Today on Can I Talk To You? we venture out of Victoria for the first time and talk with someone all the way on the other side of Canada! This is not just some long distance stranger, though, this happens to be my cousin Kaleb Schriefer. I’ve known Kaleb was a beekeeper and into biodiversity and pollination advocacy for some time, but I didn’t really know what that meant, nor did I know the bees had basically taken over his life! In this conversation you’ll hear all about that journey and how Kaleb and his family are working with bees and getting that sweet reward of tasty honey at the end!

Stories of love, betrayal, and revenge are tales as old as time, but they are made all the more dramatic when sung in grand Italian arias to the crescendo-ing notes of a full symphony orchestra. This, my friends, is opera! On this episode, I am joined down the line by Brenna Corner, Artistic Director of Pacific Opera Victoria, one of the most influential professional opera companies in Canada.

On the first episode of Can I Talk To You? I talk with goldsmith and jeweller, Trevor Vipond. Trevor shows me rings, talks about shiny stones, lets me in on trade secrets, and describes his number one bucket-list jewellery project - I bet it’s not what you’re expecting. Listen to the great chat and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast!