Bridging the Social Distance

A show that aims to give a platform for sharing ideas, perspectives and feelings in the wake of the Global COVID-19 pandemic. Interviews will feature local Guelphites as well as people living elsewhere around the world. bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com

Bridging the Social Distance is a society podcast hosted by Jenny Mitchell, with 307 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jenny Mitchell hosts Bridging the Social Distance, a society show with 307 episodes published.

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  Ep 300 - Scotty Hertz (Down on the Corner), BTSD reflection episode

  May 26, 20261 hourS0

  <p>This is the 300th episode!!! For this special episode I recruited longtime friend and radio host Scotty Hertz for a co-interview: He interviews me about the history of the show, its specific origins born out of covid, and the mobile community radio philosophies that led to it, and we talk about my ten+year mobile radio history at CFRU and what has been learned and expanded on along the way, in terms of creating radio opportunities for folks in our communities who may go underrepresented and/or experience barriers to access. And in turn I interview Scotty, because he...

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  Ep 299 - Donald Bridges (The Village of Riverside Glen)

  May 19, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>For this episode my guest is Donald Bridges, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk about his passions through his life (including skiing, sailing, and wood carving) and his fascinating career in corrugated cardboard - largely in the “new products division” which brought him through some very interesting situations! Thanks Don for sharing your story!</p><p>This interview was originally recorded on April 23, 2026</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com

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  Ep 298 - Skip Redpath (The Village of Riverside Glen)

  May 14, 202654 minS0

  <p>For this episode I interview Skip Redpath, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Skip moved in fairly recently, but he has settled right in, making close friendships and helping his fellow residents. He shares a window into the interesting way his brain works, counting through decades to place himself in time, a response to changes that he’s been experiencing in his memory, likely connected to a brain tumour. He talks about his past, his family, and how he’s learning his limits, balancing his desire to help, with what’s safe at this stage of life living...

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  Ep 297 - Brent Fletcher (The Village of Riverside Glen)

  May 12, 202656 minS0

  <p>For this episode I interview Brent Fletcher, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Brent is new to Riverside Glen in terms of living there, but he knew where he wanted to be for this stage of life, having spent five years visiting and supporting his wife as her illness brought her to long term care. Brent has a positive attitude on the other side of the loss - he shares about his many moves between England, Australia and Canada, his love of golf, his career as a pattern-maker, and how his love of dancing brought him to...

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  Ep 296 - Great Aunt Ida

  Apr 30, 202657 minS0

  <p>For this episode I veer away from my normal format to interview an old friend, Ida Nilsen, known for her music project Great Aunt Ida, in advance of a few shows she was playing in the area. Great Aunt Ida has been making music under this name for over twenty years, starting in BC, moving to Toronto for a stretch, and then Detroit before returning to Vancouver. We talk a bit about this history, where her and I connected along the way, and her journey to and from music as she also navigated an undergrad and then PHD in...

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