Being an Artist is F**king Killing Me (GALPAL Productions)

This week we on #baaifkm sat and had coffee with Bobby Beckett, the producer of the venue and in charge of the creation of the conversation of the warehouse space for Monday Nights presented by Luminato Festival 2019. We talked about community, the importance of production and the importance of accessibility. 

Monday Night's runs June 7th - 16th. Get your tickets here https://luminatofestival.com/2019/Events/monday-nights 

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This week on #baaifkm chat with filmmaker and actor Matt Landry (@matthewevanslandry) . Matt tells us about the four years he spent in an actors studio. The good, the bad, the ugly and what he learned about himself along the way. We urge you to listen to this episode from start to finish, you need the fully story. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with visual artist Olivia Di Gregorio. We talk about; ageism in art funding, the relationship between younger artists and mentors, and romanticism in visual arts.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with actor, musician, and educator Richard Lam. We talk about; toxic patterns of big arts institutions, moments that not only change our artistic practice but our lives, and turning 30 and caring less.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with visual artist Katia Engell. We talk about; the gap that art can bridge between people of differing abilities, art and dementia, barriers in care, and relationality.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with creative director Anna Edell. We talk about; the job that it is to find your own work as a freelancer, learning to price your work differently for creating ongoing brand identities and creative technical design work and trying to decide if the city life is for us.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with producer and music maker Jeia. We talk about; leaving your home country for the "north american dream", trying to stay accountable to yourself while allowing yourself to be open and vulnerable, and never wanting to show your mistakes while constantly second guessing yourself.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we chat with dance artist Patricia Allison (LastName FirstName Productions). We talk about; what might happen after this is all over, the accommodations the arts community is making, and our fears.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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Corynne and Raine sit down with designer and founder of Soft Focus Sammi Smith. This week we talk how working for yourself means your creative energy has to shift, change and go more places, the stresses of trying to sell a product and really staying true to who you are as an artist.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with creator and designer of Soft Focus, Sammi Smith. We talk about, working from home, the current fear for small businesses and the importance of shopping locally.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with front woman Eleanor Bull (@lenny_bull_official). We talk about injuries (past and present), big life shifts and wanting to be the boss.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with Cellar Door Projects artistic director and Queens PhD student Mariah Horner. We talk about; the precarious labor of the freelance artist, sharing is caring and caring is work, the silence of major arts institutions and we plot the takedown of the patriarchy.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with painter Cassie Bratton. We talk about; learning how to price yourself and that changing over time, being intuitive and not forcing yourself to create and setting boundaries. 

Real conversations. Real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with photographer Vonny Lorde. We talk about; working with big brands vs working on passion projects, being your own biggest critic, and planning for the future.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm you sit down with us, your hosts, Corynne Bisson & Raine Kearns. We talk about; what's been happening over the last two years, where the podcast came from and how we're currently dealing with not being about to see each other. 

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm Corynne (@corynnebisson) and Raine (@thatssoraine) sit down with producer and stage manager Laura Phillips. They talk about what it's like to move from on to off stage, how to support art through multiple roles and not wanting to be a starving artists. 

Real artists, real conversations.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with actor Ryan G. Hinds and we talk about; being a creature of the theatre, compartmentalizing your emotions when you have to be vulnerable on stage, Equity Canada & ACTRA and 'the show must go on'.

Real conversations. Real artists.  

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This week on #baaifkm Corynne (@corynnebisson) and Raine (@thatssoraine) sit down with filmmaker Aaron Johnson. They talk about what it's like to come back to your passion after a break, to work on a project that is close to the heart and what success means.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with actor and writer Michaela Boutros-Ghali. We talk about; creating your own unique career path, writing and TikTok, and striving to create content that makes YOU happy.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we chat with Peter Kelly. We talk about; New Blue Festival, what the granting bodies are doing to support artists through this, and the fact that sometimes we don't feel like dancing.

Real conversations. Real artists.

