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Podcast focusing on the social sciences, humanities and arts.
In the United States 1 out 3 young people are arrested at least once by age 23 - this could be as high as 41% research reveals . “Getting ar...
On this episode Matt continues a chat with Kristaps Andrejsons from the Eastern Border Podcast about the Soviet Union’s mass athletics progr...
This week Matt chats with Kristaps Andrejsons, from the Eastern Border Podcast , about the Soviet Union’s mass athletics program. Sport is a...
On this episode, Phil sits down with Sean McGuire, the creator and host of the Share A Slice Podcast . In the first part, Sean tell us about...
Matt sat down with disability advocate, educator, public speaker and podcaster Jahmeelah Gamble. If you like going down rabbit holes, this i...
At times, our furry friends bring us joy, pleasure and happiness. Their company is valued, and they too are valued members of our homes. Oth...
There comes a moment in time when the things that we could once do, the things that we did easily and without much effort, become more diffi...
This is a podcast mini-series on chronic pain and Illness. Over the course of this mini-series, you will hear the real stories of folks livi...
Games of chance have long been a part of societies. From dice, spinning tops, or playing cards, we have always wanted to win big on luck. Th...
On this episode we talk about teaching practices and the idea that social media has a place in the classroom. We discuss our views of pedago...
Guest co-host Anthony Von Dessauer, creator of the popular podcast The Curse of Silverlake , joins Phil to discuss music preservation, art,...
This week we deep dive into the world of resilience. From Francis Bacon’s musings of how sound bounces off walls, to the proposal that colou...
Who is Rob Kristoffersen? Do we really know? Can we say with any certainty? Is he a Canadia-phile (someone who loves Canada)? Does he actual...
We get all up in the art on this episode. Matt visited the National Art Gallery in beautiful Ottawa, ON. We get a walkthrough, you get one o...
In this episode we offer up our resolutions and predictions for 2018. Matt is determined to make this year his most focused ever and Phil do...
On this episode we review 2017, a year punctuated with the bad, the ugly & the awkward. From Trump and #MeToo to the Phoenix pay system cata...
We all celebrate the holiday season differently. That’s a good thing. On this episode Matt & Phil share their holiday traditions. From savor...
Matt & Phil chat on a cross-country check-up this week. Phil opens up about his life as an aspiring PhD, Matt tells us how to travel with a...
Matt & Phil have been physically disconnected lately. That means their neural nets are out of alignment. Rough times. Luckily they had the c...
While Matt & Phil yearn for longer summers their special guests would like some of the soft, fluffy, sticky, cold, frozen, lifeless substanc...
We have yet to fully understand or realize the breadth and depth of Gord Downie’s influence. Musically, poetically, socially, personally, Go...
A few things have happened since our last patio session: daylight savings time kicked in, the trees got naked, some snow fell, and it starte...
Recorded outside on October 25th before the weather gets too cold. Matt & Phil decided they wanted to be current. In with the cool kids. Men...
This bonus episode features us, Matt & Phil, escaping a zombie apocalypse. Luckily, we end up connecting over the airwaves with Alex & Zach...
On this patio session Phil talks about home renovations with Matt. He's no expert, but wanted to share a thing or two about the basics. Who...
This episode started out as solely Banned Books week themed. As it happens, it got out of hand. So instead, here’s a social science take on...
Already our fourth patio session of the season. Whoop! Whoop! Matt tells us about his recent visit to the MOSAÏCANADA 150 exhibit ( www.mosa...
This September bonus episode is our way of celebrating International Podcasting Day. We spent the week audio journalling our adventures and...
It's a hat trick: our third Patio Session. We sat down in the woods to chat about Banned Books week. Matt tells the story of a few challenge...
We took our second Patio Session to the forest. No really, we like literally went and sat in the forest next to Phil's property. It was fitt...
Semi-Intellectual Musings's first recorded Patio Session. We sit outside with a maple whiskey from Quebec. Somehow the discussion went from...
It’s the start of Banned Books week , which means we begin to pontificate over works that have been challenged, mostly wondering why someone...
This is the conclusion to Networks of Conspiracies Part 1. We kick it off with a discussion of the 1980’s political, economic and cultural c...
Matt & Phil put on tinfoil hats, shut the curtains and prepare to free their minds. But first, they settle a debate about peameal bacon: fri...
As the leaves turn to bright reds and golden yellows in our fast approaching fall season, nightmares of long snowy winters begin to occupy o...
While we continue to podcast in the sleepy woods, the world continues to spin - perhaps out of control. Good thing Matt brought a special gu...
We’re slowly recovering from the last few weeks. It must have something to do with the eclipse. Matt’s family is travelling so that means he...
Top 5 lists serve a precise purpose: they tell us what’s cool. David Letterman put out his top 10 lists night after night, and everyone fell...
It’s mid-summer and that means another form of nuisance has arrived to the rural way of life. To continue our fly-suite discussions, Phil ta...
Join us on a journey as we recount the funny, the strange, the whimsical and the just plain odd newspapers stories of the past. It’s a very...
On the things that Matt & Phil enjoy: the long lunch during a round of golf, classic SNES games, poutine and late night walks that include o...
Guess who’s back? Back to podcast....it’s Matt! Matt is back from newborn lalaland and ready to talk with us about the journey so far. He re...
This is the episode overflowing with gratitude and recognition to our amazing listeners and contributors. Matt and his wife welcomed a very...
Mel & Phil had an adventure in Lanark County, Ontario and felt they had to talk about it. Although it rained their whole stay, the B&B they...
Aaron is back with Phil to tell us all about The Fatherland. Recorded at Carleton University, where Aaron completed his Master’s and Doctora...
In our neck of the woods, the month of June brings the start of warm weather, the end of the school term and the start of BBQ and patio seas...
Phil provides commentary on a bird fight he witnessed between crows, blue jays and little sparrows. Matt admits that he is a sinker who is a...
Aaron is back for the second installment of his mini-series. From patio furniture gone amiss to cross country delivery shenanigans, before g...
Matt is back for this episode. The black flies are gone. The clover is growing slowly. Matt offers us an update on the little Sanderson. Phi...
Our first in a series of special guest hosted episodes with Aaron Henry. Phil and Aaron introduce the series by trying to make sense of surv...