Blackout Podcast

Blackout Podcast


Latest Episodes

Advocates Of Truth - Artistes
May 09, 2021

The band is called Advocates of Truth. They are brother duo Rajab Ally and Gallyna, who are multilingual; mixing the languages like French, English, and Swahili in their songs to interact with audiences from around the nation. Together they emerge HIP HOP

April Baird - Artist
May 02, 2021

April is an artist and graphic designer living in Halifax. She went to college for Animation and Graphic Design. After graduating, she started to work as a graphic designer by day and an artist by night. She started selling her illustration work at local

Alexa Cude - Photographer
April 25, 2021

Alexa Cude started photographing at the age of 9 and hasn’t stopped since. To make it official, Alexa completed a BFA at NSCAD University in 2013 with a major in photography and a minor in fine art. Since graduating, Alexa has been working as a freelance

Julie Arab - Actress/Foodie
April 18, 2021

Julie Arab is an actress, comedian, rapper, foodie, and YouTuber that loves making funny content for the world to be entertained by. Even though she seems like she has it all figured out, she used to struggle with her own demons and has masked her eating

Olivia Doughart aka Liv Kate - Model/Acupuncturist
April 11, 2021

Olivia Doughart aka Liv Kate is a multi-time internationally published model and a registered acupuncturist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During the week, she works in a collaborative clinic with other healthcare professionals. Treating various condition

Abigail Lower - Artist
April 04, 2021

Abigail is a British artist who settled in the Maritimes 13 years ago with her husband and three children. She grew up endlessly drawing but abandoned art in her teens and didn’t return to it until she was 35. In the last 7 years, she has focused on w

Lizane Tan - Designer
March 28, 2021

Lizane Tan is a graphic designer, illustrator and letterer with a background in Graphic and Fashion Design from NSCAD University. Growing up in the bustling city of Manila, Philippines then moving to Halifax’s serene coasts nourished her interest in the

Liam McVarnock - Personal Trainer
March 21, 2021

On July 31st, Liam and his team attempted to run from the lighthouse in Peggys Cove, to the church memorial in Portapique. The goal, was for Liam to cover 176kms on his feet in less than 24hrs. It was ambitious, to say the least. Over the course of the ru

Megan Wennberg - Documentary Filmmaker
March 14, 2021

Megan Wennberg is a documentary filmmaker based in Dartmouth. Her first feature documentary Drag Kids follows four pre-teen Drag Queens as they prepare for the biggest show of their lives at Montreal Pride. Drag Kids premiered at Hot Docs in 2019 and went

Dryden Mortimer - Artist Manager / Screenwriter
March 07, 2021

(Andrew) Dryden "Morty" Mortimer is a Screenwriter and Artist Manager from Whitney Pier, NS. He currently resides in Maitland, NS where he works from home to prepare stories for screen and artists for stages. Dryden has been working in the entertainment i