INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast

Jul 17 2024
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INSIDE STORIES exists to foster connection in a world suffering and dying from disconnectivity. It seeks to examine the stories we tell and don’t tell and how that impacts us. 
The INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast examines specifically our relationship with Place and its influence on our ways of existing, our beliefs about ourselves and others, and our sense of belonging…or not. 

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016 | The People of Reset Series: PLAY WRITE

Jul 17 2024 55 mins  
Send us a Text Message.David Jerome (AKA Play Write) talks about his "loss of faith" moment, the impact it had upon his sense of belonging, and how it led him to truth-seeking in all contexts. We discuss the moral moment the world is having, cancel culture, and the downside of inclusion. David casts his light on the concept of grace and the nature of all things and all that is. In

015 | The People of Reset Series: YUCCA

Jul 03 2024 57 mins  
Send us a Text Message.Yucca talks about life growing up in Toronto's Little Jamaica, her soul-connection to nature and her Nahuat roots, and how her insatiable curiosity was born. She shares ideas for decolonizing finance and the ways each of us can benefit from adopting and integrating an Indigenous worldview into our daily lives. GUEST BIO: Yucca, a vibrant soul, who proudly ide

014 | The People of Reset Series: POM

Jun 19 2024 57 mins  
Send us a Text Message.Photo Credit: Cherie WaiChristie Wong (AKA Pom) weaves together the fabric of her Self and brings us an episode that is contemplative and meditative while simultaneously challenging the status quo with each new thread revealed. She talks about what it means to her to find belonging in third culture, how integral art and creativity are to our human existence,

013 | The People of Reset Series: WOLFEE

Jun 05 2024 55 mins  
Send us a Text Message.Darius Bashar (AKA Wolfee) gets right to the heart of the human condition in sharing what he sees when looking through the lens of his camera, and how he helps his subjects see what he sees (leaving this podcast host momentarily breathless in the process). He discusses the impact growing up with seven fierce women had on his present-day existence—at which p

012 | The People of Reset Series: SPECIAL GUEST, RESET CO-FOUNDER AUNTY AWAKE

May 22 2024 65 mins  
Send us a Text Message.Hima Batavia (AKA Aunty Awake) discusses her current works, exploring the ancestral stories we hold in our hair. She shares her deeply personal (and ongoing) journey into self-acceptance, and how the co-founding of Reset (yes, THIS Reset) came to pass. This is a very special episode with a truly remarkable woman. If you're curious about Reset's origin story,

011 | The People of Reset Series: UNLEARN

May 08 2024 57 mins  
Send us a Text Message.Photo Credit: Zahra SiddiquiDean Lobo (AKA Unlearn) shares his brilliant perspective on what it means to be queer, the importance of grace, and how play and rest are radical acts in a world bent on transactional productivity. This conversation is as warm and wonderful as Dean himself. It's a treasure of an episode and could be used in educational settings the

010 | The People of Reset Series: UCHE

Apr 24 2024 56 mins  
Send us a Text Message.Jeff Harry (AKA Uche) and I discuss the epidemic of loneliness, key contributors and potential solutions, the essential nature of play, and how it once stopped a war for a day. This episode is high energy and a bit of an intense ride. Buckle up! And stick around until the end, when Jeff shares two of his tried and true methods for welcoming play back into you

009 | The People of Reset Series: PARADISE

Apr 10 2024 54 mins  
Send us a Text Message.This episode is dedicated to the family and friends of Michael Murray in his memory. Nikola Steer (AKA Paradise) talks about her roots in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood of Toronto, her passion for weaving together contrasting and complimentary aspects of art and the architecture of life, and her passion for play and wonder. GUEST BIO: Nikola Steer is a po

008 | The People of Reset Series: REEF

Mar 27 2024 60 mins  
Send us a Text Message.Bobby Beckett [AKA Bobby Valen] (AKA Reef) explores the question, "Who are you?", the critical need for a reexamination of how public spaces are designed and used, and lessons gleaned from observing life under water. GUEST BIO: Bobby Beckett is Queer, Trans, born and raised in Toronto, a creative producer, production manager of live events, and community orga

007 | The People of Reset Series: BLISS

Mar 13 2024 40 mins  
Send us a Text Message.Annisha Lashand (AKA Bliss) talks about sacred internal places and her relationship with trees, her struggle with integrating dualistic aspects of Self, and the moment she knew the People of Reset were her people.GUEST BIO: Annisha Lashand is a writer, artist, and healer. She's served as the Director of Marketing for two (going on three) years on Reset's Coll