Surviving Life with Les Stroud

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Terry O'Reilly, Part 1 Jan 20, 2022

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Through the podcast Under The Influence host and advertising guru Terry O'Reilly gives you a backstage pass into the intriguing, often insane, baffling and always surprising world of advertising and how it shapes all of our lives. Sitting outside by a fire with Les Stroud and Terry, we get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes, with our backstage pass to Terry O'Reilly's life itself and to what led him into a vast world, filled with unbelievable stories that have affected us all profoundly.

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Dave Rosenthal, Part 2 Jan 06, 2022

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Now going strong into his 28th year as keyboardist and musical director for none other than Billy Joel, Dave Rosenthal is and will always be pure musician. There has never been something for Dave to be – to aspire to. He’s a musician that’s it. But of course that kind of focus combined with no small amount of talent has seen him on stage and in the studios with everyone from Paul McCartney, Steve Miller and Peter Frampton to Cindy Lauper, Steve Vai, Itzhak Perlman and Bruce Springsteen. His life in rock and roll is filled with the stories that so many of us musicians envy. Dave is in the full meaning of the phrase: a musician’s musician.

In this part two of my chat with Dave we go onstage with some of the greatest artists of all time.

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Dave Rosenthal, Part 1 Dec 23, 2021

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Now going strong into his 28th year as keyboardist and musical director for none other than Billy Joel, Dave Rosenthal is and will always be pure musician. There has never been something for Dave to be – to aspire to. He’s a musician that’s it. But of course that kind of focus combined with no small amount of talent has seen him on stage and in the studios with everyone from Paul McCartney, Steve Miller and Peter Frampton to Cindy Lauper, Steve Vai, Itzhak Perlman and Bruce Springsteen. His life in rock and roll is filled with the stories that so many of us musicians envy. Dave is in the full meaning of the phrase: a musician’s musician.

Chatting with Dave gave me an opportunity to ask him about a genre of music that will always hold a special place in my own musical heart; progressive rock.

Directed by Les Stroud

Starring Les Stroud, Dave Rosenthal

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Ron James, Part 2 Dec 09, 2021

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Part Two of my wonderfully insightful interview with Canadian comedian and author Ron James. Ron has just released his first book: All Over The Map; Rambles and Ruminations From The Canadian Road.

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Ron James, Part 1 Nov 25, 2021

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Part One of my wonderfully insightful interview with Canadian comedian and author, Ron James. Ron has just released his first book: All Over The Map; Rambles and Ruminations From The Canadian Road.

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Mike Clink, Part 3 Nov 11, 2021

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Les closes out his discussion with music production legend Mike Clink, known for his work with Guns N Roses. Mike digs in deeper to his own perspectives on today's music and the state of the industry itself.

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George Stroumboulopoulos, Part 2 Oct 28, 2021

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Les closes out his discussion with media trailblazer and self proclaimed social warrior George Stroumboulopoulos aka Strombo, this time delving into the hard core realities of today’s bubble wrapped millennials who at the same time are tougher than the generations that came before them, when it comes to inclusiveness and treating others with decency and fairness. A cautionary note that this episode contains explicit language.

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Mike Clink, Part 2 Oct 07, 2021

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In this part two of Les’ interview with Mike Clink we travel to the land of rock and roll royalty at The Record Plant studios where history was made throughout the mid to late 70’s and early 80’s. And Mike Clink was there for it all.

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John Zada, Part 2 Sep 23, 2021

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In this part two of Les’ intriguing chat with author and journalist John Zada, fresh after the release of his book In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond about his search for Bigfoot in Indigenous communities, Les and John go deeper into existence - not of Bigfoot but of humans. They cover truth or bullshit and the decline of the western civilization as well as being blissfully ignorant.

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Season 2 Trailer Sep 22, 2021

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Les Stroud is back with another season of his podcast. Les, a multi-award winning documentary producer and musician has interviewed key creative and intelligent artists and innovators. He is back with another packed season of insightful, powerful interviews guaranteed to inspire you. Let's figure this out together.

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