Uncle Hack @DangerCats69 pulls up to Solo Spotlight and we get into the whole arc—oil patch shifts → sketch grind → “Rules of the Patch” blowing up → sobriety reset → first open mic → building Danger Cats → and the infamous 3-venue fail-safe for canceled shows. If you’re chasing stage time (or just love good chaos), this one’s for you.

Guest:

Uncle Hack — Comedian, Danger Cats

🎟 Tickets/Merch: dangercatshop.com

📲 IG: @unclehacks69

YT - @dangercats69

Solo Spotlight 61 — A real conversation with my friend Anthony (aka @tangled.anglerr). We get into why process beats the catch, the unwritten rules around sharing fishing spots (without being “that guy”), and plain-English conservation so our rivers actually have fish tomorrow. We also talk resilience, headspace, and knowing when not to post.

About Solo Spotlight

Long-form, human conversations. Just people telling the truth about what they do and why it matters.

Connect

Host: Ryan — @Spare_bedroom_studios

Guest: Anthony — @tangled.anglerr

Booking: ryan.sbstudios@gmail.com

Podcaster. Stand-up. Nick Von Wackerbarth built The VonDubCast on long-form, real talk—then used that muscle to step on stage and make strangers laugh. We get into the jump from podcasting to comedy, the ugly/funny truth about bombing, how rooms actually work, beating podfade, and making creativity pay without selling your soul.

Follow Nick / Get tickets

Guest IG: https://www.instagram.com/nickvondub

The VonDubCast:

@TheVonDubCast

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-vondubcast/id1519722867

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Joey Vyvanse joins Solo Spotlight to unpack the stove-story name, the Blue Door set, writing Scorpion, and why “Clean Hands” & “Spaceship” connected. We talk ADD vs consistency, ads vs shows (what actually grows fans), Invermere’s capacity night, collabs, and what’s next. Subscribe, comment your favorite line, and stream Joey via the links.

Hit subscribe, drop your favorite bar in the comments, and stream Joey below. Independent artists don’t grow by accident.

Guest links

• IG: [@joeyvyvanse]

• Link hub / website: linktr.ee/joeyvyvanse

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Solo Spotlight with Ryan. Today’s guest: Mark Hillman—PACE candidate for Ward papastew (Garneau, Strathcona, Queen Alexandra, Belgravia, Windsor Park, Ritchie, Allendale, Pleasantview and more).

We keep it human and practical: fewer slogans, more “show your work.”

In this episode:

• Value for money: where he’d start on spending, and how residents would actually feel it this year.
• Transit & safety: late-night confidence on LRT/bus—presence, patrols, perception vs. reality, and what riders would see change.
• Housing & zoning: what “zone properly” means near stations and on real streets in papastew; trade-offs (height, parking, approval speed).
• Small business on Whyte: break-ins, red tape, and one friction he’d remove this year.
• Parties at City Hall: why PACE, how he handles ward-first vs. caucus-first, and what “clean money” looks like.
• Ward specifics: renters vs. owners, student life vs. sleep, construction impacts, parking reality, River Valley stewardship, and three KPIs he’d publish quarterly.

Listen if you care about: Ward papastew, Whyte Ave, U of A area, LRT safety, practical zoning, small-biz friction, what candidates will change this year.

Guest: Mark Hillman — PACE candidate, Ward papastew.

Host: Ryan — Solo Spotlight (Spare Bedroom Studios).

In Solo Spotlight Ep. 57, we sit down with Jen Tomski—the creator behind That’s Really Jen and the 2025 Edmonton Tourism Awards – Tourism Influencer winner. We talk content craft (from ideation to edits), working with brands without losing your voice, and the real-life moments behind the reels.

If you’re building on social, this one’s a mini-masterclass wrapped in a candid conversation.

🎧 Listen to the podcast (audio)

- RSS (hosted on RSS.com): https://rss.com/podcasts/the-conversationalists-with-ryan-and-rich/

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-conversationalists-with-ryan-and-rich/id1799063881

- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com.br/podcasts/671b20e9-b5ee-4e9e-b28e-6e0a9b894757/the-conversationalists-with-ryan-and-rich

👤 Connect with Jen

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatsreallyjen/

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatsreallyjen

- Work with Jen / Bio: https://www.thatsreallysocial.com/thatsreallyjen

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Inquiries: ryan.sbstudios@gmail.com

Credits

Host: Ryan MacDougall

Guest: Jen Tomski

Production: Spare Bedroom Studios

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Note: I missay the episode number in the intro—this is Solo Spotlight Ep 56.

Divorce isn’t a personality; it’s a plot point. Coach/author Matina Singh joins me to talk about rebuilding identity after a breakup, co-parenting without chaos, and the daily routines that actually move you from survival to “okay, I’ve got this.”

In this episode:

• Turning heartbreak into a new identity (without pretending you’re fine)
• Co-parenting frameworks that lower temperature, not just expectations
• Daily routines for mental health, community, and momentum
• How age and stage change your healing plan (20s, 30s, 40s+)
• Matina’s coaching method and why “doing the work” beats doom-scrolling

Guest — Matina Singh

Podcast: From Loneliness to Overflow

Book/Anthology: Desi Divorcee

IG: @singmatina

Site/links: https://www.matinasingh.com/

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Solo Spotlight is long-form, no-BS conversations from Edmonton’s Spare Bedroom Studios. New episodes weekly.

Parents, teachers, coaches—this one’s for you. Kathryne Imabayashi (Parents-of-Boys coach; early-years educator; author of Raising Boys Who Become Remarkable Men) lays out the “bias you can’t unsee,” how the Boy Code pressures boys to hide their feelings, and simple everyday scripts to raise boys who are strong and kind.

About our guest:

Kathryne is a Canadian-born educator with four decades across international schools and leadership roles (Japan, Thailand, Georgia, Qatar). She founded Sonhood Coaching to help families intentionally parent boys ages 0–12 and hosts the podcast Unlocking the Parenting Code: All About Boys. Her 2024 book, Raising Boys Who Become Remarkable Men, distills her approach.

What we cover:

- How unconscious gender bias shows up in everyday parenting—and how to spot it.

- The Boy Code (term from Dr. William Pollack) and why boys learn to wear a “mask.”

- Practical, word-for-word validation scripts for moments when a boy shuts down.

- Building healthy rites of passage and finding role models/mentors.

- A compassionate lens on male mental health (including fatherhood changes).

- Simple, repeatable micro-habits for emotionally literate boyhood at home and school.

Why it matters

Boys face unique pressures that can mute emotions and spike behavior/discipline issues. Understanding the Boy Code and updating our responses helps boys stay connected, confident, and kind—without shaming or soft-pedaling boundaries.

Sonhood Coaching (site): https://www.sonhoodcoaching.com/

“The Boy’s Code” explainer (Kathryne): https://www.sonhoodcoaching.com/the-boys-code/

Book – Raising Boys Who Become Remarkable Men (Indigo): https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/raising-boys-who-become-remarkable-men-intentionally- parenting-your-son-from-birth-to-8/9784991347900.html

Book – Raising Boys Who Become Remarkable Men (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/dp/4991347904

Podcast – Unlocking the Parenting Code: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/unlocking-the-parenting-code-all-about-boys/id1781568167

If this helped you:

- Subscribe for more conversations that trade hot takes for useful tools.

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