Episodes
-
In the final episode of the third season of Mullinger Meets Canadians, Jon Tattrie interviews your host live on stage att Halifax Central Library about his newly published memoir Brit Happens – Living The Canadian Dream!
James is an award-winning British comedian and the co-founder of [EDIT] magazine. He spent fifteen years at GQ before moving to Canada. He has appeared on CBC’s The Debaters, at theatres across the country, and in stand-up specials and movies. Brit Happens is his first book. Mullinger wrote a feature film about his life The Comedian’s Guide to Survival, starring British actor James Buckley. He has been nominated for a Just for Laughs Best Comedy Show Award and Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Live Show and Best Filmed Live Performance.
Jon Tattrie is an award-winning author and multi-media journalist who has written about Nova Scotia history for Lonely Planet, Canadian Geographic, Reader’s Digest, The Globe and Mail, CBC and many other outlets. He is the author of eight books, including Peace By Chocolate, Daniel Paul: Mi'kmaq Elder and Cornwallis: The Violent Birth of Halifax. He's a CBC journalist and holds a master's degree in writing from the University of King's College. All are award-winning regional best-sellers. His next book Sword and Soul will be published in 2024
To make it special, we also invited 300 people to join James, Jon and Sarah from Podstarter in Paul O’Regan Hall at the architectural marvel that is the Halifax Central Library to discuss James’ eight years in Canada, the writing and publication of his memoir Brit Happens, childhood trauma, becoming a Canadian, writing comedy and much, much more.
Special thanks to everyone at the Halifax Central Library and at Goose Lane Editions.
Order Jon’s books from jontattrie.ca
And follow him on Twitter @jontattrie
Follow James on Twitter and Instagram: @jamesmullinger
Follow James on YouTube: www.youtube.com/jamesmullingercomedian
James Mullinger’s memoir Brit Happens is available from books stores across the country or online from the Chapters Indigo website or from www.gooselane.com/brithappens
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Ron James was born in beautiful Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, grew up in Halifax and attended Acadia University studying history and political science with the intention of becoming a history teacher. During his time at Acadia he became interested in the stage and after graduating, moved to Toronto and joined The Second City troupe there, working with them throughout the 1980s. Shortly after, he moved to Los Angeles and appeared in numerous TV shows. He returned to Canada in 1993 and turned his experiences in L.A. into a stage show in a called Up & Down in Shaky Town: One Man's Journey through the California Dream, which was also shown as a special on The Comedy Network. Afterwards, he discovered the work of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, whose style helped shape his own and inspired him to start doing stand up.
He has won Geminis, Canadian Comedy Awards, written andperformed numerous hit critically acclaimed prime time stand upspecials. His memoir, titled All Over the Map: Rambles andRuminations from the Canadian Road was published byDoubleday Canada last year and it was an immediate nationalbestseller, entering top ten on the week of its release.He recently starred in Nathan Macintosh’s sitcom Trappedstreaming now on Bell Fibe Tv1 and he is back on the road rightnow, doing what he does best, playing to packed houses andstanding ovations every night from coast to coast to coast.And book to see him live by visiting ronjames.ca
Facebook: Ron JamesTwitter: @TheRonJamesShowInstagram: @ramblinronjames
Order his memoir titled All Over the Map: Rambles andRuminations from the Canadian Road published by DoubleDay
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Missing episodes?
-
Nancy Regan is a bona fide Atlantic Canadian icon and a legend. A journalist, news anchor, and television personality best known for her fifteen-year tenure as host of CTV’s Live At 5, which at its peak was bringing in 350,000 viewers every night.
She also served as the national host of CTV’s Good Morning Canada and That News Show, and has interviewed some of the most famous people on the planet—including Oprah, Madonna, Russell Crowe, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford. Nancy is also an actor, having appeared on stage at Halifax’s gorgeous Neptune Theatre, and in TV and film productions such as Haven, Trailer Park Boys, and Reversible Errors.
In her new book "From Showing Off to Showing Up: An Impostor's Journey from Perfect to Present", Nancy gives a behind-the-scenes account of her experience hosting a TV show while studiously concealing fear, insecurity, and self-doubt.
