Take Me Home
What does home mean? For each person, it's different and so personal. In Take Me Home, prominent British Columbians reflect on what home means to them.
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Episode Title:Vikram Vij
A restaurant is a village made up of the people who work there, the people who produce the food, and the customers; it's a home created through a mosaic of experiences.
Episode Title:Alex Cuba
Spending months on the road can strain your sense of home, so this musician followed his heart to a new home in Smithers, BC.
Episode Title:Bob Rennie
It's a conscious effort to make a house a home, like it's a conscious effort to make a street a community; it starts with aspirations.
Episode Title:Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Landscapes that produce a unity between inside and outside spaces are the specialty of this architect who is inspired by the human longing for nature.
Episode Title:Jan Wade
The emotional shift from a steady home to the nomadic life made this artist realize that her real home resides in the love and generosity of friends.
Episode Title:Jill Barber
More than a place that has been given to you or built by you, home can be a place you create for someone else.
Episode Title:Josh Dueck
"Everything that I want in life and everything that I've learned is through nature". Within a community that values the connection with nature, this professional skier finds home.
Episode Title:Michael Audain
The repatriation of Indigenous People's art to their rightful home on the coast is informed by the connection between art and the history of the human species.
Episode Title:Michael Green
This architect works in the business of physically manifesting the term home, but his own sense of home is about the people in it.
Episode Title:Nancy Green Raine
In a busy life that takes her across Canada for her job as a senator, the feeling of heading home is one of nourishment and rejuvenation.
Episode Title:Pete Devries
The west coast life-style of Tofino, BC brings a compelling variety of weather and wind and waves, rivalling the world's most ideal locations for this surfer.
Episode Title:Ryan Cochrane
From playing in the pool as a child to practicing daily for the Olympics, being in the water is home for this athlete.
Episode Title:Shane Koyczan
From a boxing ring to the Green Lantern, this award-winning spoken word poet elicits many metaphors to describe what home means for him.
Episode Title:Sonny Assu
Indigenous artist Sonny Assu finds that sometimes the most meaningful way to experience a sense of home is by reconnecting with what was left behind.
Episode Title:Travis Collier
A breeding ground for creativity, camaraderie, and challenge; this BMX Biker recalls his best memories, all which occurred in an empty parking lot.
Episode Title:Wade Davis
Considering the evolution of the notion of home, society is now able to move around with such speed and frequency that perhaps the earth itself is our home.
Episode Title:April White
The Killer Whale Woman is both scientist and artist. She has lived in many places, but Haida Gwaii is her spiritual home.
Episode Title:Ashleigh McIvor
Growing up surrounded by your passion - being able to train and play in your own backyard - helped this Olympic ski-cross gold medalist achieve success on the world stage.
Episode Title:Ben Mink
Home is hope; as a musician experiencing life on the road, your sense of home has to start from within.
Episode Title:Chris Haddock
This writer, director, and producer started off surviving in the world with just his wits, and then settled into the creative environment of Vancouver's downtown eastside.
Episode Title:Donovan Tildesley
Pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone can be a type of home, and for this competitive swimmer, that includes anything in the great outdoors.
Episode Title:Dr. Jaymie Matthews
"I'm a traveler, because I'm an astrophysicist". With a career that provides him with a universal perspective, his home on earth is placed in a context that others could only imagine.
Episode Title:Jim Byrnes
In his music he remembers the struggle of not knowing where home was; now, surrounded by safety and love, Vancouver is where he hangs his hat.
Episode Title:Kirk McLean
This former goaltender knows the feeling of excitement and community that comes along with the home ice advantage.
Episode Title:Mel Davis
A long-distance relationship that spanned twenty-five years resulted in love and a new perspective of home for this former Harlem-Globetrotter.
Episode Title:Nancy Robertson
Whether in front of the camera or on the stage, this Canadian actress feels most at home in her career - or with her dog!
Episode Title:Susan Musgrave
A 400-year-old Douglas Fir and a Canadian writer both share the same home - a living, breathing house containing many dreams.
Episode Title:Home Is Where the Art Is
What does home mean to you? For each person, it's different and so personal - in the backyard, on stage, in Tofino, in the kitchen, or wherever your family is.
Episode Title:Home Base
A diverse range of BC artists, athletes and celebrities share what "home" means to them.
Episode Title:Welcome Home
A diverse range of BC artists, athletes and celebrities share what "home" means to them.
Episode Title:Home Again
A diverse range of BC artists, athletes and celebrities, including Spirit of the West's John Mann and his wife, playwright Jill Daum, share what "home" means to them.
Episode Title:Adelene Da Soul
This passionate spoken word performance confronts societies prejudice towards people who don't have a home.
Episode Title:Kathy Mezei
Once a place of privacy and solace, this professor suggests that the home is making a return to a place of both work and family.
Episode Title:John Mann and Jill Daum {air with language disclaimer}
"Music is really comforting me. It just makes me feel good". In memory of Canadian music icon John Mann, a story of love, music, and creativity.