Traci Skuce is an established writer and author of the short story collection, Hunger Moon. She’s also a story midwife--helping writers birth their stories so they can get them out into the world.

In this episode my lovely friend Traci Skuce and I have a thoughtful conversation about the climate crisis; disrupting various systems; decolonizing the self/body; and the importance of grief and self-care. Many inspirations including: ‘what is your integrity as an artist/writer’, ‘exchange between self and story’, ‘colonized systems…challenge them narratively’, and grief – simply ‘wept at the base of a tree by the side of a river’…

Find out more about Traci at:
Website: traciskuce.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shapingyourstory
IG: @traciskuce.thewritingjourney
Twitter: @SkuceTraci

This episode covers a very thoughtful exchange about capitalism, climate change, resilience and hope through activism and music. A very moving conversation with the beautiful creative soul and musician, Clara Shandler, the Sidewalk Cellist. Clara is a passionate educator, an adaptive performer and a musical activist, sharing songs of love all over the world. You can read more about Clara on her website at: www.sidewalkcellist.com #art #music #climatechange #resilience #hope

In this episode I’m in a conversation with a wonderful writer, Kim Spencer, whose debut novel, Weird Rules to Follow (Orca Book Publishing), is now available to be ordered at Orca Book. Kim’s successes include her debut novel receiving a Kirkus Starred Review, a story being published in 'Filling Station' magazine and shortlisted for the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association Award, being selected as a mentee by the Writers Union of Canada for BIPOC Writers Connect, as well as for ECW’s BIPOC Writers Mentorship Program. Kim is from the Ts’msyen Nation in northwest BC and currently lives in Vancouver, BC.

You can read more about Kim and her upcoming novel in BC Book World's autumn issue and the following social media links:

a. https://kimspencerwrites.wordpress.com/about/
b. twitter: @kspencerwrites
c. instagram: @kimspencerwrites

#Indigenous #BIPOC #literary #art #writer #indigenous #diversity #inclusion #YA

In this episode I'm in conversation with the beautiful Jacqueline Ko, soprano, a multi-award-winning soprano based in Vancouver and the founding artistic director of Opera Mariposa, Canada's first fully disability-led and run opera company. Listen to the journey, the vision and the dream of making opera accessible. An inspirational story about art, accessibility and inclusion.

Find out more at:

1. https://operamariposa.com/
2. twitter: @Opera Mariposa
3. instagram: https://www.instagram.com/operamariposa/
4. facebook: https://www.facebook.com/operamariposa
5. youtube: https://www.youtube.com/operamariposa

To get in touch, reach Opera Mariposa by email at info@operamariposa.com

Episode Transcript

Host Meharoona Ghani has a conversation with Nicola Watts, CFUV Operations Director about what's behind Raining Revolution: JEDI in the Arts - the meaning, the dream.