Episodes

  • Spill the Tea - Epi 62 - Steven Taetz, Adina V, AHI, & John Dawson
    Jun 30 2025
    On today’s show, we Spill the Tea with Steven Taetz, a queer singer songwriter determined
    to reclaim derogatory words from the past. We check in with Adina V, who tells us why she has no problem moving between multiple genres. A bonus interview with grammy nominee AHI, who backpacked through 3 countries and created an impactful song to live by. AND wrapping up today’s show is John Dawson, who, while reflecting on his own life, created his latest song.
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    51 mins
  • Spill the Tea - Epi 61 - JSal, David Jule, & Nathalie King
    Jun 23 2025
    On today’s show we Spill the Tea with JSal, who gained her inspiration to write music as a
    coping mechanism as she battled breast cancer at the age of 25. We check in with David Jule of the Void Comp project, who got his inspiration for his music from a futuristic blockbuster movie. AND wrapping up today’s show is Nathalie King. Her music is being featured on the big screen and she reveals how she got her break.
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    51 mins
  • Spill the Tea - Epi 60 - Jai Vinyl, Big Lou, & Emma Hewson
    Jun 16 2025
    On today’s show we Spill the Tea with Jai Vinyl who has a very strong opinion about open
    mic sessions. We check in with Big Lou who reveals his process for picking a great song to record. AND wrapping up today’s show is Emma Hewson who talks about her process for writing a song a month.
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    49 mins
  • Spill the Tea - Epi 59 - Dayna Manning, Sharon Marie White, & Dana Debolt
    Jun 9 2025
    On today’s show we Spill the Tea with Dayna Manning, who reveals the difference between the recording deal she signed in 1997 and today’s world. We check in with Sharon Marie White, who explains what colour a “heartache” is. AND wrapping up today’s show is Dana Debolt, who tells us about her famous singing auntie and how she influenced her music.
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    51 mins
  • Spill the Tea - Epi 58 - Logun, Allyson Whitmell, & Bigg Zee
    Jun 2 2025
    On today’s show we Spill the Tea with Logun, a Trinidadian-born artist who brought SOCA, reggae and rock to Canada. We check in with Allyson Whitmell who reveals how to balance life between graduate school, grant writing, song-writing and performing. AND wrapping up today’s show is Bigg Zee, a First Nations artist who has pulled his life back from addiction and now channels his stories through music.
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    52 mins
  • Spill the Tea - Epi 57 - Rik Emmett, Heather Christine, & Zoe Thiessen
    May 26 2025
    On today’s show we Spill the Tea with Rik Emmett, lead singer and guitarist for the legendary band Triumph, who has a new solo project for us to discuss. We check in with Heather Christine, singer/songwriter/producer of the exceptional musical series “Isn’t She Lovely” and “West End Vocal Jam”. AND wrapping up today’s show is Zoe Thiessen, who tells us about the most unusual song request she ever had while playing in a French Jazz Trio.
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    52 mins
  • Spill the Tea - Epi 56 - Big Lou, Gracie Jet, & Thunderclap
    May 12 2025
    On today’s show we Spill the Tea with Big Lou, an artist who’s making big waves in the
    sports theme music profession. We check in with Gracie Jet, a singer/songwriter who battled back from a life-altering brain injury to regain her life and love of performing her music. AND wrapping up today’s show is Thunderclap, a method actor turned musician who has now
    released a music video that has been in the works since 2007.
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    51 mins
  • Spill the Tea - Epi 55 - Satellite Birdhouse, Darren Armoogam, & Jessika Pelland
    May 5 2025
    On today’s show we Spill the Tea with Satellite Birdhouse, a dynamic duo who are not only partners in music collaboration, but also in life. We check in with Darren Armoogam, with the band Black Creek Reign, a group that fuses the sounds of reggae and soca with rock and blues. AND wrapping up today’s show is Jessika Pelland, the front person for the band The Show Continues, a youth rock band focused on sharing their music as a tribute to the passing of one of their band members.
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    52 mins