Podcast #11

Roll up, roll up for the latest podcast! My sixth interview was quite memorable because my dining companion showed up in his work clothes. That might not be so notable if the person in question worked as a plumber or an office drone. But Diego Barquinero is a circus clown,…

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Podcast #10

So the podcasts were on a brief hiatus owing to 1) travel, b) unavailability of some interviewees and iii) general ineptitude on my part. I’m sure it’s been difficult to cope without listening to my dulcet tones online. Ever the problem solver, I’m going to end that difficulty today with…

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Interview 31: Dinner With A Pastor

I kept trying to think of religious pop culture references for this post’s headline, but kept coming back to the two song titles “Like A Prayer” and “Losing My Religion,” neither of which really suit today’s interview subject, even though he’s a religious man. Pastor Patrick Walker of the New…

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Flying Down To Florida

Hooray for updates! I should have the 31st dinner interview online later this week. As always, laziness might intervene, but I’m hoping to fight it off. Likewise, podcasts should start up again as early as next week, so woohoo for that. Meanwhile, an update to my travel plans. For my…

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Breakfast At Fripon’s

Woohoo, more Montreal restaurant reviews. Last Saturday morning my friend Brent, my housemate and I had breakfast at Le Fripon in Old Montreal. It’s a restaurant housed in a historic building in the Place Jacques-Cartier, a large square that apparently is home to nothing but dining option after dining option,…

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Money’s Too Tight For Steak

Bonus points if you get the reference in the post title. Even more bonus points if you’re actually a reader of this site and not some spam comments robot. Following on from my post about poutine, I wanted to give praise to the place I had dinner on Friday night…

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