Life & Travel

Ep58: Do you know The Tragically Hip?

In part 1 of my tribute to Canada, we wander the corduroy roads and stand shoulder high with The Tragically Hip

Jun 15 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana

23:47

Ep57: Alternative music creating alternative spaces

We've covered punk, we've covered bars and gigs, now Johnny and I ask author Rhea Rollmann about the influence of alternative music on the alternative…

Jun 8 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana and Johnny Da Fink

41:38

Ep55: Manufacturing reality

What's the connection between creating a fantasy world for Dungeons and Dragons and Albania? Are you living in a fantastical world of someone else's…

May 25 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana and Erwin Warkentin

32:34

Ep53: (Update) The Curious Case of the Disappearing Internet

If you were born in the last 35 years, your life has been defined by the Internet. The problem, the Internet that existed then is mostly already…

May 11 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana

13:27

Ep52: An anniversary, escaping an arranged marriage, and poker

We managed to get to episode #52. That means we've been on air for one full year. So today, we get to escape an arranged marriage, play some cards, look…

May 4 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana

16:28

Ep51: Are Video Games Art? Part 2: Nuance, Effort and West vs. East

Are Video games art? We weren't satisfied with Part 1 so we did a Part 2, this time we consider nuance, effort, and the split between western and…

Apr 27 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana and Erwin Warkentin

34:07

Ep50: Are Video Games Art? Part 1 - Brecht and the Ancient Greeks

Are video games art? In this first part, Dr. Erwin Warkentin and I attempt to dissect video games from the perspectives of interactive theatre, Bertolt…

Apr 20 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana and Erwin Warkentin

21:59

Ep49: Newfoundland Alternative music and CHMR with Johnny Nolan (Part 2)

Part two of our series on 80s and 90s alternative music from St. John's Newfoundland with my friend Johnny Nolan. Today we feature music from Schizoid…

Apr 13 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana

29:47

Ep48: Forging swords and knives with video game CEO Trent Oster

Power hammers, anvils, and belt grinders: Join us as we explore the hobby of video game CEO Trent Oster and nerd out about blacksmithing, knives, and…

Apr 6 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana

Ep46: Sharpeville, Apartheid, Canada – a conversation about racism

Have you faced racism? Did you protest Apartheid? We discuss the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, its origins, and our…

Mar 23 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana and Erwin Warkentin

Ep45: The St. Patrick's Day Drunk Dial Contest

Happy St. Patrick's Day with the stories and recordings from an old tradition my friends and I used to host: the infamous St. Patrick's Day Drunk Dial!

Mar 16 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana

Ep44: Mountaineering Misadventures with Keli and Mike

Would you climb Mount Everest on the condition that you would never be able to tell anyone if you successfully summited?

Mar 11 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana

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