A reminder that this is our new, hopefully temporary, format. We're sitting down with past guests remotely to check in with them. What have they been up to since our last convo and how has COVID-19 impacted them.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with theatre maker and co-founder of Bad Hats Theatre Fiona Sauder. We talk about; the importance of play and abandon in creating theatre, being okay about not always having the answers, and pushing past the fear of failing with the support of your people and community.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with dancer, performer and choreographer Nicole Faull. We talk about; Alzheimer's & dementia, deciding to leave the dance world, imposter syndrome and always thinking about what was coming next. 

Real conversations. Real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with the folks behind the arts education movement, Curtain Up, Germaine Konji & Benjamin Page. We talk about; the ways that arts education upholds white supremacy, how oppression holds back the education of everyone and what quality education could look like.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with actor, singer, and dancer Michele Shuster, we talk about; being an understudy in Grease, body diversity in theatre, eating disorders and learning to love your body.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with illustrator and muralist Natalie Very B. We talk about; mental health, social media, staying true to who you are and being inspired to do more than make art.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with magazine creator MP Guillot. We talk about; the creation of Ungarbage Mag, finally feeling like you found where you belong and the lack of healthy balance a lot of artists and creators force themselves into.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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Real conversations. Real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sat and had coffee with dancer and arts entrepreneur Roy Urbanozo (@royurbanozo). We talked about making arts a career, the lack of resources and wanting to bring the community together. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

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SEASON THREE IS HERE!

This week on #baaifkm we sit down with burlesque performer Kate Knox (@kknoxharter) of High Society Cabaret (@highsocietycabaret). We talk about; what its like to be bullied by employers and employees, having the guts to stand up for yourself and walking away for your sanity.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with dancer and creative Sadie Cahill. We talk about; finding hobbies that we're actively trying NOT to make a job, the lack of diverse bodies on stage in dance, and graduating in a pandemic.    

Real conversations. Real artists. 

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For the season two finale, you sit down with us! We talk about some of our favourite moments from the past year and our plans for season three. We take it old school and ask each other the question; 'is being an artist f**king killing you?'. 

Real artists, real conversations. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with comedian, producer and TikTok'er Sam Sferrazza. We talk about; social media being gamified, doing comedy for three people, finding your timing on tiktok and exploring death plans. 

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This week on #baaifkm we do a clip show! Sit down with us, your hosts, Corynne & Raine as we recount our most memorable moments, some amazing answers to the question "Is being an artist f**king killing you" and do one final check-in before the summer. 

We wouldn't be here without you pals, thank you to each and every listener, new and old, artist or not. We appreciate every single one of you. 

Real conversations. Real artists. 

The GALPALS are back!! @corynnebisson and @thatssoraine sit down with photographer and videographer Nora Navarro. They talk about what its like to be the only woman in an entire department, to be inspired by your best friend and to be so protective of your work its hard to share. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with Calgary based dance artist Sabrina "Naz" Comanescu. We talk about; dance company life during a pandemic, Soca and Dance hall and plans for the future.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with musicians Laila & Nick. We talk about; making music during the pandemic, living, working & performing together all at the same time and a lot of growing pains happening all at the same time! 

Real conversations. Real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with photographer and dancer Aidan Tooth. We talk about; falling in and out of love with your passion, feeling guilty for choosing something new, and working through a global pandemic.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with Stevie Joffe (@stevie_joffe), lead singer of the Birds of Bellwoods (@birdsbellwoods). We talk about the high highs and the low lows of being on tour, the responsibility you have to the content you put out into the world and our biggest dream projects.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with dance artist and creator Esie Mensah. We talk; her most recent show Shades, cultural appropriation vs appreciation, skin bleaching and the traditional African dance community in Toronto.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with poet and fiction writer Emma Williamson. We talk about; moving from a traditional career into the arts, being a mother, how poetry has changed in the last decade and what challenges have popped up with the career change.  

