Podcasts by Pop& Down
Pop& Down is a podcast about mental health... and pop culture!
Join Shaunna Quin as she chats with guests who live with, or have experienced, mental illness, mental health issues, addiction and/or trauma as they discuss movies, TV, music, celebrities and more from their perspectives.
Please note that Ms. Quin is not a medical or psychiatric professional. She's a woman who lives for pop culture, while living with mental illness!
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31: A House Built with Half the Wood& Tin Nails (with Lisa Anita Wegner) from 2019-10-05T15:17:16
Lisa Anita Wegner is a Toronto-based storyteller, performer, actor, artist, performance artist, podcaster and filmmaker. After a breakdown at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Lisa received a diagnosi...
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30: Starts With Me (with Mike Stroh) from 2019-09-16T00:20:41
Growing up in Toronto as a teenager, Mike Stroh became not just a drug user, but also a drug dealer. On top of that, he lives with anxiety, depression, OCD and ADHD and helps act as a caregiver for...
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Mini-sode 3: Lover, Lover from 2019-08-30T11:00:25
We're back! On today's new mini-sode of Pop& Down, our host, Shaunna Quin reviews the hottest album you're streaming right now, Taylor Swift's "Lover." Find out which songs she loves, which songs s...
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29: The Depression Festival (with Rebecca Higgins) from 2019-07-27T00:50:47
Depression can be a funny thing, so it's no wonder so many comic greats and legends have struggled with depression and other forms of mental illness, as well as addiction.
Freelance Mental...
28: The Spiraddict Warrior (with Joe Mintzer) from 2019-07-12T17:57:17
Life coach, addictions counselor and motivational speaker, Joe Mintzer's struggle with addiction began in his early teens. Over the years, his addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine had him ending...
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27: White Bear's Shinin', Lighting Bird's Gonna Shine (with Jaene Castrillon) from 2019-06-28T17:43:21
Jaene Castrillon is a person of many identities, professions and experiences. They are a Chinese/Colombian-Indigenous settler of Turtle Island who identifies as trans, genderfluid/genderqueer and T...
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26: Grind a Little Tendernesss! (with Braden Alexander) from 2019-06-14T17:51:01
Braden Alexander loves talking about his feelings, and he's bringing an opportunity for other queer and trans men in Toronto to share theirs! He is guest curator for With/out Pretend's newest event...
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25: I Just Wanted to Tear Everything Down& Start Over (with Catherine Migel) from 2019-06-01T20:42:40
Catherine Migel is a licensed (soon to be clinical!) social worker who's been working with clients living with mental illness for more than four years. Catherine is also a huge fan of unwinding wit...
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24: Paxil Made Me Feel Like a Stranger in My Own Body (with Alissa from @bigpharmaslut) from 2019-05-17T23:14:10
@bigpharmaslut is an art project by Alissa, an artist and student based out of California. Alissa’s art is informed by her experiences living with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, complex po...
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23: My Butthole is No Longer (with Emma Chapple) from 2019-05-03T14:39:35
Emma Chapple is a legal babe and a writer. She's especially known for writing about her experiences living with Crohn’s disease-- or, as she’d joke, “being the girl without a butthole!”
Along ...
22: Boyz N the 6ix (with Asante Haughton) from 2019-04-19T05:00:24
During his 9-5, Asante Haughton is a Toronto-based mental health professional. Outside of that, he's a full-time mental health advocate. One of CAMH's Top 150 Difference Makers for Mental Health, H...
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21: Thoughts I Own (with Laura Silverman of The Sobriety Collective) from 2019-03-29T14:48:58
Laura Silverman is the founder of The Sobriety Collective, an online community for creatives living a substance-free life. The Sobriety Collective provides resources, like book, podcast and blog re...
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20: Partners in Creativity, Life& Mental Illness (with Amanda& David Lederle of CreateBeing) from 2019-03-16T01:15:12
Amanda and David Lederle are the minds behind CreateBeing, a custom design company and mental health support community based out of Toronto. The Lederles are a married couple who both live with men...
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19: The Beauty in the Hustle (with Tanya Turton) from 2019-03-01T05:09:11
Tanya Turton is a Toronto-based creative entrepreneur and wellness educator. She has lived with anxiety for as long as she can remember. Having a tragedy happen in her family was a huge part of wha...
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18: Talented at Horticulture (with Natasha) from 2019-02-15T21:28:03
Natasha runs an awesome business, The Handmade & Co, where she creates beautiful plant and succulent arrangements and macramé. The growth of her business is something she considers to be a bit of a...
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17: To Boldly Go Into Black Mental Health Matters (with Stacy-Ann Buchanan) from 2019-02-01T06:00:45
Stacy-Ann Buchanan is a Toronto-based actress, producer and filmmaker. She's also become one of the leading voices of mental health advocacy in Canada.
Her documentary, The Blind Stigma, was r...
