Canadian Grit: North of Ordinary

Canadian Grit: North of Ordinary
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🎙️Real Stories. Real History. Real People.Shaping what I am calling the currentCanadian Renaissance— the grassroots creation of a curious, awakening, and holistically informed Canada 2.0. 🇨🇦You and me. Together. With msome amazing characters and brand new friends from all eras, domains, and walks of life. From the past and now— forging new perspectives *together,* and shaping what I see as meaningful historic transition taking place… right now… during *our lifetime.*It’s the Canadian Renaissance that I’m witnessing and chronicling, shared through our lenses of our evolving national identity and what Canada is meant to become in the 21st century and beyond. I present thoughtful, novel, and critical considerations diverse perspectives about how we best move forward in these often difficult, fragmented, and dehumanized times by looking at our whole list of human experiences of our minds, bodies, spirits, and emotions. This is a show for everyone, or anything (most certainly of the feline variety! 🐈⬛).If you’re like me, you’re already a passionate explorer and what I call a ‘Postmodern Elder in thy hybrid reality’… awakening at a time of toxic and normalized fragmentation and dissociation (Gabor Maté, 2022).Come unweave our myth of normal, and create something based on courage and love instead. Interested in getting to learn more about our world in the ongoing, and exponentially growing digital-industrial revolution in the postmodern, globalized context?I offer honesty, humour, directness, authenticity, depth, breadth, and democratic voice to Canadians like you and me.I am a dealer of perspectives… throwing metaphorical (hopefully) spaghetti at the wall for fun; just to see what sticks— often to draw attention to the status quo for exposure, and to shake, rattle, and roll what so many of us call 'normal,' and to ask why we've normalized it.I bring you books, literature, research, popular culture, shows, movies, and MUSIC through the lens of our evolving national identity by presenting and thoughtfully considering novel, critical, and diverse perspectives about how we may best move forward in these often difficult, fragmented, and dehumanized times… by looking in our own rear view mirror from time to time. This podcast is a show for everyone who likes anything, and is interested in getting to learn more about our world in the ongoing, and exponentially growing digital-industrial revolution in the postmodern, globalized context.🏴☠️Hop aboard, Mateys. The ship is nigh ready to shove off toward New Found Lands. Leave yer bags behind, as treasures unknown to all of history await.. just for us to explore together… and what we’ll find w...
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The podcast delves into themes of Canadian history, identity, resilience, and exploration, with episodes such as Turtle Island, Interrupted and Before Canada Had a Name highlighting colonialism, Indigenous narratives, and the human experience behind pivotal historical moments.

