Chatter that Matters

I wasn't sure how this show would turn out as it involved weaving together several stories.  After listening, I couldn't be happier with the final product.  

One of Canada's iconic rock voices, Carl Dixon, spent his life pursuing love.  His love for his family, his love for music, and his love to inspire others.  What sets his journey apart from most is that he miraculously survived a head-on car collision in Australia ...

My guest today is Neill Dixon, and he is a character with great character.  He is singing proof to follow your passion when building your career.  In his twenties, Neill had a cafe called Grumbles, frequented by the who's who of music. He managed the rock band Triumph, and his legacy is crafting and staging Canadian Music Week, one of the most important music conferences and festivals in the world.  It turns 40 this year.  Neil...

Robert Mazur is directly responsible for one of the biggest busts against the Pablo Escobar Medellin Cartel in the 1980s. In 2009, he published “The Infiltrator,” a memoir about his two years undercover, and in 2016, the book was made into a film starring Bryan Cranston. Mazur is also the author of The Betrayal, a memoir about his infiltration of the Cali Cartel and...

Ori went from small-town boy to solider, then a multi-million dollar insurance agent, to becoming the 'Hollywood Fixer,” a real-life Ray Don...

‘I went to them and said I am not a number. I am a human being.  Just one week before and I was in Syria and I had dreams.’

Tareq Hadhad's incredible journey is one of the most inspirational and powerful stories I have ever shared. From a charmed life in Damascus to overnight becoming a refugee of the Syrian Civil War, who spent three years trying to survive in a camp. Tareq and some of his family had an opportunity to move ...

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change your country, to change the world.”

Nelson Mandela

Are we preparing our children for the future of work, where they compete for jobs in the clouds and must march in step with rapidly changing technology?  Does school inspire and motivate them, and create a lifetime appetite for learning and improving.

Who is the main beneficiary of our educational dollars?  Ar...

What did Jay-Z say to Zack Greenburg, about Empire State of Mind, the book Zack wrote about his life?

What was the response to another of Zack's books- The A-List Angels, how a band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes hacked Silicone Valley? Or Michael Jackson's family after Zack covered the surprising rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story of how the King of Pop grew a billion-dollar business? Let's not stop there, the 3 ...

Cameron Bailey is a film 'maker. He rocks a tuxedo-like Daniel Craig in a Bond Film, a boardroom with vision and purpose, and society and culture with openness and understanding. As the Toronto International Film Festival CEO, one of the most important and publicly attended festivals globally, Cameron Bailey leads their mission to transform the way people see the world through film.

Cameron Bailey has a reputation for premierin...

'A heart-wrenching to a heartwarming story that proves that regardless of circumstances, you can have a better life if people believe in you and teach you to believe in yourself.'

Edward Henry and his siblings wanted and deserved what every child should have. A happy and stable home. Instead, they had a raging alcoholic for a father, and when Edward was seven, his mother brought a new man into their world. He was physically...

Imagine walking into a heavily armed Hells Angels compound as an informer, and you are wearing a wire. If discovered, these steps will be your last. If successful, your actions will be paramount in trying 'Nasty' Neil Smith, a dangerous and fully patched Hells Angel, for murder.

How did you end up there? Paul Derry shares the story of his life as a career criminal and informant, what it is like to live as a ghost inside a...

A magical story of turning impossibility into possibility. At 13, Mike Fata drops out of school to help his Mom, balloons to 300 pounds on a junk food diet and self-pity. At age 18, he says: 'I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.' On his journey to regaining his mental and physical health, Mike Fata discovers Hemp, an excellent source of essential fats. Still, it's a banned crop because of its association with...

'A coming of age story about how impossibility can become a possibility through human spirit and will.' 

By the time Curtis Carmichael was 11, ten people he knew died. He grew up in a Block where parents worked several jobs to survive, everyone was profiled, and crime seemed to be the only path to prosperity. Schools were at best a parking lot where students were yelled at by teachers who said they have no value. As Curtis ...