A Love Affair with the Unknown with Gill Deacon
Episodes
GENERAL JENNIE CARIGNAN Be preparedâa strategy for facing uncertainty
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine taking over the absolute top job in your field, at a time of unprecedented national and international scrutiny on your team. Oh, and youâre ...
SERENA RYDER Making art (and strength) out of falling apart
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Serena Ryder is incredibly comfortable belting her glorious voice into a microphone. A multiple Juno award winner, she sells out concert halls whereve...
OLIVER BURKEMAN Life is shorter than you thinkâwhy not be here for it?
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A long-time productivity and self-help writer for The Guardian, Oliver Burkeman catapulted to international renown with his 2021 book Four Thousand We...
Taking risks brings us closer to what really mattersâwith Anar Ali
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you go from a corporate job you donât actually like to living your creative and professional dream? For Anar Ali the path involved a lot of l...
Hope is a muscle we can strengthenâwith Andrea Curtis
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Waking up each morning to a relentless news cycle of fear and despair, sometimes being hopeful can seem naive. How can we possibly have hope for a fut...
TIMOTHY CAULFIELD Certainty leaves us vulnerable to misinformation
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Living in a post-truth world is wildly destabilizing. With so much conflicting information, how can we trust what is real? Timothy Caulfield is Canada...
ALEX HUTCHINSON Bring on the uncertainty! Weâre built to handle it
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times bestselling author Alex Hutchinson wants us to try new things. A science journalist with a focus on human performance, his new book The...
ARLENE DICKINSON A powerful dragon who isnât afraid to show weakness
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Dragonâs Den kicks off its 20th season, how exciting to launch our second season with Arlene Dickinsonâarguably the most iconic dragon of all. ...
BONUS-Thank you for the awesome feedback!
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gill is loving her summer break!Launching this podcast was itself a bit of a leap into the unknown, so it has been wonderfully rewarding to hear good ...
BONUS -JEFFREY JENSEN ARNETT How to trust the uncertain future for young adults
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The future can feel shaky, especially for young people starting out right now. Psychology professor and author Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D. changed so...
BONUS- DR. KIERAN QUINN Medicine is a science of uncertainty
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When our health feels uncertain, we turn to our physiciansâdoctors have all the answers, right? But what about when they donât? Dr. Kieran Quinn h...
BONUS-SUE HINCENBERGS Failure as fuel to keep going
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If youâve ever had a secret dream but been too afraid of failure to dare attempt it, Sue Hincenbergs would like a word. Her debut novelâa dark, fu...
JEN MCNEELY What are we getting wrong when we think about change?
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Super successful urban blogger Jen McNeely made a name for herself when she created the popular Toronto site âShe Does the Cityâ. But the toll tha...
STEPHEN MARCHE What the hell do we do now, Canada?
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If youâve been paying even a little bit of attention to Canadian politics, you know that change and uncertainty have been dominant themes for severa...
CATHRIN BRADBURY So youâre retired⌠now what?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Retirement ainât what those âFreedom 55â ad campaigns promised. Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Cathrin Bradbury talks openly ab...
BARAM & SNIECKUS No script, no guarantees, all trust.
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Improvisational sketch comedy offers a master class in how to not just handle uncertainty but lean into it. Superstar improv comedians Matt Baram and ...
CLAIRE CAMERON Donât let fear of death eclipse your life
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling author Claire Cameron usually writes fiction, including the award-winning The Last Neanderthal, and The Bear. Her latest book, an instant ...
BRITT WRAY Finding hope in the uncertainty of climate peril
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a researcher and author, Dr. Britt Wray has a front row seat to the terrifying unknowns of our planetâs future; as a young mother, she has devel...
CHRIS DUFFY First rule of navigating uncertainty: laugh a little!
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The host of the wildly successful TED podcast How To Be A Better Human, comedian Chris Duffy infuses every conversation with thoughtful curiosity, wit...
JANN ARDEN Unstoppable courage and creativity
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Outspoken, passionate and endlessly creative, Jann Arden is a model of courage in the face of unknowns. As she was finishing work on her latest book a...
LISA RAITT Rethinking what power looks like
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a federal cabinet minister, Lisa Raitt walked the corridors of power. All that was snatched away when her partner got a diagnosis of young-onset Al...
IAN BROWN The surprising unknowns of aging
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, Ian Brown has written his way through the unknowns of life. His international bestseller The Boy in the Moon was his way of trying to und...
MARY WALSH Hard-won wisdom
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An iconic legend of Canadian television comedy, a published author, a high-profile spokesperson for mental health advocacy and a loyal Newfoundlander ...
Trailer- A Love Affair with the Unknown
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saying Yes to uncertainty. Finding humour, courage and community as we navigate the wild ride of modern life. This could be a love affair. Hosted on A...