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Hosted by Lisa Tucker · EN
Interviews with writers and authors from around the Algoma region, delving into their books and ideas. Lisa Tucker is the host.
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GRAHAM ELDER & LAURA CODY - Call Game
Apr 300:32:04Tap to summarizeChief orthopedic resident, Dr. Rylan Fraser, knows she’s in for a bad on-call night when she arrives in the trauma bay to find a young father barely holding on after a major motorcycle accident. It’s the eve of Thanksgiving, so staffing is thin, but things slide further downhill when she learns her junior resident is AWOL and the blizzard raging outside has stranded her supervising attending in a roadside ditch. This means she must fly solo, breaking the established chain-of-command to perform a series of emergency operations she is almost-but-not-entirely qualified to do on her own. Just when she thinks things can’t get any worse, they do. In between surgeries, Rylan is summoned to the ward to check on her post-op patients—only to find one after the other dead in their beds.With stress levels skyrocketing, Rylan teams up with the friendly (and handsome) on-call psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Bennet, to puzzle out what’s happening. Nothing is quite what it seems, though. As the night unfolds, Rylan and Paul are pulled deeper and deeper into a sick cat and mouse game in which their very own lives hang in the balance.
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PATRICIA F. BAKER - Stone Journey
Apr 300:31:17Tap to summarizeSTONE JOURNEY is my decade’s old reflection in print about my diagnosis of stage 3 rectal cancer, the devastation, uncertainty, fear, guilt, hopelessness that came along with it. I grieved for my health as well as the profound sadness my family endured. To make matters worse, four months after diagnosis and during chemotherapy and radiation, I found a lump in my right breast which was another primary not a spread. This began a whole new approach which was terrifying. None of this was in my family’s medical history.My medical team were instrumental in keeping my feet to the ground, my purpose in life front and centre and my focus on life not death. My family and friends fed my spirit with wholesome emotional support so I could thrive even at the lowest devastating times.” – Patricia Baker
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MARCY D'ETTORRE - Live The List
Apr 300:32:21Tap to summarizeHey there — I’m Marcy.I’m a northern Ontario girl with mud on my boots, stardust in my planner, and a habit of turning “one day” into “how about now?”Bucket & Go wasn’t born in a boardroom with a coffee in hand. It was born somewhere between palliative care night shifts, roadside pit stops, and kitchen table travel plans that started with, “What if we just said screw it and went?”After 26 years in health care — most of them spent walking alongside people in their final days — I learned the kind of things no textbook or TED Talk can teach you.Like how time is both a thief and a gift.How regrets feel heavier than backpacks.And how nobody ever says they wish they’d scrolled more.That’s why Bucket & Go isn’t about chasing more-it’s about choosing what actually matters, while you still can.My husband and I? We’re those people. We sold everything. Bought a cabin in the woods. Planted trees. Made fires. Laughed a lot. Cried sometimes. Wandered dirt roads with a camera in one hand and a half-baked dream in the other.People tell us all the time:“I live through your adventures.”And while I totally get the sentiment — it always hits me the same way: You don’t have to live through me. You can live like you mean it, too.So I built Bucket & Go. First for us — to track, dream, and plan a life that felt true. Then I realized… this isn’t just ours.This is for you.The road trip rebel. The stargazing soul. The Sunday planner and the Monday dreamer. The person who’s tired of saying “Maybe next year.”This site is my love letter to the magic of choosing now over never — and the belief that you don’t have to be rich, perfect, or fearless to live a damn good story.You just have to start.So here it is: part guide, part gut-check, part hell yes.Welcome to Bucket & Go.Let’s trade burnout for bucket lists.Let’s live the life we swore we’d never settle for.Let’s pack light, dream big, and cuss a little when the GPS reroutes.And if you ever need proof that it’s okay to start over in the middle of nowhere with a wild heart and Wi-Fi, well… you’re lookin’ at her.
