Best Michael David Daniel Manuel Podcasts (2025)

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How Mustafa kept his faith through devastating loss 40:40

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A few years ago, Mustafa released his critically acclaimed EP, “When Smoke Rises,” which chronicled the deaths of loved ones from his community of Regent Park in Toronto. So when he sat down to write his debut album, “Dunya,” the Juno-winning musician and poet wanted to explore other things, like love, faith and his relationship with God. Then his …

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Washington Black explores joy as a form of resistance 24:21

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It’s not easy to adapt a classic of contemporary literature into an epic TV series, but that’s exactly what Selwyn Seyfu Hinds has done with “Washington Black,” the Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by Canadian author Esi Edugyan. Set in a steampunk reimagining of the 19th century, the story follows a young boy named George Washington Black who is bor…

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LU KALA is the next big Canadian pop star 23:56

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With viral hits like “Pretty Girl Era,” LU KALA has proven that she might just be the next big Canadian breakthrough artist à la Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen or The Weeknd. Her catchy songs about loving yourself and knowing your worth have amassed millions of streams all over the internet. Back in May, on the heels of her new EP, “No Tears On Th…

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The high stakes of reimagining Anne of Green Gables 24:51

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Kat Sandler is an award-winning Canadian playwright, screenwriter and director who’s known for her way with words and her wild imagination. She was just a kid when she fell in love with the story of “Anne of Green Gables,” so it was a dream come true when the Stratford Festival — one of the most renowned theatre festivals in North America — asked h…

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Kristin Scott Thomas made a movie inspired by memories of her dads 17:10

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When Kristin Scott Thomas (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The English Patient) was six years old, her father, a Royal Navy pilot, died in service. Then her mother remarried another Royal Navy pilot, who also died in service when she was 11. Now, the Oscar-nominated British actor is playing a character inspired by her twice-widowed mother in a new fil…

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d'bi.young anitafrika on 20 years of The Sankofa Trilogy 29:42

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d'bi.young anitafrika knows that it takes a lot of nurturing and mentorship to become an artist of any kind. They credit their mom, the pioneering dub poet Anita Stewart, with inspiring their passion for storytelling. Now, d’bi is celebrating a major milestone as a playwright, performer and director. Their “Sankofa Trilogy” is in its 20th year. The…

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Why Dana Sipos wrote a love song to her friends 14:09

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Acclaimed Canadian folk singer-songwriter Dana Sipos just dropped a new love song devoted to her friends. It’s called “Soft Feeling” and it’s her first new music since 2021. Dana joins guest host Garvia Bailey to tell us what inspired the track and why we need more love songs that celebrate the intimacy of friendship.…

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Honey Jam founder Ebonnie Rowe walks it like she talks it 22:39

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Ebonnie Rowe is a champion for Canadian women in music. As the founder of Honey Jam — Canada’s first artist development program for female musicians — she’s helped launch the careers of Nelly Furtado, Jully Black, Haviah Mighty and more. Ebonnie joins guest host Garvia Bailey to talk about being appointed to the Order of Canada and creating a “neve…

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Anjulie’s pop star dream had to die so she could start again 25:30

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About a decade ago, Anjulie found huge success writing catchy pop songs that were all over Canadian radio and MuchMusic. She won a Juno Award, she was writing songs for the likes of Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson, and there was a bidding war between some of the biggest labels in the world who were desperate to sign her. But then, at the height of her…

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How BAMBII went from DJing to producing her own music 24:26

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The Toronto-based DJ and producer BAMBII melds electronic music with her Caribbean roots — but the path to making her own songs hasn’t been clear cut. First, she started her own rave series as a way of getting better at DJing while also hearing the music she wanted to dance to. From there, she learned how to produce her own music. In 2023, she rele…

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Devon Healey wants to leave you with “a little speck of blindness” 26:38

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Tired of her blindness being seen as tragedy, Toronto theatre maker Devon Healey designed an immersive stage show to take audiences into her experience. The production, “Rainbow on Mars,” is based on her own journey into blindness at age 21, and it features a cast of performers with varying levels of vision. Devon sits down with guest host Garvia B…

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Severance stars Tramell Tillman and Zach Cherry 33:12

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The hit series “Severance” managed to knock “Ted Lasso” out of its place as the most-watched show on Apple TV+. That’s partly due to its unique premise, which explores a nightmarish experiment to enforce work-life balance by splitting a person’s consciousness into two. There’s the you that goes into work (your “innie”) and the you that lives outsid…

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How a chance encounter at a truck stop got AHI into songwriting 16:39

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You never know who you might meet at a Canadian gas station. Back in March, AHI sat down with Tom Power to tell us how a chance encounter at a truck stop in Thunder Bay inspired him to pursue music full-time. He also sets up a song off his new album, “The Light Behind the Sun.”

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After winning the Polaris Prize, Debby Friday bet on herself 23:00

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Back in 2023, Debby Friday won the prestigious Polaris Music Prize for her debut album, “Good Luck.” When she sat down to write her next record, it would’ve been easy to stick with what worked the first time, but instead, Debby made a conscious decision to do things differently. The result is her most ambitious album yet, “The Starrr Of The Queen O…

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Shook is sort of like a Toronto version of Good Will Hunting 20:40

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Amar Wala is a Canadian film director and writer whose debut film, “Shook,” follows a South Asian man named Ash who’s navigating issues of love, family and identity in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. Amar joins guest host Garvia Bailey to talk about the challenges of transitioning from documentary to narrative film, the personal parallels betwee…

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Abraham Anghik Ruben preserves his life and culture through sculpture 34:13

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Abraham Anghik Ruben is a world-renowned sculptor who’s been creating groundbreaking and genre-defining work for the last five decades. The Inuk artist is best known for his multidimensional sculptures, which he carves out of stone, ivory, bronze and bone, but more recently, he’s also taken up painting. With an ongoing solo show at the Winnipeg Art…

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How an edible changed Charlie Houston’s life and career 13:17

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When Canadian musician Charlie Houston was a student at NYU a few years ago, she took a weed edible that gave her a really bad trip. It was so bad that she quit music, dropped out of school and moved back in with her parents in Toronto. Earlier this year, Charlie released her debut album, “Big After I Die,” which explores the precarious and often s…

Michael David Daniel Manuel Podcasts

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Michael David Daniel Manuel Show

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How Mustafa kept his faith through devastating loss 40:40

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Washington Black explores joy as a form of resistance 24:21

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LU KALA is the next big Canadian pop star 23:56

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The high stakes of reimagining Anne of Green Gables 24:51

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Kristin Scott Thomas made a movie inspired by memories of her dads 17:10

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d'bi.young anitafrika on 20 years of The Sankofa Trilogy 29:42

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Why Dana Sipos wrote a love song to her friends 14:09

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Honey Jam founder Ebonnie Rowe walks it like she talks it 22:39

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Anjulie’s pop star dream had to die so she could start again 25:30

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How BAMBII went from DJing to producing her own music 24:26

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Devon Healey wants to leave you with “a little speck of blindness” 26:38

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Severance stars Tramell Tillman and Zach Cherry 33:12

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How a chance encounter at a truck stop got AHI into songwriting 16:39

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After winning the Polaris Prize, Debby Friday bet on herself 23:00

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Shook is sort of like a Toronto version of Good Will Hunting 20:40

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Abraham Anghik Ruben preserves his life and culture through sculpture 34:13

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How an edible changed Charlie Houston’s life and career 13:17