She is also the host of two hit podcasts - Canadian Love Map and The Soul Booth.
Order From Showing Off to Showing Up:An Impostor's Journey from Perfect to Present from www.nimbus.ca
www.nancyregan.ca
Be sure to follow Nancy on Twitter @NancyReganInstagram @NovaScotiaNancy
And on Facebook: @NancyReganAuthor
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Mullinger heads to Enfield, Nova Scotia to meet iconic East Coast hip hop artist and record producer, Luke Boyd, better known by his stage name, Classified.
He shot to stardom over 20 years ago and has since collaborated with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Buck 65, Ria Mae to David Myles. He has also racked up an incredible number of Juno awards, Much Music Video Awards, and ECMA’s for his incredible talent and earned dozens of platinum and gold records. Despite the colossal success of his music, he has always remained close to his lifelong friends and living in the East Coast. Born and raised in small town Nova Scotia, he is a perfect representation of just how much an Atlantic Canadian can achieve on an international scale.
Social media handles:
Twitter: @jamesmullinger @themaritimeedit @Classified
Instagram: @jamesmullinger @themaritimeedit @ClassifiedHipHop
Facebook: @JamesMullingerComedian @Classified
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
James Mullinger heads to Antigonish, Nova Scotia to meet Tareq Hadhad, the founder and CEO of Peace by Chocolate. He has inspired people throughout the world, as a Syrian-Canadian entrepreneur and public speaker. His family came to Antigonish in 2012 after their home and chocolate factory in Syria were bombed.
Tareq was studying medicine in Syria, but after finding out his qualifications didn’t transfer over to Canada, he decided to rebuild his family business. Their story has become a beacon of light, notably shared by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his 2016 United Nations Speech. Their company has grown to have their products on the shelves of Sobeys and retailers across Canada, and they now have a beautiful boutique in downtown Halifax as part of the Queens Marque development.
Tareq continues to share his story at conferences and events across the globe and a big budget movie about his family is soon to be released. James meets Tareq in the place he now calls home, that has welcomed him in with open arms.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by The Business Events Team at Discover Halifax.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
We're back for the third season of Mullinger Meets Canadians!
In this new season we have an incredible lineup of guests, including Peace By Chocolate's Tareq Hadhad, the godfather of Canadian hip hop himself Maestro Fresh Wes and world renowned opera singer Mesha Brueggergosman.
This is going to be the best season yet! Stay tuned for Season 3, coming soon!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
That’s a wrap on Season Two of Mullinger Meets Canadians!
In this closing episode, Mullinger reflects on the amazing guests and special moments from Season two. He also looks ahead to Season Three, which will be coming soon!
If you have enjoyed the season, let us know by leaving a review.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Mullinger meets Ian Hanomansing, the co-host of CBC’s flagship news show The National. Hanomansing was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, and grew up in Sackville, New Brunswick. He graduated with an honours B.A. in political science and sociology from Mount Allison University in Sackville, where he was valedictorian; he also has a law degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax. While in university, Hanomansing won six national university debating and public speaking championships. He began his broadcasting career at CKDH Radio in Amherst, Nova Scotia, working at radio stations in Moncton and Halifax before joining CBC in Halifax in 1986. His assignments took him to Toronto the following year and eventually to Vancouver, where he was a national reporter for fourteen years.
In his new book Pandemic Spotlight: Canadian Doctors at the Front of the COVID-19 Fight, Hanomansing profiles Canadian infectious disease doctors who stepped up to guide the nation through its worst medical crisis in a century. There are a few silver linings in the COVID storm but one of them is how these doctors put science front and centre and became public symbols of trust and hope. As they prepare to return to their private careers, they respond to Hanomansing's invitation to reflect on lessons learned and their concerns about the next pandemic. All author royalties from sales of the book are going to UBC's Centre for Health Education Scholarship.
Mullinger and Hanomansing compare notes on life in New Brunswick, a life spent in journalism and what they have learned over the past two years.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by Opportunities New Brunswick.
Great things are happening in New Brunswick - read more about them at onbcanada.ca/about-us/goodnews/.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
On his very first day as a Canadian citizen, Mullinger meets one of Canada’s all time greats… Mr. Rick Mercer!
