Podcast appearances and mentions of Shane Koyczan

A family leaves their busy life in Southern California to live in a little cabin in the woods, without electricity. But then, strange things start happening… it seems this family aren't the only occupants of the cabin. And a story about a grandfather who makes monsters tremble. Snap Judgment presents, “The Stormy Night.” Real stories from people fighting for their loved ones. STORIES Northspur Storm Kathy and her kids leave a busy life in Southern California to live in a little cabin in the woods, without electricity. But then, strange things start happening. It seems Kathy and her children aren't the only occupants of the cabin. Thank you, Kathy Bolte, for sharing your story with Spooked! Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Renzo Gorrio Shayne Koyczan's Monsters LIVE Night creatures tremble in fear of Shane Koyczan's grandfather, until powers fail. This story contains explicit language. Sensitive listeners please be advised. This story was told by Shane at Snap LIVE in Los Angeles. Original Music by Alex Mandel, performed by Alex Mandel, Tim Frick, and David Brandt. Shane Koyczan is an award winning Canadian Poet, Author and Performer. He is also a TED Talks speaker. Shane's influential, anti-bullying, "To This Day Project" video went viral in early 2013 and currently has over 10 million views and counting. Artwork by Teo Ducot Season 14 - Episode 54

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To celebrate our journey into triple digit episode numbers, we take a look back at episodes that have really stayed with us. They're not even necessarily our favorite, mind you. It's not that we think they're so much better than all the rest. They're just some episodes that come to mind pretty quickly.Discussed on this show:Depression, Anxiety, and Devil Horns: Chelsea Ursin Saves Her Soul with Rock n' RollAmanda Knox on the Difference Between Exoneration and FreedomThe Beautiful World of Mentally Nutritious Video GamesJamie Lee Curtis: Self-Professed Dope Fiend of Show-off BusinessJackie Kashian Did What You Should DoKevin Love: All-Star in the NBA and in DestigmatizationShane Koyczan Says Sometimes “Bullying” Is Just AssaultThe Surgeon General Wants Your Boss To Build You a Healthier WorkplaceThe Whimsy and Depth of Depressed Cake ShopHousehold Chores, Struggle Care, and Your Mental HealthThank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun.Check out our I'm Glad You're Here and Depresh Mode merchandise at the brand new merch website MaxFunStore.com!Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlinesThe Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/John's acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250209566/thehilariousworldofdepressionFind the show on Twitter @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

In this episode, we will hear some amazing poetry from one of my favorite poets (sidenote: please be sure to go support his work) and we will learn why both apologizing and forgiving should happen quickly if we want to achieve our goals.One of my favorite poems, called “how to be a person” by Shane Koyczan states this beautifully. We'll hear a little piece of this poem and I'll share my own learning about forgiveness and apologizing. Why it's important and how we can get better at both.FOLLOW JustinInstagram - @JustTriesYouTube - Just TriesTwitter - @JustTries_Tiktok -  @justtriesPinterest - JustTriesFacebook - Just TriesLinkedIn - Justin

I'd like to share Canadian Poet Shane Koyczan's "Moving Day" with you, it is filled with lots of figurative language, and is short and sweet.  Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjaminfreyer/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjaminfreyer/support

Even if you're not completely aware of Shane Koyczan's poem “To This Day”, at least 25 million other people are. That's how many views the YouTube video of the poem has as of the time we made this episode. It's not just a great poem, it strikes a nerve. “To This Day” talks in a very direct and meaningful way about the effects of bullying and how people can carry it with them from the playground deep into adulthood. Because, many times, it's not just kids messing around, it's actual assault or emotional abuse or a kind of terrorism that can fall under the category of trauma.Shane was bullied from a very young age and had a hard time making friends throughout his childhood. He also had a key ally: his grandmother Loretta, who encouraged him to write things down. When he reached university, he found more encouragement for his writing and his talent bloomed.Today, Shane is a successful writer and a person with depression and a performer who has had a hard time getting by during the pandemic.In this episode, Shane Koyczan shares a poem about his grandmother that left us speechless.Find out more about Shane Koyczan at his website, ShaneKoyczan.com. Listen to "To This Day" on Shane's Youtube channel, Youtube.com/ShaneKoyczan. Follow Shane on Twitter @Koyczan and on Instagram @shane_koyczan.Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun. Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlinesThe Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/John's acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is available here. https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-hilarious-world-of-depression/Find the show on Twitter @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