Real conversations. Real Artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with actor, performer, and instructor Jacob MacInnis. We talk about; returning to the school where you got to your education to teach, the trauma that poor education inflicts, and finding ways to bring space and compassion to learning.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sat down with musician Mark Kulmala. We talk about writing music from a dark place, the dark side of touring and never wanting to retire. Real conversations, real artists. 

Listen to My Father's Son here! 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, photographer and all-around creative Kendra Epik. We talk about; feeling uncomfortable in our own bodies, feeling creatively free during the initial stages of the pandemic, and finding your voice in many avenues. 

Real conversations. Real artists. 

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This week the galpals sit down and chat with actress Kendra Leigh Timmins. They talk what its like to go through puberty on screen, to leave one passion for another and what its like to come in second place alot, yet stay hopeful! 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with photographer Maya Fuhr. We talk about; creating commercial work to support your artistic work, calling yourself the annoyingly positive person, loving every second of it and knowing exactly what you want.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with painter Courtney Senior. We talk about; finding what works for you, #ArtandFoundDay, the haters, and mastering the business of being an artist.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm you sit down with actor Hannah Emily Anderson. We talk about; aging and beauty in the entertainment industry, the dreaded "what's next?" question and debunking fame as success. 

Real conversations. Real artists. 

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Corynne and Raine sit down and chat with Francesca Chudnoff. We talk what it's like to get jealous about friends success, what it's like to shift from in front to behind the camera and what happens when you just want to be close to people in real life. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit and have coffee with photographer Taylor Oakes. We talk about; chronic illness and depression, kink and photography and when your family just doesn't f**king get it.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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Real conversations with real artists. Things we think, things we say and everything in between. 

Hosted by Corynne Bisson and Raine Kearns. Guest speaker independent dance artist Nicole Rose Bond. 

This week on #baaifkm we sit down with drag queen Humza A. Mian aka Mango Lassi. We talk; starting out as an Instagram make-up queen, coming out (or not) to your family, and finding peace in making people happy with your art.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week we sat down with the ladies of ZESTcreative (@_zestcreative_), a brand new collective fronted by dancers; Zoe Kenneally (@zoekenneally), Sarah McLennan (@sarahdactyl613) and Eva Connelly-Miller (@e.v.a_rose). We talk about what keeps them up at night, the challenges of producing their first show and being a part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Real conversations, real artists. 

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Part 2 of our season wrap-up! As our FINAL EPISODE of SEASON THREE, we did a clip show! We bring you clips from some of the amazing performers, artists, community leaders, and experts that made appearances on #baaifkm this season. Hear from Rodney Diverlus, Nigel Downer, Ryan G. Hinds, Esie Mensah and Syreeta Hector. 

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with classical opera singer Khadija Mbowe (@khadijambowe.soprano). We talk about the pitfalls of performing arts in a university setting, what happens we don’t make room for others and going above and beyond to create diverse and inclusive learning experiences.

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This week on #baaifkm we have coffee on the couch with Ginger Kearns (@gingerkearns). We talked about auditioning for SNL, taking the reins in your career and leveling up as you get older.

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with painter, ceramic and visual artist Oksana Berda. We talk about; finding space in a city that is notorious for not having any, creating art through the darkness, and learning how to make yourself a business on your own.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with painter and art therapist Laura Simmons. We talk about wanting a career path, the importance of community and writing a thesis.

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with muralist Rei Misiri. We talk about; building genuine relationships to feed your artistic practice, putting value on yourself and in turn your artwork and gaining new perspectives by going through the hard shit.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we get caught up with Syreeta Hector. We talk about; being overseas when the COVID-19 pandemic started to explode and we get an update on Syreeta's latest work Black Ballerina.

Real conversations. Real artists.