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PETER VAUDRY - Kindness Is Sault Ste. Marie
Feb 1900:33:45Tap to summarizePeter Vaudry has a published book, ‘Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie’. Peter found that he often thought about the many kindnesses he has experienced over his lifetime. He realized and appreciated the huge role those acts of kindness played in his life. He chose the title, “Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie” to capture all of that in its totality.When asked about his reasons for writing ‘Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie’, Peter advised that he was concerned about the growing frequency of public and online displays of angry and resentment-laden behaviour. The book encourages people to be proactive about protecting the community from the corrosive potential of such behaviour. Peter believes that we should all be able to express our opinions but we can do so in a kind and respectful way.“Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie” is an important read for today’s world.Peter’s Thoughts:I write that “Kindness Is Sault Ste. Marie” but it is my experience that the Sault Ste. Marie way is to choose to be kind.In most of the instances I write about, including in my youth, it was a reflexive choice that the people of the Sault made.I was reading again a copy of “Our Daily Bread” article from Nov. 2024 by Michael E. Wittmer, PhD. Professor of Systematic Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, in which he writes, “We are who we’ve chosen to become”.The people of the Sault have always chosen to be kind.I have been concerned about the lack of civility in our society for a while. I think the Sault – with its Legacy of KINDNESS – can be the example of civility based on our history of KINDNESS.I worry in today’s wired world that we may lose the kindness due to today’s current apathy and indifference which is one of the main reasons why I wrote the book.Let’s reinforce who and what we are and keep it strong.
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JEFFREY IVAN WRIGHT - Chains Of Kings
Feb 1900:33:51Tap to summarizeJeffrey Ivan Wright has lived many years in a strange world. It’s an escape place in his mind where the characters are not from here. That fantasy world has made its way to the written word in the form of a book. Jeffrey’s first book, Chains Of Kings, is a work of fiction with plans that it will be the first in a trilogy.Jeffrey is a musician by trade, founder of an entertainment business, Jeffrey Wright Music, that creates, hosts, and participates in festivals, concerts, music events, community events, theatre performances, fundraisers, and expanding further into recording and production.Chains Of KingsA World Shattered. An Ancient Evil Awakens. A War Unforeseen.The world of Ulchir is ablaze, its villages destroyed by the ruthless Savages. Acolytes are resurrecting Wheyla Uhn, a monstrous, ancient god. Young Darius, fueled by vengeance and a terrifying, awakening power, sets off to avenge his family caused by their destruction. Sacha, a fierce warrior from the northern city of Gad, fights to survive in a world torn by political uncertainty. Jorge, a young man, in a desperate quest for hope falls into slavery. Each on their own path to survive, quickly unearths the truth behind the chains that bind the kings of their world.A gripping tale of desperate heroes, dark magic, and a world on the brink of annihilation.
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DR. FRANK SARLO - The Thinking Chair
Feb 1900:29:53Tap to summarize‘The Thinking Chair’ is a departure from his previous books, ones where Frank featured different, often dynamic Sault cultural histories, human migration stories, and hockey world legacies. In his new offering, Frank draws upon his long Sault community building experience, successful 40 year legal career, and later in life doctoral studies (PhD, Community Organizations, Bristol University, UK). ‘The Thinking Chair’ provides a fine blueprint for every community organization, institution, or non-profit enterprise seeking to achieve positive change and bringing people together, united in a common cause.For more than forty years, Dr. Frank S. Sarlo was a practicing lawyer acting on behalf of numerous institutions, industries, businesses and government agencies. Much of his time was spent sitting on federal, provincial and local boards and agencies as well as being involved, at all levels, in community projects in sports, the arts, political campaigns, and fund raisers. Because he was interested in examining examples of successful community mobilizations, Frank completed his doctoral thesis to determine the influences and processes that assist in leading to successful community mobilization. In addition, he had the privilege to take a leadership role in a number of successful community mobilizations that required the organization and recruitment of community assets to meet a specific challenge or goal. “Because of my love and appreciation for Sault Ste. Marie and its people, my books all deal with their spirit and soul of one kind or another.” – Frank Sarlo
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ALYSON MacLEOD - Becoming An Unstoppable Healthy Woman
Feb 1900:34:21Tap to summarizeAlyson MacLeod, CHC is a 7-time International Bestselling Author/Publisher (Soulful Living Publishing), award-winning transformation coach, and human potential specialist with over three decades of experience empowering women worldwide. She specializes in helping executive and entrepreneurial women over 40 navigate the mental, physical, and emotional challenges of peri- to post-menopause — and rise stronger than ever.Alyson is a Certified Health and Life Coach, Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, NLP Practitioner, International speaker, and business mentor who blends soulful science with practical strategy. In 2024, she received the Powerhouse Global Leadership Award for her outstanding contribution to women’s wellness and empowerment. In 2025, she won the Platinum award for Professional Coaching, Gold award for Holistic Wellness and Silver award for Nutrition and Weight Loss in the Sault Ste. Marie, Community Votes Competition.She is also the creator of The Wonder Woman Shift, a coaching method and mindset movement designed to help midlife women rediscover their confidence, vitality, and purpose. Her popular podcast, Soul Expression Sessions, shares powerful conversations and real stories that inspire women to step into their truth, health, and leadership.When she’s not coaching, writing, or recording, Alyson is building a vibrant community of unstoppable women through her Superior Wellness Skool and her Wonder Woman Shift (TM) Blueprint — proving that menopause isn’t the end. It’s just the beginning.Becoming an Unstoppable Healthy Woman: The NO Shame, NO Diet Guide to Healing Hormones, Reclaiming Confidence and Thriving During MenopauseYou’re Not Broken. You’re Becoming.If you’ve hit midlife and your body feels unfamiliar…If the weight won’t budge, your energy’s tanked, your confidence has disappeared, and everyone’s telling you to just “accept it”…This book is your lifeline.Award-winning author, coach, and wellness advocate Alyson MacLeod delivers the real-talk health manual every woman over 40 has been waiting for — no shame, no gimmicks, and no more feeling like you’re doing it all wrong.From balancing hormones and boosting fitness to reducing stress and rediscovering joy, we help you craft a life you love—right now. Because menopause isn’t the end of your vibrant story… it’s the beginning of your most empowered chapter.
