Podcasts by Pardon my Passion
Peter converses with extraordinary people in his life who have inspired and energized him with their passions and ideas. Conversations abridged for respect of your time
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Ep 12 A Year in Palestine from 2023-11-04T22:51:26
Peter catches up with his friend Jeremiah McCleary who recently worked for a year in Palestine. Jeremiah shares his stories and thoughts including the businesses that sell art made from tear gas...
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Ep 11 Sustainable Product Design with Carl Tutton from 2022-06-10T14:11:44
PhD candidate, fellow nerd, and renaissance man Carl Tutton tells me the difference between an iPhone and a fridge, and we discuss what's in common between an obsession with material goods and a...
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Ep10 Hacksmith - Making it Real from 2022-04-19T15:57:05
I have a fun (and definitely sober) conversation with Charles Holtforster from Hacksmith Industries, a Youtube channel that pushes the limits of tinkering and hacking to make gadgets from movies...
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Ep9 Private School Education for $400 a Year Part 2 from 2022-02-23T15:40:59
Part 2 of my conversation with Michael McMaster, former curriculum leader of the TOPS enrichment program at Marc Garneau CI in Toronto, where we discuss private vs public schooling, TOPS as an e...
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Ep8 Private School Education for $400 a Year Part 1 from 2022-01-13T23:24:38
I catch up remotely with my recently retired math teacher and former TOPS program head Mr McMaster (or Michael as he lets me call him now). In this part of the multi-part series we run through t...
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Ep7 For the Love the Game from 2021-10-11T02:54:19
Goalkeeper extraordinaire and team Canada fanatic Ben Frey chats with me about our mutual love for soccer, its compelling power to bringing people together, and the importance of purposeful livi...
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Ep 6 Women in Medicine from 2021-08-15T15:42:33
Peter, Mel, and Jack chat with residents Dr Maylynn Ding and Dr Mag Au about their choice of career and the unique challenges they face as women
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Ep6 Women in Medicine from 2021-08-15T15:42:33
Peter, Mel, and Jack chat with residents Dr Maylynn Ding and Dr Mag Au about their choice of career and the unique challenges they face as women
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Ep5 Morality, MMA, and keeping hobbies hobbies from 2021-05-04T15:32:23
AJ (@visble_minority) and I brew beer and chat about his recent foray into MMA as a pacifist, whether it's right or wrong to use PEDs, and our shared passion for self improvement through hobbies...
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Ep4 Crypto Entrepreneur Daniel Que from 2021-03-16T03:02:54
I learn about Daniel's (@dmdque) story about how his passion for learning and working on interesting things lead him to quit his full time job to audit Ethereum smart contracts
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Ep3 Analog Activities & Attention from 2021-01-28T16:00:39
My conversation with my friend Christian on analog hobbies and what they may have to do with attention and mindfulness
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Ep2 Travel. Eat. Repeat. A Culinary Nomad Journal from 2020-11-02T05:10:48
Peter chats with erudite chef Aaron Clyne (@clyne.aaron) about his passion for food and how it took him and his wife on a 1.5 year food trip around the world
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Ep1 UNCUT Josh Brown Adventure 4 Change from 2020-10-15T13:00
I chat with my inaugural guest Josh who does great work on the front lines of our community, helping kids from less privileged neighborhoods find their passions
Ep1 Josh Brown Adventure 4 Change from 2020-10-14T12:28:46
I chat with my inaugural guest Josh who does great work on the front lines of our community, helping kids from less privileged neighborhoods find their passions A4C https://adventure4change.org/
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