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The Ranger Cabin
by Zac Whyte Enterprises
Fireside chats hosted by Zac Whyte that explore identity through personal experiences. Keep your fire hot!
Episodes
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Episode 15 - Grant Shilling
Today we sit fireside with street outreach worker, author, and community facilitator Grant Shilling to discuss solutions to the growing homelessness issues across Canada, using my hometown as an example. Grant is a warm spirit. We get a small snapshot of his childhood in Toronto, a story about...
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Episode 14 - Chief Willie Sellars
Today we visit Secwepemc Territory with elected Chief Willie Sellars of Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) to learn about the start of their meteoric economic journey. In this episode we discuss WLFNs recent $135M settlement in Supreme court, and the Prime Minister's recent visit to walk the…
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Episode 13 - Andrew Knight
People are seeking their fame and fortune in the virtual world. This episode explores how blockchain, NFTs, and video game development are evolving our social interactions and our own identities. My guest Andrew Knight is a veteran of the video game industry who has worked around the world. He is...
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Episode 12 - Matt Rader
So you want to be a poet? Matt Rader is a poet, fiction writer and creative writing professor at University of British Columbia. In this episode we discuss Matt's journey to become a poet, parenthood, men's health and mindfulness. In the second half of the episode we keep our fire hot by…
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Episode 11 - Ocean Hyland & Jesse Recalma
Linguists, artists and culture keepers Ocean Hyland and Jesse Recalma discuss their pursuit of keeping Indigenous languages thriving and using them to wake a sleeping language called Puntlatch. We discuss why individual languages are so valuable and explore Indigenous perspectives on the southern...
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Episode 10 - la̱lx̱sa̱n dala'ogwa Keisha Everson
There is so much knowledge hard-wired into languages and learning them is foundational to understanding any culture. Teacher and language keeper la̱lx̱sa̱n dala'ogwa Keisha Everson offers her perspectives on language revitalization and completely shifts my understanding of the struggles that...
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Episode 9 - Mo Moshiri
Mo Moshiri is most known as a MC/rapper and co-founder of the Vancouver hip-hop group Sweatshop Union. Mo was born into the Iranian revolution and escaped the country on a camel with his mother after his father was captured and imprisoned. Mo and I discuss his music, parenthood, navigating trauma...
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Episode 8 - Nanekawasis George Littlechild
Between 1960 and 1990, over 11000 indigenous children in Canada were taken from their natural families and placed into foster care or adopted in a social welfare initiative later called The Sixties Scoop. Nanekawasis George Littlechild, a prolific indigenous artist, is one of those children. In...
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Episode 7 - Marc Mazzocchi
Marc Mazzocchi is a talented strength and conditioning coach, gym owner and competitive powerlifter. People come to Marc to change how they move and present themselves to the world. Today we chat about Marc's journey and discuss identity traps, goal setting, physical and mental health…
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Episode 6 - Ian MacKay
For over a decade Ian MacKay has committed himself to being in the middle of disaster response efforts around the world. In this episode Ian talks about his evolution as a naive nursing student in war torn DRC to the center of the Ebola crisis in Liberia where he and his team are later…
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Episode 5 - Nalaga Avis O'Brien
Nalaga Avis O'Brien is an indigenous cedar weaver who courageously shares her inspirational story of battling the repercussions of intergenerational trauma.
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Episode 4 - Wedlidi Speck (Part 3 of 3)
Hereditary Chief Wedlidi Speck explains how a healthy potlatch system is an important step in the decolonization process. Wedlidi is Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuuchanulth and E'iksan, and the head chief of the Gixsam namima of the Kwaguł tribe.
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Episode 3 - Wedlidi Speck (Part 2 of 3)
Hereditary Chief Wedlidi Speck explains differences between coastal indigenous culture and the rest of Canada. He also speaks about symbols and their sacred importance. Wedlidi is Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuuchanulth and E'iksan, and the head chief of the Gixsam namima of the Kwaguł tribe.
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Episode 2 - Wedlidi Speck (Part 1 of 3)
Hereditary Chief Wedlidi Speck explains rights of passage and the importance of names, songs and feasts in west coast indigenous culture in Canada. Wedlidi is Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuuchanulth and E'iksan, and the head chief of the Gixsam namima of the Kwaguł tribe.
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Episode 1 - Megan Hanacek
Megan Hanacek is a badass mom, survivalist, professional forester and biologist who was a finalist on the History Channel's hit series Alone, on season 3. In this episode Megan talks about her experience of being selected for the show, her difficult moments, fame, and reflects on the lessons…
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Fireside chats hosted by Zac Whyte that explore identity through personal experiences. Keep your fire hot!
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