Reminder that this is our new, hopefully temporary, format. We're sitting down with past guests remotely to check in with them. What have they been up to since our last convo and how has COVID-19 impacted them.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with musician Lauren Mayer. We talk about; finding your way through the boys club that is the music scene, having your voice recognized as an instrument, and learning to set boundaries.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with author and illustrator Hana Safi. We talk; her latest book 'Small, Broke and Kinda Dirty', the privilege of being able to choose art as a career and money as health.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with theatre artist Daniel Williston (@danielwilliston). We talk about auditioning in the city of Toronto, how you have to keep yourself engaged in a show and growing theatre scene all over the country. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with dancer, choreographer and performer Syreeta Hector (@syreets). We talk about her solo piece, Black Ballerina, creating politically charged work, the culture shock of moving from the Maritimes to North Carolina, questioning the institutions we grew up in and the difficulty of creating work on yourself. Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with Associate Producer Clarissa Manning. We talk about; the lack of diversity behind the scenes in tv & film, the systematic sexual harassment problems, the turning point of the #metoo movement, and how covid-19 has set back the needed changes in tv & film.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week the galpals sit down and chat with musician and front woman Raha Javanfar. We talk what it's like to be not only your own but your bands manager, representation in the entertainment industry and band decision making. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with musical theater performer and producer Roberto Sapienza of Sapling Toronto. We talk about; producing Saplings first show, the issues that run deep in theater school, realizing the industry you're in is riddled with problems and wanting to be a part of the solution.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm Corynne and Raine are joined by choreographers, independent artists and dancers Patricia Allison and Nicole Faull. We talk injury and health. What its like to be misdiagnosed, what its like to step back into class and what its like to contemplate changing your career path.  

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on BAAIFKM Corynne and Raine are joined by dancer, singer, actor Kristen Pepper. We talk more Fringe Festival, what its like to finally be able to rely on your art to support you, to refuse jobs that don't pay properly and what its like to be the only caucasian performer in an African dance company. 

Stay tuned for Pepper Dance Theatre's show 'Hooked' at Factory Theatre July 4th - 15th. 

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This week on #baaifkm we're bringing one out of the archives, episode 22 with Aria Evans! Its been a busy and rough couple weeks for us, shit happens and so we want to share an oldie but a goodie with you!

Listen to us share our thoughts about the federal election, the transparency of Toronto dance studios and our BRAND NEW Junior Producer Devon Hauth!

Real conversations. Real artists.

In The Abyss info & tickets. 

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This week on #baaifkm you sit down with US! YOUR HOSTS Corynne Bisson & Raine Kearns. We want to take this moment to extend a huge THANK YOU to each and every listener, old and new! We truly wouldn't be here without each and every one of you. We talk about; how and why the podcast got started, we ask each other what we've learned and what has surprised us and then ask each THE QUESTION. 

Real conversations. Real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm Corynne and Raine are joined by writer and stand up comedian Frank Russo. Frank is living, working and hustling in Toronto. We talk grants, "What is Art?", side gigs, artistic process and what its like to be vilified for what you say on stage.

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with jazz dance educator and academic Joanne Baker. We talk about; being with DJD for 30 years and how her role has changed, teaching in a university, and the misunderstanding of what jazz dance is.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm @corynnebisson and @thatssoraine chat with lead singer of the @rvnnersmusic Andrew Cameron (@andrewcameronmusic) They talk about what its like to grow up in a family of extroverts, addiction and mental health.

Real artists, real conversations.

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This week on #baaifkm @corynnebisson and @thatssoraine sit down with Connor Curran and Dustin Paisley of @locallaundry. They talk what its like to use YouTube to answer all your questions, to be set up on a blind date with your business partner and how important it is to check your ego at the door. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with LA based actor Peter Arndt. We talk about; moving home and then across the country during the pandemic, starting over and finding calmness in LA and making music. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with painter Kayla Ferreira. We talk about; finishing a practical thesis during a pandemic, finding your artistic voice, creating a body of work, and figuring out what sells and what makes you happy.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with musician and sonic artist Ansley Simpson. We talk about; the duality of taking up space as an indigenous artist, their journey to sobriety, and hitting the lowest lows in the bottom of burnout.