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SHANNON VIT - The Mental Edge: Developing The Mindset Of A Hockey Champion
Feb 1900:30:54Tap to summarizeShannon Vit helps athletes, teams, and high performers strengthen their mindset to unlock their full potential. Through proven techniques in sports psychology, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), and mental skills training, she guides clients to build confidence, improve focus, overcome performance blocks and thrive under pressure.Proven Mindset Strategies for Athletes, Coaches, and ParentsThis transformative guide is packed with over 10 powerful and actionable mindset strategies to elevate performance, build resilience, and ignite confidence both on and off the ice. Designed for athletes striving to achieve their full potential, coaches seeking tools to inspire their teams, and parents wanting to support their young champions, this book offers a comprehensive roadmap to success.Through evidence-based techniques and real-life examples from professional athletes, you’ll discover:How to stay calm under pressure and excel in high-stakes moments.Visualization exercises to create winning outcomes before stepping onto the ice.Goal-setting frameworks that turn dreams into achievable milestones.Strategies to overcome limiting beliefs and bounce back from setbacks.The importance of gratitude, happiness, and self-belief in performance.Packed with practical exercises, motivational insights, and tools to rewire the mind for peak performance, this book is your ultimate companion for success in sports and life. Whether you’re a seasoned athlete, a dedicated coach, or a supportive parent, you will find actionable strategies to foster a championship mindset and achieve extraordinary results.
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VANESSA FERLAINO - human: EXPANSIVE EDITION
Oct 1600:34:21Tap to summarizeVanessa Ferlaino is a two-time award-winning author, host of The Human Challenge, and founder of The Being Human Foundation. As a Certified 200-hr Mindfulness Teacher — Professional Level (CMT-P), she specializes in trauma-informed offerings and social justice. She holds numerous board positions and offers free mentorship to returning citizens with a history of incarceration. Vanessa is humbled by the recognition from national and international news outlets, including CTV, CityNews, and more.In this, human: Expansive Edition, Vanessa revisits core themes of her award-winning book, human, five years later. With ripened wisdom and raw vulnerability, she challenges her own intentions, shares new revelations, and dives deeper into the vague experiences touched on in her previous work – and why she was unable to speak about them before. This edition features opening words by acclaimed mindfulness teacher, Hiro Demichelis; a foreword by Chip Skowron; a new introduction; the full first edition; and a hearty, all-encompassing reflection by the author.“In exploring the depths of my inner world, I discovered something profound: deep within us, lies the entire world. I wrote this book to invite us all onto this journey of inner and outer transformation.” — Vanessa Ferlaino
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MAKAYLA WEBKAMIGAD - For My Nieces
Oct 1600:34:24Tap to summarizeMakayla Webkamigad was commissioned in 2023 to write for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.“This poem is very special to me and is my first published piece.I wrote this, as a love letter to my nieces, being truthful about our family, but also being gentle, in the important role of an auntie.Nowadays there are a lot of negative connotations behind that word, Auntie.I wanted to use it in the traditional way, the way I was taught. A crucial role in our family system as indigenous people. Sharing love, knowledge and teachings.Thankful to my family, for the work they did, for the knowledge passed onto me so that I hold as much information as I can about my family history, and our history as Anishinaabe people. My grandparents who all attended residential school, my parents who both attended day schools, and the legacy of resiliency I was born into. A story that a lot of us share, a story so common for our families. All across turtle island.Miigwech to TRC for entrusting me to continue my family’s work.To all the nieces and nephews who have an auntie or uncle that loves and supports them in everything. The ones who are there, consistently.”
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