It's a double dose of different on the pod this week as Stefan attends to a family situation so our friend Chris James fills in as a guest host, and we have our first-ever poet on the program, as one of Canada's finest poets, Shane Koyczan, joins us on the show. The episode starts with a poetic bang as Shane gives John easily the most intense "Start the Party!" directions he's ever received, and it only goes on from there as we wonder at just how Shane, who is a devoted listener, even got into Blocked Party in the first place. That aside, the Block Tale absolutely delivers as Shane encounters a fan on Facebook who writes one of the more bizarre screeds in the comments we've ever seen on this show and Chris and John give a dramatic reenactment of it. We also get into returning to live shows, writing poetry during the pandemic, and our usual nonsense like curling video games, a great license plate, terrible stadium food, and Shane introduces us to the "Democracy Manifest" incident.   If you also know your Judo well, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty to THROW us a few bucks (Judo joke) and support the program. In return for that support, you can get wonderful things like the THREE bonus episodes we do every single month, like the Mailbag coming your way this week. Plus we've got the famed $100 Club which gets you access to secret bonus eps, merch discounts, a super-exclusive Discord channel, and a Cameo from Stefan and John. It's a delight, so check it out.   Shane Koyczan is a poet who is returning to the road for some tour dates which you can find on his website at shanekoyczan.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @koyczan and on Instagram at @shane_koyczan.

Shane Koyczan is a spoken-word poet and writer, best known for writing about issues like bullying, cancer, death, and eating disorders. Shane is best known for the anti-bullying poem “To this Day” which has amassed over 25 million views on YouTube and performed live at a Ted Talk event. In this episode of #OurAnxietyStories Shane reflects on his journey with anxiety, sharing that bullying played a major role during his years as a student. Interested in pursuing the arts, Shane was often met with discouragement and doubt from guidance counsellors, who instead pressured him to follow the status quo. Eventually, Shane stopped letting other people plant seeds of doubt in his mind and pursued a career in the arts. Although success did not come overnight, Shane’s perseverance and dedication to his craft allowed him to touch millions of hearts worldwide. Visit www.shanekoyczan.com to learn more about Shane and his work. *** #OurAnxietyStories is brought to you by Anxiety Canada™, a leader in developing free evidence-based resources, including the free anxiety-management app, MindShift CBT. To learn more about Anxiety Canada, visit www.AnxietyCanada.com. Anxiety Canada™ is proud to be affiliated with HeretoHelp. HeretoHelp is a project of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information funded by the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

Do all you can to stay afloat! “If you're going through hell, keep going.” - Winston Churchill Sometimes simply holding on or standing still until the storm passes is the only reasonable thing to do. Or perhaps, learn a thing or two while the storm rages on. “If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.” - Shane Koyczan

North by Northwest's resident poet, Natalie Lim did things a little differently. She took up a challenge by guest host Rohit Joseph to find a poem that resembles the lyricism and flow of 90's hip hop groups like A Tribe Called Quest. She came through with a pleasant surprise, a spoken-word poem/song hybrid by B.C's very own Shane Koyczan.

Our look at Canada's best modern poets continues with Shane Koyczan He explores his battles with mental health, performing during the pandemic, and heartbreak.  Tech Expert Andy Baryer chats about insane lumber prices and how difficult it can be to do anything DIY these days. He also chats about his amazing robotic lawn mower. Plus, RUOK with a Russian made-for-TV Lord Of The Rings movie? Or Helen Mirren fighting off a bear?  HEY, DO YOU LIKE PODCASTS? Why not subscribe to ours? find it on Apple, Google, Spotify & Curiouscast.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello lovelies! I hope this finds you well and relatively sane. That’s about where it finds me! This week on Squeaky Reads, I bring to your ears a few of my faves, and a recommendation from a Witches and Wine Book Club member! In this episode you’ll find: 2 poems from Waswo X. Waswo’s India Poems | Anyone lived in a pretty how town by ee cummings | A Letter to Remind Myself Who I Am by Shane Koyczan | I hope this episode brings you some comfort and enjoyment!

Original broadcast date: January 3, 2014. We all have our struggles, whether they be mental, physical, or social. But what is it that makes some of us keep trying and striving to overcome despite the odds? In this hour, TED speakers tell their stories about overcoming a weakness and turning it into a strength. Guests include professor Temple Grandin, poet Shane Koyczan, psychologist Eleanor Longden, and educator Kakenya Ntaiya.

