Podcast appearances and mentions of ify chiwetelu

For nine seasons Ify Chiwetelu and Trevor Dineen have been with Canadians in their most personal now or never moments, when they're on the brink of something new, striving for a goal or making a change.But what happens after the interview?Today we're diving in with past guests to find out if they really did what they said they would, and how it all turned out.Sophie Davie was five months pregnant when she told us how nervous (but empowered) she felt having a baby all on her own. Seventeen months later, we knock on her door to meet the daughter she always wanted and see if the dream of single motherhood matches up to the reality of going it alone.In 1970 beauty queen Darlene Williams rode in a 1970 Pink Panther Dodge Challenger convertible as part of her reign. More than 50 years later Winnipegger Pat Kanuiga had that same car in pieces in his garage, but promised Darlene she would ride in it again. So did it happen?When we last left De Vine Thomas she was months away from graduating high school and dreaming of leaving Peguis First Nation - the reserve where she grew up - to pursue her fashion dreams. Did she fulfill her dreams to move away from her community until she was “a real old lady”?Toronto's Aaron Brown has dreamed of competing on his favourite gameshow, Jeopardy, for as long as he can remember. He applied 16 times, he hosted trivia as his job, and carried around a clicker to practice his speed. But did all that matter when the show finally called?Two weeks after Corine Mathurin moved to Montreal from Toronto, she explained to her good friend Ify it was because she wasn't getting what she needed in her community. She wanted closer connections and more meet ups with friends in real life. Today Ify calls Corine up to find out if she got what she was looking for.

Sending out an invitation - or being delivered one - can bring up a lot of emotions. Excitement. Dread. The fear of rejection. What do I wear? Will anyone come? DOES ANYONE LIKE ME? On this episode, we're RSVPing to the fraught feelings and unexpected places invitations take us. Lynn Sainté wants to relive her church choir days, so she's booked a venue, hired musicians, and made some chicken wings. Now she just needs people to show up and sing. Ify Chiwetelu joins Lynn as she stresses over what could go wrong, and stands at the door waiting to see who (if anyone) will actually show up. Every year, thousands of people in Canada wait for an official invitation to apply for Permanent Residency. But when his invite didn't show up, Mikita Arlou found himself in a desperate situation. The 26-year-old was facing imprisonment, or worse, in his home country of Belarus. With his future on the line… he sprang into action. Maya Turner had a dream to play football at the university level. But first, she needed to get invited for a tryout - which is hard to do when you're a late-blooming field kicker in a male-dominated sport. Find out how Maya became the first female athlete to play - and score - in a Canadian university football game, and what she has planned next. Ben Shannon and his 9-year old daughter love to whistle together. So on a lark one day, they decided to enter a whistling competition - and ended up getting invited to an international whistling event in Los Angeles. What happened when this father-daughter duo were faced with tough-talking whistling coaches and a case of stage fright? 'They said it couldn't be done.' That was the first line in Tess Healy and Wendy Young's wedding invitation, 20 years after they helped win a landmark court case that legalized same-sex marriage in BC. As they prepare for a wedding vow renewal ceremony to mark their 20th anniversary, Tess and Wendy reveal why they're still worried about uninvited guests. And how do you make sure you're not putting a financial burden on people you invite to a potentially expensive destination celebration? That's what Robert Keller was trying to figure out when making a guest list for his surprise stag party he knows nothing about. Plus, Ify heads to her friend Lynn's pop-up choir event, to see how many people responded to Lynn's open invitation.

Set aside your crossword, Wordle, Spelling Bee, or whatever your Sunday diversion... because The Sunday Magazine is starting a challenge of its own: That's Puzzling! Each month, Piya Chattopadhyay will compete against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown, a writer, performer and former CBC host and producer. Playing along this week are Mississauga, Ont. listener Ashis Basu and Ify Chiwetelu of CBC's Now or Never.

Tired of being grounded? This week Now or Never is taking you up in the air. Hosts Trevor Dineen and Ify Chiwetelu connect you with people taking on challenges in the sky. A rookie window cleaner brings us along as he scales a 400-foot skyscraper and dreams of even bigger challenges. In the middle of the boreal forest a woman lives in isolation, watching for forest fires from her office in the sky. And a struggling airline industry is not enough to deter one man from leaving a 22-year career to become a commercial pilot.

Black On The Prairies is a multiplatform project led by CBC Saskatoon journalist Omayra Issa and CBC Radio host Ify Chiwetelu, supported by CBC's Being Black In Canada project. Launched in collaboration with CBC Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Black On The Prairies is a collection of articles, personal essays, images, audio stories and more, exploring the past and present lives of Black people on the Prairies. Find out more at cbc.ca/blackontheprairies

As protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality continue to happen across the country, in the United States, and all over the world, conversations about race are at the forefront now more than ever. CBC Saskatchewan reporter Omayra Issa joins host Ify Chiwetelu for this episode of Now or Never. We invite you to pull up a chair and listen in on conversations with Black women who are processing what this moment in the fight for racial justice means to them.

