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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, most of us find ourselves stuck at home in self-isolation and practicing social distancing. For some, working from home is normal, for others they’ve lost their jobs and are having to find ways of coping. In this episode of Uncomfortable, Debbie chats with numerous people in different situations to find out how they are coping with this unsettling situation. About Our Guests Lisa Driver is a Spiritual Teacher, Author and mother of 2 very young ones living in Medicine Hat, AB. With her husband still having to head out to work, and no daycare available, Lisa finds herself having to juggle entertaining her kids while supporting her clients online. Thankfully due to her work and practice, Lisa has managed to balance find a good balance. She has also become a pillar of support for her community. You can find out more about Lisa and her work at www.lisadriver1111.com. Clea and Andy are two working professionals living in North Vancouver, BC. On a normal day, they would wake up and make their daily commute to the office. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they find themselves navigating working from home in their small 1-bedroom apartment. Back on Oct 18th, 2019, Jaymie Johnson embarked on a trip of a lifetime. She had planned an open-ended trip to Europe, mainly France. She came back to Canada unexpectedly on March 16th and is currently self-quarantined for two weeks in an AirBnB in Vancouver. She doesn’t have her own place and can’t risk compromising her family and friends. Peggy Liu is a freelance writer and past podcast guest! Peggy currently lives at home with her family including her parents and siblings. Daily life has become challenging as they all navigate being in the same space 24/7. Daniel Chai is a Vancouver based actor and writer who finds himself out of work due to COVID-19. With all this time on his hands, he is finding creative ways to engage with his friends and community. Lou Meggatio is a self-employed professional who is pretty used to working from home alongside her husband Adrian. Between them, they have three kids one of which is a teen who thinks that Christmas has come early because he doesn’t have to go to school or find a job! Make sure to follow Lou over on TikTok! You can also find out more about Lou at www.mandalaessentials.com Joella Cabalu is an independent filmmaker from Vancouver, BC and currently lives in a house with her partner and 2 housemates. With the requirement from the Canadian Government to stay inside, Joella is tempted to set goals and focus on new projects but wonders if this instead should be a time for self-reflection. I hope you enjoy this very empowering conversation but as always, there is some adult language, so make sure to pop your headphones on! If you enjoyed our intimate conversation then feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this page or rate us highly over on iTunes! Self-Isolation Tips Here is a list of tips and things to do while in social isolation: Call family + friends either using your phone, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, Skype or Zoom. Try to stick to a routine, even if it’s a little different from your normal routine. Have a party using Google Hangouts or Zoom with your friends. Go for a walk with family or roommates or on your own if you need space. Host an online trivia night with your friends. Sign up for an online course and learn something new. Take an online fitness or yoga class. Give yourself permission to rest – you don’t have to be productive! Acknowledge that this is difficult – take it one day at a time. Wash your hands!! If you are feeling sick then please follow the guidelines issued by the World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 If you are struggling to cope and don't have anyone to reach out to then here are some resources that may help: Crisis Canada Hotline at 1.833.456.4566. They have amazing trained volunteers available 24/7. For more information visit their website www.crisisservicescanada.ca. If you are having suicidal thoughts then please contact 1-800-SUICIDE. The LifeLine Canada Foundation also has a list of Canadian, USA and international crisis centres. Click here for a list of Suicide Crisis Hotlines in other countries.
Jeff chats with improviser, actor, writer, format creator and producer–Daniel Chai. Daniel shares his improv journey and includes some wonderful tips for those folks who are keen on starting or producing their own shows. Find Daniel with The Fictionals or listen for him on the podcast he co-hosts with Jeff Porter called The Fear of Science.
Daniel Chai started out as a lowly journalist but has steadily risen in status as an improviser. And he's a patron of the arts, too. You'll see him about town at all kinds of shows, not just improv. The Surrey native is a nice guy who owes his career to karaoke.
Recorded live on November 9, 2019 as part of the Vancouver Podcast Festival, "The Fear of Science" meets "This is VANCOLOUR" with special guest Katie-Ellen Humphries to discuss "The Fear of Vancouver". The Fear of Science is hosted and produced by Daniel Chai and Jeff Porter. This is VANCOLOUR is hosted and produced by Mo Amir. Katie-Ellen Humphries is a Vancouver-based comedian who is regularly featured on CBC's The Debaters.
Recorded live on November 9, 2019 as part of the Vancouver Podcast Festival, "The Fear of Science" meets "This is VANCOLOUR" with special guest Katie-Ellen Humphries to discuss "The Fear of Vancouver". The Fear of Science is hosted and produced by Daniel Chai and Jeff Porter. This is VANCOLOUR is hosted and produced by Mo Amir. Katie-Ellen Humphries is a Vancouver-based comedian who is regularly featured on CBC's The Debaters.
I hope you fools didn't think DANIEL CHAI was gone after just one episode, because he's back again today! Whether we're travelling by ark, train, or fantastical horror-themed creature, he's the one you want by your side. Listen up!!
