The Medley

This time on The Medley we have Deborah Drakeford a Canadian Actress and former resident of my hometown Espanola, Ontario. She is best known for her roles in A History of Violence, Polka Dot Shorts, and Sailor Moon.

"This is Bandit" is a children's book series about the life of a brave rescue dog named Bandit who lived with a loving family in Northern Ontario. Our guest this time is the co author of the series retired teacher and close family friend, Shelley Wikiruk.

2025 is Wishbone's 30th anniversary, and I had the opportunity to sit down with Adam Springfield who played David Barnes in that series as a series regular.

Its the moment of truth this time on The Medley with our guest Sensei Ron Thomas best known for playing Bobby in The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. He is now a motivational speaker and authour that has inspired many and wants to make it clear that bullying is not cool. Speaking of bullying, who was the real bully in The Karate Kid? Daniel or Johnny? Ron's answer will surprise you.[podchaser podcast verification code: i8XG6RgU6OdgW0my2RTD

With a federal election coming up, Dominic Cardy offers an alternative to the current parties in the House of Commons the "Canadian Future Party". A party that is not left or right but forward.

This time we will be sitting down with the co-creator of The Red Green Show Rick Green also known as Bill Smith.

Come on Down! Its time to listen my my interview with the former announcer of The Price is Right Rich Fields. But he has done a lot more in his career besides that. You will get to hear the story about how he landed this amazing gig as well as a funny behind the scenes story from The Price is Right.https://richfields.tv/

This week we sit down with Paul Nicolas Mason. Author, Playwriter and Actor

This time, on The Medley we will be speaking with the man behind the famous Canadian sock puppet and former Much Music VJ Ed the Sock. Warning: This episode does contain brief strong language.

Frank Crim is an actor, producer and writer who has worked on many projects over the years but most people that watched Barney and Friends will recognize him as Firefighter Frank.

If you watched the Canadian version of Sesame Street called "Sesame Park" in the 1990's and early 2000's you just might recognize Derek Ritschel. He is now a successful stage actor, playwriter and artistic director. In this interview we shared our own theatre experiences with each other and he took the time to tell the story about how he got the role of role of Ray in Sesame Park and shared his favourite memories on the set of the show, and what inspired some of the plays he wrote during his career. https://www.derekritschel.com/

Terri has been in the entertainment business for a long time and has an extensive resume. She is best known for providing the voice of Shreeky and Baby Hugs Bear in Care Bears and the title character in the Sailor Moon anime.

This time on The Medley we will hear from a former NHL player and airline pilot from my hometown of Espanola, Ontario Al Secord. He played in the NHL as an enforcer for 12 years and later become a pilot for American Airlines. Please excuse the audio quality towards the end as we had some technically issues. Other than that I hope you enjoy.

Peter Keleghan has been acting since he was a kid and is probably best known for playing Ranger Gord in "The Red Green Show" and he also had roles in shows like "18 to Life," Ruby Gloom, and many others.

Christina Bartlett has been drawing anime and manga art for most of her life, in this episode you will get to hear some details on a project we are working on together and the story of how she became a successful artist. https://strawberrypatchca.square.site/

You just might recognize his voice especially if you watched shows like "Arthur" and "What's with Andy" Arthur Holden tells us how he got involved in the entertainment industry and how his audition for the title character Arthur got him an even better role. He is also an accomplished scriptwriter.