As more and more Canadians are digging into their family's history through genealogy sites and at-home DNA tests, it can raise some sticky questions, and uncover some uncomfortable truths. The question is: what do you do with all that family history you're digging up? On this episode of Now or Never, you'll meet people who are delving into their family's past, in hopes of changing their family's future. '60s Scoop survivor Colleen Hele Cardinal grew up fantasizing that her birth parents were Cher and Eric Estrada. When she went searching for the truth, it led to an identity crisis that nearly destroyed her. Find out what`s helping her heal. As a kid, Kim Ruttig's mom forced her to watch The Lawrence Welk Show on TV - claiming Kim was distant cousins with the legendary polka bandleader. Recently Kim started digging into her family genealogy, and discovered it wasn't just a family legend. 45 years after her son was murdered, Amanda Pierlet is ready to seek closure. She and her granddaughter Holly Gordon take a final trip to commemorate this devastating loss. Jeff Chiba Stearns didn't know a lot about his Japanese-Canadian identity as a kid growing up. But then he started digging into his family's past, and made some surprising discoveries - about the lasting impact of internment camps, integration, and what it means to be mixed-race. And now Jeff's determined to show his two young kids that being "hapa" is something to celebrate. And for the first time, Now or Never host Ify Chiwetelu sits down to ask her mom about her experiences of living through Nigeria's Biafran civil war.

On this Now or Never, we are joining people who are trying their best to right wrongs. Whether it's delivering a long-overdue apology, or fighting to move forward by unpacking the baggage from your past — there are many ways to make it right. But it's not always easy. Two former university roommates — one white, one South Asian — have an eye-opening conversation about what it's like experiencing subtle racism from your friends. Meet a fitness coach who has struggled with body image for much of her life, and find out how she's trying to make sure her two kids love themselves and their bodies. You'll hear how for one man, making it right means helping the person who once attacked him on a bus. And hosts Ify Chiwetelu and Trevor Dineen try to set something right that's been bothering them since the first week they met, four years ago.

As protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality continue to happen across the country, in the United States, and all over the world, conversations about race are at the forefront now more than ever. CBC Saskatchewan reporter Omayra Issa joins host Ify Chiwetelu for this episode of Now or Never. We invite you to pull up a chair and listen in on conversations with Black women who are processing what this moment in the fight for racial justice means to them.

We all fail. There's no escaping it. But how you handle failure - and what you learn from it - can make all the difference. So this week on Now or Never, Ify Chiwetelu and guest-host Andrew Phung explore lessons in trying and failing. Long before becoming an actor, comedian, husband and father, Andrew Phung was just a guy in a Calgary nightclub failing hard at impressing a girl. Andrew sits down with his wife Tamara to relive all the fumbles from the night they first met. CHICKEEEEN! Millions of people have watched the viral clip of Eve Dubois confidently shimmying as she delivered the answer that cost her family $10,000 on Family Feud. We join her in her home in Lorette, Manitoba to find out what life is like after a viral fail. For years Steve MacLean struggled to get a grip on his substance abuse and his self worth. Two and a half years into recovery, he shares what it finally took to succeed. And find out what happens when Andrew and Ify challenge each other to redo a previous fail, sending Andrew back to high school and Ify into the deep end of a pool. 

Ify Chiwetelu from CBC's NOW OR NEVER sits down with Minister Faust. They have a discussion around Faust's Afro-futurist writing and the direction of Canadian literature through a diverse lens.

Ify Chiwetelu is a our guest for this live podcast recorded at Wee Johnny's. Our modest crowd was an absolute delight. We got off to a terrible start with Tim couldn't even attempt to say Ify's last name. But, as she said to Dana, "you gotta pick your battles." We start with some fun riffing and introductions, talk about giggle and dancing fits, home births, Winnipeg secrets and table linen. In our 'Choose Your Own Adventure' section Ify gets magically transported from the Winnipeg airport to Winnipeg's own 'The Forks' where she meets R.L. Stine, eats a bunch of pancakes and sleeps through an unimaginable adventure. It ends with Ify making sweet, sweet love to R.L. Stine in the White House while president Pancakes strengthens diplomatic ties. In our Two Truths and a Lie game the HUNKS crew have to determine whether Ify had braces for 7 years, is Muslim or has never seen Star Wars is a lie. It spins into some pretty heavy handed discussions about Star Wars and brief religion talks. 

As part of Big City Improv Festival, we held a panel discussion feature 9 incredible women to talk about their journey in comedy. Featuring: Jan Caruana, Ify Chiwetelu, Monica Heisey, Allison Hogg, Lisa Merchant, Maribeth Monroe, Jaime Moyer, Paloma Nunez, and Jenn Whalen. 

This hilarious, yet grounded episode features comedienne Ify Chiwetelu. Listen to the sexiest episode yet, as Ify and host Erin Pim talk about bras that make you bleed, involuntary abstinence, and dry vaginas. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

This hilarious, yet grounded episode features comedienne Ify Chiwetelu. Listen to the sexiest episode yet, as Ify and host Erin Pim talk about bras that make you bleed, involuntary abstinence, and dry vaginas. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

On this week's episode of The Crimson Wave your hosts Jess Beaulieu and Natalie Norman welcome the totally amazing stand-up comedian and improviser Ify Chiwetelu to the podcast! They chat with Ify about #periods #menstruation #sexuality #virginity #menstrualcups #tampons #pads #relationships #libidos #mentalhealth #school #family AND OTHER WONDERFUL THINGS! To learn more about Ify, follow her on twitter @IfyTweets To learn more about The Crimson Wave follow us on twitter @TheCrimsonWave For Jess @msjessbeaulieu and Natalie @stalkingnatalie

Talking to Improviser and Stand Up comedian Ify about her insatiable curiosity to know people's secrets, becoming a Maestro, and learning to listen to the beeps.