The Advocate Podcast – Stories from Kawartha Lakes
Society & Culture
Spoons is a game made famous – locally, anyway – at IE Weldon Secondary School. It was put on hold for a few years because, well, you know. But it’s back and a couple of students dish on its role with bringing back some normalcy to school halls.
She’s been a touring professional standup comedian for the better part of a decade. But Rebecca Reeds has never performed in her hometown of Lindsay. That changes with an upcoming show at the Pie Eyed Monk. Buying that first house – even a modest one – can be so out of reach. Which is why more parents are helping out – with huge financial gifts. But lawyer Ryan O’Neill explains it should involve more than just writing a cheque to that son or daughter.
So so close! The Hundred Men of Kawartha Lakes has been a bit of misnomer – with just slightly less than 100 members. But that’s about to change, a confident Richard Gauder, of the local do-good group, explains.
EPISODE #21 - Looking for Heather found! Hainers light it up. Food bank’s front line. Gingerbread art. Church service on screen.
Wards of Wisdom #5 – Rules on masks
EPISODE #20 - Downeyville’s dozen. Bowling business wisdom. Realtors mask up –and more. Fenelon poetry. Looking for Heather music.
EPISODE #19 - The other great one-DWAYNE Gretzky. Covid testers a special group.
EPISODE #18 - Axe tossin’. Teacher Teacher. Jury Duty. Worm advice for tolerating construction.
EPISODE #17 - Distant rules. Puck drop – again. Skip’s story. Ballyduff bonanza. Big new word. TW’s tune.
BONUS EPISODE - Tables Turned
Wards of Wisdom #4 - Power of Attorney Health Care
EPISODE #16 - School’s in – but so different. Homelessness uncovered. Craig plays outside. Taco time. Where’d the cukes go?
Wards of Wisdom #3 - Child custody during a pandemic
Wards of Wisdom #2 - Safety Inspections in places of business during Covid
Wards of Wisdom #1 - The workplace during Covid
EPISODE #15 - James X2 talk home, Academy and Strumbellas. Wrongful dismissal explained right. Is cormorant cull okay? Box of local goodness.
EPISODE #14 - APCH’s Polito passes torch. Forest Therapy. Boots of Hazzard bring it. Landfill changes. Sturgeon Point historic cottage.
EPISODE #13 - Lindsay Drive-In doing it differently. Vicky’s Values back. Bird and Jancsik get golfin’. Fenelon art on display. Sport’s return to TV – w/o crowds.
EPISODE #12 - Mask Rules. Bike challenges. Curtain will rise. Isolation Dreams. A new word. Deep Fried pickle?
EPISODE #11 - Masked up. Paramedics in a pandemic. Staycation #2. New Chamber pres. Cassie conversation and song.
EPISODE #10 - Graeme and his bass. Chipmunks everywhere. Internet trolls, too. Remembering Norma Jean. Chip Truck charm. KLPS on BLM.
EPISODE #9 - BLM. School’s out – mostly. Restaurants adjust. Weddings, too. Noble music. Kawartha Staycation
EPISODE #8 Child custody during Covid. Hair care awaits. OYP’s tomorrow leaders. APCH needs you. Plantin’ outside.
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