Rick Mercer has been the voice of Canada for decades, but now he finally shares the inside story of his rise to success in a brand new book, Talking To Canadians, and it is every bit as fascinating, nuanced, hilarious, eye opening, though provoking as his much lauded television work.
Unlike many in the entertainment industry, Mercer’s success came early. At 21 he garnered national recognition when his first solo show, Rick Mercer: Show Me the Button: I’ll Push It (Or Charles Lynch Must Die) was presented at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre and in this very special episode of Mullinger Meets Canadians, Rick shares the inside story of how he rose to fame thanks to the marketing genius of Mercer’s long-time business partner and spouse, television producer Gerald Lunz. Just two years later Rick began working alongside fellow Newfoundlanders Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey to create political satire program This Hour Has 22 Minutes. It was here that Mercer’s knack to change direction quickly demonstrated itself when he devised the insanely successful segment Talking to Americans. After eight years with 22 Minutes he decided to part ways with the show to focus on his situational comedy Made in Canada, which aired for its planned five-year, 65-episode run and Rick reveals to Mullinger the real reason why the show has all but disappeared.
He then went on tour before launching the Rick Mercer Report, a show designed around his passion for what he knows, loves and does best: political satire, shining a spotlight on Canada and its people, and ranting. Among countless other awards the Middle Cove, Newfoundland native has received 25 Gemini Awards and nine honorary degrees from Canadian universities. He was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada for his “ability to inspire and challenge Canadians through humour.”
Talking To Canadians by Rick Mercer published by Penguin Random House is available now. Click here to order.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Emily Higgins is a marine biologist and science communicator who has dedicated her academic career to evaluating the conservation success of artificial reefs.
She is the Director of Ocean Science and for more than half a decade she has been leading international research teams and consulting on best practices for the use of artificial reefs in marine restoration projects in tropical and temperate regions.
Recently, Emily found that IntelliReefs can increase the biodiversity of reef organisms on Caribbean coral reefs and provide refuges to important fish and invertebrate species on degraded reefs. In her science communication work, she uses visual storytelling to empower conservation initiatives for partners of IntelliReefs and Reef Life Foundation.
She is a marine biologist, conservationist, researcher, science communicator, diver, educator, coral reef ecologist, science communicator, & environmental storyteller. We can all learn a lot from Emily Higgins.
Follow Emily on Instagram: @emilythereefer.
www.intellireefs.com
www.reeflifefoundation.org
Support Emily here:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/restoring-coastal-resilience-in-eastern-canada/
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Keely Wallace is the director of Nova Scotia’s Community Haul, one of the most inspiring and uplifting business success stories of the past 18 months.
When COVID hit and community halls were not able to host events to promote local businesses, Keely launched Community Haul to create a safe and fun way to support the small business community.
Community Haul, partnered with Symplicity Designs to launch a subscription box devoted to celebrating Nova Scotia business owners and help reboot the regional economy. Supporters were asked to pledge their community support with a subscription, and in doing so they kept the lights on for dozens of small businesses during this economically stressful time. What's more, every box sold raised money for the IWK Foundation to provide care for the women and children in the Maritimes.
Keely grew up in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, studied at UNB Fredericton, worked for the IWK Foundation for five years before launching Community Haul. Under Keely’s leadership, Nova Scotia’s Community Haul has been a huge success – in just 12 months they have delivered over 6000 subscription boxes, raised over $30,000 for the IWK Foundation and supported more than 70 local businesses.
To learn more about Community Haul or to subscribe please visit:
www.communityhaul.ca
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Clifton Cremo is a Mi'kmaw stand-up comedian from Eskasoni First Nation. In just two short years he became a fixture in the Nova Scotia comedy scene through his deft brand of storytelling and wry absurdism. Nothing is off limits, particularly when it concerns family and his First Nations heritage.
Clifton's unique outlook on his Mi'kmaw upbringing and First Nations issues caught the attention of Ha!ifax Comedy Festival, where he is scheduled to perform in October at Best of the Fest and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, where he has been booked for virtual fundraising events, and of local comedy show-runners that have seen him open for the likes of JUNO Award Nominees Nick Nemeroff and Matt Wright.