The wonderful DANIEL CHAI joins us today as we pitch around a handful of podcasts about keyboards, christian cinema, and the powerful stories (and potential profit) of items you could find in a thrift store. Check it out!
This is the very first episode of CiTR's Podcast Playlist. This week, we feature one half of an episode of Samantha Nock's Heavy Content (anchor.fm/heavy-content), and the first episode of Daniel Chai and Jeff Porter's The Fear of Science (www.thefearofscience.com). Want to hear your podcast on our playlist? Send an email to programming@citr.ca .
Recorded at Seven Dining Lounge. Host/Editor/Co-Producer: Chris "MooMan" Nyarady, Production Manager/Co-Producer: Keegan "Number7" Flick-Parker, Casting Director: Julia Lank, Finance Manager: Adam Duff, Promotions Manager: Josh Pendlebury, Community Manager: Paula Aguilar, Recording Engineer: Casey Por. The Geeks and Nerds are - Team Tamriel: Adam Duff, AJ Birtwistle, and Nick Drake. Team Hyrule: Greg Delmage, Daniel Chai, and Chelsey Stuyt.
Doug talks to Daniel Chai about Whose Line is it Anyway?, generational improv, the Vancouver Police Museum and so much more!Follow Daniel: https://twitter.com/IamDanielChaiFollow Doug: https://twitter.com/dougvandelayFollow the Show: https://twitter.com/vanxvancastFollow the Cave Goblin Network: http://twitter.com/cavegoblinsFind more podcasts and friends of the network at cavegoblins.com
Part 2 of our 2015 highlights with guests Paul Anthony, Janice Bannister, Ian Boothby, Daniel Chai, Garrett Clark, Chad Daniels, Tanyalee Davis, David Dedrick, Fatima Dhowre, Robyn Daye Edwards, Chip Ellis, Mark Friebe, Goldie Hoffman, Jesse Joyce, Robert Kelly, Kathleen McGee, Aaron Read, Dylan Rhymer, Jacob Samuel, Erica Sigurdson, Bobby Slayton, Sheila Sharma, and Ron Vaudry.
Daniel Chai and Chip Ellis are co-founders of the improv troupe The Fictionals. They really should go by the name Chip and Chai. Regardless, they stop by to play a round of Cards Against Humanity with me and tell us about their monthly show at the Vogue Theatre based on the game. It's called Improv Against Humanity. We also talk about karaoke and find out who the most horrible person in the room is.
We reminisce about the early beginning of the podcast, as Daniel was part of some early test episodes. It's like old times!
This episode the Cinephiles are going beyond the fall of man into the world of desolation and despair. Yes, it's all about the post apocalypse this time as The Fictionals own Daniel Chai joins the panel for a discussion involving food shortages, gasoline shortages, viruses, time travel, cannibalism and sexual congress,deviance and ambiguity. Stevil Dead's choice is the Terry Gilliam's 1995 film Twelve Monkeys, starring Bruce Willis, Madeline Stowe and Brad Pitt, http://youtu.be/CBNMEwNx9x4 and his Staff Pick is Dom Hemingway with Jude Law http://youtu.be/u1izaIH269E Daniel Chai's choice is Snowpiercer (2013), directed by The Host and Mother director Bong Joon-Ho, starring Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and Jamie Bell. http://youtu.be/bFpfJNiUDpY and his Staff Picks are The Raid 2: Berandal from director Gareth Evans http://youtu.be/MG9uFX3uYq4 and X-Men: Days of Future Past http://youtu.be/gsjtg7m1MMM Michaela blindsided everyone with 1974's Zardoz, directed by John Boorman, starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling. http://youtu.be/kbGVIdA3dx0 Her Staff Pick was 20 Feet From Stardom, an Academy Award winning documentary. http://youtu.be/tWyUJcA8Zfo available on Netflix Matty Dub brought Mel Gibson in Mad Max 2: Road Warrior from director George Miller. http://youtu.be/kBrAh3OyYnI and his Staff Pick is the Adam Sandler classic Billy Madison, also available on Netflix. http://youtu.be/ePHDaKdQqYo You can follow our guest Daniel Chai on Twitter @IamDanielChai and The Fictionals @TheFictionals
Mr. Michael and Retro Rob welcome Daniel Chai to Gamers Under the Stairs to talk 8-bit and improv. Daniel is creator of successful new comedy show, Minus World Improv with The Fictionals. Check it out at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver every month! (This episode was recorded before their first show). To unlock this week's peeve, please purchase additional content.
This week Daniel Chai from The Fictionals Improv gets down in the Mancave with Nate, Jen and Michael for a little Manchildren Against Humanity. Daniel regales us with tales of the shady Craigslist origins of his first improv group, Dangerous Portion, and how The Fictionals came to exisit. Michael gets a little lesson in what improv is, and that if you find truth, you find comedy. We end the episode off with a round of cards against humanity, and hilarity ensues. You can find out more about Daniel, The Fictionals, and Improve against humanity on Twitter