HBLB explores Point Douglas

Picture via pointdouglas.blogspot.ca.  

This week, we explored parts of the historic Winnipeg neighbourhood Point Douglas.
This episode includes interviews with Point Douglas residents:

• Tyson Cormack and Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar of the Point Douglas Residents Committee, which has lots of great events coming up
  
• Jordan Van Sewell, activist and artist
• Robert Galston, writer on urbanism, and host of a Jane's walk this weekend

Some other great Point Douglas websites to check out:

• North Point Douglas Women's Centre
• The History of the Barber House, and the North Point Douglas Seniors Association Inc.

Listen:

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Does Taylor lose the game? Y/N
No.

HBLB gets all feministy

Picture via Negative Space / Not Enough Festival.


This episode includes:

• Brynna and Taylor give some great resources on feminism (srsly, they're not all that srs), like:
• CKUW's own Say it Sista! and The Sex Files
• Jezebel
• Spectator Tribune column SCREAMING IN ALL CAPS
• The writings of Starhawk 
• T talks about how men are affected by patriarchy too, and they don't need to fit into
• B talks about how the conversation regarding sexual assualt has been in mainstream media lately
• T and B interview Kara Passey and Shelagh Pizey-Allen, a couple of the organizers of Not Enough Festival, a new festival which encourages women, queer, trans and non-binary people to start up new bands. The opening mixer is on this Saturday, April 27.
• B recalls her recent trip to the Feminist Porn Awards, which included the controversy of FPA winner Nica Noelle rejecting the label 'feminist'. B also plays Courtney Trouble's articulate and impassioned response

Listen:

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?pildjipv458sif6

Does Taylor lose the game? Y/N
No.

HBLB digs through classifieds

This episode includes:

• Taylor and Brynna run down the history of classified ads--from the 1600s to the internet. Check out all the stats on Under the Influence.
• B points out that Vampire Weekend posted a classified ad revealing the details of their new album. However, they tweeted to their fans, directing them to the paper. Irony!
• T tells the legendary(?) ad that Black Francis placed: Looking for a bass player who likes both folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, and hardcore outfit Husker Du. Only one person applied.
• T recalls an interesting phone convo he had with a paranoid perogy seller.
• Our friend Ayla shares a couple stories of following up on classifieds, somewhat disingenuously.
• B shares some of the best classifieds she had found--ideas friend wanted! less successful friends wanted!
• B and T share a couple stories of missed connections. Really, check if you've been missed.
• T shares another band that formed after a well-placed classified (Liars) and one who placed a classified, but nothing came of it (Nirvana).

Listen:

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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ozbarqns17v76i9
 
Does Taylor lose the game? Y/N
No.

HBLB discusses mental health

Former bookstore owner Kelly Hughes joins us on this episode of HBLB.

This episode includes:

• Taylor and guest host Jenn Sparrling define mental health, and what separates an illness from feeling low.
• T and J dispel some common myths about mental illnesses. 
• We're joined by the local personality Kelly Hughes, former owner of Aqua Books. He talks about the stressful couple of years he's had, and his battle with depression towards the end of last year.
  
• Hughes talks about writing online, how it plays to his strengths, and (in a sense) it gets him out of hiding.
• David Skene stops in for a discussion on outsider artists, how they are defined, and  how they might be enabled or exploited.
• We share a couple resources to understand and manage mental illnesses:
  CMHA Winnipeg
  Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba
  YMCA Life and Leisure Program
  Klinic Suicide Crisis Hotline @ 204-786-8686
  Manitoba Suicide Line @ 1-877-435-7170

Listen:

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n7om8ax07i84nyt

Does Taylor lose the game? Y/N
No.