Bonn Park Podcast
Welcome to Bonn Park, where podcast hosts Marshall Ward and Sara Geidlinger chat in-depth with fascinating people living, working, and creating in Waterloo Region. Each episode features a different guest, with artists, writers, experts, entrepreneurs, activists and other folk talking about their motivations, inspirations, and aspirations. Marshall is a longtime newspaper columnist who has interviewed Hollywood celebrities and local characters; Sara is a photographer and filmmaker who loves to find out what makes people tick. Together, their show emulates the feel of sparking up a conversation with an interesting stranger in a park, which is how Marshall and Sara met (in Waterloo's Bonn Park) and discovered their shared interest in Waterloo Region's creative community.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 197
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
37. MELISSA DURRELL
Melissa Durrell is the president of Durrell Communications, leading one of the top PR and Communication teams in southwestern Ontario.
Originally from Saskatoon, she served two terms as the elected o…
36. JESSIE VOTARY
Restauranteur Jessie Votary is the fearless leader, mastermind, and general manager of Ramshackle Industries and all five of their worker-owned restaurants the company manages in Stratford, including…
35. LES FLEISZIG
Les Fleiszig is a former high school teacher and world powerlifting champion.
He's also humble, and was surprised we invited him to be a guest on this week's episode of Bonn Park.
His humility is par…
34. MAGGIE LAURIN
Made by Maggie is the brainchild of artist and illustrator Maggie Laurin.
Made by Maggie creates everything from customizable certificates for teachers to give to their students (available in French …
33. DAVID MCPHERSON
Waterloo Region-based historian and music writer David McPherson authored the book The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History.
“A spirit lives there,” writes David McPherson. “The musicians f…
32. GARY STEWART
A veteran of the local live music scene, Gary Stewart and his wife Sue owned and operated the legendary Super Skate 7 roller skating rink, The Vid and The Twist dance clubs, The Flying Dog restaurant…
31. BRENT HAGERMAN
Waterloo Region-based musician and author Brent Hagerman teaches the History of Rock at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Along with teaching popular music and world religion courses, Hagerman is a singer-…
30. ADAM SCHWARTZENTRUBER
Adam Schwartzentruber is the founder of Boko, a design-build studio and workshop in New Hamburg where he works with his wife, Stephanie Boutari, a muralist and fellow University of Waterloo School of…
29. SENSEI FORTUNATO RESTAGNO
Sensei Fortunato Restagno is a 6th-degree black belt and chief instructor at Grand River Karate, a not-for-profit volunteer organization celebrating its 26th anniversary in Waterloo Region.
On Bonn …
28. GISELLE SANDERSON
With her beautiful melodies and catchy choruses, Canadian singer-songwriter Giselle Sanderson has shared stages worldwide with artists like Keith Urban, George Strait, and Brooks and Dunn.
A past nom…
27. DR. ANGELA POLLAK
The one constant is change. Whether in times of intensely personal disruption, or periods of global social change, as we are experiencing now, the ongoing story of humanity takes unexpected twists an…
26. JACQUELINE WATTY
Jacqueline Watty is the vice-president of the board of directors of the Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth and chair of their development and external engagement committee.
With …
25. BRIAN BOURKE
24. ROB WITHERSPOON
23. NATASSJA DEBRA
Natassja Debra is a pianist, chamber musician, and private piano instructor based in Waterloo Region.
She plays a variety of genres including classical, cultural, contemporary, and pop, performing i…
22. MARY EVERETT
21. DR. JOANNA THIESSEN
Dr. Joanna Thiessen is a passionate Naturopathic doctor at her family practice, George Street Naturopathic Medicine in Waterloo.
She speaks about her work in the Kashechewan First Nation, through the…
20. MAT MCCARTHY
19. JEFF CHARD