🎙️Real Stories. Real History. Real People.
Shaping what I am calling the current
Canadian Renaissance— the grassroots creation of a curious, awakening, and holistically informed Canada 2.0. 🇨🇦
You and me. Together.
With msome amazing characters and brand new friends from all eras, domains, and walks of life. From the past and now— forging new perspectives *together,* and shaping what I see as meaningful historic transition taking place… right now… during *our lifetime.*
It’s the Canadian Renaissance that I’m witnessing and chronicling, shared through our lenses of our evolving national identity and what Canada is meant to become in the 21st century and beyond.
I present thoughtful, novel, and critical considerations diverse perspectives about how we best move forward in these often difficult, fragmented, and dehumanized times by looking at our whole list of human experiences of our minds, bodies, spirits, and emotions.
This is a show for everyone, or anything (most certainly of the feline variety! 🐈⬛).
If you’re like me, you’re already a passionate explorer and what I call a ‘Postmodern Elder in thy hybrid reality’… awakening at a time of toxic and normalized fragmentation and dissociation (Gabor Maté, 2022).
Come unweave our myth of normal, and create something based on courage and love instead.
Interested in getting to learn more about our world in the ongoing, and exponentially growing digital-industrial revolution in the postmodern, globalized context?
I offer honesty, humour, directness, authenticity, depth, breadth, and democratic voice to Canadians like you and me.
I am a dealer of perspectives… throwing metaphorical (hopefully) spaghetti at the wall for fun; just to see what sticks— often to draw attention to the status quo for exposure, and to shake, rattle, and roll what so many of us call ‘normal,’ and to ask why we’ve normalized it.
I bring you books, literature, research, popular culture, shows, movies, and MUSIC through the lens of our evolving national identity by presenting and thoughtfully considering novel, critical, and diverse perspectives about how we may best move forward in these often difficult, fragmented, and dehumanized times… by looking in our own rear view mirror from time to time.
This podcast is a show for everyone who likes anything, and is interested in getting to learn more about our world in the ongoing, and exponentially growing digital-industrial revolution in the postmodern, globalized context.
🏴☠️Hop aboard, Mateys. The ship is nigh ready to shove off toward New Found Lands.
Leave yer bags behind, as treasures unknown to all of history await.. just for us to explore together… and what we’ll find we will bring back to share with others what we discover through time aboard our custom, 100% after-market, Canadian-built, eco-friendly “Canadian Friend Ship” I’ve built just for you, the Canadian Grit VIPs who all this is for. 🏴☠️❤️
All you need is a little imagination.
See you soon.
-Jamie
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Jamie Jackson sits down with renowned roast battle icon Tyler Morrison to talk all things comedy & Canada’s entertainment landscape: what it really takes to chase a dream, put yourself out there, & make people laugh.
The conversation dives into economic & cultural obstacles for Canadian artists, riffing on Luc Rinaldi’s Walrus article with Skye Wallace: 📰 ”The Death of the Middle-Class Musician”.
Canadian musicians are squeezed by low streaming revenue, touring costs, & a lack of sustainable support, threatening the very survival of full-time artistry: What kind of country do we want for our creatives? What happens when the middle class in music, and in comedy, disappears?
They touch on rising costs in sports, local media, polarization, & the rise of politically incorrect comedy while keeping laughs rolling, packed with anecdotes & moments of reflection. Whether a die-hard comedy fan, an up-and-comer or just wondering what happened to your rock ‘n’ roll dreams—this is for you. 🎸🎧
Reach Tyler @tylermorrison123 OR https://cottagecomedy.com/
⏱️ Chapters
00:00—Tyler Morrison & the Comedy Scene
05:59—Substance Use, Community, & Rural Realities
11:43—Polarization
17:23—Challenges for Artists
19:30—Entertainment in 2025
22:40—Streaming Services/Modern Cinema
24:27—Music Streaming & the Artist’s Raw Deal
26:42—Songwriting & Authenticity in Art
28:25—Cost of Sports
32:27—Decline of Local Media
34:24—Accountability & Cancel Culture
38:21—Comedy: Then & Now
40:21—Changing Reception of Jokes: Rise of Politically Incorrect Comedy
52:24—Russell Peters: Viral
55:46—The Comedy Boom: Canadian Frustration
58:22—Comedy after COVID
01:01:30—Local Support & Word-of-Mouth
01:08:40—Canadian Artistry
01:09:53—Social Media & Promotion
01:16:54—Stories in an Age of Noise
01:21:23—Identity, Humour & Canadian Culture
01:22:43—The Tragically Hip
01:27:05—Roasting, Respect, & the Knife’s Edge
01:37:16—Advice for Aspiring Comedians & Writing Jokes
01:46:56—Digital Comedy: Changing Stages & Power
01:54:50—The Future
Keywords
stand-up, comedy, roasts, social media, Tyler Morrison, John Moses, Tom O'Donnell, Cottage Comedy, Main Offenders, Fight Stories, Scott Thompson, Just For Laughs, Yuk Yuks, Big Wreck, Skye Wallace, Canadian Music, Mark Gagnon, Ron Josol, Andrew Schulz, polarization,
I am so incredibly grateful that you stopped by. Thanks for listening to the show.
I hope you loved it. If you're interested, check me out on socials
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OR: @canadiangritmedia
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Facebook Discussion and Community Page:
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Remember, my friends: We're in this thing together. It means more than you know. We're just getting started!
If you know of anyone– or if YOU have an amazing story of grit, or even something to share with the world, why not reach out and let me know?
I'd love to give voice to your stories.
All the very best.
Your good pal,
-Jamie

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