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Did you know each generation has its own cultural influences, that dictate how they view the world? Each week this month we are hearing, in their own voices, from both Generation Z and Millennials. Today you join three Millennial guests in our studio, Sam Rodgers, Hannah Weiers, and Ryan Wilson to discuss issues that resonate with them. One current pervasive terror, old as the oldest relationships, is the centerpiece for a frank discussion, bullying. Shane Koyczan in his now very famous poem To This Day expresses his own experiences of being bullied as a child and the profound and lasting effects on him. He also affirms the inner strength that allows people to move beyond the names they are called. One verse reads: “Every school was a big top circus tent and the pecking order went from acrobats to lion tamers from clowns to carnies; These were miles ahead of who we were we were freaks, lobster claw boys, and bearded ladies; Oddities juggling depression and loneliness playing solitaire spin the bottle trying to kiss the wounded parts of ourselves and heal; But at night while the others slept, we kept walking the tightrope it was practice and yeah some of us fell. But I want to tell them that all of this is just debris, leftover when we finally decide to smash all the things we thought we used to be, and if you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer, because there’s something inside you that made you keep trying despite everyone who told you to quit. You built a cast around your broken heart and signed it yourself. You signed it “They were wrong”. Because maybe you didn’t belong to a group or a clique, maybe they decided to pick you last for basketball or everything. Maybe you used to bring bruises and broken teeth to show and tell but never told, because how can you hold your ground if everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it? You have to believe that they were wrong! They have to be wrong... Why else would we still be here?” You don't want to miss this.

This week, we're talking about how entertainment and media have affected our lives and influenced who we are today. Mentioned: Good Eats (Food Network), Coldplay Live 2012 (documentary), Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long - A Pretty Decent Cape in My Closet (Album): "The Crickets Have Arthritis". Contact Us - Email: stayingintonightpodcast@gmail.com @SIT_Show on Twitter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_jbB5ibcRmwuGuigKr-FQ http://www.stayingintonight.com -- Find Cailee: @illg0ddess (Twitter/Instagram) @honeyandoates (Instagram) http://youtube.com/caileedelacruz Find Kim: @kimfromregina (Twitter/Instagram) http://www.kimtnguyen.com Find Jon: @athirdtime (Twitter/Instagram) @jon.tk.chan (Instagram) https://athirdtime.com/ -- Artwork by Kim Nguyen Intro music courtesy of The Passion HiFi http://thepassionhifi.com

Sound of the Kootenays - Episode 2Feature Interview: Jesse LeeJesse Lee is one of Nelson’s busiest musicians playing bass for numerous acts as well as playing solo guitar shows and keeping dance floors grooving as vinyl DJ Rafferty Funksmith. Jesse tells the story of how he connected with such prominent acts as Brian Rosen and the What Now, Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long, and what it was like to be named the 2015 Kootenay Musician of the Year. Jesse Lee - BandcampSponsor Feature: Sincerity SoundBarry Jones - Owner, Chief Engineer and Producer gives an update on the progress of his project with an artist who he is currently working with - Geo, and he shares a rare glimpse of some of the music that they’re making. He also discusses other creative projects that are going to be happening in and around the studio in the coming weeks and months. Sincerity SoundMusic (in order of appearance) *Links to artist websites and music available at AlWoodman.com(Intro) - JJNA 5.21.18 T7b (Brand new Kootenay band! Details coming soon!)How We Fly - Justin HinesMoon Pocket - Diemm B&A Analog Groove - Barry Jones & Al WoodmanBarely Awake, Ava’s Song - Geo. (audio samples)How To Be A Person - Shane Koyczan & the Short Story LongChoose Your Choice - Brian Rosen & the What NowWho Invited The Nerds - Jesse LeeElevator Chase - LINT - Live at The Firehall, Rossland BC Feb. 2015Deep Winter - Al WoodmanConcrete - Shades of Loud (no link avail.)UC Groove- Al WoodmanTotal Running Time: 1:23:47