Real conversations. Real artists. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR! WE’RE BACK! 

This week on #baaifkm we explore the farm with singer Lisa Lobsinger. The three of us talk about out growing the town where you started, touring and deciding to leaving the city. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with visual artist Alex Garant. We talk about; why Alex doesn't show in Toronto, the tool that Instagram can be, life altering health events, and how her first gallery show happened. 

This week on #baaifkm we sit down with creative and jewelry maker @blythecronyn. We talk about; modeling overseas, the transition between modeling and acting, starting @elizabeth_blythe and falling in love with making things with your hands.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with writer, Thomas Pepper. We talk about; trying to find creative fulfillment, beating ourselves up in the pursuit of the former, and the importance of writing compelling, relatable, and real characters.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with actor, singer-songwriter, playwright, and violinist Jewelle Blackman. We talk about; motherhood and your child being in another country, being on Broadway and finally feeling seen in New York vs Canada.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with musician and hypnotist Kimberly Ann O'Connor. We talk; why hypnosis, consent, and the similarities between trances in music and hypnotism.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with artistic entrepreneur and founder of Army of Sass Carla Catherwood. We talk about; when to let go and move on, finding inspiration and turning it into innovation and being competitive with yourself.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm Corynne and Raine are joined by actor David Ingram. We talk about how your personal idea of success has to change, what it's like to be recognized on the street, even if you don't want to be and getting canceled. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

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This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with writer, composer and podcaster Kristen Zaza (@darkcoldnightpodcast). We talk about how her podcasts came to be, being careful about what you put out to the world and what number it would take for us to sell all of our lifes work. 

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This week on #baaifkm we have drinks on the patio with arts worker Rian Alston. Rian is the Creative Director of the Space in Ottawa. We talk about how he ended up in the arts, the hardships of running a facility with no government funding and what gets him through the day to day. Real conversations, real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with composer, producer, and sound artist Lisa Conway. We talk about; navigating burnout, potentially being a workaholic, change in style, hobbies, and trying to find a work/life balance.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with director Donna Croce. We talk about; career-ending injuries, going after exactly what you want, women in TV & Film unlearning past expectations, and setting new standards and boundaries.

Real conversations. Real artists.

This is our first episode of season five pals! We're so so so excited to be back! We've got some amazing guests lined up this season and we can't wait to share them with you!

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This week on #baaifkm Corynne (@corynnebisson) and Raine (@thatssoraine) head out to 'the farm' to spend some time with Lisa Lobsinger and Paul Pfisterer. They talk about the decision to leave Toronto, what it means to commodify your art and the fact that being an artist is a choice. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

Listen to Lisa's favourite tune from the album Laser here Linda. 

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with dancer and choreographer Rodney Diverlus. We talk about; agitating to get stuff done in the city, how Toronto is trying to be 'cool' and wanting to push ourselves and others out of our comfort zones.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with writer, director, and actor Rachel Cairns and we talk about; eating disorders, therapy, Canadian funding bodies, abortions, and more therapy.

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with three of the woman behind the instaMiniSeries show Murderville, Ginger Kearns, Chelsey Ng & Nikki Borges. We talk about; creating a show for an untraditional platform, the importance of hiring an all-female crew, and the joy of watching your idea grow from start to finish.

Real conversations. Real artists.

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This week on #baaifkm Corynne and Raine are joined by rapper, musician and singer Galen Hogg. We talk what its like to play with a band for 12 years, what its like to be shelved after you thought you 'made it' and the struggles of trying to start over all by yourself. 

Real conversations, real artists. 

Follow Galen and keep your eyes peeled for his new music! @trashpandamc

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This week on #baaifkm we sit down with novelist and activist Farzana Doctor. We talk about; the process of writing her new book Seven, what happens in between a book being finished it being released and having to learn that it's not worth getting frustrated about the things out of your control.  

Real conversations. Real artists.

Pre-Order Seven here. 

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