I met Thomas at the University of Saskatchewan, where he was later named as one of our school's top 100 most influential alumni (I just barely missed the cut).  He's a husband, a dad and a practising dentist & periodontist in Calgary that also happens to be one of the most highly decorated amateur pianists in the world. Among his notable achievements was winning the 2006 Paris International Competition and the prestigious 2016 Cliburn Competition.  We talked about his musical background, listening to the Rider games while practising piano, the difficult choices he had to make, his development as an artist into an international champion, and his achingly beautiful Fazioli.  You can find out more about Tom at his website, but I recommend you check out his performances on YouTube. It was great catching up with him again. Enjoy!   Theme music "I'm Not Satisfied" provided, as always, courtesy of Brent Tyler.

I had no idea what to expect during my conversation with Addison Bell, but I knew it was going to be interesting. There's always another surprise to behold with Addy, and he didn't disappoint.  We initially talked about our history with the Kinsmen Club, our education and careers, but somehow ended up discussing the most profound music in our lives as well as spiritual psychology. Yeah, it was weird and fun. Hope you have fun too.

I was fortunate enough to study with some exceptional people while in university, and I certainly include Kirsten Marcia in this group. After a very interesting career as a geologist, she's now the president and CEO of DEEP Earth Energy Production, using her talent, experience and gumption to build a (literally) ground-breaking geothermal project in southeast Saskatchewan.  It was an absolute joy to catch up with her again. "I'm Not Satisfied," is courtesy of Brent Tyler

I've known Brent "Big Love" Tyler for almost 20 years, harking back to when he used to host the open mic Wednesday nights at Calgary's legendary Karma Local Arts House. For years, he was a mainstay performer at many of the area's top pubs. He's also recorded a few terrific albums (including the theme song for this podcast). His spiritual home is the Ironwood Stage in Calgary's Inglewood community, but now physically resides in Penticton, BC, with his lovely wife and child.  Enjoy!

I've been good friends with BP for more than 20 years. Not only is he one of the funniest guys I know, he's an extremely interesting person always taking on new challenges. This podcast was a little rough, as I'm still experimenting. We talk about his businesses and career, our good times in the past, and the struggles we're both dealing with. Most of the episode is just us laughing at and with each other. I hope you enjoy this conversations as much as we did.