Whether he's on stage at a comedy club, a local bar, or even a funeral (yes, seriously), Clifton always manages to bring the laughs. He is an incredible self-starter who has gone out and created lots of shows in the Maritimes as a producer in addition to excelling on stage every night. He recently hosted Tatafest - The Tatamagouche Festival that also featured everyone’s favourite New Brunswick-based rapper Wolf Castle!
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by the Cape Breton Partnership
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Mullinger meets Julia Rivard Dexter, an innovative tech entrepreneur and former Olympian who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as a member of the Canadian Canoe Kayak team.
Julia has led several successful technology ventures, including as CEO of Google’s first North American premier Apps, and Pursu.it a not-for-profit crowdfunding platform that has raised over 1M for athletes who need support to reach their Olympic goal. For her innovative web and software work Julia and her teams have been recognized by the International Webby Awards.
Julia’s latest venture is as Co-Founder and CEO of Eyeread (soon to be Shoelace Learning) the developer of games like Dreamscape which aim to improve literacy rates for children world wide. Eyeread's learning platform is one of the fastest growing EdTech platforms serving millions of students and teachers in hundreds of countries around the world. Eyeread was chosen as a Google for Entrepreneurs company as a part of their first Canadian cohort in 2020.
She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Nova Scotia Power and was recognized as one of Canada’s Inspiring 50 Women in STEM presented by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canada with the support of the Senate of Canada. Julia lives in Lake Loon, Nova Scotia with her husband Steve and four kids, Oscar, Max, Phoenix and Madeleine.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Joel Burton was born in Neil’s Harbour, Nova Scotia, and grew up in St. Margaret Village (Victoria County, Cape Breton Island). A highly respected content specialist who uses empathetic storytelling and conversational interviewing to design content for online and offline audiences, he focuses on marketing efforts dedicated to upholding craft and finding meaning in commerce with everyone from Zita Cobb to Linden MacIntyre.
He was working for Voices, the World’s #1 Voice Over company in Ontario when COVID hit and he and his wife decided to come back to Nova Scotia for family support and a better quality of life for his young daughter and newborn son.
He is now producing content for the Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Ltd., a 66-year old seafood company from northern Cape Breton, with a focus on harvesting and processing wild sustainable seafood from the cold, pristine waters of the North Atlantic for sales in North America and global markets.
Mullinger meets Canadians is brought to you by the Cape Breton Partnership.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
James Mullinger is in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador to meet the Queen of Canadian Comedy, Mary Walsh. Best known as a co-creator and star of one the most successful and longest-running comedy series in Canadian history, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, she’s had a decades long career as a comedian, director and actress, a best-selling author, and a philanthropist and activist. She has won an incredible 18 Gemini Awards and a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.
James meets Mary at her home in downtown St. John’s to discuss her love for Atlantic Canada, her personal career highlights, the creation of CODCO, the evolution of Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior and how she overcame personal difficulties to become one of funniest and most important voices in the country.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Mullinger meets one of the greatest Canadian comic book artists of all time, Kate Beaton.
She is best known as the creator of Hark! A Vagrant, the book of which debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was named one of the top ten fiction books of the year by Time magazine, and Rolling Stone magazine placed the same collection on its list of “The 50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels Ever”.
More than half a million people each month visited her website harkavagrant.com to devour her hilariously smart absurdities of history and literature and has contributed to Marvel Comics’ Strange Tales anthology.
She also wrote one of James’ favourite children’s books ever, The Princess and the Pony. The Guardian newspaper in England reviewed the book thus: “In a new children’s book, Kate Beaton gently subverts the idea that ‘strong female heroes’ have to kick ass – and provides a lesson for adults too. Most importantly for me, it features a farting horse.”
Of Scottish descent, Beaton grew up in Mabou on Cape Breton Island. She went to a small school and then graduated from Mount Allison University in 2005. She began drawing comics for the university newspaper, The Argosy and after college worked in Victoria, British Columbia. She has also lived in Toronto and New York but is now happily back in Mabou, a town with a population of just over a thousand people.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by the Cape Breton Partnership.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Mullinger meets Steve Lilley, the co-founder and president of a globally renowned company that has been serving the global science and engineering community for more than two decades while proudly based in Sydney, Nova Scotia on beautiful Cape Breton Island.