16: So-Called Fortune-Telling (with Liz Worth) from 2019-01-18T21:49:20
Liz Worth is an acclaimed author and poet who, over the past few years, has added astrologer and tarot card reader to her resume.
Liz sat down to chat with Shaunna about her experiences with d...
15: All of the Bar& None of the Booze (with Chris Marshall of Sans Bar) from 2019-01-04T06:40:10
Going to the bar can feel a little awkward if you're abstaining from alcohol - whether it's just for one night, or if you're in recovery. Chris Marshall is working on changing perspectives on what ...
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Mini-sode 2: 2018 in review from 2018-12-31T04:53:48
In this mini-sode, Shaunna runs through a few of the mental health pop culture touchstones in 2018
Music by Neil Quin
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14: Stay-at-Home Dad(dy Issues) (with David Baughman) from 2018-12-13T06:00:15
What happens when you grow up in a household with a father using drugs, a mother with mental health issues while knocking on doors in the name of Baptist fundamentalism... while coming to terms wit...
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13: Queer, Trans& Non-Binary with Depression& Anxiety(with AC Dumlao) from 2018-11-29T06:00:34
Advocate and educator, AC Dumlao, is a queer trans non-binary first-generation Filipino-American. They also live with anxiety and depression.
AC shares about how they saw themselves reflec...
12: BPD& the Single Mom (with Jennie Steer-Welbourn) from 2018-11-15T06:00:28
When Toronto comedian, Jennie Steer-Welbourn first googled Borderline Personality Disorder, the results were mostly negative. One recurring example was Glenn Close's character, Alex Forrest, in Fat...
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11: Gretchen & Diana (with Diana Martinez of Hollywood in Color) from 2018-10-18T05:27:13
Diana Martinez is the creator, host and producer of Hollywood In Color, a podcast telling the stories of the stars usually left out of entertainment history — the people of color in front of and be...
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10: Sandra, George, Adrian& Erin (with Erin Williams of Totally Mental!) from 2018-10-04T04:49
Erin Williams, co-host of Totally Mental! joins Shaunna to discuss her struggles with OCD, stuttering, anxiety and depression, as well as her hospitalization.
Erin shares what The King's ...
9: Pete, Ariana& Olivia (with Currin) from 2018-09-20T04:24:55
Musician, artist& writer, Olivia, is a Grandson stan. Not only does she love Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson as a couple, but she relates to the two of them on a few levels.
Olivia discuss...
8: Freddie, Tom& Stephen (with Stephen Harvey of Bi Arts Festival, Toronto) from 2018-09-16T06:00:06
Stephen Harvey of Toronto's Bi Arts Festival joins Shaunna in the studio to discuss Persistent Depressive Disorder and suicidal ideation, and his work in Toronto's bisexual community.
Sha...
7: Billy (William?)& Mone't (with Mone't Ha-Sidi) from 2018-09-06T06:00:16
Mone't Ha-Sidi is an activist, a hairstylist, and the Ratchet Burlesque Queen. Like Shaunna, Mone't considers herself a recovering Smashing Pumpkins addict.
Mone't talks about misogynoir a...
6: Kacey, Owen, Jesse& Jesse (with Jesse Ataide) from 2018-08-23T04:05:38
Jesse Ataide grew up in the Mennonite Brethren Church on a peach tree farm in the California Central Valley. In his own words, Jesse entered university, "conservative, religious and straight" and g...
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Mini-sode 1: 6 Balloons& the family disease of addiction from 2018-08-15T22:17:01
In Pop& Down's first mini-sode, Shaunna reviews the Netflix original movie, "6 Balloons," starring Abbi Jacobson and Dave Franco. "6 Balloons" is a harrowing look at how addiction is a family disea...
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5: Courtney, Alisha, Jessica& Sarah from 2018-08-02T04:44:37
Sarah opens up to Shaunna about her major depressive disorder and her generalized anxiety disorder, as well as what it's like to have a father and a brother who are alcoholics. Sarah talks about ho...
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4: Tracy, Beth, DJ& Heather (with Heather Sanderson) from 2018-07-19T05:05:44
Toronto actress and comedian, Heather Sanderson, joins Shaunna in the studio to chat about her struggles with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Anxiety and Addictions, as well as representation o...
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3: Fiona, Bojack& Holly from 2018-07-05T04:23:12
Musician and music teacher, Holly, talks to Shaunna about living with clinical depression and disordered eating recovery.
Holly explains how Fiona Apple & Bojack Horseman specifically have res...
2: Rosa, Drag Race, Evan& Stephanie (with Stephanie Malek) from 2018-06-21T07:45:33
In episode 2, Shaunna interviews local Toronto improv performer and producer, Stephanie Malek. Stephanie shares about her struggles with clinical depression and social anxiety, as well as the roles...
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1: Charlize, Britney& Shaunna from 2018-06-07T04:09:21
Pop& Down is a podcast about mental health... and pop culture!
Shaunna Quin interviews guests who live with, or have experienced, mental health issues, addiction and/or trauma. They discus...