@pvrpmusic.com | Discover the Underground of Electronic Music on this mix-podcast episode featuring tracks from Chuurch, Run DMT, Big Sean and more! | #EDM #HouseMusic #Techno #Bass | https://pvrpmusic.com // Ep Includes: //00:20 Chuurch, Bricc Baby - Purple Ghost, 02:30 Boye & Sigvardt - Give Me, 04:50 Evence - Skies, 07:00 Big Sean, Metro Boomin, Kash Doll - So Good (& Metro Boomin), 09:10 Billy Kenny, Kyle Watson - Wiggly Worm, 11:30 Sanguru - Time Don't Heal, 13:40 Aggz - Nasty Girl, 15:50 Mike Shabb - Mama's Boy, 18:00 Spank - Get Lost, 20:20 Ocealh - Pretty Liar, 22:30 Camila Cabello, Young Thug - Havana, 24:40 Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long - To This Day, 26:20 JVST SAY YES, Torro Torro - Voices, 28:30 Zeus X Crona, Harley Bird - The Only One (feat. Harley Bird), 30:50 Ozzie. - No Pretending, 33:00 Yo Gotti - Juice, 33:20 Nandu Fouji, Mahi Chouhan - Band Lifafa Teri Jawani, 34:30 Run DMT, Ludge - Tesseract - Ludge Remix, 36:10 Geoffrey Vince - Overdose, 38:20 ELIESG - Wonderful, 40:40 Tok Sik, Kannon, Alef - Peace of Mind (feat. Kannon & Alef), 42:50 Gwada, Anuka - Say Yes,

@pvrpmusic.com | Discover the Underground of Electronic Music on this mix-podcast episode featuring tracks from Chuurch, Run DMT, Big Sean and more! | #EDM #HouseMusic #Techno #Bass | https://pvrpmusic.com // Ep Includes: //00:20 Chuurch, Bricc Baby - Purple Ghost, 02:30 Boye & Sigvardt - Give Me, 04:50 Evence - Skies, 07:00 Big Sean, Metro Boomin, Kash Doll - So Good (& Metro Boomin), 09:10 Billy Kenny, Kyle Watson - Wiggly Worm, 11:30 Sanguru - Time Don't Heal, 13:40 Aggz - Nasty Girl, 15:50 Mike Shabb - Mama's Boy, 18:00 Spank - Get Lost, 20:20 Ocealh - Pretty Liar, 22:30 Camila Cabello, Young Thug - Havana, 24:40 Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long - To This Day, 26:20 JVST SAY YES, Torro Torro - Voices, 28:30 Zeus X Crona, Harley Bird - The Only One (feat. Harley Bird), 30:50 Ozzie. - No Pretending, 33:00 Yo Gotti - Juice, 33:20 Nandu Fouji, Mahi Chouhan - Band Lifafa Teri Jawani, 34:30 Run DMT, Ludge - Tesseract - Ludge Remix, 36:10 Geoffrey Vince - Overdose, 38:20 ELIESG - Wonderful, 40:40 Tok Sik, Kannon, Alef - Peace of Mind (feat. Kannon & Alef), 42:50 Gwada, Anuka - Say Yes,

Henry Raby & Stu Freestone chat in the vestry of All Saints Church with Shane Koyczan ahead of his York set. Shane has toured the world, and his videos clock millions of views. We natter about education, slam poems, touring and, of course, Neck Beards. www.facebook.com/sayowtslam

Scene and Heard host Stuart Derdeyn chats with celebrated poet/author/playwright Shane Koyczan who has just released the new album Debris with Short Story Long and is touring BC and the US starging October 15.

Interpretação do conto/poema Para este dia, de autoria do canadense Shane Koyczan. Interpretado por Diego Oliveira. O post Po(D)ema #74 – Para este dia apareceu primeiro em Mundo Podcast.

Interpretaçío do conto/poema Para este dia, de autoria do canadense Shane Koyczan. Interpretado por Diego Oliveira. O post Po(D)ema #74 – Para este dia apareceu primeiro em Mundo Podcast.

By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it's like to be young and ... different. "To This Day," his spoken-word poem about bullying, captivated millions as a viral video (created, crowd-source style, by 80 animators). Here, he gives a glorious, live reprise with backstory and violin accompaniment by Hannah Epperson.

익살스러움과 으스스함을 교차하면서, 시인 쉐인 코이잔은 그의 손가락을 맥박에 가져가 어리고.. 남들과 다른 것이 과연 어떤 것인지 진단한다. "오늘날까지"라는 그의 따돌림에 대한 구어체의 시는 [80명의 만화가들에 의해 크라우드 소싱(다양한 이들을 참여시켜 기술을 활용하는 방식)으로 제작되어 순식간에 퍼진 비디오와 함께 수백만을 매료시켰다. 코이잔은 여기서 영상과 한나 에퍼슨(Hannah Epperson)의 바이올린 연주를 배경으로 장엄한, 실황 시낭송을 해주고 있다.

