Shoes On A Wire

When you think of "coming out", it's most likely you're imagining a young man or woman sitting their parents down, and confessing that they're gay. Coming out has been an essential part of visibility in the LGBTQ+ rights movement for decades. This year, I worked with Elizabeth Holliday to highlight the stories of folks whose sexualities and gender identities do not fit into the Gay or Lesbian vs. Straight binary. These are the coming out stories of Bisexual, Pansexual, Trans, and Queer folks. Part 1 features interviews by Elizabeth Holliday.

This week, some thoughts on Pride 2017, a conversation about Canada 150 and Decolonization, and music by Sharon Van Etten, A Tribe Called Red, and Devours.

Why do we find certain vocal trends annoying? Why do these vocal trends change, but the people who are criticized for them stay the same? Let's talk about it.

This week, on Shoes On A Wire: "Why are young women so annoying to listen to?" Scratch that... "Why do young women adopt annoying vocal trends?" Hmm, try again... "Why do we hear young women's voices, and perceive them to be annoying?" There we go.

At the beginning of June, I was blown away by a performance I saw at a pre-Music Waste fundraiser show. These four young women took the stage and mixed their jazz training with a punk aesthetic, for some of the tastiest alt rock I've seen in Vancouver. This is Club Sofa.

A tribute to my dear friend Toni Hancock, who would have turned 30 on June 10th 2017. On Music Waste weekend, I met up with touring crust punk trio TOWANDA. We talk about their identity as feminist punks, their sound and aesthetic, and how politics and art collide.

I'm back! I have been away working on a project I will share with listeners soon. This week, join me as I take you on a personal tour of my Music Waste 2017 pics.

Oona Krieg is a coordinator in addictions and mental health, a writer, and an educator who teaches through an oppression informed lens. We talk about her writing on the overdose crisis, gentrification, and some highlights of 90's punk rock in Vancouver. Producers Note: Oona Krieg stated that 1 in 8 people in Vancouver's Downtown East Side have died of fentanyl related drug overdoses. In fact, 1 in 23 people have died due to fentanyl related drug overdoses, but 1 in 8 people in the DTES are affected by this epidemic.

On Record Store Day, I met up with KC Wei in her Karaoke Music Video Free Store in the heart of Chinatown. We talked about Karaoke, existential dread, and making art after Trump's election.

This week I play my favourite episode of Babe Waves (another sick show & podcast on CiTR, you should listen to it), all about WITCHES! Keagan Perlette and Elizabeth Holliday take us through a brief history of the persecution of witches, the Salem Witch Trials, and finish by telling their own witch stories.

This week, I interview author and theatre artist Carmen Aguirre. We talk about state terrorism, her childhood as a refugee, and processing trauma through art.

Featuring a reading and interview with Cree/Metis Author Carleigh Baker, hot takes on Jian Ghomeshi's attempted comeback with a reading of Kathryn Borel's 2016 statement, and an interview with organizers of the best Queer parties in Vancouver; Denim Vest, Queers & Beers, Man Up and Open Relationship.