People Interacting with People
A podcast about People Interacting with People. In April 2015, I became homeless. I decided to embrace this homelessness and what followed was five years of nomadic life, over 250 moves in Canada and the United States, on an average budget of roughly $22 a day.
While sitting in a 24 hour diner in Toronto on my first two homeless nights, a young man sat beside me and when I told him about my experience - spending 9 hours each night at the diner, getting a free coffee and a brownie on my second night - he turned to me and asked:
"Do you think you'd be having the same experience if you were Black?"
Over those next five years, I had a series of "chance" encounters with Black people and had some very interesting conversations. I documented some of them in writing but when I compiled them into a 300 page script during the pandemic, I realized that - in writing it myself - I had lost the authenticity of the other person's voice.
And so, I decided to hit the road and reconnect with some of these wonderful people while also leaving myself open to meeting new ones. These are our conversations.
People Interacting with People
SIZZLE 3: Introducing... Jerry, Alex, Quatae, & Lisa
In this clip, meet Jerry in New York, Alex in Las Vegas, Quatae in DC and Lisa in DC.
Episode 7 Season 2:
Jerry and I met on an overnight bus from Toronto to New York in 2016 where we chatted through the night and Jerry shared his life story with me. This young man, at just 21, had already been through so much. And six years later, he shares more of his story with me including a terrible run-in with police and the joy of having a son.
Episode 8 Season 1:
Alex and I met in Las Vegas in 2017 when I was there filming a documentary about the boxing and the arts. Alex is a professional boxer who was the amateur champ when we met. We talk all things boxing.
Episode 4 Season 2:
Quatae and I met at a poetry event this past summer and when I discovered he was a hypnotherapist, I reached out for a session. We sit down a few days later to discuss my experience, hypnotherapy, sound healing, generational trauma, and magic!
Episode 2 Season 2:
Lisa and I met at the same poetry event in DC this summer. When I heard her poem about the ancestors, I immediately invited her to come on the podcast to share it. It's powerful stuff. Lisa is also a rapper so I get to hear some of her latest music too.
All episodes are easily found by name.