Steve’s company, Protocase Incorporated, is an innovative manufacturer of low-volume custom electronic enclosures and metal components and as CEO, he has led the organization to remarkable growth as the company now employs over 275 individuals serving over 17,000 clients throughout North America and Europe while remaining headquartered in Atlantic Canada.
Steve has 35 years’ experience in engineering, operations management, and software development. He has also shown himself to be a true proponent of East Coast community spirit through his involvement as Chair of the Board of New Dawn Enterprises Ltd (the oldest community development organization in Canada) as well as New Dawn Holdings Limited, and past Chair of the Electronic Engineering Technology’s Program Advisory Committee for the Nova Scotia Community College.
Steve earned his Bachelor of Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1986. He has been a resident of Sydney, Nova Scotia for over 30 years where he and his wife raised five children.
Mullinger is excited to hear how it is he started this company with five people, built it to almost 300 employees and attracted the very best people from around the world including many of James’ fellow countrymen from the United Kingdom.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by the Cape Breton Partnership
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Brookes Diamond Productions is the most respected and beloved entertainment production company in Atlantic Canada and is run by Nova Scotia-based power couple, Brookes Diamond and Fiona Diamond.
Fiona and Brookes have worked with and managed the careers of everyone from Rita MacNeil, the Rankin Family and Bruce Guthro to Reeny Smith, Mark Critch, Bette MacDonald, and guitar hero Roland Grant. They have produced shows everywhere from Cape Breton Island, Halifax and Saint John to the Sydney Opera House and Broadway in New York City.
Fiona founded the company with Brookes, in 1977. In that capacity she has been show producer, concert promoter, project manager, and marketing director. She created and founded the nationally-televised Halifax Comedy Festival, which she sold in 2007, and promotes numerous large scale tours such as Lord of the Dance, Gordon Lightfoot, and Bruce Cockburn. She even brought in Jerry Seinfeld to Halifax for a QEII Foundation fundraiser.
Fiona and Brookes together created for Nova Scotia’s globally renowned, spectacular musical extravaganza, DRUM! Since 1971, Brookes Diamond has been Atlantic Canada's leading entertainment producer and promoter of concerts, theatre shows, trade shows and special events. He’s won every award going from Canadian Manager of the Year, to ECMA IndustryBuilder Award; Best Event Producer and Best Promoter; and ECMA Industry Person of the Year.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by the Cape Breton Partnership
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
James is in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador to meet iconic east coast musician Alan Doyle. Alan’s career took off as the front man of the renowned folk-rock band Great Big Sea, whose contemporary spin on traditional Newfoundland folk music, proved popular with audiences across Canada, racking up the awards and making them one of the top selling bands in the country.
In recent years he’s also made his mark as a solo musician, actor alongside Russell Crowe, producer, author and philanthropist and as a recipient of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the musical traditions of his province and for his commitment to numerous local charities. They discuss his prolific musical career, his passion for performance, and how he became one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s greatest exports.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Mullinger meets the founders of Dormie Workshop, Todd and Jeff Bishop. These golf fanatics and business partners launched this trailblazing business that creates luxury handmade golf club covers. Proudly based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, their covers can be found on club heads of golfers around the world with an impressive client roster that includes PGA golfers Paul Casey, Corey Connors, David Hearn, Brooke Henderson and megastars and public figures such as George Clooney, Cindy Crawford, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and George W. Bush.
Dormie workshop has relationships with the NFL and the Toronto Raptors, and offer over 300 unique, often three-dimensional designs to choose from. They are a statement piece, and a work of art. To see one is to want one, and their clients are the company’s dearest and strongest ambassadors of their growing brand. As of late, the duo has partnered with Gucci Ghost designer Trevor “Trouble” Andrew to produce the luxury brand’s first range of edgy golf covers. It was their Nova Scotia upbringing that gave them this passion and drive and Mullinger learns how they plan to stay at the top of their game.
Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by Halifax Partnership.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Show more
