The Other Side
"Nadine sure likes to talk" - every report card she brought home
Nadine has been talking for 47 years, and en route to pickleball can be overheard asking "So, what's your deepest wound?" Not known for her subtleties, she's a born story-collector and learned storyteller who decided to mic-up and take you along for the ride.
Listen in as Nadine chats with folks about their lives, zeroing in on those messy parts as we get ourselves from one point to another. Covering things like friendships, careers, deaths, and divorces. There's nothing she won't ask in hopes that other people's experiences can help you through your own.
We're not experts; we're just humans having a human experience we think you can learn from. Or relate to. Or laugh at. Or cry over.
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The Other Side
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Calling all music lovers! This week Nadine welcomes Erin Benjamin - mom, golfer, former touring singer-songwriter, and now President & CEO of the Canadian Live Music Association - for a wide-ranging conversation about music, identity, and community.
Having loved music all of her life, but not really able to carry a tune, Nadine wanted to take some time to listen to (and maybe live vicariously through) Erin's story, which begins at the age of five when she begged for her first guitar.
Over this hour we are gifted with stories about the realities of writing and touring in the 1990s as an independent artist, and we learn how and why Erin retired from performing to become the first Executive Director of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (now Folk Canada), choosing impact over the stage.
Reflecting on the healing power of live shows, unforgettable concerts and the joy of connection, Erin shares the importance of the Canadian Live Music Association and talks about how COVID helped propel their relentless advocacy for live music through the #ForTheLoveOfLIVE campaign, which resulted in a historic $70M federal investment.
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