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Future Mending Radio
Things could be better. Future Mending Radio profiles the people, organizations and businesses that are already building a better future. Clothing swaps, farmers’ markets, pay-it-forward restaurants, independent authors, repair cafes, DIY bike shops, sustainable chocolate shops and more.
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Future Mending Radio
Art is For Everyone
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Matt speaks to Dan Chapman-Smith from Project Humanity.
Project Humanity's work is complex and their elevator pitch doesn't easily fit into our 10-second 2026 attention spans. They do Verbatim Theatre – I didn’t know what that was a few weeks ago – and they work in youth shelters, and they also do mentorship programs in any art form you can think of. I didn’t understand how any of that fit together when I first started researching this episode, but a thirty minute interview with Dan was enough to convince me that not only did the vision make sense, it was solving tons of different problems in Toronto!
You can and should Donate or Learn More at: https://www.projecthumanity.ca/
Music Credits:
'Epilogue' and 'Lights' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.
'The Moment You Heal' by participants in the Project Humanity mentorship program. Full recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmbEDhGvi58
‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists.
Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD
Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833
This episode also includes audio recordings from Freesound.org