若く―そして人と違うということがどういうことなのか、詩人のシェーン・コイザンは、愉快で忘れられないスタイルで描き出します。「今でもまだ」といういじめを題材にしたスポークン・ワード・ポエムは、アニメ作家80名がクラウドソーシングで制作したビデオによって急速に広まり、何百万人もを魅了しました。TED ではハンナ・エパーソンの奏でるバイオリンをバックにした素晴らしい再演ライブを行い、導入部が追加されています。

Im Wechsel witzig und packend legt der Poet Shane Koyczan seinen Finger auf den Puls davon, was es bedeutet, jung und ... anders zu sein. "Bis heute", sein poetischer Vortrag über Mobbing, hat Millionen durch ein sich schnell verbreitendes Video (das durch Crowdsourcing in Zusammenarbeit mit 80 Trickzeichnern erstellt wurde) in seinen Bann gezogen. Hier gibt er eine prächtige Live-Reprise mit der Hintergrundgeschichte und mit Geigenbegleitung von Hannah Epperson.

Tour à tour drôle et envoûtant, le poète Shane Koyczan prend le pouls de ce que signifie être jeune et... différent. "Ode à ce Jour", son poème sur le harcèlement dans les écoles, a captivé des millions de personnes et est devenu une vidéo virale (créée en externalisation ouverte par 80 artistes d'animation). Ici, il en fait une reprise magnifique en direct, avec une histoire explicative et l'accompagnement au violon de Hannah Epperson.

Ao alternar o hilário com o assombro, o poeta Shane Koyczan coloca o dedo na ferida do que é ser jovem e… diferente. "Até Hoje," sua poesia recitada sobre 'bullying', cativou milhões com um vídeo viral (criado, estilo 'crowd-source', por 80 animadores). Aqui, ele faz uma linda interpretação ao vivo, com uma história de fundo e acompanhamento de violino tocado por Hannah Epperson.

Al volverla divertida e inolvidable, el poeta Shane Koyczan nos pone al día de lo que es ser joven y... diferente. "Al día de hoy," su representación poética sobre el abuso, cautivó a millones como un vídeo viral (creado, al estilo de 'crowd-source', por 80 animadores). Aquí, le da un retorno glorioso y vivo con acompañamiento de violín de trasfondo por Hannah Epperson.

In our latest jam packed we have stand up from Benny Boot, Dana Alexander and Chris Henry. Mitch Benn sings about gay marriarge. Richard Bacon tells us about the time George W Bush tried to kill him, Suggs lets us in on some back stage Olympics gossip. Jo Caulfield chats about things she's learnt at the Edinburgh Festival and So you think you are funny? competition winner, Aisling Bea, tells us about crying by some bins. And to end it all we have a poem from the amazing Shane Koyczan. If you have enjoyed this podcast please chip in a few quid to help support our work. Make a donation at amnesty.org.uk/chipin

Tonight there’s a can’t miss show going on at the West End, so we’re pre-recorded. Tonight’s concert features two great bands who have visited us in the past for some conversation and live performances. Those were great sessions, worthy of reviewing while we dash off to see the concert tonight. So, we revisit classic live sessions with The Wooden Sky (recorded in February, 2010) and The Sunparlour Players (recorde in November, 2009).

We’ve got a whole lot of great new music tonight, and a special Stones tribute set in honour of tonight’s show by Pegger’s Banquet at the West End.

We’ve got a whole lot of great new music tonight, and a special Stones tribute set in honour of tonight’s show by Pegger’s Banquet at the West End.

Tonight there’s a can’t miss show going on at the West End, so we’re pre-recorded. Tonight’s concert features two great bands who have visited us in the past for some conversation and live performances. Those were great sessions, worthy of reviewing while we dash off to see the concert tonight. So, we revisit classic live sessions with The Wooden Sky (recorded in February, 2010) and The Sunparlour Players (recorde in November, 2009).

Pre-recorded this week, but well worth tuning in for. Tonight we’ve got some great new music, as well as some old classics we don’t get to hear often enough. We rock out a bit more than usual, hang out with Ryan Adams & friends, we get a little wordy & poetic, and, for no particular reason, we look back at a superstar folk fest workshop I saw years ago.

Pre-recorded this week, but well worth tuning in for. Tonight we’ve got some great new music, as well as some old classics we don’t get to hear often enough. We rock out a bit more than usual, hang out with Ryan Adams & friends, we get a little wordy & poetic, and, for no particular reason, we look back at a superstar folk fest workshop I saw years ago.

Musicfest 08 Discoveries © 2008 by Spider Robinson EXPLICIT WARNING. Music: Musicfest 08 Discoveries Eneida Marta, Shane Koyczan, and Matt Andersen, plus Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie, and Spider live off the floor; talk: entering its second year SOTW reluctantly faces reality.