne Island. As the busy season winds down, the host revisits past ventures, including a brief stint as…
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The Accidental Curator: Episode 18 - The Fourth Corner
In this episode of The Accidental Curator, George Bathgate shares a gripping story titled "The Fourth Corner." As he prepares to reopen his art gallery, George reflects on three significant car accidents he has witnessed over the years in his Kitsilano neighborhood. Each incident, occurring at...
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The Accidental Curator – Episode 17 – “Knute, Bobby Darrin, and the Law of Unintended Consequences” & Joseph Synn Kune Loh’s exhibit, “Who Am I” a review by Bill Maylone
a short story I wrote several years ago, about how young, self-absorbed drunks on a bus could have inadvertently added fuel to the revolutionary fires that were building…in pre-revolutionary Iran…and a review of Joseph Synn Kune Loh’s exhibit, “Who Am I” by Bill Maylone
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 16 - Saved By Da Mizzles
Two young long-haired travellers arrive in Amsterdam in 1973. One of them, hopes and prays that the rest of his "round the world adventure" will improve over "day one"...it can only get better! Or can it?
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 15 - The Astrologer by Joseph Synn Kune Loh & Transient Epileptic Amnesia
Two stories - or memoirs - today - Joseph Synn Kune Loh's short story "The Astrologer", and Transient Epileptic Amnesia...one is a young man's encounter at a New Age Conference in Montreal, and the other is one more good reason why you should avoid a life of excess😊
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 14 - The Blüthner
After receiving a 100 year old Blüthner piano, I became fascinated with its long journey to Mayne Island and Shavasana Gallery. Here is a story of how to sleuth the wandering path of an "accidental" piano. (to watch a 5 minute compilation video which I made called "11 Pieces for the Blüthner" go...
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 13 - ”Why Don’t You Just Kill Rambo?”
Perhaps the name "Rambo" should've given us ample warning... listen to one family's journey through dog-barking hell :)
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 12 - The Armed Robbery
A casual Friday night pursuit of pubs and pals in Ottawa turns into an unexpected apprehension of an armed robbery in process
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 11 - ”Tonight Fascism Will Die” (Apopse tha Pethanei o Fasismos!)
A personal account of the Student Uprising in Athens, November 1973, which led to the overthrow of George Papadopolous and - ultimately - the return of Democracy
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 10 - Sugartime
A light-hearted search for the possible culprit of my adult addictions - my excessive childhood consumption of...sugar
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 9 - New Year’s Eve 1973 - Peshawar, Pakistan
Five young long-haired western kids following the "Hippie Trail" from Istanbul to India in 1973..stop in Peshawar, Pakistan to celebrate New Year's
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 8 - The Drunk, The Blind Man, The Ukulele Player
If you run a Gallery Café, anyone can walk through your doors...if it's on a small island without police anything can happen
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 7 - The Three Injuries - A Story
A series of unfortunate events...if you believe bad luck happens in threes you suffer from Triaphilia, but we've all been there. Here's a short story called, "The Three Injuries"
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 6 - Terrill Welch - Interview
An interview with internationally acclaimed Contemporary Impressionist painter Terrill Welch
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 5 - "Fresh Starts and Fresh Tarts" - Chapter 2
This is Chapter 2 in the narrative surrounding The Accidental Curator...the early days of setting up, exploration, gratitude...and tarts!
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 4 - The Mass Murderer & The Old Dutch Potato Chip Truck
A true story of narrowly avoiding the horrible fate that befell 9 innocent people in central BC on August 28, 1972...
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 3 - Famous Empty Sky - Interview
An interview with Mixed Media & Collage artist Famous Empty Sky, who is currently residing on Mayne Island
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 2 - Chapter 1 - Finding Shavasana
"Finding Shavasana" is the first Chapter in the story of The Accidental Curator. The searching, the indecisiveness, the waffling, and finally, the finding of what would eventually become Shavasana Art Gallery & Café. A light-hearted adventure of exploration and change.
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The Accidental Curator - Episode 1- Introduction
This introduction gives - as you might expect - a rough outline of the content of The Accidental Curator as I see future Episodes evolving. My intention is to produce content from existing short stories I have written, interviews I plan on giving, and a new creative narrative - a semi-fictional...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Have you ever wanted to leave your job and pursue a simpler life? I did. Here’s a glimpse into small island living and community life through the eyes of an Art Gallery/Café owner, artist, and writer. This sublime adventure brought new challenges, growth, and personal healing - but our tragicomic play is never quite so simple. Join me for short stories, an evolving narrative, and an unfolding creative generalists dream on this accidental journey.
HOSTED BY
George Bathgate
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Have you ever wanted to leave your job and pursue a simpler life? I did. Here’s a glimpse into small island living and community life through the eyes of an Art Gallery/Café owner, artist, and writer. This sublime adventure brought new challenges, growth, and personal healing - but our tragicomic...
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